I was selling peach wood swords on a live stream, how did I become a Taoist ancestor?

Lu County, Qingfeng Temple.

Li Jun had no idea how much trouble his blood-stained peach wood sword had stirred up on Longhu Mountain.

He's busy preparing the props for his live stream right now.

"Five Thunder Talisman...can that even look good when drawn?"

Li Jun, referring to the "Complete Collection of Taoist Talismans," tried to copy them on yellow paper.

The strokes are too complicated.

The talisman head must be drawn with three layers of cloud patterns, the talisman core must be written with seventy-two variant thunder characters, and the talisman foot must be outlined with the eight trigrams.

He drew seven or eight pictures, but none of them were presentable.

"Never mind, let's simplify it."

Li Jun abandoned the idea of ​​simply copying it and decided to create his own "youth version".

Retain the basic forms of cloud patterns and thunder characters, but halve their quantity.

After another hour of struggling, I finally managed to draw a reasonably decent one.

"Okay, that's fine. It's all about the live stream effect anyway."

Li Jun nodded in satisfaction and tidied up his tools.

Let me check the time, it's 3 PM.

There are still five hours until the live broadcast.

Take a break.

As soon as he stepped outside, he saw his master walking in with his hands behind his back.

"Master, where did you go?" Li Jun asked.

"I went to town and bought some incense and candles," the old Taoist priest said. "I also stopped by Jubaozhai."

"Uncle Zhao's shop is open?"

"It's open." The old Taoist priest's expression was strange. "But the statues... have all been replaced."

"All replaced?"

"Yeah, they've switched to stone carvings now. Zhao said he doesn't dare sell clay sculptures anymore, it's weird."

The old Taoist priest paused for a moment, then said, "He also asked me if our temple had any blessed ritual objects, as he wanted to invite one to ward off evil spirits in the shop."

Li Jun laughed: "You agreed?"

"What do you mean, 'promise'? We don't have any magical artifacts in our temple." The old Taoist glared at him. "I told you, let him do business honestly and stop with all that nonsense."

"You're right."

Li Jun echoed, but in his heart he thought that Uncle Zhao was really frightened this time.

That's good, though. They probably won't dare to cheat people when selling idols in the future.

"By the way, Master, I'm going to do a live stream tonight and I'll be drawing a Five Thunder Talisman. Is that alright with you?"

"A Five Thunder Talisman?" The old Taoist priest frowned. "You know how to draw it?"

"It's a simplified version, just for aesthetics."

"That's fine then, don't say anything nonsense."

"I know, I know."

After making his promise, Li Jun turned around and ran back to his room.

The old Taoist priest watched his disciple's retreating figure and shook his head.

He first went to the main hall to offer incense.

The altar is still empty; Boss Zhao said the new statue will be delivered next week.

The old Taoist priest finished lighting incense and was about to leave when he suddenly stopped.

He stared at the rising smoke from the incense burner for a long time.

The smoke rises straight.

Straight upwards, perfectly orderly.

It's not quite the same as usual.

It can be straight at times, but it will occasionally drift.

The smoke today... is almost too steady.

"That's strange..."

The old Taoist muttered something to himself, didn't think much of it, and turned to go back to his room.

……

Back in the room.

Li Jun opened his phone to check the time, but saw several unread private messages.

They were all sent by "lay disciples of Longhu Mountain".

【Master, the sword has been received. Thank you very much!】

The sword's effect... far exceeded expectations. My senior brother was astonished after seeing it.

[If you have the time, Daoist Master, would you be willing to visit Longhu Mountain? The Celestial Master's Mansion would be more than ready to welcome you.]

[In addition, I have prepared a small gift, which I have already sent, as a token of my gratitude. I hope you will accept it.]

After reading it, Li Jun was stunned for a long time.

Celestial Master's Mansion?

To welcome them with open arms?

A small gift?

What is all this about?

He just won a small toy in a raffle!

Judging from their tone, it seems they really treasure that little sword.

"It can't be that bad..."

Li Jun scratched his head and replied, "You're too kind. It's just a small trinket. I'm glad you like it. As for visiting... I've been quite busy lately. We can talk about it another time. There's really no need for a gift; it's too much of a waste."

