People worship their ancestors: I'm just burning some paper money, how did I become a Taoist ma

"Master Li." Shen Xiao's voice came from behind, tinged with nervousness.

Li Mu put down the bronze mirror and turned around.

Shen Xiao stood at the edge of the clearing and pointed in a direction deep into the woods.

There's something over there.

Li Mu looked in the direction he was pointing.

I can't see anything.

But he closed his eyes and tried to sense it with his heart.

There is something.

It is neither a living thing nor a dead soul, but something... somewhere in between.

There are quite a few of them, and they are moving this way.

Li Mu opened his eyes, took out an apricot-yellow flag from his backpack, and planted it in the center of the open space.

Then take out another one and insert it in the southeast corner.

The third side, northwest corner.

After planting the three flags, he made a hand seal and chanted:

"The profound origin of Heaven and Earth, the root of all Qi. Through countless eons of cultivation, I have attained divine powers. Within and beyond the Three Realms, only the Dao is supreme. My body is enveloped in golden light—"

When the Golden Light Mantra was recited for the third time, the three apricot-yellow flags lit up simultaneously, and the runes on the flags glowed with golden light, forming a triangular light shield that enveloped the entire open space.

Shen Xiao stood inside the light barrier, his face slightly pale, but he remained relatively calm.

"Here it comes," he said.

Deep in the woods, those things came into view.

It is neither human nor animal.

It was a cluster of black mist, varying in size and shape, drifting among the trees.

In the center of each cloud of black mist were two dark red dots of light—like eyes.

They drifted to the edge of the open space and stopped.

The light shield formed by the three apricot-yellow flags kept them outside.

But they didn't leave; instead, they gathered outside the light shield, growing in number and densely packed, completely surrounding the open space.

Li Mu counted them; there were at least a hundred.

"What are these?" Shen Xiao asked in a low voice.

"The souls of the dead who have been imprisoned," Li Mu said. "Their resentment is too strong, and they can no longer maintain their human form. They are locked here, unable to leave or disperse."

Will they attack us?

Li Mu did not answer the question.

Because he wasn't sure either.

These spirits did not appear when he came last time.

This time, they've come.

This means that something awakened them.

Li Mu turned around and looked at the large rock.

On the stone, the eroded rune is slowly repairing itself.

The broken lines slowly reconnected, and the blurry strokes gradually became clear.

It's like breathing.

A balance of tension and relaxation, rises and falls.

Li Mu stared at the rune for a few seconds, then took out a paper package from his backpack.

The paper package contained his mixed cinnabar and realgar pigments, which were kept in a small porcelain bottle.

He unscrewed the bottle cap, poured the paint into his palm, and then pressed his palm onto the runes on the stone, tracing the lines and retracing the runes stroke by stroke.

When the last stroke was drawn, the stone suddenly trembled.

A powerful recoil force traveled from the stone to his palm, sending him flying.

Li Mu's back slammed against the other end of the open space, and a metallic taste filled his mouth.

"Master Li!" Shen Xiao ran over and helped him up.

Li Mu waved his hand, stood up using the peach wood sword as support, and looked at the stone.

The runes on the stone, the lines he had drawn, were fading away at a visible rate.

It's not that it's being eroded, but that the stone itself is repelling its power.

This is no ordinary formation.

This means that someone—or some force—is actively maintaining this key point of the formation.

Is it Zhou Yan from 120 years ago, or Zhou Lingsu now?

Li Mu didn't know.

But he knew one thing—this key point of the formation was not something he could handle alone.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and took out the Celestial Master's Seal from his backpack.

The moment the print touched my hand, that warm feeling surged back, stronger than ever before.

The runes on his body lit up, emitting a faint golden light.

Li Mu raised the Celestial Master's Seal above his head and slowly pressed it down onto the stone.

The moment the seal touched the stone, a deep rumble came from underground, as if something had been awakened.

The runes on the stone suddenly lit up, and the dark red light collided with the golden light of the Celestial Master's Seal, emitting a piercing hissing sound, like an ice cube falling into a pot of oil.

Two forces clashed on the stone, neither willing to yield.

The black mist spirits surrounding the clearing seemed to be frightened and retreated into the depths of the forest.

Li Mu gritted his teeth and pressed the Celestial Master Seal down even further.

The golden light shone even brighter.

The dark red light began to fade, and the lines on the runes broke off one by one, as if they had been burned away by the golden light.

The shaking of the stone became more and more violent, and cracks began to appear in the ground, spreading from the stone outwards.

Shen Xiao leaned against a tree, his face deathly pale.

"Master Li, hurry! This place is about to collapse!"

Li Mu did not let go.

He pressed the Celestial Master's Seal down another inch.

The last rune on the stone broke.

The dark red light disappeared completely.

The shaking of the stone suddenly stopped, and the cracks in the ground stopped widening.

Everything returned to calm.

