Jing Cheng didn't know at this time that there was a small program called navigation and a customer service called automatic reply in this world, and the appearance of these things only needed to trigger certain conditions. For example, he had been searching for Taoist-related content during this period of time, and for example, the minute he hesitated just now.

After being surprised, Jing Cheng regained his senses. He felt that the situation should be as Assistant Wang said, someone was chatting with him through the phone.

Could it be that some fellow Taoist in the present world found his whereabouts through this magical machine called "mobile phone"?

...It's not impossible.

After thinking for a moment, Jing Cheng quickly got up from the bed and sat up straight.

His fingers slowly slid across the screen. He frowned and considered the language, then typed it word by word.

"The Heavenly Master, the Jing Clan of Mount Taiyin, the True Man Lingsu."

After finishing writing, he read it carefully and made sure there were no typos before clicking the "OK" button that had appeared next to it.

The message "Sent successfully" appears on the page.

Jing Cheng let out a sigh of relief.

...

...

He thought about it and finally wrote "Jingshi". This was because although he was expelled from the Jing family early, it was an indisputable fact that everything he learned came from the Jing family. Lingsu was his Taoist name.

What's more, more than a hundred years have passed, and the Jing family members of his generation may have passed away. After the war, who knows how many inheritors of the Tianshi family are still alive. He is now eager to know these things.

Unexpectedly, not long after he sent the message, another line of words appeared on the blank screen: I said I don’t discriminate against you, why use Master Jing Tian as an excuse?

Jing Cheng: ???

I couldn't help but rub my eyes. Is he really behind the times? Why can't I understand what this sentence means?

Before he knew how to reply, the other party spoke again: As everyone knows, the Jing family of Taiyin Mountain declined a hundred years ago and later turned to business. Lingsu Zhenren was the last Heavenly Master of the Jing family and he has been dead for a hundred years. It should be realistic for him to impersonate someone, right?

Jingcheng: ...

Was he dazzled? Did the Jing Clan of Taiyin Mountain switch to business? Did he become the last Heavenly Master of the Jing Clan?

Although Jing Cheng had a premonition that the Jing family might decline, after all, the next head of the Jing family had not been decided before he left, and no one born in the same batch as him had talent comparable to his, but to say that he would abandon Taoism and turn to chasing after money in the mortal world was too bizarre.

As far as he knew, the Jing family of Tianshi Dao had a thousand-year-long heritage and occupied a place during the most prosperous period of Taoism in the Tang Dynasty. The first rule of the Jing family's ancestral precepts was: As a member of the Taoist sect, one should abide by one's own heart and not use magic to make money.

If someone had told him a hundred years ago that the Jing family had left Taoism to engage in business, he would never have believed it. This is because troubled times are a great opportunity to make a fortune, and the Jing family practiced Taoism to avoid karma, so they would retreat from the world when times were troubled. How could they possibly engage in business?

Jing Cheng didn't know that a lot of things had happened in the past hundred years. Decades ago, the Taoist sect suffered a severe blow, and its heritage was almost gone. With the changes in the world, many Taoist sects disappeared in the long river of history. It was not uncommon for Taoists to change careers.

At this moment, Jing Cheng was holding the phone, his mind was in turmoil and he was shocked beyond words.

Because he could feel that what the other party said should be true.

He stared at the long message sent by the other party, as if there was a breath stuck in his throat and he felt very uncomfortable.

They didn't know that Jing Cheng was the "last Jing family celestial master" who traveled through time, and they sent a lot of messages one after another -

[Forget it, you are a newbie, right?]

[Answer a few questions first, and I will register a forum account for you if you pass]

[Question 1: Who are the five immortals in Lu You’s book?]

[Question 2: If a child is frightened and loses his soul, please give at least one method to “call back the soul”.]

[Question 3: What are the ten precepts and eight taboos that should be observed when drawing talismans?]

…

[Question 6: Please name three or more eight-character gods and evil spirits]

[4 correct answers out of the 6 questions above will be considered a pass]

When Jing Cheng came to his senses, he found a large number of densely packed simplified Chinese characters on the screen of his mobile phone.

Jingcheng: ...

I don't even want to raise my hands.

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An hour later.

In a villa in the suburbs of Beijing, a hundred miles away from Jing's house, a young man wearing glasses suddenly yelled "Fuck!" and jumped up from the chair in front of the computer desk. The porcelain cup and porcelain plate with snacks on the computer desk were accidentally thrown to the ground by his raised arm, and shattered all over the floor.

A beautiful woman in her 30s ran down from upstairs. Seeing the mess on the floor, she immediately flew into a rage and yelled at the young man: "Zhang Baodou! You actually secretly used my tea set again! And you broke it again! You're dead!!!"

Zhang Baodou's eyes widened, obviously realizing that he had caused trouble, and he quickly waved his hands to explain: "No, it's not me, hey! It's not important... Shit!"

The beautiful woman kicked him and snorted, "You don't have to explain to me! If I don't beat you into the hospital today, I will undergo sex reassignment surgery and become a man tomorrow!"

"Senior sister! Hiss - I was wrong, I was wrong, I have something important to tell you, can you please stop for now?"

"If you have to fart, do it now!" The senior sister kicked him twice again, feeling much better. She decided to listen to her junior brother's "last words" first.

Zhang Baodou wiped the blood from his nose, but he was not angry. Instead, he licked his face and smiled at her: "Senior sister! I found a great person! Oh, no, it's Niu Xianer!"

"..." Senior sister gave him a look that looked like a fool.

