I've been had...
Hearing Zhi Meng's explanation, Gu Qing instantly realized he had been shamelessly deceived.
The heart that had been searching for his wife and daughter instantly sank to the bottom.
Ten thousand years.
By the time he got there, the boat would have sailed.
Gu Qing took out his communication jade: "Hall Master, where are you now?"
His communication jade was refined by Jiang Yu, capable of transmitting messages across any number of cosmic planes.
Jiang Yu: "Star Emperor Sect, what's wrong?"
Gu Qing: "Is Heni really in the Twilight of Time?"
Jiang Yu: "Real, more real than a pearl."
Gu Qing: "When she left, she was only at the Divine Flame Realm. How did she get there?"
Jiang Yu: "Of course after her cultivation recovered to the Profound Divine Realm, she used the Qiankun Sword to tear through space and went."
Gu Qing: "Then please tell me, how can I find her?"
Jiang Yu: "That's your business, what does it have to do with me? By the way, you haven't paid me the reward for calculating Heni's whereabouts yet. When do you plan to give it to me?"
Gu Qing: "Sister Yu, I was wrong."
Jiang Yu: "Although you young man have some good looks, Sister Yu also needs to eat."
Gu Qing: "My dear, your husband knows he was wrong."
Jiang Yu: "Tsk, calling me Hall Master when there's nothing wrong, calling me Sister Yu when there's something wrong, and calling me your wife when you're trying to get out of paying, hmph."
Gu Qing: "..."
Gu Qing: "I advise you not to be ungrateful. Right now, immediately, come take your husband to find Heni, otherwise, I'll have to enforce family law."
"Pfft!"
Seeing this, Jiang Yu couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh, her eyes curved into crescents.
Even across the boundless void, Jiang Yu could still imagine how gritted Gu Qing's teeth were when he said that.
Jiang Yu: "What if I say no?"
Gu Qing: "My dear, I advise you to think it over. You wouldn't want to be driven out of home by a divorce letter from your husband, would you?"
"Giggle..." Jiang Yu laughed so hard her branches seemed to tremble, her pair of peach-blossom eyes filled with affection, as if they could speak.
After laughing for a while, her eyes sparkled with watery light as she replied: "I just won't, to anger you to death."
Gu Qing: "Cursing profusely.jpg"
That's right, the communication jade Jiang Yu gave could also transmit images, allowing expression packs to be generated with a thought.
It could also be used for direct projection communication.
These were all specially requested by Gu Qing.
Originally, Gu Qing wanted Jiang Yu to refine a few more pieces to give to Bai Suying and the others.
But Jiang Yu absolutely refused, saying she couldn't find the materials.
Hmph, a woman who tells nothing but lies.
"Giggle..."
Looking at the little cat projection before her with hands on hips, cursing loudly, its mouth opening and closing but not making a single sound.
Jiang Yu couldn't stop laughing, finding it hilarious. If she had known these expression packs were this fun, she should have crafted them earlier.
Moreover, communicating through these jade slips had a special charm, feeling even better than face-to-face conversations.
At least with communication jades, one could speak their mind freely, which wasn't possible when meeting in person.
After laughing enough, Jiang Yu replied seriously: "Why are you contacting me now? You're heartless, you're cruel, little fairy pointing fingers.jpg"
Gu Qing: "Spit it out. I'm angry.jpg"
Jiang Yu: "I know you're anxious, but don't be anxious yet."
Jiang Yu: "Your baby hasn't been born yet. When she is, I'll take you to her."
Gu Qing: "It's been so many years and still no birth? Are you lying to me? Groundhog shock.jpg"
Jiang Yu: "How ignorant of you. This is perfectly normal! Some little fairies carry their young for millions of years, and the baby is born as an Immortal Emperor."
Gu Qing sent a string of shocking expression packs.
The wonders of the world truly are boundless.
To be born as an Immortal Emperor, how powerful must the mother's womb be?
Probably only a super big shot like Jiang Yu could accomplish something like that.
But then again, it's good that He Ni hasn't given birth yet. Gu Qing was afraid of missing his child's childhood and not being able to provide the paternal love of a devoted father.
Gu Qing asked: "How long until He Ni gives birth?"
Jiang Yu: "It's still early. Just wait patiently. I'll notify you when the time comes. We'll go steal the baby together. If we can't run away with the bump, we'll steal the baby and run."
"..."
Listen to that, is that even human language?
After chatting with her for a while, Gu Qing put away the communication jade.
"Did you contact Jiang Yu?" Zhi Meng asked.
