Chapter 523: Questioning the Heart (Wishing fellow Taoists a Happy Chinese New Year and a prosperous Year of the Snake!) "Is this the celestial being from the Sanyang Sect?" Li Chengyi looked at him again. This person's aura was not completely restrained, and the power belonging to a celestial being swirled around him. The occasional bit of inspiration he released seemed to stir up a huge wave of spiritual energy, making the Xutian cultivators around him feel suffocated. When he looked at other people, a hint of contempt and arrogance naturally emerged in his eyes. Gu Yuanqing smiled dumbly: "In Linglong Realm, they have the capital to be arrogant. Except for a few sects, they don't take others seriously." Li Chengyi suddenly asked, "I remember my father once said that he had some grievances with the Sanyang Sect. I wonder if these grievances have been resolved now?" Gu Yuanqing glanced at the elder of the Sanyang Sect and said with a smile, "The grudges are over. As long as they don't provoke us, we will be strangers. You don't have to be afraid of anything when you meet them in the future." Li Chengyi smiled and said, "I understand now." After a while, several more Xutian cultivators from the Sanyang Sect arrived. After greeting the elder, they gathered together to chat and laugh. The surrounding cultivators stayed away from them. Some things did happen in the Sanyang Sect back then, and it became a laughing stock in the cultivation world for a time. But this was only a joke behind the scenes, and it could even be said that only some of the big sects dared to talk about it. Even if some independent cultivators and people from small sects knew about it, they would at most say a few words in secret and did not dare to provoke it at all. Even though Pei Yutang, the top master of the Sanyang Sect who had reached the third level of Heavenly Transformation, was killed, the strength of the Sanyang Sect was not greatly reduced, and it was far beyond the reach of other sects. Especially in the past few years, cultivators who were in the top ten of the Tianjiao list, such as Cen Pingshan, the swordsman of Sanyang Sect, went to the Taigu Realm to get opportunities. After returning to the Sanyang Realm, they achieved celestial beings in one fell swoop. It is rumored that his aptitude is not inferior to Pei Yutang at the beginning, and he is called the promising Yin and Yang by the elders of the Taigu Divine Sect.

Such praise made him the best among the younger generation, even surpassing Lin Yuxiao, the eldest senior brother of the Huanling Sect who had also gone to the ancient world two hundred years ago. The people of Sanyang Sect were obviously used to everyone's gaze. Li Chengyi looked at them several times but did not attract their attention. Gu Yuanqing certainly wouldn't care about these disciples of Sanyang Sect, and leisurely looked at the scene of Dongyuan City in the distance. Decades have passed, and the appearance of this place has not changed at all. In the ancient world, as long as there are things closely related to the people of the ancient world, they will always return to their original state quietly when the moon is full. Even though Gu Yuanqing has now mastered the power of the Hun Tian level, he still feels that this world is incredible. Li Chengyi pricked up his ears and listened curiously to all the news around him. Everything here was quite interesting to him, and it was here that he felt that he had truly entered the ranks of practitioners. Another half incense stick of time passed, and the teleportation array of Dongyuan City was activated. The Sanyang Sect was the first to pass. Then the other monks filed in. Gu Yuanqing and Li Chengyi followed slowly. Xue Pingyan from Ziji Pavilion walked further behind with a flickering look in his eyes. When he arrived at the Wuliang River, Li Chengyi was shocked to see the Wuliang River formed purely by the convergence of various great ways and vital energy. Standing by the river, looking at the rolling water, Li Chengyi suddenly asked: "Father, do you think this river is man-made or natural?" Gu Yuanqing concentrated his Void Sky Eyes to look far upstream of the Wuliang River, and finally whispered, "Maybe it was man-made." According to the records of the ancient world, the Wuliang River has existed since ancient times, but from the Demon Realm, the Floating World, the Linglong World to the Ancient World, various rules and regulations are interspersed in it, and they are all full of traces of human intervention. "Is it man-made? What level of realm does one need to be able to do this?" Li Chengyi murmured. Gu Yuanqing smiled and said, "I don't know. I am just guessing. I refined too many Dao Souls back then. When I was pursuing my true heart, an elder said something to me. Today, I, your father, will also give it to you." "What?" Li Chengyi asked.

