The man and the ghost had a very pleasant conversation.
The only thing that made Ye Ning a little helpless was that he and Nie Xiaoqian could not get in touch.
Nie Xiaoqian was also quite surprised at this at first.
According to what Ye Ning's father said, from the day Ye Ning can see Nie Xiaoqian, his demon-suppressing physique will awaken, and at that time he will be able to touch ghosts like Nie Xiaoqian.
The man and the ghost thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so in the end, the matter was left unresolved.
Only Ye Ning seemed to understand something in his heart.
According to Zhu Bajie, the calamity of all living beings simulated by the Supreme Heavenly Dao is between reality and illusion. It is neither time travel nor possession of another's body. The Ye Ning in this world is Ye Ning himself, so he should indeed awaken the so-called demon-subduing physique at some point in time, which should be one of the rewards of the calamity of all living beings.
However, because Ye Ning himself has not undergone a tribulation like the Great Celestial Venerable who has sealed all his own power, although he has not yet reached the standard, the power he possesses still allows him to have a pair of eyes that can see ghosts.
Ye Ning's estimate should be almost correct, but this reason is difficult to explain to Nie Xiaoqian for the time being, so he just keeps it in mind for the time being.
"My dear, although most of the treasures in our home have been divided up by the righteous, my father did take some precautions before he went to subdue the demons, and left some things for you."
"Oh?" Ye Ning's eyes lit up when he heard Nie Xiaoqian's words. There is also a novice set, right?
Then Ye Ning stood up and followed Nie Xiaoqian's lead to a side room in the backyard.
Pushing the door open, the first thing that catches your eye in this room is three stone statues. Looking at the spirit tablets in front of the stone statues, you can tell that these are the Three Pure Ones.
Below the Three Pure Ones, there are some spirit tablets placed there. On them are names of the XXth generation of Heavenly Master who subdues demons. These seem to be the ancestors of the Heavenly Master lineage to which Ye Ning's father belongs.
Ye Ning had never seen many of the names before, except for the four tablets at the top of the tablets, closest to the Three Pure Ones, which were larger than the other tablets.
There are four names above: Zhang Daoling, Ge Xuan, Xu Xun and Sa Shoujian.
Looking at this familiar name, Ye Ning raised his eyebrows.
Wow, the Four Heavenly Masters!
It seems that my dead father has an extraordinary origin.
"Husband, please light some incense for the ancestors first. This place has been cast with some spells, so husband has subconsciously avoided this place since he was a child. This is the first time husband comes here, so you must be more sincere."
Nie Xiaoqian's words made Ye Ning understand.
No wonder it is only a second courtyard and not that big, but he has no memory of this room since he was a child. It turns out there is this reason.
So he came to the table in front of the spirit tablet, took out three incense sticks from the side, lit them with the candle on the table, then held the three incense sticks in front of his chest and began to bow respectfully.
There are myths within the calamity of all living beings, so Ye Ning is very clear in his mind. He is not sure whether the other ancestors went to heaven or entered the earth, but the Three Pure Ones and the Four Heavenly Masters in the front row are all real and powerful immortals.
His greeting was naturally quite sincere.
Looking at Ye Ning's pious look.
Nie Xiaoqian on the side breathed a sigh of relief.
Although she did not know like Ye Ning that there were real myths in this world, she had been in charge of the hygiene and offerings in this side room for many years, and many miraculous things had happened there over the years.
Especially after so many years, every time she came to burn incense for the ancestors, a magical power would be injected into her body. Although she is still a ghost now, she is completely different from those wandering ghosts in the outside world.
At this moment, except that her cultivation and achievements have not met the standards, her body is actually not much different from the Taoist guardian gods. She is basically not afraid of anything and magic weapons that ordinary ghosts fear.
Of course, Nie Xiaoqian herself was not aware of the fact that she had become a half-guardian god, but she was very clear about her current specialness.
This is also the reason why she asked Ye Ning to be more sincere.
The ancestors are truly spiritual.
At this moment, Ye Ning had finished burning incense. He carefully inserted the three incense sticks in his hand into the ash pot.
The saying goes, "Don't burn incense deeper than an inch, otherwise the gods won't believe it." This was the etiquette Ye Ning learned when he burned incense in Taoism in his previous life, so he naturally followed it at this moment.
After a while, the incense was lit. He then straightened his clothes and prepared to kowtow on the cushion.
