Chapter 165: Bullying the Peerless Immortal Until She Cries, the Kind Where Her Voice Gets Hoarse
Zhi Meng looked at her well-behaved, soft, and frightened brat of a sister, her heart feeling a wave of softness.
As long as the brat did not like Lin Xuan, everything was negotiable.
No, the brat still had a bad habit that must be corrected.
Zhi Meng put away her smile, and the gloomy expression that terrified Luo Rou appeared on her face once again.
Luo Rou's constitution was excellent, being a Congenital Dao Body. However, she was exceptionally lazy, fishing for three days and drying nets for two.
Her cultivation up to now was only at the peak of the Venerable Realm.
If it were anyone else, they would have long cultivated to the late stage of the Sage Realm.
After all, Luo Rou lacked nothing in terms of wealth, companions, methods, and environment.
Additionally, although Luo Rou had let go of Lin Xuan, old feelings might rekindle, so she had to guard against it.
It would be best to make Luo Rou and Lin Xuan become enemies.
Therefore, the plan had to continue.
Thinking of this, Zhi Meng sent a voice transmission to Gu Qing.
Handing this matter to Gu Qing, she was one hundred percent at ease.
Gu Qing nodded slightly, indicating there was no problem.
Taking the two away and returning to Starlight Peak, Luo Rou immediately jumped up, pointing fingers in Zhi Meng's direction and cursing.
"Dragons beget dragons, phoenixes beget phoenixes, a servant girl begets a bad seed. You unconscionable poisonous woman, sooner or later I will beat you to death..."
Gu Qing: ...
Don't say it, you really shouldn't say it.
Luo Rou's cursing appearance had a unique kind of beauty that was pleasing to the eye.
But it was quite speechless.
If not seen with one's own eyes, who would imagine that the beautiful, slender, quiet, and elegant Luo Rou would actually curse like a street shrew.
Lin Chuqing chuckled softly: "Master, you are the legitimate daughter of the main family, a lady of a noble house. Why haggle with a daughter of a concubine?"
Hearing these words, Luo Rou's opening and closing pink lips stopped.
A light of wisdom appeared in her clear eyes; her mood improved greatly, and she laughed: "Qing'er is right."
"You guys go play; as your teacher, I won't disturb your display of affection."
After speaking, Luo Rou left beaming with joy.
Even though she was inferior to Zhi Meng in every way, she was the legitimate daughter; she was the lady of a noble house.
Her status was a thousand times, ten thousand times more noble than Zhi Meng.
"Truly an idiot." Gu Qing looked at her beaming appearance and smiled knowingly.
Unable to compare to Zhi Meng in anything, her background was probably Luo Rou's final stubborn pride!
"Master is just natural like this, optimistic and cheerful, innocent and romantic, not an idiot." Lin Chuqing's expression was serious and solemn.
Gu Qing was stunned, then laughed involuntarily: "I didn't mean to despise her. It is good that she is carefree like this."
Lin Chuqing gave a hum, her eyes revealing determination.
"You want to protect her for a lifetime?" Gu Qing saw this and asked in astonishment.
"En!" Lin Chuqing gave a soft hum, her expression firmer than ever before.
The sense of déjà vu of a domineering disciple protecting a foolish beautiful master pounced on his face.
Gu Qing immediately nodded: "I will protect her with you. Later, I will give her some good things to ensure she can cultivate safely to the Divine Fire Realm."
"This..." Lin Chuqing subconsciously wanted to refuse. After all, Luo Rou was her master, and protecting Luo Rou was her due responsibility.
It had nothing to do with Gu Qing.
Gu Qing had absolutely no need to shoulder this responsibility.
Additionally, Gu Qing had not only given her precious liquid in these years but also gave a portion to Luo Rou.
Gu Qing had already done enough; she did not want to trouble Gu Qing anymore.
"Don't think too much, your master is my master."
"Let's go!"
Gu Qing held her small hand and walked towards the market of the Star Temple.
Walking into the city and looking at the young men and women coming and going, Lin Chuqing said in surprise: "So many Heaven's Chosens. Are they all disciples of the Star Temple?"
