A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

Baiweixian, located in the central area of ​​Tianyan Town, is frequented by wealthy and influential people. With its excellent reputation built up over decades, it is always packed with diners during mealtimes.

Baiweixian Restaurant has three floors. The lobby on the first floor was already bustling with people, clinking glasses and chatting.

In Tianyan Town, many merchants value banquets, so renowned restaurants like Baiweixian have always been the first choice for people to hold banquets.

Most wealthy families would choose to dine in the main hall on the first floor, while the second floor of the restaurant would feature a series of simple and elegant private rooms.

Those who can host banquets here are all prominent figures in Tianyan Town. These people usually reserve a private room for a long time just to make it convenient for them to entertain their guests.

The last floor of Baiweixian is also the most mysterious floor. It is said that no one has ever been up there. It is rumored to be the private residence of the owner of Baiweixian and is never open to the public.

The entire third floor of Baiweixian has been transformed into a huge and spacious single-level space, complete with artificial mountains and streams, flowers, birds, fish and insects, creating a natural, lively, elegant and otherworldly atmosphere.

Meanwhile, on the third floor of Baiweixian, four distinguished men and women were enjoying delicious food and drinks.

One of the young girls, dressed in white robes, seemed to have just arrived. She stuffed the table full of delicious food into her cherry-like mouth while muttering to herself.

"Uncle Xia, you really know how to enjoy life! Aren't we cultivators supposed to be detached from worldly desires? The food here is absolutely delicious! I've never eaten so much good food in my entire life!"

"You little brat! What kind of manners are these! Aren't you going to make a fool of yourself?!"

A middle-aged man standing nearby looked helplessly at the girl wolfing down her food, his face showing embarrassment.

"Junior Brother Gong, it's a rare occasion for you and Yiyi to come here, so I should do my best to be a good host. I'm very pleased that the child enjoys my Baiweixian's delicacies so much."

Xia Qianchuan smiled and looked at the two of them, his face full of satisfaction.

It turns out that the owner of Baiweixian is actually Xia Qianchuan, a Foundation Establishment cultivator stationed here by Guiyuan Pavilion.

"Senior Brother Xia is right. It's not easy for a child to come out like this, so he should be treated like this. Perhaps he can even cleanse his mind in the mortal world, which will be of great benefit to his future cultivation."

Another man in a green robe put down his cup and nodded in agreement.

The girl named Gong Yiyi, seeing that both elders were speaking up for her, immediately rolled her eyes at Gong Yunting beside her, her mouth full of food, and mumbled something.

"See, Third Uncle? You're meddling too much! Uncle Xia and Uncle Yuan can't stand it anymore!"

Gong Yunting rubbed his forehead with one hand, watching his niece's eating habits, sighed deeply, and ignored her. He raised his glass to toast the two men opposite him.

"Thank you for your hospitality, Senior Brother Xia. As the guide for Tai Su in the future, I will inevitably have to trouble you two at times. Please bear with me, Senior Brother Xia and Senior Brother Yuan."

"Junior Brother Gong, you're too kind. If you need anything in the future, just ask. Tai Su and my Guiyuan Pavilion have been friends for over a thousand years, so we can't be so distant anymore."

Xia Qianchuan raised his glass to drink with him, speaking naturally and casually.

"I can vouch for this. Senior Brother Xia can handle all matters here. Junior Brother Gong can rest assured that there will be no troublesome matters to bother you under normal circumstances."

Yuan Zhengze downed the wine in his cup in one gulp and echoed the sentiment.

"Yiyi, did you see anything interesting at the auction today?"

Xia Qianchuan remembered that the other party had just come out of the auction, so he asked casually.

Gong Yiyi chewed the food in her mouth with effort, and after swallowing it all, she obediently took something out of her storage bag and placed it in front of the elders.

"Report back to Uncle Xia, this is the only one."

The three of them looked at the small cauldron of Solomon's Seal on the table and couldn't help but show their puzzled expressions.

"This is just an ordinary alchemy furnace. You're not an alchemist, so why are you taking pictures of it?"

Gong Yunting knew his niece very well, so he asked in confusion.

Gong Yiyi pouted and said indifferently,

"It's just that I couldn't stand a guy who called himself the Qin family of Yunnan and Yunnan being too arrogant."

The Qin family of Yunnan?

After listening, Xia Qianchuan looked at Yuan Zhengze with a strange expression, while Gong Yunting's face darkened, and he sternly reprimanded Gong Yiyi.

"The Qin family of Dianyun is closely related to your Uncle Yuan's Qinglian Xuanzong sect. You brat, how can you be so unreasonable? Quickly apologize to your Uncle Yuan!"

Seeing Gong Yunting taking this so seriously, Yuan Zhengze quickly waved his hand to stop him.

"Junior Brother Gong, you're too kind. It's just children playing around. There's no need to take it to heart."

"Besides, the Qin family of Dianyun only has a deep historical connection with my sect, but they are not under the jurisdiction of my Qinglian Xuanzong."

Seeing that there was nothing amusing to see, Xia Qianchuan laughed and refilled their glasses. Then, changing the subject, he asked...

"I've heard that Senior Qin Wentian has already reached the late stage of Core Formation. May I ask, Junior Brother Yuan, is this rumor true or false?"

Upon hearing this, Gong Yunting was startled and turned his gaze to Yuan Zhengze, equally intrigued.

"That's right. Two years ago, Uncle Qin had already raised his cultivation to the late stage of Core Formation. Not many people know this yet. I have to say, Guiyuan Pavilion is indeed very powerful."

When Yuan Zhengze admitted it, both of them showed surprise. A cultivator at the late stage of Core Formation was practically invincible below the Nascent Soul stage.

Furthermore, given his background in a prestigious cultivation sect like the Azure Lotus Mystic Sect, his magical abilities are unfathomable.

In today's cultivation world, Nascent Soul ancestors are all living in seclusion and rarely appear in the world. Their cultivation level in the late Core Formation stage is almost at the pinnacle of the cultivation world.

Most importantly, once one's cultivation reaches the late stage of Core Formation, one gains the confidence to be ambitious and eager for more. Almost all cultivators who break through the bottleneck of the late stage of Core Formation can glimpse the wonders of the Nascent Soul stage in their lifetime.

Even among cultivators who successfully advance to the Nascent Soul stage, only one in a hundred survives, but at least they have gained the qualification to attempt a breakthrough.

No wonder the Qin family of Yunnan is becoming more and more high-profile these days. It turns out that their ancestor has made a breakthrough in cultivation, which has made many members of the family stand up straight.

"Congratulations, Junior Brother Yuan! Your sect has gained another great figure!"

Xia Qianchuan and Gong Yunting raised their glasses in a toast, their eyes both filled with a hint of anticipation.

All three are now at the Foundation Establishment stage. If you ask them what they care about most, it would undoubtedly be breaking through to the Core Formation stage.

Just as the group was about to continue drinking, a faint fluctuation of spiritual energy suddenly came from not far away. Except for Gong Yiyi, who was still stuffing herself, the three of them all changed their expressions.

"This is?"

Xia Qianchuan and Gong Yunting looked surprised and doubtful, while Yuan Zhengze, sitting opposite them, narrowed his eyes, sensing the familiar aura emanating from him, and murmured in a low voice,

"Azure Lotus Transformation Technique..."