Cultivation: From Servant to Revered Immortal

Chapter 200: Chapter 130: Meeting Old Friends (Bonus Chapter)

The East City Gate has a total of one guard team, consisting of six people.

Except for the leader who possesses Peak Qi Refining cultivation, the remaining five are Late-Stage Qi Refining cultivators.

Each is clad in standard spirit armor and is wielding a standard spear.

Zhou Xun took out his token and tossed it to the Guard Captain.

”So it’s Honored Guest Elder Zhou!” The Guard Captain saw Zhou Xun’s honored guest token and immediately assumed a respectful demeanor.

He then bowed and returned the token to Zhou Xun.

Afterward, he personally led Zhou Xun into the city.

”Boss, who was that important figure?” A curious guard asked.

”A High-Ranking Honored Guest Elder, equivalent to a Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, is among the top figures in the entire Immortal City!”

The Guard Captain replied.

”And the person just now is none other than our Immortal City’s famous Alchemist Zhou Xun!”

”Ah, it’s him!”

All the guards reached a consensus.

Zhou Xun, originally from a loose cultivator background, has become an Immortal City’s High-Ranking Honored Guest Elder in several decades, and simultaneously occupies Wangchuan Lake as the Master of the Dao Field.

This makes him a renowned figure throughout White Cloud Immortal City, and a goal for countless loose cultivators.

After entering the city, Zhou Xun returned to his cave mansion in Golden Spring Lane.

Then, two sound transmission talismans were sent out, transforming into fire light and swiftly moving.

Finally, they entered a certain place in the Danhai Pavilion.

Zhou Jingsong was currently refining elixirs.

The fifty-something-year-old looked like a middle-aged man, with a wisp of mustache around his upper lip.

Back then, after receiving the Spirit Gathering Pill from Zhou Xun, he quickly broke through to Late-Stage Qi Refining, and now is at Ninth-Layer Qi Refining.

Reaching Peak Qi Refining by sixty years old should be no problem, with a future opportunity to attempt Foundation Establishment.

As for his alchemy skill, two years ago he reached Tier One High-Grade Extreme, and now he seeks to break through to Tier Two.

”Husband!”

Suddenly, Shi Wanying’s voice came from outside.

Nowadays, Shi Wanying, dressed in a palace skirt with her hair styled in a matronly manner, exuded a dignified aura.

”What does my wife need?”

Zhou Jingsong’s voice was profound and stable.

”Master has arrived at the Immortal City and is now in the cave mansion at Golden Spring Lane, summoning us to visit!”

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jingsong’s eyes lit up, and his tone carried a hint of excitement.

”Master’s summoning, let’s bring Jing’er, Ping’er, and little Yue to meet him!”

”I’ll go call them!” Shi Wanying nodded.

Jing’er, Ping’er, and little Yue are the children Zhou Jingsong and Shi Wanying have had over the years.

Jing’er, named Zhou Jing, is now nine, and is learning alchemy from Zhou Jingsong.

The second son, Zhou Ping, is now six, with a robust and spirited appearance.

The young daughter, Zhou Qiuyue, is only three, with red lips and white teeth, extremely adorable.

At this time, the two were playing with the Zhou Jimin couple.

Upon hearing the news that Zhou Xun returned to the Golden Spring Cave Mansion, Zhou Jimin was extremely excited.

Apart from seeing him during the auction hosted by the Immortal City last time, he hadn’t seen Zhou Xun for nearly ten years.

”Alchemist Zhou has returned, how could I not go to meet him!” Zhou Jimin, with trembling hands, showed an expression of extreme excitement.

Now over ninety years old, with white hair and beard, fortunately, being a cultivator, plus the high-grade spirit pill provided by Zhou Jingsong, he still remained relatively robust.

Then Zhou Jingsong’s family of seven set out to meet Zhou Xun.

Just as they stepped out, they met with Old Daoist Chuyun and Wang Shun who were also heading out.

”Daoist Chuyun, what brings you here?”

