The Taoist Holy Sect covers a vast territory, covering thousands of miles, with nine main peaks and hundreds of side peaks.

The nine main peaks are the residences of the sect’s senior leaders, supreme elders, and true disciples, while the hundreds of side peaks are the residences of the outer sect elders and disciples.

Covering the Moon Peak, one of the nine main peaks.

This peak towers into the clouds, with rich spiritual energy inside and covered by brilliant light outside.

Compared with other main peaks, the Hidden Moon Peak is special. Not only are all its members female cultivators, but its peak leader is also one of the sect’s supreme elders.

Inside the peak master's pavilion.

When Gu Wanqing returned to the peak, Peak Master Shi Yi had been waiting for a long time.

Shi Yi was wearing a plain skirt and sitting on the peak's main seat.

Although she has beautiful facial features and a graceful figure, she has always been unsmiling, and her fair cheeks seem to be covered with frost all year round, repelling others from thousands of miles away.

"Master."

After entering the pavilion, Gu Wanqing stepped forward immediately and saluted.

"What's wrong?" Shi Yi asked.

She knew that Gu Wanqing was going to see Xu Ze today, and she also knew the purpose of Gu Wanqing's trip.

"..."

Gu Wanqing was silent.

"Hey." Shi Yi sighed.

She stood up from her seat and slowly came to her apprentice before she continued:

"I've already expected that you won't be able to speak out. Well, let's keep our distance from now on."

"Wanqing, although you have the appearance of an empress, you can only achieve the throne of emperor if you have a firm mind and no distractions."

"I know that you and Xu Ze have a deep relationship, but you are not from the same world."

"If you don't learn to let go today, this feeling will torture you tomorrow and torture Xu Ze for the rest of his life."

"..."

Knowing that her master was going to have a long speech again, Gu Wanqing had no choice but to interrupt: "Master, we are separated."

"Separated?"

Shi Yi was stunned!

But soon, she nodded with satisfaction and praised: "That's right, you have been constantly being disturbed. It seems that you have finally figured it out."

"What did you say to him?" she asked again.

"It was brought up by Xu Ze. He took the initiative to say that we are not from the same world and it is best to separate." Gu Wanqing replied.

Hearing this, Shi Yi was stunned again!

It was Xu Ze who took the initiative?

She never expected this. After all, judging from Xu Ze's previous performance, he was unwilling to give up on Gu Wanqing even to death.

After thinking about it, Shi Yi guessed: "It seems that your recent indifference has made Xu Ze see the reality clearly."

Gu Wanqing nodded and thought so too.

Seeing that there were still tears stains on her face, Shi Yi comforted: "You don't have to be sad, it's good for everyone if we separate."

"I will report this matter to the top of the sect. Not only will Xu Ze not be suppressed from now on, my master will also send him some cultivation resources as compensation."

"Wanqing, this is a good thing."

"At least you and him will no longer have to worry about love and can focus entirely on cultivation."

Hearing this, Gu Wanqing remained silent, not knowing how to answer.

Seeing that his apprentice was in a low mood, Shi Yi said again: "Go down and rest. Time will prove that your choice today was right."

Gu Wanqing nodded again, then bowed and left.

Seeing Gu Wanqing's leaving figure, Shi Yi let out a long sigh of relief.

She was really worried about her apprentice.

When he first entered Tao Dao Sheng Sect, Gu Wanqing could not reach the level of Na Ling in the four basic realms. Now, several years later, he has become a Yuandan monk in the four realms of Tongtian.

Such a breakthrough speed is naturally extremely fast for ordinary monks.

But Shi Yi knew that this was too slow for Gu Wanqing, who was extremely talented and had the accompanying imperial source...

The reason for the slowness is not that he doesn't work hard in cultivation, but that Gu Wanqing deliberately slowed down the progress of his cultivation without even realizing it.

The reason for doing this is to wait for Xu Ze to catch up with him.

But is this possible?

One person is Gu Wanqing, who possesses the status of an empress. As long as she does not fall, she has a great chance of becoming an emperor.

The other person is Xu Ze, whose talent is mediocre. Even if he spends his whole life, it will be difficult for him to enter the fourth realm of Emperor Zheng!

The gap between the two is astonishing!

It’s not that Shi Yi is cruel and insists on beating up the mandarin ducks.

But she has seen too many such things, and knows that if she persists, it will not be a good thing for both of them.

"I have to say, Xu Ze really impressed me this time." Shi Yi sighed.

She once thought that Xu Ze was the kind of person who would rather die than let go.

But the facts proved that she was wrong.

At least on this matter, Xu Ze's consciousness is much higher than that of Gu Wanqing, and he first learned to let go.

……

……

On the other side, there is the attic on the mountainside of Baiyue Peak.

In front of the attic, there is a cliff.

Gu Wanqing stood on the cliff and looked into the wind.

Under the strong wind, her dress swayed in the wind, and the black hair that fell like a waterfall was blown into a mess.

Her expression was dull, and her gaze fell on a small mountain peak in the distance through the mist.

That's where Xu Ze is.

After becoming a disciple of Yanyue Peak, it became clear that there were many spiritually-rich places on Yanyue Peak for Gu Wanqing to build a residence.

But she chose this place.

Because only in this way can we clearly see where Xu Ze is.

Once, as long as she looked out from here, she seemed to be able to feel that Xu Ze in the distance was also looking at her.

But now...

She could feel nothing except the sadness in her heart.

"It's over, everything is over." Gu Wanqing murmured.

It would be a lie to say that she is not reluctant to leave. But at the same time, she also has a lot of joy in her heart.

Congratulate yourself that you can focus solely on cultivation from now on.

Congratulate yourself, you no longer have to worry about her and Xu Ze's future.

She was also happy for Xu Ze.

Fortunately, after the two separated, Xu Ze no longer had to put pressure on himself. Both his cultivation and his situation would be much better.

"Hoo~"

Slowly exhaling a breath, Gu Wanqing withdrew her gaze.

"Xu Ze, take care." She smiled.

With this smile, she finally let go.

The two once expressed their true feelings to each other and were determined to help each other.

Now the two are relatively speechless and have decided to separate.

This is also a kind of relief...

Regaining her mood, the gloom in Gu Wanqing's heart was swept away, replaced by peace.

Turning around and returning to the attic, she prepared to practice for a while.

She has decided.

From now on, only through perseverance in practice can we be worthy of today's choice.
To be continued...