Early the next morning.
Bai Ye got up early to prepare for his morning exercise. Ever since he came to this world and became a disciple of the Shenxiao Sect, Bai Ye's routine had become exceptionally regular. He would wake up and start cultivating before the roosters crowed.
"Good morning, Dao Brother."
Bai Ye looked at Nine Uncle in surprise. He was up so early?
"Good morning. My heart was stirred by our discussion of Dao yesterday, and I intend to cultivate today."
As Nine Uncle spoke, his old face reddened. If Bai Ye hadn't been there, he certainly wouldn't have gotten up so early.
Being concerned with his reputation, he naturally didn't want Bai Ye to see that he was actually a bit lazy.
Although he wasn't particularly lazy, getting Nine Uncle to cultivate before the rooster crowed used to be fine, but now Nine Uncle basically couldn't do it.
"Dao Brother, how about we spar a bit?"
Bai Ye was very curious about Nine Uncle's actual strength.
Logically speaking, as the Son of Fortune in this world, even before the plot began, he should have already possessed the strength of a Human Master.
And his own cultivation progress had also advanced from the early to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, and he would probably be able to break through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment soon. However, his abilities were numerous and strange.
"This?! That could work. Dao Brother, shall we spar with body or with magic?"
Nine Uncle hesitated for a moment, but his hands were itching. It had been a long time since he had sparred with anyone, and he was actually quite eager inside.
So, after Bai Ye proposed a spar, Nine Uncle only hesitated for a moment before agreeing.
"Either is fine."
"Then let's use body. Spells are too powerful, and I'm afraid they might be difficult to control."
Nine Uncle pondered for a moment and finally chose to use body.
Because if they used spells and he didn't control it well, someone might get hurt, and they still had things to do today.
"Then, Dao Brother, I won't hold back."
"Good!"
Nine Uncle nodded, and both assumed a fighting stance.
"Here I come!"
Bai Ye let out a soft cry, then raised his hand and struck directly at Nine Uncle. As his fist neared Nine Uncle, it suddenly changed direction. Nine Uncle was somewhat slow to react and hastily blocked, a sharp pain instantly shooting up his arm to his head, and then his body flew backward.
So much strength, and the technique is so strange!
Nine Uncle muttered to himself, not expecting the other party's physical techniques to be so formidable.
"Dao Brother, it seems you are not very proficient in physical techniques."
Bai Ye shook his head. He could have directly punched Nine Uncle in the face just now, but he didn't, after all, it was just a spar.
It seemed that in terms of physical combat, Nine Uncle was no match for him. First, he shared the Eight Gates with the chat group. Second, he had physical techniques from the Pirate World, Uchiha-style physical techniques, fighting techniques from King of Fighters, and the fist techniques from Shinigami. Bai Ye had also received professional combat training in Resident Evil.
It could be said that in close-quarters combat, Nine Uncle was completely no match for Bai Ye.
"Dao Friend, your speed is very fast, and your strength is great. I estimate that no matter how much I fight, I won't be your opponent."
A wry smile flashed across Nine Uncle's face. He propped himself up and got off the ground, patting the dust off his clothes. He felt that he had truly embarrassed himself today, being subdued by Bai Ye in just one move.
He actually understood that if Bai Ye had continued to attack without giving him a chance to react, he would most likely have been finished.
"It's normal for young people to have more strength, Dao Brother, do you want to go again?"
"No, no more, let's just do morning exercises!"
Nine Uncle waved his hands repeatedly, secretly muttering to himself that young people were indeed different.
He, being older, shouldn't fight with young people. That punch just now almost made Nine Uncle see his great-grandmother.
It seemed his old bones still needed more exercise.
The two practiced for an hour. When Bai Ye finally decided to stop, Nine Uncle couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, quickly shaking his hands and wiping the sweat from his face.
Half an hour ago, Nine Uncle had already wanted to rest, but seeing Bai Ye's strange training methods and high-intensity movements, he felt that it would be a bit embarrassing to give up at that moment, so he followed along. But after a while, he regretted it.
"Phew, why does it feel like only I am cultivating the Eight Gates?"
Recently, the progress of the Eight Gates has been a bit slow, only reaching the fourth layer. He still needed to supervise the other Bai Yes in other worlds to cultivate together.
Shaking his hands to relieve the soreness, Bai Ye felt that if he continued training like this, he wouldn't even need Dao techniques when opening the Eight Gates in the future; a single kick would be enough to send a zombie away.
