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Chapter 124 The Great Dao is Fifty, Heavenly Evolution is Forty-Nine (Bonus Chapter 17 for Monthly Tickets)

After listening to Xie Songde's explanation, Chen Miao asked his question:
"So, it's been a week, why are you still living here?"

Xie Songde shook his head helplessly.

“We didn’t stay here. The reason we’re here today is because my wife invited a powerful sorcerer, who she said is very capable and can handle things here.”

"Besides that, I also discovered that the thing seemed to only be intimidating and didn't cause us any real harm, so I wasn't that nervous."

Chen Miao thought to himself that Xie Songde was really bold.

Just because we didn't take action against you a few days ago doesn't mean we won't take action against you in the next few days!

Since he was already there, Chen Miao decided to go and see if what Xie Songde's family had encountered was true or false.

Just as Chen Miao was about to speak, the villa door was opened.

"Great Master, please come in!"

Chen Miao and Xie Songde, father and son, both turned their heads to look over.

There, a noblewoman was inviting a gentle-looking man into the villa.

The man's long hair was tied into a bun with a hairpin, and he wore a gray, wide-sleeved robe, with his hands hidden under the sleeves.

He wore a pair of matching trousers with tapered cuffs and black cloth shoes.

The only thing on her body was a hairpin on her topknot, which could be described as 'clean and neat'!
Besides that, there's his walking posture.

The arms hanging down at the sides of the body do not swing when walking. If Chen Miao hadn't seen the fingertips peeking out from under the sleeves, he would have thought they were two empty sleeves.

"Songde, what are you waiting for?"

Xie Songde realized what was happening, got up, and walked over with a smile.

"We are deeply grateful for the help of the Grand Master!"

The Grand Master smiled and waved his hand, his face gentle.

"It's alright. We can kill evil spirits and heretics. Mr. Xie, there's no need for that."

Xie Songde's face showed more sincerity.

"The Great Master is truly an enlightened master!"

The Grand Master waved his hand.

"Let's not talk about that now. Take me to see where this happened."

"Okay, okay, this way please, it's on the second floor!"

Xie Songde reached out and led the Grand Master towards the second floor, with Xie Songde's wife following closely on the other side.

When Xie Yun saw the Grand Master, his eyes lit up, and he abandoned Chen Miao to follow him.

Chen Miao didn't feel neglected and followed along with a curious expression.

Upon reaching the second floor, Xie Songde pointed to the bathroom next to his daughter's room.

"It has appeared here, and it has also appeared in my bathroom."

"Hmm, no rush, let's look at them one by one."

The Grand Master smiled gently, then stopped Xie Songde and the others, and went inside alone.

The Xie family of three looked at the bathroom nervously, with Xie Yun peeking in, but his mother twisted his ear.

The archmage emerged within two minutes.

He still had that same smiling and kind look.

"Let's go to the next one."

"Very well, this way please, Grand Master."

With that, Xie Songde led his men to the next bathroom.

Chen Miao didn't follow them directly. Instead, after they made way for him, he went inside and took a look around.

"Since I didn't sense any yin energy, does that mean the thing's true form isn't in the bathroom?"

"I forgot to bring the developer spray I just redeemed when I came. I'll have to remember next time."

After Chen Miao came out of the bathroom, he followed the direction the others had gone.

By the time he arrived, the Grand Master had already gone inside.

When Xie Songde saw Chen Miao following him, he smiled apologetically and was about to say something when the Grand Master came out.

"Grand Master, how is it?"

"Don't rush, let's go downstairs and talk."

"Very well, this way please, Grand Master."

Seeing this, Chen Miao went into the bathroom again.

It must be said that the bathroom was quite large, but I still couldn't sense any yin energy. Perhaps the yin energy had already been washed away by the rising yang energy.

"what are you doing?"

Xie Yun poked his head out from the doorway and looked at Chen Miao. "Let me see if there's anything ghostly."

