"Heart's desire?"

Mei Jinqiu smiled, "My natural talent may not be as great as yours, but after all, I've been cultivating immortality for over two hundred years, having experienced all sorts of matters, be it setbacks or opportunities. Talking about life's experiences, there's no problem for me. Let's not talk about you for now; let me give you another example. Didn't we mention before that Changkong is preparing for the Fetal Movement Realm, right?"

"Yes."

"But he still cannot succeed. Like you, he also has a heart's desire. He eagerly wants to break through to the Fetal Movement Realm due to the pressure from his family. If he fails to achieve this before graduation, he must return to inherit the family business. Yet, he wants to travel the world, his eyes fixed on a broader world. However, the more anxious he becomes, the further he distances from the Fetal Movement Realm. This is his heart's desire."

Mei Jinqiu said, "If Changkong can't clarify his aspirations and the relationship between his family and himself, he may not break through even in ten years. I've met many cultivators with outstanding talent; they reached the peak of the Nascent Soul early on, but some struggle for hundreds of years without catching a glimpse of the door to the Fetal Movement Realm. This is largely due to the heart's desire acting up."

"Heart's desire..."

"Indeed. The Dao connects to the heart; if one's mind isn't clear, and their intent isn't pure, how can they fully embark upon the Dao?" Mei Jinqiu asked, "Wubing, what is your heart's desire?"

"I..." Fan Wubing was a bit confused, "I don't know. It seems like I'm entangled in many things... yet I don't know which is my heart's desire."

"Wubing, you may have more than one heart's desire."

Fan Wubing pondered deeply... he had too many entanglements.

"Then how can one dispel their heart's desire?"

"Resolve the issues of the heart's desire."

"But... there are too many. Moreover, I'm not even clear on what exactly is blocking my heart."

Mei Jinqiu laughed, "Then, your resolve must be firm, and your spirit must be resilient."

"Resolve... spirit..."

Mei Jinqiu's voice was energetic, "In short, Wubing, you should go out and walk around. Meet more people, experience more things. The world is pure and impure, time rises and falls. You've grown up in the Eternal Immortal Sect, an Immortal Land... since you can't find the key in the Immortal Land, why not attend a grand banquet in the Mortal World?"

Fan Wubing stared blankly at Mei Jinqiu, "Sect Leader, I never expected you to say such things!"

Mei Jinqiu laughed in frustration, "What do you take me for, you rascal?"

Fan Wubing joked with a smile, "I used to think you were just a lazy sect leader."

"You rascal." Mei Jinqiu couldn't help but laugh.

By this point, Fan Wubing understood in his heart.

Yes, it's time to go out. Although technically, I've only been cultivating formally for a little over a year, in truth, I've stayed in the Eternal Immortal Sect for ten years, and for the first nine years, I never left.

In the past, due to the influence of the disabled body, I couldn't take a single step.

But now, the path to the great Dao lies before my eyes, the day to ascend can still be seen.

"I'll set off, let's set off right away!"

Mei Jinqiu didn't hold back his praise, "Good, good lad! Not someone who cowers and hesitates. Have you thought about where you plan to go first?"

"Changsheng Continent."

Seeing Fan Wubing's resolute answer, Mei Jinqiu knew he had long considered it, only waiting for the opportunity. And now, the "heart's desire" might have delayed him, or it became the turning point for him to move forward.

Thus, it was settled.

Go and see the Changsheng Continent!

No matter who is there, how tall the buildings, how long the roads, go and see first.

Seeking the Dao has never been a planned act.

"When will you depart?" Mei Jinqiu asked.

"Tomorrow."

"Tomorrow? Aren't you going to prepare?"

Fan Wubing smiled, "At this moment, I realize that my heart is already prepared. With both body and mind present, what is there left to prepare?"

"Your belongings, travel expenses and such."

"Travel the world, eat the world, use the world. Sect Leader, a full plan may not compare to a moment of spontaneity."

Mei Jinqiu felt happy, "Then let it be, as you wish. You've cultivated immortality, why be so confined?"

He looked at Fan Wubing with great joy, liking the boy more and more. Such aura, truly not something ordinary people would possess. He thought in his heart, Little South Continent surely cannot contain you; go to Changsheng Continent and make a name for yourself. This is the path all strong ones must take.

...

Nourishing Spirit Peak.

Fan Wubing found Gu Lan and told her about his plan.

"Changsheng Continent?" Gu Lan was a bit bewildered upon hearing this. After a while, she recovered, "Are you going to Changsheng Continent?"

"Yes, Senior Sister Gu. I set off tomorrow."

"So soon? Is there something urgent?" Gu Lan asked with concern.

Fan Wubing smiled, "It's nothing. Precisely because there is nothing, I am going."

Gu Lan then realized, "I had thought before, the Eternal Immortal Sect couldn't keep you, nor could Little South Continent." After saying this, she fell into silence, even daze.

"Senior Sister Gu?"

"Ah."

"Are you... thinking about something?"

Gu Lan, uncharacteristically uneasy, "I'm not thinking about anything... hey, what can I be thinking about? Junior Brother Wubing, accompany me to look at the stars, the weather is great today."

"Alright."

The two strolled the mountain paths under the starlit sky, with moonlight casting a gentle glow upon the world.

Gu Lan walked slowly, gently. Her manner was not as graceful as usual, as if fearing the path would quickly come to an end.

The night breeze carried warmth, and her voice was soft, "Before, you asked me what I want to do after graduation."

"Yes."

"Back then, I said I wanted to see the elegance of the Great Feng Immortal from the farming sect."

"Changsheng Continent has a faction of the farming sect, also the Great Feng Immortal. Senior Sister Gu, would you like to come with me?"

Gu Lan looked at him intently, "Why would you invite me like this?"

Invite?

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