Under one person: I, Zhang Zhiwei, the arrogant Zhang.

"Aren't you going back to the mountain yet?" Zhang Zhiwei looked at Zhang Huaiyi and said, "Have you been running wild outside?"

“How can you say I’m playing around? I’m practicing spiritual cultivation!” Zhang Huaiyi corrected him seriously: “Didn’t Master say that spiritual cultivation is about the unity of knowledge and action? You can’t just practice without doing anything; you need to travel and experience things. The more you experience, the stronger your mind will become.”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhiwei said no more and turned his gaze to his master.

Zhang Jingqing didn't stop Zhang Huaiyi, saying, "Huaiyi, your progress over the past few years has been evident to all. Since you feel that traveling is beneficial to your cultivation, then continue traveling. However..."

Zhang Jingqing reminded you, "Although you are very smart, in my opinion, you are even smarter than Zhang Zhiwei, but sometimes, being too smart can backfire. I'll remind you once again, as usual, that there are some fundamental issues that you can't violate when you're gaining experience. No matter what, you should stick to your bottom line."

"Above this bottom line, within this principle, you can do whatever you want. You can try all levels, integrate many life experiences into your own emotions, understand the myriad aspects of human life, use this as resources, and temper your heart in the fire of your heart. This is how you temper your heart in the mortal world."

"Do you... understand?" Zhang Jingqing stared at Zhang Huaiyi.

"Master!" Zhang Huaiyi's expression was solemn and resolute. "This disciple will remember it!"

Zhang Jingqing nodded. He was a very traditional master of the Xuanmen sect and didn't like to speak too bluntly, but this time he spoke with unparalleled directness.

Zhang Huaiyi bowed respectfully to his master and senior brother, then turned to leave.

"Huaiyi!" Zhang Zhiwei suddenly called out to him.

Zhang Huaiyi stopped and looked back.

“Your master gave you some advice,” Zhang Zhiwei said, “and your senior brother also offers you a word of advice.”

Zhang Huaiyi's eyes flickered slightly. "Senior brother, please speak frankly."

Zhang Zhiwei said, “Huaiyi, when you embark on your journey again, you must remember the meaning of the journey itself. Everything you encounter on the road—the common people and landlords, the demons and bandits—is part of your journey. Improving your strength is not everything. Open your eyes wide, open your heart, and truly observe and feel all things in this world.”

"I will remember your teachings, Senior Brother!" Zhang Huaiyi nodded solemnly.

Zhang Huaiyi was a skilled actor. Li Muxuan was able to perform at the Sanyi Gate for two years, which impressed the Left Gate Master immensely. He even said that if Li Muxuan could perform for three years, he would personally go to learn from him.

Zhang Huaiyi had been performing at Longhu Mountain for nearly ten years, and apart from the Celestial Master Zhang Jingqing, no one could discover anything amiss about him. Even Zhang Jingqing couldn't say he saw through him; he could only say that he noticed something was wrong with him.

Therefore, at this moment, neither Zhang Zhiwei nor Zhang Jingqing could see through Zhang Huaiyi's thoughts.

Watching Zhang Huaiyi's retreating figure, Zhang Jingqing withdrew her gaze.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Zhiwei asked. "Master, are you worried?"

Zhang Jingqing shook her head: "Huaiyi is capable and cunning. I'm not worried about his safety as he travels the world."

"Then what are you worried about?" Zhang Zhiwei asked.

Zhang Jingqing smiled but didn't say anything.

At this moment, Lü Ci ran over: "Senior Brother Zhang, Celestial Master, then I'll go back to the mountain with you!"

"Aren't you going back to Lüjia Village?" Zhang Zhiwei asked.

"Didn't I just come back?" Lü Ci clapped his hands. "My fellow disciples on the mountain must have missed me terribly these past few days while I was gone."

"Of course! When a group of people are hoeing the ground, they complain endlessly," Zhang Zhiwei laughed.

Just as Lü Ci was about to speak, Zhang Jingqing coughed lightly and said, "Lü Ci, if you want to practice your skills by hoeing the fields in the future, you can go down the mountain to help those tenant farmers. You don't need to help those little brats on the mountain. This is also part of your cultivation."

"Yes, Celestial Master!" Lu Ci quickly replied. In fact, the reason he helped the Taoists of Longhu Mountain hoe the land was not to curry favor with them, but simply because he lived on Longhu Mountain and the land was nearby.

“It’s easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. Now, those little brats are going to be sighing and complaining.” Zhang Zhiwei laughed.

“It should have been done long ago,” Zhang Jingqing said.

"Master, we'll take our leave now." At this moment, Master Chu of the Huode Sect walked over and said.

"Senior Brother Zhang, senior, we'll meet again someday." Feng Ping also came to greet them.

