Chapter 3 The Realm of Cultivation

For Chen Fan, the most important thing at the moment is to practice again.

Immortal cultivators are divided into eight realms:

Qi refining, Xiantian, golden elixir, Yuanying, transforming into gods, returning to the void, combining the Tao, and overcoming tribulations.

His teacher Cangqing Immortal has lived for 840,000 years, but he is still in the realm of harmony. The Hedao stage is also known as the 'true immortal' and has a lifespan of one million years. In the universe, they are all figures who are at the apex of all races in the starry sky. It is easy to smash the stars with one blow, swallow the sun alive, and open up the world in the void.

In his previous life, he had completed the Tribulation Stage five hundred years ago, surpassing his teacher, and was known as the "Northern Xuan Immortal Lord".

Not one of the hundred true immortals in Hedao can survive the tribulation, so the period of transcending the tribulation is also called the "immortal master".

'The Lord of Ten Thousand Immortals'!

But the period of transcending the tribulation is too far away for Chen Fan now.

"I have returned to the earth in my previous life. At that time, the earth's spiritual energy was completely exhausted and it was no longer suitable for immortal cultivators to live in. Not to mention that compared with the cultivation holy land of the Zhenwu Immortal Sect and the 'Cang Ming Realm' opened by the teacher, even any life star in the human race is better. The earth is stronger and more prosperous."

Chen Fan was thinking secretly while running the magic formula to sense the aura between heaven and earth.

The last time he returned to the earth was more than a hundred years ago. He cultivated to become a god and went through countless hardships and traveled through billions of voids before returning to his hometown.

But the earth has long since changed, things and people have changed, and even the country no longer exists. Countries formed the Earth Federation, colonized Mars, stepped out of the solar system, and entered the interstellar era.

At that time, Chen Fan had lived on earth for twenty years and had not sensed the existence of any immortal cultivators.

"The spiritual energy in this world is slightly better than it was a hundred years ago, but it is still close to exhaustion." He shook his head secretly: "Even if there are practitioners, they can barely reach the innate level at most."

"I'm afraid I'm the only immortal cultivator on earth."

Chen Fan knew what this meant. As long as he practices a little bit, he can probably walk sideways on the earth.

In Chen Fan's opinion, to have the ability to protect his family and not be afraid of modern weapons, missiles, aircraft and cannons, innate cultivation is about the same.

If you are not innate, you cannot even enter the door of cultivation, you are not worthy of being called an 'immortal cultivator'.

Since he was reborn as a great monk in the Tribulation Period, even in a Dharma-ending world like Earth, it would only take a few years to regain his innate ability.

"During this drive, the density of spiritual energy is high and low. You have to find a place where spiritual energy gathers to practice, so that you can get twice the result with half the effort."

"If I can find some more genius spiritual treasures, I will be sure to break through the innateness within three years at most."

Thinking of this, Chen Fan suddenly smiled to himself: "I'm overthinking it. With the spiritual environment of the earth, not to mention the treasures of heaven and earth, even the older medicinal materials have probably been harvested."

As he was thinking about it, the car was already approaching Aunt Tang's house.

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The lakeside community where Chen Fan rents is located on the edge of Zhongxing District, close to Yunshan District, and directly faces the vast Yangui Lake. It is considered a mid-range property in Chuzhou. Aunt Tang's family lives in a group of small villas in Yunshan District. The two are not far away, just a few minutes' drive away.

Along the road around the lake, arriving at the foot of Yunwu Mountain, Chen Fan opened his eyes and scanned the name of the villa area:

"Dragon View Garden."

In Chen Fan's memory of his previous life, Longjing Garden was considered a high-end residential area in Chuzhou. A small villa cost one to two million. This is not the Chuzhou where the city center will be tens of thousands square meters in the future. At this time, housing prices have not yet risen. Like A house like the Lakeside Community can be purchased for three to four hundred thousand.

As if noticing his gaze from the rearview mirror in the car, Aunt Tang took the initiative to introduce:

"Besides Yangui Lake, the most famous thing in Chuzhou is Yunwu Mountain.

