After binding himself to the “Lingbao Incense Offering System,” Li Daoxuan’s life of lying flat came to an end.
The System’s goal: restore the Lingbao Heavenly Venerable’s lineage in the mortal world. His goal: avoid getting struck by lightning. So, armed with the “Dust-Cleansing Mantra” as a vacuum cleaner and carrying “Peace-of-Mind Talismans” for counseling, this Quanzhen cultivator, formerly a Zhengyi lay Taoist priest, was forced to start a “charlatan” career in the villages for miles around.
He “retrieved” a gold ring from a chicken coop for a middle-aged woman, adjusted the feng shui of an old man’s ancestral grave to “settle a dispute,” and used a ritual to dispel a dead ghost’s resentment... His Taoist arts had no celestial aura whatsoever. He was simply making the best of a bad situation.
Then one day, an old Taoist priest from Baiyun Temple watched him calm a turbulent state of mind that even the “Classic of Purity” couldn’t soothe, using nothing but a cup of water and a few words. He asked solemnly, “Fellow Daoist, what school’s divine ability is this?” Li Daoxuan glanced at the incense merit points ticking across his System panel and yawned. “Oh, this? It’s called... making ends meet.”
