Chapter 64

The night was utterly still; after Zhou Shuo finished his practice, he slowly sat on the mat, cultivating spirit and nurturing qi. He has now grown accustomed to using this tranquil qi in place of sleep. In fact, this cultivation can refresh the spirit and sharpen the mind better than ordinary sleep, and it also allows him to react instantly to any possible sneak attack at night.

Possible translation: "The night was utterly still; after finishing his practice, Zhou Shuo sat slowly on the mat, cultivating spirit and nurturing qi. He had grown accustomed to using this tranquil qi in place of sleep; in fact, this cultivation refreshes the spirit and sharpens the mind better than ordinary sleep, and it allows him to react instantly to any possible sneak attack at night."

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The night was utterly still,

after Zhou Shuo finished his practice,

he sat slowly on the mat, cultivating spirit and nurturing qi,

he has now grown accustomed to using this tranquil qi in place of sleep,

in fact,

this cultivation can refresh the spirit and sharpen the mind better than ordinary sleep,

and it also allows him to react instantly to any possible sneak attack at night.

We'll produce a single line.

"Brother Zhou." Before the footsteps and call arrived, Zhou Shuo opened his eyes and saw the person approaching with the voice—it was Lü Liang.

Translation: "\"Brother Zhou. \" Before the footsteps and call arrived, Zhou Shuo opened his eyes, saw the person approaching with the voice, and it was Lü Liang."

"Brother Zhou." Before the footsteps and call arrived, Zhou Shuo opened his eyes and saw the person approaching with the voice—it was Lü Liang.

We'll output.

"Brother Zhou, are you asleep?" Lü Liang looked at the pitch-black room, reached out to knock, but unexpectedly the door slid open on its own, and at the same time the lights in the quiet room turned on.

Translation: "\"Brother Zhou, are you asleep? \" Lü Liang looked at the pitch-black room, reached out to knock, but unexpectedly the door slid open on its own, and at the same time the lights in the quiet room turned on."

"Brother Zhou, are you asleep?" Lü Liang looked at the pitch-black room, reached out to knock, but unexpectedly the door slid open on its own, and at the same time the lights in the quiet room turned on.

"Just got back?" Zhou Shuo looked at the visitor who had come at midnight; these past days he had been in charge of contacting all the disciples of the All Nature Sect in various places, spreading the mission to go to Dragon Tiger Mountain.

Translation: "\"Just got back? \" Zhou Shuo looked at the visitor who had come at midnight; these past days he had been in charge of contacting all the disciples of the All Nature Sect in various places, spreading the mission to go to Dragon Tiger Mountain."

"Just got back?" Zhou Shuo looked at the visitor who had come at midnight; these past days he had been in charge of contacting all the disciples of the All Nature Sect in various places, spreading the mission to go to Dragon Tiger Mountain.

"Yeah! I just got in touch with Old Yuan Tou; besides, Brother Zhou, the thing you asked me to arrange is ready—tomorrow we're heading to Jiangxi." Lü Liang nodded slightly, then took out a bag from behind and handed it over.

Translation: "\"Yeah! I just got in touch with Old Yuan Tou; besides, Brother Zhou, the thing you asked me to arrange is ready—tomorrow we're heading to Jiangxi. \" Lü Liang nodded slightly, then took out a bag from behind and handed it over."

"Yeah! I just got in touch with Old Yuan Tou; besides, Brother Zhou, the thing you asked me to arrange is ready—tomorrow we're heading to Jiangxi." Lü Liang nodded slightly, then took out a bag from behind and handed it over.

"Thanks, then. We leave tomorrow—by plane or train? How many days until the Grand Luo Tian Ritual starts?" Zhou Shuo took the bag, pulled out its contents—his ID and other documents for this world—so he's no longer a black‑market resident; he'll have usable papers wherever he goes.

Translation: "\"Thanks, then. We leave tomorrow—by plane or train? How many days until the Grand Luo Tian Ritual starts? \" Zhou Shuo took the bag, pulled out its contents—his ID and other documents for this world—so he's no longer a black‑market resident; he'll have usable papers wherever he goes."

"Thanks, then. We leave tomorrow—by plane or train? How many days until the Grand Luo Tian Ritual starts?" Zhou Shuo took the bag, pulled out its contents—his ID and other documents for this world—so he's no longer a black‑market resident; he'll have usable papers wherever he goes.