Li Mu released the Celestial Master Seal, plopped down on the ground, and gasped for breath.

All the strength in my body seemed to have been drained away; I didn't even have the strength to lift my hand.

All the strength in my body seemed to have been drained away; I didn't even have the strength to lift my hand.

Shen Xiao walked over, squatted down, and looked at him.

"Is it resolved?"

Li Mu shook his head and pointed to the stone.

"It's only temporarily sealed off. The real source is on the mountaintop."

He looked up and gazed through the sparse canopy of trees at the summit of Dongshan Mountain.

There, the outline of a building can be vaguely seen.

Zhou Family Ancestral Hall.

……

Li Mu rested in the open space for about twenty minutes before he could barely regain some strength.

He took out his water bottle from his backpack, drank a few sips of water, ate a compressed biscuit, then packed his things and stood up.

"Let's go. Let's go up the mountain."

Shen Xiao glanced at him, hesitated, and finally just nodded, picked up his bag, and followed behind him.

The two crossed the open space and continued uphill along a path that was almost completely overgrown with weeds.

The road became steeper and narrower.

On both sides were dense, impenetrable mixed forests, with moss-covered tree trunks and withered vines hanging from the branches.

The higher you go, the heavier the yin energy becomes.

Li Mu affixed another Golden Light Talisman to his chest, and at the same time peeled off the previous one and gave a new one to Shen Xiao.

After walking for about an hour, a set of stone steps appeared ahead.

The stone steps are narrow, allowing only one person to pass at a time, with waist-high weeds on both sides.

The stones on the steps are severely weathered, with pitted surfaces covered in moss and lichen.

But you can still vaguely tell that these stones were carved by hand.

Li Mu stepped onto the first stone step and paused for a moment.

The feeling from the stone steps was unlike any other surface he had ever stepped on before.

It's not solid.

Below the stone steps, there is no space.

It resembles a giant cave covered only by a thin layer of stone slabs.

"Be careful. Step on my footprints," Li Mu said to Shen Xiao, turning back to him.

Shen Xiao nodded and stepped onto the stone steps that Li Mu had stepped on without missing a step.

The two walked up the stone steps, one in front of the other.

After climbing about a hundred stone steps, a platform appeared ahead.

The platform is small, about twenty square meters, with bluestone slabs on the ground, and wild grass growing in the gaps between the slabs.

At the end of the platform is a door.

The door is made of stone, with two doors that open outwards, each door being approximately two meters high and one meter wide.

The door was undecorated except for two brass door knockers, which had rusted green.

Above the lintel, on a stone plaque, are engraved four large characters:

"Zhou Family Ancestral Hall".

Shen Xiao walked over, squatted down, and looked at him.

"Is it resolved?"

Li Mu shook his head and pointed to the stone.

"It's only temporarily sealed off. The real source is on the mountaintop."

He looked up and gazed through the sparse canopy of trees at the summit of Dongshan Mountain.

There, the outline of a building can be vaguely seen.

Zhou Family Ancestral Hall.

……

Li Mu rested in the open space for about twenty minutes before he could barely regain some strength.

He took out his water bottle from his backpack, drank a few sips of water, ate a compressed biscuit, then packed his things and stood up.

"Let's go. Let's go up the mountain."

Shen Xiao glanced at him, hesitated, and finally just nodded, picked up his bag, and followed behind him.

The two crossed the open space and continued uphill along a path that was almost completely overgrown with weeds.

The road became steeper and narrower.

On both sides were dense, impenetrable mixed forests, with moss-covered tree trunks and withered vines hanging from the branches.

The higher you go, the heavier the yin energy becomes.

Li Mu affixed another Golden Light Talisman to his chest, and at the same time peeled off the previous one and gave a new one to Shen Xiao.

After walking for about an hour, a set of stone steps appeared ahead.

The stone steps are narrow, allowing only one person to pass at a time, with waist-high weeds on both sides.

The stones on the steps are severely weathered, with pitted surfaces covered in moss and lichen.

But you can still vaguely tell that these stones were carved by hand.

Li Mu stepped onto the first stone step and paused for a moment.

The feeling from the stone steps was unlike any other surface he had ever stepped on before.

It's not solid.

Below the stone steps, there is no space.

It resembles a giant cave covered only by a thin layer of stone slabs.

"Be careful. Step on my footprints," Li Mu said to Shen Xiao, turning back to him.

Shen Xiao nodded and stepped onto the stone steps that Li Mu had stepped on without missing a step.

The two walked up the stone steps, one in front of the other.

After climbing about a hundred stone steps, a platform appeared ahead.

The platform is small, about twenty square meters, with bluestone slabs on the ground, and wild grass growing in the gaps between the slabs.

At the end of the platform is a door.

The door is made of stone, with two doors that open outwards, each door being approximately two meters high and one meter wide.

The door was undecorated except for two brass door knockers, which had rusted green.

