Tao and Heaven

Chapter 187 Qingcang's Original Intention
South Water, above the mountain peak.

Gu Wen looked at the silent sky, even the faint colorful lights outside the sky had disappeared.

He was a little disappointed. Yu Hua seemed to see what he was thinking and said with a smile, "Why, do you still want firecrackers to go off and gongs and drums to roar?"

He said he wanted to keep a low profile both verbally and in action, but when he actually started to show his strength, he couldn't help but raise his head to see how others were performing.

It's human nature, but it looks oddly 'cute' on Gu Wen who has always been restraining himself.

"At least make some noise. These three lists are being hyped so much, there has to be some noise, right?"

Gu Wen scratched his cheek to hide his embarrassment.

After all, it's the first place, it can't just be a name. Daoye has worked so hard, it would be nice to have some reaction.

"Naturally there is."

Yu Hua's smile changed, and he looked up at the sky, with a gleam of light emerging in his eyes.

The jade hand reached out to the sky, and Gu Wen also looked up at the sky, only to see the clouds being pushed away by a pair of giant hands.

The clouds on the left and right sides looked like city walls under the moonlight, with a road in the middle facing them. At the end, the words "Gu Wen" appeared on the silver plate of the bright moon.

"how?"

Yu Hua tilted his head slightly and pointed at the bright moon in the sky with pride.

He can grasp the moon and pick the stars with his hands, just like a banished immortal.

Gu Wen could be seen clearly in the moonlight, with thin cheeks, curved eyebrows and a straight nose, and thin white lips smiling behind the veil. She was different from Chi Yuzi's liveliness, Chan Xi's coldness, or Yu Jian Fo's purity.

She gave Gu Wen a very gentle and soft feeling, and sometimes a little bit treacherous. Not too cold, not too soft, and getting along with her was not monotonous or boring.

Under the power of the immortal, Yu Hua became much more ordinary, not so extraordinary, and more like a human than a cultivator.

Life shouldn't be boring.

Gu Wen thought so, he did not have too many desires, he just gave the highest evaluation to a woman.

Since it’s not about looks, character, or talent, it’s about wanting to live with her.

Holding hands with your lover and growing old together was the greatest romance for the ancients.

"Why are you looking at me? Look up at the sky."

Gu Wen looked at the silver plate and couldn't help laughing. He said, "What's the point of just writing a name on it?"

Yu Hua raised his head slightly and said, "Those who know have interest, while those who don't know are afraid. You can't ask an ant to tell whether a giant is a hundred feet tall, a thousand feet tall, or even ten thousand feet tall. To them, they are all giants."

If you don't know the meaning of the two words "Gu Wen", then it can only mean that your level is not high enough. If you are not high enough, you can't understand the meaning of being the first on the Earth Ranking, and naturally you can't understand the value of being the first in nine months.

So they don't deserve to know, all they need to do is to be in awe.

Suddenly, a gentle voice came from the sky.

"The goddess has great skills, even I am ashamed of myself."

Everyone looked up and saw a figure stretching towards them from the silver plate with the words Gu Wen written on it, as if it had moved out of thin air, and it was in front of them in the blink of an eye.

She was dressed in a gorgeous red robe, her eyes were completely black with only a little white light left, she was standing barefoot in the air, with a jade ring on her ankle.

He landed lightly, standing three feet away from Gu Wen and Yu Hua, and announced his name: "The Lord of the Two Realms, Wukong."

Really talking about Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here.

Gu Wen's eyes darkened slightly, and he bowed in return. Except for Yu Hua, everyone else also bowed in return.

The one who is accomplished comes first, especially when he is a genuine immortal.

This also means that the intensity of the fight is increasing, from the initial testing, to the siege of Tianquan Mountain, and now to the fate of the semi-immortal and the true immortal.

Yu Hua restrained his smile and responded indifferently, "What can I do for you, Senior?"

"No need to be so vigilant. I have no desire to become an immortal, nor do I worry about my life span." Wukong explained a little, then got straight to the point and said, "I came here today for three things. One is to give the reward for the first place on the Earth Ranking to your friend Hongchen next to you."

Yu Hua asked in confusion: "The opportunity to become an immortal has not yet ended, so where does the reward come from?"

Each generation lasts for a hundred years, and it has only been less than ten years since it began, so there are still many geniuses who have not entered.

There are always ordinary opportunities, but the opening time of each sect's cave is different. Generally, all talents will gradually enter the field after about 30 years. Nowadays, the top five on the list are not very stable and will change with the continuous entry of geniuses.

The top five may not be stable, especially in the human list, unless they are swordsmen like Xiao Yunyi. Others can hardly be called invincible in fighting, and they are likely to be defeated by a rising genius.

Wukong asked back: "Will there be anyone who can master the three great immortal methods in nine months?"

Yu Hua shook his head and looked at Wukong with a more pleasing look. This man had very good taste.

"Since there isn't one, the first one can be sent out in advance. As for the reward, I have prepared a few things."

Wukong waved his sleeves, and suddenly there was brilliant light everywhere, a red fruit, a red sword, and a wisp of clear blue air.

Just by looking at it, one can tell that it is an unusual encirclement. Gu Wen looked around, weighing and judging in his heart.

Wukong introduced: "Wanzai Zhuguo, Quansheng Dao Sword, Taiyin Qi, which one do you want?"

Gu Wen, who was still considering, immediately focused his attention on the azure energy and asked, "Excuse me, Senior, what is the effect of this Taiyin energy?"

"It depends on how you use it. It can be a poison. A semi-immortal will die if he breathes it in. If an immortal inhales it rashly, it may damage his foundation and even cause him to fall from the transcendental realm."

