From the beginning of this turbid world, the Taoist priest descended the mountain.

A young man wearing a black short jacket walked in, carrying herbs in his hand.

Seeing that Lin Ye's shirt was open and blood was flowing from his chest, he quickly stepped forward and pressed on the bleeding spot.

He is Lin Hao, the senior apprentice in forestry. He is also the master's eldest disciple, and he traveled here with his master ten years ago.

He was an orphan from a young age and did not know who his parents were. After being adopted by his master, he took his master's surname.

"Junior brother, what are you doing? Master said that this human-faced sore is caused by a curse placed on you, and it must not be removed by external force. Otherwise... sigh, you just won't listen. Here, press it down."

He muttered about forestry and sighed. He then told Lin Ye to press the cloth strip against the wound himself.

He picked up some herbs from the ground, crushed them in his hands, and applied them to Lin Ye's chest wound.

"What's wrong with you these past few years? You just keep going against your master, but you can't gamble with your life like that."

He kept nagging, but Lin Ye saw deep concern in him.

In his past life, his parents died young. After his loved ones passed away, the remaining days were filled with an inescapable dampness.

Now, I can actually find a few traces of the feeling I had when my parents were still alive in my senior brother.

"Senior brother, I understand."

My master and senior apprentice have been helping me suppress this thing for the past few years.

The person behind it all took advantage of the fact that their master was not in Qing Shi Town and seized the opportunity to launch an attack.

Lin Hao continued speaking only after he had applied the medicine to Lin Ye's wound.

"Master went to Goose City this time because he heard there was a way to suppress your human-faced sores there, but it still didn't work out..."

The two had known each other for nearly ten years, and he had long regarded Lin Ye as a brother.

Unfortunately, my Taoist skills are dull, and I can only watch helplessly as my junior brother has been tormented by this evil thing over the years.

Lin Ye patted Lin Zheng on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Senior brother, leave it to me from now on."

Hearing his junior brother's somewhat puzzling words, Lin Hao was taken aback.

But for some reason, he felt that his junior brother seemed a little different, but he just couldn't put his finger on it.

(You laugh wildly, the evil spirits lurking in the shadows, the sinister figures flitting outside the window. It's just a little bit of weathering.)

Lin Ye immediately looked nervously at every corner of the house, but found nothing there. Where did this evil spirit come from?

Outside the window, all was quiet and the night was still.

It seems this is the danger of Divine Consciousness-1.

The old man often said, "Don't play with fools," but he ended up becoming a fool himself.

No, I must quickly learn something real that can completely cure this facial sore. Even if it doesn't work, at least I can suppress it when it flares up next time.

And those enemies who are hiding, since you made the first move, then just wait and see.

……

The next day, Lin Ye got up early.

Early in the morning, the sound of brooms sweeping could be heard outside, as the eldest brother was tidying up the yard.

He sat up in bed and looked down at the wound on his chest.

After removing the herbal poultice, the flesh that had been pierced by the knife yesterday had miraculously healed without even leaving a scar.

It seems that the [Qi and Blood: 2] on the panel has indeed brought about changes to the body.

After what happened last night, the man with the sore face has indeed become much more well-behaved.

But Lin Ye had already made up his mind that while eradicating this human-faced sore, he should first establish himself firmly in this new "turbid world".

That requires extraordinary skills.

Fortunately, although he was threatened by the human-faced sores at the beginning of his transmigration, his original master was a legitimate Taoist priest.

He was injured and crippled back then, which is why he brought his senior brother here to live in seclusion.

But if you want to learn your master's true skills, you have to be like your senior brother and first gain the lineage's recognition through transmission.

The ordination ceremony is the standard for entering the ranks of the Zhengyi Three Mountains Taoist priests. It is an important ritual before the formal "ordination".

Only after receiving ordination from a master can one be considered to have truly entered the mountain gate and be called a Taoist.

However, the original owner was afflicted by the human-faced sores, which made her temperament gloomy and impatient. She followed her master for many years but was not ordained, so she felt that her master was biased.

Master Lin felt that the boy's temperament was not calm and mature enough. He helped him suppress the human face sores, but he was afraid that after passing on his skills, the boy would learn them and cause trouble, thus losing his life.

At this time, the Republic of China was not peaceful. Warlords fought each other in the north, and powerful clans in the south colluded with the government to exploit the people.

Thinking of this, Lin Ye smiled.

"If you want to learn skills, you should just obediently appease the old man. At the end of the day, you're still just a child."

Your master took you in when you were starving and helped you suppress your facial sores. He didn't wrong you in any way.

You want to learn someone else's skills, but you don't even have the right attitude. What a load of crap!

With that thought in mind, he got dressed and got out of bed.

Lin Hao, the senior disciple who was sweeping the floor outside, was also taken aback when he saw Lin Ye come out.

"Go back quickly, what are you doing in the fields? Your facial sores have just flared up, you need to rest for at least a day or two."

Without saying a word, Lin Ye took the broom from Lin Hao and started sweeping the yard.

"Senior brother, I'm all right now. I've been living in a daze all these years. I thought about it all night and it suddenly dawned on me that I've been living a ridiculous life, and I've made you and Master worry."

Lin Hao stood there, somewhat stunned. Was this still his taciturn and stubborn junior brother who had driven his master to the brink of exasperation?

Could it be that last night, after suppressing the facial sores and removing the turbid energy, my junior brother cleared his mind?

Thinking of this, Lin Hao felt a warmth rise in his heart. His junior brother, whom he had raised for so many years, had finally become sensible.

But when he looked at the viewing hall in the northwest corner of the mortuary where corpses were kept, he sighed.

Forestry noticed this and asked a question.

"What's wrong, Senior Brother?"

"The corpse-driver from Xiangxi hasn't returned yet. It's almost the fifteenth, and if we don't deal with it soon, the corpse might turn into a zombie, which would be a real problem. I don't know if Master will be able to make it back in time."

A few days ago, a corpse transporter from western Hunan left three corpses here.

In ancient times, mortuaries were often organized by representatives of a large clan and included facilities such as a school, public fields, and ancestral halls. However, with the changing times, most mortuaries today are located in a corner on the outskirts of a town, and their main purpose is to store coffins.

So the corpse-driver from western Hunan stored the three corpses here.

In the evening, after the two brothers had dinner, the eldest brother had to go out, so Lin Ye would be looking after the house alone that night.

With nothing to do that evening, Lin Ye found a few books from his master's room to read.

Since you've decided to learn skills properly, you have to show some attitude.

The books here are just what help forestry professionals to accumulate initial knowledge.

Fortunately, he can understand the writing system of this world, which is actually not much different from the traditional Chinese characters of the past.

"A pure heart remains unperturbed even when the sky falls. Amidst countless changes, it remains steadfast, its spirit serene and tranquil. Untouched by worldly defilement..."

(You are reciting Taoist scriptures, but your mind is troubled. You think of the Twelve True Lords, who are nothing but demons and monsters who devoured the remnants of the Lord of the Palace. How dare these mere demons and monsters presume to call themselves True Lords? Out of indignation, your power increases by 1.)

[Yearly Ruler: Forestry]

[Qi and Blood: 2]

[Strength: 2]

[Agility: 1]

[Divine Sense: -1]

[Ordination: Not yet available]

After a small amount of force entered my body, I noticed that the muscles in my arms immediately bulged slightly.

The shape and lines are almost equivalent to the effect of three months of regular weightlifting training.

Lin Ye found it strange that his study of Taoist scriptures actually increased his strength.