As everyone knew, communication jades had distance limitations. Even the highest-grade transmission jades couldn't send messages across realms.
And Gu Qing didn't know anyone in the Morning Dusk Sea, so he must have contacted Jiang Yu for communication.
Zhi Meng maintained a calm expression, thinking: 'This starry journey is long. If Jiang Yu dares to come over, it would be perfect to comfort my disciple during his loneliness.'
Gu Qing hummed in response, not wanting to say more, and immediately changed the subject, asking: "Master, are we really going to fly for ten years like this?"
"What else can we do?" Zhi Meng was also helpless.
It took ten years to travel this far, and luckily her mental fortitude was strong. If it were someone with a weaker disposition, facing the silent, boundless starry sky, they would probably go mad.
Gu Qing had never suffered like this before and didn't know if he could endure it.
So she had to call Jiang Yu over to make the two of them husband and wife.
Thinking this, Zhi Meng secretly sent a message to Jiang Yu, planning to trick her over first before explaining.
"This..."
Zhi Meng's jade hand touched Gu Qing's handsome face, interrupting what he was about to say, and said softly.
"Don't be afraid, my disciple. Your Master is here with you. Besides, in cultivation, one must cultivate the heart first. This loneliness is something you must face and get used to."
"The universe is vast. How many cultivators, in search of breakthrough opportunities, travel for tens of thousands of years? A mere ten years is nothing at all."
She was very afraid that Gu Qing would suddenly say he didn't want to go through this trial anymore.
After all, Gu Qing had endless Primordial Yellow Qi, so he could just lie down and win in life.
But, true powerhouses, how could they have no tempering at all?
Gu Qing's journey so far had been too smooth, without any setbacks.
Even with profound foundations, he could be called unparalleled through the ages.
However, if his state of mind is not up to par, everything would be in vain.
Therefore, taking Gu Qing to find the Immortal Burial Flower was secondary; the main purpose was to temper Gu Qing's state of mind.
For this, even accompanying Gu Qing in bitter cultivation for a thousand years would be worth it.
This method of traveling wasn't the way... Gu Qing silently swallowed these words.
Originally, he had planned to take out the Spacetime Shuttle. With the speed of the Spacetime Shuttle, he could definitely arrive within a few months, and during these months, he could also cultivate beautifully.
As for how to explain the origin of the Spacetime Shuttle.
Did this need explanation?
Zhi Meng definitely wouldn't ask, and even if she did, he wouldn't tell her.
But judging by Zhi Meng's attitude, she was determined to make him suffer.
After hesitating for a long time, Gu Qing nodded: "I'll listen to you, Master."
Zhi Meng was right; in cultivation, one must first cultivate the mind.
This was an eternal truth passed down from ancient times.
Without a strong inner heart, how could one talk about controlling the boundless Great Dao?
How to deal with the loneliness of eternal life?
And regarding this state of mind, Gu Qing didn't know how his own was.
Everything had to be tested to know.
"That's good."
Zhi Meng breathed a sigh of relief, looking at Gu Qing's handsome face and said with a smile: "Actually, those geniuses from great sects are the same. They come to look for Time Essence just with a mentality of giving it a try. Their main purpose is to temper their state of mind."
Time Essence could be encountered but not sought.
One had to know that Time Essence only existed within Time Whirlpools.
And one might not encounter a Time Whirlpool even after searching for a thousand years.
Not every Time Whirlpool had Time Essence.
Out of a hundred Time Whirlpools, not even one might have Time Essence.
Additionally, to get Time Essence, one must first resist the erosion of Time Power.
From this, one could see how difficult it was to obtain Time Essence; it was simply as difficult as ascending to heaven.
However, besides Time Essence, the Morning Dusk Sea also had many world-shattering divine treasures.
For example, the Immortal Burial Flower was one of them.
Zhi Meng, fearing Gu Qing might not be firm in his resolve, continued: "If my disciple is afraid of loneliness, when we encounter beautiful women on the way, your master will capture them for you."
She made up her mind in her heart that she must deceive Jiang Yu over.
As for the beautiful women encountered on the way, they were simply not worthy of her disciple.
"Cough." Gu Qing was choked.
In Zhi Meng's eyes, was he really a lecher?
How insulting.
Fearing that Zhi Meng might say something even more shocking, Gu Qing quickly said, "I'll listen to Master. Whatever Master says, I'll do."
"But before that, Master, you should turn around first. Let's go take care of Ye Lin before heading to the Sea of Souls."
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