Practice begins with immortality

The next evening, the courtyard of Wang Hen's home was brightly lit and the atmosphere was lively. A group of people sat around a large round table, happily chatting while enjoying the exquisite spiritual food and mellow spiritual wine on the table.

"I never thought your grandson would have the good fortune to become a disciple of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. This is truly delightful!" an old man in a black robe exclaimed with emotion. The other cultivators around him nodded in agreement.

"Yes, yes! With such an opportunity, Ling Sun will surely be able to successfully break through the foundation-building realm and achieve extraordinary achievements in the future." Another middle-aged cultivator agreed with a smile.

"Congratulations, Brother Wang. Your grandson is extremely talented and will become a great man in the future!" A young monk was not to be outdone and hurriedly congratulated Wang Hen.

Wang Hen was secretly delighted by the sound of compliments. These visitors were all nearby cultivators, and the lowest among them had already reached the middle stage of Qi Refining.

Wang Hen raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a faint smile: "No, no, I'm still far from it, not worthy of it." Although he was very happy in his heart, his expression still looked calm and composed.

Wang Hen's grandfather and father were both warrior followers of an immortal cultivator. After years of hard work, they finally obtained the immortal cultivation techniques. Unfortunately, Wang Hen had low-grade spiritual roots, and it was difficult for him to break through the middle stage of Qi Refining throughout his life.

So long ago, he placed his hopes on his grandson Wang Zhen.

Although Wang Zhen has a medium-grade spiritual root, his zodiac sign is the rare thunder spiritual root. He joined the Ziyu Sect a long time ago and became an outer disciple. Wang Hen has been providing him with resources for many years. Two days ago, Wang Zhen broke through the middle stage of Qi Refining and became a disciple of a Foundation Establishment elder. It can be said that Wang Zhen's future achievement will at least be a cultivator who has completed Qi Refining.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Wang Hen gradually became familiar with everyone. He glanced around and said with a slight smile, "Fellow Daoists, I wonder if you have heard of the big event that happened in the outer district a few days ago?"

As soon as the words fell, everyone turned to look at Wang Hen, their eyes showing curiosity. One of them couldn't help but ask, "Oh? What's the big deal? I'd like to hear the details."

Wang Hen raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said mysteriously: "It is said that a few days ago, a gathering place in the outer area was plundered by robbers. It was a terrible sight."

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a stone that caused a thousand ripples. Everyone was excited and began to whisper and talk among themselves.

"I seem to have heard about this. It seems to be the small gathering place in the northwest. I heard that it was completely destroyed by the robbers. No one survived!"

"Yes, it's horrible! This isn't the first time something like this has happened. This year, there have been three incidents of robbers ransacking gathering places, and each time there was no warning, making it impossible to guard against them."

"Someone must have done this on purpose. There might be some force behind these Tribulation Cultivators manipulating them."

For a moment, everyone fell into deep thought. They realized that the appearance of these calamity cultivators was no accident.

Wang Hen saw this and immediately said, "Don't panic, fellow Taoists. I know a little bit about the reason behind this."

When everyone heard this, they all turned their eyes to him, their eyes full of expectation and curiosity.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, please stop keeping us in suspense and speak now!" a cultivator said hurriedly, his tone tinged with urgency. The other cultivators nodded in agreement.

Wang Hen smiled slightly and said slowly: "I wonder if you fellow Taoists know about the Ghost Spirit Sect."

"But what about the demonic sect that was once an enemy of the Purple Jade Sect? There is only one Jindan cultivator in the Ghost Spirit Sect. As the Purple Jade Sect grew in power, he fled from the Luoxia Mountains and disappeared without a trace." Someone asked doubtfully, with a puzzled look on his face.

"Could this matter of calamity be related to the Ghost Spirit Sect?" another cultivator guessed, with a hint of worry in his eyes.

Wang Hen nodded and said, "That's not entirely true. I heard from Zhen'er that the Ghost Spirit Sect had produced a second Jindan cultivator. As a result of their expansion, many independent cultivators and small immortal cultivation families fled to the Luoxia Mountains. Some of these cultivators then took up the business of robbery."

"The Ghost Spirit Sect has produced a second Jindan cultivator. Will they go to war with the Purple Jade Sect? If so, I'm afraid I'll just have to wait until then..." one person said with some concern, but was interrupted by another person before he could finish his words.

"That's absolutely impossible. Not to mention the Purple Jade Sect has three Golden Core ancestors, even the Ghost Spirit Sect's new Golden Core breakthrough hasn't happened long ago and lacks any useful fighting methods. The only thing we need to worry about are those Tribulation Cultivators. After all, the outer area is unlike the inner area, and there aren't many patrols. Fellow Daoist Wang, is this the reason for today's gathering?"

"That's right. Today, I mainly want you fellow Taoists to get to know each other. If there are any calamity cultivators attacking in the future, I hope you can all take action together." The speaker was Wang Hen.

"Friend Wang is absolutely right. If any calamity cultivators come to attack us in the future, we will definitely help each other." Everyone responded in unison, including Wang Bai.

In the outer regions, cultivators must unite to deal with various crises. This gathering not only allowed them to get to know each other, but more importantly, established a relationship of trust and cooperation.

Although each has their own selfish agenda, they will not hesitate to join forces to fight a common enemy, as this is the key to their survival.