Inheriting a Taoist temple, the story begins with Wu Zetian offering incense.

Chapter 245 A 98% Win Rate, Can We Breathe a Sigh? [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Inside the Sanqing Hall, Zhou Yi first took out the Bagua abacus, then took out a small bottle from his satchel, inside which was a purple talisman.

The soul of that thousand-year-old fierce dog that we caught the day before yesterday is sealed inside.

He unscrewed the bottle, took out the talisman, placed it under the Bagua abacus, and began to perform divination.

If you're divining something else, you can just place it on the Taiji diagram in the center of the Bagua abacus. But this talisman can't be placed there. Once it's placed on the Taiji diagram, the dog's soul will be dissolved without a trace, and you won't be able to do divination.

Soon, Zhou Yi divined the result. He analyzed the hexagram and finally came up with a place name—Lijia Ferry.

Lijia Ferry is a town with a reed-covered river next to it. In the past, it was a bustling waterway and a distribution center for goods, as well as a ferry crossing. Over time, it developed into a market town.

Last month, Zhou Yi saw an advertisement for Lijia Ferry on WeChat, which is touted as the Yiyang version of Beiwu Ferry. It is also famous for its spicy soup and beautiful scenery.

Zhou Yi opened the map software and carefully examined the location of Lijia Ferry.

This town is in Xiuchuan County, but geographically it is closer to Lushan County... The "Lu" in Lushan County refers to the Luwei River.

Now that the location was determined, Zhou Yi decided to set off immediately.

He held the talisman that bound the dog's soul in his hand and said:
"Help me find that tomb raider, and I will personally perform a ritual to help you pass on to the afterlife. Otherwise, you can expect your soul to be scattered to the winds!"

Seeing his serious expression, Wu Meiniang wanted to laugh but dared not.
"Master, does this dog understand?"

"It doesn't matter, I'm just giving it a chance to be free."

The sacrificial animals could not find release and could only wander in the tomb. No one knew what method the tomb robber used to treat the dog's ghost as a curse.

Zhou Yi put the Bagua abacus back into the cabinet, then put the purple talisman into the bottle, rearranged the Taoist scriptures on the altar, and left the Sanqing Hall.

When Gongsun Da Niang and Li Bai came yesterday, they brought a lot of classic books, all of which were annotated and compiled by Sima Chengzhen and Hu Ziyang over the years.

At the time, Zhou Yi flipped through it and felt that some of the theories were quite relevant to the present day, so he placed them on the offering table in the Sanqing Hall.

Back in the courtyard, he began to arrange the personnel to go to Lijia Ferry Town.

Tom Cruise is the primary attacker, he can't be left out; Li Qingzhao changes into modern clothes and is responsible for luring the snake out of its hole... Zhou Yi guesses that the tomb raiders must have controlled a lot of dog souls. Dogs will chase after people who are afraid of dogs, and Zhou Yi plans to use this to lure the dog souls to reveal their whereabouts.

Of course, this is easier said than done; in reality, some arrangements were needed, and Li Qingzhao also needed to have a talisman placed on her body to attract dogs.

Besides Chen Tang and Li Qingzhao, Wu Zetian also had to go.

Zhou Yi still vividly remembers how scared that dog was of Wu Zetian last time. Who knows if there are other souls on the tomb raiders? In that case, he'll just have Wu Zetian step in and give the ghosts a hard time.

Gongsun Da Niang, wielding the Dragon-Slaying Sword, also has to go... So, it seems that Li Bai is left to guard the house again.

Seeing his eldest disciple's expectant look, Zhou Yi finally said:
"Go ahead, the car is big enough to fit everyone... Meiniang, leave a note for Xishi, telling her not to wander off when she arrives."

Wu Meiniang agreed and was about to write a note with a carbon pen when she suddenly realized that Xi Shi couldn't understand modern Chinese characters, so she left a message in pinyin.

