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

The forestry master and apprentice returned to Qingshi Town, and on the way, they set a date for the ordination ceremony, which would be three days later.

After resting for a night, Lin Ye went to the incense shop in town to buy incense.

When Master returned, he began to focus on the Three Jewels' studies. The second child was already sensible, so the third child also needed to be taken care of.

In this respect, Lin Zheng was a strict teacher, much better than those who only hired apprentices to do hard labor without teaching them any skills.

Lin Zheng's mortuary is practically a charitable institution of our time.

However, it is indeed very difficult to catch Uncle Lin Zhengzheng's eye.

The incense shop owner wasn't there; the incense seller was his daughter. She wasn't particularly beautiful, but she was still a young girl with a lovely, youthful charm.

"Brother Ye, I've come to buy incense."

"Mm." Lin Ye nodded.

Instead, the third brother spoke up, "Sister Dou Dou, I'll give my senior brother two sticks of Qingfeng, three sticks of Jingtan, and a piece of Chenxiang."

This "Qingfeng" is a coarse yellow incense specially burned for ghosts and gods; "Jingtan" is a slender and mellow incense used to worship ancestors and masters; as for "Chenxiang," that's for those who have money to burn.

Upon hearing this, Lin Ye tapped Sanbao on the head.

"Girl, don't listen to this kid's nonsense. Four pillars of pure wind, three pillars of tranquil sandalwood."

Sanbao was displeased upon hearing this. He whispered, "Second Senior Brother, I'm helping you. You're destined to be robbed of wealth. You have to spend this money to avoid this calamity. Otherwise, the Ren water will accumulate in the wealth vault, and you won't be able to handle it, Junior Brother."

This kid got tired of the art of divination and started studying Zi Ping Ba Zi (a form of Chinese astrology), which is associated with short lifespans.

He immediately used himself as a practice subject, which made Lin Ye laugh in exasperation.

I couldn't control myself; I was the most self-controlled among all my fellow disciples!

However, just then, a sound came from not far away.

"Brother Ye, you're here too."

Mei Lingyun, the owner of Mei Family Rice Shop, walked over with a young girl; it seemed they were also out shopping.

Seeing the forestry brothers here, she went over and spoke to Li Dou'er, who was wrapping incense in the shop.

"Sister Li, the things Brother Ye bought today are on my tab."

"Wow, my sister is so generous today. Usually, she haggles with me for ages over the price of something. The sun must have risen in the west for her today."

After Li Dou'er wrapped up the things Lin Ye needed, she handed them over and then winked at Mei Lingyun.

Lin Ye turned around and saw his junior brother Sanbao winking at him.

He took the incense and looked at Mei Lingyun, saying, "Thank you."

But Mei Lingyun continued to chat, clearly having finally encountered Lin Ye.

"Brother Ye, how was the trip to Wopangou?"

(The world is shrouded in mist, and this woman carries the scent of medicine. If she could be refined into a human medicine, breaking free from the mortal realm and establishing a foundation for cultivation would be just around the corner! You licked your lips, your mind taking a turn for the better.)

Lin Ye dismissed the erratic messages popping up on the panel as a virus infection caused by Jian Zhuo, leaving only a message for Mei Lingyun.

"Your uncle and your grandmother are both in good health. If you have nothing to do, don't go there. It's not clean there, especially the mass graves."

After saying that, he turned and left with Sanbao.

Watching her fellow forestry workers leave, Mei Lingyun sighed. It seemed that her father's matter had indeed caused some unpleasantness with the mortuary.

The maid who had come with her spoke up.

"Cousin, your uncle has long wanted you to get close to Master Huang's son, that's why he's urging you to go to school in Goose City."

Mei Lingyun hid at home from school because of this incident.

Upon hearing this, his face fell immediately. Thinking of Master Huang's son, he even felt a little nauseous. He bought some things at the shop and left.

On the way, Sanbao made a face at Lin Ye, he could tell that this Miss Mei was very interested in his second senior brother.

But then he said, "Senior brother, don't let your good looks fool you into being bewitched. Last time, after we dealt with the evil spirit, I cast a divination for her and analyzed her birth chart."

"You're so free, huh?"

Sanbao scratched his head and smiled. He didn't say that he had taken money from Mei Lingyun to show her the book in order to supplement his family income.

But since he was his senior, he chose to sell to customers first.

"This Sister Mei is born with a Yin Water destiny, and this year she has Poria cocos in her body. She also has the Red Phoenix Calamity Star, so she's likely to lose her virginity. But Senior Brother, don't think this is a good thing. She has Yin karmic debts on her body, and anyone who takes her body before she pays them off will be in for a world of trouble."

Lin Ye looked at Sanbao with a bit of annoyance. This kid was young, but he was both gossipy and loved to talk nonsense.

But Sanbao is very talented at divination and interpreting divination charts; he's accurate about 80% of the time.

