Starting Cultivation During a Trip

From this perspective, Xu Zhixia is quite suspicious.

"Don’t worry, arrangements have already been made for surveillance."

Although there are no suspicions for now, the Jiangnan Province Daoist Alliance has still deployed people, secretly monitoring Xu Zhixia.

"And what about the other one?"

"His name is Ge Shuangxiu, a collateral descendant of the Ge Family. He has been following Ge Zhenyan and hid upstairs to avoid a disaster. He doesn’t seem suspicious either."

Qiu Wanmian heard this and remained silent. After a while, he finally said, "You saw the methods of that person yesterday. Even if he hasn’t truly mastered the Three Corpses Illuminating Fate, I’m afraid neither of us are a match for him."

"Moreover, I feel he hasn’t exerted his full strength."

Qiu Wanmian knew clearly in his heart that someone capable of cultivating the Three Corpses Illuminating Fate to the realm of Unity with the Divine was unimaginably terrifying.

If they attempted to capture this person relying solely on themselves, they might end up failing to hunt the tiger and instead be harmed by it.

"I know your brother has also come to Jiangnan," Ge Changfeng said, changing the topic and speaking in a deep voice.

"Qiu Buyi, he is a practitioner of your Qiu Family’s Innate Skill."

Eight hundred years ago, one of the Nine Treasures, the Innate Seal, once fell into the hands of the Qiu Family. For a hundred years after, this supreme treasure never changed hands again.

The Qiu Family comprehended its mysteries and even created a miraculous skill called Innate Skill.

It is rumored that this skill was developed by stealing the great secret of the Innate Seal and is innately capable of restraining the Divine Demon Holy Embryo. Someone from the Qiu Family even used this skill to slay a cultivator with a Divine Demon Holy Embryo, becoming famous throughout the world.

"My brother..." Qiu Wanmian hesitated.

"This opportunity comes but once," Ge Changfeng said earnestly.

"As long as we capture this person, even if we can’t uncover the secrets of the Three Corpses Illuminating Fate, with such a great contribution, returning to our clan, we might be able to comprehend the Pure Yang Treasure," Ge Changfeng enticed.

For the Pure Yang Family, their greatest heritage is the Pure Yang Treasure left by the Ancestral Master.

Like the Ge Family, their revered Pure Yang Treasure is called the Profound Profound Golden Pill, as for the Qiu Family’s Pure Yang Treasure...

"The Changchun Law Sword!"

"Through the ages, those who could forge a Law Sword into Pure Yang are few and far between. If you and your brother can comprehend this sword, you might inherit Ancestor Qiu’s legacy in the future."

The Changchun Law Sword, also known as Ancestor Qiu’s Sword, is as renowned as the Xu Family’s Dragon-Slaying Sword.

"The risks are high." Qiu Wanmian hesitated, pondering.

"Risk and reward are proportional," Ge Changfeng continued.

"If we can uncover the secrets of the Three Corpses Illuminating Fate, we might see the realm of Pure Yang Wuji in this lifetime. By then, if your brother inherits Ancestor Qiu’s legacy, Ancestor Qiu’s Sword might advance further and become known as the world’s foremost Law Sword."

Ge Changfeng painted a grand and enthralling blueprint, alluring and inspiring others.

Pure Yang Treasures are rare, especially when the path is through a sword to Pure Yang.

Through the ages, the only sword that became the world’s foremost Law Sword was the Three-Five Evil-Slaying Dual Divine Swords of the Dragon Tiger Mountain Zhang Family, also known as the Three-Five Evil Slayer, Celestial Master Sword, Yin Yang Sword, and others.

Since the downfall of the South Zhang, this premiere Daoist Sect Law Sword vanished without a trace.

"This matter requires careful planning," Qiu Wanmian affirmed solemnly.

"Of course, it requires careful planning," Ge Changfeng nodded in agreement. "White Crane Temple should be sending people soon. By then, perhaps we can leverage their strength to find this person."

"Do you know who will be leading the team?" Qiu Wan Nian asked.

Given the importance of the Three Corpses, the person sent by the White Crane Temple should be a significant figure.

"The information I received suggests it might be..."

"Yuan Tiandu!" Ge Changfeng lightly opened his lips, uttering a name.

"Him!?"

Qiu Wanmian’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, revealing a serious expression.

White Crane Temple has two Vice Observatory Masters, one is Huo Dharma King.

The other is Yuan Tiandu!

