Starting Cultivation During a Trip

The sage exists in contemplation, the myriad wonders converge, thus the foundation of Taoist studies begins with contemplation.

Li Cunsi!

He once visited the South Zhang lineage, the Divine Oracle Zhang Tian Sheng rated him as "young and proud like a dragon, yet to emerge from the depths", after fifteen years of cultivation in the Profound Sect, his name will be renowned throughout the land, reaching the rank of great masters.

"Your grandfather held Li Cunsi in high esteem." Lou Hechuan sighed.

From ancient times to the present, among cultivators, nine bear the surname Zhang, one bears the surname Li.

The connection between Zhang Lingzong and Li Cunsi is indescribable, that young man stayed in the Southern Zhang Ancient Land for half a year before leaving.

"Li Cunsi..."

Zhang Fan murmured the name, it seemed somewhat familiar to him, as if someone mentioned it to him before.

"You know the events that followed, the South Zhang underwent a shocking change, perished in one night, although your father escaped death, he fell into the Great Night of Darkness tribulation!" Lou Hechuan said solemnly.

"Was my dad already practicing the Divine Demon Holy Embryo at that time?" Zhang Fan couldn’t help but be moved, and asked.

Lou Hechuan heard this, lifted his eyelids, gazed at Zhang Fan with deep meaning.

"When did you practice the Divine Demon Holy Embryo?"

"This..." Zhang Fan smiled awkwardly, but didn’t speak.

"That was the first time your father fell into the Great Night of Darkness tribulation, everything from the past was forgotten, wandering the Jianghu, desolate like a stray dog..."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Fan’s gaze lowered, the Divine Demon Holy Embryo, the most fierce in the world, unless one’s life undergoes great change, thoughts are scattered, consciousness restless, one would certainly fall into the Great Night of Darkness tribulation.

It can be imagined how difficult and bitter Zhang Lingzong’s situation was back then.

"That year, Zhang Lingzong was only sixteen, when he fell into the tribulation, he met a young girl who took him in." Lou Hechuan’s tone shifted.

"Young girl?" Zhang Fan was startled.

"That girl’s surname is also Li!" Lou Hechuan said solemnly.

"Li? Could she be my mom?" Zhang Fan murmured, a hint of doubt emerged on his face.

As far as he knew, Zhang Lingzong met Li Linglong about five years after the South Zhang perished, when Zhang Lingzong was already twenty-one.

Could it have happened earlier?

"That girl’s name is Li Linglang!?"

"Li Linglang!?" Zhang Fan’s expression changed slightly.

This name was not unfamiliar to him, that woman once appeared in Yujing City and nearly claimed his life.

"Perhaps, you can guess, Li Linglang and Li Linglong are sisters of the same mother."

At this point, Lou Hechuan lifted his eyelids and looked at Zhang Fan.

"She is Li Linglong’s younger sister."

"Younger sister?" Zhang Fan was dumbstruck.

The woman who almost took his life is his aunt!?

"Your father overcame the Great Night of Darkness tribulation because of Li Linglang, his cultivation reached great success, later went to the southeast, swept invincibly across seven provinces, earning great renown..."

"After five years of revolving time, Zhang Lingzong had truly become the Great Spirit Sect King, during that period, Li Cunsi also became the Lord of the Profound Palace of the Wuwei Sect."

"Lord of the Profound Palace!?" Zhang Fan couldn’t help but be moved upon hearing this.

"You could say, he’s the youngest Lord of the Profound Palace in the history of the Wuwei Sect." Lou Hechuan sighed.

"It was also at that time that your father met the most important woman of his life..."

"My mom!" Zhang Fan blurted out.

"Correct, your mom, Li Linglong!" Lou Hechuan nodded.

"Zhang Lingzong and Li Linglong came together, the next year, they held a wedding, at that time, another couple married alongside them."

"Another couple?" Zhang Fan was surprised.

"Li Cunsi, he married Li Linglang!"

"What!?" Zhang Fan was shocked beyond words.

"The next year, the twin sisters each gave birth to a boy..."

"Your mom gave birth to you..."

"As for Li Linglang, her son is named Li Yishan!"

Buzz...

Zhang Fan’s eyes widened, his heart felt like waves were surging.

"Father Li Cunsi!"

"My mom ran off when I was very young, and later came back with another man, which angered my dad to death." The words previously spoken by Li Yishan resonated loudly in Zhang Fan’s mind.

How could he have imagined that Li Yishan’s deserted mother was actually his aunt, in other words, he and Li Yishan are cousins!?

"This..."

"Your family situation is indeed a bit messy!"

Having seen Zhang Fan in a daze for quite a while, Lou Hechuan couldn’t help but remark.

"..."

"What happened after that? Why did Li Yishan’s mom leave? How did his dad die?" Zhang Fan couldn’t hold back from asking.

The grievances of the previous generation were unknown to him; the adults at home never spoke of them.

However, someone like Li Cunsi certainly wouldn’t be angered to death.

"That, I don’t know. It’s a family matter, once the door is closed, outsiders can’t know." Lou Hechuan shook his head.

"However..."

"However what?" Zhang Fan pressed.

"I heard Jiang Yunxian mention that Li Cunsi died because he passed on the [Jia Sheng Gui Si]." Lou Hechuan said gravely.

"Passed on? Li Yishan?" Zhang Fan’s heart stirred, immediately guessing.

"I thought so at first, until Huo Dharma King came to Yujing City..." Lou Hechuan lowered his voice.

"Huo Dharma King..." Zhang Fan’s eyes slightly narrowed.

Not long ago, the Vice Observatory Master of the White Crane Temple indeed visited Yujing City, at that time Jiang Yunxian took action, and his elder brother also appeared.

"After that, I once sought out Jiang Yunxian, only then did I know..."

"Back then Li Cunsi passed [Jia Sheng Gui Si] to your brother."

"Zhang Sheng!?"

Zhang Fan was deeply moved, this was beyond his expectations.

"Jia Sheng Gui Si, not ordinary, capable of reversing Yin and Yang, breaking life and death." Lou Hechuan sighed deeply.

"Unfortunately..."

"Unfortunately what?"

"President Jiang once said, drift in the red dust, wandering in the mortal world, life and death are like rootless duckweed, only following the tide, neither dead nor alive, merely putting shackles on oneself." Lou Hechuan said solemnly.