Dao Equaling the Heavens
Chapter 238 - 167 Demi Immortal Xuan Yue

Chapter 238: Chapter 167 Demi Immortal Xuan Yue

"You are already peerless among your equals, and no one dares to compete with you at this level."

Yu Hua smiled gently, her hands lightly supporting Gu Wen’s arms, causing Gu Wen, whose spirit had just soared, to sweat profusely. He frowned slightly, embarrassed, and said, "I am just a bit weary, there is no need for this."

Are they treating him like Chi Yu Zi?

If it weren’t for being in the heavens, Gu Wen, who was a head taller than Yu Hua, wouldn’t have been lifted up.

Yu Hua slightly tilted her head to the right, then suddenly let go of Gu Wen. Due to an excessive consumption of mana at once, Gu Wen was unable to move in the air, and he instinctively embraced Yu Hua in front of him.

The white garment was delicate and silky, as fine as the best satin on Dragon Bridge, and as thin as gauze, something you could perceive their mutual warmth with just a touch.

Gu Wen inexplicably recalled that it was Yu Hua who had led him the first time he soared to the clouds.

"How about this?"

Yu Hua smiled with a touch of bad intent amid her tranquility.

Master Dao got pinned again.

Gu Wen couldn’t resist, only bearing the humiliation to enjoy.

The Three Pure Daoist on the side saw this, and initially was a bit surprised, but then felt this was not entirely unthinkable.

Gu Wen was just a person of average appearance, but there were too many good-looking people in the Cultivation World. Appearance was a significant advantage. Long before the Human Race had established itself, people were already pursuing beauty, and over the long years, there were countless methods to enhance one’s appearance.

Eventually, when being good-looking became commonplace, it ceased to draw people’s admiration.

Cultivators valued talent above all, thus it was sensible that Gu Wen, with his sufficient talent, could attract a Heavenly Girl.

And the Sanqing Taoist Sect was not a monk’s temple; there were those who cultivated austerity to the extreme, yet desirelessness was not written into their doctrine.

She wasn’t close with Yu Hua; they only shared a Sect affiliation, not a brotherly bond. If Yu Hua’s choice of a Dao partner truly needed her input, only those mundane scholarly tales of immortal romances would suffice. Pairing a complete waste with a Daoist Sect’s Heavenly Girl was something even the most cordial Yun Miao would frown upon.

The whole Sect would suspect someone had placed a spell on Yu Hua, besides, young men and women developing affection for each other was normal, lacking it would be the exception, as with her original body.

When the desire for the Dao overcame everything else, it was a kind of fanaticism.

The Daoist girl suddenly had a realization, she bowed her head deep in thought, starting to wonder if her original self had been fanatic?

From her birth accompanied by the auspicious sign of the sun and moon chanting in unison, then taken into the Sect by her master, raised on various Spiritual Objects, aided by great powers, speaking at one month, reading at two months, cultivating at three months, reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage by one year old.

It seemed she was born to cultivate, to live for becoming an immortal; and she didn’t see a problem with that as a female.

Human cultivation included detachment and engagement, dealing with emotions and desires, indulgence, self-discipline, and ruthless severance, but the things missing from the start, how could one discuss cultivation?

Being human required nurturing, even if one escaped it, it could not be changed.

"Sister."

Gu Wen’s voice interrupted the Daoist girl’s thoughts; she looked up, and by then he had caught his breath and moved away from Yu Hua’s embrace.

His ordinary features lacked the earlier arrogance, rather, his salute was very polite.

"I am Gu Wen, I have seen the Sister, may I know the Sister’s Daoist name?"

His character seems good.

The Daoist girl’s impression of Gu Wen subtly improved, she also saluted back, her voice coolly responding, "My Daoist name is Chan Xi, you are polite, Red Dust younger brother."

Yu Hua showed a look of surprise, as the Daoist name stated by the Three Pure Daoist and the Daoist girl differed.

A Daoist name is an outward manifestation of a Fate Diagram, impacting a cultivator’s Qi Fortune; choosing right can be as adding wings to a tiger, choosing wrong might lead to great calamity. And the quality of it doesn’t depend on hierarchy; aiming too high can be crushed by one’s Fate Diagram.

Naturally, some aim for the highest, like the name Qingcang.

At first, Master was laughed at by passersby, but as he rose step by step, and wasn’t suppressed by his Daoist name, Qingcang became a rallying banner, drawing goodwill and support from all directions, even giving its bearer an edge just from the name.

You choose a moderate Daoist name like Qingyang, while another carries Qingcang, already putting him at a disadvantage.

As for spirit, when a Daoist name seeks stability without honorifics, it’s already lost from the start.

The higher one climbs, the more important the level of spirit becomes.

Ao Heng was full of disdainful remarks, actually nurturing his momentum, then got squashed by Gu Wen, his momentum broken and instead boosting Gu Wen.

The Three Pure Daoist’s name consisted purely of Xi, meaning the sun, overpowering the world with its glaring majesty.

It showed Huayang’s great expectations for the Daoist, probably hoping he would become the second Qingcang Master.

Such a Daoist name requires a strong Fate Diagram to sustain, just like Gu Wen’s Red Dust, symbolizing the multitude of beings. But adding the character Chan, representing a woman, could also transform it into comprehending the grand sun in meditation.

Clearly it’s a level lower.

Gu Wen, not understanding these principles well, naturally didn’t think too much and continued, "Thank you for your assistance, Sister Chan Xi."

"I didn’t help much," Chan Xi shook her head and frankly said, "Ao Heng was defeated due to you; even though it wasn’t a life-and-death fight, he wouldn’t be your match even across two stages."

As the Heavenly Girl said, no one dares to compete with Gu Wen at his level; even those still far from attaining One Qi to Three Pure Ones can at most contend.

"Without Sister, those demons wouldn’t have retreated so easily."

Gu Wen modestly said.