Mythology Returns! Starting with Folklore and Strange Tales

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I watched helplessly as the two unblessed and soulless memorial tablets went from one pressing down on the other to colliding with each other, and eventually even clanging against each other on the altar.

The scene looked as if two little people were actually fighting on a table.

I wonder how others perceive it.

Zhang Wei, the person involved, was completely dumbfounded.

This daze lasted for several minutes. The two memorial tablets, which were originally exquisitely crafted and brightly colored, became slightly weathered as wood chips flew everywhere from the constant collisions. Later, even the tablet of the prospective master started to emit specks of lightning, while the tablet of the patriarch became as dazzling and blinding as the blazing sun.

Seeing that the two were really getting heated, Zhang Wei quickly snapped out of his daze and pounced on the offering table to stop the two powerful memorial tablets from clashing.

"Stop hitting me, stop hitting me! Do you two have anything to say to me?"

"Can't we talk this out? It's really inappropriate to resort to knives and guns!"

"The founder?"

"Master?"

Clatter clatter

Zhang Wei looked to his right. His master, whose memorial tablet was so hot it seemed to be catching fire, slowly turned around to face the wall.

Seeing this, he breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look to his left. Perhaps due to the other party's initiative to back down, the ancestral tablet, which had been shining like a light bulb, gradually went out after flashing a few times. At the moment Zhang Wei turned his head, he even felt someone pat the back of his head.

Even now, there are still many things that Zhang Wei doesn't understand.

Just like the question of what exactly caused this inexplicable conflict.

But it's just like when your parents argued when you were a child.

Either stay out of it, or get involved and stop as soon as possible. If you really try to get to the bottom of things, it will most likely lead to another chaotic fight, and there's a small chance you might get dragged into it yourself.

It's good that we're not fighting anymore!

I'm relieved that they're not fighting anymore!

Carefully place the offerings, and sincerely light three sticks of incense in the incense burners in front of the two memorial tablets that are already standing on the far left and far right of the offering table.

Zhang Wei didn't chant in his mind like a believer when worshipping God.

He didn't ask for anything, nor did he need to keep repeating himself.

To put it bluntly, since Zhang Wei was already accepted into the sect before even formally entering, and he "didn't know" the rules of disciple etiquette, then he should be treated according to the rules for juniors.

Simply serve the food to your elders, set out the bowls and chopsticks, say a few words to signal the start of the meal, and then go about your business...

Even after leaving the altar, Zhang Wei turned back several times to make sure the two were on opposite sides and there was no sign of them fighting again before he breathed a sigh of relief. He then took out the booklet on the Four Seasons Qi Cultivation Method and carefully read it through several times.

Picking up the jade bottle that shimmered with a faint light, Zhang Wei opened his mouth and drank it all in one gulp.

hemp!

hot!

pain!

cold!

After swallowing four bottles of seasonal energy, as the energy began to flow with the pulse of his blood, a strange sensation quickly spread throughout Zhang Wei's body.

As Zhang Wei closed his eyes to begin his cultivation, the memorial tablets on the altar, which had been back to back, suddenly turned around in perfect unison. Their faces now stared directly at Zhang Wei. In the still room, two wisps of smoke changed direction, drifting slowly from the altar a few meters away towards Zhang Wei, then swirling around him...

At this moment, Zhang Wei, who had absorbed the energy of the four seasons, had his perception of the outside world weakened considerably. Unaware of this scene, he was experiencing an even more unpredictable spectacle.

The scenes shifted and changed constantly. Sometimes it was the day of the Awakening of Insects, with dark clouds and thunder, and in the blink of an eye he was thrown into the scorching summer solstice, sweating profusely. Before the sweat had even dried, a layer of snow-white frost quickly covered Zhang Wei's entire body.

Alternating between hot and cold, and alternating between extreme heat and cold.

Zhang Wei was like a stubborn rock on a mountaintop, enduring the changes of wind and rain. As the seasons changed, he was gradually worn away by invisible hands, revealing the crystal-clear jade inside!

The next moment, Zhang Wei, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, suddenly opened his eyes.

In an instant, electricity ignited in the empty room, and a wave of heat rose from his body, quickly drying the ice crystals on his skin and his damp clothes.

The Four Seasons Qi Absorption Method is complete!

It wasn't just a simple success in cultivation; if converted to current cultivation levels, Zhang Wei directly skipped the realms of Spirit Pointing and Innate. The completion of the Qi Absorption Method's foundation helped him open his eye apertures and enter the stage of Opening Apertures.

He didn't know how much longer this speed would surpass others, but the power-up period of the Qi-absorbing method had only just begun!

Even while observing the changing seasons, his Five Thunder Orthodox Method quietly absorbed a trace of the thunder energy of the Awakening of Insects from the constantly bursting thunder and entered the realm of its own.

Entering the basics means you can use this spell, but if you want to summon wind and rain with your mouth and unleash thunder with your hand, you still have a long way to go. It will be a long and arduous process, requiring repeated use and practice to increase your proficiency and understanding.

Of course, just like when he was cultivating, feeling the power of thunder directly would speed up the process, but he decided to avoid this shortcut for now.

After reflecting for a while and roughly digesting the information, Zhang Wei picked up his phone from the table after understanding the results of his practice.

Looking at the timetable above, three days had passed since he began his cultivation.

Naturally, after so many days of diving, my phone inevitably had a few old WeChat voice messages. I subconsciously opened them and listened:

"Tiger, a leader from the county came and said you passed the civil service exam. You're currently undergoing a medical examination and completing the formalities. You didn't even tell your mother about such a big thing."

"Don't worry, Mom has seen the video and knows the rules. Before everything is settled, Mom won't go out and say anything, and even after it's settled, Mom won't say anything. Mom is just excited and wanted to say a few words to you. You're the first one in our family to say that. Mom won't disturb you while you're doing your business, so don't rush to reply!"

"If it's not possible... if you're really too busy to come back, then you don't need to come back for your father's seventh day memorial. I'll talk to your uncle and ask your older brother to go to the grave for you."

"When you're away from home, take care of yourself, eat less takeout, avoid staying up late, don't get into arguments, and be extremely careful..."

Holding the phone, hearing the familiar voice coming from it, the excitement of my recent success in cultivation vanished instantly.

"I understand, don't worry about it. Uncle doesn't need to worry about the seventh-day memorial service; he's already exhausted enough. I'll finish things here first and make sure to go back before the appointed time!"

After finishing the voice message, before I could even put the phone down, a message popped up on the screen: "Okay, Mom will listen to you!"

A WeChat message that gets read and replied to instantly.

I imagine that apart from my mother, few people in this world could move so fast.

Looking at the screen, Zhang Wei suddenly felt an urge to ignore everything and go home to check on things.