Chapter 15 The Cause of Soul Unstable
"Master, Master Lin is here."
"Why is he here again?" Taoist Priest Ding Xuan said with disdain
"Mr. Lin bought the house next to our Taoist temple. He came here as a neighbor to give us a gift."
"Gift?"
When Taoist Master Ding Xuan heard these two words, his originally disdainful face instantly brightened up, and he quickly walked out to greet him.
"Mr. Lin is so polite. Dawu, why don't you serve tea to Mr. Lin?"
"Thank you, Taoist Priest."
After a while, Daowu came over with tea. Taoist Ding Xuan said with a smile, "I don't have any good tea in this Taoist temple. This is just a cup of coarse tea. Please don't despise it, Mr. Lin."
"Master, you are too modest..." Lin Ye was being polite while imitating the ancients and taking a sip of tea. He could not continue with the rest of the words. It was indeed quite rough and had a bitter taste.
Taoist Master Ding Xuan also took the teacup handed over by his disciple, blew on it but did not drink it. He looked at the wooden box that Lin Ye placed on the table. His wide sleeves seemed to waved over unintentionally, blocking Lin Ye's sight, but his arm took the opportunity to open the lid of the wooden box.
The next moment, Taoist Master Ding Xuan's eyes widened, he retracted his sleeves, and said to the side with great enlightenment: "Master, I remember that last time a pilgrim from a tea shop came to burn incense, he left a few ounces of good tea leaves for Master Lin."
The corner of Lin Ye's mouth twitched. The old Taoist priest had forgotten at all and had no intention of treating him with good tea. It was only after he saw the silver in his wooden box that his attitude towards him changed.
The wooden box was not big, and it contained only ten taels of silver. This time he brought five hundred taels. He spent more than one hundred taels on buying the house, and had more than three hundred taels left. He was going to use the money to attack the old Taoist priest, but he couldn't just throw a hundred taels at the beginning.
Soon, Daogu brought up two more cups of tea, and even changed the cups, both with exquisite patterns.
Pick up the teacup, the aroma of tea fills your nose, take a sip, the fragrance lingers in your mouth.
The old Taoist priest is not a human being.
Lin Ye complained in his heart, and the old Taoist also started drinking this time. Lin Ye put down his teacup, and the old Taoist also put down his teacup. The atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward.
"Ahem, Master Lin has purchased a new house, and as his neighbor, I must also give him a gift."
The old Taoist stood up and walked towards the Sanqing Hall of the Taoist temple. After a while, he came back with a talisman in his hand.
"Master Lin, this is a house-guarding talisman. It is a token of congratulations to Master Lin on his new home."
"Thank you, Taoist Priest."
Lin Ye did not bother to be polite with the old Taoist priest. After receiving the talisman, he said worriedly, "Master, you said that my soul is unstable and I am prone to seeing ghosts. The world is in chaos now and people die every day. I am really scared. I wonder if you can save me."
The old Taoist sighed and said, "Mr. Lin, let me tell you a story."
Lin Ye: “I’m all ears.”
"Forty years ago, a pilgrim came to the Taoist temple to seek advice from my master. His soul was unstable, but my master did not solve the problem. Master Lin, do you know why?"
"That person has done many evil things?" Lin Ye guessed.
"Not really. He was just an ordinary farmer a few years ago. He suddenly became rich in a few years. He bought a house and married several wives. Although his wealth makes people jealous, it has never caused any harm."
Lin Ye frowned. Since he hadn't done anything evil, why would the Taoist master just watch him die without helping him?
"I was also confused about this matter. After the pilgrim left, I asked the master why. The master then told me that this person had no skills and no talent, but he suddenly became rich. The source of his money was mysterious, and his soul was unstable. The two must be related. This kind of person is difficult to save."
At this point, the old Taoist looked at Lin Ye meaningfully and continued, "I didn't understand what the master said at the time. Not long after, the pilgrim came to the Taoist temple again. After the master explained the dangers, he finally confessed his way of making money."
"This man was a tenant farmer a few years ago. While guarding the fields at night, he saw a wild fox. He followed the fox and found the cave where the foxes lived. He trapped all the foxes in the cave. When he was about to catch them all, an old fox came out with silver in its hand and begged for his life in human language."
"The old fox not only gave him silver, but also told him that in the future, as long as he brought poultry, he could trade with them for gold and silver treasures. The man naturally agreed when he heard it. By trading with the wild fox, he made money and lived a rich life."
"These wild foxes can't conjure up gold and silver out of thin air. These gold and silver were all dug out from the coffins in the deep mountains. Although this man didn't steal the coffins, the ghosts can't hold him responsible for the money he received. But after all, there is a relationship between them. The ghosts have been close to him for a long time, and their influence has caused his soul to become unstable."
"After hearing what happened, my master told him the solution. First, he should burn incense, candles and paper money to apologize to the ghosts whose graves were dug up, and then he should cut off all contact with those wild foxes."
"This person also agreed and did what my master said. He cut off all contact with the wild fox and burned paper money to apologize to those ghosts. With the help of my master, his soul was stabilized."
