Dao Equaling the Heavens
Chapter 386 - 15 Iron-Boned Resonant Chi Venerable_2

Chapter 386: Chapter 15 Iron-Boned Resonant Chi Venerable_2

Some elders, indeed, had accommodations even better than his, inevitably embezzling a great deal of assets from the sect.

Such is the way of the Major Sect; many matters cannot be held accountable.

Soon, a deserted and tranquil courtyard was chosen.

Gu Wen and Lan Yongning landed, the gate towering thirty feet high, flanked by stone lions, with pearls serving as lamps.

"Brother Lan, I remember you referred to this as the residence of the sect leader, yet even that place wasn’t as opulent as this."

He looked back and saw below Spiritual Mountain the front gate of Liuyun Sect displaying the words ’Upright and Incorruptible.’

A sect was not only a place of cultivation but also a center of power. Cultivators were both transcendent beings and rulers, embodying everything from decision-making to execution and even enforcement.

If it weren’t for the fact that cultivation talent could not stably be passed down through bloodline, then mortals would have no reason to exist.

"Disciples don’t understand, and embezzlement might be the mildest aspect Brother Gu would see in the Cultivation World."

Lan Yongning gave a helpless expression, then hinted at something more significant.

"Before the Qingcang Immortal, there were confrontations between man and demon, disputes between Buddhist, Daoist, and Devil, but never a question of good versus evil. Brother Gu, when you travel elsewhere, you’ll see that Wenkui Continent is a peaceful and prosperous era."

"Merely devouring men, I’ve grown accustomed to it. If all beings were fulfilled, what purpose would there remain for me, this Little Saint?"

Gu Wen smiled faintly, striding into the lavish courtyard, instantly grinding the luxurious riches underfoot into dust with his unmatched might.

Only a small side room remained; all other signs of opulence were flattened, turned into elaborate patterns under Gu Wen’s feet.

He hadn’t been to many places, just as a person seeing a metropolis cannot say the countryside thrives the same way, those living in high-end apartments can’t assume rural homes are similar.

Gu Wen hadn’t seen all the world’s glory and dirt, but he had absolute liberty of choice.

"A single room is sufficient; my feet cannot tread beyond that."

Lan Yongning stood still, watching Gu Wen’s silhouette, casual and ordinary, yet always carrying an irresistible force unintentionally.

Most importantly, he resembled a person more than the Qingcang Immortal, and people do kill.

As Gu Wen was about to step inside the house, across several strides Lan Yongning called out, "Brother Gu, I don’t wish to take up the position of Venerable."

By then, Gu Wen had already entered the house and shut the door, also leaving the title of Venerable outside.

He heard Lan Yongning’s words, but didn’t understand them, nor did he respond. He had little interest in the Venerable title and did not wish to change anything.

First, save his own people.

————————————

A month later.

Chi Yu Zi lay on his bed, breathing evenly, occasionally turning over and shifting his sleeping position.

The blanket that had covered him had long been kicked to the floor.

Three steps away, Gu Wen sat in a chair reading a book titled Pharmacology Complete Explanation, continuously enriching his understanding of Alchemy Dao.

The third strand of his Golden Core in the Qi Sea had grown to eight feet long.

"Ah..."

Suddenly, Chi Yu Zi made a faint sound and his eyelids trembled slightly before slowly opening, his eyes like pools of autumn water exuding a divine light.

After staring blankly for a while, Chi Yu Zi gradually came back to his senses and looked at Gu Wen sitting in the chair.

Sunlight streamed in from the window behind him, casting a quiet tranquility over his upright features, only the gentle flipping of his book pages added a touch of elegance.

The first time they met, he taught him Swordsmanship based on talent and appearance.

If he did not speak, he quite fit Chi Yu Zi’s aesthetics. His Heavenly Defect body liked things natural and so he judged people similarly—Xiao Yunyi’s cold sharpness, Jun Yan’s arrogant wickedness, and many other affected geniuses were not to his liking.

For they were all influenced by external things, Cultivation Techniques, and status.

Gu Wen was the most to his taste, plain and unpretentious, with a well-proportioned face and sturdy limbs—that was quite sufficient.

Of course, that was as long as he didn’t speak.

Chi Yu Zi stared for a long while, seeing no response from Gu Wen. The emotions that had just been stirred up quickly turned into annoyance.

Her cheeks puffed up slightly, petulantly saying, "Don’t you have anything to say to your lady?"

"No."

Gu Wen put down the book in his hands, his smile radiant as he asked, "Or is it that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and you want me to share some heartfelt words with you?"