The message was sent and the other party replied instantly.

【Taoist priest, there's no need to refuse. The gift has already been sent; it's just some local mountain produce, nothing valuable.】

As for visiting, you are welcome anytime, whenever it is convenient for you, Taoist Master.

Looking at the reply, Li Jun was even more puzzled.

This attitude is a bit too polite.

Are all the Taoist priests on Longhu Mountain so polite?

He couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

Anyway, the gift has arrived. We'll see what it is later. If it's too valuable, we can just return it.

……

8 PM.

The live stream started on time.

The number of online users instantly exceeded 20,000.

The comments section was flooded with messages.

"Good evening, Taoist Master!"

"Drawing Five Thunder Talismans today? Really?"

"Selling sunflower seeds, peanuts, and bottled water in the front row!"

Li Jun adjusted the camera and said with a smile, "Good evening, everyone. We are indeed going to draw the Five Thunder Talisman today, but I'm letting you know in advance."

"It's a simplified version, just for entertainment. Just enjoy it for fun, don't take it seriously."

The comments section was filled with "Those who know, know".

"The Taoist priest is being modest again."

"Last time we talked about handicrafts, and the demand was so high."

"Master, tell me the truth, are you a reclusive master?"

Li Jun was both amused and exasperated: "I'm really not, I'm just an ordinary Taoist priest."

He didn't explain further, but spread out the yellow paper and picked up the brush.

"Then I'll begin."

Dip the brush in ink and begin writing.

The first stroke is the cloud pattern on the symbol's head.

Strangely enough, when he actually started drawing, his hand suddenly became much steadyer.

It's like...having practiced it a thousand times.

The strokes are fluid and the lines are natural.

He was surprised himself.

"You're in good shape today..."

Li Jun muttered to himself as he continued drawing.

The characters for "Fu Dan Lei" were written out one by one.

Although it's simplified, the structure is complete and it looks quite decent.

The number of comments in the live stream gradually decreased.

Everyone held their breath, watching the talisman gradually take shape under the brush.

For some reason, even though I was just watching someone draw talismans, I felt a certain...

A sense of solemnity?

It was like witnessing some kind of ritual.

Twenty minutes later.

The final stroke was made.

A complete Five Thunder Talisman was presented on the yellow paper.

Li Jun put down his pen and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, it's finished."

He picked up the talisman and showed it to the camera.

Yellow paper with red ink, intricate runes, gleaming faintly under the lamplight.

Surprisingly...it's kind of good.

"Wow! That Taoist priest is awesome!"

"This talisman is drawn so well... I'm tempted to buy one!"

"Taoist priest, are you selling? I'll offer a high price!"

Li Jun quickly waved his hand: "No, no, this is the only one. I'll keep it as a souvenir."

He had barely finished speaking.

Boom!

A muffled clap of thunder came from outside the window.

Li Jun's hand trembled, and the talisman almost fell to the ground.

The live stream chat exploded.

"Holy crap! Thunder?!"

"Master, you've finished drawing the talisman!"

"Did it really attract lightning?!"

Li Jun was dumbfounded.

He looked out the window.

The night sky was clear, dotted with countless stars.

Where did the lightning come from?

"Maybe... it's just thunder from a distance," he offered a dry explanation.

The words had barely left his mouth...

Boom! Boom!

Several muffled claps of thunder sounded, approaching from afar.

It looks like... coming this way.

Li Jun was completely dumbfounded.

He quickly put the talisman aside and gave a dry laugh at the camera: "Um... that's all for today's live stream. Something came up, see you all tomorrow!"

After saying that, he turned off the camera at lightning speed.

The live stream screen went black.

The comments section was still flooded with messages.

"Taoist Master, don't run away!"

"Did you attract the lightning?"

"Taoist Master, tell me the truth, do you really know the Five Thunder Orthodox Technique?!"

However, Li Jun could no longer see it.

He turned off the computer, sat down in the chair, his heart pounding like a drum.

Outside the window, the thunder gradually faded into the distance.

It eventually disappeared.

Night returned to silence.

Li Jun looked at the Five Thunder Talisman on the table and swallowed hard.

"A coincidence...it must be a coincidence..."

He muttered to himself.