Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World-Chapter 1242 - 550: Qing Yan’s Decision, Changing Times (Part 2)
Mu Qingyan nodded. She studied the "Yellow Court Scripture" passed down by Zheng Fa, and even practiced a period of Divine Way in the mortal world.
"Although your cultivation is a bit low, your foundation is solid. With my help, achieving True Immortal within a thousand years won’t be difficult."
The more Water Mother spoke, the more satisfied her expression became as she looked at Mu Qingyan.
Hearing Water Mother bring up the past, Mu Qingyan couldn’t help but ask her doubt, "Why do you want me to go to the All Heaven Stars Formation?"
Mu Qingyan’s words made Water Mother appear quite depressed.
"I sealed that Evil God in the All Heaven Stars Formation and threw you all into the Ten Thousand Worlds so that after your great progress in cultivation, you could use the backup plan I left in the Great Array to re-achieve Golden Immortal, and even attempt the Daluo once again."
"Backup plan?"
Water Mother glanced at her and didn’t continue the topic, "But nothing went as I planned."
"The Great Freedom Demon Ancestor emerged too early."
"The Tianhe Sect and Haori Mountain have both perished."
"More importantly, the Dao Fruit can die..." Water Mother sighed, "Originally, no matter what happened in the Turquoise Pool, as long as my calculations were successful, Taiyin and the others could eventually be revived, but now that’s impossible."
At this point, Water Mother’s tone was filled with anger and bewilderment, "How could someone with the character of Nine Nether achieve the Dao?"
Only then did Mu Qingyan understand, Water Mother’s arrangements were indeed comprehensive, the problem was, the times were changing too fast.
Looking at the angry Water Mother, Mu Qingyan felt awkward—perhaps, maybe, probably, the culprit that caused Water Mother’s miscalculation was her own Master.
Without her Master’s interference, the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor couldn’t have emerged so early, the Nine Nether Emperor would have had a harder time achieving the Dao, and Haori Mountain wouldn’t have fallen.
"Now someone has entered the All Heaven Stars Formation." Water Mother didn’t notice Mu Qingyan’s expression, and said gloomily, "I spent hundreds of thousands of years comprehending that Array, how could someone break it so fast?"
Mu Qingyan lowered her head, not daring to look at Water Mother.
"I don’t know who’s in the Array, but it’s definitely not a good thing," Water Mother frowned, "If that person’s power is too strong, the things I left will be taken away."
"If their power is too weak, the Evil God will emerge."
Mu Qingyan asked again, "Senior, what did you leave inside?"
Water Mother looked at her and suddenly laughed, "The Investiture of the Gods."
"Investiture of the Gods?"
"Not the kind in the Divine Dao Cave Heaven, but a Supreme Treasure of the Divine Dao that can cover the All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds," Water Mother said, "I crafted this treasure to achieve the Daluo."
Mu Qingyan remembered, her Master had once told her that the Investiture of the Gods seemed to have come from Water Mother’s hands.
"Come with me, you can quickly improve your cultivation, control the Great Array, and ultimately achieve the Daluo with the Investiture of the Gods."
Mu Qingyan pursed her lips.
"You don’t want to go?"
"I still have important matters in Jiushan."
"Important matters?" Water Mother couldn’t understand, "You must understand, the Evil God is also part of you, without you, it cannot achieve the Daluo. If it emerges, you, you certainly cannot escape!"
Mu Qingyan’s expression tightened, after thinking for a long time, her eyes suddenly brightened:
"I can inform Master."
Water Mother seemed to have not understood her words clearly, asked, "...What did you say?"
"I said, senior, tell me the backup plans you prepared in the formation, I’ll tell Master...then the Evil God won’t be able to emerge."
Looking at Mu Qingyan, who seemed to be thinking of finding a parent, Water Mother’s face showed bewilderment for the first time.
She stared deeply at Mu Qingyan, no longer having the previous satisfaction and admiration, with a facial expression that said—Could this really be my seed?
Seeing Mu Qingyan’s calm expression, Water Mother gritted her teeth and spoke.
"The Great Luo Opportunity... Investiture of the Gods, All Heaven Stars Formation."
"Are you saying you want to tell outsiders?"
Mu Qingyan retorted, "Master isn’t an outsider."
"..."
Water Mother’s mouth twitched, immediately cursing, "Foolish! Your biological father, your Dao companion, in front of this opportunity, are all outsiders!"
Mu Qingyan said nothing, her expression still unyielding.
"The memories I left you, have you forgotten all of them? What is the Xuanwei Realm?" Water Mother felt an intense disappointment, "How did you cultivate to Divinity Transformation?"
