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

"Brother Ye, is it...?"

She thought of the woman's face that had appeared on the wall of her house before; since childhood, she had been prone to attracting things she shouldn't have seen.

It was only after Master Lin washed her eyes with ginger water, soapberry powder, and blood pills when she first arrived in town that she was able to see these things.

After that "crash incident," strange things started happening around me, and it seemed like I had gone back to the way things were before.

She came up behind Lin Ye and gently tugged at his sleeve. More than the growing chill in the surroundings, fear was creeping into her heart.

"Hmm, they haven't shown their house yet."

At this moment, the enemy is in the dark while we are in the light, which is really disadvantageous for us. Lin Ye didn't bring any talismans or the Tibetan Buddhist knife for exorcising evil spirits with him when he went out today.

Lin Ye cleared his throat and shouted, "I am Lin Ye, the second disciple of Master Lin Zheng of Xuanguang Cave in Maoshan, Shangqing. If you would be so kind as to grant me this honor, we can hold a banquet at the charitable institution, draw up the Dao, and then I will learn from you."

The strategy of "courtesy first, then force" is essentially about introducing yourself and testing the other party's reaction.

At this moment, the forestry department is on high alert.

"Stop trying to glorify yourselves. Your lineage has been expelled from Maoshan. You're still claiming to be Shangqing? To put it bluntly, you're just a stray old dog with a few stray pups."

As soon as the words were spoken, the surrounding space seemed to distort. A man emerged from a nearby alleyway corner.

The man was dressed in the clothes of a local chieftain in western Hunan, a brown-based, red and blue canvas shirt with a print, and a pair of black cloth shoes. His face was dark but had a stiff and cold look to it.

His expression was unlike that of a normal person, yet his steps were hesitant and unsteady. The sound didn't come from his throat, but from his body, like ventriloquism.

He emerged from the shadows, glanced at Lin Ye, and then fixed his gaze on Mei Lingyun.

Then that strange, stiff voice came from him again.

"Ji Qian told me that there is a 'great medicine' here. Now it seems that this medicine is specially cultivated in Qing Shi Town, growing in season by relying on the spiritual energy of this place. If we have this medicine, then this trip will not have been in vain."

Mei Lingyun couldn't understand what the other person was saying, but she could understand the word "big medicine".

That refers to myself.

At that moment, he clutched his forestry clothes even tighter, his fear intensifying.

Lin Ye heard him mention Shangqing and his family's lineage, and although he was curious about that past, he also understood that the other party was probably here for Mei Lingyun.

Mei Lingyun cannot be befriended. This person is an accomplice found by Ji Qian, and his desire to cultivate Mei Lingyun as a powerful medicine is likely for some unknown purpose.

He had been thinking for a while that once he broke through to the Mortal Realm, he would deal with the demons of the Tan'er Sect around him.

If Mei Lingyun were really taken by them, wouldn't that be helping their cultivation?

Lin Ye slightly slumped his legs, ready to strike at any moment. He chuckled and said, "Uncle, this method of refining medicine using human beings is truly horrifying and violates human ethics."

The man didn't waste any more words with Lin Ye. Lin Ye had just introduced himself, and the man's appearance in response was already in accordance with the rules of the martial arts world.

Now that this reckless brat wants to stop us, let's just send him to his death.

With a wave of his hand, paper figures flew out one after another, filling the sky and heading towards Lin Ye and Mei Lingyun.

"Hehehe, come play, big brother."

"Big sister, come play with us!"

"Big brother, come here..."

The paper figures swelled in the wind and pounced on the two from all directions like tigers and wolves.

Mei Lingyun was completely panicked. Was she going to be harmed by these evil spirits tonight?

At that moment, she suddenly felt a warm sensation coming from ahead.

It was Lin Ye, Lin Ye, who rose up with his power. His figure blended into the night, moving so fast that he was almost invisible.