"Train—tickets are booked; we two will go together tomorrow. As for Sister Xia and Shen Chong's group, they'll take Hu Jie by plane. After arriving in Jiangxi, we'll first meet up with the others; the Grand Luo Tian Ritual starts the day after tomorrow, but as for the matches and such, we probably won't care for them." Lü Liang gave a heh‑heh laugh.

Translation: "\"Train—tickets are booked; we two will go together tomorrow. As for Sister Xia and Shen Chong's group, they'll take Hu Jie by plane. After arriving in Jiangxi, we'll first meet up with the others; the Grand Luo Tian Ritual starts the day after tomorrow, but as for the matches and such, we probably won't care for them. \" Lü Liang gave a heh‑heh laugh."

"Train—tickets are booked; we two will go together tomorrow. As for Sister Xia and Shen Chong's group, they'll take Hu Jie by plane. After arriving in Jiangxi, we'll first meet up with the others; the Grand Luo Tian Ritual starts the day after tomorrow, but as for the matches and such, we probably won't care for them." Lü Liang gave a heh‑heh laugh.

"Whether we watch or not doesn't matter, but what'll we do about Hu Lin?" Zhou Shuo tucked the documents into his lapel, all the while eyeing Lü Liang's heh‑heh grin.

Translation: "\"Whether we watch or not doesn't matter, but what'll we do about Hu Lin? \" Zhou Shuo tucked the documents into his lapel, all the while eyeing Lü Liang's heh‑heh grin."

"Whether we watch or not doesn't matter, but what'll we do about Hu Lin?" Zhou Shuo tucked the documents into his lapel, all the while eyeing Lü Liang's heh‑heh grin.

"I'll alter his memory with the Soul‑Clarity Technique." Lü Liang curled the corner of his mouth and raised his right hand, which flashed with flame.

Translation: "\"I'll alter his memory with the Soul‑Clarity Technique. \" Lü Liang curled the corner of his mouth and raised his right hand, which flashed with flame."

"I'll alter his memory with the Soul‑Clarity Technique." Lü Liang curled the corner of his mouth and raised his right hand, which flashed with flame.

"Hmm, I actually thought you'd kill to silence him—today that Master Yongjue almost got Hu Jie to kill his own father." Zhou Shuo raised his eyebrows slightly.

Translation: "\"Hmm, I actually thought you'd kill to silence him—today that Master Yongjue almost got Hu Jie to kill his own father. \" Zhou Shuo raised his eyebrows slightly."

"Hmm, I actually thought you'd kill to silence him—today that Master Yongjue almost got Hu Jie to kill his own father." Zhou Shuo raised his eyebrows slightly.

"I'm not that kind of blood‑thirsty person; as for Lei Yan Pao, he's just like that. Well, Brother Zhou, if there's nothing else, I'll head back to sleep." Lü Liang smiled at the words; father‑son slaughter seems like a tragedy, but in the eyes of the All Nature Sect it amounts to nothing—if they're interested, they'll do anything.

Translation: "\"I'm not that kind of blood‑thirsty person; as for Lei Yan Pao, he's just like that. Well, Brother Zhou, if there's nothing else, I'll head back to sleep. \" Lü Liang smiled at the words; father‑son slaughter seems like a tragedy, but in the eyes of the All Nature Sect it amounts to nothing—if they're interested, they'll do anything."

"I'm not that kind of blood‑thirsty person; as for Lei Yan Pao, he's just like that. Well, Brother Zhou, if there's nothing else, I'll head back to sleep." Lü Liang smiled at the words; father‑son slaughter seems like a tragedy, but in the eyes of the All Nature Sect it amounts to nothing—if they're interested, they'll do anything.

"That's all. Goodbye, good night." Zhou Shuo spread his hands; having asked everything he needed, he just waited to go cause a ruckus at Dragon Tiger Mountain.

Translation: "\"That's all. Goodbye, good night. \" Zhou Shuo spread his hands; having asked everything he needed, he just waited to go cause a ruckus at Dragon Tiger Mountain."

"That's all. Goodbye, good night." Zhou Shuo spread his hands; having asked everything he needed, he just waited to go cause a ruckus at Dragon Tiger Mountain.

The night passed without a word; early the next morning, Si Zhang Kuang took Hu Jie and left. As for Zhou Shuo, he waited until noon, then went with the just‑awakened Lü Liang, waiting for him to finish altering the memory of the drooling simple‑minded old man Hu Lin; then together they departed East Village by car and caught the train from Ford Gate to Eagle Pond.