"This Longjing Garden is not even the best in Chuzhou. It is at the foot of Yunwu Mountain and the price is only 7,000 per square meter. The real high-end luxury homes are all halfway up the mountain. It is said that when you wake up in the morning, when you open the door, you will see clouds and mist, the mountains and the sea of clouds. , so it was named 'Yunwu Mountain'."

As she spoke, Aunt Tang's eyes showed a hint of envy.

"A building there can easily cost tens of millions, and the cheapest one is over ten million. It was developed by the richest man in Chuzhou, and it is inhabited by real rich people and big bosses from the south. What you, Aunt Tang, and I have worked hard to build for half our lives are... Even if the company is sold, you may not be able to afford it." Aunt Tang shook her head and sighed.

"The richest man in Chuzhou, the Shen family?" Chen Fan's eyes flashed, but he said with a smile:

"In my opinion, Aunt Tang's house is very good. Our family only has a 100-square-meter house in Sishui County, which was allocated by the government at that time, and we still live in it."

Chen Fan paused and then said: "If Aunt Tang really likes it, when I make money, I can send a few sets to Aunt Tang so that Aunt Tang can get up and see the sea of clouds every day."

For cultivators, a villa is nothing.

As long as he cultivates his innate skills, he can choose any of the mansions in the world, but he may not be interested in them!

When the time comes, we will build a fairy cave house and build it above the clouds. We can watch the sunrise up close in the morning and watch the moon set over the stars at night. What mansion can compare with that?

Hearing this, Aunt Tang said half-jokingly, half-happily:

"Okay, your Aunt Tang is waiting. Call your mother back, and don't worry about the real estate company. The mother and daughter went to the big city of Zhonghai. They are not familiar with the place. It's pitiful. I'm in a building , she lives in the same house, which is perfect for retirement. We can also go shopping together, go to the spa when we have nothing to do, and don't have to worry about the company every day like now."

Jiang Churan was listening nearby and couldn't help but frown.

The mansion halfway up the mountain in Yunwu Villa costs tens of millions. Even the classmate she knew who had the richest family would not dare to brag about such a large Haikou. I am afraid that only the richest man in Chuzhou has such courage.

"Looks like he's another guy who likes to talk big and brag and show off."

She was a little disappointed in her heart. She thought this one would be special, but she didn't expect it to be no different from those ordinary boys.

At this time, the car had stopped in front of a two-story Western-style villa with a garden.

Destination arrived.

The decoration of Aunt Tang's home is quite elegant, with exquisite high imitation large blue and white porcelain vases, expensive tables and chairs made of golden sandalwood, and elegant orchids placed everywhere. A calligraphy banner placed on the wall reads: "Blessings and Harmony".

These four characters come from the "Preface to the Lanting Collection" written by Shu Sheng, and are often used as gifts to female friends.

Although he is not a famous artist in writing, his style of writing has become quite successful.

After entering the hall, he saw a middle-aged man with glasses sitting on the sofa, who was concentrating on watching the 'Chuzhou News' broadcast on TV.

He is Jiang Churan's father 'Jiang Haishan'!

The current deputy director of the Chuzhou Municipal Government Office. Although he is ranked low, he is close to the center of power in Chuzhou and is a close official of the emperor, so he should not be underestimated.

Seeing Chen Fan come in and salute, Jiang Haishan sat on the sofa and nodded slightly.

"Xiao Fan, sit down quickly, and then go make tea for dad and the guests. Just wait, I'll go in and heat up the two dishes. It will be ready soon." Aunt Tang greeted Chen Fan and instructed her daughter, He entered the kitchen.

Jiang Churan responded and took out a set of expensive Yixing purple clay teapots.

What Chen Fan didn't expect was that Jiang Churan's tea-making technique was smooth and elegant, and his posture was dignified and generous. He had obviously been trained by a famous teacher. He didn't notice this detail in his previous life.

Jiang Haishan watched the TV attentively. After the news was over, he turned around and said:

"Is your father, County Magistrate Chen, okay? The last time we met at the city government meeting was half a year ago."

