The Beginning of Immortal Fate

Qingshan Town, Bairen Hall

As dusk approached, the sun reluctantly cast its last ray of light, painting the sky with a vibrant sunset.

Bairen Hall, on the second-floor window.

A young boy in coarse cloth, his complexion sallow but his features handsome, appearing to be only thirteen or fourteen years old, quietly gazed at the sunset.

The boy's lips moved slightly, his voice barely audible as he muttered to himself.

"Three years! I've been in this world for a full three years! And I've only just discovered that there are Cultivators in this world!

Before, I paid no attention to these rumors.

I thought they were just tricks used by swindlers.

I was careless. Fortunately, I didn't miss this Immortal Fate!"

Cheng Buzheng turned around, looking at the familiar room.

Although the room only contained simple furniture, a bed, and a set of table and chairs, he had been here for over a year.

At this moment, he stared blankly at the familiar room, lost in thought.

He was originally a low-level Coder on Earth, enjoying the blessings of '996' work hours. One night, while working overtime and heading home, he was hit by a speeding white SUV. He felt a searing pain all over his body, then a sensation of flying, before losing consciousness!

When he woke up again, he found himself inhabiting this young body.

After a brief review of the body's memories, he knew he had transmigrated, reborn into another world.

He initially thought it was an ancient world, and he was ready to make a grand effort to live a life superior to others, but reality slapped him hard.

Three years ago.

After his reincarnation, he began to face unfamiliar parents, but he didn't know how to address them. He intended to remain a quiet, unnoticed presence.

However, fate is unpredictable.

Within a few hours, his parents in this world noticed something was wrong. This greatly worried them, and they prepared to spend the family's meager savings to hire a Spirit Medium for an exorcism.

In their parents' eyes, if there was nothing physically wrong with him, there could only be one possibility: he had encountered something unclean.

As his parents pooled their money and discussed hiring the Spirit Medium, he could no longer hold back. He couldn't be a quiet, unnoticed presence.

He knew that the family's small savings were meant for his elder brother to get married, and it was also the hope of the elderly couple.

He then found an excuse to explain things to his parents and quietly imitated his previous living habits, as if nothing had changed at home, just like before.

At that time, he was just a child and could not help the family in any way. At the same time, he did not want to waste the family's savings on something meaningless.

Just as the family was preparing to use all their savings to save him.

Although he had stopped them from inviting the Spirit Medium, that warmth of familial love had completely moved him.

Over time, he also slowly accepted the parents of this world.

In this world, he had parents above, and a brother and sister at home. He was the second child. As a youth, he didn't have a formal name, only a nickname, a humble name: 'Er Gou'.

His father was a rather simple and honest person, commonly known as someone who couldn't even fart with a stick, and was called Cheng Hanzi in the village. However, he was extremely protective of his children, a fact he remembered particularly clearly.

Half a year after his soul transmigrated to this world.

During an incident where his elder brother heroically saved a beauty, his elder brother was beaten black and blue by a youth from the neighboring village. His father went to their home to reason with them.

However, the other party refused to back down and looked down on the 'Cheng Hanzi' from the neighboring village.

And the father, who had always been called 'Cheng Hanzi', his powerful paternal love made the honest man uncharacteristically angry, and he got into a fight for the first time.

As a result, naturally, he was beaten black and blue.

Father and son, with two pairs of panda eyes, one after the other, bruised and swollen, silently returned home.

After all.

A father who had never fought a day in his life, plus an elder brother who also didn't know how to fight, couldn't possibly defeat the other party, let alone go to their village.

Villagers in the same village were very united. Otherwise, they would definitely be bullied by united villages. Villagers always sided with their own kin, not necessarily with justice.

Upon arriving home, his mother, who had a somewhat fiery temper, became even more enraged upon seeing the two pairs of panda eyes, one large and one small. After scolding his father.

She then went directly to the neighboring village to curse them, and her scolding lasted for a full three days. The other party's parents were not skilled in this art, and were ultimately defeated.