Gu Yuanqing said: "Other people's ways are ultimately external things. Don't forget your original intention and live like another person." "Live as another him? Is this why father thinks that the Wuliang River was created by human power?" Li Chengyi asked. Gu Yuanqing stared at the Wuliang River and said, "Don't you think this river is somewhat similar to the vital energy flowing in your Xutian world?" Li Chengyi was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Indeed, there are some similarities. The vitality of the Xutian world is transformed by the Dao and true essence that I have realized." "Yes, it is the same with the Dao Soul. That's why the senior reminded me back then to understand the Dao of others and not to lose my own original heart. The world within the body of a practitioner can move from illusion to reality as his cultivation becomes more profound. Sometimes I wonder if this world was originally the world of some powerful person in ancient times." Gu Yuanqing was deeply touched. Li Chengyi looked at the world and was somewhat shocked: "Can a person's cultivation really reach this level?" "Why not?" Gu Yuanqing smiled. After a long while, Li Chengyi finally accepted this idea and asked, "Father, who is the senior you just mentioned?" Gu Yuanqing shook his head and said, "I can't say. Or rather, I don't know where he came from. I just made a deal back then." "Then I won't ask any more questions." Li Chengyi suddenly laughed again and said, "Father almost forgot about me back then. Now I really want to thank this senior." Gu Yuanqing shook his head and smiled: "Of course I remember, but this memory has been submerged in the endless river of time. You should also take it as a warning. However, you don't have to worry about the same situation as your father back then. I have left some Red Dust Wine for you, which is enough for you." "Thank you father." "Let's go, first find a place, and practice how to fish for Dao Souls. When people from Qianyuan Realm enter the Ancient Realm in the future, you will have to do these jobs by yourself." Li Chengyi said helplessly: "Yes, I understand." The two of them went quickly downstream along the Wuliang River. Li Chengyi's cultivation was still shallow and he had no experience. The river upstream was turbulent and was not suitable for a beginner like him. After Gu Yuanqing and Li Chengyi walked a long way away, Xue Pingyan stood next to the place where Gu Yuanqing had just stood. He stared into the distance, hesitated for a long time, and still made a decision. "No matter how powerful the Qianyuan Realm is, it is only a newly promoted realm, and there is only one celestial being. How can it be compared with the Shifang Yanyu Tower? Moreover, the two of them had already been seen entering the ancient realm. I was just reporting a message." He muttered to himself and walked away quickly. ...Gu Yuanqing stopped at a flat area of ​​the Wuliang River. "This is it!" Gu Yuanqing waved his hand and a fishing platform appeared as he wished, with tables, chairs and benches available. Li Chengyi started fishing by the river. Gu Yuanqing patiently instructed his son on how to condense his true essence to bless the hanging line, how to condense the Dao essence into Dao bait, and even how to deal with the consumption of the Wuliang River when the hanging line was dropped into the river. In fact, every step here is closely related to cultivation. This is why many Xutian cultivators who enter this world still come here even though they know that most of the gains from fishing are very small. While fishing, you can hone your cultivation and Taoism, and condense ancient coins at the same time. If you are lucky, you can catch a few advanced Tao souls, then you will make a profit. Li Chengyi's comprehension is extraordinary, far beyond Gu Yuanqing's own qualifications, but it is still not something that can be accomplished in a moment to completely master the art of fishing. Gu Yuanqing was able to get started right away because he had previous experience with Tiandiao. However, when facing his own son, Gu Yuanqing was surprisingly patient and never tired of talking to him. He even guided and instructed him with his true energy and spiritual thoughts.

An hour later, Li Chengyi finally safely lowered the bait into the river and waited quietly for the Dao Soul to take the bait. Gu Yuanqing sat leisurely aside, even brewing a pot of good tea and sipping it leisurely. "Father, why don't you go fishing for a while?" Li Chengyi asked. Gu Yuanqing smiled and said, "Forget it, the quality of the Dao Souls here is too low and useless to me." In the blink of an eye, a day passed, and Li Chengyi finally felt some movement underwater. After several twists and turns, he found that the fish was gone, and he was exhausted instead. It took him a long time to recover. Gu Yuanqing drank tea leisurely, saying sarcastically: "This won't do. If it were my father, how come there would be several Xuan-level Dao souls that took the bait in one day?" Li Chengyi remained silent and focused on fishing. Another three hours passed, and this time the Dao Soul took the bait and barely reached the level of enlightenment, but it still escaped. Gu Yuanqing chuckled: "In the past, I said that your realm was superficial, your true essence was not condensed, and your understanding of the Dao was too shallow, but you didn't believe it. Today, you know that what your father said was right." Li Chengyi's face darkened. He looked at his father and said, "Father, why don't you lower your cultivation to the virtual sky and catch one for me as a demonstration?" Gu Yuanqing laughed: "Oh, you're still not convinced? Come on, I'll show you." Gu Yuanqing took the fishing hook from Li Chengyi, and condensed his true essence and Dao bait, saying: "I won't bully you. This is the Dao bait and true essence that my father condensed when he first entered the Void Heaven level. Do you think it's feasible?" Li Chengyi looked at Gu Yuanqing and the corner of his mouth twitched. In terms of the strength of his true energy and the level of his Tao essence, he was indeed at the initial stage of entering the Void Heaven, but when the bait was condensed, it was completely different from Li Chengyi. Seeing that Li Chengyi didn't say anything, Gu Yuanqing threw it down on his own. Within half a minute, a yellow-level Dao soul was fished up. It happened to be the Dao soul of the Way of Thunder that Li Chengyi needed. Gu Yuanqing then sealed it and threw it to Li Chengyi, saying with a smile: "You still have a lot to learn. Your father didn't have a master to teach you back then. You are much luckier than me. This Dao Soul happens to be compatible with you. You can try to refine it and treat it as a practice." Li Chengyi looked at Gu Yuanqing's fishing and said nothing more. Among all the practitioners in Qianyuan Realm, he could be said to be the leader. Compared with the practitioners of the same realm in Linglong Realm, he was also superior in skills. No one could be compared with him. But he did not expect that compared with his father of the same realm, he was so far behind in this aspect alone. To be specific, the difference in cultivation between him and his father was only about twenty years. Seeing Li Chengyi's silence, Gu Yuanqing put away his smile and said, "Why? You feel that you are not as good as me. If this affects your Taoism, then you don't need to practice. With your father as your father, you can be the master of Qianyuan Realm for the rest of your life. No one dares to provoke you. It is better to live a carefree life than to practice hard for a lifetime and achieve nothing." Li Chengyi looked at his father intently and said, "Father, you seem a little strange today. If you have anything to say, why not tell me directly?" Gu Yuanqing stood up and said, "Okay, then I will tell you straight, Cheng Yi, you have been practicing and have made smooth progress. No one in the Qianyuan Realm can match you. But have you ever asked yourself, why do you practice?" Li Chengyi opened his mouth to speak, but in the end he said nothing. Gu Yuanqing said, "Let me tell you. You wanted to practice cultivation before because you wanted to see your mother. Later, you practiced cultivation because of the world struggle. You are the emperor, but later you found that your mother Li Miaoxuan's cultivation is far superior to yours, and she may even have achieved Yin and Yang. Now the world struggle has been won, and I am in the Qianyuan world, so there will be no danger. Even the dispute with Shifang Yanyu Tower, you didn't take it too seriously." Li Chengyi said: "Father, I didn't..." Gu Yuanqing said: "Then let me ask you, you are the emperor who won the world war this time, and you benefited the most. You received the gift of the Heaven and Earth Monument to strengthen your origin. Now you hold the Realm Order, and you are blessed by the Qianyuan Realm. I am also guiding you to comprehend the heaven and earth. Why is it that after all this time, you still haven't broken through to the middle stage of the Void Sky?" Li Chengyi explained: "The Void Sky Realm is completely different from the previous Divine Platform Realm. I have been practicing the Way of the Soul for many years, and only then was I able to realize the existence of the Void Realm and the Ancient Realm." Gu Yuanqing shook his head and said, "No, it's your heart that has changed. You don't have the same unyielding heart as before. Otherwise, with your qualifications and resources, you should have broken through to the middle stage of Xutian within half a year after the transformation of Qianyuan Realm." Li Chengyi was a little confused. He didn't know whether what his father said was right or not, but it seemed that his progress in recent days had indeed slowed down a lot. In fact, it could be seen from one point. That is the gap between him and his great-grandfather Li Shi'an. Li Chengyi came from behind, and the gap in cultivation between him and Li Shi'an was getting bigger and bigger. But after the world war, the gap between the two seemed to be gradually narrowing.

With his qualifications and resources, this shouldn't be the case. For a moment, Li Chengyi fell into deep thought. After Gu Yuanqing's suggestion, he began to face the changes in his mentality. Unconsciously, he closed his eyes and reviewed his thoughts and actions since the end of the world war. Gu Yuanqing smiled, and after a while, he suddenly frowned and looked towards the sky, only to see several rays of light coming from afar. In the ancient world, only celestial beings can travel in the air. Gu Yuanqing doesn't know their purpose and doesn't want to get entangled with them. The celestial realm opens and covers the surrounding area. He doesn't want Li Chengyi's journey of self-examination to encounter any accidents due to the arrival of outsiders. But I didn't expect that these people flew past and suddenly turned around and came back. They looked at the empty space below and said in a deep voice: "Fellow Daoist Gu Yuanqing from Qianyuan Realm, since you knew we were coming, why did you avoid us?" Gu Yuanqing's eyes fell on these people. From their clothing he guessed their origins. They were the people from Shifang Yanyu Tower. (End of this chapter)