Starting Cultivation During a Trip

The silver plane passed through the clouds, causing a bout of turbulence.

Sitting by the window, Zhang Fan slowly opened his eyes, looking at the hazy, high-hanging Great Moon, and felt the reality before him becoming so unreal.

"Did you really fall asleep?"

Ge Shuangxiu turned his head to look at Zhang Fan, revealing a strange expression.

It is said that when one’s spirit is full, they don’t feel sleepy. Those who practice the Divine Demon Holy Embryo have an incredibly powerful Primordial Spirit, so they don’t need to sleep and can’t fall asleep anyway.

"Did you not practice the Divine Demon Holy Embryo properly?" Ge Shuangxiu couldn’t help but say.

"Did you really inherit your dad’s skills?"

"Nonsense!" Zhang Fan gave a sidelong glance.

Exploring the Three Corpses Primordial Pill exhausts the Primordial Spirit, and the memories of that once top expert in the world are like an endless ocean. If it weren’t for his practice of the Divine Demon Holy Embryo, others would likely have their Primordial Spirit depleted to exhaustion.

Because of this, every time after, Zhang Fan would feel unprecedented fatigue.

"Why do you seem like you’ve come down with a serious illness? Didn’t you practice a fake Divine Demon Holy Embryo?" Ge Shuangxiu said in a strange tone, lowering his voice.

"Are you really your dad’s biological child?"

"..."

"What do you think!?" Zhang Fan rolled his eyes and closed his eyes tightly.

"I’ll sleep a bit more, call me when we arrive."

"Sleep again?"

Ge Shuangxiu squinted, thinking it strange since those who practice the Divine Demon Holy Embryo supposedly don’t need to sleep, yet Zhang Fan seemed addicted to it.

Half an hour later, the plane finally landed safely at Chang’an International Airport.

"Finally here again."

As soon as they got off the plane, Ge Shuangxiu took a deep breath.

"Have you been to Chang’an?" Zhang Fan casually asked.

"Years ago, I travelled everywhere across the country and lived here for a while," Ge Shuangxiu whispered, a hint of nostalgia in his eyes.

"I remember the alley I used to live in was called... what was it... Oh, right, Sheyang Alley..."

Years back, it was an alley for slaughtering sheep, with most of Chang’an’s slaughtering workshops there, before becoming residential housing later.

"What brings you to Chang’an?"

"Of course to attend to business, not for tourism," Ge Shuangxiu said as he retrieved his luggage, slinging a bag over his shoulder, and pulled out his phone.

"There was also a foot massage parlor at the entrance of the alley back then. After every slaughter... after every task, I would go for a massage. I wonder if it’s still there."

As he spoke, Ge Shuangxiu placed a hand on Zhang Fan’s shoulder, "Shall I take you to experience it later?"

"You can get a foot massage anywhere; there’s no need to come all the way here," Zhang Fan said with a pout.

"You just don’t understand! I frequently visited a place called Heart Full Foot Bath, their signature package is called High Mountain Flow," Ge Shuangxiu chuckled.

"High Mountain Flow? What’s that?" Zhang Fan was puzzled.

"High Mountain Flow, wah-la-la, third floor costs 888," Ge Shuangxiu said meaningfully.

"..."

Zhang Fan remained silent; he didn’t know exactly what this so-called package was, but just from the mention of the third floor, he could guess it was quite extraordinary.

"Let’s handle the main business first!"

"Zhang Fan!"

At this moment, a faint voice called from behind.

Zhang Fan’s eyes narrowed slightly, he paused and looked back, seeing a familiar figure approach.

The person had a thin, pale appearance, looking sickly, followed by a young man helping with the luggage.

"Wu Qingnang!?"

Zhang Fan was stunned; he didn’t expect that as soon as he left Yujing City and arrived in Chang’an, he would encounter the recently appointed acting chairman of the Jiangnan Province Daoist Alliance.

"You go ahead, wait for me outside," Zhang Fan said softly.

"Okay."

Ge Shuangxiu understood, quickly quickening his pace, gradually disappearing into the bustling crowd.

At this moment, Wu Qingnang approached.

"Chairman Wu," Zhang Fan couldn’t help but ask, "What are you doing here?"

Based on Sui Chunsheng’s guess, if Lou Hechuan was really stripped of his position, the one to succeed as Jiangnan Province Daoist Alliance chairman would likely be him.

"Just acting," Wu Qingnang chuckled, "I came to attend an activity."

"Truth is stranger than fiction, we met just yesterday and here we are again. What brings you to Chang’an?"

"Visiting a friend, Chairman Wu still remembers me," Zhang Fan whispered.

"Since the Shen Family incident, I’ve known your name."

Wu Qingnang’s energy seemed hollow, just after a few words, sweat appeared on his forehead as if his body was extremely feeble.

"The Shen Family?" Zhang Fan paused for a moment.

Back then, he had just joined Night is not bright, with Jiang Hu on the Shen Family case, met Qi Ji, cracked the Profound Mirror Treasure Talisman, saved over a hundred lives, and encountered Wuma Wuqilu, leading to the fall of the Shen Family.

For Zhang Fan, that seemed like a long time ago.

He hadn’t expected Wu Qingnang to remember his name from back then.

"After all, it involved the Thirteen Zodiacs..." Wu Qingnang, seemingly reading Zhang Fan’s mind, chuckled lightly.

"Though my health isn’t great, spending more time in a sanatorium than in the Daoist Alliance, I still go over the dossiers of major cases." Wu Qingnang continued.

"Later on, in the cases involving the Match-3 Puzzle Funeral Home, and even in the Xu Dog incident... you played a significant role..."

"I remember the Daoist Alliance even gave you a commendation, a promising future indeed," Wu Qingnang said with admiration.

"Chairman Wu praises me too much," Zhang Fan felt a stir in his heart; it seemed this acting chairman knew him quite well.

"Back then, Chairman Lou supported you a lot. Even though he’s no longer with us, he advised me to promote young talents like you in the future..."

Ending with a smile, Wu Qingnang said, "Perhaps in the future, we should stick closer together."