397: Crossing the Fifth Heaven

“You two are good friends in front of others, but stab each other in the back, aren’t you?”

“As expected, to deal with these two girls, I still need to sow discord.”

“Alright, I know about this.”

Hearing Gu Liangyuan’s reply, Song Xian’er immediately pressed on:

“Then will Master give me a reward?”

Gu Liangyuan smiled and agreed.

If both of them felt they had gained an advantage and benefited, then in the future, they would compete even more fiercely.

Thus, the Qian-Song Alliance would no longer exist.

The matter of reverse deduction would be gone forever!

After encouraging Song Xian’er a few more times, Gu Liangyuan collected his thoughts and arrived above the Jade Pool Forbidden Area, quietly waiting for everyone to arrive.

Meanwhile, inside the Dayuan Imperial Palace, the two women, who should have been at odds, were sitting together, chatting and laughing.

Song Xian’er genuinely sighed, “Senior Sister, your methods are truly extraordinary.”

“If we had truly followed Revered Master’s plan, we would have only ended up in a fierce internal competition, and only one of us would have received a reward.”

“Now, both of us have received the reward Master promised, and we don’t even have to compete internally for it.”

Qianqiu picked up the tea on the table and drank it all in one gulp:

“I had originally planned to implement this scheme later, but I didn’t expect Master to summon us early.”

“But this is even better, because Master took the initiative to find us, his guard will be much lower.”

“With the right timing, favorable location, and harmonious people, our plan is bound to succeed!”

Song Xian’er smiled:

“We acted to give Master psychological satisfaction; this is our deserved reward.”

The two women looked at each other, their laughter incessant.

…

Soon, Gu Liangyuan also arranged everything within the Forbidden Ground.

After a brief moment of intimacy with Yang Qiong, he left the Jade Pool amidst her pleas and returned to Forget-Love Peak.

Time flew by like an arrow.

In the blink of an eye, two months had passed.

There were still over three months left until the Immortal’s descent to the Lower Realm on the ninth day of the ninth month.

During this period, many things happened.

After punishing Jiang Wei, Gu Liangyuan saw her loyalty value maxed out, so he simply adopted an “Invisible” approach and assigned Jiang Wei to the Jade Pool to help Yang Qiong unify the West Heaven Gate.

Lü Qingmei handled matters of the Dao Alliance, and Qianqiu managed the Great Abyss.

Things were also going smoothly for Zai Xiyue in the Huangquan Realm; with the assistance of Song Rentou and Wang Dalong, she had initially gained control of the Gathering Treasure Pavilion.

Without the obstruction of the Gathering Treasure Pavilion, Bai Qing’s money house gradually opened branches throughout the Eastern Continent.

Of course, this process was not without the secret assistance of the Gathering Treasure Pavilion’s power.

Gu Liangyuan finally found some free time and dove into the Enlightenment Tower, staying there for two and a half months.

Two and a half months in the outside world translated to ten months inside the tower.

During these ten months, Gu Liangyuan consolidated all the Divine Abilities and Spells he had mastered and continuously refined his Physical Body with Kirin Blood.

Furthermore, after Lü Qingmei formulated a strategy that caused the Elders and Disciples to break through their Realms like crazy, Gu Liangyuan’s Physical Body directly reached Mahayana Nine Heavens within two and a half months.

Not long after Gu Liangyuan emerged from his seclusion, Little Gold awakened again.

The effect of the Kirin Blood was indeed powerful; this time, when Little Gold awakened, his cultivation directly reached Body Integration Peak.

After Little Gold emerged from seclusion, he still felt it wasn’t stable enough.

He wanted to sleep more, but Gu Liangyuan stopped him, placing him outside and allowing him to run freely.

After all, although Little Gold’s combat power was not comparable to Yao Beasts of the same Rank at this time, his speed was incredibly fast.

As long as he didn’t leave the Eastern Continent, even if a Loose Immortal descended to the Lower Realm, Little Gold could run to Gu Liangyuan’s side before the enemy could catch him.

Since Little Gold emerged from seclusion, Forget-Love Peak had clearly become livelier.

Initially, Little Gold was timid, and the Disciples didn’t recognize him, which led to a few misunderstandings.

Gradually, Little Gold became familiar with the Forget-Love Peak Disciples, and these Disciples would even call him Junior Martial Uncle Jin when they saw him.

Although Little Gold was timid, he was extremely intelligent.

Slowly, he discovered that this world wasn’t as dangerous as he thought.

So, this fellow began to throw his weight around, leveraging his connections.

He would often go to Disciples and ask for Spirit Fruits to eat.

