Holy Lord Gu's Dao of Watching and Waiting!

Chu Xinghe's eyes lit up when he heard Little Hua's suggestion...

Because, I must say, Little Hua's suggestion is indeed a good idea...

Just kidding, when Feng Fei married Jiuli, he gave such a generous dowry...

If our Holy Lord Gu Mingchao were to marry Empress Ji Ya of the Spirit Beast Continent, wouldn't it be perfectly reasonable for us to give a third of the dowry from the Vast Heaven Holy Land?

Therefore, Chu Xinghe immediately told Little Hua, "You should quickly inform your Four Great Clans and make sure to persuade Empress Ji Ya!"

The betrothal gifts... we can discuss it!

As for the Holy Lord Gu Mingchao, Chu Xinghe immediately went to the Haotian Palace and found Gu Mingchao firing Dao Porcelain in the kiln.

Without any hesitation, Chu Xinghe asked the Holy Lord Gu Mingchao on the spot, "If we were to find you a companion, would you be willing?"

Upon hearing Xinghe's words, the kiln behind Gu Mingchao exploded into fragments with a loud bang...

Then, Gu Mingchao, covered in soot, and Chu Xinghe, equally covered in soot, squatted beside the still-burning abandoned kiln. The Holy Lord Gu Mingchao looked at Xinghe in front of him and spoke righteously.

"Xinghe... what nonsense are you spouting... I, Gu Mingchao, as the Holy Lord of the Vast Heaven Holy Land, once made a grand vow: to dedicate my life to building and protecting the Vast Heaven Holy Land. In my youth, I severed all ties of affection, and in this life, I will not be troubled or moved by matters of love between men and women..."

Looking at the solemn-faced Holy Lord Gu Mingchao, Chu Xinghe felt helpless... He hadn't expected the Holy Lord to have such a past; he had been too naive this time...

Chu Xinghe also spoke with a serious expression, "Your Majesty is truly Xinghe. I was being presumptuous. I thought that Empress Ji Ya of the Spirit Beast Continent greatly admired you, Your Majesty, and that you two might have a chance to be together. Since Your Majesty had such a grand ambition in your youth, let's just Xinghe that Future existed..."

Gu Mingchao: "Who?"

Chu Xinghe: "Empress Ji Ya..."

Gu Mingchao: "Ahem... we can consider it..."

Chu Xinghe: "???????????"

Chu Xinghe was completely stunned... Wait... Holy Lord... Didn't you just say you'd sever all ties of love while you were still young?

What happened to the grand vow he made to dedicate his life to building the Vast Heaven Holy Land?

What happened to your lifelong wish: to protect the Vast Heaven Holy Land?

Now that you've heard of Empress Ji Ya... you can consider it on the spot? Could you act it out a little?

Your expression right now looks like you're saying, "Empress Ji Ya... I'm keeping the light on for you!"

Looking at Chu Xinghe, who was practically a question mark in his eyes, Gu Mingchao said with a serious expression, "Xinghe... you don't know this, but when I was young, the path I followed was indeed the Dao of Severing Emotions..."

"Only by severing emotional ties can one be free from the torment of love... only then can one have more energy to improve oneself and better protect the entire Vast Heaven Holy Land..."

"But Xinghe, you also know that the path of the Dao is inherently unpredictable. Now that I have stepped out of the Dao of Severing Emotions and entered a completely new path, since it was you who proposed this, Xinghe... then I should follow my own path and Watch Quietly as Things Changes..."

"Furthermore, Ji Ya is extremely knowledgeable about my Dao Porcelain, which suggests that the path she follows might be similar to mine. If we could study this path together, we might be able to achieve a completely new breakthrough... Xinghe knows that once you reach my level of cultivation, sometimes you need a completely new opportunity to break through. Today, Xinghe, you have indeed provided me with a completely new opportunity..."

"I don't have any ulterior motives towards Empress Ji Ya; I mainly want to study Dao Porcelain with Empress Ji Ya..."

