The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 82 The plot begins

The next morning, Ryan packed up and went to the town to buy incense and candles. After breakfast, Uncle Jiu cleaned up the ancestral hall and placed the tablets of the Three Pure Ones and the ancestors in a small room, and then began the apprenticeship ceremony.

After offering incense and kowtowing to the Three Pure Ones and the ancestors, Ryan kowtowed three times to Uncle Jiu and offered him a cup of tea with both hands. Uncle Jiu took the tea, drank a sip, and then said, "From today on, you are a registered disciple of my Maoshan Sect."

Then he handed Ryan a thick book and said, "This is my Maoshan Taoist Canon. It contains the Shangqing Heart Method and the Talisman Method. You can take it and read it yourself. Although I don't cultivate the physical body in Maoshan, I also have a simple footwork that can be used to avoid enemies. I see that you seem to have some external skills, so there is no need for me to guide you. You can practice by yourself according to what is written in the book."

Ryan flipped through a few pages and said to Uncle Jiu with some doubt: "Master, isn't it too early for you to give me all these precious skills? Before I came to Middle-earth, I heard from my elders that after entering the sect, I had to undergo repeated tests before I could get the skills."

Uncle Jiu smiled bitterly and said in a low voice: "Those of you who stayed overseas may not have been to the Middle Earth for hundreds of years. It was indeed like that a long time ago. But now the Dharma has ended, and it is no longer appropriate to say that the Dharma should not be passed on lightly. When we accept disciples, we will give them to them if we think they are qualified. Wencai and Qiu Sheng both have these things."

"Thank you, Master. In this case, I have something to give you. Thank you for your trust and tolerance." Ryan took out lantern grass, sunflower, and sunshine mushroom from the space bag. These plants that can deal with dark energy and their cultivation manuals gave them to Uncle Jiu. At the same time, he told Uncle Jiu the effects of these plants.

Uncle Jiu took these things with shaking hands and sighed, "Is this the punishment from God for our complacency? We didn't even know there were such things in the world. If we had sent people to look elsewhere earlier, why would our Middle-earth be in this state? Why would it be in this state?..."

Ryan had to comfort Uncle Jiu, and it took a while for Uncle Jiu to recover. Then he decided to try to grow these things first, and when he could grow them one day, he would take them to Maoshan to see the head of the sect. Maybe the hope of the Middle-earth Taoist sect lies in them.

In the next few days, Ryan practiced the Maoshan Taoist scriptures while planting these plants with his master Jiushu behind the charity cemetery. During the planting process, they even discovered an unexpected surprise: wherever these plants grow for a long time, the evil air in the land will gradually dissipate. It is impossible to breed zombies, skeletons, or even ghosts.

Finally, after three days, Ryan finally developed a sense of Qi through practicing the Shangqing Heart Method. (Uncle Jiu was very surprised at Ryan's speed, but Ryan knew that it was because the previous system enhancement was equivalent to removing hair and washing marrow, plus there were a lot of merit and sunlight crystals to use, so the speed of practice was relatively fast. If it was before the end of the law era, Ryan's aptitude would be considered above average at best.)
Uncle Jiu also said to Ryan that before the end of the Dharma era, the entire cultivation world would be eager to learn the Shangqing Heart Method. And only the most core disciples of the Maoshan Sect can learn this heart method.

Unfortunately, when the Dharma Ending Age came, this kind of mental method that required a lot of effort to cultivate slowly became unpopular. What is most popular now is the quick and effective unorthodox methods of the past. Even though Uncle Jiu himself practiced this kind of mental method, he only achieved a breakthrough in the innate realm after so many years. In the end, he still had to rely on the tricks of exorcising demons and ghosts, and reading feng shui to determine the Yin and Yang houses from Mount Mao to make a living.

Just as he was talking here, a servant from a wealthy family brought an invitation to Uncle Jiu to have coffee at the town's cafe tomorrow. Uncle Jiu saw that it was an invitation from the Ren family in the town, so he decided to go and see what was going on.

Although Ryan had given a lot of thank-you gifts to the charity cemetery as his apprentice, which had temporarily helped the cemetery get rid of its financial crisis, the Ren family was the largest family in the town and it was not easy to refuse them.

When Ryan saw the invitation, he knew the plot had begun. Uncle Jiu took the invitation and said to Ryan, "Mr. Ren will invite me to drink Western tea tomorrow, but I have never drunk this Western tea. You just happened to come from there, so you will accompany me tomorrow. After dinner, you will tell me how to drink this Western tea, so as not to make a fool of myself in front of Mr. Ren tomorrow." Ryan nodded in agreement. That night, the uncle took his clients to stay temporarily in the charity cemetery. Because Ryan was looking for Qiu Sheng and Wencai to exchange ideas on cultivation that day, he had nothing to do that night. When preparing to leave at dawn the next day, Uncle Simu gave Ryan a booklet about corpse-driving as a gift from the elders because he knew that Ryan was Uncle Jiu's new apprentice. But Uncle Jiu warned Ryan that the things in it were considered side doors and he should not be obsessed with them. Otherwise, it would be easy to go astray.

The next morning, Ryan followed Uncle Jiu to the town to keep the appointment. The people in the town greeted Uncle Jiu warmly, and it seemed that Uncle Jiu had a good reputation in the town.

When we arrived at the cafe, Mr. Ren had already booked a seat. As expected, Mr. Ren wanted to ask Uncle Jiu about the relocation of the grave. Uncle Jiu repeatedly persuaded Mr. Ren that it was better to keep quiet. However, under Mr. Ren's insistence, Uncle Jiu agreed to help his father relocate the grave.

Soon, Master Ren's daughter also arrived, looking even prettier than in the movies. However, as a rich girl who had studied abroad, she was inherently arrogant towards people like Uncle Jiu.

After seeing this, Ryan chatted with Miss Ren about his experiences in Europe and the United States in standard London accent, and finally saved his face.

Master Ren also looked surprised, because he couldn't understand why a student studying abroad would learn these things from Uncle Jiu. Then they ordered coffee and snacks. Because Ryan was there, Uncle Jiu was spared some embarrassment.

Afterwards, Uncle Jiu once again advised Master Ren to be cautious about moving the grave. Master Ren had no choice but to tell him what the Feng Shui master had told him. However, Uncle Jiu saw that Master Ren had used coercion and bribery.

Seeing this opportunity, Ryan pretended to pray with his hands clasped together, attracting the attention of everyone at the table. Then he said to Mr. Ren, "Can I take a look at your coffee cup for you? Because I have lived in the West for a long time, I have learned a lot of Western magic, some of which are quite effective in predicting the future. I will take a look for you, maybe I can give you some good advice."

At this time, the eldest daughter of the Ren family also interrupted and said, "When I was studying abroad, I heard that there was a magic spell in the West that used tea and coffee dregs to predict the future. It was said to be very effective, but unfortunately I have never seen it."

Uncle Jiu also said, "My new disciple is a decent and steady person, he won't speak nonsense."

Hearing Uncle Jiu and his daughter say this, Master Ren motioned Ryan to look at his coffee cup. He hoped to hear what Ryan saw in the future through Western magic, so that he could make further decisions.

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