To prevent the First Beauty from being unable to spell it out, Her Majesty the Empress recorded a message with a voice recorder, placed it on the note, and even drew a mark on the play button.

After finishing these tasks, everyone started loading the ritual implements onto the vehicle.

Zhou brought all the magical artifacts he had brought to Zhang Yuqiang's house, along with various self-defense items, until his chances of winning exceeded 98%, only then did he feel more at ease.

With everything ready, the group got into the car. Zhou Yi drove, Wu Meiniang sat in the passenger seat, Gongsun Da Niang and Li Qingzhao sat in the second row, and Chen Tang and Li Bai sat in the third row.

Except for Li Qingzhao, everyone else was wearing Taoist robes, as if a film crew was rushing to film a scene.

As they descended the mountain, Li Qingzhao asked Granny Gongsun:

"What did you say in the main hall? I think I heard you threatening Buddha?"

Aunt Gongsun said with a smile:

"It's not a threat, it's to make him realize the situation... Buddhism is in a precarious state. They either have to cut themselves to save themselves, or they have to wait for Buddhism to be destroyed."

Several world leaders have a bad impression of Buddhism. If those monks don't quickly repent and reform, they might not have another chance.

At the same time, in the Kaiyuan era of the Tang Dynasty, the ancestral temple of Esoteric Buddhism, the Daxingshan Temple in Chang'an.

The monks were sitting on their cushions doing math when a gentle breeze suddenly blew by, and one of them dozed off.

Upon waking, the young monk's face was filled with shock. He rubbed his face and said to the old monk who was chanting sutras beside him:

"Master, Buddha just appeared in my dream and told me something very important!"

The old monk remained as calm as a still well.
"What's the matter?"

Yi shook his head, finding the dream very bizarre:
"He ordered me to fully cooperate with the imperial court and not to do anything against it. He also told me to take some time to visit Yiyuan Temple, perform a grand Buddhist ceremony in the main hall, and solemnly apologize... Where is Yiyuan Temple? Why do I need to apologize?" The old monk raised his eyelids slightly and said earnestly:
“I told you long ago that the world has changed. When His Majesty summons you, do not put on airs; when you see temples being demolished, do not get angry… Our Buddhist sect has taken too many detours. If we do not return to the source, we will surely fall into an abyss.”

After saying this, he chanted a Buddhist prayer and continued reciting scriptures, without answering any questions related to the concept of oneness.

In the old monk's view, this was a matter of fate for the individual, and it was up to him to explore and experience it. Once he spoke of it, it would bring about negative consequences.

Upon hearing this, the group hurriedly got up and informed the abbot of the temple that they hoped to enter the palace to meet His Majesty as soon as possible.

Inside Hunyuan Palace, after Zhou Yi and the others had walked for more than half an hour, Xi Shi pushed her bicycle from Xiaopenglai to the courtyard, and she was covered in mud again.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw a voice recorder and a note on the windowsill.

She picked it up, tried reading the pinyin, pressed the play button on the recorder, listened to Wu Meiniang's message, and decided to stay at Hunyuan Palace to guard the gate.

Open your backpack, charge all the devices that need charging, and then set up the tent and other items to air them out.

Finally, she took some clean clothes from her room, took a shower, and put the clothes she had changed out of into the washing machine.

After finishing these tasks, she went to the kitchen, saw some leftover food, heated it up, ate and drank her fill, and then went back to her room to begin studying modern knowledge on her own.

On the other side, Zhou Yi arrived at Lijia Ferry Town. The riverbanks outside the town were covered with dense reeds.

These reeds were planted in recent years to create wetlands for bird habitats, and every spring they attract a large number of photography enthusiasts to come and photograph the reed fields.

Zhou Yi parked the car to the side and used his compass to measure the yin energy sites in the town. Unexpectedly, they were located in the wetland park outside the town... Yin spirits need such places filled with yin energy to survive. If tomb raiders were in this town, they would only be able to live in the reeds.