"Under Master’s guidance..."
Seeing her stubbornness, Water Mother’s mind seemed to buzz, her voice bore a helpless tone, "Fine, even if you’re willing to give this opportunity to outsiders, what use is it? The backup plan I set in the Great Array isn’t something everyone can use!"
Mu Qingyan was silent for a moment before expressing her thoughts.
"It’s not that I’m giving the opportunity to Master, in our Jiushan Sect we distribute gains based on contribution."
She was actually familiar with this; she provided information, Xiao Yuying led the archaeological team to the discovered relics, and she gained a lot, now having substantial accumulations.
Water Mother just said, "That’s a Great Luo Opportunity!"
Mu Qingyan continued, "On the other hand, informing the Sect about this will maximize its value and best prevent the Evil God from emerging, helping me the most."
"In any case, I alone fighting can’t compare to the united effort of the whole Jiushan Sect."
The more Mu Qingyan spoke, the more confident she became; Water Mother’s gaze grew stranger, as if doubting her own choice.
After finishing her words, Mu Qingyan looked at Water Mother resolutely.
"Wishful thinking." Water Mother sneered coldly.
Mu Qingyan pouted, saying nothing.
"If you wish to secretly leak..."
Mu Qingyan felt as if this darkness was a vortex, pulling her deeper, she looked up at Water Mother in fear.
"Then stay here, and accompany me forever."
The two fell silent, after a long while, Water Mother spoke, "I never thought you would make such a choice. I’ve lived through several epochs, and people like you, I’ve never heard of before."
"I think my idea is quite normal."
"Foolish!"
Just as Mu Qingyan was about to respond, suddenly a man’s voice was heard around them:
"Junior sister? Are you here?"
"Who is that?"
"My senior brother has come looking for me." Mu Qingyan was startled, finally remembering the main issue, "We had arranged this."
Water Mother nodded, waved her hand.
Mu Qingyan felt a push on her forehead, she tumbled through the air flying towards the outer sky, out of the dream realm.
She hurriedly stood up, just about to go to the courtyard’s gate to welcome Gu Chang, but suddenly paused, seeing Water Mother’s phantom slowly manifesting in the corner of the room.
Water Mother nodded at her and smiled, as if warning her.
Mu Qingyan pursed her lips, walked quickly out of the room, with Water Mother’s phantom floating beside her.
"Senior Brother!"
Gu Chang was standing at the courtyard gate, called to her, looking over with concern, "Junior sister, are you alright?"
Mu Qingyan noticed his gaze pass fleetingly to where Water Mother’s phantom stood, knowing he didn’t see the Water Mother, she suppressed her thoughts, shook her head and said, "Nothing, just had an epiphany during cultivation, and momentarily forgot about our arrangement, senior brother."
Hearing this, Gu Chang laughed, "What a good thing? Then I must congratulate you, junior sister, for your great progress in Taoist practice."
As her senior brother, his cultivation was actually slightly lower than Mu Qingyan’s.
Mu Qingyan reached Divinity Transformation a bit earlier than him, her cultivation was also deeper, but his smile was extremely sincere at this moment, as if genuinely happy for Mu Qingyan’s progress.
Water Mother watched from the side, thinking no wonder Mu Qingyan was so naïve and unaware of the ways of the world, daring to spill such a significant opportunity.
Mu Qingyan led Gu Chang into the room, glancing at Water Mother, suddenly asked, "Senior Brother, I have a question."
"Hmm, I will definitely answer what I can, but there are fields I’m not familiar with, so I might not be able to give an opinion."
Gu Chang spoke cautiously.
"It’s not academic, I just want to ask, if, you found out about a great opportunity?"
"A great opportunity? How great?"
Gu Chang was quite meticulous.
"Worth more than our Jiushan Sect combined."
Gu Chang nodded, indicating he understood.
"What would you do with it?"
"Need you ask?" Gu Chang said without hesitation, "Of course, hand it over to the sect!"
"Jointly develop and study it to maximize its value, maybe even bring some benefits to our projects."
Mu Qingyan listened, nodding repeatedly, speaking, "I think so too."
After saying this, she glimpsed at Water Mother’s phantom, her gaze conveyed a clear message—my thinking is clearly normal!
Water Mother looked at Gu Chang; having practiced Divine Dao Skill for so many years, she could see into people’s hearts. She could tell, Gu Chang spoke without much thought, just naturally, voicing his truest answer.
Watching Mu Qingyan so full of agreement, Water Mother confusedly looked around.
How long have I been asleep... has the ethos of Xuanwei Realm changed so much?