Hearing Chen Miao say that, Xie Yun curled her lip.

"Even ghosts don't come out during the day. If you want to see one, come to my house tonight to take a shower!"

Seeing the teasing look on Xie Yun's face, Chen Miao smiled but didn't say anything.

When the two came downstairs, the high priest was already in the living room giving instructions to Xie Songde and his wife.

With just one sentence, Chen Miao was stunned.

"I've figured out what's going on here, so you don't need to worry."

Xie Songde's face showed a hint of excitement.

"Really? Archmage, can you really solve this?"

Xie Songde's wife patted him on the shoulder.

"How can you talk like that? Since the Grand Master has spoken, he can definitely solve the problem!"

"Yes, yes, I haven't been sleeping well these past few days, I'm so confused."

The Grand Master didn't pay any attention.

“I just used my divine eye to look in both bathrooms and found where that thing is hiding.”

"A simple ritual can resolve this."

"but……"

Xie Songde's heart skipped a beat.

"But what? Grand Master, just say so, and I'll do my best to help!"

The Grand Master was very satisfied with Xie Songde's attitude and said with a smile, "Don't worry, it's not that there are difficulties, but that the method I cultivate cannot directly kill living beings."

"Even ghosts and spirits are living beings."

Xie Songde didn't understand.

"What does the Grand Master mean?"

Do you know the name of my sect?

Xie Songde looked at his wife, but she also looked blank.

"My sect is called the Heavenly Evolution Sect!"

The four people present were all silently reciting the name Tianyan Sect.

Chen Miao silently made a note of it, planning to ask Qi Ning if he knew about it later.

The Grand Master looked at the group and said with a smile:
"The core tenet of my sect is: The Great Dao is fifty, and the Heavenly Evolution is forty-nine!"

"Whenever a member of my sect encounters evil spirits, they must perform a ritual that lasts for forty-nine days."

Do you know why it's forty-nine days?

As soon as the Grand Master finished speaking, Xie Yun suddenly said, "Because of the Heavenly Evolution of Forty-Nine!"

The Grand Master's eyes lit up, and he pointed at Xie Yun, laughing, "Your son has good comprehension, but unfortunately I am not yet qualified to take him as a disciple."

The Grand Master's words made Xie Yun blush with excitement. If his parents hadn't been there, he probably would have kowtowed and begged to be accepted as a disciple.

Over there, the Grand Master continued, "The reason it takes forty-nine days is that my disciples of the Heavenly Evolution Sect need to use the sect's secret techniques to cut off the forty-nine possible paths of the evil spirit, leaving only one way to survive."

"If evil spirits can achieve enlightenment, they will emerge from that path of life, shedding their malevolence and transforming into benevolent souls."

At this point, a cold glint flashed in the Grand Master's eyes.

"If the evil spirits are stubborn, then the last way out will become a dead end on the fiftieth day."

"Thus, life will be cut off, and the evil spirits will be annihilated!"

Seeing the aura emanating from the Grand Master and hearing his words about the Heavenly Evolution, Xie Songde and his family were all greatly encouraged!
This time, it seems we've encountered something real!
But they didn't see the strange look in Chen Miao's eyes.

When Chen Miao heard the Grand Master say that he had discovered the problem, he thought the other party's methods were brilliant and he was prepared to humbly learn from him.

But as I listened, something felt increasingly off.

Forty-nine days of rites to deliver the deceased, severing forty-nine paths?

How to eliminate the malevolent aura of evil spirits and transform them into benevolent souls?
What a magnificent path to the Great Dao, fifty in total, and the Heavenly Evolution, forty-nine in total!

Why should a ghost that has appeared a few times but hasn't yet committed any crimes be given a 49-day ritual to be released from its trance?

If this great mage were to encounter Yue Na and Yue Xiaodao, wouldn't he have to spend a year in the afterlife?
This great master had better have real skills, otherwise by the time the forty-nine days are up, the family's first seven days of mourning will probably be over!

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