Then, just as he was about to kneel down, he was suddenly lifted up by a force. The three incense sticks in the ash cauldron began to burn rapidly, and before Ye Ning was stunned, the three incense sticks were burned out.
At this moment, a white light suddenly rose in the room. In this small room, an energy vortex suddenly appeared, and then a large box emerged from it.
Feeling the power in his body, Ye Ning was a little confused.
What's going on?
Why can't I kneel down?
However, when he saw the box appear, Ye Ning looked at Nie Xiaoqian beside him.
Nie Xiaoqian was also confused at this moment. Of course she saw that Ye Ning was planning to kneel at first, but she didn't understand what the meaning of this half-kneeling or not kneeling was.
"Husband...you..."
"I don't know either. I just don't know why I can't kneel down."
Ye Ning is also innocent, who knows what is going on.
Nie Xiaoqian thought for a moment, then spoke again: "Father said that when you can see me, he will bring you to see the ancestors. As long as you worship sincerely, you can open the things he left for you. The box over there is probably it. The reason why you can't kneel down and worship, husband, may be that you haven't entered yet, so the ancestors won't accept it for the time being?"
This is probably the only reason.
The two guessed for a long time, and in the end it seemed that this was the only possible result.
Since he couldn't kneel down, he decided not to kneel down for the time being. Ye Ning quickly stopped kneeling, and the force disappeared. So he walked directly towards the big box.
At this moment, above the sky, inside a magnificent palace.
A being wearing a heavenly master's robe and a heavenly master's crown suddenly opened his eyes.
There seemed to be a flash of golden light in his eyes, and he actually breathed a sigh of relief as soon as he opened his eyes.
"It's okay, it's okay. I've been inspecting the mortal world recently because of something I've felt. That young man seems to have some supreme karma. I can't bear this kneeling. I've got nothing else to do. It's better to tell the Great Heavenly Venerable about this."
Thinking of this, he stood up directly, then waved his hand and a white cloud lifted him up and flew out of his palace directly.
Behind him, the three big characters "Tianshi Hall" were clearly written on the palace gate.
On both sides of this plaque, there are two plaques standing upright.
Each of them has the eight big characters "Master Sanzheng" and "Tianyi Zhenren" written on it.
This person is Zhang Daoling, the leader of the four great heavenly masters in heaven!
Soon, Zhang Daoling arrived in front of the largest and most magnificent palace complex in the sky. He stopped at a huge palace gate with a plaque hanging in front of it that read "Lingxiao Palace".
When Zhang Daoling stopped in front of the door, the other three clouds also landed one after another.
These three are surprisingly the other three of the Four Heavenly Masters.
They were each surprised at first, and then suddenly realized what was happening.
Zhang Daoling: "My fellow Taoists, we just happened to be going together."
The other three all nodded.
So, the four of them walked directly into the hall from the entrance.
At the door of the inner hall, the four Heavenly Masters stopped and then bowed towards the inner hall: "Zhang Daoling/Ge Xuan/Xu Xun/Sa Shoujian, requesting to see the Great Heavenly Venerable." After waiting for a while, the door of the inner hall opened.
The four of them looked at each other and then went straight into the inner hall.
Inside the hall, there was a golden light shining on the highest throne, and a person dressed in a golden black robe and wearing a purple crystal crown appeared instantly.
The four Heavenly Masters looked at each other, and then prepared to tell each other what they had just seen and heard.
But the man on the highest throne just waved his hand gently and said: "Don't panic, the four of you. That person's fate is not in our world. He has great karma with him, but it is not in our hands. Just watch how it develops normally. It is a good thing to have a good relationship occasionally."
After hearing the words of the Great Celestial Lord on the Supreme Throne, the tension in the four people's hearts was largely eliminated.
"Your Majesty, although this is the case, what exactly is the purpose of such a person coming to us?"
"What do you want?"
On the throne, the Great Celestial Venerable gently tapped the armrest on the left side of the throne with his left hand, with a slight smile on his face.
He didn't explain, just waved his hand.
Seeing that the Great Celestial Venerable did not reply, and looking at his actions, the four did not dare to ask any further questions. They just bowed slightly and then left the Lingxiao Palace.
The hall was empty at the moment. The Great Celestial Lord on the throne seemed to be thinking about something. He raised his head slightly and looked up at the sky: "What is false? What is real? Most High, oh Most High, you are the best in the world, but you are not a living being after all. Do you really think that this tribulation is only for that kid?
hehe..."
