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Zheng Xuan followed Li Jitong to a door.

"Zhou Xun, open the door!"

Li Jitong asked Zhou Xun to open the door. Zhou Xun opened the door, and a burst of incense smoke immediately wafted out.

Zheng Xuan followed behind Li Jitong, looking at the blue opportunity on Li Jitong's head. He knew that this opportunity could only be accepted by touching it, but what opportunity could he find to touch Li Jitong?

Thinking this, Zheng Xuan saw Li Jitong step over the threshold, and Zheng Xuan immediately went forward to support him.

"Master, watch out for the threshold."

The movement was a bit abrupt. Li Jitong glanced at Zheng Xuan, but didn't think much of it, assuming that Zheng Xuan wanted to show off. He then said, "No need to help me. We're master and disciple, so we don't need to do these formalities. Just learn what I teach you diligently."

With that, Li Jitong went into the house.

Zheng Xuan also obtained information about the opportunity at this time.

[Touch the target, and opportunity will arise.]

【Opportunity Name: River God Sect Inheritance】

[Provided by the serendipity: Li Jitong is the current leader of the River God Sect. The ancestral portrait passed down through his sect is quite remarkable; viewed upside down, it contains a set of visualization techniques!]

Visualization technique!

Zheng Xuan's eyes lit up, and he was a little excited. He hadn't expected such an unexpected gain.

Thinking about it, Zheng Xuan followed Li Jitong into the house. In the main hall, there was a very ancient painting. The painting depicted a river god, wearing a black robe with black water patterns, barefoot, standing under a waterfall. However, the water in the waterfall was strange. At first glance, it seemed normal, but after looking at it for a while, it was discovered that the water seemed to be flowing upwards.

Zheng Xuan stood there, mesmerized, in front of the portrait. Li Jitong didn't disturb him, but simply gestured to Zhou Xun, "Go and light three incense sticks."

The incense was quickly lit, and Li Jitong came to Zheng Xuan and said, "Offer incense to the Ancestral Master."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Xuan immediately came to his senses, stepped forward to take the incense offered by Li Jitong, lit incense for the ancestral statue, and knelt on the prayer mat.

Li Jitong said, "Since you have offered incense to the ancestor, you can be considered a member of our River God Sect. In that case, I will tell you about our sect."

"Our sect is one of the Eight Outer Trades, which are divided into treasure hunting, water divination, corpse retrieval, corpse walking, paper creation, mourning, spirit keeping, and the salvation of the dead."

"We are the school of corpse retrieval. Of course, the school of corpse retrieval is divided into the North and the South, so the patriarchs we worship are different. The Southern school generally worships Qu Yuan, while we belong to the Northern school."

"The person they worship is Guo Tong from the Sui Dynasty."

"Guo Tong?" Zheng Xuan had never heard of this name before.

"That's right, it's Master Guo Tong. Legend has it that he possessed great magical powers and once slew a dragon that was causing trouble on the Yellow River. He used the dragon's bones to make a boat to retrieve the ghosts who had died violently on the river. Therefore, Emperor Wen of Sui bestowed upon him the title of River God of the Yellow River!" Li Jitong continued.

"Our lineage is the River God's legacy. I am the twenty-sixth generation successor, and you two are the twenty-seventh."

After Li Jitong finished speaking, he looked at Zheng Xuan and said, "Kowtowing to the patriarch, from now on you will be my last disciple, Li Jitong's last disciple."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Xuan kowtowed. Li Jitong said, "You've been busy all day. Go back and rest. Come again tomorrow, and I'll teach you the basics of corpse retrievers."

After saying that, he was about to leave, but Zheng Xuan called Li Jitong back.

"Master!"

Li Jitong was taken aback, then looked at Zheng Xuan and asked, "What's wrong?"

Zheng Xuan thought for a moment and decided to tell Li Jitong about the circumstances surrounding the ancestral master's portrait. He had no choice but to tell him, since the portrait was hanging there and he wanted to contemplate it often. How could he not disturb Li Jitong?

