Chapter 95

This is just a formality, of course, Shen Lian wouldn’t say he was unwilling.

Shen Lian nodded and said, "Disciple is willing."

Gu Caiwei smiled gently. After all, she had never taken a disciple before, and even though this was just a proxy, she found it quite amusing. With a light flick of her sleeve, a steaming cup of tea appeared. She first handed it to Shen Lian, then gestured for him to pass it back to her.

Shen Lian was also helpless. In fact, the Qingxuan Dao emphasized naturalness and spontaneity, and there were no such formalities. However, since Senior Sister Gu Caiwei insisted on this, and he was waiting for her to impart the Dao, he could only cooperate with the still youthful Senior Sister Gu.

He respectfully offered the tea, and Gu Caiwei naturally took it on behalf of the master, drinking it with pleasure.

After Shen Lian bowed his head in gratitude, Gu Caiwei said, "From now on, we are fellow disciples of the same lineage. In the future, on the path of cultivation, we should support each other."

Then she pointed to the portrait and said, "This painting was not originally like this; it was the true likeness of Ancestor Qing Shui. After the Ancestor attained enlightenment, she redrew it to become what it is now. Our master also asked the Ancestor about the reason, and she said it was the 'Great Void' of Qing Shui. Junior Brother, what do you think the Ancestor meant?"

Shen Lian pondered for a moment and then said, "The Great Void is the appearance of the Dao. Could it be that the Ancestor’s Dao was enlightened from the reflections in the pond?"

Gu Caiwei said, "Actually, there is no answer to this question. The Ancestor never explained it. She asked me this question back then, and today I am asking you. At that time, our master had already reached the Ninth Return of the Golden Elixir, and even Chen Jianmei, with his extraordinary talent, was still inferior to our master. If it weren’t for the particularly difficult cultivation of the Great Void Divine Strategy, it could be called the supreme method in the world."

By convention, she should call Chen Jianmei Senior Uncle, as he was already a Golden Elixir cultivator, different from the past. However, due to their long-term relationship, she still called him Senior Brother.

At the end, the always elegant and gentle Gu Caiwei couldn’t help but feel a bit proud.

Shen Lian had long known that the cultivation of the Great Void Divine Strategy was difficult, but he still didn’t understand where the difficulty lay. The Qingxuan Sect had never lacked talented individuals, but over the years, apart from the Ancestor and the Founder, only his current master, Biyun Zhenren, had reached the Golden Elixir realm with the Great Void Divine Strategy.

He said, "Senior Sister, what is the difference between the Great Void Divine Strategy and other cultivation methods, and why is it so difficult?"

Shen Lian now understood that the path of cultivation was about harmonizing with heaven and earth, and although there were differences in difficulty, they wouldn’t be so great as to make cultivation almost impossible.

Gu Caiwei put aside her usual gentle demeanor and became more serious, saying, "The cultivation methods of the world are manifested in power, like Senior Brother Yan’s ‘Wind and Rain Invocation’ or Senior Brother Chen’s ‘Sword that Slays Ghosts and Gods,’ or even Senior Uncle Hong’s ‘Purple Micro Profound True Explanation,’ which, once cultivated, can predict everything. There are many such methods, and it’s hard to describe them all.

The methods they practice actually contain the principles of heaven and earth, so in the end, they can all lead to immortality. However, if one wants to transcend heaven and earth, they are still insufficient.

Our Great Void Divine Strategy, when cultivated to the highest level, can transcend heaven and earth and break through the great universe. Because of this, it is even more difficult. Even if the Ancestor hadn’t encountered calamity, she still wouldn’t have reached the highest realm of the Great Void Divine Strategy. The Great Dao is not about words; even though I haven’t even reached a minor accomplishment in the Great Void Divine Strategy, I can still demonstrate it to you."

The demonstration of the Dao would not take place in the hall, as it would be disrespectful to the Ancestor.

Outside the hall, the mountain cliff was wide and open, with no one around, and the breeze was gentle, the primordial energy faint, making it a suitable place.

Shen Lian followed Gu Caiwei out of the hall and saw her standing at the edge of the cliff, her clothes fluttering in the wind, giving her a sense of being apart from the world.

In this ethereal world, Gu Caiwei stood out, particularly prominent.

Thinking of Chen Jianmei, Yan Bugui, and the Three Questions Daoist, excluding Chen Jianmei who had already reached the Golden Elixir realm, none of them gave Shen Lian such a special feeling.

It wasn’t that Gu Caiwei had an overwhelming spiritual pressure; it was his keen spiritual sense that told him she was invincible.

Gu Caiwei’s voice was light and graceful, and Shen Lian heard her say, "Junior Brother, I hear you have already entered the realm of talisman cultivation. Feel free to use all the talisman techniques you know and attack me."

Shen Lian, of course, wouldn’t be timid or underestimate her because she was a woman.

At first, he was still cautious, drawing a wind talisman in the air, manipulating the wind like a blade, which shot towards her.

In mid-air, a green wind blade could still be seen, its green color due to the condensed power of Shen Lian.

When Gu Caiwei saw the wind blade coming, she swept it away with a wide sleeve, and the wind blade disappeared.

Shen Lian, who had infused his power into the wind blade, felt it vanish, and there was no intense fluctuation of primordial energy from Gu Caiwei.

Occasionally, there were thunderclaps, earth gathering, or swords breaking through the air, and so on, without end.

At first, Shen Lian held back, but later he used all his skills. However, no matter what Dao techniques or sword qi infused with power he used, they had no effect on Gu Caiwei, as if she were invulnerable to all methods.

In the end, Shen Lian used all his techniques except the ‘Yin-Yang Sword Qi,’ and he didn’t use the Spirit-Slaying Sword, as it could cut through the soul and had no return, and even if Gu Caiwei was unlikely to be harmed, he wouldn’t take the risk.

Moreover, this was not a battle but a demonstration of the Great Void Divine Strategy by Gu Caiwei.

In the end, Shen Lian was already sweating slightly, as using so many techniques was exhausting even for him.

Fortunately, Gu Caiwei’s methods of化解 were so miraculous that the cliff showed no signs of the struggle.

Finally, Gu Caiwei walked over lightly and said with a faint smile, "I have only a basic understanding of the Great Void Divine Strategy. With the Dao techniques and martial arts you practice, it is already impossible to harm me. If you reach the Golden Elixir realm, at the same level, most methods in the world would be ineffective against us who cultivate the Great Void Divine Strategy."

"What about after achieving immortality through the Great Void Divine Strategy?" Shen Lian asked, puzzled. If Gu Caiwei had used other methods to block his techniques, he could still understand, but from start to finish, she only waved her sleeves and didn’t even use talismans or incantations, and he couldn’t even detect any fluctuations of power or primordial energy. She neutralized his techniques and talismans so effortlessly, and even before reaching the Golden Elixir realm, she was already so difficult to measure. He could only imagine how powerful a Golden Elixir or Immortal cultivator would be.

Gu Caiwei didn’t directly answer his question but said, "In the past, Ancestor Qing Shui’s power was so great that she offended many powerful enemies. Later, a group of great cultivators attacked her, but she defeated them all alone. At that time, the Great Void Divine Strategy was not yet complete."

Speaking of the Ancestor’s prowess, Gu Caiwei couldn’t help but look nostalgic. Even she, such a gentle woman, felt a surge of excitement thinking of a person who, as a woman, could suppress all the cultivators in the world.

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