From a Zhengyi Taoist Child to a Master of All Laws

Chapter 61 Formal Contact
As spiritual energy gradually recovers, contact with the authorities is only a matter of time.

This is modern society, not ancient times, where you can just find a mountain and live there until you die. If you want to practice, you need money, friends, Dharma, places, and information resources.

Although Li Yang had the upper hand, as spiritual energy continued to recover and spiritual practice became more popular, these things would definitely be controlled by the authorities.

But he couldn't possibly go to the authorities himself. That would be too passive, and no different from turning himself in. It would be just like the cultural relics protection in the 20s. The only reward for the treasure he handed over was yuan for round-trip fare and verbal praise from the officials.

Li Yang is not such a selfless person, so he has to wait until the authorities lose their patience and come to him, so that he can take the initiative and reach at least an equal cooperation situation with the authorities based on what he currently has.

Xing Jianguo was obviously much more serious than when they first met in the hospital. After getting in the car, he thought for a long time before speaking slowly.

"Master Li, it has been two months since we last met at the hospital. I didn't expect that our next meeting would be in this kind of setting."

"The higher-ups are very interested in some of your abilities, so they asked me to come and contact you two first."

Chi Yanhong leaned against the car window, holding up her cheeks, as if she was in a trance, and ignored the questions from the few people.

Xing Jianguo and others didn't pay attention to her. According to the information, this person's ability was not very high, so their focus was still on Li Yang.

Li Yang laughed with him and exchanged some meaningless pleasantries.

Apart from anything else, Li Yang and Xi Ni were very capable. They talked about everything from today's weather to what to eat in the evening.

Later, Xing Jianguo couldn't help but asked the question in his mind.
"Master Li, in recent months, some things have happened that are not in line with common sense, and many famous mountains and rivers have experienced abnormal conditions from time to time. We want to know what the root cause of all this is?"

Xing Jianguo looked at Li Yang with burning eyes. This light was not only his doubt, but also the question that the people above had been thinking about.

As early as the founding of the People's Republic of China, a thorough investigation was conducted on the so-called Taoist temple lineages and folk sorcerers, and it was discovered that the so-called Taoist methods and talismans were all fictitious. Those old Taoists who chanted scriptures and meditated all year round could only cultivate their body and mind and live a few years longer than others, but there was nothing else.

But not long ago, something that shouldn't appear in the 21st century suddenly popped up in Ma Yi Mountain, and the authorities conducted a small census of the magical lineages of various famous mountains that had been allowed to roam freely.

But at this time they discovered that those Taoist talismans and so on seemed to be real things, and looking at the performance of the person from Baiyun Mountain who came over below, it seemed that someone of yours had even succeeded in refining them.

Moreover, this is not an isolated case, but seems to be a trend. Since we cannot suppress it, we can only go with the flow. At least we need to figure out why those things that seem like waste paper novels have come true.

Finally getting to the point, Li Yang restrained his facial expression:
"The source? You should be much better at collecting information than I am. Why are you asking me this?"

"Of course we have some information..." Xing Jianguo was somewhat vague and did not say how much the authorities knew.

Li Yang looked at Xing Jianguo's expression and understood

"I do know the source, but I can't tell you. Your level is not high enough."

"I don't know what you mean, so I sent a criminal police captain to contact me. I know what you want to know, and I can tell you clearly that I have that thing."

Xing Jianguo's expression changed again and again. He was indeed here to test the situation, as there were important figures watching from behind.

After that, Li Yang took out a rough little stone from his backpack and shook it in his hand.

"The root you want to know is inside this stone."

Xing Jianguo took the stone and looked at it repeatedly in his hands. The texture was no different from ordinary stones on the roadside. "Root? How can a stone be a root?"

Li Yang said calmly: "I will give you time to study this stone. If you can figure it out, I will tell you what I know. If you can't figure it out, then let someone above you who is qualified talk to me."

Xing Jianguo was silent for a long time. He lowered his head in the car and sent a message to someone. He looked up after a long time.

"for how long?"

"Three days."

"it is good!"

The first test ended here. The driver drove the two to the largest hotel in Mei County to stay. Xing Jianguo immediately rushed to the government with the stone.

In the hotel, Chi Yanhong looked at Li Yang. She knew very well what Li Yang meant.

That piece of stone was a spiritual stone that Li Yang collected in Mount Emei, and the ability to sense spiritual energy was a skill that only innate beings possessed.

If the authorities can find a person with innate ability, it means that Li Yang's cultivation level is not unique in modern times. His bargaining chips facing the authorities will be greatly reduced, so he can only give up something and it will be impossible for him to maintain his transcendent position.

But as long as the official cannot detect spiritual energy, then Li Yang will be the only exception in this period.

In modern society, exceptions often represent privileges.

The current situation on both sides is testing each other.

During the three days in the hotel, Li Yang did not act out of character. He and Chi Yanhong each shared a room, just like ordinary people. They ate and slept every day, and in their spare time they meditated in the hotel.

The man in sunglasses accompanied her throughout the hotel without any concealment. They laughed and joked every day, and sometimes even had breakfast together.

When the man in sunglasses asked with lingering fear what happened at the high-speed railway station that day, Li Yang laughed and gave him two talismans to suppress evil and calm the spirit.

When he learned that Li Yang had used this thing to subdue zombies, the man in sunglasses was overjoyed and collected the two talismans like treasures.

Naturally, the two talismans fell into the hands of the authorities. Coming out of the laboratory, the man in sunglasses unexpectedly discovered that the old men fiddling with various instruments in the laboratory were all masters in the field of modern physics, and they were conducting various analyses on a piece of stone with serious expressions.

This is basalt formed when magma from a volcanic eruption cools and solidifies.

After a group of physics masters discussed the matter, they came to a conclusion that completely confused the people above them. They had analyzed all the elements of the stone, but could not find anything special about it. They had no idea about the root cause that Li Yang mentioned.

According to Li Yang's travel records, they found exactly the same basalt in Mount Emei. They picked up a few pieces and brought them back for analysis, and found that the various elements were basically the same.

Finally, Chen Xiyan and two old Taoist priests were invited out, and the stone was mixed with basalt for the three to identify, but none of them could pick out the stone.

After several days of hard work, three days later on the morning, Xing Jianguo, with dark circles under his eyes, found the two of them at the hotel and spoke with a bit more respect:
"Please follow me, someone upstairs wants to see you."

(End of this chapter)