Starting Cultivation During a Trip

Evening, a corner of the small town.

In the alley, small stalls started setting up one after another: pig’s head meat, marinated beef, oil-seared tofu... The half-street was filled with the bustling aroma of food.

Groups of three or five people queued up to buy cooked food, and there were children holding change buying a bag of fried peanuts and half-portion of oil-seared tofu, which made a nice side dish for the adults at home to enjoy with drinks.

Under the dim streetlights, Qiu Buyi and his group approached from afar, bypassing the crowd and entering a deep, quiet alley.

The alley was narrow, accommodating roughly one person at a time.

Thus, the alley was named One-Person Alley.

"Brother, why are we here?" Qiu Wanmian, following behind, couldn’t help but ask.

She was unclear, and Ge Changfeng seemed even more puzzled.

It was apparent that losing the duel during the day had deeply affected Qiu Buyi.

"To meet someone," Qiu Buyi responded gravely.

The three of them reached the end of the alley, stopping in front of a small courtyard. Qiu Buyi leaned forward, checking the door, which remained unresponsive.

Knock... Knock... Knock...

Qiu Buyi knocked again a couple of times, and at that moment, the door opened.

"Come in."

A hearty voice slipped through the crack in the door.

Qiu Wanmian knitted her brows, finding the voice strangely familiar. Before she could think more, Qiu Buyi had already gone inside.

Qiu Wanmian and Ge Changfeng followed closely behind.

A middle-aged man stood in the center of the quiet courtyard, surrounded by darkness, yet his body seemed to emit a faint white light, illuminating the entire room. Everywhere, from the obvious to the subtle, seemed flooded by this pearly glow.

"Void Generating White!?" Ge Changfeng’s eyes suddenly lit up.

Void Generating White, auspicious and serene.

This was an extremely high realm in Daoist cultivation, untouched by any worldly dust, clear and bright like the sky.

In this vast world and broad Daoist sect, cultivators are as numerous as grains of sand, countless. However, those who can enter this realm are few and far between. In today’s world, only those in the Celestial Master Realm can exhibit such phenomena.

Undoubtedly, the middle-aged man before them was indisputably a Celestial Master.

"Uncle Shangqing!?" Qiu Wanmian’s face lightly flinched, recognizing the man in front of her.

Qiu Shangqing, the Celestial Master of the Qiu family.

"Uncle Shangqing." Qiu Buyi bowed deeply.

Qiu Shangqing had arrived at Qindu Town just a step ahead of him, a secret known only to Qiu Buyi.

"Junior greets Senior." Ge Changfeng didn’t dare to neglect, his thoughts buzzing.

It seems the information about Chen Dragon’s imminent appearance was true. The Daoist Alliance had indeed invested heavily, dispatching not only Yuan Tiandu but also concealing Qiu Shangqing.

Two great Celestial Masters were about to converge in this small Qin Ancient Town.

"Little Wanmian is here too."

Qiu Shangqing nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping towards Ge Changfeng.

"Are you from the Ge Family!?"

"I’m Ge Changfeng."

Ge Changfeng bowed again.

"You’ve grasped the essence of the Ge Family’s [Ling Department Skill], but it’s a pity you haven’t summoned the Thirty-Six Great Immortals." Qiu Shangqing remarked nonchalantly.

Hearing this, Ge Changfeng’s heart pounded wildly. The Ge Family’s [Ling Department Skill] achieved great success in the Summoning and Inviting Gods Method, with different achievements based on the immortal gods summoned.

Like him summoning the Fire Virtue Star Monarch, it counted as one of the Seventy-Two Minor Immortals. Although powerful, it hadn’t reached the highest profound method.

Among the Ge family’s disciples, only those who summon the Thirty-Six Great Immortals are considered to have truly entered the hall of profound learning, obtaining the Ancestral Master’s Dharma Lineage, and could be called Pure Yang Orthodox.

Qiu Shangqing, worthy of being a Celestial Master level expert, discerned his strengths and weaknesses with just a glance.

At this moment, Ge Changfeng hurriedly calmed his mind, not daring to let any strange thoughts arise.

"Amongst your Ge family disciples of this generation, is there anyone who has summoned the Thirty-Six Great Immortals?" Qiu Shangqing suddenly asked, changing the topic.

"This..." Ge Changfeng’s face tensed.

The successors of various sects and families were crucial to their lineage, considered top secrets, not to be spoken lightly.

"There’s a little guy in your Ge family named Ge Chang’an, who seems pretty good," Qiu Shangqing murmured softly.

Upon hearing this, Ge Changfeng’s face suddenly flinched.

Ge Chang’an, a prodigy rare in the Ge family and the only one among this generation to have summoned the Thirty-Six Great Immortals.

The Ge family had kept this genius well hidden, but Qiu Shangqing revealed it effortlessly with just one sentence.

Qiu Shangqing saw it, but remained silent.

In his eyes, this young Ge Changfeng, his Dao heart would be swayed and thoughts scattered with just a word or two, clearly not a first-rate talent. In terms of cultivation, regardless of his current realm, he’s ultimately mediocre.

"Buyi, why did you come here? Has someone from White Crane Temple already arrived?" Qiu Shangqing abruptly changed his tone and asked.

He preferred to cultivate here without being disturbed. Even if it were a small junior from the same clan, under usual circumstances, someone like Qiu Wanmian wouldn’t have the qualifications to see him.

Only Qiu Buyi, having mastered the Innate Skill, might gain some guidance, depending on his luck and Qiu Shangqing’s mood.

"Uncle Shangqing, I met an expert today."

Qiu Buyi’s expression turned solemn as he recounted the incidents at the teahouse that day, especially the part where the man severed his connection with the opponent’s Primordial Spirit with just a gesture, his eyes flashing with a lingering brilliance.

"Primordial Spirit Mirror, Void Unshaken."

Qiu Shangqing pondered for a moment after hearing this, then said: "Did he really break your [Divine Mirror] with just a single move?"

"Absolutely," Qiu Buyi confirmed.