446: Bai Qing Enlightenment

Looking at Bai Qing, who had found her way outside the Supreme Sacred Ground, Gu Liangyuan hardened his heart and ultimately did not see her.

Because Bai Qing was not a Disciple of the Holy Land, she couldn't even enter the Holy Land's gate.

Gu Liangyuan initially thought Bai Qing would give up and return to business.

But what he never expected was that three months later, Bai Qing, taking advantage of the Supreme Sacred Ground's opening, used her Core Formation cultivation to join the Supreme Sacred Ground.

An Elder, seeing her extraordinary Aptitude, wanted to take her as an Inner Sect Disciple, but Bai Qing directly refused:

"I already have a Master; I cannot take another."

The Elder, feeling he had lost Face, became very angry and left with a flick of his sleeve.

The other Elders also didn't bother to make a fool of themselves; despite her top score, Bai Qing ultimately only became an Outer Sect Disciple.

Everyone said Bai Qing was foolish, but at this moment, Bai Qing smiled radiantly.

The reason was simple: Bai Qing felt she was one step closer to her Master.

After entering the Holy Land, Bai Qing practiced diligently, often wandering around the foot of Forget-Love Peak whenever she had free time.

But to her surprise, she not only didn't encounter her Master, but she also didn't see any of her Senior Brothers or Senior Sisters.

Moreover, in this life, Forget-Love Peak had few Disciples and was rarely visited.

Although Bai Qing was puzzled, she still didn't give up.

After repeatedly inquiring with the Elders and confirming Gu Liangyuan's existence on Forget-Love Peak, she continued to cultivate diligently.

Time flew by; thirty years passed in a blink of an eye.

With motivation for cultivation and extraordinary talent, Bai Qing reached the Soul Transformation realm in thirty years.

After becoming a Soul Transformation cultivator, her first action was to find Lü Qingmei and request to be transferred to Forget-Love Peak as an Elder.

Although Lü Qingmei didn't understand why such a promising Disciple would want to cultivate on a Legacy peak that was about to disappear, she couldn't resist Lü Qingmei's persistence and allowed Bai Qing to go.

Watching this scene, Gu Liangyuan's brow furrowed even deeper.

He thought for a moment, then steeled his heart.

No destruction, no construction!

The next day, Bai Qing arrived at the familiar yet unfamiliar Forget-Love Peak with her Elder token.

With a nervous heart, she pushed open the door of Forget-Love Hall.

When she saw the scene inside the hall, her pupils sharply constricted.

She saw a cushion placed in the center of Forget-Love Hall, and a skeletal figure sat cross-legged on the cushion.

Although it was just a skeleton, Bai Qing recognized it at a glance: it was her Master's skeleton.

Bai Qing stepped forward, embraced the skeleton, and wept uncontrollably:

"If not for you, what use is eternal life to me?"

With that, she struck her own skull, her Life Qi completely dissipating, and collapsed into the embrace of Gu Liangyuan's skeleton.

This scene deeply moved Gu Liangyuan.

Even though he knew it was an illusion, he still felt a pang of heartache.

And he felt remorse for deceiving Bai Qing.

Although he did it with good intentions.

Looking at the collapsing environment around him, Gu Liangyuan's mind stirred, and he recreated a realm.

"Master!"

A mournful cry escaped Bai Qing's lips as she slowly opened her eyes, finding herself still in the valley where she had been in seclusion.

Just then, Zai Xiyue's concerned voice came:

"Senior Sister, what's wrong?"

Bai Qing looked at Zai Xiyue beside her, then sensed her own cultivation, and suddenly burst into laughter.

But as she laughed, tears began to fall.

"So it was just a dream."

"A good dream, a truly good dream."

Zai Xiyue spoke again: "Senior Sister, what's wrong?"

Bai Qing silently circulated the Supreme Forgetfulness Scripture, forcing her emotions to calm down:

"I think my nerves have been too tense lately; my cultivation went awry."

After speaking, Bai Qing was silent for a moment, then said:

"I miss Master; I want to go back to Forget-Love Peak and stay for a few days."

Zai Xiyue immediately nodded:

"Relaxing and tightening is the Dao of cultivation, Senior Sister, you should go."