Translation: "The night passed without a word; early the next morning, Si Zhang Kuang took Hu Jie and left. As for Zhou Shuo, he waited until noon, then went with the just‑awakened Lü Liang, waiting for him to finish altering the memory of the drooling simple‑minded old man Hu Lin, then together they departed East Village by car and caught the train from Ford Gate to Eagle Pond."

The night passed without a word; early the next morning, Si Zhang Kuang took Hu Jie and left. As for Zhou Shuo, he waited until noon, then went with the just‑awakened Lü Liang, waiting for him to finish altering the memory of the drooling simple‑minded old man Hu Lin; then together they departed East Village by car and caught the train from Ford Gate to Eagle Pond.

The following afternoon, amid the various touts' cries, Zhou Shuo and Lü Liang walked out of the train station; the modern city was extremely prosperous, especially a city with a rich cultural atmosphere—Zhou Shuo immediately caught the scent of the street‑food stalls, though the train's boxed meals weren't anything to write home about.

Translation: "The following afternoon, amid the various touts' cries, Zhou Shuo and Lü Liang walked out of the train station; the modern city was extremely prosperous, especially a city with a rich cultural atmosphere—Zhou Shuo immediately caught the scent of the street‑food stalls, though the train's boxed meals weren't anything to write home about."

The following afternoon, amid the various touts' cries, Zhou Shuo and Lü Liang walked out of the train station; the modern city was extremely prosperous, especially a city with a rich cultural atmosphere—Zhou Shuo immediately caught the scent of the street‑food stalls, though the train's boxed meals weren't anything to write home about.

"Where are we supposed to meet up with them?" Zhou Shuo bit into a piece of the cross-cut chicken leg, roasted until fragrant and golden, and followed Lu Liang out of the city, heading into the night.

"Just follow me, I won't lose you." Lu Liang looked at the guy gnawing on the chicken leg, gave a barely noticeable eye roll, as if wondering why he looked like he was on a trip.

Seeing Lu Liang say that, Zhou Shuo simply stopped speaking, just gnawing on the chicken leg as he followed him out of Yingtan City; on the dark night road, they hadn't gone far when a van sped up from behind and stopped beside them. In the driver's cabin sat two youths, not old; the driver wore a knitted ear-covering cap, looking like a petty thug, while the other was a handsome youth in a grayish-yellow jacket.

"Where's the Sect Leader?" Lu Liang looked at the two, inadvertently showing a smile.

"He hasn't arrived yet, but his talisman is with me..." The handsome youth raised his right hand, showing Lu Liang a white paper figurine held in his palm; the figurine had several red dots drawn from head to abdomen, and dense red speckles near the facial features. Seeing this, Zhou Shuo unconsciously recalled the freckles on Gong Qing's face.

"Who is this?" the handsome youth looked up at Zhou Shuo.

"This is Brother Zhou, newly joined our All Nature Sect; Brother Zhou, this is Zhi Pian Zhang, whose ability is paper figurine substitution, and that guy is Yu Hua Du, the 'Thousand-Faced Person' I mentioned before." Lu Liang immediately introduced Zhou Shuo to them, and Zhou Shuo waved at the two in the driver's cabin.

"Hey, Lu Liang, you sure introduce us in detail!" Zhi Pian Zhang, hearing Lu Liang's introduction, couldn't help but chuckle; once an outsider's ability is revealed early, those who oppose him will take precautions.

"Alright, let's stop talking and get in the car." Lu Liang said no more and pulled open the door.

"Hey, Xiao Lu, long time no see!" As the door opened, the interior revealed a large fat man wearing a shirt, with only a thin layer of hair on his head, his lower face covered in stubble, looking not young, but his eyes were dull and vacant; he clutched a child's backpack, making it obvious at a glance that his mind was immature. The voice came from the person sitting opposite him—a stooped figure dressed in a 1960s‑70s green military uniform, wearing a red-star cap.

"Forgot to tell you, we've just caught up with Master Yuan too; Old Xia heard that the Sect Leader found a foreign devil to come over, and he won't be acting with us." The Zhi Pian Zhang in the driver's cabin chuckled, and Zhou Shuo's eyes twitched slightly. Master Yuan, Yuan Tao, an artificer of the All Nature Sect—an artificer, a kind of person even rarer than an outsider.

"Master Yuan, scoot over, Dan Dan'er, long time no see!" Lu Liang acted like an old friend, hopped straight into the car, and struck up a conversation with the big fat man; Zhou Shuo, seeing that, also climbed in.

