Seeing with his own eyes that the evil spirit he had repeatedly invited masters to subdue, but could not, was now showing deep respect and deference to Mu Chen, not daring to offend him in the slightest.
Tan Bai Wan's admiration and respect for Mu Chen reached its peak!
He only regretted that he didn't have a daughter, otherwise, he would definitely have clung to Mu Chen's leg and begged him for his daughter as his wife!
Mao Shan Ming completely transformed into Mu Chen's little lapdog.
As the saying goes, outsiders watch the excitement, insiders watch the technique.
No matter what, he was a member of the Spirit World, and he had a real ancestor from the Maoshan sect.
He knew clearly how difficult it was to put into practice what Mu Chen had done so easily and simply!
Souls who had died for decades and had not entered the underworld had already been removed from the records and become undocumented individuals.
They belonged to the realm of neither the living nor the dead.
Moreover, their corpses were nailed with soul-fixing nails...
Mu Chen's current operation was equivalent to using official channels to open a backdoor for a group of undocumented individuals, while also engaging in a remote duel with the evil cultivator who had nailed the soul-fixing nails, emerging victorious!
His profound cultivation and powerful Taoist techniques were like a shining light, opening Mao Shan Ming's eyes!
Mu Chen was also extremely happy at this moment.
What was he here for at the Tan family?
It was for the system's "ding!" sound!
This time, transporting the ghosts to the underworld was a success!
【Merit Protection: Yin virtue bestowed upon you, favored by Heavenly Dao's luck, you can avoid misfortune, encounter danger but turn it into good fortune, and have your wishes fulfilled!】
【Grandmaster Realm Eight Extremities Fist: Eight Extremities Fist reaches the pinnacle, forging your own path!】
Both rewards were beneficial to Mu Chen.
First, Merit Protection directly allowed him to be favored by Heavenly Dao's luck, a buff that countless legendary Daoists, who had dedicated their lives to exorcising evil and promoting good deeds, could only dream of!
He could avoid misfortune, encounter danger but turn it into good fortune, and even his thoughts and desires had a probability of becoming reality!
Those who dared to oppose him in the future would suffer greatly!
With Merit Protection bestowed upon him, anyone who harbored ill intentions towards him would be suppressed by Heavenly Dao.
The Eight Extremities Fist came like a timely rain.
After absorbing Bai Su Zhen's demonic energy, his physique had increased drastically in every dimension.
His defense could withstand bullets and remain unscathed!
His strength was also comparable to that of a zombie of the same realm!
Coupling his monstrous physique with the "Martial Arts First Strongest" boxing style was like adding wings to a tiger!
Mu Chen even had the feeling that his "martial arts had reached the realm of gods"!
This was an illusion caused by the simultaneous increase of too many things.
Under Mu Chen's guidance, the Tan Bai Wan family learned the ins and outs of the situation. To express their gratitude for the ghosts not killing them, they specifically paid to exhume the bones of the ghost family and asked Mu Chen to find a good feng shui site for their proper burial.
Learning that Mu Chen was the current generation's Heavenly Walker of the Longhu Mountain, representing the Longhu Mountain Daoist lineage, walking across the land of China, punishing evil and promoting good, exorcising demons and safeguarding the Dao, Tan Bai Wan approached Mu Chen again.
"Master Mu, thirty miles outside Tanjia Town, there is a Renjia Town. The first family of Renjia Town, the Ren family, has been close friends with my Tan family for generations..."
"Since the passing of the old master Ren, the Ren family has been plagued by nineteen years of bad luck. Even though my brother Ren Fa has diligently worked hard to manage the family business, it has been to no avail. Recently, strange and evil things have been happening in the Ren family. Could I ask you to stop by and take a look?"
"I will write a letter of introduction and personally recommend you."
What is a Heavenly Walker?
A Heavenly Walker walks across the land, firstly for training, secondly for accumulating virtue, and thirdly for expanding the power and influence of the Daoist lineage, and promoting the reputation of the sect!
