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Chapter 3 - Maoshan

Zhang Sanfeng's face twitched as if he was going to cramp up, and in the end, he still reached out and received the pentagonal coin from Lin Bai.

"Beating an eagle all day long can be said to have blinded me today." Zhang Sanfeng muttered as he held onto the five banknotes. But soon after, he recalled the words "Senior Brother" that Lin Bai had said a moment ago. He was stunned for a moment before asking softly, "Little Junior Brother, how did you see through this?"

Lin Bai curled his lips and said: "With your footwork and your greedy look, other than this old man, who else can teach such a disciple!"

Zhang Sanfeng laughed awkwardly, but did not say a word.

"Senior Brother, how is Master now? Is the truth going to end so soon?" Lin Bai lifted his luggage, and anxiously asked Zhang Sanfeng. No matter what, it was his teacher who had taught him. Furthermore, he had been dragging himself down with a load of sh * t, swearing at him. However, he would never forget the word "relationship".

"Let's go. We'll know when you get to the mountain."

Zhang Sanfeng did not speak further, he picked up Lin Bai's luggage, found a tricycle and rushed back to Maoshan.

Maoshan is a famous mountain in Jiangsu Province of China. It has the beautiful scenery of 'Nine Peaks, Twenty-six Caves, and Nineteen Springs'. It also has the praises of 'Seeing the mountain in spring, seeing the mountain in summer, seeing the mountain in autumn, seeing the mountain in winter'. The Maoshan was also the birthplace of the Supreme Purity Sect. It was known as the "Upper Qing Sect Altar" by the Taoists, and had the reputation of being the "First Blessed Land, Eighth Paradise".

In the Western Han Dynasty, the three Mao brothers of Xianyang, Xianyang, Mao Ying, Mao Gu, and Mao Xin came to say that the Qu Shan cultivated in the ways of good, and was beneficial to the people of the world. In memory of Mao's merits, the later generations changed their saying to Qu Shan as the three Maoshan s, which was referred to as "the Maoshan".

During the Tang and Song dynasties, the Dao Sect of the Maoshan reached its peak. In the front and back mountains, between the peaks and valleys, there were over three hundred palace, temple, hall, and Yu buildings of various sizes. There were thousands of Dao cultivators, including "Shan Mei, Dao Sage, Dong Qi".

However, after entering the 1980s and experiencing the ten-year calamity, the Maoshan seemed to have declined a little. Although it had been repaired in the early 1980s, it was still hard to find a incense in its prime.

The Celestial Fortune Telling Sect was not on the main peak of the Maoshan, but on a side mountain of the Maoshan. At the foot of the mountain, there was a small village. With the arrival of Lin Bai, the tranquility of the village vanished.

"white dragon, you still dare to come back as a grandson!"

"Brother Lin Bai, you're finally back! There's no one taking the lead when you're not here, I just feel like something is missing!"

"Lin Bai, why did you leave for so long? I've been worried about you everyday, and I missed you so much. Do you have time tonight?

These were the only three words that greeted Lin Bai.

The first person who scolded his own grandson, was either the one who had been secretly showered by his wife with the help of a village boy, or the one who had been stolen by Lin Bai.

The second type was the half-grown child in the mountains. When Lin Bai wasn't there, he lost a leader who was the leader of the group who made trouble for him. He felt that his life had lost the taste of his past, and couldn't help but rejoice when he saw the leader return today.

As for the third method, there was no need to mention it, it was the passionate and beautiful women in the mountains, mostly the Zhang Family's young wife who was at the back of the village head, Li Wumang's village. When Lin Bai was in a relationship with his concubine, he would always look at her from the bottom of his heart.

As for those who were scolding their mothers, Lin Bai scolded them back; for those who went to look for their leader, Lin Bai just chuckled; as for those who were speaking coquettishly, Lin Bai comforted them one by one.

Zhang Sanfeng, who was carrying his luggage, was completely dumbstruck. It was the first time in his life that he had seen someone who, one moment while his father was cursing and kicking, but the next moment, was filled with an unending love for a concubine. This contrast was too huge, making his fragile heart feel like it couldn't bear it any longer.

After they climbed the mountain, it finally calmed down. The further they went up the mountain, the more serious Lin Bai's expression became, and the concern in his eyes could faintly be seen.

