Starting Cultivation During a Trip

Early morning, a great sun rose, and the lake shimmered with a unique beauty.

Zhang Fan had already dragged Ge Shuangxiu to appear on the streets of Qin Ancient Town.

"You pulled me up this early for breakfast tea?" Ge Shuangxiu yawned.

Clearly, last night, because Zhang Fan was cultivating the Divine Demon Holy Embryo, Ge Shuangxiu hadn’t slept well.

His Primordial Spirit wasn’t like Zhang Fan’s, always energetic without rest.

It should be noted that for both cultivators and ordinary people, the best way to nourish the spirit is to sleep with closed eyes.

"This place belongs to Guangling. Guangling’s breakfast tea is the best in the world, especially the buns..."

"It’s said that back in the day, Qianlong’s journey to Jiangnan was particularly fond of it," Zhang Fan said with a gentle smile.

The two found an old street, located a bun shop, and only after waiting for half an hour did they get a seat. They ordered a plate of stewed shredded tofu, a basket of shrimp dumplings, a basket of five-spice buns, and a pot of clear tea.

This is in the small town. If it were in Guangling, to have breakfast tea at the biggest [Yu Hu Chun], one would have to arrive at five in the morning to queue up, and even after two hours might not get to eat.

That place has scalpers selling numbers every day, forming an industry.

"On the twenty-four bridges under the bright moon night, where does the lady teach the flute..."

"Even the most beautiful sights in Guangling cannot compare to this breakfast tea."

Zhang Fan picked up a shrimp dumpling, biting into it as the delicious broth spilled out, carrying a faint sheen of oil, devoured together with the shrimp meat filling and dumpling skin, the aroma dissolving at the tip of the tongue.

"Why didn’t you invite your wife?" Ge Shuangxiu, not very interested in eating and drinking, said as he watched Zhang Fan enjoy.

"Miaoyin?"

"You finally admitted it," Ge Shuangxiu laughed.

"Bah, I was just following your thoughts," Zhang Fan shot a glance: "She wakes up naturally every day, usually not getting up until around ten."

"Beauty sleep for women is the best tonic, surpassing any miracle elixir."

"You even know when she wakes up, slept with her?" Ge Shuangxiu couldn’t help but ask.

"..."

"I invited her for breakfast once, she told me," Zhang Fan glanced sideways, said flatly.

"You invited a girl to breakfast?" Ge Shuangxiu asked with a peculiar expression.

"Your Zhang family’s Daoist Skill is world-leading, how is this aspect..."

"Lunch is too formal, dinner too corrupt, only breakfast always holds truth," Zhang Fan said seriously.

"By the way, Old Ge, after I left back then, what happened to the others?"

At this moment, Zhang Fan shifted the topic, asking about the old acquaintances from the Sanqi Orphanage.

"That year, after worshipping the gods, it wasn’t long before you were taken away..." Ge Shuangxiu recalled.

"You should know, most of the people there were orphans, once they left the orphanage, they had nowhere else to go."

"So, except for Rosen, everyone stayed behind."

The group from dorm 203, except Zhang Fan, only Rosen had parents who were still alive, although he said he’d rather consider them dead.

Rosen carried stories on him, he had a reason he had to leave.

Thus, two months after Zhang Fan left the Sanqi Orphanage, he left.

"Two years later, Chen Ji also left, I left the same year as him," Ge Shuangxiu said solemnly.

"When I left, Ji Suan and Zhou Yi were still there."

"Zhou Yi!" Zhang Fan mused.

Although he only stayed at Sanqi Orphanage for a year, the impression Zhou Yi left was deep.

Because of that experience, even possibly because of Zhou Yi, upon returning he quickly mastered the Divine Demon Holy Embryo.

Later, even involved in the Great Night of Darkness tribulation, Zhang Fan often dreamed of Zhou Yi, yet in the dreams he didn’t know their past intersection.

"Hey hey hey..."

At this moment, Ge Shuangxiu looked at the table and pulled Zhang Fan back from his thoughts.

"What you should be doing right now is not reminiscing about the past, but dealing with the current situation."

"What situation?"

"This town looks peaceful, but soon it will turn into a place of conflict, chaos you and I can’t imagine."

Ge Shuangxiu lowered his voice: "I’ve got word that experts from Shangjing have already been dispatched here."

"Guess who?"

"Who?"

"Yuan Tiandu!" Ge Shuangxiu said with a heavy expression.

"The Vice Observatory Master of White Crane Temple!?" Zhang Fan raised an eyebrow.

Of course, he knew about Shangjing White Crane Temple, other than the Observatory Master Jiang Wansui, there were two Vice Observatory Masters, respectively Huo Dharma King and Yuan Tiandu.

Unlike the high-profile and domineering Huo Dharma King, Yuan Tiandu was extremely low-key, since becoming the Vice Observatory Master of White Crane Temple, he practically never left Shangjing.

"He was originally coming for the Three Corpses Inheritor." Ge Shuangxiu stared at Zhang Fan.

"The Three Corpses Illuminating Fate startled the White Crane Temple," Zhang Fan spoke softly, lowering his gaze.

"Indeed, they wouldn’t want another Three Corpses Daoist to emerge in this world," Ge Shuangxiu nodded: "But now, the news of Chen Dragon’s appearance spread over, thus Yuan Tiandu is rushing here."

"If I’m correct, this town is already under Daoist Alliance surveillance."

Zhang Fan remained silent but acknowledged this notion.

After all, from Yujing to Qin Ancient Town, it’s just a two-hour drive, Jiangnan Province Daoist Alliance has plenty of experts who can be sent over.

"Within three to five days, Yuan Tiandu will arrive," Ge Shuangxiu’s voice grew deeper.

An expert like Chen Dragon, if he encounters Yuan Tiandu, a major battle is imminent, this town will instantly become a perilous place.

The common saying "When the city gate catches fire, the fish in the pond suffer," such chaotic circumstances, no one can remain untouched, the number of changes, unforeseeable.

"Ultimately, it’s mutual destruction, fighting until the death."

The scenario Zhang Fan most hoped to see is precisely this.

"What are you thinking?" Ge Shuangxiu whispered: "Capturing an expert like Chen Dragon, how could it be a solo fight?"