If you don't understand external affairs, check the manual; if you don't understand internal affairs, ask the grapevine.
Yes, all external disciples of the Hidden Spirit Gate have the privilege to consult with the grapevine.
At one point, Xu Fan wanted to close this feature, but he couldn't find a good reason to do so, and in the end, he let the matter drop.
Hidden Spirit Island, next to the Spirit Liquid Lake.
Xu Fan brought a lounge chair and sat next to the Tianji Turtle.
Ever since the Sect's Grand Formation loaded the upgrade of the Gathering Spirits Array to a Dao Tool, this Tianji Turtle had become more active. It might have been due to the purity of the spiritual qi being too much for the turtle to handle.
By chance, Xu Fan stayed by the Tianji Turtle for a while and found that staying by its side gave him a sense of serene tranquility, even time seemed to speed up.
Often, a thought would just cross Xu Fan's mind, only to find that it was already dark.