Starting Cultivation During a Trip

Chapter 504 - 251: Dark Clouds Overhead, Reunion with Old Friends! Formidable Foes Arrive, Divine Demon Holy Embryo_2

Since ancient times, tribulations have been both a harbinger of disaster and an elixir of immortality. Cultivators should welcome them, not shun them.

Reflecting on this, Zhang Fan’s eyes grew brighter; although he knew this journey was fraught with danger, he was invigorated instead.

"Hey..."

Just then, Fang Changle nudged Zhang Fan with his arm. Out of the corner of his eye, Zhang Fan saw Song Yunqi and Ji Haisan glaring at them, like they were under surveillance.

"Look, look, what’s there to see?"

Zhang Fan glared, spat on the ground without concern for their wide-eyed stares, and pulled Fang Changle toward the exit of the hall, where they coincidentally ran into Zhang Wang.

"Ah Wang, I was just looking for you."

Zhang Fan waved his hand. Their group was about to head to Tusk Mountain, a place where Zhang Wang wouldn’t draw attention.

"Once we leave, you should get out of here, preferably out of Huizhou Province..."

Speaking, Zhang Fan paused and murmured, "You can go to Yujing City for a couple of days, find Su Shiyu, I’ll have her arrange things for you."

During their time in An Nan City, they had connections with Zhang Wang. If the Qin Family implicated Zhang Wang, it would truly be an undeserved disaster, quite troublesome.

"You going on a long trip?" Zhang Wang couldn’t help but ask.

"Not really a long trip," Fang Changle casually replied.

Tusk Mountain is only about thirty to forty kilometers away from the center of An Nan City, a drive of just over half an hour.

"Tsk tsk..."

Zhang Wang stared at Zhang Fan, his eyes flickered slightly as he assessed him up and down, subtly shaking his head.

"What kind of issue do you have? Just say what’s on your mind," Fang Changle couldn’t help but comment on Zhang Wang’s pretentious behavior.

"For this trip... I’ll give you eight words..."

"What eight words?" Zhang Fan asked instinctively.

"Black clouds over top, surely encounter old friends!" Zhang Wang whispered.

"Black clouds over top, surely encounter old friends?" Zhang Fan chuckled in disbelief.

Black clouds over top he understood, as this trip to Tusk Mountain was inherently dangerous, with predators lurking. Having this warning sign meant his luck wouldn’t be too good.

But in a place like Tusk Mountain, which old friend could one possibly encounter?

"Alright, if it turns out accurate, I’ll definitely pay you for the prediction when we return." Zhang Fan laughed lightly, patting Zhang Wang’s shoulder.

"See you in Yujing City."

With that, Zhang Fan and Fang Changle turned to leave.

"Zhang Fan..."

Just then, Zhang Wang called out to him from behind.

"Anything else?" Zhang Fan turned to ask.

"Farewell for now."

Zhang Wang’s lips curled into a meaningful smile, his voice resonating gently.

"Farewell for now," Zhang Fan waved and said.

...

In the afternoon, the Qin Family’s convoy proceeded mightily toward Tusk Mountain.

"The Qin Family truly has power."

In the car, Fang Changle said solemnly.

He had glanced around; for this trip, the Qin Family deployed thirty to forty individuals, all with awakened Primordial Spirits.

Among the ten realms of the Daoist Sect, the first checkpoint is [Recovering Primordial Spirit], where mundane people dread various thoughts and agitated consciousness, preventing the Primordial Spirit from returning.

Many cultivators are blocked at this threshold, unable to awaken their Primordial Spirit and witness the truly profound world.

The Qin Family is large, with many branches and disciples, but only thirty to forty have truly awakened their Primordial Spirit.

Yet, within one family, these thirty to forty individuals already command fear, surpassing most cultivation families.

"The Qin Family has endured upheaval and internal strife; otherwise, they might be stronger." Zhang Fan murmured.

Over twenty years ago, Qin Family experts were defeated by his parents, and even a genius like Prince Qin perished, leading to leaderless chaos and weakened power, never regaining past glory.

"You’re right, ancestors of Profound Families have produced Celestial Masters, but the Qin Family remains relatively weak among them." Fang Changle nodded.

A lean camel is bigger than a horse; even the weakest Profound Family has deep roots.

"The Qin Family is making a full effort this time." Zhang Fan said gravely.

"They are determined to obtain Ren Xiao’s secluded place."

Fang Changle understood well that completing this would securely align the Qin Family with the Daoist Alliance Headquarters and the White Crane Temple. Plus, having a successor like Qin Ming, reviving their ancestral glory seemed possible within two or three decades.

"They’re betting everything; if they bet wrong..." Zhang Fan casually remarked.

"Then the Qin Family will be finished."

Upon these words, the air seemed to freeze. Zhang Fan and Fang Changle instinctively looked up, and the Qin Family’s driver was glaring at them fiercely through the rearview mirror.

Forty minutes later, the Qin Family’s convoy finally arrived at Tusk Mountain.

Zhang Fan got out of the car, looked up, and saw steep mountain peaks resembling tusks, wild energy floating above.

Not to mention it’s winter now, even in spring and summer, there’s not a single bird call from this mountain.

According to feng shui sayings "Call Form and Roar," this mountain represents an open mouth, tusks exposed, ordinary creatures entering the mountain either face untimely disaster or develop many ailments.

"It really is a Fierce Mountain."

Zhang Fan couldn’t help but remark.

"It has gotten better over the years..."

Just then, Qin Ming approached from behind, pointing to the southwest.

"Two years ago, they built a row of high-voltage electrical towers here, from a distance resembling tiger pincers..." Qin Ming remarked calmly.

This so-called "tiger pincer teeth" has disrupted Tusk Mountain’s feng shui layout. In another ten or twenty years, the environment here will begin to notably improve.

Zhang Fan knew there are specialists doing such things, colloquially called the "Dragon Slayer Team." When famous mountains and rivers develop dragon veins or anomalies, they conduct geological exploration, construct dams and cables, breaking their meteorological patterns, thus preventing major calamities from developing.