Grassroots Travel: The Star Lord of Another World

Gao Xingchen rubbed his eyes. The scene before him made him wonder if he was dreaming. Carved beams and painted buildings replaced the familiar rental house, and the quaint courtyard replaced the cramped small room. The people wearing ancient costumes coming and going made him sure that he seemed to have traveled through time!

Before he could fully digest the fact of time travel, a loud noise attracted his attention. He looked in the direction of the sound and saw a group of young men gathered together, seemingly competing in some kind of competition. Curiosity drove him to walk over to find out what was going on, but he was lost in the crowd and accidentally stumbled into a quiet bamboo forest.

"Who's there?" The clear voice was accompanied by a hint of vigilance. Gao Xingchen looked in the direction of the voice and saw a young man in green clothes looking at him vigilantly with a hint of heroism between his brows.

"I... my name is Gao Xingchen. I'm a new disciple and I accidentally got lost." Gao Xingchen scratched his head embarrassedly and sighed in his heart that the original owner of this body seemed to have the same name as him, also called Gao Xingchen.

"New here?" The young man in blue looked Gao Xingchen up and down, with a sly smile on his face, "You are quite courageous. You actually dare to trespass into the forbidden area!"

Forbidden area?! Gao Xingchen was shocked. He couldn't be so unlucky to get into trouble as soon as he arrived!

"Forbidden area? This... I don't know!" Gao Xingchen panicked and waved his hands to explain, "I just got lost. I really didn't mean to break in!"

Seeing his panic, the young man in green stopped joking and said, "Okay, don't be nervous, I was just teasing you. This is Qingzhu Peak, where I'm temporarily practicing. It's not a forbidden place."

Gao Xingchen finally breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest, and said, "I was so scared, I thought I had made a big mistake!"

"My name is Xuanfeng. Since you are a new disciple, let me take you around." Xuanfeng said, and then took Gao Xingchen out of the bamboo forest.

Along the way, Xuanfeng introduced various places in the sect to Gao Xingchen. The pavilions, towers, carved beams and painted buildings here were beautiful. Gao Xingchen was dazzled and full of curiosity about this strange world. At the same time, he was also curious about how this guy who came only ten days earlier than him could know everything in the sect?

"That's the martial arts training ground. Everyone practices there every morning." Xuan Feng pointed to an open area in the distance and said, "Over there is the Sutra Library. It contains the various martial arts secrets of the sect. However, you can only enter with the master's permission."

Gao Xingchen listened with great interest, asking questions from time to time, and Xuanfeng patiently answered them. The two of them talked and laughed, and before they knew it, they arrived at the sect market.

The market was bustling with people. Various stalls lined the streets, and the sounds of hawking and bargaining could be heard one after another. Gao Xingchen was dazzled and felt very curious.

"Would you like to try the special snacks here?" Xuanfeng asked, pointing to a stall selling candied haws.

"Okay!" Gao Xingchen agreed readily.

The two bought two strings of candied haws and ate them while walking. Gao Xingchen looked at the dazzling array of goods and suddenly had an idea. He asked, "Xuanfeng, what do you think if I set up a stall here and sell some things?"

"What do you want to sell?" Xuan Feng asked curiously.

Gao Xingchen thought for a moment and said, "When I was in the modern world, I was best at making some simple snacks, which tasted pretty good. I want to try to see if I can sell them here."

Xuan Feng was a little surprised, not understanding what the 'modern' place he was talking about was, but he still encouraged: "You can give it a try, maybe it will be very popular!"

Gao Xingchen found an empty space in the market and made some simple delicacies with the ingredients he brought with him. Although his food was simple, it tasted surprisingly good and soon attracted many people to buy it.

"Wow, what is this? It smells so good!"

"Delicious! So delicious! Boss, another serving!"

"Boss, how do you make this? Teach me!"

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There was a long line in front of Gao Xingchen's stall. He was busy and happy, with a happy smile on his face. He originally just wanted to try it, but he didn't expect it to be so popular, which made him full of hope for the future.

In the crowd, a girl in a light pink dress was looking at Gao Xingchen curiously, with a twinkle in her clear eyes. She seemed to be very interested in this new fellow apprentice...

The girl in the pink dress is called Ling'er. She is the leader's favorite. She is born with a spirit, so she is loved by everyone. She has long noticed this new brother. He is not only handsome, but also has special skills. The snacks he makes are very delicious. When she saw him today, she couldn't help but ask, "Brother, the food you make is really delicious. Why haven't I seen you before?"

Gao Xingchen looked up and saw a cute girl looking at him with a smile. He immediately took a liking to her and answered enthusiastically, "My name is Gao Xingchen, and I am a new disciple today. I used to be in..." He suddenly remembered that he had not yet made up his background, so he said vaguely, "I used to study in a faraway place, and I just came to your precious place today."

Ling'er believed Gao Xingchen's words without a doubt, and was curious about the "faraway place" he mentioned. She asked Gao Xingchen about this and that, while Xuanfeng smiled and supplemented her. The three of them became familiar with each other and traveled together in this magical sect.

They watched their senior brothers and sisters practicing swordsmanship in the martial arts training ground, the flashing swords and shadows were dazzling; they lingered outside the Sutra Repository, fantasizing that one day they would be able to enter it and learn peerless martial arts; they played and frolicked under the waterfall in the back mountain, the clear stream water washed away the fatigue of the journey, and also washed away the strangeness between each other.

A few days later, the sect held an entrance test. Gao Xingchen and other new disciples took the test together. The content of the test was all-encompassing, not only testing the disciples' cultivation foundation, but also their adaptability, wisdom and courage.

Some disciples performed poorly due to nervousness, while others failed due to lack of strength. However, Gao Xingchen, with his extraordinary wit and courage, easily passed one test after another, winning unanimous praise from the elders present.

As night fell, the sky was dotted with stars. Gao Xingchen, Xuanfeng and Ling'er sat on the top of the mountain, looking up at the vast starry sky.

"Xingchen, what are your plans for the future?" Xuanfeng asked.

Gao Xingchen looked at the starry sky, his eyes full of longing: "I want to become a powerful figure like the elders, protecting the safety of the sect, and also protecting the people I want to protect."

Ling Er said happily, "Then we will be good friends from now on. We must work hard together to become the most powerful people!"

Gao Xingchen looked at Ling'er's innocent smile, and his heart was filled with warmth. However, he didn't know that on this peaceful night, a storm was about to hit him...