In response to Chu Yunlan’s inquiry, Gu Qingwan nodded.
This year, she had just entered the Tongming Realm.
As a candidate for the Saintess, she ought to have chosen the Path of Benevolent Emotion, which is revered by Medicine King Valley.
The Scripture of the Pure Heart and Benevolent Emotion of Medicine King Valley demands:
The heart of a healer is benevolent, calm, and restrained, capable of using one’s own emotional spiritual power to alleviate the erosion caused by many demonic arts.
However, Gu Qingwan’s selfishness led her to choose the Path of Love instead.
Upon learning that Fairy Gu was cultivating the Path of Love, Chu Yunlan was filled with disdain.
Although the Path of Love belongs to a specialized Path of Emotion, it is only slightly better than the chaotic Path of Myriad Emotions.
Moreover, it possesses a significant flaw. After all, in common understanding:
This emotional path functions such that the stronger the practitioner’s love for someone, the more powerful they will be.
Conversely, the day the love vanishes, the power the emotional path can exert will drop off a cliff.
Chu Yunlan could not help but advise:
“Fairy Gu, are you certain you want to continue entering the Dao through love?”
Faced with such a question, Gu Qingwan of course knew what the other party truly meant, and she could not help but sigh:
“Young Master Yunlan, I am naturally aware of the immense flaws of the Path of Love.”
“Originally, I intended to switch to entering the Dao through Regret, but now—”
“Since I have confirmed A-Yuan’s affection for me, this path is perhaps not suitable for me anymore.”
“Young Master Yunlan, you are well-informed; do you have any suggestions?”
Chu Yunlan could not help but ponder.
As the saying goes: Those who walk different paths cannot work together.
He really should not meddle in someone else’s choice of emotional path.
However, since they were allies, if Gu Qingwan could truly become the Saintess of Medicine King Valley, it would do more good than harm for him.
To win the slaughter during the trial, she absolutely had to choose a more extreme Path of Emotion.
He had to value this future potential trump card, so he offered a few pointers:
“Since Fairy Gu dares to choose the Path of Love, it is clear your love for Brother Yuan is quite profound. Since that is the case, why not try the Path of Obsessive Love?”
The Path of Obsessive Love?
Gu Qingwan’s red lips parted slightly, and a glint flashed in her eyes:
“That’s right! The Path of Obsessive Love, which is even more stubborn than the Path of Love, is clearly more suitable for me!”
One word awakened the dreamer.
One must know that extreme love becomes “obsession.”
And precisely because it is extreme, it can stimulate even more powerful strength.
The drawback, however, is that the practitioner can only love one person in this lifetime.
Technically, Chu Yunlan should have provided a warning.
Upon closer reflection, he needed to continue squeezing value out of her, so he had to keep her on this path until the end, directly encouraging her:
“Fairy Gu, if you have made up your mind, I can gift you a few suitable cultivation techniques…”
To this, Gu Qingwan shook her head.
Her personality might be weak, but she knew clearly in her heart:
The reason why the renowned Young Master Yunlan of the Realm of True Emotions would associate with her, and even form an alliance—
On one hand, it might be out of kindness;
The most important aspect was that she could potentially become the next Saintess of Medicine King Valley.
The hardest debt to repay in this world is a debt of gratitude.
Gu Qingwan boasted that her clan still had a bit of heritage, enough that she wouldn’t be unable to acquire introductory techniques:
“Young Master Yunlan’s advice is already worth more than a thousand pieces of gold; I cannot accept further favors.”
“Regarding the choice of techniques, I will procure them myself!”
To this, Chu Yunlan did not force it:
“Very well! As it happens, I must also prepare for my seclusion to break through. I hope Fairy Gu attains the Dao soon!”
Gu Qingwan nodded:
“Young Master Yunlan, you are a busy person, so I will not disturb you further. Rest assured, from here on… I can handle it myself. I wish you success in your breakthrough.”
Chu Yunlan took his leave:
“Very well! I accept your kind words, Fairy Gu!”
Gu Qingwan then put away the command medallion.
