Chapter 16: Passing Away

The copper bell was held by Lin Yingying in her hand, and Li Yuan followed her all the way back to the Pan family's mansion.

Under the warm invitation of the head of the Pan family, the old Taoist priest had no choice but to take his apprentice and Li Yuan to stay and have lunch.

In the evening, the old Taoist priest prepared to open the altar and do things to surpass those water ghosts in the river.

In order to prevent anyone from disturbing him, the old Taoist priest asked the head of the Pan family to inform the people of the town not to approach the river at night, and asked him to prepare some items needed for the ritual, and then returned to the Taoist temple with his apprentice, Li Yuan, and the master.

In the morning, the old Taoist priest sealed the yin qi in the master's body, not only to worry about the master's escape, but also to help him continue his life.

The master practiced the method of witchcraft and evil, and introduced the evil qi into the body, but there was no method of refining, and the body was eroded by the evil qi, and the oil had long since dried up, and the remaining life was only one or two years at most.

The old Taoist priest sealed the evil qi in his body and renewed his life for at least three years.

The master's surname is Wang, the name is Ding, the word Le Zhong, a person from Qian'an County, Sizhou, five out of twenty, and a member of the fame, that is, a showman.

Wang Fuzi came to Sanhua Town half a year ago, and was hired by the Pan family as a lecturer in the family private school because of his fame.

On the way back to the Taoist temple, the old Taoist priest led the apprentice in front of him, and the speed was not fast.

Li Yuan is parallel to Master Wang, which is the arrangement of the old Taoist priest.

For Li Yuan, Wang Fuzi was a little curious, and looked down from time to time along the way, but Li Yuan didn't pay attention.

Returning to the Taoist temple, let Lin Yingying take Wang Fuzi to the backyard to rest, and the old Taoist priest stopped Li Yuan.

With Li Yuan, the old Taoist priest walked into the hut dedicated to the patriarch and closed the door.

Let Li Yuan stand on the futon, and the old Taoist priest walked under the patriarch Faxiang.

"Xiao Hei, although you have been born for a few months, your spirit is extraordinary. Now that I have opened my spiritual wisdom, I have discovered the ghost things in the river, and I have made a lot of contributions. Lao Dao will teach you the method of cultivation today, lead you to the beginning, and help you practice, are you willing? ”

Lao Dao's face was dignified, his tone was serious, and he looked at Li Yuan.

Li Yuan did not hesitate, and nodded hurriedly.

"Seeking the Tao is dangerous, cultivation is difficult, you and Yingying have to support each other, so that there is a chance to become enlightened, can you remember?" The old Taoist priest continued.

Nodding again, Li Yuan was sincere.

There was an extra smile on his face, and the old Taoist priest showed a look of relief.

"Good!" With a happy shout, the old Taoist priest turned to face the patriarch.

Picking up three yellow incense sticks from the offering table, lighting them and plugging them in, the old Taoist priest bowed to the patriarch three times in a row, and chanted words in his mouth.

After worshipping the patriarch, the old Taoist priest turned back and looked at Li Yuan.

"I have informed the patriarch that from today onwards you will be my registered disciple of Xuanqing Guan."

After speaking, the old Taoist priest took out a jade cylinder from his sleeve and stepped forward and put it in front of Li Yuan.

"This is the result of the travels of the three generations of patriarchs in their later years, and it is the ancient demon cultivation inheritance method, you touch it with your claws, and you can feel it quietly."

According to the old Taoist priest's words, Li Yuan raised his right paw to touch the jade tube, closed his eyes, and calmed down.

The method of cultivation recorded in the jade cylinder is called "Taiyin Xuansha Sutra".

Like the "Xuanqing Sutra", there are nine layers, which is the correct method of Tongtian that can prove the immortals.

And this scripture was created by an ancient civet cat fairy, which is very consistent with Li Yuan, who is a black cat.

After the inheritance was completed, Li Yuan opened his eyes and shouted gratefully at the old Taoist priest.