Tan Bai Wan, a mere mortal, could not contribute to the first two points, but he could contribute to the third!
Ordinary people were insignificant, even if thousands or hundreds of thousands of ordinary people were grateful to Mu Chen, it wouldn't be as useful as a wealthy and influential family that had been rooted in a place for generations!
"Then I'll thank you, Mr. Tan."
Mu Chen didn't refuse.
In his previous life, as a teenager, he had countless times covered his eyes while watching Mr. Vampire on TV.
He had long been in awe of the Maoshan Daoist, who had provided him with a sense of security since his youth in his previous life, even during his time of cultivation on the mountain.
Now that he had the opportunity, he naturally wanted to meet him.
Moreover, in the movie, when the old master Ren was moved to a new grave, it was twenty years after his death. Now, according to Tan Bai Wan, the old master Ren had only been dead for nineteen years, which meant...
It wouldn't be long before he had another opportunity to exorcise demons!
The rewards he had received from those ordinary ghosts had already benefited him greatly, so what about the female ghost Xiao Yu who could fight against Uncle Jiu, and Ren Wei Yong, who even Uncle Jiu and Qian He, together, had nearly fallen to?
Seeing that Mu Chen didn't reject his offer, Tan Bai Wan was quite happy. He immediately ground ink and wrote a letter of introduction for Mu Chen.
After writing, he sealed it with wax and handed it to Mu Chen.
Then, he called on his servants to bring out a tray.
Mu Chen glanced at it, quickly waved his hand and refused: "Mr. Tan, this is not necessary. We agreed on a price, and that's all!"
Each tray was filled with stacks of silver dollars, forming a small mountain.
It's worth noting that even a sturdy ox was only worth two or three silver dollars, and there were at least three thousand silver dollars on each tray!
Seeing this scene, Mao Shan Ming's eyes widened like bells.
He was truly shocked by Tan Bai Wan's generosity!
In an era when demonic evils were rampant, Daoist practitioners were very sought after, making money like water!
But in his entire life... No! Even counting his father and grandfather, the money they had earned in their entire lives was not as much as what Mu Chen had earned this time!
While he was envious, he wasn't jealous, because he knew that with Mu Chen's cultivation and abilities, he deserved this reward, and it was even a bit too low!
Besides envy, he couldn't help but look forward to his own reward—although he hadn't done much, he had at least been present. Considering Tan Bai Wan's generosity, a hundred or so silver dollars shouldn't be too much, right?
Seeing that Mu Chen wouldn't accept it, Tan Bai Wan earnestly persuaded: "Master Mu, although the ghosts in my family are deeply benevolent, people's hearts are fickle, let alone ghosts. You sent them to the underworld, which is equivalent to saving my entire family's lives. Please don't decline this small token of gratitude."
"No, no. A Daoist's word is like gold. Whatever we agreed on beforehand, we take that amount afterwards. We don't take less, and we don't take more. This is the rule!"
Seeing Mu Chen's firm stance, he even brought up the rules to refuse.
Tan Bai Wan looked troubled, then as if he thought of something, he excitedly said, "Since you have your rules, Master Mu, then I'll follow your rules!"
"These three thousand two hundred silver dollars, the five hundred and fifty silver dollars are the agreed upon price for exorcism!"
"The remaining two thousand six hundred and fifty silver dollars are for finding a feng shui site to bury the remains!"
"Master Mu, you didn't agree on a price beforehand, so you can't blame me for setting the price myself!"
He looked serious and righteous.
Mu Chen's eyes twitched, filled with helplessness.
Could he get some kind of incurable disease if he didn't get more money?
He could even come up with this kind of excuse...
In the end, the old ones were the wisest. Young people still couldn't match their thick-skinnedness. Mu Chen couldn't stand up to Tan Bai Wan and had to accept the money.
Under the farewells of hundreds of people from the Tan family, he left Tanjia Town and set off for Renjia Town with Mao Shan Ming.
"Mao Shan Ming, why do you look so unhappy?"
"Master Mu, you know what it means to have high hopes and be let down..."