Zhang Jingqing and Zhang Zhiwei exchanged a few pleasantries with them.

Then, in full view of everyone, the members of the Huode Sect used fire escape techniques and disappeared into a ball of flame.

Next, people came over one after another to say hello and then left.

As the crowd thinned out in front of the Wudang archway, Zhang Zhiwei seized an opportunity when no one came over to exchange pleasantries. He opened the lightning channel, engulfing his master and Lü Ci, and transformed into a bolt of lightning that shot into the sky and disappeared into the clouds and horizon.

"Senior Brother Zhang's methods are truly elegant!"

Li Muxuan looked up at the gash Zhang Zhiwei had left in the clouds, tearing through the sky, and muttered to himself, "I wish I could be as carefree as him."

“Then you should cultivate diligently. If you can reach the third level and transform into cloud energy, freely riding the wind, it won’t be much worse than this!” Lu Jin said from the side.

Originally, he also planned to leave with Zhang Zhiwei like Lü Ci, but he was kept behind by the Left Gate Master and asked to return to the mountain with him.

After discussing the Dao with Zhang Zhiwei, Zuo Menzhang found the path to the Threefold Reversal of Life, and he needs to make a modification to his current cultivation of the Threefold Reversal of Life.

New directions in spiritual practice require pioneers to test them.

After all, this discussion only addressed its feasibility; whether it would actually work was still unknown, so it wasn't appropriate to take the entire department to practice it.

Only by practicing can one know. In the past, the Left Sect Master would always try it first. Only after he had tried it and confirmed that it was feasible would he pass it on to his disciples.

But this time, he planned to bring Lu Jin along. Lu Jin spends a considerable amount of time at Longhu Mountain, and with his friend Zhiwei overseeing things, he felt more at ease.

As for the other members of the Sanyi Sect, he will join some practices to refine his true self-thinking, but the specific Qi circulation pathways will remain unchanged for the time being.

"Let's go!" said the Left Gate Master.

“Master, I have already asked my father to arrange transportation!” Li Muxuan said. As a major family in Fujian and the biggest financial backer of the Sanyi Sect, he certainly had that much influence.

Master Zuo shook his head and said, "There's no need for that. Please thank Mr. Li for his kindness. Let's walk back to the mountain this time."

"The world is in chaos now, but we live in the mountains, cultivating ourselves and enjoying the peace and tranquility. We have been separated from the world for far too long."

"This time, I'll use my feet to measure the earth, go deep into the countryside, and experience the various aspects of life and the hardships of humanity!"

The Sanyi Sect has always been a sect that practices cultivation outside the world, but now, the Sect Master Zuo wants his disciples to enter the world.

Of course, before he was born, he planned to travel all over the country and experience it firsthand, so that he could give his disciples some experience when they traveled in the future.

"Yes, Master!" Lu Jin and Li Muxuan nodded. "This trip is mainly for travel, to see the world through the eyes of ordinary people, so you must not use your abilities unless absolutely necessary!" Zuo Ruotong reminded them.

"Yes, Master!"

The two responded again.

In previous years, Lu Jin and Zhang Zhiwei traveled all over the country and experienced the hardships of life, so they were well aware of their journey.

Li Muxuan, on the other hand, had always lived a life of leisure and carefree living since childhood, and this continued even after he became an extraordinary person. He had never viewed the world from the perspective of an ordinary person.

So he was still very interested in this trip.

Now, amidst constant warfare, warlordism, and rampant banditry, this is destined to be an extremely profound journey.

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On the other side, at the Celestial Master's Mansion on Longhu Mountain.

The sky was clear and blue when a bolt of lightning struck the training ground in front of the Celestial Master's Mansion, startling the many disciples who were practicing there.

Everyone looked over. The Thunderfire Refining Hall should be at midnight, so where did the lightning come from in broad daylight?

Immediately afterward, a blinding flash of lightning appeared, revealing three more people on the scorched ground.

"Master!"

"Tianshi!"

"Senior Brother Zhiwei!"

Everyone came over to pay their respects.

After Zhang Zhiwei created the cultivation Qi formation of the Thunderfire Refining Hall, Taoists who were usually scattered throughout Longhu Mountain gathered here.

Both the older and younger generations came, swarming in all at once, which gave Zhang Jingqing a bit of a headache. After responding to a few words, he pushed Zhang Zhiwei out and went to the Great Shangqing Palace himself.

Zhang Zhiwei handled this situation with ease, answering questions fluently.

"By the way, Senior Brother Zhiwei, is there any competition involved in this trip to Wudang?"

"Many sects went this time, so there will definitely be some, but I don't know if Senior Brother Zhiwei has made a move."

"If Zhiwei makes a move, what's the difference between that and bullying a child? It's probably just the younger generation fighting around, and it has little to do with our Longhu Mountain."