"Father is in good health, and he even talked about Uncle Jiang." Chen Fan bowed slightly.

At this time, his father was serving as deputy county magistrate of Sishui County, and his rank was similar to Jiang Haishan. But one is in the center of power in Chuzhou, and the other is in remote Sishui County. Their prospects and attention are completely different.

Jiang Haishan nodded:

"County Mayor Chen is young and promising. The "A Brief Analysis of County Economic Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection Policy Selection and Application" he mentioned earlier was highly praised by the mayor, saying that he has an international perspective and that future economic development cannot avoid environmental protection. Road."

Chen Fan smiled lightly.

He is actually very knowledgeable about these economic developments - 'knowing nothing', otherwise he would not have taken over the company and caused the Jinxiu Group to fall apart in a short period of time in his previous life.

Seeing that he didn't seem to understand this aspect, Jiang Haishan frowned slightly, then changed the topic:

"Listen to Aunt Tang, your mother's real estate company in Zhonghai City is developing very fast. Many experts are predicting that the country's real estate market will grow significantly from next year to the year after that. Your mother has chosen a good industry and has a great future. of."

Chen Fan said modestly: "My mother was just doing it in a small way. The future prospects of the architectural design company run by Aunt Tang are really broad."

Jiang Haishan shook his head: "You think too highly of your Aunt Tang. Her company only has a dozen people and earns hundreds of thousands a year. How can it be compared with your mother's big company."

Chen Fan smiled and said, "You're so unmodest. My mom's company is not big, so she only makes hard money."

"Oh?" Jiang Haishan frowned.

What Chen Fan said was somewhat different from what he heard. But the kid looked very honest and didn't look like he was lying.

It was probably that the rumors he had heard before were exaggerated.

Also, how could the mother and daughter, who were strangers to a big city like Zhonghai, build a real estate company in Noda from scratch in a few years? The world just spreads lies.

As he thought this, the smile on his face couldn't help but fade a little.

"So how are you studying?"

Chen Fan didn't know that his humble words were taken seriously by Jiang Haishan. He replied: "I can also rank among the top 500 in our county."

"I heard from Aunt Tang that Ranran can be ranked among the top 50 in school. I should ask Ranran for advice more in the future."

Chuzhou has jurisdiction over three counties and five districts. Among the eight districts and counties, Sishui County ranks last in terms of economics and education. Ranked 500 in Sishui County, let alone famous universities, you may not be able to get into even two.

Hearing that he could only rank among the top five hundred in the county in studies, Jiang Haishan frowned even more, his smile completely disappeared, and he said seriously:

"Since your mother sent you to study in Chuzhou, you have to put your study first and don't think too much about fun. Your family can only help you for a while, but not for the rest of your life. Whether you can achieve success in the future depends on yourself. , academic qualifications are a stepping stone, and academic qualifications are important no matter what industry."

Chen Fan ignored Jiang Haishan's expression and replied in a neither arrogant nor humble manner: "Uncle Jiang said that."

When he came back in this life, he didn't care much about learning.

He is a dignified immortal cultivator. If he is really serious, it will not be difficult to become the number one scholar in the country.

Jiang Haishan continued to chat with him for a few words. Seeing that he was not deeply involved in many fields, he couldn't help but secretly shake his head. He was completely disappointed with this child from his wife's sister's family.

He thought of the children from Vice Mayor Li's family that he had met before. He studied well, was tall and handsome, and was very experienced in speaking and doing things. He also had his own opinions on many economic and political matters. They were not necessarily profound, but they were quite interesting. There is nothing new. This Chen Fan is far behind in comparison.

"It seems that I need to mention it to my wife. This child is not worthy of Ran Ran at all." Jiang Haishan said in his heart.

Aunt Tang once told him her intention to bring the two of them together, but he was non-committal and wanted to talk about it in person. Now that I see it, I am very disappointed.

"And with Ranran's high level of vision, he won't fall in love with him."

Jiang Haishan has confidence in his daughter.