Finally, the Great Celestial Master on the throne smiled gently, then turned into a sky full of golden light and left the Lingxiao Palace.
One day in heaven, one year on earth.
The calamity of all living beings is based on everything that the kid has experienced. This is the positioning line set by the Supreme Heavenly Dao. Not to mention the Great Celestial Lord in his world between reality and illusion, even his original body in that world cannot interfere to this extent.
All he can do is make some special plans based on this benchmark positioning line.
He is the Great Celestial Lord of this world, so naturally he has no idea what happened in that world. His world was simulated by the Supreme Heavenly Dao, and this so-called simulation is actually no different from the creation of the world.
So this world is both false and real.
If Ye Ning is there, it is true; if Ye Ning is not there, it is false.
Now that Ye Ning is here, this place is no different from the real world, and as the great celestial being of this world, he can naturally do what he can.
As a great celestial being, he naturally wouldn't bother with such trivial matters as who is real and who is fake.
You have to know that he has achieved the position of Great Celestial Lord after experiencing the calamities of hundreds of millions of living beings. How could he care about such things?
What he can do specifically is just speculation, because he doesn't know what exactly happened in that world.
But it doesn't matter. As fellow Great Celestial Beings, since the original body couldn't handle it, it means it must be a very big crisis. If it cannot be avoided, then it won't be wrong to continue to increase your strength.
It is not easy to define the virtual and the real. When Ye Ning left, this world did not disappear directly, but merged.
Not to mention Ye Ning, even Zhu Bajie is not clear about this.
To be precise, only the Great Heavenly Venerable understands all of this.
[The Ritual of Destiny] was originally set up for this moment.
This is a small trap set against the Supreme Heavenly Dao. Of course, it is not intended to do anything to the Supreme Heavenly Dao, and there is no need to do so.
All he wanted was to carve a small back door.
The way to open this back door is the Great Celestial Master himself in each world.
In the imaginary world where myths have not been cut off, he must exist, and he also has enough confidence in himself in that imaginary world.
He didn't know what was happening in the real world, but he certainly understood that this was a cry for help.
Then there will inevitably be action.
This is also the confidence that the Great Heavenly Venerable has in himself.
Of course, this matter cannot be said. His strength can make the Supreme Heavenly Dao ignore some of the details, but it cannot be said for others.
Ye Ning's existence slightly changed the situation of the myths, but for the Great Heavenly Venerable, this was not enough.
This concerns the life and death of all myths, and he can't just bet it all on a child.
So this is how a plan within a plan came about.
Of course, this will not affect Ye Ning.
Everything for Ye Ning will proceed in an orderly manner. He will still deal with countless calamities of all living beings and will also gain rewards.
Even because of his existence, Ye Ning can get more benefits. It seems that he will not be stingy in every virtual world. After all, this is actually a disguised way of fleecing the Supreme Heavenly Dao.
If there were no powerful enemy, this would actually be what the Great Heavenly Venerable likes to do most.
Heaven and earth are not benevolent, and all things are dogs.
But whether they are humans, gods, or immortals, they are not real straw dogs after all.
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Ye Ning naturally didn't know what the Great Celestial Lord in the sky had done, as he had just opened the box.
There are a lot of things in the box.
A set of black Taoist robes, a glowing peach wood sword, a small jade gourd and a pair of small golden bells.
In addition to these, there are also several books, dozens of jade stones emitting energy, and a bottle of fragrant elixir.
"My dear husband, my father said that there are secret methods, resources and treasures that you need to practice. These should be enough for you to use for a long time."
Looking at the things in the box and listening to Nie Xiaoqian's words, Ye Ning picked up one of the books.
There was only one word written on it: "Tao".
He picked up several other books, namely "Talismans", "Inviting Gods" and "Refining Qi".
"Tao" is the foundation, and the other three are different paths of cultivation. Ye Ning, who picked up these four books, has not yet started practicing, but changes began to appear in his body instantly.
The star power that was originally unusable was unlocked almost instantly, and then directly merged with some of the aura that overflowed from the four books, turning into a special power.
Tao power?
Feeling the weak but seemingly very powerful force in his body, Ye Ning took a deep breath, and then he returned to his room with four books, and officially began to practice under Nie Xiaoqian's expectant eyes! (End of this chapter)