After greeting Nine Uncle, Bai Ye also prepared to wash up.
"Wencai, get up!"
"Master, the sun has just come out..."
"Do you still want to go drink foreign tea?"
Having been annoyed by Bai Ye just now, Nine Uncle looked at Wencai, who was sleeping like a pig, and anger flared up inside him.
How could the difference between people be greater than the difference between people and pigs?
Bai Ye was even younger than Wencai and Qiusheng, yet he was already so formidable at such a young age. His two disciples were truly hopeless!
"Master, can I go too?"
Wencai scrambled up in an instant, a hint of excitement on his prematurely aged face.
Yesterday, he had thought he wouldn't be included, but he didn't expect a surprise today.
"Otherwise? If you don't want to go, then keep sleeping!"
"Go, go, go, Master, I also want to experience foreign tea!"
Wencai eagerly threw off his blanket, then got up and prepared to wash up.
"Dao Brother's disciples are truly energetic."
"Alas, my unworthy disciples!"
Nine Uncle shook his head, glancing at Wencai, a hint of helplessness in his eyes. Actually, Nine Uncle didn't have many expectations for Wencai; he didn't anticipate Wencai achieving much.
Wencai himself had no talent for cultivation; he only hoped Wencai could live well in this life.
"Speaking of which, Dao Brother, will you be returning for the Sect Grand Competition later?"
Nine Uncle asked curiously.
Every so often, the Daoist sects would gather together for a competition, involving the Zhangmen of various sects and their disciples.
And now, the Sect Grand Competition was about to begin. However, it seemed that even if Bai Ye participated, he would probably do so as a Zhangmen. Bai Ye had mentioned before that the Shenxiao Sect had declined, and he was the only one left in the sect.
"I will go. After all, everyone is from the Daoist sects, and it's good to participate. It's also a good opportunity to go down the mountain and see if there are any suitable disciples."
Bai Ye nodded and replied. He naturally knew that as the Zhangmen of the Shenxiao Sect, he had received the notice a long time ago.
"Is that so? Newly recruited disciples might..."
Nine Uncle didn't know what to say, only thinking that it seemed a bit too rushed for newly recruited disciples to go directly, didn't it?
"No hurry, there's still time, isn't there? If they're not up to it, I won't let them participate anyway."
Bai Ye would naturally assess their strength at that time. If they weren't good enough, then so be it. Anyway, at this point in time, it didn't seem necessary. There were no prizes, just a discussion of Dao and a competition.
"That's true."
"Master, I'm ready, we can go out!"
Wencai finished washing up, dressed like a rooster, and ran up to Nine Uncle, then looked at Bai Ye next to him and said, "Good morning, Bai Leader."
"Good morning."
Wencai was much more honest than Qiusheng. Although he lacked intelligence, he was somewhat polite. Yesterday, Bai Ye had become somewhat familiar with Qiusheng and Wencai.
Originally, besides his status as Zhangmen, Bai Ye was even younger than Qiusheng and Wencai.
"And don't call me Zhangmen, just call me by my name."
Being called that by Wencai felt a bit strange.
"Okay, Bai Leader."
"..."
Indeed, he had been a bit too optimistic about this guy's intelligence.
"Dao Brother, is it alright if I bring Da Huang and Xiao Hei with me?"
Bai Ye actually didn't want to bring them, but those two just kept sticking to him. Wherever he went, they went.
Even when he went to the restroom, they would follow him, which once made Bai Ye wonder if Da Huang wanted a hot meal.
"This, I'm not sure, but Sleeve of the Universe?!"
Nine Uncle's eyes widened as he watched Bai Ye raise his sleeve and then suck both Da Huang and Xiao Hei into it. He was completely dumbfounded.
The Shenxiao Sect has this move too?
"It's far from Sleeve of the Universe."
Zhen Yuanzi's Sleeve of the Universe could even directly contain Sun Wukong. Bai Ye's divine ability could only be described as a clumsy imitation.
"It's already very good."
"Then, should we be able to go now?"
Bai Ye looked at Nine Uncle with a smile. If it wasn't okay at first, it should be now, right?
"Of course, Dao Friend, let's go."
Nine Uncle nodded, then gestured for them to go. The two left the Yi Village together. Wencai, who had just come to his senses behind them, now controlled his wide-open mouth: "What a powerful spell! If I were to be taken in, it seems I can't provoke Bai Leader!"
