Kunlun Mountain, True Person Jinding!

[Chen Dyson picked up the snake fang and examined it, indicating he had no clue.]

"I can't recognize it, but my master might."

Who is your master?

"The True Person Jinding of Kunlun Mountain."

"Can you take me to meet him?"

"Okay, I'll book a flight."

"No need."

[You grab Chen Dyson, leap into the air, and use the Divine Art "Ten Thousand Mile Wind Travel" to carry him towards the Kunlun Mountain.]

"You can fly?!"

"To be precise, this is Divine Art, but you could say I can fly without much problem."

"My God, what level of cultivation do you have?"

"The Heaven-Reaching Realm."

["Tong, Tong, Tong, Tong..."]

"Were you using Divine Pattern just now?"

"Yes, it's the Human Pattern within the Divine Pattern."

"Oh? Human Pattern?"

[In the Tianhe Star System under Alien Race rule, the Alien Race divide Divine Pattern into Commoner Pattern, Noble Pattern, and Imperial Pattern.]

[The members of the Kindling Society understand the secrets of ancient texts from the Heavenly Emperor Era, and know that the original names for the Divine Pattern were Human Pattern, Earth Pattern, and Heavenly Pattern.]

[Currently, Cultivator on Earth also classify Divine Pattern as Human Pattern, Earth Pattern, and Heavenly Pattern.]

Could it be?

[You took Chen Dyson and flew directly to the towering Kunlun Mountain.]

[Following his directions, we arrived at a Daoist temple.]

[During peak tourist season, the area is packed with visitors; despite being a cliff face, it's teeming with people, shoulder to shoulder.]

[You were flying too fast and couldn't stop in time; the tourists saw you.]

[You've been on Earth for a month now, and you know that Cultivator here are very low-key, trying their best not to display their Cultivator methods and supernatural powers in public.]

"Sorry, I think I flew too fast."

[Chen Dyson has a very quick mind.]

"It's okay, just wave downwards like me."

[You did as instructed.]

[As a result, the throngs of tourists below all pulled out their phones and started taking pictures.]

"Today's performance was amazing! You can't even tell there's any wire work!"

"What era are we living in? Who still uses such Old Thing wire work? The actors must be wearing portable jetpacks."

"Holy crap! That stuff is expensive! Do these Scenic Area invest that much?"

"That young actor's acting is really good! It looks like he can actually fly!"

You give up.

Sometimes people are indeed quite easy to fool.

[You quickly flew away from the crowded area with Chen Dyson.]

"Senior! You passed!"

"You've passed by? Is your master in that Daoist temple we just saw?"

["Yes."]

"That place is full of tourists..."

"Yes, my master is an NPC in the Daoist temple, playing the role of a Daoist priest who tells fortunes and reads people's faces, even though he is indeed a Daoist priest."

"Doesn't he cultivate himself? How can he do this kind of work?"

"You need to cultivate yourself, but you also need to make a living."

[The cultivation environment on Earth is truly extraordinary; it really broadens your horizons.]

[You and Chen Dyson landed in a secluded spot, changed into casual clothes, looking like two tourists hiking, and joined the crowd to buy tickets, queue, and enter the Daoist temple.]

[There were many Daoist priests in the temple; some were sweeping, some were practicing calligraphy, and some were meditating.]

[I don't know if they're genuinely practicing Daoism, or just NPCs at a tourist attraction putting on a show.]

[Anyway, if you glance at these people, you don't sense any cultivation level at all.]

[Chen Dyson's master has a separate Alchemy Chamber. If you want to have your fortune told or have your face read by him, you have to pay 200 yuan to buy a ticket and wait in line. Once inside, you're charged individually by the minute.]

This price is quite expensive.

[So although there are many tourists, not many tourists actually visit this NPC.]

[You'll be in line in no time.]

[Chen Dyson will come in with you.]

"What would Your Excellency like to ask? Marriage? Career? Or is it destiny?"

[Chen Dyson's mentor looks quite old, with white hair and beard, and a face full of wrinkles.]

[He wore a Daoist robe with a yin-yang pattern, a whisk resting on his elbow; both he and the room were spotless.]

He sat upright on a prayer mat, his eyes half-closed, with a burner of sandalwood incense burning beside him.

[He really does look like a wise and enlightened master.]

[It's at least worth its starting price of two hundred.]

[You used Divine Sense "Signal Light" ability to detect his cultivation level.]

[You've discovered that among Cultivator you've encountered on Earth during this period, he's the one closest to the Core Formation Realm.]

"You must be the True Person Jinding?"

"Of course! It's clearly written on the sign at the entrance. If I didn't, wouldn't that be false advertising? The Culture and Tourism Bureau would fine me."

"Uh... could you please step out of the act first? I'm here to see the Cultivator at the Nine Turns of Qi Transformation, Chen Dyson's master, the True Person Jinding!"

Upon hearing the words "Nine Turns of Qi Transformation," True Person Jinding's eyes snapped open, staring intently at the person before him.

"Your Excellency aura is restrained, deep, and profound, like a vast ocean or a starry sky. You... Non-Self Cultivator from Earth!"

[Then, he saw one of his apprentices, Chen Dyson.]

"Xiao Chen, did you bring him here?"

[Chen Dyson bows respectfully.]

"Master, Senior Chen Dong saved my life. In order to find out what the purpose of the Sakura Country Cultivator who ambushed me was, I brought him to see you."

[True Person Jinding stood up and bowed to you.]

"Thank you, fellow Daoist, for saving my disciple's life."

"You're too kind. We're relatives, after all."

"Oh? Aren't you from beyond Earth?"

["It's a long story..."]

[You didn't mention that you traveled from Earth to the Void Realm, but you told the two that you did indeed come from outside Earth, and that you accidentally ended up near the Solar System and are now unable to find your Star Lane back.]

Upon hearing the word "Star Lane," True Person Jinding seemed to ponder.

"Is the Star Lane you mentioned the Void Thoroughfare?"

"I don't know, we always refer to it as Star Lane over there."

"Could we speak in private? There's something I'd like to show you."

"Please lead the way."

[True Person Jinding tells Chen Dyson to ask the Scenic Area manager for leave, and then leads you to the backyard of the Daoist temple.]

[Go through the back door and follow the rugged mountain path.]

[Along the way, you passed through some cliffs and valleys that ordinary people could not cross or walk through, and finally arrived at a cave.]

"More than a hundred years ago, the government discovered this place when developing the Scenic Area, and we called it the ' Origin Cave.'"

[Actually, you'll notice this when you get close to Kunlun Mountain; the Immortal Qi here seems slightly stronger than in other places.]

[The closer you get to this Origin Cave, the stronger the feeling becomes.]

It seemed as if the surrounding Immortal Qi was emanating from this cave.