Chapter 239: Gu Mingyue's Cultivation is a Miracle

"With Mingyue's personality, it is truly worrying to have her undergo the Three Tribulations!"

"The Ascension Method of the Lord of Qilin Grotto-Heaven is the most suitable Ascension Method for Mingyue, but I only hope that Father can persuade her!"

Watching Gu Mingyue's retreating figure, Gu Nianmo's eyes held a hint of helplessness; the siblings shared a very close bond, and Gu Nianmo knew exactly why Gu Mingyue kept making excuses.

In Gu Mingyue's mind, Qilin Grotto-Heaven was also one of the culprits that caused their family to be separated.

In the past, when Gu Jiangming had not returned, and considering that Qilin Grotto-Heaven was created by Jiu Jiu and the others sacrificing themselves, it served as Gu Mingyue's spiritual refuge.

Therefore, Gu Mingyue had been willing to guard Qilin Grotto-Heaven all along.

However, with the continuous return of Gu Jiangming and the others, Gu Mingyue's spiritual reliance on Qilin Grotto-Heaven was actually gradually disappearing; as time passed, she spent less and less time in Qilin Grotto-Heaven.

Added to this was Gu Mingyue's feeling that Qilin Grotto-Heaven should be Gu Jiangming's opportunity; these various circumstances combined were the reason why Gu Mingyue was unwilling to become the Lord of Qilin Grotto-Heaven today.

Gu Mingyue was naturally unaware of Gu Nianmo's sigh.

When she returned to Qilin Grotto-Heaven once more, looking at the desolate scenery within it, and looking at Niankong Villa and Wanglin Mountain in the distance, Gu Mingyue's expression became increasingly complex.

Gu Nianmo had actually left out one point: Gu Mingyue had an inherent desire not to get close to Qilin Grotto-Heaven.

She had spent a dream lasting a full 140,000 years alone in Qilin Grotto-Heaven; everything in this dream seemed beautiful, but in the constantly repeating hundred years, how many times had Gu Mingyue actually sensed something was wrong, yet deceived herself over and over again?

"I don't like this place, I don't like it at all..."

Gu Mingyue muttered softly, then reluctantly flew toward Wanglin Mountain.

She also knew that Gu Jiangming could hear her soft words; these words were meant specifically for Gu Jiangming to hear.

"After you master this Heaven and Earth, you can shape this realm according to your own ideas!"

"If you truly dislike it, you can also treat Qilin Grotto-Heaven as nourishment for your future Heaven and Earth, and feed it to your realm."

Along with Gu Mingyue's soft muttering, Gu Jiangming's voice also rang in her ears.

He was aware of some of Gu Mingyue's resistance, but he had not expected her resistance to be this intense.

"Why must I inherit Qilin Grotto-Heaven?"

"Father, you are the Lord of Qilin Grotto-Heaven; wouldn't it be better for you to use Qilin Grotto-Heaven to ascend?"

Gu Mingyue looked at the thatched cottage on the peak of Wanglin Mountain; a willow tree was planted in front of the cottage, and under the willow tree was a set of stone table and chairs, with a grid of nineteen lines on the stone table serving as a chessboard.

Everything here had been created by Gu Mingyue in her dream according to the Wanglin Mountain in her memories.

When she was young, Gu Mingyue was taken up the mountain by her two brothers, and it was there that she played chess with Gu Jiangming, Gu Nianmo, and Gu Shengxi.

Although Gu Mingyue had never won once, her chess skills were actually not bad at all.

"Because I am worried about you!" Gu Jiangming walked out of the cottage, looked at his graceful daughter Gu Mingyue before him, and could not help but sigh softly.

The Heavenly Human Era was just like this; Gu Nianmo and Gu Shengxi basically did not require him to worry much, which perhaps had to do with the experiences Gu Nianmo and Gu Shengxi had in their youth, or perhaps it was because they were men and understood their own responsibilities.

As for Gu Mingyue, she had been the one giving Gu Jiangming and Jiu Jiu headaches since she was small.

In her youth, she never thought about cultivation, her mind filled only with play, her mind filled only with thoughts of going to the city to find amusement.

At that time, Gu Mingyue was under Jiu Jiu's suppression; although she was lazy, she at least knew the importance of cultivation.

But once Gu Mingyue achieved Heaven and Earth Enlightenment through her own natural talent, her attitude toward cultivation reached a point of total stagnation.

The rumors that the Saint Princess was not to be trifled with in the Heavenly Human Era spread from that time.

Even Gu Jiangming and Jiu Jiu were very clear that if it weren't for Gu Mingyue's terrifying natural talent, and the fact that the Taiyin Star in the Heaven and Earth was actively feeding her, it would have been incredibly difficult for Gu Mingyue to reach the Supreme Realm.

But there was no help for it; Gu Mingyue's identity as the Taiyin Star Lord, combined with the fact that the Heaven and Earth was preparing to gestate a Dao Fruit at that time, meant the Heaven and Earth could only passively feed her, hoping Gu Mingyue would go to the Toad Palace and guard the Taiyin Star for a long time.

This was also the reason why Gu Mingyue kept playing until she reached the Supreme Realm, and her cultivation speed did not lose out to Gu Nianmo or Gu Shengxi.

After all, the Heaven and Earth at that time really did bring the food to Gu Mingyue's mouth, actively feeding her bit by bit.

And this special treatment lasted until Gu Mingyue cultivated to the Supreme Perfection; only then did the Heaven and Earth suddenly wake up, deciding that if Gu Mingyue did not ascend to the Toad Palace and the Taiyin Star, it would never feed her again.

Yet Gu Mingyue did not care about this at all; being able to reach Supreme Perfection was something Gu Mingyue was already very satisfied with.

The one time Gu Mingyue truly practiced with all her effort was likely when she entered the Void, and under the corrosion of the void, finally broke through the barrier between the Supreme Realm and the Heavenly Human Dao Lord.

And after Gu Mingyue broke through to Heavenly Human Dao Lord, she spent the remaining time basically slumbering within Qilin Grotto-Heaven.

For others, slumbering would inevitably waste time, but Gu Mingyue tried hard to restore the scenery in her memories while slumbering; after trying to simulate the charm of the Red Lotus Demon Venerable time and time again, she inexplicably raised her strength to the level of the Three Tribulations.

That was only because Gu Jiangming's strength at the time was only at the Three Tribulations; if Gu Jiangming's strength had been higher, he sometimes wondered if, by letting Gu Mingyue continue to sleep, her strength would have inexplicably stepped into the Ascension Realm.

Regarding Gu Mingyue's life, even the proudest prodigy would likely fall silent after learning of her cultivation journey to date.

But this also led to one point: if someone asked Gu Mingyue how to cultivate, she probably wouldn't be able to explain it clearly herself.

This made Gu Jiangming have to consider more for Gu Mingyue; the fact that she could reach this point with such muddled cultivation was truly inconceivable.

As for wanting Gu Mingyue to find a way to step into the Ascension Realm herself, Gu Jiangming wouldn't even dare to dream of such a thing.

The fact that Gu Mingyue was not very promising was something the family was basically all aware of, which was also why Gu Nianmo was vaguely supportive when he learned that Gu Jiangming wanted to make Gu Mingyue the Lord of Heaven and Earth.

For no other reason than that the little princess of the Gu family only ate the food fed to her mouth...

(End of chapter)