"The Vice Observatory Master of White Crane Temple is coming," Qiu Wan murmured softly.

...

At this moment, at Hongfu Garden.

The morning sunlight spilled onto the sofa in the living room as Zhang Fan slowly opened his eyes. He stretched, feeling immensely refreshed, as if he had slept deeply after extreme exhaustion, brimming with an indescribable satisfaction within him.

This long-lost satisfaction even permeated his Primordial Spirit.

He was surprised to find that he had actually broken through overnight.

Sevenfold Origin Light Birth and Destruction, his Primordial Spirit became more refined and powerful.

"After a night’s sleep, I broke through." Zhang Fan’s eyes shone with a peculiar brilliance.

"You’re awake? Just in time for breakfast."

At this moment, Li Miaoyin walked out of the kitchen, wearing a loose shirt that accentuated her graceful and exquisite figure.

Obviously, this shirt belonged to Zhang Fan.

"Try the noodles I made."

A bowl of plain noodles, with scallions floating on the soup and a steaming poached egg, presented an appealing sight.

"Last night..."

Zhang Fan recalled the events of the previous night, and an unusual feeling welled up in his heart, making his gaze toward Li Miaoyin different.

"Don’t say it." Li Miaoyin put down her chopsticks.

"Thank you," Zhang Fan couldn’t help but say.

"Is ’thank you’ all?" Li Miaoyin looked up and asked.

Faced with those clear and bright eyes, Zhang Fan felt a pang of guilt.

"From now on, your matters are my matters."

Zhang Fan walked closer to Li Miaoyin, the distance between them shorter than before.

"Eat the noodles." Li Miaoyin pulled out a chair for Zhang Fan to sit down.

In the small living room, only the two of them were present. The steaming warmth brought a lively touch to this long-cold home.

"It’s delicious, even better than Uncle Liu’s buns," Zhang Fan couldn’t help but praise.

He picked up the poached egg, biting into it. The gooey yolk oozed, accompanying the noodles with the broth, making the flavor more intense.

Li Miaoyin rested her chin on her hands, watching, her face full of smiles.

"If it’s delicious, eat it all up."

"Uh..."

Outside, a gentle breeze swept by as Ge Shuangxiu’s Primordial Spirit floated in mid-air, observing the two inside, unsure whether to advance or leave.

"Hmm? When did you arrive?"

At this moment, Zhang Fan looked up, finally noticing the presence beyond Li Miaoyin.

"I didn’t mean to disturb you," Ge Shuangxiu stammered.

"Come in quickly," Zhang Fan beckoned.

"Let me introduce him."

"We met last night," Li Miaoyin said softly.

"Greetings, sister-in-law," Ge Shuangxiu greeted.

Zhang Fan pursed his lips but said nothing, turning to ask, "Why did you come? Things are tense these days."

"You’re right, I’m already under surveillance, so I had my Primordial Spirit emerge to see you."

"To see me for what?" Zhang Fan asked seriously.

"Last night was too perilous. Fortunately, we broke through successfully. You’ve passed the Rat’s test, so he’ll naturally reward you," Ge Shuangxiu said in a low voice.

"Reward? What reward?" Zhang Fan was a bit taken aback, not expecting the Rat to be so formal, not just passing the test for nothing.

"Another line should have contacted you," Ge Shuangxiu reminded.

Zhang Fan took out his phone, and sure enough, a coded message from Meng Qiwu had been sent last night, opening up to a string of numbers, baffling to discern.

"Let me decrypt it," Ge Shuangxiu said.

This message, even Meng Qiwu didn’t know what it meant; only Ge Shuangxiu knew how to decipher it.

It was evident that the Rat was extremely cautious in his actions.

A moment later, the string of numbers, under Ge Shuangxiu’s decryption, transformed into a message.

"The Rat’s reward is a piece of intelligence."

"Information about Chen Dragon!"

"Information? What kind of information?" Zhang Fan wondered aloud. Initially, he thought the numbers were some kind of bank account and password!

While speaking, Ge Shuangxiu’s Primordial Spirit traced lines in the air, scattering streams of light like ink, revealing a sentence.

"Chen Dragon has departed for Jiangnan Qin Ancient Town!"

"Qin Ancient Town!? Where is that?"

Li Miaoyin and Ge Shuangxiu both looked puzzled, clearly never having heard of this place.

Only Zhang Fan, with furrowed brows, showed a serious expression.

"That’s where I was born!"