"Ugh—"

Chi Yu Zi showed disdain, continuously waving her hands as if trying to dispel bad luck.

"Don’t make grandma disgusted—I’d rather adopt a big yellow dog and call it a ’small break better than a new marriage’ than ever say that to you."

No sooner had she spoken than Gu Wen held out his palm, his mana constructing a scene from a month ago.

A girl with orange-red hair, tears streaming down her face and sniffling, wailed, "Gu Wen, every day without you, I thought of you!"

"Wow, who is this person? Why does she look so familiar?"

Chi Yu Zi’s entire face turned red in an instant, and through gritted teeth, she said, "You’re taking things out of context! I never said that."

"There’s a picture and there’s truth."

The scene in Gu Wen’s hand kept repeating, the volume growing louder, frustrating Chi Yu Zi who had just recovered from a serious illness.

She jumped out of bed and lunged at Gu Wen, trying to punch through the mana-formed screen. However, with a slight lift of his hand, her short stature of five and a half feet couldn’t reach it.

If it had been in the Immortal Land, Chi Yu Zi could have easily pinned Gu Wen to the ground. And this wasn’t the first time, every time Chi Yu Zi disagreed with Gu Wen, it inevitably ended with her swinging him around.

Now, Gu Wen reached out his other hand to the top of Chi Yu Zi’s head, and with just a light press, the little girl could only flail her arms in helpless rage.

The touches on her own body felt incredibly gentle.

This was joy.

Gu Wen’s smile deepened, as he had always been the one under pressure, but now it was his turn to press down on someone.

Chi Yu Zi felt somewhat driven to tears, the tears in her eyes bewildering and embarrassing her.

She, a Venerable, how could she possibly cry!

Seeing this, far from easing up on her, Gu Wen instead offered an explanation, "Your emotions and desires have been suppressed for too long, they might be uncontrollable now that they’re released. If you want to cry, cry out. You look much cuter shedding those little pearls."

"Ah ah ah, Gu, grandma’s going to kill you."

A quarter of an hour later, Chi Yu Zi was squatting in the corner, unable to control herself, shedding tears like little pearls.

"I am cutting ties with you!"

After the time it took one incense stick to burn, Gu Wen had calmed Chi Yu Zi down with a jar of Spiritual Wine. A few drinks later, her face broke into a smile, revealing shallow dimples and fangs.

"It’s refreshing, my taste buds haven’t been tickled for eight hundred years, I had almost forgotten how it felt; but you, you understand me."

An hour later, eight hundred years since their last encounter, Chi Yu Zi hooked her arm around Gu Wen’s shoulder, her breath smelling of alcohol.

"In this Cultivation World, you understand me best, without you even if I became a Venerable life would be boring."

With that said, Chi Yu Zi directly tilted her head and passed out.

"That’s even more cheesy than me taking things out of context."

Gu Wen smirked, then carried Chi Yu Zi back to bed and continued browsing through these scriptures.

Occasionally, he could hear Chi Yu Zi calling out names like Yu Hua, Xiao Yunyi, and even Jun Yan in her sleep.

For a powerhouse, Chi Yu Zi’s mindset was unqualified. She was sentimental, prone to crying and laughter, with emotions easily read from her expressions.

Valuing emotions over eternal life was undoubtedly fatal.

Perhaps this was also her resistance against her sister, not willing to lose her humanity for the sake of eternity.

Recalling the day when two Demi Immortals aged instantly, Gu Wen was now fearless.

He looked up at the bright moon hanging outside the window.

"How long can you hide?"

Externally observing Chi Yu Zi, internally observing the Qi Sea.

The little Taoist priest grew a fourth strand of hair, six feet long, named Golden Core.

The Dao is like a thread, maybe three thousand strands can achieve a Great Saint.

The next day, Chi Yu Zi woke up from her drunken stupor.

Having just regained her sense of taste and famished, she went out and brought back dozens of jars of Spiritual Wine along with various snacks in big and small packages.

"I have something serious to ask you, don’t get drunk again."

"Relax, relax, grandma can’t be knocked out by a thousand cups."

Gu Wen informed Chi Yu Zi about the Heavenly Court’s Pill Furnace and asked, "Have you heard anything about Xuan Yue in these recent years?"

"The Sanqing Taoist Sect has been pursuing the traces of Xuan Yue and my sister all along."

Chi Yu Zi straightened up and added, "The former obstructed the resurrection of Immortal Qingcang and naturally needs to be settled, while the latter is my personal vendetta, but Immortal Qingcang plans to take action for me."

"My sister is the most mysterious in her movements, and Xuan Yue is now the mastermind behind the biggest evils."