Construction on this wetland park has long been halted. The main entrance is sealed off with sheet metal, and there's a hole in the corner that looks like it was dug out by a fisherman.

Zhou Yi parked the car, handed the purple talisman that sealed the dog's soul to Li Qingzhao, and then affixed a talisman to her body to attract dogs. He affixed spirit-restoring talismans and invisibility talismans to the others.

After pasting it up, he checked it again with a compass and found that there were indeed ghosts hiding inside. He then said to Li Qingzhao:
"Go inside. You can wander around as you please. We're nearby and will definitely keep you safe."

As he spoke, Chen Tang had already clipped his walkie-talkie to his waist, turned and entered the wetland park, and began looking for a suitable ambush position.

Li Qingzhao whispered:
"Immortal Master, you must protect me!"

After saying that, she went into the wetland park and strolled along the slippery pebble path.

The reeds in the park were even more lush, and in some places they even squeezed onto the road. The depths of the reeds were dark and somewhat eerie, and the first talented woman couldn't help but feel a chill down her spine.

The further you go in, the quieter it gets. All the surrounding noise seems to be blocked out, and all is silent... The more you go in such an environment, the more uneasy you feel.

After walking a while longer, a rustling sound came from deep within the reeds. Li Qingzhao was startled and instinctively turned and ran away.

As she ran, the sounds in the reeds became even more chaotic. What was just one noise had now turned into five or six, as if a pack of ferocious beasts were rushing out from all directions.

Li Qingzhao felt like she was surrounded by monsters. The more afraid she was, the more she wanted to run away. The more she ran away, the more afraid she became. Her legs were weak.

She regretted not bringing her electric scooter; riding her beloved little electric scooter would have made things much easier.

As they neared the gate, the girl was on the verge of tears, until she bumped into Zhou Yi's arms, pressed against his chest, and only then did she come to her senses.
"Immortal Master, have I messed up?"

Zhou Yi peeled off the talisman from her back and tossed it aside, then affixed a golden talisman to increase her courage:
"No, you did a great job. That's exactly the kind of genuine fear I wanted. It's a pity we can only use it once..."

The most talented woman didn't realize what was happening:
"Why?"

"Because your inner fear has been completely released, you will never be afraid of dogs again in your life; instead, dogs should be afraid of you!"

After saying that, Zhou Yi took the purple talisman and told Li Qingzhao to go find Wu Meiniang. He himself held the talisman and strode into the depths of the reed marshes.

Li Qingzhao only realized this now. On her way back, Chen Tang, Gongsun Da Niang, and Li Bai were all standing by the roadside, but she hadn't seen them... Oh well, she'd be laughed at again when she got back!
At that moment, Chen Tang was holding the Ghost-Torture Stick and striking the air violently at a fork in the road.

Of course, on the surface it looks like hitting the air, but in reality it's hitting dogs... Those dog spirits attracted by Li Qingzhao were beaten so badly by Chen Tang, a general with the merit of destroying a country, that their souls were no longer intact.

As they were fighting, a tall man emerged from the reeds. He was wearing a vest, had a shaved head, a noticeable scar on his neck, and a ferocious rage on his face. He was carrying a gleaming Luoyang shovel.

"Tomb raiders!"

Without saying a word, Zhou Yi threw out a golden talisman, then took out a bronze mirror from his bag, pointed the mirror at the tomb raider's eyes, and chanted the "Incantation of Illusion".

The moment the tomb raider saw the mirror, he froze, as if he had been frozen in place.

Chen Tang, who was wielding the torture stick, was somewhat surprised:
"Immortal Master, what's wrong with him?"

Zhou Yi flicked the bronze mirror in his hand and said:

"The soul is trapped in the illusion created by the mirror. Stop hitting these dogs. Next, we need them to send this tomb raider on his way..."

(End of this chapter)