Zhu Bufan wasn't surprised when the company fired him.
After all, with Chen Bixia getting involved with his boss, it was only a matter of time before he would have to leave. However, what shocked and embarrassed Zhu Bufan was that
Chen Bixia herself actually called to tell him.
This much enraged Zhu Bufan internally.
Did you call just to flaunt that you betrayed me? That you played me for a fool during that time?
Zhu Bufan had truly loved Chen Bixia deeply, after all, she was the first woman to enter his heart.
And so, the moment Chen Bixia kicked him to the curb, Zhu Bufan swore that he would never again trust and love a woman in this life.
Of course, he couldn't discard the traditions of Huaxia, so for the sake of carrying on the family line, Zhu Bufan might find a woman in the future.
But for now, he didn't want to get involved with any woman.
Even if she was extremely beautiful.
Liu Yanran was one such woman.
According to the usual script, maybe if Zhu Bufan showed a bit more masculinity towards Liu Yanran, he might have really gotten her to fall into his arms.
But right now, Zhu Bufan didn't plan to do that.
Even though he knew Liu Yanran was following him,
the moment he stepped out of the hospital, Zhu Bufan immediately shook her off.
The discarded Liu Yanran felt somewhat bewildered and a bit hurt.
Normally aloof and proud, she was almost every man's dream in her social circle, yet this seemingly ordinary man simply snubbed her.
Sometimes, that's how women are—stubborn.
The more you ignore them, the more they want to show off their presence and charm.
Watching Zhu Bufan disappear, Liu Yanran silently vowed in her heart: Next time we meet, I won't let you escape again.
After shaking off Liu Yanran, Zhu Bufan didn't immediately return to the small room he was renting.
At the moment, he planned to visit a herbal medicine shop to buy some cultivation materials.
Zhu Bufan might have been in a coma for only three days, but the Ring Spirit Demon had transmitted a vast knowledge of cultivation to him, even conveyed all of his life's learning and experience to Zhu Bufan's mind.
So, at this moment, although Zhu Bufan was just a beginner,
he could also be called a Cultivation Master.
A lunatic called the Demon by the Immortal Cultivation World, and also one who mastered Arrays, Dao Cultivation, Artifact Refining, and Alchemy, having received guidance and his lifetime of knowledge and experience.
Even a novice could be hailed as a Cultivation Master.
This was clearly a legacy, also known as having an external aid or cheat.
So, Zhu Bufan had truly great luck in his destiny.
However, what Zhu Bufan found puzzling was that such a formidable person as the Demon ended up as a Ring Spirit.
He asked the Demon what exactly happened,
but the Demon gave a vague answer:
He was too arrogant and too solitary in his life, often annihilating entire families and sects on a whim. Finally, one day, the entire Immortal Cultivation World united against him, with the old monsters of the great sects and hidden clans joined together to execute him, resulting in his ultimate downfall.
So, the Demon warned Zhu Bufan to establish his own power on the path of cultivation.
Even though Zhu Bufan came from a poor rural family with few skills, Zhu Bufan was not foolish.
The fury and anger reminiscent of reliving the past, along with the faint pain and other expressions shown by the Cultivation Demon, Zhu Bufan knew that the fall of the Cultivation Demon was definitely not as simple as he had described it.
Perhaps it was because of a woman.
With this in mind, it made Zhu Bufan even more determined not to waste himself over a woman.
According to what the Cultivation Demon said:
Cultivation is divided into several major realms: Body Training, Soul Cultivation, Soul and Body Integration, Dao Cultivation, Pseudo Immortals, True Immortals, and so forth.
And each major realm is further divided into nine minor realms.
Meaning: Body Training first level, Body Training second level, Body Training third level, Body Training fourth level, Body Training fifth level, Body Training sixth level first revolution, Body Training seventh level second revolution, Body Training eighth level third revolution, Body Training Great Perfection.
The same applies to the realms that follow.
Before his fall, the realm of the Cultivation Demon had just reached the third revolution of the eighth level of a True Immortal.
His strength could be described as extremely formidable.
It is said that among those besieging him were several at the Great Perfection of True Immortals.
Originally, the Cultivation Demon had learned that beyond True Immortals, there were realms such as Fake Emperors and Emperors, and he intended to break through the True Immortal Great Perfection to challenge the Fake Emperor, but alas, he was besieged by the various powers of the Immortal Cultivation World before reaching Great Perfection, leading to his demise, which was also a regret of the Cultivation Demon.
Now, Zhu Bufan could only be considered as having just entered the doorway of Body Training.
This entry level of Body Training, although the starting point of cultivation, is something a mortal who cannot even reach this starting point can forget about cultivating at all.
Moreover, according to the Cultivation Demon, Zhu Bufan is basically impossible to cultivate.
The reason why Zhu Bufan was able to enter the threshold of cultivation was because the Cultivation Demon forcibly infused and opened it for him.
When Zhu Bufan asked why he was forcibly infused and opened, the Cultivation Demon simply said, "Because I'm pleased to do so, because I'm happy."
In truth, Zhu Bufan vaguely heard that it was due to him having a special constitution, but as for what kind of constitution, the Cultivation Demon didn't mention a word, no matter how Zhu Bufan inquired, he did not respond.
After getting rid of Liu Yanran, Zhu Bufan went directly to the Chinese herbal medicine store.
According to the information obtained in his mind.
If he wants to truly reach the first level from the entry level of Body Training, in addition to diligent practice, he also needs to pair it with a special medicinal liquid to open the meridians in his body.
And of course, the concoction of the medicinal liquid requires herbs.
In this modern society.
Very few people who enter Chinese herbal medicine stores actually go there to buy medicine.
So, the moment Zhu Bufan stepped into a store named: Huang's Chinese Herbal Medicine Store
Beneath the large characters "Huang's Chinese Herbal Medicine Store," there are smaller characters indicating: Buying and selling various Chinese herbs.
As soon as Zhu Bufan walked into the Chinese herbal store, he saw four people inside:
A fat woman, a middle-aged man, an elderly man, and a child around seven or eight years old.
The fat woman was dressed very fashionably, with jewelry hanging all over her hands and ears, clearly being a wealthy individual, and the middle-aged man looked to be the owner of the Chinese herbal shop.
As for the elderly man and the child.
Dressed a bit shabbily, from the mud-stained rubber shoes, damp dew on their bodies, and a carrying basket on their back, it was obvious that this pair of grandfather and grandchild must have just come from the mountains.
At this moment, laid out in front of the middle-aged man and the pair of grandfather and grandson is a kind of black medicinal herb.
"Are you selling or not? That's the price. You'll get the same in any other shop!" said the middle-aged man impatiently without even glancing at the black medicinal herb.
"Hurry up, will you? Can't you see I've got business to talk with the boss? What good medicine can you country folk bring out? The boss is giving you a thousand yuan out of pity. Don't act all entitled!" The fat woman covered her nose, with a look of disgust and annoyance, speaking in an irritation.
"This… this, boss, could you give us a bit more? You see, it's not easy for me and my grandson either," said the elderly man, hesitantly and with a look of distress and helplessness.