He wouldn’t ask directly; he would just stand there and stare intently at a certain Disciple.

Before long, that Disciple couldn’t bear it and would voluntarily offer the Spirit Fruit.

Fortunately, Little Gold only wanted Spirit Fruits for the sake of his palate and didn’t necessarily demand precious items, so the Disciples silently endured it.

Originally, some Disciples were somewhat unwilling, but all of that changed because of one incident.

Once, when a Disciple was out on a mission, he encountered a Soul Transformation Realm evil cultivator in pursuit and was fortunately met by the traveling Little Gold, who rescued him.

From then on, the Disciples realized that compared to their lives, what was feeding him some Spirit Fruits!

Gradually, Disciples from other Peaks also came to feed Little Gold, and even used Spirit Fruits to entice Little Gold to go on missions with them.

Little Gold had always stayed in the Spirit Pet Bag and yearned for the outside world.

As long as the reward was sufficient, he was naturally willing to go.

With the success of several missions, the name Junior Martial Uncle Jin spread throughout the entire Supreme Sacred Ground.

Everyone tried to curry favor with Little Gold, asking him to join them on missions.

Initially, Little Gold accepted all comers, but later he became smarter and raised the rewards again and again.

Slowly, although fewer people came to him for missions, he received even more Spirit Fruits and other items.

Thus, he was constantly on the move, and his days were quite fulfilling.

While some rejoiced, others grieved; Little Gold’s appearance truly tormented Li Daoyou.

No sooner had Jiang Wei been transferred than Little Gold appeared.

Whenever Spirit Fruits in the Lingzhi Garden ripened, Little Gold’s figure would surely be there.

Moreover, Little Gold’s speed was incredibly fast, leaving Li Daoyou helpless against him.

Fortunately, Little Gold never stole too much each time, so although Li Daoyou was annoyed, he didn’t go so far as to complain to Gu Liangyuan.

Another half month passed, and Jiang Wubing suddenly returned to Forget-Love Peak.

It turned out that by relying on the Mahayana Puppet, he had avenged his great grievance, wiping out the entire Jiang Family.

For this, he specifically came to thank Gu Liangyuan.

The Master and Disciple chatted for a while, and then Jiang Wubing was suddenly enveloped by Dao essence.

It turned out that with his great revenge avenged, in his immense joy, he experienced an Epiphany.

This Epiphany not only allowed him to cultivate the Forget Love Sutra to the second Realm but also directly attracted the Soul Transformation Heavenly Tribulation.

After Jiang Wubing completed his Undergoing Tribulation, Gu Liangyuan’s cultivation also reached Undergoing Tribulation Second Layer, Thunder Calamity Middle Stage, as a result.

After encouraging Jiang Wubing a few times, Gu Liangyuan bestowed a Spirit Treasure upon him.

Although a lot of items were returned this time, the last piece of the Underworld remnant map, which Gu Liangyuan most desired, was not returned.

After Soul Transformation, Jiang Wubing had no more heart demons, and he quietly cultivated on Forget-Love Peak like an ordinary Disciple.

Days continued to pass.

A few days later, Sword Servant came to pay her respects again.

It turned out that during this time, Sword Servant had been following Lü Qingmei.

Lü Qingmei discovered Sword Servant’s talent in management and kept her by her side.

At this time, Sword Servant’s cultivation had reached Mahayana Peak due to Gu Liangyuan’s increase in cultivation and the addition of more sword-shaped Magic Treasures.

Gu Liangyuan felt this was quite good; normally, the Yao Sisters secretly guarded him.

While Sword Servant helped Lü Qingmei, she could also protect Lü Qingmei’s safety closely.

After giving a few instructions, Gu Liangyuan dismissed Sword Servant, sending her back to Lü Qingmei’s side once more.

A few days later, thunder clouds gathered over Forget-Love Peak again.

Gu Liangyuan extended his Divine Sense and discovered that Oriental Heng, having seen mountains, rivers, and all living beings, had finally ushered in his Soul Transformation Tribulation.

Gu Liangyuan’s cultivation also reached Undergoing Tribulation Third Layer, Thunder Calamity Realm Late Stage, as a result.

With Oriental Heng’s Soul Transformation, it was as if a certain switch had been activated.

Five days later, Wan Wan in the Jade Pool also successfully underwent Soul Transformation.

Ten days later, Zai Xiyue advanced to the Ghost Monarch Realm!

Gu Liangyuan’s cultivation also broke through two Realms consecutively, reaching Undergoing Tribulation Fifth Layer, Fire Calamity Middle Stage.