Detachment

Lin Qingyan pursed her lips tightly and sat back in her original seat, the blush at the base of her ears not yet fully faded.

She lowered her eyes, her fingers unconsciously twisting her cuffs, her heartbeat still somewhat fast.

The scene just now was truly too absurd. To think that she, a dignified Golden Core fairy, would actually do such a shameless thing.

And right in front of Shangguan Yunying. Even more absurdly, she actually used realm suppression.

Since stepping into the Golden Core realm, Lin Qingyan never thought there would come a day when she would fight over such a thing.

But at that moment, she simply couldn't control herself.

When she saw Shangguan Yunying practically pressing her entire body onto Gu Chengyin, the unprovoked irritation at the bottom of her heart instantly broke through the dam of reason.

By the time she recovered her senses, her spiritual pressure had already poured out overwhelmingly, pressing straight toward Shangguan Yunying.

Although it only lasted for an instant, and although she pulled back her power in time, it was genuine Golden Core pressure.

Lin Qingyan closed her eyes, so ashamed and resentful that she wanted to find a hole to hide in.

She didn't even dare to look at Gu Chengyin's expression, which was why she didn't sit next to him.

Instead, she chose to sit in the adjacent seat, maintaining a certain distance.

But regarding the situation just now, Gu Chengyin definitely noticed everything.

Lin Qingyan bit her lower lip, her fingertips twisting even tighter.

What she didn't know was that at this moment, Shangguan Yunying felt ten times more wronged than her.

Shangguan Yunying sat beside Gu Chengyin, her eye sockets slightly red, her face full of resentment.

A pair of almond eyes filled with unshed tears looked pitifully at Gu Chengyin.

She never expected that someone would actually use realm suppression just to fight over this kind of thing.

So what if you have a Golden Core?

Shangguan Yunying indignantly grumbled in her heart. Isn't it just being one major realm higher? What's there to be so arrogant about!

But grumbling was just grumbling; she only dared to think about it in her heart.

After all, the other party was Lin Qingyan, a genuine Golden Core fairy, a figure that even Emperor Luo couldn't control.

Shangguan Yunying also knew her limits; she could only swallow this grievance into her stomach.

But she couldn't swallow it down.

So Shangguan Yunying turned all her grievances into glances, throwing them one by one at Gu Chengyin.

Acting exactly like a bullied kitten, eagerly waiting for its master to back her up.

Gu Chengyin took all of this in, a curve rising on his lips.

Setting everything else aside, this kind of enjoyment was truly great.

No wonder countless cultivators would go practice the Dao of Dual Cultivation.

If his Dao Heart wasn't as clear and pure as jade, he probably would have long sunk into the gentle embrace of Lin Qingyan and Shangguan Yunying.

Gu Chengyin thought for a moment, leaned sideways to Shangguan Yunying's ear, and with a gentleness akin to coaxing a child, said:

"I'll teach you the Qingyun Art later."

Hearing these words, Shangguan Yunying's eyes instantly lit up.

That bit of grievance in her heart vanished into thin air in an instant. Even the moisture in her eyes seemed to be ignited by these words, turning into a burning flame.

The Qingyun Art!

That was a top-tier Heaven-grade cultivation technique! It was a complete immortal path pointing straight to ascension!

Gu Chengyin had said before that he would teach it to her first!

So he actually remembered this matter!

Shangguan Yunying was so excited she almost jumped up, but fortunately, she remembered they were in a carriage and managed to restrain herself.

But the light in those eyes couldn't be suppressed no matter what; it was astonishingly bright.

Shangguan Yunying subconsciously glanced at Lin Qingyan, her eyes full of the light of inevitable victory.

As long as she learned the Qingyun Art, breaking through to the Golden Core realm would only be a matter of time.

By then, it would be impossible for Lin Qingyan to ever suppress her with cultivation realms again!

Shangguan Yunying's heartbeat quickened a few beats. She realized once again just how good Gu Chengyin was to her.

Not only did he help her catch up in status, but now he was also going to help her erase the gap in strength.

What did this mean?

It meant she was Gu Chengyin's favorite woman!

Upon confirming this point, Shangguan Yunying's heart felt like it was soaked in a honey jar, sweetly sickening.

She even temporarily threw Luo Zhao to the back of her mind, her head completely filled only with Gu Chengyin.

She secretly observed this face that was close at hand: picturesque features, a high nose bridge.

The smile lingering on the corners of his lips was gentle as jade, yet carried a somewhat indescribable meaning.

He clearly had such a handsome and clear-cut appearance, yet those eyes were so deep they seemed to hide something; if you looked at them for too long, you couldn't help but sink in.

The more Shangguan Yunying looked, the more she couldn't control her feelings. A blush gradually rose on her cheeks, and her body unconsciously leaned closer to Gu Chengyin.

If Lin Qingyan wasn't also present, she would have wanted to offer herself to him right on the spot.

"Ahem."

Gu Chengyin coughed lightly, calmly leaning his body back a bit.

He raised his hand and patted Shangguan Yunying's arm, signaling:

"Yunying, go sit back first."

Only then did Shangguan Yunying snap back to reality, following his gaze.

She found that Lin Qingyan was lowering her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking about.

That cold and elegant face still retained a bit of unfaded crimson.

Clearly, this fairy was still too embarrassed to face Gu Chengyin.

Shangguan Yunying knew that she shouldn't continue clinging at this time, so she reluctantly stood up.

She leaned close to Gu Chengyin's ear and whispered, "Then you must teach me later!"

Gu Chengyin nodded slightly, indicating he definitely would.

Only then did Shangguan Yunying happily return to her original seat.

After sitting down, her heart still couldn't settle. Her mind was full of the Qingyun Art and her firm resolution to catch up to Lin Qingyan.

She had even started calculating how she would practice diligently after learning the Qingyun Art, and how she would break through to the Golden Core in the shortest time possible.

When that time came...

When that time came, she definitely had to properly return today's encounter right in front of Lin Qingyan's face.

While Shangguan Yunying's heart was surging with emotions, Lin Qingyan's mind was restless.

The two of them each had their own thoughts, and neither noticed.

After Gu Chengyin confirmed that he maintained a certain distance from both of them.

Those eyes that had always been gentle and smiling suddenly underwent a slight change.

The change was extremely faint, so faint it was almost imperceptible.

It was just that deep within those eyes, something quietly settled down.

Like a reef exposed after the tide recedes, cold, sharp, and unfathomably deep.

His originally stagnant thoughts started turning again at this moment.

Dao Heart Golden Core.

Gu Chengyin silently recited these words in his heart, a ripple rising in the depths of his eyes.

Dao Heart was different from cultivation base.

Cultivation base was the condensation of spiritual energy, the leap of realms, the concrete improvement of combat power.

But the Dao Heart was the transformation of the state of mind, a deeper level of comprehension and control over the path one walked.

And Gu Chengyin's Great Dao was the Supreme Forgetfulness.

It wasn't that he chose to walk this path, but rather that he inherently walked this path.

It was just that now it was brought to the surface.

From the time he transmigrated until now, he had never been moved by the seven emotions and six desires.

And this path was not about severing, not about abandoning, but about transcending.

Transcending above emotions, transcending above desires, placing all feelings within a controllable range.

Unmoved, and untrapped.