Wencai secretly made a vow to himself: he couldn't provoke Bai Ye. Although Bai Ye was even younger than him, he was much more powerful in spells than both him and Qiusheng.
He also wondered who was more powerful, Master or Bai Leader.
Wencai compared them in his mind, then decided that Nine Uncle was more powerful. In his heart, his Master had never lost, and he always believed Nine Uncle was the strongest.
Teahouse.
Nine Uncle looked around at the unfamiliar surroundings, feeling a bit uneasy. Although everyone in Ren Family Town respected Nine Uncle, he didn't have much money to come here.
"Dao Friend, you've been to these places. I'll have to rely on you later."
Rather than making a fool of himself later, Nine Uncle felt it was better to inform Bai Ye in advance.
"Don't worry, it's just a restaurant that's been packaged. Just treat it like the old restaurants you used to frequent; only some of the dishes are different."
The era before Bai Ye's transmigration was no longer like this, and Western-style restaurants were no longer novelties; they were everywhere on the streets.
"Oh, so that's how it is. Bai Leader, I've got it. Master, just leave everything to me later!"
It's good that you remember.
If anything goes wrong later, I'll just let you embarrass yourself first!
Nine Uncle had also made up his mind. If an uncontrollable situation arose, he would let Wencai handle it first.
"Do the three of you have a reservation?"
"What? Ren Master didn't reserve a table for us?"
Small in strength, big in talk.
Bai Ye looked at Wencai strangely, and Nine Uncle turned his head to glare directly at Wencai. The waiter next to them said with a chuckle, "Oh, it's Ren Master. Please follow me."
Leading the three to the second floor, after sitting for a while and waiting for Ren Master to arrive, Bai Ye turned his head to look. Sure enough, the Ren Family always produced zombies. With that face, it would be a pity if he didn't become a zombie after death.
"Nine Uncle, I apologize for being late. And these two are?"
"Oh, Ren Master, this is my disciple Wencai, and this is Bai Ye, the Zhangmen of the Shenxiao Sect. He happened to be visiting me yesterday, so I thought we could come together."
"No problem, no problem."
Ren Master waved his hand, scrutinized Wencai, then looked at Bai Ye.
He had a dignified appearance, but it was a shame he was a Daoist priest.
"If Ren Fa doesn't die, does that count as me changing the trajectory?"
Bai Ye glanced at Ren Fa, then fell into deep thought.
Perhaps he could try. There was no need for Ren Fa to die. Ultimately, in the movie, it was just to advance the plot, but it was actually due to the negligence of Wencai and others. And Ren Old Master, who hadn't sucked blood, was actually easy to deal with.
Moreover, if Ren Fa didn't die, he could gain some merit. Looking at it this way, it seemed he still needed to save Ren Fa once.
Just as Bai Ye was pondering, a gentle voice by his ear made him snap back to reality: "Father."
"Ah, Tingting, greet Nine Uncle and Bai Leader."
Cough, cough.
He almost instinctively responded.
Bai Ye lightly coughed and politely greeted Ren Tingting. Wencai, on the other hand, was completely dumbfounded: "So big..."
Pervert!
Ren Tingting cursed silently. At the same time, when her father asked the waiter to bring the menu for Nine Uncle to order, seeing that he couldn't read the characters on it, she had an idea for 'revenge'.
"I want a cup of coffee!"
"Master, what is 'koufei'?"
Wencai held the menu and leaned towards Nine Uncle, asking in a low voice. However, Ren Tingting, who was nearby, overheard him and secretly scoffed at him as a bumpkin.
Ren Master ordered coffee, and she said 'coffee'. It was the same thing, but they didn't know it. She would see how she would tease this pervert later.
"Coffee is coffee, a foreign thing. It tastes a bit bitter and not very good, and it's a bit hot. If there were iced coffee, I think it would be better."
Compared to the hot coffee of this era, Bai Ye still missed the nine-ninety-nine large cup of iced coffee.
"Oh? Bai Leader also knows about this?"
Ren Master's eyes lit up. He turned his head and looked at Bai Ye curiously, not expecting him to know about that Western stuff?
"I do have some understanding, but I don't like it very much, so you don't need to get me any. Get me a cup of cola."
Compared to coffee, cola was Bai Ye's favorite. He only drank Coca-Cola!
"You also studied abroad? Aren't you a Daoist priest?"
Ren Tingting blinked her curious big eyes and asked Bai Ye.