His fingertips now bore fine golden lines, and his breath carried a hint of heat.

The Mind Monkey Gate refers to the fact that the Mind Monkey is an untamable monkey.

It is by nature arrogant and irritable, and loves to fight.

He learned stance training, furnace lighting method, and Tongbei boxing.

After Lin Ye broke free from his mortal body, he integrated all the skills he had learned, along with the intense yang energy in his heart and lungs.

He had not learned any real exorcism techniques from his master, and Lin Zheng had not yet taught him how to draw exorcism talismans.

But he doesn't use this, because the supreme yang heart fire is meant to suppress external evil spirits.

Otherwise, how could there be the saying that "a person has three life lamps"?

The paper figure couldn't stop Lin Ye at all; he was as agile as a monkey. He arrived in an instant, within seven steps.

The fist rose, thundering across the back like a drum, a punch landing directly on the opponent's chest, an instant bringing a chilling sensation like a sore face attacking.

But at this moment, Lin Ye's eyes were shimmering with gold.

The eyes are the gateway to the heart among the five senses, corresponding to the heart itself. At this moment, the supreme yang energy surging from Lin Ye's heart and lungs swept through his entire body, and the yang fire was transmitted to his fists through his veins.

"Bang—"

With just one punch, he sent the man in front of him flying back several steps.

Seeing their master being attacked, the paper figures abandoned Mei Lingyun and rushed towards Lin Ye.

"Brother Ye, be careful."

A paper figure approached Lin Ye closely, but the moment it touched Lin Ye, its entire body burst into flames, and the yang fire instantly burned the paper figure carrying yin evil karma.

The man looked at Lin Ye, his face still expressionless, and then a sound came from his body again.

"So, you've entered the path of cultivation. That's rather interesting."

The man immediately exhaled a breath of dark gray turbid air directly at Lin Ye. It wasn't evil spirit air, but rather a swarm of densely packed black insects.

Witchcraft and sorcery were rampant in western Hunan, and even many Taoist masters who went there perished in the end.

Seeing this, the forestry department remained undaunted.

He devised his own method in Shamen Town, which involved mixing yang fire with blood from the tip of the tongue. This method was most effective in suppressing evil and strange methods.

He immediately bit his tongue, and blood spurted out.

With the blessing of [Life Filth - Golden Ape Fire Lungs], this technique is even more powerful than the one used in the well in Shamen Town back then.

The moment it touched the black insects, a cloud of fire ignited and enveloped the man.

Mei Lingyun, who was not far away, stared at this scene, her eyes wide with astonishment.

So Lin Ye is really capable! It turns out that besides Uncle Lin Zhengzheng, the most powerful person in the mortuary is actually Lin Ye!

Over the years, he hasn't spoken to people or enjoyed crowds. He's always been low-key.

Only those who truly possess skills enjoy the tranquility of solitude. I always felt that having read many books, my perspective was broader than that of my father, mother, and other sisters, and I was more accurate in judging people.

But they failed to recognize the true nature of Lin Ye, the second apprentice of the mortuary.

Upon arriving here, Mei Lingyun looked at the forestry ahead with a mixture of excitement and admiration in her eyes.

Her reverence for forestry completely overshadowed her earlier fear of the environment.

The man was finally unsettled when Lin Ye broke his spell so easily.

Suddenly, he had a bell in his hand, and just as he was about to ring it...

Lin Ye had already flashed in front of him, pressed down on his neck, snatched the bell, threw it on the ground, and stomped on it until it was crushed.

Then they simply twisted his neck.

But to his surprise, the middle-aged man in front of him collapsed like a deflated balloon, turning into a limp, paper-like figure.

This person was also a paper figure!

Just then, a mournful singing voice suddenly came from not far away.

"That Yingying promised me half a lifetime's worth of happiness, her red makeup graced my autumn grave, and rouge adorned her brow bone..."

Ghostly singer, the people from the Tan'er Sect have arrived.