Great Dao Dongzhen, Reincarnation Through Tribulation

At the mention of such a topic, even the speaker could not help growing interested.

Though they had spoken of it many times before, when they brought it up again, a trace of mystery and excitement still surfaced on their faces.

"Heh, all you need to do is ask around Qingshui, and you'll find out."

"Back then, it was only a few years ago. A whole crowd of people saw it."

"That old Daoist said their wealth and honor were beyond words. We don't know whether it was true or false, but look at them—the Wang Family's shops have grown bigger and bigger these past few years, becoming more and more impressive. Wang Jiulang has also become enlightened in his studies, rising step by step through the provincial and metropolitan examinations. Now he's even going to become an official."

"And their son, they say he's some prodigious genius."

"Tell me, isn't that a turn of fortune?"

"Old Master Wang used to be sickly and weak a few years ago, but now he's full of life. One look tells you he can live for many more years. They say he's been touched by good fortune."

"That old Daoist said their wealth and honor were beyond words. He also said that child was a fated Immortal."

"An Immortal?"

"That's far too outrageous. How could there be Immortals in this world?"

"You're just boasting."

"Heh, believe it or not. That old Daoist said exactly that back then."

The lively boasting beneath Thousand-Li Tavern went unnoticed by others. Even if word spread that a young child might possess Immortal Fate in the future, most would treat it as nothing more than passing talk and pay it no heed.

They forgot it as soon as they heard it.

Northward lay wilderness plains, followed by sweeping