Hearing that it was a Heaven-tier technique, Gu Yan, the members of the Gu Lineage, and even the various grand elders were all so shocked they could hardly believe it. Heaven-tier techniques were not something just anyone could learn. Even Qiao Qingyu cultivated an Earth-tier technique. As for some of the estate lords—even Ye Jinyu, before I arrived, had only cultivated a Profound-tier technique. That was why the gap between her cultivation and that of her Dao partner had been so great back then, ultimately leading to their breakup.
When the cultivation gap between Dao partners widened, it was partly a matter of lifespan, and partly a matter of mind-set and appearance. Besides, a powerhouse could not spend all their time protecting the weak. After all, powerhouses needed to grow stronger, while the weak were actually very difficult to bring along. This was especially true when the woman was strong and the man was weak.
Could a man endure being taken care of by a woman every day? Or would the woman not eventually develop other thoughts?
In truth, when men and women got together, who did not want to find someone with compatible values and a matching family background? How many tragedies arose because of the gap between the two families and the difference in their status and experience?
The immortal clans were the same. Even without the burdens of firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea, there were still all kinds of reasons why people could not end up together. Moreover, the major lineages were even more deeply wary of such things, afraid that their children would set foot on the wrong path.
Gu Yan had been overly responsible for, concerned about, and protective of his daughter, which was why he had made the choice he did