[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele":3,"chapter-the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-chapter-64":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Invincible Female Ghost Is A Bit Of A Hopeless Romantic",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1706443,2180,"Chapter 64: The Crane Patrol Celestial Master Arrives—!","the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-chapter-64",64,"\u003Cp>Celestial Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Full title: Celestial Master Who Transmutes Souls Beyond the Great Wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is not the name of a cultivation level, but a title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A title that represents the highest identity and honor of the Daoist community beyond the Great Wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every five years, during the Luotian Grand Offering, seven are chosen from among the countless disciples of the mysterious sects beyond the Wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The selection criteria do not look at cultivation level, nor at status or prestige.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, you don’t even have to be a Daoist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing they judge is one matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the past five years, have your deeds deserved to shoulder the phrase “Guard the People with the Way”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To ascend at the Grand Ceremony is to be granted the Celestial Master crown, the Celestial Master robes, and that supreme token of authority—the Celestial Master Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Becoming a Celestial Master brings far more than empty fame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Celestial Master’s status is transcendent, outranking ordinary officials by a level, able to stand shoulder to shoulder with regional dignitaries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On matters involving demons, ghosts, or public security, the authorities must solemnly consult the Celestial Master’s opinion and typically adopt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words are the highest edict of the Daoist community, able to adjudicate sect disputes and determine the ownership of spiritual land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword is the embodiment of power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its blade is inscribed with talismans of the lands beyond the Wall. In times of crisis, the holder can command every temple and venerable Daoist family beyond the Wall to unite against the enemy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though this order isn’t legally binding, anyone who dares defy it will be ruined and ostracized by the entire Daoist world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the Celestial Master is the ultimate honor every Daoist beyond the Wall dreams of!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, a map that leads to the Celestial Master’s path lay quietly in Lu Yuan’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Life-Severing Wang Family’s centuries of accumulation, countless Nurturing Malevolence Sites—if they could be uprooted all at once now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially considering the circumstances under which this year’s Celestial Master Grand Ceremony and the Luotian Grand Offering would be held.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this were an ordinary year, perhaps the matter would be less decisive, and this alone might not be conclusive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now Fengtian City is in dire straits!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it’s trouble stemming from the Life-Severing Wang Family’s Nurturing Malevolence Sites, with the entire city’s populace detesting the Wang family to the bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If, at such a time, someone wiped out the Wang family’s Nurturing Malevolence Sites in one stroke, the prestige would be unimaginable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoever could do this would be elevated as a hero by the authorities and molded into a model by the Daoist communities!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, behind Shen Shulan stands her father, Shen Jizhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan didn’t believe that the Wuqing Temple master, who already held the Celestial Master title, would give up this golden chance to make Wuqing Temple boast two Celestial Masters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what Lu Yuan handed over was not merely a map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Shen Shulan’s Celestial Master pass!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, when Lu Yuan explained everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Shulan, who had been as calm as a still pool, had the first tidal wave surge in those ancient, pond-still eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In life, if one doesn’t seek fame, one seeks profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What? You say Buddhist monks seek nothing and cultivate only the purity of the six senses?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t make the laughing brother of Shakyamuni laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had only entered a few days ago!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Shulan, the first female Celestial Master beyond the Wall at twenty-six, did she not want to become the Celestial Master Who Transmutes Souls at twenty-six?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at the Nurturing Malevolence Diagrams in her hands; even her breath lost its rhythm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wuqing Temple people behind her glared with burning eyes. They well understood this was not only their senior sister’s chance, but the entire Wuqing Temple’s glory!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lu… Uncle Lu… this item… is far too precious!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Shulan’s voice trembled with a barely perceptible quiver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan, however, grinned like a weasel that had stolen a chicken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This Celestial Master Grand Ceremony should be held together with the Luotian Grand Offering, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Time is tight, task heavy, and the Nurturing Malevolence Sites marked here are scattered across the four provinces beyond the Wall. You can’t take them all alone; how about we split them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Lu Yuan’s mind, the little abacus clacked loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearing Nurturing Malevolence Sites would also earn him tremendous renown!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Lu Yuan wasn’t aiming for the Celestial Master title itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That thing? Lu Yuan wasn’t even going to waste a thought on it; it was out of the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the selection rules for the Celestial Master Grand Ceremony claim not to care about credentials, cultivation, or even whether one is a Daoist, in reality, in the centuries since the ceremony began and hundreds of Celestial Masters were chosen, none had been ordinary people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those official proclamations are just talk; listen, but don’t take them seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan wanted to clear the Nurturing Malevolence Sites and build up a great name so he could cleanse the evil curse from Gu Qingwan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before other temples bleed themselves out fighting, for a period there would be no temples around Fengtian City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would make Zhenlong Temple the most famous temple nearby!