With a flick of her jade hand, a jade box appeared in her palm.
Her fingertips traced the craggy texture of the jade box; she seemed to feel the lingering warmth of A-Yuan’s palms on it, and her eyes became increasingly determined.
The melancholy of the past few days was entirely due to her being unable to grasp her childhood friend’s thoughts.
But the fact that Chu Yuan had spent over 1,000,000 to buy the Thousand-Year Lingzhi to give to her yesterday had already shown his attitude.
Since she was now certain that A-Yuan had genuine affection for her, what was there left to fear?
Thinking of her childhood friend’s weakness after being drained, Gu Qingwan took a deep breath, well aware:
To forge iron, one must be strong oneself!
From now on, she had to rely on herself.
Opening the jade box, Gu Qingwan picked up the spirit reishi.
The Path of Obsessive Love still required a suitable technique.
Before that, she had to properly refine this Thousand-Year Lingzhi to suppress the Nine Yin Severed Meridians within her body.
Before long, Gu Qingwan was in her boudoir, focused on her own treatment.
*
At the same time.
The Chu Clan.
The sun climbed higher, and Chu Yunlan, having just finished the sound transmission, heard a report from his subordinate:
“Young Master, the elders of the Chu Clan’s collateral branches have gathered in the Council Hall, waiting for the Fox Venerable to arrive. According to the time, the Supreme Guardian should be here soon as well! Do you think we should go out to welcome them?”
Chu Yunlan nodded:
“That is only natural!”
He had personally invited the Fox Venerable, so she could not be expected to put on airs.
Moreover, although the clansmen within the realm all respectfully called him Young Master, he had not actually been chosen as the Holy Son.
Regardless of seniority or status, Chu Yunlan was far inferior to the Fox Venerable.
Not to mention, after thousands of years of development, the Supreme Guardian had long since established her own lineage within the realm.
Chu Yunlan did not want to be faced with difficulties after becoming the Holy Lord in the future; he had to properly win her over.
“Let’s go!”
With those words, he set off with quick strides.
Outside the Council Hall.
As soon as Chu Yunlan arrived, he couldn’t help but exclaim:
“Wow! There are so many people!”
At the scene, besides a group of collateral elders, there were also many clan disciples.
He walked over to the side of the Great Elder of the Chu Clan, Chu Zhenshan, and asked in confusion:
“Great Elder, why are there so many disciples here to welcome her?”
Chu Zhenshan cupped his hands:
“Reporting to the Young Master, the reputation of the Supreme Guardian has been known both inside and outside the clan for thousands of years, and the disciples are all here out of admiration. I have already screened out some of the outer disciples; those here are all core and direct descendants from my collateral branches.”
Saying this, he did not forget to ask:
“If the Young Master finds it offensive, I can disperse them so as not to be an eyesore to the Supreme Guardian.”
As soon as these words were spoken, all the direct core disciples cast various gazes his way.
Chu Yunlan frowned.
One of his goals for this trip was to win the hearts of the entire collateral clan, so he could not possibly mind:
“It is fine! I expect the Fox Venerable will be pleased that so many people revere her!”
As soon as his words fell, a charming laugh came from afar:
“The Young Master speaks very truthfully!”
As she spoke, a suffocating pressure descended from the sky, causing everyone’s hearts to shudder.
Looking toward the source of the sound, a charming silhouette was moving gracefully from high in the sky.
That silhouette was dressed in magnificent robes, her figure supple, and there was an indescribable allure in her gait.
Behind her, 9 golden fox tails were particularly striking in the sunlight, blooming like a peacock spreading its tail.
Realizing that the legendary Supreme Guardian had arrived, the young disciples, led by Chu Linfeng, one after another craned their necks to look.
Faced with such a stunning beauty, these young men stared with dull eyes;
Some disciples had saliva dripping from their mouths without even realizing it;
Others had even begun to fantasize about having a wonderful relationship with the Fox Venerable, their bodies beginning to… behave indecently.
Following this, their respective Dao Hearts were shaken to varying degrees.
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