Lin Ye secretly glanced at Ling Shi and then at San Bao. The boy's aura of blue and purple was quite strong.

It was as if two sticks of incense were swirling around his head; everyone has a different aura.

Those who cultivate the way of "nature and life"—Taoists, monks, and scholars—possess this green aura.

The more intense the azure aura and the higher the momentum, the deeper one's attainment of the Dao.

He didn't know what he looked like, but the green aura on Sanbao was indeed the most intense he had ever seen, which showed how great the third brother's potential was.

Lin Ye recalled the text on the panel and pondered for a while before asking, "Does 'water yin life' mean she's prone to being affected by unclean things?"

"That's one way of putting it, but..."

Sanbao leaned closer to Lin Ye and whispered, "I heard from Master that the people of Tan'er's sect like her type. They call Sister Mei 'Water Beauty' because she can be used as a powerful medicine."

"Great medicine" means human medicine, which uses humans as a guide in medicine.

Hearing this, Lin Ye was surprised.

Is there really a method of refining medicine using human beings in this martial arts world? Now he understands why the Altar Church has set its sights on Boss Mei's family.

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Three days passed quickly, and Lin Ye had already prepared everything his master had arranged.

Of course, he didn't stay idle during those three days. He practiced standing meditation in the morning, and afterwards he also renovated the roofs of the mortuary and Liu Xiucai's house.

As for where the money came from, the master didn't let the eldest disciple ask.

That night, Lin Zheng called his three fellow disciples to his room.

Surprisingly, Lin Zheng, who usually doesn't pay much attention to his appearance, wore a clean, white shirt for the first time ever.

After Lin Hao closed the door, Lin Zheng hung a portrait in front of the hall and looked at his three disciples before speaking.

"Kneel down, all of you."

After Lin Ye and the others knelt down in front of the portrait, he also knelt down.

"This dull-witted disciple, Lin Zheng of Xuanguang Cave on Maoshan Mountain, brings three disciples to pay homage to the Ancestral Master today."

The patriarch depicted in this portrait is Lu Xiujing, the seventh patriarch of the Shangqing School, who, along with Kou Qianzhi from the north, was known as one of the two saints of Taoism at that time.

Lin Zheng's lineage originates from the "Dong Shen" lineage within Lu Xiujing's three lineages.

Therefore, they worshipped Lu Xiujing as their patriarch.

After the worship, Lin Zheng placed a fist-sized, antique-style bronze incense burner in front of the portrait and inserted the sandalwood incense prepared by Lin Ye.

On the ground was a brazier containing pine firewood that the forestry brothers and I had collected from the mountain over the past few days.

The brazier will be lit later to burn the article that Lin Zheng wrote for forestry.

The so-called Taoist writing is to write down the birth date and time of the person who transmits the teachings, their daily conduct, and the master's comments.

This is equivalent to an introduction to the Taoist sect. Only...

The transmission of ordination is important because only after ordination can one be considered to have a Dharma name and have entered the Dharma lineage.

Only then can one be considered a true Taoist.

As for the subsequent "ordination ceremony," that is a higher-level advancement ritual. At that time, Lin Zheng will have to lead them back to Shangqing Maoshan and ask the sect leader to personally preside over and arrange it.

However, the transmission of the Dharma lineage can begin as long as the lineage master is present and the lineage master kneels before the ancestral master.

The three disciples were still kneeling on the ground. Lin was lighting sandalwood incense, and a faint smoke enveloped the room.

Lin Zheng spoke, his voice carrying a sense of righteousness.

"Fang Can, from this day forward, are you willing to enter my Shangqing Maoshan Xuanguang Cave? Lin Ye, from this day forward, are you willing to enter my Shangqing Maoshan Xuanguang Cave?"

He specifically asked about the two names, Lin Ye and Lin Ye.

"Disciple Lin Ye is grateful for Master's teachings and guidance. From now on, I am willing to use my name, Lin Ye of Xuanguang Cave, to serve Master's kindness and pass on the Daoist teachings."

To be honest, he had no connection with the former Fang Can, except for the human face sores on his body.

He preferred to use the name Linye (Forestry) to convert to Taoism and become a formal Taoist priest.

"Good!" Lin Zheng nodded, a look of satisfaction on Lin Ye's face.

Then he threw the article directly into the brazier, where it caught fire.

Surprisingly, along with the sandalwood incense burning in the bronze incense burner, it turned into wisps of green smoke and drifted outside the house.

(In this corrupt world, you actually chose to join the Taoist sect. You have attracted the attention of the Celestial Master, the True Lord of Taoism, but you are too weak to attract the attention of such demons and monsters. Besides, he is also very weak now.)

(Through some unseen means, your [Turbid Artifact] Rootless Talisman discovered the remains of the Three Caves Green-Clad Uncle, and you unlocked [Ordination])