System: After the fortune telling, my cultivation level skyrocketed.

Old Wang next door: [My head is so itchy, I feel like my brain is going to grow out. I've never heard of a water monkey possessing someone.]

Emperor Heqiang: [Yes, according to folklore, if a water monkey can possess someone, then finding a substitute for reincarnation would be a piece of cake, wouldn't it?]

[Holy crap, Emperor He Qiang has shown up?!]

……

Many of the viewers in the live stream were fishing enthusiasts, and when they saw the white, human-shaped silhouette sinking into the reservoir through the live feed, they were all stunned.

At this moment, Chen Xuan finished speaking to himself in silence.

Shan Hai's expression changed as well. He hadn't expected Chen Xuan to be able to see through him at a glance that he was a water ghost possessing the fisherman.

In fact, he concealed many details, such as his wet body and muddy feet.

“You are no ordinary water ghost. With your cultivation, you could easily drown a fisherman if you possess him.”

Chen Xuan spoke slowly and calmly.

"Daoist Master, you are no ordinary person. I didn't expect you to see that I am not human at a glance." Shan Hai immediately said to Chen Xuan with utmost respect, "That's right, I am the water monkey here, which is what people often call a water ghost."

"To be honest, it would be easy for me to find a substitute, but I know that if I drown someone else, I won't have a good end myself. Ten years ago, I went to the gates of hell without finding a substitute, trying to get away with it, but the underworld officials wouldn't let me in, telling me to find a substitute."

The water ghost said this with a downcast expression, "After I accidentally fell into the reservoir, my once happy and fulfilling family was torn apart, my wife remarried, and my children lived under the roof of others and found replacements. So there will be someone like me who ends up like this."

The water ghost looked at Chen Xuan and said, "Taoist Master, being a water ghost is very painful. Every day, you have to suffer from the bone-chilling cold, and your soul can never find peace."

"Tonight, this man was night fishing and inadvertently hooked my corpse out of the mud, which allowed me to get ashore and possess him directly."

"Once I left the water, the warm environment made me reluctant to leave. I didn't want to go back to the cold, damp bottom, so I couldn't help but get on the man's body."

The water ghost continued, "I didn't intend to possess him and drown him. I just wanted to use his body to drag my corpse ashore and find a place to bury it so that it could rest in peace."

"Unexpectedly, I inadvertently saw the content on his phone, which was the Taoist priest's live broadcast room."

“I was an atheist in my previous life. At first, I didn’t believe, but after seeing the golden light of merit on your body, I believed. I know that you are almost a god, and you can definitely show me the way.”

The water ghost looked at Chen Xuan with pleading eyes, "If a water ghost wants to be reincarnated, it must find a substitute. Who set this rule?"

"Master, I don't want the same family experience to happen to others. What should I do?"

“I really want to see my wife, my daughter and son, and apologize to them in person for not listening to my wife’s advice and insisting on night fishing. I knew something was wrong, but I still went ahead anyway.”

The water ghost, using the body of the mountains and seas, spoke while constantly shedding tears.

Compared to his former happy life, he truly regretted it after enduring the bone-chilling cold of the reservoir for many years.

The water ghost said these words.

Immediately, this was a bucket of cold water poured over the many fishing enthusiasts in Chen Xuan's live stream.

Chen Xuan nodded, then shook his head and said, "The rule of finding a substitute cannot be said to have been set by anyone. No one dares to set such a rule. But you must know one thing: everything is relative. For example, every time you fishermen pull the rod, a fish takes the bait. So when someone drowns in the water, if it wants to be reborn, it must take the place of someone who has drowned. This is the result of the natural order forcibly maintaining the balance of Yin and Yang."

Chen Xuan looked at Shan Haidao and said, "So, as I said before, fishing is fine, but it's best not to fish in the wild. Those wild fish have already gone through the natural law of survival of the fittest. Their existence is in line with the operation of the Heavenly Dao. People fish in the wild every day, and this part is already part of the Heavenly Dao. But you are pulling them out. Then the Heavenly Dao will find a way to make up for this missing part."