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

What is called a calamity is also known as a Dao calamity. The so-called Dao calamity is also called a calamity.

Those who tamper with the secrets of heaven will surely be hated by the heavens.

Not only the Zhengyi Talisman School in the South, but also the Quanzhen School in the North.

Everyone values ​​cultivating good deeds, and the Tao Te Ching contains the golden saying, "The Tao follows the natural way."

What is the Tao, and what is nature?

To put it simply, the most important thing on the path of cultivation is to go with the flow and not to go against the way of heaven. Heaven also likes those who are obedient, just like men like women who don't cause trouble.

Many years later, Sanbao recalled witnessing the coming of the calamity with his second brother that day, and left behind a sentence.

"The Way of Heaven has only become distorted, not disappeared."

Ji Qian endured countless hardships to embark on his path of cultivation. He combined Yunnan's magical arts, Hunan's witchcraft, the singing of ghosts from the Yinmen sect, and various other folk magic techniques. After integrating these, he founded the Tan'er Sect.

But no matter how hard he tried, everything he did remained at the level of "law".

Those who defy the law and morality will surely be punished by Heaven.

In his pursuit of enlightenment, he murdered his wife, performed blood sacrifices, and colluded with spirits and deities. He violated countless taboos of Heaven, incurring endless karmic debts.

Therefore, this person possessed a strong aura of tribulation and turbidity, and Ji Qian was aware of this. If he could not break through to the next cultivation realm with the help of the "Great Medicine" Mei Lingyun, then what awaited him was heavenly tribulation.

Lin Ye and Sanbao ran for an unknown amount of time, until they could no longer hear the thunder, and then they stopped.

The two stopped and turned to look behind them. Even Lin Ye, with his calm demeanor, gasped in shock.

Behind them, scorched earth covered the ground, and the lingering black and red turbid energy of calamity spread all around.

They ran a full mile and are now almost at Laoqingshan.

"Second brother, what the hell is going on?"

"I don't know either. Just how serious a crime did Ji Qian commit..."

When Lin Ye and San Bao tried to return to the original altar, they finally saw Ji Qian's body.

It was indeed a pit created by lightning, with some remnants of clothing inside.

As for why we are certain it is Ji Qian...

Lin Ye saw Ji Qian's shadow flash by. He was surrounded by a group of ferocious-looking women who were desperately biting at him. He had an iron ring around his neck and was being held by a mysterious force to the southwest.

The southwest of this area lies the mysterious Xiangxi region.

From the pit, the tattered pieces of clothing flew directly into Lin Ye's hand. Lin Ye examined the pieces of cloth, and they transformed into a wisp of dark red turbidity that entered his body.

(Those who trade with demons and monsters are destined to become their servants. Calamity ravages this land, and the cycle of the five turbidities is about to begin. As a witness to this calamity, you have obtained a trace of the [Daoist Essence of Calamity] from Ji Qian.)

It seems that even though Ji Qian was struck by lightning, his soul still retained a considerable amount of its essence.

However, he was taken away by the ghosts and gods of western Hunan.

The Dao essence of calamity and turbidity? I wonder what this thing can be transformed into.

But after Ji Qian's actions, the already affected feng shui and land energy of Qing Shi Town became even worse.

Sanbao squatted on the ground and took out six copper coins to start divination.

After a long while, his expression became even more unpleasant.

"What's wrong?" Lin Ye came up behind Sanbao and looked at his junior brother, asking curiously.

Sanbao swallowed hard, looked at Lin Ye, and said, "Second Brother, after a great calamity comes a great disaster. Something big is about to happen in our area. The Three Ghost Gates open, and Tianpeng hides. Something terrifying is about to appear in the north, south, and west."

After the turbidity of the kalpa comes the turbidity of perception.

Seeing the turbidity as an evil spirit, Lin Ye's face immediately darkened. He knew he was burdened with the karma of a spirit child, and the ghost from the west was probably coming for him.

It seems that the future will not be any easier because of Ji Qian's death.

Lin Ye looked up at the sky where the murky clouds were gradually dissipating, then turned to look towards Qing Shi Town, where the fog and ghostly figures still lingered.

I just don't know how things are going with Master.

……

Lin Zheng's peach wood sword broke in two, and blood seeped from the corner of Lin Hao's mouth, his right hand still trembling.

But before them, the black mist was dissipating, and the strands of hair that had emerged from it were gradually retracting, carrying with them a series of sorrowful figures as they left the courtyard.

Mei Lingyun, protected by Liu Xiucai and the hunter Zhang, looked at what was happening in front of her and spoke in disbelief.

"Uncle Zhang, Grandpa Liu, what exactly happened?"

Watching the black mist dissipate westward, Hunter Zhang said in disbelief, "That thing must have eaten its fill. It must have devoured quite a few people tonight."

Liu Xiucai was also pale, but he still chose to stand there, his eyes filled with determination. After a long while, he finally spoke, "I believe in that kid Lin Ye. That kid is reliable!"

Everyone understood Lin Zheng's actions from the bottom of their hearts; if they failed here, Lin Ye could leave with Sanbao.

Even if we lose, at least we can preserve the lineage.

This battle of magic is against the Black Mountain Altar Granny, a battle against ghosts and gods.

Lin Zheng knew from the beginning that the reason he pretended to be relaxed was just to make the second brother really believe that he valued the second brother's decapitation tactic.

It was all a lie told by everyone; they hoped that the forestry department would run away with the three treasures.

Just then, the door was pushed open.

