Starting Cultivation During a Trip

In the early morning, the east just revealed a touch of fish belly white.

Zhang Fan sat cross-legged on the rooftop, his body gently rising and falling, breathing nearly halted, akin to a baby, long and lingering.

The dawning light spilled over him, like a layer of golden gauze, even the hair on his skin stood erect.

The golden morning light, synchronized with Zhang Fan's breath, seeped through his pores, slowly merging into his body.

His eyes barely open, reflecting the sun's shadow, his pupils gleaming with a golden radiance.

At this moment, Zhang Fan's eyes seemed to hold a great fire burning, suspended high in the sky, both in the realms of the heavens and the mundane world.

Hoo...

Meditating on the great sun, absorbing its essence, with the seven turns and nine transformations, the air Zhang Fan exhaled distorted the surrounding atmosphere.

"Gathering the great sun ignites the flame within, transforming the old self into the true self."

Just then, a low voice came from afar, filled with admiration.

Zhang Fan opened his eyes, the strange spectacle suddenly dissipated, he looked up to see Fang Changle ascending the rooftop, dressed casually, wearing white sneakers, eyes shimmering as he stared intently.

"Such a good Fire Technique! Rarely known secret from ancient times to borrow the sun for flame, no wonder your Fire Dragon Pill Sword has such accomplishment." Fang Changle whispered softly.

Since ancient times, many mystical cultivators of the Daoist Family have absorbed the sun and moon essence, yet the moon's essence is easy to gather, the sun's essence hard to refine.

As a medicine, it burns like a great fire, seven turns, nine transformations, most prone to the madness of fire deviation.

Among mountain spirit monsters, only the monkey kind, differing in structure from other animals, can gaze at the sun, condensing a point, refining at night under the moon, and during the day under the sun, understanding the path of sun and moon refinement.

Thus, monkeys that become demons are extremely terrifying, like the Cang Yuan on Zhongnan Mountain, among the few great old demons with astonishing cultivation.

Perhaps because of this, the natural balance of heaven and earth, rarely have monkeys become demons throughout history, the journey fraught with tribulation.

"The sun has nine yang, stimulating the fire nature with profound mystery, yet the Daoist True Flame, ultimately arises from the heart, requiring dual cultivation of body and spirit to tame the Heart Monkey and harness the true flame," Zhang Fan murmured softly.

True Flame is gathered from the inner True Yang, igniting with a single thought.

This wisp of true flame initially arises from the heart; chaotic thoughts scatter the true flame, leading to madness, wasting an entire cultivation.

Thus, the Fire Technique is hard to refine, for this reason.

Fire springs from life and is subdued by sex; cultivating Fire Technique requires dual cultivation of body and spirit.

The great sun stimulates the fire nature, even more fierce and domineering.

Zhang Fan has grasped the Fire Character Sticker, progressing rapidly, able to use this method to temper his true flame aggressively.

Currently, Zhang Fan feels his Fire Dragon Pill Sword is just a step away from advancing to Great Success Technique, ready to break through at any moment, perhaps next month, or even tomorrow...

"Maybe I should buy some rare medicine from Brother Hong again," Zhang Fan thought.

The Centennial Ginseng King from last time benefited him greatly, now it seems worth more than the thirty thousand spent, though most importantly, it wasn't his own money.

The Black Rat compensated him eighty thousand, leaving fifty thousand in his account, spending brings satisfaction.

"You're cultivating the Daoist Skill without a protector?"

At that moment, Fang Changle's voice brought Zhang Fan's thoughts back.

Cultivating the Fire Technique, most prone to fire deviation, if Fang Changle had malicious intent and suddenly acted, Zhang Fan would have been highly dangerous.

"Who says no one's protecting me?" Zhang Fan chuckled lightly.

"Hmm!?"

Fang Changle raised an eyebrow, footsteps sounded behind him, he turned to see a tall, lean man emerging from the shadows, eyes locked onto him like green beans.

"An expert!" Fang Changle's gaze hardened.

With his cultivation, he hadn't noticed anyone else on the rooftop, such ability couldn't be overlooked.

"He's called Black Nightmare, sort of my sidekick." Zhang Fan chuckled.

He was a Great Demon Bai Buran helped negotiate to serve him for ten years.

"A demon!?" Fang Changle examined, suddenly speaking.

"Good eyesight, worthy of a Maoshan disciple." Black Nightmare said indifferently.

"How do you know I'm a Maoshan disciple?"

"The Maoshan scent, I can still smell, hehe, in earlier years, I stole oil on your mountain." Black Nightmare grinned, licking his lips, as if savoring.

"You're not an ordinary demon, for even Yujing City has Deserted Mountain nurturing such a demon like you." Fang Changle declared, revealing Black Nightmare's origin.

"Tsk tsk, President Fan, this friend is quite unusual." Black Nightmare whispered.

Currently, he has an employment relationship with Zhang Fan, working without pay, Zhang Fan is his boss.

"He's certainly unusual..." Zhang Fan stood up, picking up the coat next to him.

"He's a Maoshan inheritor."

"Fang Changle!?" Black Nightmare raised his eyebrows, showing understanding.

"You know me?"

"Running in the Jiangnan Province, how could I not know about Maoshan?" Black Nightmare coldly chuckled.

Sect inheritance, concerning incense, important matters indeed.

Like Xia Weisheng, famed in Jiangbei Province, spirit monsters and ghost demons around there have all heard her name, whether seen or not, knowing is essential, though meeting is best avoided.

"Let's go." Zhang Fan beckoned.

Though Fang Changle was out of prison, he had no respect for the Jiangnan Province Daoist Alliance, only interested in Zhang Fan.

Sui Chunsheng could only entrust him to Zhang Fan.

Zhang Fan didn't refuse, he wanted to acquaint with Ten Great Daoist Sect inheritors, someone delivered themselves to him.