Chu Xinghe: "..."

Chu Xinghe thought... "Or are you the Holy Lord...? What exactly allows you to spout such righteous nonsense?"

Holy Lord, please wipe your drool... Are you trying to study Dao Porcelain?

Are you sure you don't want to study Empress Ji Ya?

Regardless of what the Holy Lord is trying to research... at least this step has been taken... now it depends on how well the ideological work with the Four Great Clans goes on with Little Hua!

Watching Xinghe turn and leave, Gu Mingchao thought to himself, "Xinghe... remember this... I only share the same path as Empress Ji Ya..."

In response to the Holy Lord's repeated emphasis, Chu Xinghe replied, "Holy Lord, you're right. You definitely just want to research Dao Porcelain. But I already know you want to research Dao Porcelain... You don't need to come all the way out of the Haotian Palace to keep telling me... I've already arranged for the Four Great Clans to work on Empress Ji Ya's mindset..."

Please don't be so obvious... Can't you at least try to appear a little more reserved?

In the time that followed, the Holy Lord Gu Mingchao indeed became much more reserved... even to the point that the sound of the furnace exploding in the Haotian Palace decreased by more than half.

According to the disciples of the Haotian Palace responsible for communication, the Holy Lord has been acting strangely these past two days... he seems to have lost all interest in firing Dao Porcelain...

In response to the doubts of the disciples of the Haotian Palace, Chu Xinghe explained that the Holy Lord hadn't lost the desire to produce Dao Porcelain... the Holy Lord simply hadn't given up the desire to produce Dao Porcelain for anyone...

Of course, Chu Xinghe dared not hide the matter of Empress Ji Ya from the Grand Elder, so he informed the Grand Elder of it immediately.

Upon hearing Xinghe's words, the Grand Elder also sighed.

The Grand Elder stated that the Holy Lord was not wrong. The Holy Lord entered the Vast Heaven Holy Land at a young age, and at the age of thirteen, he comprehended the Dao at the Sword Tomb and did not know what defeat meant...

However, the Holy Lord has also carried the entire Vast Heaven Holy Land on his shoulders since he was young, step by step to the position of the Lord of Vast Heaven Holy Land. The Holy Lord has dedicated his entire life to Vast Heaven Holy Land, although in recent years, because of Xinghe's appearance, the Holy Lord has been able to Watch Quietly as Things Change.

However, before that, when the Vast Heaven Holy Land was still the Vast Heaven Sect, Gu Mingchao faced enormous challenges and pressures.

Being number one in the world is not only a symbol of status, but also means facing countless challenges.

Whether for Gu Mingchao personally or for the entire Vast Heaven Holy Land, it can be said that Gu Mingchao devoted almost all of his energy to the Vast Heaven Sect at that time.

Without Gu Mingchao, the Vast Heaven Sect would never have been able to maintain its position as the number one sect in the world.

According to the elder, Gu Mingchao had encountered people who stirred his heart when he traveled around in his youth, but Gu Mingchao never crossed the line because, as he said, he did indeed walk the Dao of Severing Emotion!

He severed all personal ties, leaving everything to the Vast Heaven Sect of that time.

Gu Mingchao was famous at a young age, and in Gu Mingchao youth he was also very handsome, attracting countless beautiful women who wanted to throw themselves into his arms.

It's unknown how many times Gu Mingchao was moved, but Gu Mingchao never crossed any lines.

He always upheld the grand vow he made before the ancestral tablets of the Vast Heaven Sect, severing all emotions and desires in this life solely to protect the Vast Heaven Sect...

Today, the Vast Heaven Sect has become the Vast Heaven Holy Land, and many people say that the Holy Lord Gu Mingchao is now like a mascot.

However, only those within the Vast Heaven Holy Land truly understood that Holy Lord Gu Mingchao was not some kind of lucky charm. His existence was like the anchor of the Vast Heaven Holy Land, his last line of Sea Stabilizer.