These youths were not old, but all had cultivation bases above the Purple Mansion Realm, with thick blood energy and solid foundations.
Moreover, their constitutions started at Spirit Bodies at the lowest. Any random one was not weaker than inner sect disciples of outside Holy Lands.
"No, they are basically the handyman disciples of the Star Temple, numbering over a million. Outer sect disciples number over a hundred thousand," Gu Qing explained.
Lin Chuqing was even more shocked and said in disbelief: "Their aptitude is so good. They could all join Holy Lands as inner sect disciples, or even true legacy disciples. Why be handymen?"
"Naturally, it is because the handymen of the Star Temple are better off than the true legacies of Holy Lands." Gu Qing smiled, his manner relaxed and leisurely.
"Don't look at the low status of handymen. They cultivate King-grade cultivation methods, can choose Heaven-grade martial skills at will, and have everything one could wish for in terms of spirit pills and miraculous medicines."
"In addition, if one can become an external disciple, they can cultivate Sage-grade cultivation methods as well as ordinary divine powers."
"Even if they cannot become external disciples, they have a great future."
"Once they reach the Void Dao Realm, they will be sent out by the Star Temple to guard a region, holding real power."
"Finally, if contribution points are sufficient, they can exchange for God-grade cultivation methods."
After listening, Lin Chuqing understood in her heart.
Aside from status, the treatment of handyman disciples was far better than true legacies of Holy Lands. A Holy Land would not allow an external disciple to cultivate King-grade methods.
As for God-grade methods, that was even more of a delusion; only a core few could cultivate them.
Yet, disciples of the Star Temple could exchange for them.
This was a chance for immortality. Just this one rule was enough to make countless Heaven's Chosens break their heads trying to join.
"For the Star Temple to have such foundation, no wonder it is unfailing." Lin Chuqing sighed.
The Star Temple was far more powerful than she had imagined.
With so many handyman disciples scavenging resources for the Star Temple, the natural treasures taken in every year were simply unimaginable.
With massive amounts of natural treasures, they could continuously cultivate monstrous Heaven's Chosens, forming a perfect closed loop, remaining unfailing and existing for eternity.
Gu Qing gave a hum and changed the topic: "Just take whatever catches your eye. I have infinite contribution points; it wouldn't matter even if we emptied the entire city."
Lin Chuqing was stunned: "Re... really?"
One must know that the treasures in the entire city were innumerable. Spirit pills, magic treasures, talismans, and those priceless raw stones; every single one had a sky-high price.
Gu Qing actually dared to say he would empty it. How could she believe that?
"They are all just vulgar items. If they are gone, I'll just have people find another batch," Gu Qing said indifferently.
Looking at her dazed and cute appearance, Gu Qing's eyes darkened. Subconsciously, he tightened his grip on her soft, boneless small hand, his mind wandering.
Lin Chuqing belonged to the cold and indifferent type, like a peerless immortal looking down on the world, unstained by the red dust.
The dazed cuteness she occasionally revealed had an extreme impact, making one unable to stop.
Gu Qing suddenly wanted to stain this peerless immortal with the aura of the red dust, bullying her ruthlessly until she cried and begged for mercy.
"Don't look."
Lin Chuqing quickly came back to her senses. Feeling Gu Qing's burning gaze, her expression became flustered, and her exquisite earlobes turned slightly red.
She broke free from Gu Qing's hand and walked into a raw stone workshop with flustered steps.
She knew Gu Qing too well.
He looked serious, like a noble and upright gentleman.
In reality, he was full of bad water. When they were young, he bullied her often, teasing her in various ways until she was miserable.
Now that Gu Qing had grown up, it felt even worse.
Gu Qing slapped his forehead in annoyance. So many years had passed, why could he still not control the bad habit of wanting to bully Lin Chuqing ruthlessly?
Gu Qing did not want to be like this either; he also wanted to change this bad habit.
But seeing Lin Chuqing's indifferent and emotionless divine face, Gu Qing could not help but want to bully her until she cried, the kind where her voice got hoarse.
Lin Chuqing calmed her flustered emotions and began to seriously select raw stones.
She chose whichever one she had a feeling for.