From this, one could see the mother's status in the household.

His elder brother's name was Da Gou. His temperament inherited his father's simple honesty; he was an extremely honest person.

Calculating his age, he should be sixteen now, almost at the age to get married. With the family's income, Da Gou would have had to wait a few more years to afford a wife.

A year and a half ago, he encountered a doctor from Bairen Hall. He knew this was a rare opportunity. Relying on his young age, sweet talk, and cleverness, he managed to coax the doctor from Bairen Hall into giving him a chance to be a Medicine Boy.

This was how he had the opportunity to leave the village and come to town to be a Medicine Boy.

Afterward, he sent more than half of his monthly wages home, allowing Da Gou to get married ahead of schedule.

His sister-in-law was the young woman from the neighboring village, the heroine of his elder brother's heroic rescue. It was the incident where father and son were beaten black and blue that ultimately forged a marriage.

His sister-in-law was a thrifty and virtuous wife. She treated his parents and younger sister very well, clearly already regarding them as her own family.

His younger sister's name was Xiao Cao. She was only a child of six years old now, with an extremely lively personality. She spent her days running around the village, causing a ruckus with her playmates.

Her temper was a bit like her mother's, that fiery personality, and the signs were already showing.

Children from poor families in the village generally didn't have formal names, only nicknames, or "cheap names," given in the hope that they would be easier to raise.

Whether the name sounded good or not was not within their scope of consideration.

Even if an individual child disliked their name, they would just get beaten once. If that didn't work, then twice. Ideals would always lose to reality, and in the end, the unruly child would obediently listen.

This was also the educational philosophy passed down in the village.

It was also due to poverty, lacking extra copper coins to hire a scholar to name them.

At the same time, this was also a custom in the village. Although the names weren't pleasant, they represented the parents' earnest hope and their wish for their children to grow up safely.

Thinking of this, Cheng Buzheng couldn't help but smile knowingly.

As his gaze inadvertently fell upon an Immortal Sword Flying Painting hanging on the wall.

A scene of an immortal flying on a sword naturally appeared in Cheng Buzheng's mind. This scene was firmly imprinted in his heart.

"If I hadn't seen an immortal flying on a sword that day, I wouldn't have believed that immortals truly existed in this world.

No wonder. There are so many rumors of immortals and demons and monsters among the common folk!

Time is running out, and it's time to act. Otherwise, I'll have to wait another ten years.

Now I can confirm that my information is real. After all, the peddler in town is an extremely honest person. Both his words, logic, and demeanor proved that the peddler had no trace of lying.

If it weren't for the time I saved his drowning child with my Chest Pressing Technique, he probably wouldn't have told me this news!

After that, he specifically inquired further, and all signs pointed to the fact that an immortal would be recruiting disciples in the county town at the end of this month.

However, the journey from Qingshan Town to the county town requires not only crossing the Cangqing Mountain Range but also guarding against wild beasts. The number of wild beasts along the way is countless.

At my current age of less than thirteen, traveling alone, I fear I would become food for wild beasts before even reaching the county town.

In the blink of an eye.

So many thoughts flashed through his mind, but a look of determination appeared on his face.

Longevity, these four words were the lifelong pursuit of many emperors, unattainable, and the dream of countless mortals.

Since such a great opportunity had fallen before him, if he didn't strive for it with all his might, even if he held immense wealth in the future, he would likely spend the rest of his life in regret.

The plan was now in motion.

Although it was a matter of mutual utilization, and the other party was a complete scoundrel, he felt no guilt in his heart.

But Cheng Buzheng thought of the background of his target, Young Master Qian.

He sighed inwardly, but the determined look on his face grew even firmer.

He silently pondered whether there were any omissions in his plan.

Tomorrow was the final step, and now it all depended on him. There was no other suitable target.

Life is not easy, and people should not make it harder for each other. I ask all the great gods to show some mercy.

Hmm!

If it really doesn't work out, then go easy!

This humble Taoist thanks you.