Most of the villagers in this world were simple and honest. When the women saw that Lu Qingshan was a handsome young man, they didn't ask much about Lu Qingshan's background.
After the women finished washing their family's clothes, they tidied up a little. Carrying a wooden basin, they got up and brought Lu Qingshan, who had been waiting for a long time, back to the village.
As soon as they entered the village, Lu Qingshan saw that the village was crowded with people. Many people were gathering in the same direction.
When the women saw this scene, they were puzzled. The older woman just happened to see Old Man Wang, who lived next door, pass by. She stopped him and asked about the situation, "Old Man Wang, what are you doing in such a hurry?"
"What else can we be doing? We're going to see Daoist Priest Bai Piao perform a ritual!"
In this Xianxia world where demons and ghosts really existed, the ordinary people had always believed in the legendary Daoist Priest.
The Daoist Priest performing an exorcism ritual was a rare event. Naturally, they wanted to join in the fun.
"It's not even 5 pm yet. Didn't the Daoist Priest say that he would perform the ritual at 5 pm?"
"Originally, he was going to perform the ritual at 5 pm. However, just now, Li Lao Er saw a ghost in his backyard. He quickly ran out and went to find the Daoist Priest. The Daoist Priest immediately decided to perform the ritual at Li Lao Er's house to help the people get rid of evil. Anyway, I have to hurry. If I'm late, I won't be able to see anything." Old Man Wang explained and hurried to Li Lao Er's house.
Lu Qingshan, who was standing at the side, narrowed his eyes.
A ghost that appeared during the day? This matter seemed to be getting interesting.
If a ghost that had yet to cultivate was directly hit by the sun, its soul body would be injured. Therefore, not to mention a ghost that had already gained intelligence, even a vengeful spirit that only had its instincts left would avoid appearing during the day.
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The women still had to take their clothes back home. Lu Qingshan bid farewell to the aunties and went to Li Lao Er's house alone.
Although he didn't know the way, he just needed to follow the villagers who were going to join in the fun.
Li Lao Er was a winemaker and owned the only wine shop in the village. He could be considered one of the richest families in the village.
When Lu Qingshan arrived, Li Lao Er's house was already surrounded by a circle of people, but the door was tightly shut.
"What's the situation now?" Lu Qingshan saw Old Man Wang and directly walked to his side to ask.
Old Man Wang turned around and saw that it was the delicate and pretty young man who had been following the village woman. He didn't suspect anything. "Priest Bai Piao said that ghosts are extremely dangerous and that we shouldn't get close to them. So he locked the door and went in alone to perform the ritual."
Lu Qingshan's eyes flashed when he heard this. He withdrew from the crowd and circled around Li Lao Er's house. Finally, he stopped at the courtyard wall in the backyard.
Lu Qingshan exerted a bit of force with his legs and flipped over the courtyard wall.
The villagers were ignorant and didn't dare to go in after hearing the priest's words. Lu Qingshan, however, wasn't afraid.
Lu Qingshan sat on the wall of the courtyard and looked into the courtyard. He saw a wooden table placed horizontally in the courtyard. There was an incense burner on the wooden table. Three incense sticks were lit and white smoke filled the air. A thin middle-aged Daoist wearing a green Daoist robe was standing in front of the table with a peach wood sword in his hand. He was mumbling something. His appearance was just like what the village girl said, with a pointy mouth and monkey cheeks.
"There's no audience, but you can still act seriously and act like you're performing the ritual. You're quite dedicated," Lu Qingshan teased.
"Who is it?" Bai Piao Daoist looked in the direction of the voice and saw Lu Qingshan sitting on the wall. He frowned and lightly shouted, "You ignorant child, what nonsense are you talking about? You're quite brave. Didn't I warn others not to get close to this yard to prevent ghosts from possessing them? "
Lu Qingshan jumped down from the wall into the yard. He looked at the peach wood sword in Bai Piao Daoist's hand and said, "This sword is indeed somewhat mysterious. As for this person, he's just pretending to be mysterious."
It was true that there were Daoist magic in this world, but the Daoist in front of him wasn't a cultivator who could use magic. He was just an ordinary mortal.
