[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t":3,"chapter-living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-356":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Living Among All Heavens, Achieving Immortality Through Merit",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2323924,4545,"Chapter 356: Wanting to Pluck Flowers","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-356",356,"\u003Cp>The sky was a solid emerald, a crescent rainbow bridge arched above, jade railings lined the path, and rare flowers bloomed in brilliant profusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a mountain atop the Heavenly Realm, surrounded by mist and clouds; Gu Qing emerged from the bosom of the Immortal of a Hundred Flowers, turned around, and saw her robes shimmering with radiance, her beauty peerless and divine. When he saw her face, he paused slightly, showing due respect, then stepped back two paces, clasped his fists, and said, “I have not failed in the task you entrusted to me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, the Immortal of a Hundred Flowers smiled brightly, her white teeth exuding fragrance; she clapped her hands lightly and laughed, “I knew I wasn’t mistaken in you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing is truly capable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This incantation is…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing was about to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal of a Hundred Flowers reached forward, gently covering Gu Qing’s mouth; he felt only softness before him, carrying a sweet fragrance, his lips brushing against her palm—soft, cool, and silken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the Heavenly Realm, where divine mechanisms are most sensitive. If you utter this incantation aloud, it may trigger a spiritual resonance, manifesting as characters in the air, forming texts from qi, or radiating brilliant light, startling all the gods.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal of a Hundred Flowers whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world of immortals and deities, all things function through essence and qi; Daoist cultivation methods involve the movement of primordial qi across the Three Realms, all transmitted in secrecy—even some Daoist sacred texts bear inscriptions such as: “Those who reveal this lightly shall suffer in hell and never be reborn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what should we do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let our foreheads touch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal of a Hundred Flowers took Gu Qing’s wrist, guiding him closer; their bodies drew near, their eyes separated by only a breath’s width. A faint blush slowly rose on her peerless face. Then Gu Qing lowered his head slightly, she lifted hers, and their foreheads met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A point of emerald light bloomed on the Immortal of a Hundred Flowers’ forehead; purple mist rose, golden radiance flared, and divine essence surrounded both Gu Qing and the Immortal. Gu Qing had never felt so close to another—he felt as if every thought in his heart could be known by her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Sun’s ultimate essence, pure yang true form, root of the great elixir, from which all phenomena arise.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ninefold return of primordial yang, most spiritual, most sacred, most luminous…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pure yang, ultimate essence—this is the divine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal of a Hundred Flowers’ gaze grew distant, absorbing the scripture transmitted by Gu Qing; the more she felt, the more astonished she became. By the end of the text, her lips parted slightly, hesitating in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This cultivation method… seems capable of achieving divinity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal of a Hundred Flowers’ voice echoed in Gu Qing’s mind; their foreheads pressed together, eyes barely an inch apart, Gu Qing could see the astonishment in her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There is a difference between gods and immortals.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal of a Hundred Flowers explained to Gu Qing: “Those who descend from heaven to become human are gods; those who ascend from human to heaven are immortals. But mortals confuse the two.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Supreme Elder is divine, but because the gap between divinity and humanity is too vast, mortals cannot learn from divinity directly. Thus, the Supreme Elder transformed into Laozi and taught among mortals, revealing that the divine path can be learned—this gave rise to all these immortal methods.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet every immortal method is merely an imitation of divinity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The immortal talismans circulating in the world are fragments projected from divine power.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After explaining all this, the Immortal of a Hundred Flowers told Gu Qing: “This Ninefold Return Sun Scripture is the only method I know that might lead to divinity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Supreme Elder, the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, the Treasured Heavenly Venerable, the Jade Emperor, the Eastern Flowery Emperor, the Queen Mother of the West, the Mother of the Dipper—all are divine. Guangchengzi, Chisongzi, Lu Dongbin—all are immortal spirits. The powers held by the Eight Generals and heavenly soldiers in the Celestial Court are all fragmented projections of divine authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, heavenly soldiers appear weak when not wielding divine authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could divine positions remain vacant?