Zhou Jimin slightly hunched his back and handed over his hands in greeting.

”Master has returned to the Immortal City and summoned me to visit. I suppose you are heading to Golden Spring Lane too, why not go together!”

Old Daoist Chuyun said with a smile.

Now he presented the image of an enlightened adept, with crane-white hair and an adolescent complexion, dressed in a cloud-pattern flying crane purple Dao robe.

Then, the nine of them went together to Zhou Xun’s cave mansion.

Regarding the Danhai Pavilion, the alchemy apprentices recruited back then have now produced over twenty Tier One Low-Grade Alchemists, seven Tier One Middle-Grade Alchemists, and one reaching the high-grade level.

Including all stewards and miscellaneous workers, there are about sixty to seventy people.

Unless the guest is a Foundation Establishment cultivator or the elder of a big family, Old Daoist Chuyun generally no longer personally entertains them.

On the way, six-year-old Zhou Ping carried a curious expression. He had heard of the grand reputation of his master from an early age.

”Mother, is Master like the elder Chuyun, a white-bearded old grandpa!”

Zhou Ping, only six, had not yet met Zhou Xun.

Shi Wanying held her second son’s hand, showing a loving expression, and softly said:

”Ah, Master is a graceful and handsome figure and looks even younger than your mother!”

As she spoke, her gaze fell into a reminiscing expression.

She hadn’t seen her master for almost ten years.

Wondering how the master is now, whether he has aged, how his cultivation is progressing!

Golden Spring Cave Mansion.

Zhou Xun looked around his old residence from the past, feeling quite nostalgic.

The Profound Armor Armadillo was now lounging in the middle of the water pool of the cave mansion, appearing rather excited.

Now several feet in size, its body occupied most of the pool, and the water inside spilled out considerably.

Suddenly, a sound transmission talisman flew in from outside the door.

Zhou Xun could guess without looking that it was from his disciples and Old Daoist Chuyun.

Thus, with a wave of his hand, the door automatically opened inward.

Revealing the eight people standing at the gate.

Seeing the door wide open with no one coming out, they were first taken aback, then became clear-minded.

”It’s certain that Master is waiting inside, we should hurry in to meet him!” Shi Wanying said.

”Mother, is this Master’s cave mansion? It’s exactly like ours!” Zhou Ping’s childish voice sounded.

”Shh! When we see Master, make sure to greet respectfully, okay?” Zhou Jingsong patted his son’s head and gently said.

”Ani understands!” Zhou Ping nodded vigorously.

Then everyone crossed the gate and went past the screen wall.

There stood a gentle man in a blue-green magic robe, with an otherworldly temperament, smiling as he looked at them.

”Greetings, Master/Owner!” Upon seeing Zhou Xun’s figure, Zhou Jimin and wife, Old Daoist Chuyun immediately bowed in salute.

Wang Shun, along with Zhou Jingsong and wife, led their three Zhou siblings to bow down.

”Rise, all of you, let’s proceed to the parlor for conversation!” Zhou Xun waved his hand.

Everyone felt a rising force propelling them up.

”Master’s cultivation has become even more unfathomable!”

Already at Ninth-Layer Qi Refining, Zhou Jingsong and wife were astonished.

The parlor, Zhou Xun sat at the main seat, and the others sat on either side.

”Greetings, Master!” The three Zhou siblings came to the middle of the hall, knelt formally and bowed thrice to Zhou Xun.

”Jing’er has grown so big already!”

Seeing the appearance of Zhou Jing as a little adult, Zhou Xun smiled pleasantly and remarked.

The last time they met was during the auction when Zhou Jing was still an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes.

”Why does Master look even younger than my father!” At this moment, Zhou Ping’s crisp voice sounded.

Zhou Xun laughed heartily.

Turning to question his two disciples:

”So this is Zhou Ping!”

Previously, in correspondence with the people of Danhai Pavilion, Zhou Jingsong and wife reported that they had subsequently given birth to a son and a daughter.

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