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

Qingshi Town, Yizhuang (mortuary).

Everyone stood behind Lin Zheng, watching as countless strands of black hair spread wildly from outside the mortuary into it. On the walls on both sides of the mortuary, pale faces stared at them.

Lin Zheng held the peach wood sword in one hand, and spoke calmly without turning around.

"Hunter Zhang and Scholar Liu, tonight we'll have a magical duel. I'm letting Lin Ye take the Three Treasures away first; consider it favoritism on my disciple. You won't blame me, will you?"

This battle of wits should be a direct confrontation with the Black Mountain demons and monsters known as "Grandma Altar".

Lin Zheng wasn't confident, so he kept a backup plan. They faced everything head-on, confronting both the supernatural and the supernatural.

If Lin Ye were to lose, he would leave with the Three Treasures, thus preserving the lineage for future generations.

He has already secretly cleared the way for the forestry industry tonight.

Hunter Zhang, rifle in hand, wore a composed expression. He smiled and said, "Old Taoist, what are you pretending for? The three of us are all in this together now. It's time to gamble with that jar of alchemy."

Liu Xiucai stood on the other side, holding an ancient book in his hand. He had given the gun he used for self-defense to Lin Ye; it was a gift from his daughter.

"That old fox, Lin Ye, is just my type. If we old folks don't step up and stand up for the younger generation now, when will we?"

Mei Lingyun was drawing talismans with Lin Hao. She learned very quickly, and soon the ground around her was covered with the finished talismans.

After finishing, Lin Hao looked at the crowd around him and said, "Elders, my junior brother Lin Ye is a prodigy. Although tonight is the main battlefield, my junior brother will definitely have an unexpected surprise."

As he spoke, he stood up and took out a gray talisman from his waist.

As soon as the talisman was cast, a black hole appeared in Lin Hao's chest, and in the blink of an eye, all the faces were sucked into his chest.

The people around him were a little confused, but Liu Xiucai quickly realized what was going on.

Before Lin Ye, Lin Hao was Lin Zheng's eldest disciple, and he was the one who truly learned skills at the mortuary.

However, recently, the second son, Lin Ye, has suddenly emerged with outstanding talent, attracting everyone's attention.

Only then did everyone forget about Lin Hao, who was truly capable.

After Lin Hao eliminated the ghostly figures on the wall, he looked at his master and asked, "Master, why hasn't Ji Qian made a move yet?"

Lin Zheng sneered, "What's the rush? People are coming."

Just then, a knock came from outside the mortuary.

"Uncle Zheng, please help us! Those ghostly things have entered our house!"

"Uncle Zheng, something's happened! Open the door quickly!"

"Uncle Zheng, save us!"

……

After looking at the surrounding atmosphere that he had disturbed, Lin Ye glanced at Sanbao beside him and took the pistol that Liu Xiucai had given him from his pocket.

He handed it directly to Sanbao, saying, "Take this for self-defense."

"But second brother, what is this thing...?"

"Stop talking nonsense, I can smash that guy's head in one punch. Take this yourself, come here."

Lin Ye unbuttoned Sanbao's clothes, cut his own fingers with a knife, and drew a purification talisman on Sanbao's chest.

"Second brother, your talismans are different from what Master taught us."

"Does Master know more about talismans than I do? Is Master more cultured than I am? This talisman of mine will protect you from being bewitched by evil spirits for a while."

Sanbao pulled his clothes back up with some skepticism, but when he thought about how his master and eldest brother contacted each other, it wasn't like his second brother was practicing with cinnabar and yellow paper.

Something made with real money is bound to be more reliable than something earned through hard work and study.

He nodded; this time, his second senior brother was right.

With the blessing of Qingyi's Qi-observation technique, it was not difficult for Lin Ye to find Ji Qian's altar.

Along the way, Sanbao watched his second senior brother display his divine power. At first, he couldn't believe it, but in the end, he stared at his senior brother with his mouth agape as he slapped the evil spirit that pounced at him.

Sanbao became the second most devoted supporter of forestry.

No wonder my second brother drew a purification talisman on me; he had expected it all along. I was so shocked I couldn't close my mouth.

Lin Ye looked at Ji Qian in front of him. Ji Qian's head was filled with black and red turbid aura of tribulation, and tribulation clouds rose above his head.

It seems that if Ji Qian fails to win Mei Lingyun's heart, his karma will likely turn against him completely.

Ji Qian, sitting on the stage, seemed to have noticed something, and he suddenly laughed.

"I never expected Lin Zheng to have such a disciple. And you, Lin Ye, we're actually the same kind of people."

"Don't try to glorify yourself. I have nothing to say to you."

Lin Ye twisted his neck and looked at Ji Qian in front of him.

Beneath Ji Qian's altar lay a vast expanse of severed limbs, their blood flowing into the Qinghua River and staining it crimson.

The two jars beside him were empty. It seemed he had gone to Qing Shi Town.

Lin Ye's heart skipped a beat; it seemed the other party had anticipated his arrival.

He was "switching places" with himself and his master!

He would deal with him here, while the demons and monsters he unleashed went on a killing spree in Qing Shi Town.

Lin Ye gasped. This madman was really reckless in his pursuit of Mei Lingyun, this powerful medicine.

It's either win everything or face utter ruin.

Tan'er, the head of the teaching community, is such a madman.

Ji Qian looked at Lin Ye, then at San Bao. He laughed heartily, seemingly enjoying the surprise on their faces.