Above the lintel, on a stone plaque, are engraved four large characters:

"Zhou Family Ancestral Hall".

Shen Xiao walked over, squatted down, and looked at him.

"Is it resolved?"

Li Mu shook his head and pointed to the stone.

"It's only temporarily sealed off. The real source is on the mountaintop."

He looked up and gazed through the sparse canopy of trees at the summit of Dongshan Mountain.

There, the outline of a building can be vaguely seen.

Zhou Family Ancestral Hall.

……

Li Mu rested in the open space for about twenty minutes before he could barely regain some strength.

He took out his water bottle from his backpack, drank a few sips of water, ate a compressed biscuit, then packed his things and stood up.

"Let's go. Let's go up the mountain."

Shen Xiao glanced at him, hesitated, and finally just nodded, picked up his bag, and followed behind him.

The two crossed the open space and continued uphill along a path that was almost completely overgrown with weeds.

The road became steeper and narrower.

On both sides were dense, impenetrable mixed forests, with moss-covered tree trunks and withered vines hanging from the branches.

The higher you go, the heavier the yin energy becomes.

Li Mu affixed another Golden Light Talisman to his chest, and at the same time peeled off the previous one and gave a new one to Shen Xiao.

After walking for about an hour, a set of stone steps appeared ahead.

The stone steps are narrow, allowing only one person to pass at a time, with waist-high weeds on both sides.

The stones on the steps are severely weathered, with pitted surfaces covered in moss and lichen.

But you can still vaguely tell that these stones were carved by hand.

Li Mu stepped onto the first stone step and paused for a moment.

The feeling from the stone steps was unlike any other surface he had ever stepped on before.

It's not solid.

Below the stone steps, there is no space.

It resembles a giant cave covered only by a thin layer of stone slabs.

"Be careful. Step on my footprints," Li Mu said to Shen Xiao, turning back to him.

Shen Xiao nodded and stepped onto the stone steps that Li Mu had stepped on without missing a step.

The two walked up the stone steps, one in front of the other.

After climbing about a hundred stone steps, a platform appeared ahead.

The platform is small, about twenty square meters, with bluestone slabs on the ground, and wild grass growing in the gaps between the slabs.

At the end of the platform is a door.

The door is made of stone, with two doors that open outwards, each door being approximately two meters high and one meter wide.

The door was undecorated except for two brass door knockers, which had rusted green.

Above the lintel, on a stone plaque, are engraved four large characters:

"Zhou Family Ancestral Hall".

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Shen Xiao walked over, squatted down, and looked at him.

"Is it resolved?"

Li Mu shook his head and pointed to the stone.

"It's only temporarily sealed off. The real source is on the mountaintop."

He looked up and gazed through the sparse canopy of trees at the summit of Dongshan Mountain.

There, the outline of a building can be vaguely seen.

Zhou Family Ancestral Hall.

……

Li Mu rested in the open space for about twenty minutes before he could barely regain some strength.

He took out his water bottle from his backpack, drank a few sips of water, ate a compressed biscuit, then packed his things and stood up.

"Let's go. Let's go up the mountain."

Shen Xiao glanced at him, hesitated, and finally just nodded, picked up his bag, and followed behind him.

The two crossed the open space and continued uphill along a path that was almost completely overgrown with weeds.

The road became steeper and narrower.

On both sides were dense, impenetrable mixed forests, with moss-covered tree trunks and withered vines hanging from the branches.

The higher you go, the heavier the yin energy becomes.

Li Mu affixed another Golden Light Talisman to his chest, and at the same time peeled off the previous one and gave a new one to Shen Xiao.

After walking for about an hour, a set of stone steps appeared ahead.

The stone steps are narrow, allowing only one person to pass at a time, with waist-high weeds on both sides.

The stones on the steps are severely weathered, with pitted surfaces covered in moss and lichen.

But you can still vaguely tell that these stones were carved by hand.

Li Mu stepped onto the first stone step and paused for a moment.

The feeling from the stone steps was unlike any other surface he had ever stepped on before.

It's not solid.

Below the stone steps, there is no space.

It resembles a giant cave covered only by a thin layer of stone slabs.

"Be careful. Step on my footprints," Li Mu said to Shen Xiao, turning back to him.

Shen Xiao nodded and stepped onto the stone steps that Li Mu had stepped on without missing a step.

The two walked up the stone steps, one in front of the other.

After climbing about a hundred stone steps, a platform appeared ahead.

The platform is small, about twenty square meters, with bluestone slabs on the ground, and wild grass growing in the gaps between the slabs.

At the end of the platform is a door.

The door is made of stone, with two doors that open outwards, each door being approximately two meters high and one meter wide.

The door was undecorated except for two brass door knockers, which had rusted green.

Above the lintel, on a stone plaque, are engraved four large characters:

"Zhou Family Ancestral Hall".