Cultivating immortality is definitely nonsense. That's common knowledge. Ordinary people might believe in immortals and engage in superstitious practices, but who would believe in cultivating immortality? That's the stuff of myths. What kind of age are we living in? Who still believes in cultivating immortality? Even though Zhang Cheng came from a family with a long tradition of spiritual practice, and his family had engaged in superstitious activities for generations.
His father, Zhang Youdao, was known as Zhang the Half-Immortal. He drew talismans, treated illnesses, told fortunes, assessed the feng shui of homes and burial sites, and officiated at funerals. His grandfather, Zhang Fulai, was nicknamed Zhang the Blind Liar. He was a medium who could talk the dead back to life with his silver tongue. His great-grandfather, Zhang Renfa, was a Taoist priest who lived among the people. However, he had already passed away by the time Zhang Cheng was born, so Zhang Cheng had never met him.
By Zhang Cheng's generation, the family line had dwindled, and there was no heir even for their fortune-telling business. Although Zhang Cheng had grown up surrounded by it and had a natural talent for this kind of thing, studying science was the proper path. His grades were good, and he got into a prestigious university, so he had no intention of inheriting his forebears' fortune-telling business. But reality always likes to play jokes on people.
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.