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When spring arrives, temple fairs and rituals will come one after another. How much incense and offerings would that bring?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan had already viewed the map; the locations of the Nurturing Malevolence Sites were spread across the lands beyond the Wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the lands beyond the Wall are truly vast—four provinces in total!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imagine how big that is!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s freezing, and soon the mountains will be sealed by heavy snow; traveling that far would be a punishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he had transmigrated here, Lu Yuan’s activities were basically confined to this small patch around Fengtian City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He claimed all the Nurturing Malevolence Sites around Fengtian City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those distant, remote hard cases that required long journeys would be handed to professionals like Shen Shulan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lu Yuan proposed this “cooperation plan,” Shen Shulan agreed without hesitation, excitedly accepting with one breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uncle just went through a great battle and is wounded, not fit for long travel. Let Shulan take care of those far-off dangerous sites!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uncle only needs to pick the nearby ones, we at Wuqing Temple will take the rest!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wuqing Temple people behind her naturally had no objections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was their uncle’s doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nurturing Malevolence Diagrams were their uncle’s retrieval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now their uncle was willing to share—what else could they say?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, they said thank you, uncle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan immediately grinned widely and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, after I erect the Household Guardian Immortal tablet, we’ll plan together properly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is a lot of nuance to erecting a Household Guardian Immortal tablet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few points must be observed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are three no-nos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do not place it in the bedroom. Bedrooms are private, places of rest; the relaxed qi and matters of marital privacy make the presence of an immortal unsettled. Long residence of a spirit here causes discomfort and friction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do not face the toilet or kitchen. Toilets are filthy; kitchens are fiery and used for slaughtering—unclean and disrespectful places. They collide with the immortal and weaken its efficacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do not face the main door. The main door’s airflow is direct and movement intense, disturbing the immortal’s quiet cultivation and making it vulnerable to outside malevolence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are also three should-dos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Be quiet. The environment should be peaceful, avoiding frequent movement and noisy disturbances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Be clean. The spot must be tidy and orderly, without clutter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Be respectful. Place it in a revered location within the home, usually above chest height, reflecting the ritual of “looking up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yuan chose the northeast corner of the front house; this is the Gen position, the trigram of mountain, symbolizing stability and peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is also one of the three realms’ passages connecting humans, ghosts, and immortals, convenient for the immortal’s coming and going to keep watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A redwood spirit table, covered with yellow silk—within less than an hour, everything was arranged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then turned to discuss the allocation of Nurturing Malevolence Sites with Shen Shulan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days later, at dusk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold wind howled, the sky a sullen yellow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Zhenlong Temple, on the plaza before Sanqing Hall, a crowd of disciples stood in solemn formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man stood beneath the brand-new “Zhenlong Temple” plaque.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hands folded in his sleeves, shivering from the cold; the breath he exhaled instantly crystallized into frost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glared impatiently at the winding path below the mountain, where a procession of Daoists was slowly approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tch, dawdling, putting on airs!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man grumbled under his breath, his face full of annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After ten or so minutes, the procession finally reached the mountain gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leading them was a young Daoist, his voice full and commanding as he shouted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Crane Patrol Celestial Master has arrived—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cry echoed through the hills, carrying an unquestionable authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man curled his lip, but in the end straightened his robe and, reluctantly, cupped his hands and bowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He Y in, greetings, senior brother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, a figure strode through the crowd and came before the old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze swept over the newly refurbished Zhenlong Temple, and his eyes revealed an unabashed surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The newcomer uttered a flippant exclamation, looking down at the old man as if from a height.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He Yin, you’ve done well!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Five years gone and your shabby temple looks like this now?”\u003C\u002Fp>",1593,"2026-06-06T14:45:54.833Z",1,"novelbin.me","19c2d8ae6b22a44f0edfd2f2337351ece2b8e3344c0a7431f78d4ce1ac4888a3","the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-chapter-65","the-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-chapter-63",241,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-invincible-female-ghost-is-a-bit-of-a-hopele-cover.jpg"]