I work as a security guard at a cemetery, and I overhear the dead chatting about getting rich quick.

"My parents are buried there!"

The man in his fifties stood outside the field ridge, his neck flushed with anxiety.

Two young men followed behind him; one carried a plastic bag containing paper money and fruit, while the other held a mobile phone and kept looking through photos taken yesterday.

It's very clear in the photo.

An ordinary hillside.

Three graves.

The first stone tablet still has a faded red cloth tied to it.

And now.

The same location has now become the spiritual field of the Tai Xuan Dao Palace.

A patch of bluish-gray spirit valley grows in the field.

Further away, three graves are sandwiched between two ancient field ridges, their locations not yet obscured.

The old road is gone.

The disciples of Shoutian still stopped him.

"This is a forbidden area for medicinal herbs."

"No outsiders allowed."

The man pointed inside.

"That's my family's grave!"

"I'm not going to dig up your grass!"

The Tai Xuan disciple frowned.

Clearly, they didn't quite understand what it meant that "yesterday it belonged to a modern village, but today it has suddenly become a sect's medicinal field".

In his understanding.

This is the site of the Tai Xuan Dao Palace.

Before I woke up.

Even after waking up, it was still the same.

Lin Ye walked over.

"People can go in."

The disciple immediately looked at him.

"It's not up to you."

"Your opinion doesn't count."

Lin Ye didn't try to beat around the bush with him.

"These three graves were here yesterday."

"Their parents have been buried for over ten years. It's impossible that just because you're back today, even the act of paying respects to them requires the sect's approval."

The Tai Xuan disciple leading the way said in a deep voice:

"The Tai Xuan Spirit Field has never been lent out."

"Look."

Lin Ye pointed to the three cement graves.

"Did you have something like this in your spirit field before?"

The other side remained silent.

No.

This is the most disgusting part of the Returning Realm.

It's not a matter of one taking advantage of the other.

It is two pieces of land that originally existed, but were forcibly superimposed together.

Xie Hongyi walked to the edge of the field and took a look.

"Let people offer sacrifices first."

The disciples of Tai Xuan looked at her.

"Which sect are you a disciple of?"

"Hidden Peak Mountain".

The expressions of the Tai Xuan disciples immediately changed slightly.

Clearly, this name carries weight.

But Morita still shook his head.

"It requires the elders' permission."

"Then call him Elder."

Forest road.

"That's exactly what we need to see too."

The message was sent in quickly.

During the wait, Lin Ye did not allow the villagers to force their way in.

If a real fight breaks out, it will benefit no one.

A dozen minutes later.

An old man in a gray robe came down the mountain path.

He looks to be around fifty years old.

His hair had already turned gray.

Four Tai Xuan disciples followed behind him.

Xie Hongyi glanced at it.

"It should be Yan Shouzhen."

Lin Ye also listened.

His aura was much more stable than those of the disciples from before.

But it lacked the sharpness Xie Hongyi possessed when she first woke up.

It's not a pure combat style.

More like someone who has been in charge for a long time.

Yan Shouzhen walked to the edge of the field without first looking at the woods and fields.

I first looked at three graves.

Then I looked at the old photos on the villagers' phones.

Finally, he asked:

When was this grave erected?

The man paused for a moment.

"My dad was twelve years ago, and my mom was seven years ago."

Yan Shouzhen clearly didn't understand what era name "twelve years ago" corresponded to.

Lu Zhixia briefly explained the time from the side.

The old man listened and remained silent for a moment.

"In other words..."

"After our sect closed its doors, people lived here for more than two thousand years."

"right."

Lu Zhixia said.

Yan Shouzhen nodded.

Then he looked at the disciple who guarded the field.

Release them.

The villagers themselves were somewhat surprised.

"Can we really get in?"

"It's just a memorial service for relatives."

Strictly adhere to the true way.

"Don't touch Tanaka Reizhi."

The man nodded quickly.

"I won't move, I'll just burn some paper money."

Disciple Shoutian reminds:

"Fire is not permitted."

The man's face immediately fell again.

Lin Ye almost laughed.

This time, they really weren't looking for trouble.

Setting fire to the spirit field is indeed inappropriate.

Finally, the arrangement was changed to displaying offerings of fruit and pouring wine.

Take the paper money outside and burn it again.

The first problem is temporarily solved.

But Lin Ye knew very well.

