Please control me, my divine being!

Jiang Chuling stretched out her fingers and slowly unfolded the silk handkerchief covering the wound on her abdomen, which was covered with tiny, mosquito-like characters.

"This is the altar, ritual diagram, and sacrificial methods and titles for communicating with the gods that have been passed down in my family." She applied hemostatic medicine to the wound and then wrapped it with layer after layer of gauze to stop the bleeding.

Li Qinghe picked up the silk handkerchief.

Although there was a lot of bloodstains on it, the ink writing made with special pigments did not become blurred.

"The Soul-Guiding Goddess?"

Li Qinghe saw the deity worshipped by the Jiang family.

The silk was inscribed with the deity's title and the deity's favorite offering—a living soul, preferably a human.

of course.

He will accept any offering that is of the Yin nature.

"Has the Jiang family ever successfully worshipped this deity before?" Li Qinghe asked Jiang Chuling cautiously.

"We succeeded, but at a great cost. Each sacrifice required offerings to the spirits, and grand ceremonies were held during festivals. Many family members died because of these sacrifices."

Jiang Chuling recalled, "My family is in Jiangnan Daoli, and we are considered a middle-class cultivation family. It is quite a burden for us to worship this Soul-Guiding Goddess."

She had little confidence in this sacrificial ceremony.

It is difficult to arouse the interest of this mortal god with simple offerings alone.

Li Qinghe tapped her fingers on the table, looked at the sacrificial materials scattered on the floor, and suggested, "Then let's not worship Him. Come and cultivate with me."

"Should we follow the path of the Lamp Bearer? But we are not prepared for the Lamp Bearer's initiation rituals. Moreover, my family has been practicing the art of communicating with ghosts and spirits for generations. We have worshipped the Goddess of Soul Guiding since we were young. Even if we don't follow the path of the 'Lamp Bearer,' it will be difficult for us to escape this lineage."

Jiang Chuling explained.

One's path can be changed or made compatible. Although it is rare for someone like Shen Cishuang to cultivate two paths at the same time, it is not unheard of.

However, changing one's Dao lineage becomes significantly more difficult.

Just like Qin Hongshi wanted to switch from the common folk martial arts lineage to the spiritual immortal path in the North, he needed a great opportunity and the help of a superior.

Li Qinghe said, "Naturally, we still need to use the method of communicating with ghosts and spirits, but we need to change the deity we pray to and offer sacrifices to."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chuling looked incredulous.

She naturally knew who the other person was referring to.

"A god who spans two Dao meridians?" she asked cautiously, lowering her voice slightly.

She had never even imagined such a horrifying thing.

If there is a deity who can respond to believers from several lineages, or even possesses the supernatural powers of several lineages, and can bestow blessings upon believers.

Such an existence is bound to be targeted by the gods.

Because He can do what many famous deities throughout history have failed to do: unite cultivators from various lineages into one path, and even unify the cultivation world.

To know.

Even the most powerful god in a Dao lineage, sitting in the main position, cannot cross the lineage to bestow blessings upon cultivators in other Dao lineages.

The ten Dao veins are like ten rivers that never meet, each flowing forward. Occasionally, a splash of water from one river might accidentally fall into another, and that person is the one who has changed their Dao vein.

But I've never heard of it.

There are gods who can put their hands into two rivers at the same time.

"Don't worry, there won't be any problem!"

Li Qinghe, full of confidence, patted his chest and said, "We'll first draw up the altar and ritual diagrams, using the ones you recorded on your silk."

The altars and ritual diagrams of different lineages are naturally different.

Li Qinghe currently only knows two ritual diagrams and altars.

First, there are ritual diagrams commonly used in the streets and alleys, with the altar being the most common altar for the Five Grains.

Secondly, there is the Celestial Master's wondrous Taoist lineage, the Water and Fire Subduing Magic Altar, and the accompanying ritual diagrams.

This altar is quite powerful; setting it up can greatly enhance combat strength.

