Published at 11th of February 2026 8:22 am

Chapter 3386: Qi and Power

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Seeing the man leading the group, the Daoist priest in blue ran towards him, a face full of flattery.

The man referred to as President Liu glanced at Lin Yi, a scrutinizing look in his eyes.

"Why are there outsiders here?"

"I don’t know what he’s doing here either. Luckily, I found out in time and drove him away."

The middle-aged man gave Lin Yi a look.

"Kid, where are you from?"

While speaking, he pointed to a sign not far away, "Didn’t you see the sign? Outsiders aren’t allowed to enter."

"I’m from Shangqing Palace, why can’t I come?"

"You’re from Shangqing Palace?"

"Haha..."

There was laughter around, and a woman interjected:

"It’s already been renamed. The original people are no longer here."

"Renamed?"

This statement made Lin Yi frown slightly.

"Better leave, this is no longer your territory. Don’t make trouble for yourself. When we call the police, it won’t be good for anyone."

"Okay, you all go on."

Since he didn’t know what was going on yet, Lin Yi didn’t argue with them.

But to say Zhang Youfu sold his position for money, Lin Yi simply didn’t believe it.

After all, Shangqing Palace was a cash cow, and someone as smart as Zhang Youfu would surely not do such a thing.

Walking to the tourist area, Lin Yi dialed Li Yongnian’s number.

"Where are you guys? I don’t recognize anyone on the mountain."

"Uncle, something happened. We’ve all been driven down."

"Driven down?"

Lin Yi’s tone was surprised, "This is your territory, who dares to drive you away?"

"Don’t mention it, wasn’t Shangqing Palace getting popular? Someone got jealous and teamed up with the association people. They complained that we were operating illegally, embezzling funds, and used that as an excuse to drive us all out. Now Shangqing Palace has changed ownership."

"Where are you now?"

"We moved to a small temple on Hualiang Mountain."

"Send me the address, I’ll come to find you."

"Alright, alright."

He hung up the phone and soon received a message from Li Yongnian.

He went down the mountain, caught a taxi, and headed to Hualiang Mountain.

Because the address was somewhat remote, it took over an hour to get there.

Precisely because it was remote, there were not many tourists here.

And this so-called Hualiang Mountain doesn’t seem that tall either.

Just a few dozen meters, you don’t even need to climb, casually walk around and you can see the top.

Due to the limited number of tourists, the development level here is pitifully low.

Many landscapes retain their natural features, without traces of artificial excavation.

The temple on the mountain top was clearly visible, and Lin Yi followed the steps up.

Soon he saw Li Yongnian looking around.

"Uncle, you finally came."

Seeing Lin Yi, Li Yongnian hugged him tightly, tears and snot streaming down.

"Uncle, we’ve been bullied so badly. You have to stand up for us."

"Why didn’t you call me when things went wrong?" Lin Yi complained:

"It’s been so long without a word, I thought you were living like immortals on the mountain."

"Mainly because Master wouldn’t allow it," Li Yongnian said:

"Master said you’re gone, and didn’t want us to bother you."

"That doesn’t sound like something he would do," Lin Yi said:

"In this godforsaken place, the money earned in a year is probably less than a week at Shangqing Palace."

"I don’t know, anyway, he expressly forbade it, telling us that cultivators can settle anywhere and shouldn’t care about worldly possessions."

"Sounds good, but it’s just talk. Let’s go inside and take a look."

"Yeah, yeah."

The temple is called Hualiang Temple, named after the scenic spot.

As soon as they entered, they saw Zhang Youfu taking the pulse of a female tourist in her forties, looking especially serious.

Even seeing Lin Yi come in didn’t stop his actions.

Lin Yi just stood quietly to the side, waiting for over ten minutes before Zhang Youfu finally let go.

Seeing Lin Yi, Zhang Youfu’s eyes lit up with a smile.

"Isn’t it great to see you, my brother?"

"Stop disgusting me," Lin Yi said:

"Being chased down from the mountain, can you take such a humiliation?"

"Even if I can’t take it, there’s nothing I can do. After all, you can’t fight them."

"This place barely earns any ticket money in a year, and there aren’t many female tourists. If there weren’t other reasons, you would surely have told them to call me."

"Don’t say that, little brother. For cultivators, worldly matters are trivial; women are just dust before me. Your brother isn’t that kind of person."

"We’re all insiders, no need to pretend."

Lin Yi said:

"Speak honestly, what’s really going on?"

"Actually, there’s nothing much. Now we dominate, our monthly ticket revenue is tens of thousands; someone got jealous and drove us all away."

"So how can you stay here so peacefully?"

"An old acquaintance of mine has been hosting here. I supported him a lot back then, and now that I’m in trouble, I came to him."

"That’s not the point; the point is, why can you stay here so peacefully?" Lin Yi said:

"It’s easy going from frugality to luxury, hard going from luxury to frugality. Plus, after such humiliation, you can’t hold back."

"It’s not as exaggerated as you say." Zhang Youfu sighed and said:

"I’ve earned quite a bit over the years; I won’t speak of other things, supporting the few of them is not a problem. Besides, I’m older now, not in the mood to think about those things, just treat it as retirement here."

"If you don’t speak honestly, I’ll leave, and let’s not contact each other anymore."

"Listen to your brother, young man, don’t be impatient."

"The reason I can stay here is because my old acquaintance asked me to guard the books in the Scripture Pavilion."

"Books? Precious Daoist texts?"

"Sort of, though they’re all reprints, many are quite precious and have been around for years."

"So you agreed to stay here and guard them?"

Zhang Youfu nodded, "When I came, I brought out some of the valuable materials from Shangqing Palace. Although there’s no money to be earned, it’s quite peaceful here."

"But the problem is embarrassment; we’re almost becoming the laughingstock in this circle," Li Yongnian said.

"You need to learn to be still like Master, not care about those empty titles."

"Then can I inherit your estate?"

"You’re not my son, what inheritance are you talking about?" Zhang Youfu cursed.

"I can be your son, I don’t mind that."

"Get lost."

After cursing Li Yongnian, Zhang Youfu looked at Lin Yi.

"Did you come back this time for something?"

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