This is because only three graves are involved.

What's next?

house.

Reservoir.

The village.

highway.

Mining rights.

Land contracting.

Even a modern county town and an ancient sect's territory overlap.

It's impossible to rely on "everyone giving in" every time.

Yan Shouzhen was clearly aware of this as well.

He looked at Lin Ye.

"You said you want to re-survey the map."

"Yes."

"What happens after the test?"

"First, let's confirm what the current situation is."

"Then define the boundaries."

Yan Shouzhen frowned.

"Our clan already has boundary markers."

Lin Ye did not refute.

"We have that too."

In a word.

The old man's brow furrowed even deeper.

Lu Zhixia opened a modern map next to her.

A map before the boundary is closed.

A temporary map after returning to the boundary.

Two images superimposed.

The problem immediately becomes clear.

The original 300-mile territory of the Tai Xuan Dao Palace has now been expanded to include at least five modern villages and towns, a provincial highway, two reservoirs, and a large amount of collective land.

Modern terrain.

Similarly, the original spiritual fields, mountains, forests, and affiliated towns of Tai Xuan were also incorporated.

No one can completely erase the other party.

Yan Shouzhen looked at it for a long time.

"Can this image be updated in real time?"

"Can."

Lu Zhixia said.

"Satellite, aerial mapping, and ground surveying will all be updated."

The old man looked up at the sky.

"Are you surveying the earth from the sky?"

Lin Ye was about to explain.

Lu Zhixia has already cut out the satellite image.

"almost."

Yan Shouzhen showed obvious surprise for the first time.

But it was only for a moment.

He did not pursue the technical details further.

Instead, they asked about the most crucial point.

"What are your plans for dealing with Tai Xuan?"

Linye Road:

"It wasn't a decision made by the three of us."

"We've come to pick up the people first today."

"Those four surveyors."

Yan Shouzhen remained silent for two seconds.

"They trespassed into the sect's forbidden area."

"You should block the road first."

Forest road.

"They need to confirm the new terrain before they go in."

Neither side knew the other's rules.

"So release the people first."

"The equipment is still there."

"Otherwise, the next time we come to talk, it won't be the three of us."

This statement is not serious.

But the meaning is clear.

Yan Shouzhen looked at him for a while.

Are you threatening me?

"remind."

Forest road.

"It would be best if we could talk."

"It won't do you any good if things escalate further."

Xie Hongyi did not take sides.

Just one sentence:

He's right.

Yan Shouzhen looked at her.

"Has Cangfeng Mountain already accepted their rules?"

"no."

Xie Hongyi said.

"Still under negotiation."

"But at least when I woke up, they didn't take my sword or kill my men."

Lin Ye watched her silently from the side.

The sword wasn't taken.

It was only temporarily stored when it entered the seventh identification area.

This woman is quite good at picking out facts.

Yan Shouzhen finally turned away.

Release them.

The four surveyors were quickly brought out.

No injuries.

The equipment is still there.

Only one drone was damaged.

Tai Xuan disciples explained:

"I don't know what kind of hidden weapon it was, but I killed it."

The technician held the drone, which only had half a wing left, with a look of heartache on his face.

Lin Ye didn't dwell on such a trivial matter.

It's fine as long as they come back.

But just as they were about to leave...

Yan Shouzhen suddenly spoke.

"Linye."

Lin Ye turned around.

This was the first time the old man had called him by his name.

"There's one more thing."

"explain."

"Your people have asked my sect five times today whether it will disclose its cultivation method."

Lin Ye's eyes flickered slightly.

"Who asked that?"

"You government officials."

Yan Shouzhen paused for a moment.

"And the people outside the mountains."

"Some people even offered to buy it with gold."

He clearly found the whole thing absurd.

"Cultivation is the foundation of any sect."

"How can everyone learn this?"

Lin Ye did not answer immediately.

Because it's not far away.

The villagers who had just finished offering sacrifices at the grave also heard it.

The young man glanced over instinctively.

The curiosity in his eyes was almost impossible to hide.

Yan Shouzhen saw it too.

The old man slowly frowned.

Until this moment.

He only then truly realized it.

He was not facing another sect.

It was not a new dynasty.

It is an era in which over a billion people already know that "cultivation truly exists."

And these people.

Soon they will all be asking the same question.

Why should only you be allowed to fix it?