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing and the Immortal of a Hundred Flowers, foreheads still touching, both pondered this question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This seems complicated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal of a Hundred Flowers whispered into his mind: “But you must cultivate this Ninefold Return Sun Scripture—it may be a great opportunity!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Men embody pure yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Women embody true yin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal of a Hundred Flowers could contemplate the transformations within this secret and integrate them into her own Dao, but she could not practice it directly; Gu Qing, as a man who has not yet formed his Golden Core, can follow this method step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal of a Hundred Flowers explained to Gu Qing the principle of forming the Golden Core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing listened intently as the Immortal taught; when she reached the crucial part and asked, “Have you remembered it?”, Gu Qing shifted his spirit, altering his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a cultivator of martial arts who mastered the Great Demon Seed Method and shattered the void, Gu Qing had perfected spiritual control; after mastering the Heavenly Book’s Ten Thousand Methods Return to One, his mastery was even greater—this mental shift left no trace, like an ordinary person suddenly having a stray thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whether on flat ground or mountain peaks, boundless scenery is all claimed; after gathering a hundred flowers to make honey, for whom do they toil, for whom is the sweetness?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal of a Hundred Flowers immediately sensed Gu Qing’s thoughts had strayed—and heard the poem he recited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This poem was written by the Tang poet Luo Yin, comparing laborers to bees, describing their toil and exploitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, Gu Qing reciting this poem meant something entirely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply wanted to pluck flowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she was so close, so beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal of a Hundred Flowers’ face flushed crimson; she pushed Gu Qing’s head away, her gaze scolding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing gathered his spirit, his face filled with shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must cultivate diligently—you will become an immortal someday.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal of a Hundred Flowers turned her gaze aside, speaking seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take this scroll of the Eastern Mist Secret Elixir as well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal of a Hundred Flowers handed Gu Qing the Eastern Mist Secret Elixir scroll she had taken from the Eastern Flowery Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing accepted the scroll without a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go back now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal of a Hundred Flowers exhaled; instantly, purple mist swirled, enveloping Gu Qing and casting him toward the mortal realm. She stood on the cliff’s edge, watching his figure vanish into Lin’an, before slowly lowering her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an immortal, she could not feel romantic love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this blunt expression was the first time for the Immortal of a Hundred Flowers—and now her gaze turned toward the mortal realm… surely, for Gu Qing, it was also the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither had experience, so both were flustered and unsure how to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After gathering a hundred flowers to make honey…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Immortal of a Hundred Flowers thought of bees collecting nectar, and spat in annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mortal realm: Lin’an City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning to the mortal world, Gu Qing sat upright as dawn broke. The night’s experience had been extraordinary; now that he held the scripture, he naturally prioritized cultivation. Xu Xian was still in his honeymoon phase, so Gu Qing did not disturb him. He offered incense to the household deities, temporarily closed the Tongren Hall, and walked toward the deep mountains outside Hangzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The secrets of the Heavenly Book from the World of Zhuxian expounded the fundamental truths of cosmic change—the more one contemplated, the more one understood. But now that the Ninefold Return Sun Scripture had appeared, the long-sought immortality from the Heavenly Book had become a clear, open path. Gu Qing gazed at the heavens; the road stretched to the sky, choices and transformations laid bare before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his mind stirred, the vast, surging true qi of the Heavenly Book suddenly ignited; all this true qi came under Gu Qing’s control, following the path outlined in the scripture and the Immortal of a Hundred Flowers’ detailed explanations. The qi surged forth like water released from a dam, and the irrigation channels below had already been dug—just as water flows naturally into its channel, the Sun Golden Core formed smoothly within Gu Qing’s body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1430,"2026-06-20T17:04:27.745Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","0915865591bf7a58341469de50fa2fd6a9fecd3f1444e3755472ef3c57dfff86","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-357","living-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-chapter-355",449,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fliving-among-all-heavens-achieving-immortality-t-cover.jpg"]