However, the peach wood sword in the Daoist's hand was indeed not an ordinary object. If Lu Qingshan wasn't wrong, it should be a magic tool.
"You did scare away a lot of ghosts with this peach wood sword, so you can't be considered a swindler. However, your peach wood sword can't solve today's situation. If you use this peach wood sword as a reward, I'll help you solve this problem and save your life. How about it?" Lu Qingshan said.
Bai Piao Daoist's expression changed. "Who are you?"
A person like the Daoist who had been in the marketplace for many years was the most slippery and cautious. He immediately realized something from Lu Qingshan's words and didn't underestimate him because of Lu Qingshan's young appearance.
Lu Qingshan didn't directly reply. He circulated the spiritual power in his body.
One of the incense sticks on the long table flew into the air.
Controlling objects was the most basic way to use spiritual power.
Lu Qingshan's cultivation was at the second layer of Qi Refining. In reality, he could only barely control a light object like this. Moreover, he couldn't move it much.
Although it didn't have any practical use, it was enough to frighten mortals.
"Cultivator?!" Bai Piao Daoist looked at the floating incense stick and cried out in surprise.
Lu Qingshan nodded slightly. "It's good that you know about cultivators."
Seeing Lu Qingshan acknowledge his identity as a cultivator, Bai Piao Daoist's expression changed for a moment, but it quickly turned into a smile. He held the peach wood sword with both hands and walked in front of Lu Qingshan. He said respectfully, "This peach wood sword is my family heirloom. It's its honor that Daoist has taken a fancy to it."
Bai Piao Daoist's face was full of smiles, but his heart was bleeding.
Bai Piao Daoist wasn't exaggerating. This peach wood sword was indeed his family heirloom. It was passed down from his ancestors.
When he was young, he was idle and didn't learn any skills. He couldn't make a living. When he was in trouble, he had an idea. He took the family heirloom peach wood sword, stole a Daoist robe from the Daoist temple, and pretended to be a Daoist master who could perform magic to make a living.
He also knew his own abilities. At the beginning, he had the mentality of fighting a gun for a gun, deceiving as many people as he could. But who knew that later on, he found that the places he pretended to perform magic didn't have any more strange occurrences.
He naturally didn't think this was the result of his magic. After thinking for a while, he finally confirmed that this peach wood sword passed down by his ancestors was indeed somewhat miraculous.
Using this peach wood sword, Bai Piao Daoist gradually gained quite a bit of fame.
It could be said that this peach wood sword was his assistant for making a living.
How could he not feel distressed if he had to hand over his assistant for making a living?
But the young man in front of him was a legendary cultivator who could perform magic. If he revealed any intention of resisting, what would he do if a spiritual fire burned him to ashes?
Fortunately, he had accumulated quite a bit of savings over the years. When he returned, he should use these savings to do some business. Without the peach wood sword, he would panic if he had to deal with ghosts again.
Lu Qingshan took the peach wood sword from Bai Piao Daoist's hands. He looked at Bai Piao Daoist with a smile that wasn't a smile. "Do you think I'm taking advantage of my power to steal your peach wood sword?"
"This peach wood sword was clearly given to you by my admiration for your style. How can you say that you stole it from my hands!" Bai Piao Daoist said righteously.
"Daoist Bai Yue, you're really tactful. However, you don't have to feel indignant because if I didn't come today, you would probably be buried here. Exchanging a peach wood sword for your life isn't a loss for you." After saying this, without waiting for Bai Piao Daoist to respond, Lu Qingshan held the peach wood sword and waved it towards a corner of the courtyard. A purple-green sword light shot out from the peach wood sword.
The moment Lu Qingshan touched the peach wood sword, he obtained all the information of the peach wood sword.
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[Peach Wood Sword]
Grade: High Grade Mortal Weapon
Description: Peach wood, the essence of the five wood, so it can suppress evil energy. This is a sword refined from the heart of a hundred-year-old peach wood. It has many mystical properties.
Magic Effect: Exorcism + 1
Active Special Effect: [Thunder]
The hundred-year-old peach wood can slowly absorb the power of thunder of heaven and earth and store it in the sword core. You can use the power of thunder stored in the sword core to release a thunder sword light. The effective attack range is 10 feet (about 24 meters).
Power of Thunder (20/20)
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