Dao Equaling the Heavens
Chapter 310 - 200 Wandering in Red Dust_3

Chapter 310: Chapter 200 Wandering in Red Dust_3

"In the end, when you are tired, you can consider other options," Qingcang said as he gently opened his hands, his arms encompassing heaven and earth, his Daoist charm drawing Gu Wen’s spirit, showing him a broader world.

Yu Hua told him there were skies beyond skies, Qingcang taught him what it meant to be carefree.

But had she ever experienced these herself? Becoming an Immortal in eight hundred years, then endless battles and killings, the weight of the entire Human Race resting on her shoulders.

How could she talk about being carefree?

Gu Wen became slightly sober, Qingcang’s voice softly said, "Disciple, I don’t want you to become me, you are you, not someone’s successor."

"But what about the Devil Clan, Jianmu, and the Twelve Demon Ancestors?"

Gu Wen asked, his thoughts quickly returning to reality.

Qingcang replied calmly, "Jianmu, harnessing the Saint’s Power, will inevitably exhaust its foundation, then perhaps when Three Pure Mountain crashes down upon Jianmu, the issue might be resolved."

"The Twelve Demon Ancestors and Jianmu rise and fall together, they are already injured, it’s not certain they will survive. Even with the Immortality Pill right now, they are merely a palm’s match."

Maybe, it’s uncertain.

Gu Wen grasped the key point and said, "You’re not sure either."

"There has never been a perfect situation, just as they are not sure if they will be killed by me."

With that, Qingcang raised his fist and said, "Do I need to use this for you to understand?"

"..."

Your fist is big, you are right.

Gu Wen asked, "How is Yu Hua?"

"I let her sleep for a while, that girl is careless, leaving her with only a hundred years of Heavenly Life. Later, I will leave some foundation for her, breaking through to Demi Immortal should then be no problem."

Finally, Qingcang turned his gaze to Luodu.

"I brought you through the marketplace, you never bowed your head, you clearly do not regard these strangers highly. My Daoist Sect is not a Buddhist temple, to know one’s nature and follow one’s heart is enough."

Gu Wen is not unkind, just not yet capable of great love.

Qingcang remembered an old Buddhist, a ’Bald Donkey’, who was too harsh on his disciple, leading him to fall into demonhood, eventually having to feed his body to the demon.

Harshness is not necessarily wrong, but the Buddhist Sect and the old Buddhist’s disciplining of disciples are flawlessly perfect. Just like if he were to discipline Gu Wen, are all people of the Human Race worth sacrificing oneself for?

Clearly, not all humans are good.

True great love is to clearly recognize the ugliness of human nature and still be willing to sacrifice oneself for it. Evil already exists, so I can become good.

And Gu Wen is still young, with a long road ahead.

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The sun had completely set, the inn.

Returning to Jiu Zhenjun’s inn, Gu Wen entered meditation, his Divine Thoughts landing on the Dao Foundation Perfection.

[Human Immortal Dharma Form Perfection, taking the human form, fundamental without flaw, Divine Energy intact, requiring six hundred years of Heavenly Marrow.]

[Heavenly Marrow six hundred years]

Now that the Heavenly Marrow was sufficient, after Gu Wen had already become influential, it would be best if the amount of Heavenly Marrow multiplied like a rolling snowball.

All this was the return on the initial investment, when he was still in Bianjing, he only had a few coins, after leaving Bianjing it turned into several thousand, passing through Heavenly Spring Mountain it became several tens of thousands, and now he had millions.

Millions in capital, even just gathering interest brought significant returns.

This was just Gu Wen not fully exploiting his capabilities; he could still turn around and strike Lin Chuan and Fire Cloud Cave, sweeping empty all the sect’s forces in the Immortal Land.

A thought struck Gu Wen, and six hundred years of Heavenly Marrow surged towards Dao Foundation Perfection.

One hundred years... Two hundred years... Three hundred years...

Suddenly, the flow of Heavenly Marrow stopped.

Gu Wen felt the True Qi in his body flowing backward, colliding with the naturally descending True Qi along his meridians, making him involuntarily grunt softly.

Right after, another force of the same origin but different form appeared, instantly smoothing the reversed True Qi.

"You need to eat one bite at a time; how can you not choke if you keep swallowing several bowls at once?"

A gentle voice came through.

"First, fundamental without flaw, then proceed with Divine Energy intact."

Gu Wen steadied his breath, no longer striving for immediate perfection, pushing forward slowly and continuously with the insight from three hundred years of Heavenly Marrow.

[Human Immortal Dharma Form Half Perfection, fundamental without flaw]

The next morning, Gu Wen opened his eyes, and a woman in plain white, as usual, sat on a chair.

She was no longer flipping through poetry, but rather a peculiar novel bought yesterday by him, full of risqué stories because otherwise, no one would buy them.

Yu Hua disapproved, but Qingcang Master did not mind; she was tolerant of all harmless things.

Qingcang didn’t look at Gu Wen, continuing to flip through the novel.

However, Gu Wen’s gaze naturally shifted to a white-haired girl three steps away, Chi Yu Zi communicated mentally, "Jun Yan is in trouble."

"Dead?"

"No."

Gu Wen sighed in relief, Chi Yu Zi spoke word by word, "But I’m not sure if he is still himself."