Wukong spoke eloquently, seemingly talking about a very common poison, but the analogies he made were those of demigods and immortals.

Compared to the Wanzai Zhuguo and Daobing, this Taiyin Qi is obviously not of the same standard. Then he changed the subject and said, "But I believe that in your hands, you should be able to figure out how to use it."

He knew that I had the Taiyin Order.

Gu Wen was so sure that he asked calmly, "I am a fool, please enlighten me, senior."

As soon as the words fell, a sound reached his ears.

"This order comes from the Earth Realm, from the Supreme Being who controls life and death. It is also an opportunity that even immortals want to see. The details involve the secrets of heaven, and you will know once you decipher the Taiyin Order, and the Taiyin Qi can help you decipher it."

Wukong blinked but said nothing more.

The immortals knew many things, but they could not intervene directly due to the issue of cause and effect. For example, the old fox always knew where the Taiyin Order was, but it still took countless years to slowly figure it out.

If one tries to do it by force, it will easily shorten one's lifespan like Qingcang, or even lead to the fall of one's immortal status.

This is what makes Qingcang special. He really doesn’t care about becoming an immortal or living for tens of millions of years.

Gu Wen took the opportunity to send a voice message: "There is one thing I don't understand, what realm is above the immortal?"

"There is no realm above the immortals. The existence of a stronger being is only because they are stronger by nature, not because of any certain rules."

Wukong answered, and then said: "The second thing is about the goddess. I want to ask Daoist Qingcang something. What did he bring back from behind the door that year? What is the immortal medicine?"

"I need a favor from you, and I can't guarantee that Master will answer you."

Yu Hua proposed a very demanding condition. Wu Kong thought for a moment and nodded, "I can only promise that this favor is within my ability."

"Yes." Yu Hua turned to look at Gu Wen and stretched out his hand, saying, "I need you to communicate with the Grandmaster."

Gu Wen stretched out his hand and shook it, asking curiously, "Can't you communicate with the master yourself?"

"No, it wasn't my intention to ask you to communicate with the master in the first place. It was the master who wanted to see you."

There was some sourness in Yu Hua's words. She had never actually communicated with her master, and before this she didn't even know that her master could still speak.

Even though the target was Gu Wen, she couldn't hide her jealousy.

With a bright and charming look in her eyes, Yu Hua held Gu Wen's hand and raised her hand to point at the void.
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In an instant, perhaps for a moment, or perhaps less than.

Gu Wen returned to the vast world again. A mysterious sound came from all directions, like a breeze blowing on the face, soft and light.

"A gentleman can face adversity, but cannot put himself in danger. He can be deceived by reason, but cannot be deceived by false words."

There was a hint of blame in her voice, like a mother wiping the wounds of her young son who had fallen, and she was tirelessly explaining the truth.

Gu Wen cupped his hands and said, "Disciple, be careful in the future."

"Protect yourself first, then protect others, remember this."

Xuanyin hummed, and then another voice came, Wukong appeared out of thin air, and at this moment his figure had changed into a red three-eyed divine bird.
He asked, "Daoist Qingcang, there is something I don't understand."

There was no need to repeat, Xuanyin replied: "One hundred thousand years ago, Jianmu wanted to become a saint, so he cut off the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to nourish himself, causing all spirits to fall into chaos."

Immortal Wukong was just stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized something and muttered to himself, "So that's why Jianmu is so crazy, he wants to become a saint!"

There is no realm above the immortals, but generally speaking, the immortals call those who master certain laws of heaven and earth as saints.

"The departure of the human race 30,000 years ago was an act that cut off His foundation. Daoist friend even cut off most of His foundation, which is truly a force that can reach the heavens and penetrate the earth."

In the past, Jianmu carried all living things, and the reproduction of all living things was also one of its laws. Later, the human race left, which invisibly destroyed Jianmu's path to becoming a saint, and then Qingcang almost uprooted Jianmu.

The fight between humans and demons is also a fight between saints of heaven and earth.

Whether the three spiritual realms of heaven, earth and man can be transformed is the battle between Qingcang and Jianmu.

The result was that Qingcang lost. He had only been an immortal for 800 years and yet he had to compete with Jianmu. Even if he had great talent, he would still die.

"One last question. Fellow Daoist, you can ascend to immortality in 800 years. Your talent is unmatched by anyone in the history of the universe. Why did you compete with Jianmu 3,000 years ago? Why didn't you stay in seclusion for 10,000 years until you were fully grown?"

She had thousands of chances to escape and thousands of reasons to avoid the spotlight, but she chose to face Jianmu, the semi-saint, with the most resolute attitude and fought alone with many demon ancestors.

“But Jianmu will become a saint?”

If Jianmu becomes a saint, then He is the heaven and earth itself.

Only this reason can make Qingcang fight to the death.

Wukong's eyes pierced through the vastness and saw a body full of holes behind it. The person was half lying down, with long hair half destroyed, bones visible on the face, and blood vessels visible on the flesh. His eyes were half-closed, and his extremely weak eyes looked at his hands softly.

When you put your hands together, the vastness is in the palms.

"Whether Jianmu can become a saint is uncertain, but our clan is in a precarious situation. In a hundred years, there may be no more human beings. I will stand firm and open up a way for our clan to survive."

"If Jianmu does not allow our people to farm, and if all the races in the world do not allow our people to live, then the entire world will belong to us."

Wukong was silent. He couldn't understand what the human race's heritage was, but he could feel the heroism of an immortal sacrificing his life for it.

The jade bones pulled the few remaining muscles, and the mysterious sound was light, like the breeze blowing through the rice fields on the vast plain.

Finally, it blew gently onto Gu Wen.

"And the future of this world will be yours, and will always be yours."

(End of this chapter)