"Half a year later, the Taoist priest remembered this incident and wanted to ask my master about this person's current situation. Then I learned from my master that this person had lost his soul three months ago and passed away two months ago."
"This man has been frugal and extravagant for a long time. He can no longer live in poverty. He has no special skills. When his family ran out of money, he went to find the wild fox again. He thought he would just do it once and then stop. This way, he would do it twice..."
Taoist Priest Ding Xuan sighed, and Lin Ye understood that the Taoist priest was pointing at him.
Seeing how generously he spent money, the old Taoist began to suspect that he was just like the man in the story, making his money in an illegitimate way, and that he would be unable to stop.
But the way he makes money quickly is by taking advantage of the price difference between the two worlds, and it has nothing to do with these goblins and ghosts.
However, what made Lin Ye a little troubled was that he couldn't tell the Taoist the truth. It was obvious that if he didn't explain the source of the money, the Taoist would not help him.
"Master, the origin of my money is clean and has nothing . I can guarantee this."
Lin Ye was very sincere, but the old Taoist priest just smiled and nodded, with an attitude of "What you said is true and I won't argue with you."
"Excuse me, Taoist priest, what are the methods to solve the problem of unstable soul?" Lin Ye could only ask in a different way.
The old Taoist didn't give a perfunctory answer this time, but said seriously: "If the soul is unstable, it should be nourished and strengthened. There are two types of soul nourishment and strengthening. The internal one is cultivation or martial arts training, and the external one is taking pills to nourish the soul. The soul-soothing talisman that the old Taoist gave to Master Lin before is an external thing."
Cultivation and martial arts practice?
Lin Ye knew that Qingfeng Temple was supposed to be a place for cultivation, and practicing martial arts was like what the senior brother did. Thinking of this, he thought of the martial arts secret book that the senior brother gave him.
"Is it enough to just practice martial arts?"
"I can guess what Master Lin is thinking. People who practice martial arts have strong yang energy, so their souls are naturally stable. But this requires a long process. In addition, for people with unstable souls, practicing martial arts will be ineffective. It's difficult!"
"Master, I am very interested in cultivation, no..."
"The journey of cultivation is like a journey of immortality, and the difficulty is even greater than practicing martial arts. Master Lin lives a rich life, so why should he endure this hardship?"
Taoist Priest Ding Xuan interrupted Lin Ye's words. Lin Ye's mouth twitched. He didn't want to suffer, but the key problem was that his soul was unstable now.
"Master, I see that the statues in the Taoist temple are a bit worn out. I am willing to pay to have them recast."
Lin Ye decided to use his ultimate move, but what he didn't expect was that Taoist Ding Xuan, who had cared a lot about money before, did not change his expression at all when he heard his words.
"Thank you, Master Lin. The ancestor is merciful and would not care about these external things. If the heart is sincere, even rotten wood will have spirit. If the heart is not sincere, even a gilded elephant will have no divinity."
Lin Ye was helpless. The old Taoist was really adamant. He could only explain seriously, "Master, I have some unavoidable difficulties that I cannot explain, but I can guarantee that it has nothing to do with ghosts."
Taoist Priest Ding Xuan suddenly showed a sneer on his face and said, "Since Master Lin said so, I won't hide it anymore. Master Lin said he has no dealings with ghosts and spirits, so why did silver appear out of thin air after he went out for a while, and his soul became a little unstable?"
Lin Ye was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked: "How unstable is my soul?"
"That's right." The old Taoist said firmly.
My soul was actually a little unstable again, but I didn't do anything in the other world except buying an apartment.
But buying a house cannot cause the soul to be unstable. What else have I done besides buying the house?
Back to the modern world…
Snapped!
Lin Ye slapped his head
He understood that the instability of his soul was related to the time travel. The back and forth travel between the two worlds caused his soul to become unstable.
Then there is no solution to this problem.
Unless you don't travel through time.
Lin Ye looked at Taoist Priest Ding Xuan and asked earnestly, "Master, may I ask how much more unstable my soul is this time than before?"
"It's a little worse, but not to the point of losing one's soul."
After hearing Taoist Ding Xuan's answer, Lin Ye understood that every time he traveled through time, his soul would become unstable.
You should reduce the number of times you cross the river.
"Thank you for the reminder, Taoist Priest."
Lin Ye clasped his fists, and without wasting time with the old Taoist priest, he turned around and walked out of the Taoist temple.
"Master, are we really not going to help?" The young Taoist priest Daogu looked at Lin Ye's departing back and felt a little unhappy. Master Lin was so nice that he gave so many things to their Taoist temple.
"Alas, the world is in chaos right now, and even Qingfeng Temple can barely protect itself."
Taoist Priest Ding Xuan sighed and walked into the Sanqing Hall, bowing to the statue of the ancestor.
"Grandmaster, it's not that I don't want to change your statue, but I'm afraid that it will affect your statue."
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In the house next to Qingfeng Temple, Lin Ye looked at the gear icon on the panel. If he wanted to solve the problem of the unstable soul traveling back and forth, it seemed that he had to understand this panel thoroughly.
Even if this gear is Pandora's box, he should at least understand it clearly.