"Shopkeeper, open them for me."
Soon, Lin Chuqing picked a few.
Gu Qing scanned them with his Dao Eyes; the things inside were ordinary. It was a huge loss.
He was curious; Lin Chuqing had Immortal Eyes and could see through raw stones, so why didn't she use them?
"Why not use the Immortal Eyes to check?" Gu Qing asked via voice transmission.
"Just playing casually; whether I win or not isn't important." Lin Chuqing had been to a stone gambling workshop once with Luo Rou.
She had also used Immortal Eyes to check and obtained many treasures.
But real stone gambling was about the heartbeat.
If one used Immortal Eyes to check, that was cheating. It would lose the anticipation of stone gambling, and the heartbeat of great joy and sorrow would be gone.
Therefore, unless necessary, she would not use the Immortal Eyes.
"That makes sense. I'll take a few too."
Gu Qing nodded and also selected a few randomly based on preference and feeling, his mood inexplicably becoming expectant.
The first two were waste stones, and the back two were incomplete Divine Iron.
The last one revealed Yin-Yang Immortal Gold, and it was complete.
This made Gu Qing excitedly hug Lin Chuqing and gift the Yin-Yang Immortal Gold to her on the spot.
Gu Qing finally believed in destiny.
After all, this was Yin-Yang Immortal Gold, an existence a level higher than Divine Iron.
It could be refined into a Profound God magic treasure. Even in the Immortal World, Yin-Yang Immortal Gold was a supreme treasure.
"Let's go."
Gu Qing ignored the passionate and greedy gazes of the crowd, pulling Lin Chuqing away. They wandered everywhere, buying various immortal skirts and jewelry, and tasting immortal delicacies.
"Ah Qing, they all seem to be striving for the position of Divine Son. Are you not anxious at all?"
After wandering the market for seven days and hearing various discussions, Lin Chuqing finally could not hold it back.
Because if she didn't ask, Gu Qing would continue to accompany her leisurely.
"Not anxious. It was hard for us to reunite. I don't know when we will meet again next time, so naturally, I must accompany you well."
After speaking, a wave of melancholy welled up in Gu Qing's heart. Cultivators possessed long lifespans and spent their lives pursuing the Great Dao of Longevity.
Countless people followed one after another, falling on the path of the Great Dao of Longevity, their bodies dying and their Dao extinguishing; very few attained the Dao of Longevity.
And he was also a member of the myriad living beings, a speck of dust in the vast universe.
Maybe he would eventually prove the Dao of Longevity.
Maybe he would fall on the path.
But regardless, Gu Qing felt his life should not be just that.
Pursuing the Great Dao was his wish, but the scenery along the way must not be missed.
"Rest assured, I am the Starry Cosmic Divine Body. The position of Divine Son belongs to none other than me," Gu Qing added, then added in his heart, Now it is the Chaos Imperishable Body; I can become stronger just by living.
Lin Chuqing, however, did not agree with this: "Ah Qing, you must not be blindly confident. You should know that there is a sky beyond the sky, and people beyond people. With such an advantage, you should utilize it well, instead of relying on your constitution to be content with the status quo and stop moving forward."
"..."
Gu Qing never expected that he would have a day where he was lectured.
Never mind.
It was time to display the greatness of the Starry Cosmic Divine Body.
There was no need to hide it.
From beginning to end, Gu Qing never intended to conceal his Starry Cosmic Divine Body, but he also had no desire to actively tell everyone.
The reason it was kept secret was just the imagination of the Old Ancestor and Elders themselves.
"Ye Bufan has returned from the outside world. If I go kill him, your master won't have an opinion, right?"
"No. You can go with peace of mind. Although Master is kind, she can still distinguish clearly when it comes to major issues of right and wrong."
"That is good."
Gu Qing's eyes flickered.
Although he had been accompanying Lin Chuqing these past few days, he was crystal clear about Lin Xuan's movements.
Every time he came out to accept disciples, the disciples who wanted to apprentice were scared off by Luo Li.
There were one or two who were not afraid of death; they apprenticed in the morning and were crushed to dust by Luo Li in the afternoon.
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