Putting the jade tube back away, the old Taoist priest looked at Li Yuan with a smile.

"Xiao Hei, in the future, you have to practice diligently, don't slack off, and remember that cultivation is like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat." The old Taoist priest admonished in harmony, his eyes full of high hopes for Li Yuan.

Nodding seriously, Li Yuan said that he remembered.

Walking forward, squatting down, as if touching Lin Yingying, the old Taoist priest gently touched the top of Li Yuan's head.

Standing up, the old Taoist priest walked to the door.

"Let's go, it's time to prepare for the evening ceremony."

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In the evening, on the pier at the end of Binjiang Street, the altar was ready.

Wearing a yellow robe, the old Taoist priest stood behind the altar and in the center of the circle.

Lin Yingying and Li Yuan, as well as the prince Wang, stood outside the altar, on the steps of the dock.

Lighting incense and burning paper, the old Taoist priest held a stack of rune paper, walked slowly along the magic circle, and rhythmically threw the rune paper in his hand into the river.

"Silence to the point of nowhere to be seen, a void robbery. Cave Xuanwen, who measures this secluded. Once you enter the Mahayana road, you will have a lot of calamities in the year. It is neither born nor destroyed, and the desire to be born is due to the lotus. Transcending the Three Realms, compassion and liberation. The real person is supremely virtuous, and the world is an immortal..."

The true yuan in the body surged, and the old Taoist priest recited the scriptures.

As the ritual progressed, standing on the steps, Li Yuan's innate supernatural powers were also activated.

In the river in front of the pier, those water ghosts were inspired and poked their heads out of the river.

Two days passed, and Li Yuan clearly felt that those water ghosts were even more confused, full of negative emotions.

As the old Taoist priest recited the scriptures with the true yuan, the black qi on those water ghosts began to disappear, and their sanity gradually recovered.

A water ghost flew up from the river, landed on the dock, and looked at the old Taoist priest in the circle, his eyes were clear, and a look of gratitude appeared.

Kneeling down towards the old Taoist, the water ghost kowtowed 9 times in a row, and the black qi on his body had already dissipated.

Standing up again, the water ghost returned to his former appearance, but it was an old man.

"Chief Lin Dao, I dare not forget the great grace, if there is an afterlife, I will definitely repay you!"

The old man knew Lin Daochang, and after thanking him, he seemed to sense something, and his body flew into the air, flying towards the upper reaches of the Sanhua River, and disappeared into the night sky.

When the old Taoist priest saw this scene, a smile appeared on his face.

Feeling what the old Taoist priest was thinking, Li Yuan gained another piece of information.

There really is an underworld in this world!

The ritual continued, and the water ghosts in the river also flew to the dock.

The black qi on these water ghosts has all dissipated, and they have returned to the appearance they had before their lives, both men and women, young and old.

Some kowtowed, some saluted, and most of them knew the old Taoist.

After expressing their gratitude in their own way, these water ghosts, like the first old ghost, flew to the upper reaches of the Sanhua River.

In the blink of an eye, the ritual had lasted for most of the hour, and almost all the water ghosts in the river had eliminated their grievances and obsessions, and flew away to die.

There is only one water ghost, who has been floating in the river and refuses to come up.

This water ghost, Li Yuan is very familiar, it is the one he met when he first encountered a ghost.

Most of the black qi on the water ghost's body has disappeared, and his sanity has recovered a lot, but he is unwilling to let go of his obsession, and it is rare for him to die.

Facing the direction of the street, the water ghost was silent, and his eyes showed longing.

Stopping to chanting, the old Taoist priest sighed.

If he is unwilling to let go of his obsession and be reincarnated, sooner or later he will turn into a powerful ghost and endanger the townspeople, so he can only get rid of it.

Li Yuan, who had been turning on his supernatural powers, knew the dilemma in the old Taoist's heart, so he jumped down the steps and ran to the stone pillar on the left side of the pier.

Jumping on the stone pillar and pulling in the distance between himself and the water ghost, Li Yuan listened to the voice in his heart again.