"No, what happened to the science? Why is there still a hand gesture summoning celestial thunder?"
"I can't imagine what the streamer was feeling at the time, busting a myth only to hit upon a living immortal; that's some unreal luck!"
"Can someone who knows what they're talking about come out and say whether this video is fake or not?"
The scene of thunder booming was too fantastical, leaving netizens both shocked and skeptical.
However, professional special effects experts commented below the video.
"With my twenty years of experience in the industry, this video shows no signs of editing; whether Thunder Skill is real or not, the video is definitely genuine!"
"Oh my god, does that mean this Daoist can actually perform Thunder Skill? And cultivating as a Daoist might be real too?"
"Scary! Recently I passed by the overpass, and a blind man wanted to tell my fortune; I refused and even cursed him out. Now thinking back on it, I have to thank him for not killing me!"
"Humanly possible to perform Thunder Skill? Can someone practicing Daoism explain the theory?"
"I've got a say in this. First, I haven't practiced Daoism, so all I can claim is that I have a say. Whether humans can perform Thunder Skill, I don't know, because I made it clear that I haven't trained!"
"Oh damn, listening to you has wasted three minutes of my time!"
Netizens debated endlessly, ensuring a sleepless night.
Meanwhile, Lin Heng, in the Quiet Chamber, watched the Reputation Value spike increasingly crazily, and he too was caught in doubt.
"Could it be that I've gone viral?"
...
...
The investigators arrived the next morning.
Of course, this wasn't due to slow response times.
Since Qingfeng Daoist Temple is located on White Cliff Mountain, which belongs to the suburbs of Chang City, it took nearly three hours just driving from the city to the mountain's base.
Plus the time to climb to the summit; no wonder it was the next morning.
Upon arrival, the investigators promptly cordoned off the area around the body.
Then they began photographing and inspecting all around, preserving the scene and collecting various fingerprints.
Lin Heng cooperatively answered a few questions; admitting was impossible anyway.
After the forensic examination of Du Chong's body was done.
Ultimately even the examiner smiled wryly and said.
This person indeed seems to have been struck down by celestial thunder...
Why he was so unlucky, struck dead, the investigators have to deal with in slow follow-up investigations.
Anyway, it's challenging to pin it on Lin Heng.
Firstly, Du Chong has none of his fingerprints on him.
Secondly, even if they figured out Du Chong was struck by Thunder Skill, it was an old man weak to the candle flame's wind that got struck dead!
How could that relate to me, a youthful Observatory Master in great bloom?
After the investigators left, the Daoist Temple returned to its usually deserted scene.
Lin Heng was used to this.
These years, with widespread internet access, all kinds of myth-busting videos have been popping up.
Many Feng Shui masters and fortune-telling gurus have been exposed as frauds.
Daoists have also been labeled as charlatans and deceivers, no longer worshipped by the public, not to mention the incense-burning believers.
In this notorious state, Buddhism is rapidly expanding.
Daoism's development space is continuously squeezed.
Daoists either return to secular life or hide deep in remote mountains.
It's naturally impossible to have a flourishing and bustling scene.
Actually, within his heart, Lin Heng sighed over the current situation of temples everywhere, yet Daoist Temples become increasingly rare.
To be fair.
Daoism is Dragon Country's native religion, deeply rooted with a rich history.
Yet it's gotten to the point where Daoism has been crushed by an imported religion.
It must be said, times change, tides rise and fall.
"If Daoism is to be revived, strength is necessary!"
Lin Heng resolutely returned to the Ancestral Hall.
After a night of fermentation, his Reputation Value had surpassed one hundred ten thousand.
"Time for the lottery!"
Lin Heng summoned the system and opened the lottery option.
There were five types of lottery wheels.
The Basic Level pool costing 100,000 Reputation Value each draw.
The Middle Level pool costing 1,000,000 Reputation Value each draw.
The Advanced Level pool costing 10,000,000 Reputation Value each draw.
The Legend pool costing 100,000,000 Reputation Value each draw.
And the Myth pool costing 1,000,000,000 Reputation Value each draw!
The current 110,000 Reputation Value Lin Heng had looked substantial, but it barely met the Basic Level lottery standard!
"Come on, let's see what kind of trash this cheapest lottery will give me."
Lin Heng was in good spirits.
[Consume 100,000 Reputation Value, lottery begins]
Following the system's prompt, the bronze-colored wheel appeared before him.
The items on this wheel were dazzling and densely packed, totaling thousands!
"That's quite a variety!"
Lin Heng clicked his tongue in wonder.
Then the wheel spun, and when it stopped, a caption appeared.
[Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the Divine Technique, Five Elements Ghost Skill!]
Five Elements Ghost Skill: One of the Five Great Daoist Sacred Lands, a secret technique not passed down from Lao Mountain, once perfected enables the body to roam between metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, passing through walls, tunneling, mystifying and elusive, surpassing ghosts!
"Wow, is this for real?"
After seeing the Five Elements Ghost Skill's introduction, Lin Heng couldn't help but concentrate his gaze.
As a Daoist, he was well aware of how bizarre Lao Mountain Techniques were.
One could say, among all historical Daoist Sacred Lands, Lao Mountain was the most mysterious.
Their techniques were uniquely outstanding within Daoism, though compared to other Daoists' spells, Lao Mountain's spells were much more esoteric.
This led many Daoists to believe Lao Mountain practiced unorthodox methods, undeserving of being called a Daoist Sacred Land!
Nevertheless.
In the last Daoist Grand Battle.
Lao Mountain did, by virtue of its mysterious techniques, indeed overpower many Daoist Sects, earning its place as a Daoist Sacred Land through pure strength!
So even if many sacred traditions murmured complaints, it no longer mattered.
For Lin Heng to obtain a secret technique from Sacred Land Lao Mountain in just a Basic Level lottery.
Was indeed very unexpected.
It's hard to imagine what rewards future million, tens of millions Reputation Value lotteries will give?!
[Do you wish to merge Five Elements Ghost Skill?] At this moment the system prompted.
Lin Heng naturally didn't hesitate.
"Merge!"
With a flash of light, it integrated into Lin Heng's brow.
The Five Elements Ghost Skill immediately reached perfection.
Various realizations filled his mind.
"Let's test the effect!"
Lin Heng arrived behind the wooden door, mentally rehearsed the spell, then traversed through the door and window.
...
Elsewhere.
A sweet and pure girl, holding a selfie stick, arrived outside the Daoist Temple.
She pointed the camera towards the plaque above, excitedly said:
"Brothers, see, I wasn't lying to you, right?"
"This Qingfeng Daoist Temple really is in our Chang City!"
Last night, she watched the video where colleagues posing as zombies got struck dead by the old Daoist.
She immediately realized the Daoist Temple in the video background was Qingfeng Temple on the outskirts' White Cliff Mountain.
She excitedly shared this discovery with her viewers.
But some haters angrily accused her of riding the wave!
A furious Su Xiaoluo immediately traveled two hundred kilometers, live streaming all the way to this place.
Just to prove to her viewers that she's telling the truth!
"The location is correct, now it's just a matter of seeing if the old Daoist from the video is here!"
Su Xiaoluo's beautiful eyes held some nervousness and anticipation.
Taking a deep breath, she was about to step over the Daoist Temple's threshold.
Yet, just as she raised her foot, she saw a figure eerily emerge above the Ancestral Hall's beam.
Indeed, a figure eerily walked out from inside the beam.