Ever since Lao Zhou went up the mountain to practice, his son has been waiting at home with him. He originally only took one day off and planned to go and come back on the same day, but he insisted on taking one more day off.
When Old Zhou returned home in the evening, his son immediately rushed forward and asked, "How's it going, Dad? Did Master An agree?"
When talking about this matter, Lao Zhou was very angry. He was scolded by Lao Yang and other old men for a long time.
"If it weren't for you, my son, I wouldn't be so embarrassed today. Of course I can't do this. Do you think anyone can become an immortal?"
Old Zhou felt a little regretful and a little proud.
His son did not have this fate, but he was chosen by Master An.
Upon learning the result, Lao Zhou's son was indeed extremely disappointed.
"How could this be? How could we not be destined to be together?" He unwillingly pulled Old Zhou's arm and asked, "Dad, you and Master An are destined to be together, and I and you are destined to be together. Otherwise, how could I become your son? Rounding it off, then isn't it fate that I am with Master An?"
Old Zhou pulled his arm away in disgust. "Go away, what's the point of telling me all these crooked ways? Master An said you have no fate, so you just don't have fate."
Old Zhou's son was still unwilling to accept it. This was a matter of cultivating immortality, and he had witnessed with his own eyes the real existence of such good things.
"Dad, how about you teach me secretly?"
Old Zhou said nothing, scanning the house with his eyes, and finally found something handy. He walked straight to the broom, picked up the broom, and hit his son on the butt.
"I'll beat you to death, you son of a bitch! I'll beat you to death, you bastard! What kind of crooked ways are you thinking of? You can't become an immortal yourself, so you want to make your father unable to become an immortal too?"
"What kind of wicked idea is this? How could you come up with it?"
Old Zhou's son was beaten so hard that he ran away with his head in his hands. "Dad, please be gentle, please give me some face. Your grandson is watching us. If you hit me like this, how can I educate my son in the future?"
"I don't care if you educate me or not, you idiot! How dare you use such a crooked method!"
"Those cultivation methods were all passed down by Master An. How can someone as capable as Master An pass on his teachings so casually?!"
Old Zhou's son defended himself aggrievedly, "Then I'm not an outsider. I'm your biological son."
"I'll beat you to death, you son of a bitch! You still dare to talk back!"
He originally wanted to use his son to hold his father back from being cheated, but in the end he found out that he was the fool.
Unable to cultivate immortality, Old Zhou's son had to give up with regret. Before leaving, he took his own son with him, fearing that his son would delay his father's immortal journey.
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Several old men and women gather at a fixed time every day and climb up together at the foot of Liupan Mountain. The path they take becomes more and more detour.
Ever since they learned that stimulating the body's potential could lead to faster breakthroughs, they have been consciously creating difficulties for themselves. If An Jingzhi hadn't dissuaded them, they would have wanted to have a car accident in the street to test whether they could achieve a breakthrough.
Zhu Kaijiang followed them silently. He originally wanted to find a topic to join them, but seeing that this group of his peers were going further and further astray, even he, who refused to accept his age, could hardly keep up.
Old Yang turned his head from time to time to look, "Why is this old brother behind us always following us?"
"I don't know. I guess they thought we were a tour group?" Lao Zhou said.
"The road we're on isn't easy to walk on. He's in pretty good shape having followed us this far," Lao Lin said. "The place we're going to later might be a little dangerous for him. Should we try to persuade him to turn back?"
When talking about the word "danger", Lao Lin felt a little proud.
Ordinary people would not go to those small paths on the corners of cliffs. They would go to such dangerous places and go wherever there is danger.
It's not that they don't care about their lives, but they are sure that they will not be in danger. They have been practicing with An Jingzhi for a month, and they travel through the mountains and forests every day. They can't even conquer a small Liupan Mountain. How can they have the face to say that they are practicing with Master An when they go out?
They even hope to encounter real danger, as who knows, they might be able to break through like Lao Zhou and officially become practitioners.
You don’t have to listen to the other person’s babble every day. It really makes people feel uncomfortable.
Shi Guozhong hesitated for a moment and said, "Why don't I go and tell him that the path we're climbing is very steep and winding. He probably won't be able to keep up. If he runs into danger, there won't be any villages or shops around. If we're not careful, he might even lose his life."
"Okay, go ahead and tell us. We'll be waiting for you here."
Everyone stopped and stood there waiting for Shi Guozhong to leave the team and walk towards Zhu Kaijiang.
Zhu Kaijiang also stopped, leaning on a hiking stick in his hand, breathing slightly faster, with beads of sweat sliding down his forehead.
He barely managed to steady his breathing, his eyes fixed on Shi Guozhong who was walking towards him.
His steps were steady, his breathing was regular, his face was rosy and healthy, and it didn't even feel like he was climbing a mountain, but rather taking a leisurely stroll in the garden.
In comparison, I looked a little embarrassed.
It seems that An Jingzhi has some skills.
In just half a minute, Zhu Kaijiang came to this conclusion.
Shi Guozhong walked very fast and arrived in front of Zhu Kaijiang in one minute.
"Brother, are you going to climb the mountain with us?"
Zhu Kaijiang nodded as if he didn't know anything and said, "Yes, I see you are all in the same group and should be familiar with this mountain. I'm new here, so I'll just follow you."
Shi Guozhong advised, "Brother, our bodies are different. The road we are going to take next is very difficult. It is full of steep cliffs. If you are not careful, you will fall and die. Please try another route."
He pointed to a road nearby and said, "It's safer to go up this road. You can still reach the top of the mountain."
Zhu Kaijiang pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Then why did you take this path? Isn't it unsafe?"
Shi Guozhong laughed complacently, "It's different. We are training our bodies. Your foundation is different from ours, so you can't just follow us and learn from us."
"What is body training?" Zhu Kaijiang asked with a startled thought.
"Hey, I'm just working on my body. Anyway, I'll just go wherever the difficulty is. No more words, bro. My sisters and brothers are still waiting for me."
Zhu Kaijiang did not speak to persuade him to stay. He watched the other party walk to the team of nine people in front and join them. Then the group of people slowly disappeared into the mountains and forests.
If it was really as the other party said, he probably wouldn't be able to catch up even if he followed.
He had been crawling behind these people all the way, and it was very difficult for him to keep up.
But looking at the way the other party walked over, it was obvious that climbing such a long and winding path was very tiring for them, but for them it was just the beginning, or even hadn't started yet, and they hadn't shed a drop of sweat.
He no longer forced himself to follow and climbed towards the main road to the viewing platform.
Looking around, he found that there was no sign of those people. He went to the secret place given in the information.
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