"By the way, I'm still concerned about whether Sun Niu Bi of Wudang has really become an immortal. Zhiwei, I know you never lie, so tell me the truth, did he really become one, or did he die?"

An older man said, judging from his tone, that he had some grudge against Master Sun.

In fact, there were quite a few Taoists on Longhu Mountain who had grudges against Master Sun. When he stormed the mountain, he dealt with quite a few Taoists along the way, and Yi Qian was severely punished.

"It really worked!" Zhang Zhiwei answered his question with absolute certainty.

"It really worked?" The old Taoist priest was stunned, his expression complicated. He muttered to himself, "If it were someone else, I wouldn't believe it, but if it's someone surnamed Sun... then it's possible..."

Zhang Zhiwei didn't pay much attention to this senior; he continued to recount his experiences on the trip.

Lu Ci silently took out his hoe, which he had used for many years and nourished with Qi every day until it could cut iron like mud, and began his cultivation of hoeing.

During the few days he returned home, he spent his time catching up with his brothers in the clan and didn't practice his spiritual cultivation for a few days.

On the training ground, the crowd had long since gathered around Zhang Zhiwei, listening intently, much more so than when they usually listened to lectures.

When they heard that Zhang Zhiwei had not participated in the competition among the younger generation, but Zhang Huaiyi had, and had even defeated Zhou Sheng, the number one young talent of Wudang, everyone couldn't help but cheer, saying that Big Ears had made Longhu Mountain famous.

Although Longhu Mountain has been in the limelight for many years, most of its fame comes from Zhang Zhiwei, while others are relatively unknown. This time, Zhang Huaiyi has finally made a name for himself.

After Zhang Zhiwei recounted the specific details of the battle between Zhang Huaiyi and Zhou Sheng, everyone pounded their fists and stamped their feet in frustration.

It's such a pity they missed witnessing such a wonderful and dramatic scene.

Afterwards, Zhang Zhiwei recounted his discussion with Master Zuo, and also mentioned that the Sanyi Sect might soon return to the ranks of the Xuanmen (Taoist sects).

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but feel happy for the Sanyi Sect. They didn't feel any resentment at the prospect of having another competitor, since the Sanyi Sect was so well-liked.

The news that the Sanyi Sect was about to return to the Xuanmen sect also spread and entered the martial arts world, becoming more and more widespread.

Even while Master Zuo was still leading his two disciples in worldly cultivation, the news reached the Sanyi Sect, leaving everyone in the Sanyi Sect completely bewildered. How could the Sanyi Sect not know that it was going to return to the Xuanmen Sect?

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After recounting his experiences at Wudang to his fellow disciples, Zhang Zhiwei got up and headed to Tiantong Temple at the foot of Tianmen Peak.

According to his fellow disciples, during the few days he was away, the number of pilgrims to Longhu Mountain surged, most of whom came to Tiantong Temple. However, because it was very close by, the Celestial Master's Mansion also benefited, and its incense offerings became much more abundant.

When Zhang Zhiwei arrived at Tiantong Temple, it was indeed packed with people. Many pilgrims had traveled a long way to burn incense, and there were especially many pilgrims from other places.

The reason for this is that in recent years, the Tiantong Church and its various industries related to people's livelihoods have become increasingly influential, which has led to an increase in the number of believers of the Tiantong Church leader.

The Tian Tong Sect Master only had two dojos: one in Shanghai and one in Longhu Mountain. Those closer to Shanghai went to Shanghai, and those closer to Longhu Mountain naturally came here.

The combined number of these pilgrims and those already visiting Longhu Mountain naturally resulted in a massive crowd.

Originally, Tiantong Temple was a very small temple with only two or three Taoist priests, mostly Zhang Zhiwei's junior brothers who took turns on duty. However, as the number of people here increased, Tiantong Temple underwent an expansion and the number of staff also increased significantly.

This expansion added even more mystery to the already magical Tiantong Temple, as the small temple expanded several times over overnight, prompting countless people to exclaim that it was a manifestation of the Tiantong Master.

But in reality, it's not that mysterious. It's simply that the people of Longhu Mountain saw that the area was too small, so they used methods like earthen carts to quickly expand it.

After the expansion, the number of staff also needed to be increased. Tian Jinzhong was appointed as the abbot of the temple, and he usually took charge of the overall situation here.

Tian Jinzhong originally wanted to decline, but since he was already enshrined in the temple, the main hall of Tiantong Temple enshrined the Tiantong Master and his left and right protectors. Tian Jinzhong was the right protector, and Zhang Huaiyi was the left protector.

With the Left Protector off on his training journey, the responsibilities naturally fell to the Right Protector. This is why Tian Jinzhong didn't come to greet Zhang Zhiwei upon his return to the mountain; he was simply too busy. (End of Chapter)