However, she was not a practitioner of the Celestial Master's Wondrous Dharma, so she didn't know how to use this altar very well, and it was very difficult for her to activate it.

The altar recorded on the silk is called "The Mysterious Altar of Terror in the Netherworld," and the ritual diagram has the same name. It is a complete ritual for invoking the gods passed down by the Jiang family, and it was also used by generations of Jiang family practitioners when they entered the Dao.

Jiang Chuling had been exposed to this altar since she was a child and had even seen her elders set it up.

At that moment, she picked up the talisman pen and used a knife to cut her finger again.

"Is it necessary to use fresh blood?" Li Qinghe saw her pale face and was worried that she had lost too much blood halfway through.

After all, she still has the physique of an ordinary person.

"Yes, the Netherworld Terror Ritual Diagram can only be drawn with fresh blood. In fact, many ritual diagrams of Taoist lineages require the use of fresh blood. Cinnabar is generally used by Celestial Masters and commoners in the marketplace."

Despite the pain, Jiang Chuling quickly squeezed the blood into the porcelain bowl.

Then she dipped her talisman brush in the ink and drew a nine-palace eight-trigram pattern on the ground. In the very center, she drew a ghost face, which looked eerie.

The diagram for the ceremony has been drawn.

The two then began to set up a simple altar.

Unlike the common practices in the marketplace and the underworld, where grains and livestock are often used as offerings and various utensils are used as talismans.

The offering at this altar was that round blood bead, which was Huang Liu summoned Huang Liugong of the Huang family. After being scattered by the knife and coin, it was then gathered and refined by Xi Daoren with his magic power.

Its inherent "value" is so great that it could cost the lives of hundreds of adults.

The talisman was found at the market; it was a well-preserved skull of a cultivator who had been skilled in communicating with ghosts and spirits in his lifetime.

On the altar.

Three sticks of incense swirl around, while two pairs of candles burn.

With a flick of her wrist, Li Qinghe retrieved a newly carved memorial tablet from her sleeve.

Above it, the six characters "Azure Mystery Balance Heavenly Venerable" were clearly written.

This was also the first time Jiang Chuling had seen the title of this deity.

This title has a strong "Mountains, Rivers, Temples, Gods, and Taoist Lineage" style, and is completely different from the secular deity titles of other Taoist lineages.

The titles of the secular gods of the Shanhe Temple God lineage are just like this, making them clear at a glance and exuding grandeur.

"Green" is the color of the East, representing vibrant life and eternal spring.

"Xuan" is black with a hint of red, which is a metaphor for the distant and mysterious way of heaven. When the two are combined, they often refer to saving people from suffering and disaster.

"Celestial Venerable" is a symbol of status and is the highest honorific title in the lineage of temple gods.

The essence of the title lies in the concept of balance and equilibrium.

"The power to weigh and balance..."

She muttered to herself, her pupils trembling.

Within the Jiang family, a family of cultivators, she possessed considerable Daoist wisdom from a young age.

That is why her family has been preparing the resources for her to enter the Dao and cultivate, and laying a solid foundation for her Daoist practice, hoping to cultivate a seed of cultivation.

So she hadn't entered the Taoist path until after the incident.

In her opinion, the origin of this title was rather alarming.

Many wild gods and evil spirits like to use impressive titles, but they can't bear such a heavy karmic burden. In the end, some are even crushed to death by the weight of their titles. But this one can withstand it steadily and is in excellent condition.

not to mention.

If the other party truly possesses the authority of "Balance," then they might be able to bestow blessings across the Dao lineage.

"bring it on."

Suppressing her hesitation and shock, Jiang Chuling bent her knees, knelt before the ancestral tablet, clasped her hands together, closed her eyes, and recited the prayer taught by Li Qinghe:

"The azure light of the palace illuminates the dark earth."

The Celestial Venerable of Balance, with compassion for all directions.

Disciple Jiang Chuling kneels before Xuan Heng, beseeching the Heavenly Venerable to impart the Dao and bestow the Dharma…