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Following the doorman into the Xu family's house, there was a tall house and a large courtyard with pleasant scenery.

Three fourth-level palace protection formations and one fourth-level attack formation, only one level lower than the fairy city formation.

Walk through three gates and enter a courtyard next to a corridor.

The water in the courtyard is flowing smoothly along the waterway to the small lake. The waterway is covered with pebbles, and the slowly flowing water is crystal clear. Peach trees are lined up on the side of the waterway, and the flowers are in full bloom at this time.

There is a wooden house by the lake, with a wooden bridge leading to the center of the lake, where a white jade pavilion is built.

The doorman led the guests to the door of the wooden house and said, "Please go inside and wait for Master Jun."

The wooden house is filled with ancient charm, with carved jade screens, feet-high blood corals, elegant ancient paintings, and mounted calligraphy by famous calligraphers.

The side of the wooden house facing Xiao Hu is open, and there is a viewing stand, from which the lake scenery can be seen at a glance.

Shi Chen walked to the nearest small lake and sat down, looking at the courtyard scenery, waiting for Xu Zijun to arrive.

When the door opened again, a handsome young man with fair skin, delicate features and elegant eyebrows came forward.

After the maidservant left with the tea, the jade-faced young man spoke, "Brother Shi has come a long way, and you must be exhausted both physically and mentally. How about I arrange for you to stay in my mansion for a few days, so that you can enjoy the delicious food of Bingzhou and have a candlelit chat with me."

"Hmm!" Shi Chen hesitated for a moment before saying, "Alright, I'm new here and need some guidance from the host. As a guest, I'll follow the host's opinion. Mr. Jun, please arrange it."

"Butler Liu, give orders. My friend is visiting and will stay in this courtyard for a few days. All supplies should be provided to treat him as a second-rank guest." The jade-faced young man said to the door.

A voice came from outside the door: "Okay, Master."

After the humble maid and the servants left, Xu Zijun raised his hand and cast a ban. After observing for a few breaths, he spoke again, "Brother Shi, you are wrong. There are different reasons for this. It's hard to explain in a few words. Back then, Brother Shi and I met in the countryside. We treated each other with sincerity, regardless of our backgrounds and cultivation levels. It's a pity that we haven't seen each other for so many years. I miss you so much!"

Seeing the real Xu Zijun speak, he didn't mention the past, just glancing at it, saying yes or no. As soon as he released his consciousness, he found that there were actually a few wisps of consciousness wandering in the wooden house. After realizing that this place was still under surveillance, he calmed down and said, "It's better not to mention the past years, but it's really abrupt for me to visit Brother Xu's house while I'm passing by."

"Why are you being so abrupt? Brother Shi can come at any time. Brother Shi has been traveling around the world this time. I wonder if he can find some rare things in the world that I can see." A hint of curiosity flashed in Xu Zijun's eyes.

"There are many strange things in the world, and it is difficult for me to get one. However, there is an unusual event that I can talk about with Mr. Jun." Shi Chen kept the secret, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"Oh? What strange events happened?" Xu Zijun leaned forward and asked impatiently.

"This strange phenomenon happened more than five years ago, in the Thousand Poison Pond of Yuanling Continent. Wait, let me set up a few restrictions first, there are some secrets..." Shi Chen raised his hand to make a seal and cast a restriction. He waited for five breaths, and after the restriction was running, he said: "Okay, only the spiritual consciousness of a cultivator above the Nascent Soul stage can peek into the wooden house. Our conversation will not be spied on. Do you have anything important to say?" Shi Chen looked serious, and his eyes were cautious.

Xu Zijun probed for a long time with his spiritual sense and instructed the humble woman left outside the wooden house, but there was no response. He then sent out his spiritual sense again, but was still unable to break the restriction set by Shi Chen. He walked up to Shi Chen, bowed, and said, "Hello, Brother Shi. I am Xu Zijun, but not the Xu Zijun you know. Perhaps you have guessed before that the Xu Zijun in Yuanling Continent is impersonated by someone else. The person impersonating me is my second sister, Xu Qing."

"As far as I know, the marriage between the Xu family and the mansion master means Xu Qing will marry the mansion master's fifth son, Li Baohuan, right? It's a good thing to be able to marry the mansion master. If possible, I would also like to come and have a drink at the wedding." Shi Chen said with a smile, with a bit of inquiry in his eyes.