After thinking it over, Zheng Xuan decided to play his cards open.

Li Jitong glanced at Zheng Xuan, then looked at Zhou Xun and said, "Xun, go to the front yard and tidy it up."

"Yes, Master."

Zhou Xun, unsuspecting, went out. At this moment, Li Jitong looked at Zheng Xuan and said, "Speak."

After listening to this, Zheng Xuan pondered for a moment and said, "Master, I just noticed that this statue of the Patriarch is a bit strange. It seems to have a power that attracts me."

"oh!"

Upon hearing this, Li Jitong's eyes lit up, and he looked at Zheng Xuan, asking, "What kind of power attracts you?"

Zheng Xuandao said, "At first, I just thought the waterfall on the statue of the patriarch was strange. I looked at the water and as I looked, I felt that the water seemed to be flowing backward. Then I tried to look at the statue of the patriarch upside down, and then I felt a stronger attraction, as if something was attracting my spirit."

Upon hearing this, Li Jitong's eyes brightened even more, displaying a similar appreciation that a sect's patriarch would have when looking at a promising young talent.

That's talent!

Li Jitong sighed inwardly. He had not originally planned to take on any more disciples. In principle, the corpse retriever sect could only take on one disciple. However, Zhou Xun was too stupid. This ancestral master statue was a meditation practice diagram. He had intentionally guided him to clean the ancestral master hall every day for five years.

He swept the ancestral hall spotlessly, but no matter how subtly he was questioned, he just couldn't understand the mystery of the ancestral master's portrait.

One apprentice made no progress in five years, while another apprentice recognized the extraordinary nature of the painting at a single glance.

What do you expect Li Jitong to think?

It was precisely because of Zhou Xun's stupidity that Li Jitong had the idea of ​​taking on another disciple. It seems that he made the right choice in taking on this new disciple.

Thinking this, Li Jitong nodded and said, "Hmm, not bad, you have some comprehension. From now on, the job of cleaning the Ancestral Hall morning and evening will be yours. Your senior brother should take a break."

"Ah? Yes, Master!"

Zheng Xuan immediately agreed, thinking to himself that it seemed this diagram was a visualization method, and Li Jitong knew about it too; he had made the right bet.

Actually, it makes sense. You can see the trick by turning the picture upside down. How could my master, an eighth-rank water envoy in the corpse retrieval sequence, not know what's going on here?

Oh, by the way, when I was talking to Zhou Xun about the sequence of corpse retrievers today, Zhou Xun also mentioned the nine sequences of them.

From sequence nine to sequence one, one is the highest and nine is the lowest. The corpse retriever who enters sequence nine is called a water ghost, sequence eight is called a water patrolman, and all that is known about the patrolman is that sequence seven is called the Tanzhen Captain. After that, he doesn't know anything.

"By the way, let me remind you that you should have great reverence for the patriarch, and you should not touch the portrait of the patriarch lightly."

Li Jitong said something, then turned and left, leaving Zheng Xuan in the house. When he arrived at the outer courtyard, Li Jitong saw Zhou Xun tidying up the table in the front hall with a girl.

The girl's name was Nianjiao. She was the daughter of Feng San, a fisherman in the village. She was beautiful, and Zhou Xun liked her very much. He even said that he would marry no one but her.

"Cough cough~"

Li Jitong coughed lightly, and Zhou Xun and Feng Nianjiao were both startled, immediately standing at attention.

Li Jitong didn't care about Zhou Xun's love life; he was just there to inform him of something: "From now on, Zheng Xuan will be in charge of cleaning that ancestral hall morning and night."

Zhou Xun was overjoyed upon hearing this and said, "Good."

He had long wanted to find someone to share his work. Cleaning the ancestral hall every day had interfered with his time with Nianjiao. Now that a junior brother had come to share the work, he was really happy!

Looking at Zhou Xun's state, Li Jitong shook his head helplessly; this big one was ruined.