This was where Lin Bai grew up. It was said that Lin Bai had been carried back from the mountain by the old man. Although Lin Bai had asked the old man about specific things when he was young, the old man always smiled without speaking. Although the old fellow was lazy and greedy, forcing Lin Bai to memorize some of the ancient books such as the Ma Yi Xiang Art and the Blue Sack Scripture, he had taught Lin Bai quite a lot of skills.

Halfway up the mountain, he saw a small Taoist temple. Other than the main hall, which was dedicated to the shrine, there was only a small side room. The roof of the house was covered with lush green grass due to the lack of repair. The door of the room was opened, and it was pitch black inside. It was difficult to see what was going on inside.

"Master, master!" Tears rolled down Lin Bai's face as he rushed into the room.

"I don't know. When I went out, Master was still lying in the side room." The sky is dark, and the wild beasts on the mountain have nothing to eat. Zhang Sanfeng put down the luggage in his hand and said seriously.

As soon as his voice fell, the sky became overcast with dark clouds. Bolts of lightning crackled crazily in the thick, ink-like clouds. Golden electric snakes streaked across the sky in a split-second as heavy rain poured down in torrents.

Lin Bai and Zhang Sanfeng looked at each other, they did not have time to take out their umbrellas and ran up the mountain.

"Boundless Sky Sovereign, this old man had only come out to piss. God gave me such a huge grudge, wasn't it just me delaying myself from going to hell for half a day? Is there really a need to torture me like this?" A voice suddenly came from the back of the hall.

Just by looking at his appearance, this old Daoist seemed to be a well-maintained old man. However, a trace of vicissitudes could occasionally be seen in his eyes that were as deep as the sea, making people feel that this old Daoist was definitely not ordinary.

"Aiyo, isn't this my precious disciple? Why are you leaving right after returning?" The old Daoist turned his head and saw Lin Bai, who was at the side.

When Lin Bai saw the old man, he let out a sigh of relief and scolded with a smile, "Old fool, I thought that your weak body had been taken away by the wolf cub and I wanted to go up the mountain to look for you."

"That Empyrean of Immeasurable, that old Taoist has been through hundreds of years. Even if the heavens want my life, they'd still have to tolerate me for a while. How could a mere wild creature harm my life!" He waved his hand, and the playful look disappeared from his face, and he looked at Lin Bai and Zhang Sanfeng who were in front of him with a serious look: "Come into the hall, let's get down to business!"

Lin Bai was about to retort when he saw the expression on the old Daoist Priest's face. He was startled and felt that something was wrong, but he followed the old Daoist priest into the hall.

In the Great Hall, they were offering up a statue of an ancient book that was in their hands. The ancient book had a unique shape, like a tortoise shell, with three large words carved onto it. It was hard to tell what these three characters were, but they were very old.

According to the old Daoist, this was the ancestor of the Celestial Fortune Telling Sect. Although it was not well-known to the world, the Celestial Fortune Telling Sect still had to worship him with burning incense.

"Kneel!" The old Daoist looked extremely solemn as he stood in front of the Ancestor.

"The three of us are the descendants of the Celestial Fortune Telling Sect. The Xiang Faction extended from the River Diagram Book to Duke Wen, from gossip to sixty-four divinities, and through Li Chunfeng and the others' promotion, they have even separated the three branches, namely the Sky, Curse, and Life. "

"Our Grandmaster is the Grandmaster Li Chunfeng who wrote the back map. From the Magnificent Tang to my generation, he has been in existence for over a thousand years. I am the fifteenth Grandmaster of our Celestial Fortune Telling Sect."

Li Tianyuan swept his eyes across Lin Bai and Zhang Sanfeng who were kneeling on the ground and continued: "celestial line has an Inheritance Treasure, and every Grandmaster, before dying, must give this treasure to disciples, to find the person who Inherited Treasure and make him the next Grandmaster of the heavens, this time I let you guys return to the mountain, because of this matter."

Lin Bai's expression froze, according to what the old Daoist meant, this thing could only be passed on after a Grandmaster dies, but seeing how the old Daoist looked, how could it be?!

"My lifespan is almost up, and today was the day I used a heaven-defying method to steal away the luck from the heavens. If not, how could my appearance in the main hall cause such a commotion?" The old Daoist seemed to have seen through Lin Bai's thoughts as he indifferently explained.

"Now is not the time to cry." The old Daoist looked at the two people on the ground, who were on the verge of tears, and then lightly said, "After the Ten Thousand Years Calamity, the celestial line was divided into two sects. "If I die, your unmasked martial uncles will come and snatch the inheritance treasure."