No matter what difficulties or dangers Vast Heaven Holy Land encounters, he will stand up unconditionally. No matter what crisis Vast Heaven Holy Land faces in the Future, anyone who wants to destroy Vast Heaven Holy Land will have to step over his, Gu Mingchao's, corpse.

At the same time, the Grand Elder stated that although the Holy Lord had never spoken, he unconditionally trusted Xinghe. In fact, from the moment Xinghe first went to Tianyi Spirit Mine, even the Grand Elder would not have been able to withstand the public opinion and other pressures at the time if it weren't for Gu Mingchao's support.

Therefore, Gu Mingchao was not merely Watch Quietly as Things Change. Someone who had protected the Vast Heaven Sect since his youth, rising to the position of the world's number one expert, and using Supreme divine powers to safeguard the Vast Heaven Sect's former status as the world's number one sect—could he be just a mascot?

He is far more terrifying than anyone can imagine!

Now that Vast Heaven Holy Land's strength has reached the heavens, the Grand Elder felt that Xinghe's idea was correct. Gu Mingchao had devoted his life to Vast Heaven Holy Land and had never given his heart to anyone, whether he was moved or not. Now it seemed that he really had some feelings for Empress Ji Ya. Since that was the case, if Empress Ji Ya also had feelings for Gu Mingchao, it would be a wonderful thing to bring the two of them together through this matchmaking event!

After all, given Gu Mingchao's current status, there are very few women in the world who are worthy of him.

But Queen Ji Ya of the Spirit Beast Continent absolutely deserves it!

Moreover, the Grand Elder's considerations are more comprehensive. It goes without saying that Vast Heaven Holy Land and Demon Star Continent Wolf King both Vast Heaven Holy Land's people. However, Vast Heaven Holy Land knows how to maintain a proper balance. Therefore, Vast Heaven Holy Land will not interfere in any of the decisions made by the Wolf King and Demon Star Continent as long as they do not affect the interests of Vast Heaven Holy Land.

Regardless, Demon Star Continent and Vast Heaven Holy Land are inextricably linked.

But things are different in the Spirit Beast Continent. If Empress Ji Ya can really become a Daoist couple with Gu Mingchao, then the relationship between Vast Heaven Holy Land and Spirit Beast Continent will definitely be able to advance further.

Therefore, the Grand Elder thought Xinghe had done a good job.

Hearing the elder's praise, Chu Xinghe smiled.

"Um... Elder... do you have someone you like? We have connections... it's not like we can't find someone..."

Grand Elder: "..."

"You bastard... get out..."

"Okay..."

After being kicked hard in the butt by the Grand Elder, Chu Xinghe ran all the way out of the Spirit Crane Palace...

Watching the departing Xinghe, the Grand Elder smiled slightly. That little rascal...

However, after the smile, an indescribable glint appeared in the Grand Elder's eyes. Perhaps, in that instant, the Grand Elder had thought of something...

After leaving Spirit Crane Palace, Chu Xinghe immediately sought out Little Hua!

Chu Xinghe said, "Little Hua, please start your operation immediately. As long as you capture Empress Ji Ya, the dowry from Vast Heaven Holy Land will definitely be plentiful for you!"

Upon hearing Senior Brother Xinghe's words, Little Hua's eyes lit up!

Whether Little Hua's eyes were gleaming with golden light or not, Zheng Yu didn't know, but Zheng Yu said... that Senior Brother Xinghe... actually, my master Cheng Xiaotian and Holy Lord Gu were childhood friends, and they've been through countless life-and-death situations together... they have a deep bond of friendship...

Um... Senior Brother Xinghe, why don't you go ask Holy Lord Gu if we can be less strict about gender...?

Chu Xinghe kicked the shameless Zheng Yu, telling him to get lost... and warned him to stay away from Ma Liang from now on... You have no shame, huh!