"It may be that Brother Shi heard the rumors and doesn't know the truth. This matter dates back to ten thousand years ago." Xu Zijun sat down in front of the coffee table, picked up the spiritual tea and took a sip and said.

Looking at Shi Chen, who was puzzled, Xu Zijun continued, "Ten thousand years ago, there was a family named Ji who specialized in cultivating life. This family ruled the entire Dayu Continent. However, those who cultivated life generally had short lifespans, only about half the lifespan of ordinary cultivators. The entire Ji family had only a few thousand members. Ten thousand years ago, a sect war broke out on the Yuanling Continent, and the Ji family also participated. In the end, they were hunted down and wiped out by the great cultivators there. The family fled and their whereabouts are unknown. The Lord of the Mansion got the news from somewhere and determined that my second sister Xu Qing was the descendant of the Ji family who cultivated life, and that she was the legitimate daughter of the Xu family. So he planned to arrange a marriage and take my second sister away by marriage."

"Cultivate life? How is this different from our normal practice?" Shi Chen asked in surprise.

"I just heard it from my sister recently. Those who cultivate destiny can control fortune. If destiny and fortune are cultivated together, the great road can be expected. Those who cultivate destiny can predict good and bad luck and foresee the unknown. Those who cultivate fortune can explore opportunities and search for treasures." Xu Zijun said solemnly.

"There really is such a practice in the world? If someone practices this, then wouldn't opportunities and treasures be readily available?" Shi Chen asked in disbelief, eyes wide open.

"Everything has its own rules. Cultivating your life and luck can gain you opportunities and treasures, but every time you use secret techniques, your life span will be shortened. Therefore, those who cultivate their life and luck have short lives. Some even die directly from the backlash of their secret techniques." Xu Zijun said solemnly.

"That's true. If there were no restrictions on cultivating destiny and luck, the cultivation world would now be dominated by people who cultivate destiny and luck." Shi Chen nodded thoughtfully.

"Brother Shi is right and wrong." Xu Zijun shook his head slightly, his eyes full of thought.

"Oh, what does this mean?" Shi Chen was curious and stared at Xu Zijun.

"The first thing to look at when cultivating destiny and fortune is the bloodline, and the second is the destiny attribute. Sometimes, even if you have the bloodline, it is difficult to cultivate if the destiny attribute is not right. The secret techniques of cultivating destiny and fortune are not passed on to outsiders, and are only passed on to one person in each generation. If they are passed on to two people, their destinies will be opposite, and their luck will be opposite, and they will fight to the death." Xu Zijun said everything in a serious manner.

"So, only one person in each generation can practice this secret method?" Shi Chen frowned, looking a little confused.

Xu Zijun's eyes flashed with a hint of reminiscence, his expression slightly complicated as he slowly said, "Ten thousand years ago, only the head of each generation of the Ji family could practice the secret technique. Later, the Ji family was destroyed, and the secret technique was also cut off. I asked my second sister, but she didn't say whether she inherited the life cultivation tradition. She only told me to wait for a cultivator from the Yuanling Continent, his name is Shi Chen, to come find her, and then lead him to meet her."

"I wonder if I can meet your second sister now?" Shi Chen looked anxious, his eyes full of anticipation.

"If you had come a month earlier, we could have met. At that time, my second sister had not been confined to the family. If I want to see her now, even I have to get the family head's token. A month ago, she fled the city in order to escape and not marry that playboy Li Baohuan. She was finally captured by the ancestor and is now under house arrest in the family. She will not be released until the day of her wedding." Xu Zijun sighed helplessly, looking depressed.

"Is there any way to meet her?" Shi Chen looked anxious, clenching his fists.

"Brother Shi, please stay here for a few days. I will find a way to get the family head token, and then we will see how to meet my second sister." Xu Zijun patted Shi Chen's shoulder with a firm look.

Shi Chen stayed in this peach blossom courtyard. For seven consecutive days, Xu Zijun came to the courtyard for an hour every day. Every time, there were several spiritual consciousnesses surrounding and spying on him. However, he only talked about love and interesting stories with Xu Zijun. After the spying spiritual consciousness was withdrawn, he began to discuss with Xu Zijun how to visit his second sister.

On the eighth day, Xu Zijun appeared in the wooden house with a token and continued to talk.

After several spiritual senses were withdrawn, Shi Chen cast a ban to help Xu Zijun disguise himself as himself. He then disguised himself as Xu Zijun and exchanged identities.