After bidding farewell to Zai Xiyue, Bai Qing immediately left the Void Tower and rushed towards Forget-Love Peak with all her might.

Arriving before Forget-Love Hall, looking at the tightly shut door, Bai Qing's heart once again became uneasy.

The image of her Master's skeleton in her dream resurfaced in her mind.

Taking a deep breath, Bai Qing gently pushed the large door.

It didn't open.

Suddenly, a voice sounded behind her:

"Qing'er, why are you looking for your Master?"

"Master!"

Bai Qing turned her head in surprise, and upon seeing that familiar Face, she threw herself into Gu Liangyuan's embrace, tears falling uncontrollably. This was the first time Bai Qing had shown such emotion in front of Gu Liangyuan.

Gu Liangyuan gently stroked Bai Qing's hair, comforting her:

"Don't cry, Master is here. Tell Master what grievances you have."

Bai Qing didn't respond, only continued to cry.

After crying for a while, Bai Qing finally looked up, her eyes red, at Gu Liangyuan:

"Master, I missed you."

Gu Liangyuan gently comforted her: "Master is here."

Subsequently, Bai Qing and Gu Liangyuan spent a pleasant month on Forget-Love Peak.

One day, news arrived that the Supreme Treasury had been robbed, and the bank was facing a trust crisis.

Bai Qing immediately descended the mountain and displayed her business acumen.

In less than half a year, she quelled the burgeoning crisis.

After stabilizing the situation, Bai Qing handed over the bank's management to the maid who had entered Forget-Love Peak with her.

After so many years of learning, the former little maid was no longer the same and managed things in an orderly fashion.

As for Bai Qing, she immediately returned to Forget-Love Peak and spent every day with Gu Liangyuan.

The two were deeply affectionate, their emotions rapidly intensifying, and their Master-Disciple bond gradually transformed.

However, Bai Qing's Law of Wealth showed no progress.

Finally, one day, Gu Liangyuan realized.

Bai Qing was different from Qianqiu and the others.

Although Qianqiu and the others also loved him, they clearly knew that only by becoming stronger themselves could they better help him.

But Bai Qing was inherently a small woman; if he asked her to do something, she wouldn't ask why, nor would she know the reason.

Only if he told her to do it would she do it.

Understanding this, Gu Liangyuan immediately took out the last Twin Phoenix Undergarment and told Bai Qing:

"If you can comprehend the Origin of Wealth, I will bestow upon you this last Twin Phoenix Undergarment."

Upon seeing this, Bai Qing's eyes flashed with surprise.

She naturally knew what the Twin Phoenix Undergarment represented.

This was what she had always dreamed of!

Had Master finally accepted her...?

Bai Qing nodded heavily:

"Wait for me for ten years!"

With that, she turned and left directly.

After leaving Forget-Love Peak, Bai Qing rode a Dragon Steed, transforming into a Mortal, and traveled eastward.

She didn't know how long she walked until she grew tired, then she stopped in a small town.

After earning her first pot of gold with her painting skills.

She then used this first pot of gold to set up a small stall.

Gradually, the small stall became a shop, and the shop became a pavilion.

Five years later, she was as rich as a nation!

One day, the ruler of this country coveted Bai Qing's wealth.

He found a trumped-up charge and confiscated all of Bai Qing's wealth into the national treasury.

Bai Qing herself was unjustly imprisoned.

In prison, all her wealth was lost.

By the moonlight, Bai Qing, in a trance, saw a muscular man holding a steel whip and riding a black tiger:

"Little girl, the Dao of wealth lies in seizing!"

"I seize from others; others cannot seize from me!"

"Now you know what this old man's steel whip is for, right?"

"Hahahahaha."

Accompanied by a hearty laugh, the man slowly disappeared.

"An innocent man is guilty only for possessing a treasure."

"The reason I never encountered such problems before was because Master solved everything for me."

"Martial God of Wealth, what a Martial God of Wealth!"

Bai Qing muttered, her eyes growing brighter and brighter.

Gu Liangyuan, in the Nine Heavens, felt the Origin in his hand suddenly exert force, trying to break free from its restraint.

Gu Liangyuan smiled slightly, letting the Origin go towards Bai Qing.

"If I had known it was this simple, why would I have gone to such great lengths?"