Dao Equaling the Heavens
Chapter 590 - 110 Matters of the Underworld

Chapter 590: Chapter 110 Matters of the Underworld

Gu Wen invited the ugly woman to enter the house and take a seat, personally serving her tea and water. Such hospitality made the latter sincerely fearful and almost made her kneel several times.

After much reassurance, the ugly woman reluctantly sat down.

In the cultivation world, respect and status originate from strength, with a hierarchy more stringent than that of ritual teachings. After all, rules take a process to kill, while the strong only need to blink to kill, without the need for any external communication.

The great achievement of the Daoist Sect lies not in ruling the world, nor does the great virtue of an Immortal lie in relieving suffering, but in establishing rules, achieving a common understanding among all the powerful, and restraining their might.

Even though this constraint might be superficial, the strong still have countless ways to kill; yet, this first step is truly rare.

Having spent eight hundred years to take this step, even if the Daoist Sect were to perish for millennia, any peak master would surely follow.

The words of sages come into being in this way.

Success stories of predecessors are eagerly imitated by later generations.

Gu Wen asked, "Eight hundred years have passed, and I didn’t expect to see my sister-in-law."

This form of address made Jade Sword Buddha somewhat surprised, and she gave the woman a serious glance.

Golden Core Peak cultivation, having consumed many pills, with a faint breath, very little longevity, and vaguely showing signs of Heavenly Person’s Five Decays.

A cultivator who doesn’t even count as excellent should not catch Gu Wen’s eye.

Speaking of old acquaintance, it seems unlikely, based on Jade Sword Buddha’s knowledge of Gu Wen. He is terribly common, as the Buddha Ancestor said, just a mortal, and mortals commonly cherish the past.

Gu Wen cares greatly for friends and family, almost like a farmer enthusiastic about various kinship relations, visiting all sorts of aunts and uncles during holidays.

For example, Jade Sword Buddha herself believed she only taught Gu Wen swordsmanship and helped him slay a few demons.

It shouldn’t count as very deep friendship, at least not enough to toil tirelessly, fighting the Buddha Ancestor, and then ensuring she needed no Dao Fruit, yet still exists in this world.

Even to the point of tolerating her minor temper in daily life.

Jade Sword Buddha once suspected Gu Wen was lustful, which is very normal for ordinary people, and he certainly glanced at her as well.

However, Gu Wen has been very restrained all along, leaving her helpless. Many times, Jade Sword Buddha’s assorted emotions stem from Gu Wen’s unfathomable behavior.

If he had directly coupled with her for dual cultivation, then Jade Sword Buddha would feel quite relaxed, without any hindrance to her Buddha Heart. On the contrary, being entrusted by an old acquaintance, she kept pondering over such mundane matters, making it impossible for her heart not to be disturbed.

The woman timidly said, "This old woman’s status is lowly, and I dare not accept such a title from the Venerable. Today’s fortunes are entirely thanks to my husband’s blessings. Had it not been for my husband’s persistent pleas to the elders of the sect to take us nine sisters flying into the Immortal Sect, now we are probably dust."

Halfway through her words, a smile unconsciously appeared on the ugly woman’s face.

Meeting Hee Huan was indeed a blessing.

"Hee Huan really took you all out of Immortal Land; he is quite the romantic."

Gu Wen chuckled and shook his head, recalling Hee Huan’s peculiar habits made him inexplicably laugh.

Suddenly, he got playful, turning to look at the serene and exceptionally beautiful nun beside him, and asked, "Master Yu, regarding the word love which should be wholehearted, is Hee Huan wrong for widely opening his harem?"

"Buddhist teachings are not about romance,"

Jade Sword Buddha turned her head away, clearly still having a little temper. However, she couldn’t change her inclination to teach others, even when being spanked, she had to admonish a few words.

She replied, "I have heard of what Yin Yang Heavenly Venerate does, and although cultivators don’t adhere to monogamy, the Daoist Sect does not require it, taking hundreds of wives and concubines is lustful."

"My husband never covets beauty..."

The old woman retorted with anger, then immediately realized her slip, her face turning pale, yet she didn’t want to change her words.

Such a demeanor indeed met Hee Huan’s expectations.

What I love are those loyal to me, regardless of beauty or ugliness aside from that.

"No need to restrain yourself, Master Yu is a distinguished monk who won’t blame you."

Gu Wen spoke to comfort her.

Afterward came the trivial talk of family, and the woman gradually became less nervous, starting to colorfully narrate these eight hundred years.

Most of it was about Hee Huan.

Jade Sword Buddha couldn’t help but glance again, what on earth is the relationship between Hee Huan and Gu Wen?

It could even let him treat the other’s wives and concubines like this?

Others too had lineage but none were so favored. Conversely, regarding friends’ offspring, Gu Wen was rather indifferent, Xie Yunnan purely ran into luck.

Suddenly, the ugly woman changed her tone and stopped chatting idly. With some sadness, she said, "Originally, in the palace, there were at most one hundred and eight sisters, among them many with cultivation. But time is merciless, even as cultivators, there comes a time of life’s end, and now I am the last one."

"My husband is most affectionate, always brimming with tears whenever sisters are buried."

She rose and kowtowed with a thud.

"My talent is insufficient, I am unable to condense the Purple Mansion and cannot witness the Nascent Soul Great Tao. I beg the Venerable’s blessing, that I may break through to Nascent Soul, attain immortality, and accompany my husband for another millennium."

The Nascent Soul path relies on the Divine Soul and cannot be forcibly amassed through pills.

Indeed, she sought breakthrough to Nascent Soul.

Jade Sword Buddha felt quite uninterested, this woman is indeed a mortal.

The world is filled with mediocrity, she often encounters those who kneel and beseech for immortality, linking slight relations, many use various methods to implore her assistance.

The energy of a Venerable is truly immense, seemingly a vortex of desire, anyone involved only remains in want.

"You want to break through to Nascent Soul?"

Gu Wen showed a contemplative face, for once he did not refuse, seemingly really contemplating solutions.