Lin Ye walked in with Sanbao.

He is back.

He really came back. It seems that the retreat of these demons and monsters is also related to him.

He really did it.

He killed Ji Qian!

Sanbao, standing next to Lin Ye, looked at the mess in the courtyard and it took him a long time to understand what was happening. He turned to look at Lin Ye and then at his master for a long time before his lips moved.

Lin Ye, on the other hand, remained calm and composed. He looked at the messy courtyard and began to tidy it up before saying, "Master, Ji Qian is dead. But the thing on Ji Qian's body is not simple. Quickly teach me some powerful skills, and I'll go to Black Mountain to kill her for you."

Everyone was stunned for a moment before they realized what was happening.

It turns out that Lin Ye really did go and take Ji Qian away. Because Ji Qian died, the demons and monsters lost their sustenance, so he simply held a blood banquet in Qing Shi Town, took away Ji Qian's last remaining soul, and then left.

Just then, Mei Lingyun seemed to have discovered something.

"Brother Ye, the back of your neck."

After finishing speaking, he walked behind Lin Ye and pointed to the back of Lin Ye's neck.

Lin Ye took the mirror from Sanbao and found that there was an extra magic seal there. He didn't feel anything when he touched it, but he could feel something when he touched it.

Not only Lin Ye, but also Sanbao and Lin Hao have this thing on them.

Everyone turned to look at Lin Zheng. At this moment, if anyone could explain the situation, it would only be Lin Zheng.

After glancing at it twice, Lin Ye sighed and said, "You were targeted by that thing. You killed Ji Qian, but you didn't expect to get tainted by the karma of their Tan'er Sect."

Tan'er taught Ji Qian the real secret to making a fortune: the blood sacrifice technique to summon "Grandma Tan".

He supported the altar matriarch, and after Ji Qian's death, Lin Ye, who killed Ji Qian, became the target of hatred from "demons and monsters".

Although Granny Tan is the lowest of the low among all the demons and monsters, she is still a deity.

The affairs of ghosts and spirits are not for humans to peep upon.

Now, this Granny of Xiangxi is not only targeting Lin Ye, but also those closest to him. To break the seal of the ghosts and gods, one must either sacrifice human blood to feed the ghosts and gods, like Ji Qian did, in order to survive.

Either go to western Hunan to find Black Mountain and kill Granny Tan to break the magic seal.

Historically, however, such acts of humans killing spirits and deities only occurred in dynasties preceding each other—the last glorious era of the Han people.

Hearing this, Lin Ye remained calm. Looking at the worried people around him, especially Mei Lingyun with red eyes, he spoke.

"Hey, what are you all standing there for? Is some low-class monster or demon that's scaring you like this?"

To be honest, the forestry industry is currently heavily indebted and has no worries about its debts.

Using talismans makes him vulnerable to being targeted by the Celestial Master Daoist True Lord, who might send an evil spirit to deal with him; the caster behind the human-faced sore has yet to be discovered; and the Western Transmission Secret Realm has attracted a bunch of evil spirits again because of that Buddhist knife.

Now it's just a bunch of ghosts and spirits from the Black Mountains of Western Hunan, and this jar of old ladies is definitely the least respectable one.

……

The matter here is settled; Ji Qian has been killed. But on this night, more than thirty people in Qing Shi died, their deaths gruesome, their blood drained from their bodies by something.

Overnight, several more families with orphans and widows were added.

Heaven and earth are ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs; ghosts and gods are ferocious, feeding on living people.

As the white mist dissipated, the corpses scattered on the ground were the result of last night's events.

If Lin Zheng hadn't acted beforehand and had delayed another night, the number of dead in Qing Shi Town would probably have been three hundred, not thirty.

A town of living people, a feast for demons and monsters.

The previous dynasty exchanged the lands of Sichuan, Jiading, and Yangzhou with spirits and deities, and twelve emperors for one hundred and twenty years of peace. Now, a century has passed, and countless evil spirits are stirring.

At this moment, Lin Ye was very calm after collecting the remains of the dead townspeople with his master.

These past few days he has been busy with his master to bury, collect, and perform rituals for the townspeople. His master even left money for several families where only women and children remained.

This trip resulted in the mortuary not only failing to earn a single penny, but also incurring significant financial losses.

The three brothers had no complaints about this; instead, they quietly followed their master and did their work.

That's how reputation is built.

As night fell, Lin Ye sat in his room.

This time, he obtained a trace of the Dao of Tribulation and a [Heart of Yin and Evil], although he did not gain any specific points of growth.

But Lin Ye could feel that his strength had indeed improved. In particular, the "Five Ghosts Knocking on the Barrier" technique taught by his master, with the root talisman on his body, had great potential to be explored in depth.

Lin Ye sat cross-legged in place, his hands clasped together in a Daoist gesture, practicing breathing exercises.

During the day, I'm busy with town affairs with my master, and I only have time to properly cultivate myself at night.

He was also puzzled as to why, as his strength increased, the enemies he attracted became more and more powerful.

Ultimately, it was his own lack of strength. If he had been capable enough, he would have already slaughtered these evil spirits and monsters, leaving them utterly wiped out.

Nighttime belongs to Yin, and practicing Yang exercises can actually harm the liver and kidneys. Most stance exercises belong to Yang and cultivate the heart, lungs, metal, and fire elements, which is why many external martial arts are practiced during the day.

Where can I find a practice method for cultivating at night?

There really is such a thing as forestry, namely the Yin-Yang Dirty Skill obtained from the inner landscape.