Starting Cultivation During a Trip

Chapter 581 - 284: The Mysterious Tai Sui Village! Dragon and Tiger Tomb, Zhang Family Tomb

Zhongnan Mountain!?

"You want to let him into Zhongnan Mountain? How can this be? Is he your man? How could I allow someone of unknown origin into Zhongnan Mountain?"

Meng Qiwu’s expression turned odd as she glanced at Qin Ergou and then shook her head.

"Hey, hey, hey... did you wash your hair today?" Zhang Fan suddenly asked.

"Wash my hair? No, why?" Meng Qiwu was stunned, her eyes full of confusion.

"If you didn’t wash your hair, then why is your brain full of water?" Zhang Fan shouted sharply.

"..."

"Unknown origin? Can he be more unknown than you? You’re one of Rat’s people, an undercover agent from the Wuwei Sect, a spy from the Thirteen Zodiacs planted in Zhongnan Mountain, and yet you still see yourself as a protagonist?"

Zhang Fan listed facts that were more genuine than gold.

"How come this role-play turned into a real show, and now you’re defending the purity of Zhongnan Mountain’s Daoist tradition."

"No matter how unknown Ergou’s origin is, it’s more reliable than yours!" Zhang Fan said confidently.

Qin Ergou’s family has lived on Toad Treasure Mountain for generations, honest and sincere, tracing back three generations... no, eight generations can be verified. When it comes to political vetting, nobody beats him.

If it were the old days, with Qin Ergou’s background, he could have been directly recommended to Tsinghua and Peking University.

Trying to compare origin with him? Can you even compare!?

Listening to Zhang Fan’s words, Qin Ergou couldn’t help but straighten up his posture. Even though he had failed multiple times trying to apply to Zhongnan Mountain.

This time, with Zhang Fan around, he felt capable again.

"What exactly do you want to do?" Meng Qiwu frowned.

"Do I need to explain to you what I want to do?" Zhang Fan glanced sideways, "Just follow what I say."

"With your status in Zhongnan Mountain, leading in a disciple shouldn’t be hard."

Meng Qiwu wasn’t an ordinary disciple; she was at the Mahayana Realm, an elite even among the Ten Great Daoist Mountains.

"Fine, but he must start as a disciple from the bottom." Meng Qiwu said solemnly.

After entering Zhongnan Mountain, disciples need to undergo assessments.

Small tests, monthly exams, midterms, simulation tests, final exams... and based on each person’s cultivation and character, ranks are divided, and the Daoist Skill is taught.

"That’s enough." Zhang Fan nodded.

Starting too high isn’t good; it attracts attention. With Qin Ergou’s current potential, it won’t be long before he can establish himself in Zhongnan Mountain and shine brightly.

"Brother Fan..." Qin Ergou listened quietly and finally couldn’t help but speak, his eyes sparkling with gratitude.

Since his grandfather passed away, he had been living alone at the foot of the mountain. For so long, only Zhang Fan had treated him so well, not only teaching him Daoist Skill, protecting his life, but also paving the way for his future, bringing him into Zhongnan Mountain, fulfilling his grandfather’s dying wish.

"I’ve done all I can for you." Zhang Fan patted Qin Ergou’s shoulder.

Compared to Bai Yujing’s suggestion, he preferred to let Qin Ergou enter Zhongnan Mountain for cultivation; it can fulfill his long-cherished wish, and the Daoist Sect system is more promising compared to the Wuwei Sect.

"Brother Fan, rest assured, I will not disappoint your expectations. From now on, Ergou’s life is yours..."

"I will diligently learn the Dao at Zhongnan Mountain and will someday become the number one."

Qin Ergou clenched his fists tightly and said resolutely.

Hmph...

Before he finished speaking, Meng Qiwu couldn’t help but laugh, looking at Qin Ergou with a hint of mockery.

"After you enter, don’t say such things in public, lest you break everyone’s jaw with laughter."

Everyone knows that currently, the number one among the younger generation in Zhongnan Mountain is An Wuyang.

He is also the designated successor of Zhongnan Mountain.

Claiming to strive for number one? Even Meng Qiwu wouldn’t dare say that, let alone a fledgling unknown.

If you actually say that in front of fellow disciples, then you’re either crazy or a fool.

"If he can’t become the first in Zhongnan, I’ll expose you."

Zhang Fan glanced sideways and said lightly.

After the words were spoken, the mockery on Meng Qiwu’s face gradually froze and was replaced by a look of disbelief.

"Why would you expose me? What does it have to do with me?"

"If it doesn’t concern you, why are you butting in?" Zhang Fan retorted.

"..."

Meng Qiwu opened her mouth and remained silent.

"Don’t mind her, just go with your heart." Zhang Fan patted Qin Ergou’s shoulder, encouragingly.

Life is about cultivation, experiencing, whether success, failure, fate, or tribulation, all are exercises for the Primordial Spirit. Hence, either lying flat or exerting oneself is fine, as long as it aligns with one’s thoughts and follows nature, that is the Dao.

"Can I go now?" Meng Qiwu said solemnly.

After escaping death, she was extremely wary of Zhang Fan, naturally not daring to linger.

One must know, this man, whose age is similar to hers, is already looking to undermine the foundation of Wuwei Sect, completely overthrow the Thirteen Zodiacs, and even kill the Chen Dragon who practiced the Five Elements Mistaken King among the Red Dust in the Mortal World.

Someone like this, harboring madness at the core, is not someone you can approach lightly?

"Leave? Where are you going?" Zhang Fan said lightly.

"You..."

"You haven’t finished your business and you want to leave?"

As soon as the words fell, without waiting for Meng Qiwu to react, Zhang Fan suddenly opened his mouth wide, like a fathomless abyss, and devoured Meng Qiwu’s Primordial Spirit whole.

"Brother Fan..." Qin Ergou’s eyes quivered as he watched, dumbfounded.

In his understanding, this was swallowing a living person whole.

"Zhang Fan, you’re not keeping your promise."

Meng Qiwu’s voice resounded, tinged with deep anger and despair.

"Rest assured, what I say never counts, but this time it can be an exception..." Zhang Fan said lightly.