Two Daoist priests, one young and one old, were traveling on foot in accordance with the rules of the local area. The younger one of the two Daoist priests was none other than Zhang Shanfeng, and this had been a very eye-opening journey for him thus far.0

The two of them could've hired a horse-drawn carriage to take them to the Chen Clan's ancestral hall, but they were very short on funds, so they had to make do with traveling on foot.0

The good thing was that Zhang Shanfeng was very accustomed to traveling long distances on foot, but he was feeling rather guilty over the fact that his master also had to be put through the same rigors. The journey of several hundred kilometers hadn't been all that arduous, and his master possessed some cultivation base, so this wouldn't have been a struggle for him, but Zhang Shanfeng still felt a little guilty, nevertheless. 2

However, whenever he turned back to check on his master, the latter would always be nodding off while walking along, and Zhang Shanfeng couldn't help but be impressed by his master's ability to walk and nap simultaneously.0

As they passed over a riverside cliff, Zhang Shanfeng spotted a young man in a Confucian robe, sitting with his back to Zhang Shanfeng and his master, seemingly staring absentmindedly off into the distance.0

Spiritual Master Fire Dragon opened his eyes as he smiled and appraised, "He's also an avid sleeper. I'm sure he'll achieve great things in the future."4

"Why've you never said that about me, Master? I also really liked to sleep when I first became your disciple!" Zhang Shanfeng protested in an indignant manner. "Back then, my senior brother always made me get up early to cultivate. He always said that my aptitude was just as good as his, and that it would be a waste if I didn't work hard in my cultivation. 0

“It was only after such a long time that I figured out that Senior Brother Xiangzhi was only at the Abode Tier! With the way that he always boasted to me, I thought that he had to have been at least...0