What the hell, what am I talking about?

What the hell is Niu Xianer?

Zhang Baodou shook his confused head violently, and after he felt much more sober, he said, "Well, it's a forum for academic exchanges among various Taoist sects set up by several senior uncles. I'm responsible for the backstage registration. Tonight, I dug up a great god!"

The senior sister raised her eyebrows, seeming not to believe what he said.

Zhang Baodou kept talking like a stream of beans pouring out of his mouth: "Tonight, a netizen came to our forum. I originally only set up a question, which was to ask him which sect he was a newcomer to. As long as he answered the ones recorded by the Taoist Association, he could pass the registration. In the end, guess what he answered?"

Senior Sister’s curiosity was aroused. “What?”

"He said he was Master Jing Tian!"

"Isn't he just a liar? What's the big deal?" Senior Sister looked at him speechlessly, "Don't tell me you believe this?"

Zhang Baodou rubbed his hands, thinking back to what happened just now, and sighed: "Of course I don't believe it. The Jing family was kicked out of the Taoist Association a long time ago, and the backend system certainly didn't record this answer, so after he answered, it was transmitted to me. If he answered that he had no sect, he only needed to answer a technical question to pass, but he said he was Master Jing Tian!"

Having said this, Zhang Baodou slammed the table, quite angry.

The senior sister's eyebrows twitched and she glanced around the table, fearing that the tea set she had customized at a high price was placed on the table. Breaking one or two would be a small matter, but if another one was broken, she was really afraid that she would not be able to help but "clean up the house".

"Who is Master Jingtian? He is my idol! The person I admire most in my life! Even my master, uncles, and ancestors have to rank him behind him!" Zhang Baodou clenched his fists tightly, his face filled with indignation.

The corners of the senior sister's mouth twitched, and she thought to herself that it was a good thing that there were only the two of us in the villa tonight. If the uncle and the others heard what you said, they would probably "expel you from the sect".

"I wanted to scold him! But I am a well-educated young man who has received nine years of compulsory education, so I held back!" Zhang Baodou smiled and patted his chest, "... After all, I am not a keyboard warrior, but a civilized person on the Internet."

"..." Senior Sister's forehead was bulging with veins, and she shouted, "Speak to the point!"

Zhang Baodou shuddered and said quickly, "Then I gave him 6 questions and told him that he had to answer 4 of them correctly to pass. He actually answered all 6! The most important thing is that my fourth and fifth questions were about lost magic techniques, and he actually answered them! It's amazing!"

The senior sister asked suspiciously, "Since it is a lost question, how do you know if his answer is correct?"

Zhang Baodou: “…”

Yes, how does he know if it’s right?

Oh! I was so excited for nothing!

After taking a look at the answer on the computer screen, Zhang Baodou pushed his glasses up, struggled internally, and said unwillingly, "Let him pass first. Whether it is a horse or a mule, we will decide after the uncle and the others come back!"

The senior sister rolled her eyes and said nothing.

…

After reading a long string of messages, Jing Cheng thought that the fellow Taoist on the other side was asking him questions, so he answered them one by one with a discussion mentality.

To Jing Cheng, these questions were not difficult, they were just a little troublesome to type. However, the fourth and fifth questions were different. One asked how to invite a god to possess one's body, and the other asked how to cultivate the ability of clairvoyance.

The other questions are all Taoist common sense, the kind that anyone can do as long as they study hard. But "inviting gods to possess one's body" and "clairvoyance" are different. Both require talent and are Taoist magical powers that completely separate mortals from heavenly masters. Both require special physiques to practice and consume a lot of energy, so they are not available to ordinary people.

Furthermore, the true magic cannot be explained clearly by words.

Therefore, Jing Cheng simply described the method, focusing on the shortcomings of the two techniques, and warned the other party not to try it lightly.

Jing Cheng didn't know that other people's opinions of him changed again and again in such a short period of time. He only knew that after he struggled to answer those questions, a dialog box appeared on his mobile phone screen, saying "The software has been automatically downloaded in the background."

What the hell is this?

Jing Cheng was puzzled. After the download was complete, he habitually clicked the installation button. A few seconds later, a green icon appeared on the phone desktop, with the words "Taoist Exchange Forum (beta version)" written below it.

He clicked on it out of curiosity.

But I saw a few scrolling red words at the top of the page:

“The Taoist Exchange Forum was officially launched on September 1, 2019. Taoists can speak freely and share new things here!”

"Breaking news! Those who haven't taken the Taoist exam before October 1st should be careful. From now on, ghost hunting without a license will not be reimbursed, and a fine of 500 to 10,000 yuan will be imposed, depending on the circumstances."

"It is forbidden to catch ghosts and demons in public places when there are many people. Violators will be fined 100,000 yuan. Here I criticize certain people by name..."

"Attention, major incident!!! Recently, a man-eating monster appeared in the southern part of Shangjing. This monster is good at imitating the crying of babies to attract people's attention. So far, 4 people have been victimized..."

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One day later, Jing Cheng attended a lecture by a famous person——

"Next, I'm going to talk about a legendary figure in the Republic of China... This Master Jing Tian, ​​who was expelled from his family, followed the example of Yang Yunsong, a Tang Dynasty monk, who punished evil and promoted good, helped the poor, and did many unknown good deeds. It is said that he lived a short life of poverty and loneliness, but he enjoyed a high reputation among the people..."

Jing Cheng:? ? Is this really me? Didn’t those people chase him for ten blocks with rotten eggs?