"Ah! Yeah! Long time no see." The big fat man Dan Dan'er, who occupied two seats with his rear, looked at Lu Liang and Zhou Shuo as they squeezed in, his gaze flickering; he gave a silly nod, then twitched his nose, directing his vacant stare at the thing Zhou Shuo was holding in his hand.

"Here." Zhou Shuo looked at Dan Dan'er and handed over the packaged chicken leg meant for tonight's snack, but to his surprise the fat man didn't take it; instead he directed an inquisitive gaze at Yuan Tao, who was dressed in green military garb—he was Yuan Tao's disciple and also an artificer, something Zhou Shuo had heard from Lu Liang.

"Go on, eat! Thanks, Brother Zhou." Yuan Tao looked at his disciple, nodding repeatedly, and didn't forget to give pointers.

"Oh, thanks, Brother Zhou." The slightly simple-minded fat man gave a foolish grin at Zhou Shuo, then eagerly took the packaged chicken leg.

"Not bad, youngster. What cultivation do you practice? Where's your hometown? Can you tell me?" Yuan Tao looked at the simple-minded disciple who only knows how to eat, his aged face turning toward Zhou Shuo, who sat in the back row opposite him alongside Lu Liang; as for Lu Liang, he pulled out his phone and sat in the car to attend to business.

"My hearing and sight are a bit better than average; I've trained some fists and kicks, a bit of this and that, later switched to internal elixir technique—I'd rather not say where I'm from." Zhou Shuo looked at the stooped, sordid old man, smiling and nodding. Yuan Tao had heard Lu Liang and Gong Qing mention that he bore a grudge against Lu Jin of the Ten Elders; this time Lu Jin produced the Heaven-Reaching Ledger, and besides wanting to seize the treasure, his greater hope was likely to find a chance for revenge.

"Hmph, internal elixir technique—youngster, you actually cultivate that? Have you managed to manifest the Yang Spirit?" Yuan Tao's old face showed greater surprise; although internal elixir technique is said to be the orthodox transmission of Quanzhen Dao, the existence of Journey to the West makes it actually not that precious, yet few can accomplish it—simply because the training demands are too high, seeking only longevity, not supernatural powers, the goal is too vague and illusory; throughout history, no one has ever been seen to achieve it.

"I can." Zhou Shuo nodded. What outsiders call manifesting the Yang Spirit—he had asked Lu Liang and Xia He about it—is actually projecting the Yin Spirit out of the body; compared to the Yin Spirit of the Yang Spirit realm, it has many more marvelous uses, whereas the true Yang Spirit requires a Nascent Soul. For outsiders, projecting the Yin Spirit is already legendary, let alone a Yang Spirit infant. Though this world possesses a complete alchemy way, most outsiders are tangled in worldly affairs, few can purify mind and breath to train, and even when they do, they pursue supernatural abilities.

"Goodness, youngster, just what is your background?" The old man's surprise grew; internal elixir technique's main point of interest is a Yang Spirit emerging from the orifice—those who have cultivated it to this level are basically disciples of a few Quanzhen lineages; the Quanzhen sect's precepts are strict, so how could their disciples join All Nature Sect?

"Hehe, my master forbids me to say." Zhou Shuo looked at the astonished old man, gave a foolish smile, and casually mentioned a master; the one who truly counts as his teacher should be He Wusheng, but she isn't in this world.

"All right, old man, I know, I won't ask further." Yuan Tao looked at Zhou Shuo, reached down to pull the brim of his red-star cap over his eyes, shielding his gaze, and his eyes grew a bit more contemplative.

"Oh, right, the Sect Leader said earlier that for this mountain‑rising disturbance, we should try to avoid damaging the ancient structures on Longhu Mountain as much as possible." Zhi Pian Zhang's voice came from the front.

"Tch, you lured me here with that talk, yet you say this—if that kid's massive undertaking fails, this old man thinks he'll have to atone with his death!" Yuan Tao let out a cold snort.

"I've delivered the message; what you think, Old Yuan Head, is your own affair." Zhi Pian Zhang let out a laugh that showed it was none of his business.

"" Zhou Shuo looked at Yuan Tao's cold‑smiling expression, at the carefree Zhi Pian Zhang up front, at Yu Hua Du who kept silent and focused on driving, and at Lu Liang in the back seat staring at his phone—this Luotian Grand Rite sees some of All Nature Sect heading for the Heaven-Reaching Ledger, some just out to cause trouble, and some seeking the secrets of the Jia Shen Rebellion; I too ought to set a small goal and find two masters to measure myself against.