Wu Huang, the youngest head priest of Qingyang Temple, livestreams tai chi and explains environmental science every day.
He solemnly assures his tens of millions of viewers: “Our temple believes in science. We don't engage in feudal superstition.”
Viewers watch him form a hand seal, sending a peachwood sword scabbard floating half a meter in the air. He calls it a magnetic levitation experiment.
Then, during a morning exercise livestream, his stunning junior sister Lin Xiwei points the camera at him. A ball of thunder suddenly appears in his palm, and a massive boulder a zhang tall shatters to pieces.
The livestream is instantly shut down, and the incident explodes across the trending charts. The next day, a long line forms outside Qingyang Temple as people hold up their phones and shout, “Master, is it still possible to sign up for cultivation?”
Wu Huang silently closes the temple gate and puts up a new talisman: “Believe in science. Reject feudal superstition.”
Meanwhile, his mischievous junior sister, the one who started it all, blinks at him and asks, “Senior Brother, could I use your Five Thunder Talisman to promote my health tea? I guarantee it'll ‘shock’ people into paying on the spot!”
When I see people forcibly accepting disciples, I stop watching. It's boring. You should follow God's will. You can't forcefully accept disciples just because you have a good physique. It is not in line with the behavior of a Taoist priest. If you come here unexpectedly later and accept it after being tested, it will be better than forcefully accepting disciples. You should change your profession. You should be a practitioner, not a Taoist priest.