"Forestry, this is the path of spiritual practice. I don't have your talent, but I've seen it. I've seen the end that people can never reach in this lifetime. There is a paradise there, and once you enter, you won't be troubled by karmic debts. There will be no more of the five sufferings: poverty, decline, sickness, loneliness, and power! If you were in the forestry industry, you would be the same."

Sanbao looked at his senior brother, while Lin Ye didn't say anything more.

With a flash, he rushed directly towards Ji Qian in front of the altar.

Killing this bastard would be better than anything else.

Ji Qian also stood up from the altar, a cold smile on his face.

From the shadows behind him, a figure in white stood up.

She was wearing theatrical makeup and hair ornaments, but her aura was exceptionally cold, clearly not that of a living person.

Ghostly Singer!

Ji Qian once married a ghost singer who performed yin opera in Hanyang.

But in the years that followed, no one saw his wife again.

Ji Qian turned around, slowly took his wife's hand, and a rare tenderness appeared on his face.

"In this world, only you have never abandoned me, only you believe that I can achieve the path of cultivation. My wife, help me attain enlightenment."

As soon as he finished speaking, the ghost singer appeared in front of Lin Ye in a flash. In the blink of an eye, the surrounding yin energy burst forth and swept towards Lin Ye.

"Second brother, this thing is no longer an evil spirit, but a malevolent force. He has turned his wife into a 'malevolent plaything'."

Lin Ye heard Sanbao's voice and looked at the ghost singer drifting towards him, which should be the Yin Sha Opera God.

His face was expressionless, and his body was filled with yang energy, while a talisman array slowly lit up beneath Lin Ye's feet.

You have a ghost wife, but I have the skills my master taught me.

Five Ghosts Knocking on the Barrier Technique, restrain!

At this moment, the righteous law has been established. Even though the opponent is a fierce and malevolent force far superior to evil spirits, it has now fallen into the forestry formation and was instantly frozen in place.

Or perhaps the formation never disappeared at all, and Lin Ye himself was the talisman that carried the Dao seal.

The true skill of the Xuanguang Cave of Shangqing Maoshan is never about drawing talismans on paper, but about carrying the talisman on one's body and performing rituals with one's primordial spirit!

This is the true Daoist teaching hidden within the Three Sovereigns Scripture.

Seeing that the other party did not move, Lin Ye pulled out the willow branch from behind and hit the ghostly wife directly.

When the willow branch was struck, a burst of yin energy erupted from the ghost, followed by a mournful wail.

"You who hurt my beloved wife, die!"

Ji Qian never expected that Lin Ye was not only a martial arts practitioner who had entered the Ming Jin realm, but that he had actually learned real skills from Taoist Lin Zheng!

Seeing his beloved wife injured, he was overcome with grief and went into a frenzy.

He immediately bit off a finger, and countless black hairs sprouted from the severed finger and swept towards the forestry department.

"boom--"

"Bang bang—"

Three bullet holes suddenly appeared in Ji Qian's head. At this critical moment, Sanbao took the pistol that Lin Ye had just handed him and fired at Ji Qian.

Although it's unknown whether this foreigner's gun will be effective.

But at this moment, this is the only thing he can do.

The bullet struck Ji Qian in the head, and he immediately fell to the ground, but almost immediately he rolled over and jumped up.

His eyes were bloodshot as he looked at Lin Ye and Sanbao, intending to rescue his beloved wife from Lin Ye's encirclement.

This guy is still human, or rather, Ji Qian has even turned himself into a medicine-human.

But the moment he stood up, Lin Ye was already in front of him.

The yang energy, like fire, poured into his palm. With a wave of his hand, the Great Sage donned his armor.

Sanbao held the gun, his eyes wide open to the largest size he had ever seen.

Because a golden light flashed from the second senior brother's palm, and then he slapped down, actually smashing Ji Qian's head!

He didn't smash his opponent with one punch; he used a palm strike!

Behind him, the Yin Sha Playful Goddess broke free from Lin Ye's formation and pounced on him madly, her body covered in scattered Yin energy.

Lin Ye raised his hand, and the remaining power of the Yang Fire blasted her into a cloud of turbid evil energy.

(It is said that Cui Yingying loved Zhang Lang all her life, but Zhang Lang learned the True Lord's magic and turned Yingying into a ghost. Yingying wept blood over their love, and Zhang Lang was utterly corrupted. You have obtained the [Heart of Evil])

Lin Ye didn't have time to look at these things, because Ji Qian's corpse next to him suddenly stood up and ran towards the outside of Qing Shi Town.

Clumps of black hair sprouted from the severed neck, dancing wildly in the night wind.

Lin Ye would never let him leave so easily, and without saying a word, he threw out the Tibetan Buddhist knife and elixir in his hand.

The blade flashed coldly in the night, instantly piercing through Ji Qian.

(Zhang Lang loved Yingying, but he loved himself even more. Hate drove him mad, love drove him even mad; his heart was filled with delusions, and his impure thoughts shattered his heart.)

Ji Qian finally collapsed, and upon seeing the three treasures, he jumped up with joy.

But before he could be happy for long, he was pulled over by the forestry department.

Lin Ye pulled the Buddhist knife out of his body and dragged Sanbao frantically northward.

"Second Brother, didn't we win? What are you doing!"

"If we don't run, we'll get struck by lightning!"

Black and red lightning bolts crashed down from the sky, striking Ji Qian's corpse. Then, lightning bolts fell from all directions, one of them striking the spot where the three treasures had just been.

Ji Qian's tribulation has begun.