Uncle Nine

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lin Jiu; Lin Fengjiao 112 186
Alias(es)	Uncle Nine; Daoist Lin Jiu
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Mount Mao lineage 116
Occupation/Role	Daoist priest, exorcist, and funeral-home master in Ren Family Town 107 110
Status	Alive; reached the Great Stillness realm after a year of seclusion at Mount Mao’s main sect 162
First Appearance	Chapter 107

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Great Stillness — third realm of Mount Mao Stillness Practice	162	Achieved after returning to Mount Mao’s main sect and cultivating in seclusion for one year; he subsequently tested his corpse-sealing, mirror, ritual, and paper-arts techniques. 162

Background / History

Uncle Nine was entrusted by Ren Fa to relocate Old Master Ren’s grave. He discovered that the Ren family’s auspicious Dragonfly Touches Water Point had been altered into a site that gathered yin energy and baleful aura. Recognizing the signs of impending corpse transformation, he urged immediate cremation, but Ren Fa refused on ancestral grounds. 107 111

Old Master Ren later became a zombie, escaped, and killed numerous members of the Ren family. Uncle Nine accepted responsibility for failing to prevent the disaster, even while Ren Fa publicly blamed him. 111 112

Huang Bai’s arrival changed the course of the case. After recognizing the profound lightning intent in Huang Bai’s Five Thunder Talisman, Uncle Nine acknowledged him as a true master rather than dismissing him for his youth. The two Daoists joined forces to destroy Old Master Ren and investigate the sorcerer responsible for the corrupted burial site. 111 114

Uncle Nine accompanied Huang Bai on a night journey into the underworld, where the Judge of Guangfu helped them identify Luo Yinshan as the culprit. They later confronted Luo Yinshan together; Uncle Nine restrained the possessing ghost with his Bagua mirror while Huang Bai defeated him. 116 118

After Huang Bai departed, Uncle Nine reflected on the gap between their attainments and abandoned his plans for retirement. He returned to Mount Mao for a year of seclusion, eventually advancing to Great Stillness. 119 162

Later, Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng accidentally released a large number of ghosts during a Ghost Gate ritual. Uncle Nine accepted responsibility as their master, sought Mount Mao’s help, and faced demands from the Underworld Bureau to recover the escaped spirits. Huang Bai’s intervention secured additional time to resolve the crisis. 185 186

Uncle Nine subsequently convened the Mount Mao Daoists who could reach the Charity Mortuary, proposing the Primordial Eight Trigrams Formation to recapture the wandering ghosts. Although Shi Jian took control as Mount Mao’s sect leader, Uncle Nine continued coordinating the operation and collecting sealed spirits. 187 188

Appearance

Uncle Nine is a short-haired Daoist with joined eyebrows, an upright and stern expression, and a composed bearing. 162

• Usually carries a peachwood sword, coin sword, compass, ink line, Eight-Trigram Mirror, and Three Pure Ones Bell. 162
• Wears Daoist robes when conducting rituals and combatting supernatural threats. 110 162
• During major Mount Mao rites, he wears a bagua crown, formal bright-yellow Daoist robes, and a ritual pouch. 187

Personality

Uncle Nine is conscientious and accountable. When Old Master Ren’s corpse transformation led to deaths, he did not evade blame and committed himself to subduing the zombie despite Ren Fa’s abuse. 111

He is strict with his disciples and deeply concerned with Mount Mao’s reputation. Wen Cai’s prank against Huang Bai and Qiu Sheng’s involvement with the ghost Xiao Yu left him furious and humiliated, prompting severe discipline. 112 113

Though initially constrained by traditional distinctions between Daoist lineages, he readily recognizes genuine skill. He treats Huang Bai as a fellow Daoist after witnessing his talismans and thunder arts, then continues cultivating after realizing that his own studies had become stagnant. 111 113 119

His sense of responsibility extends to his disciples’ later Ghost Gate disaster. Though he sternly condemns Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng’s carelessness, he still attempts to protect them from the Underworld Bureau and accepts that their wrongdoing must ultimately be answered for. 185 186 187

Uncle Nine is practical and comparatively restrained in combat. During the ghost-capturing operation, he admonishes Shi Jian for using destructive thunder arts against spirits that should be captured rather than indiscriminately destroyed. 188

Abilities & Skills

Mount Mao Ritual Arts

Uncle Nine is a broadly trained orthodox Mount Mao Daoist, capable of handling talismans, formations, geomancy, spirit invocation, martial arts, medicine, feng shui, and ritual implements. 113

• Establishes altars and Bagua formations to suppress evil qi and seal ghosts. 113
• Borrows divine power through the Three Mountains Nine Marquises, the Patriarch of All Arts. 113
• Uses Mount Mao registration credentials to deal with underworld officials. 116
• Conducts soul-leaving rituals and travels through the underworld using Wayfinding Talismans. 116
• Helped organize the Primordial Eight Trigrams Formation, a large-scale cooperative formation used to lure, weaken, and capture dispersed ghosts. 187 188
• Can issue spirit money through his registration with the Heaven and Earth Bank, though doing so consumes underworld merit and can incur underworld debt. 189

Talisman and Mirror Techniques

His combat methods center on prepared talismans, ritual tools, and formation work.

• Uses ink-line barriers to restrain corpse qi and prevent zombies from escaping coffins. 111
• Activates the Eight-Trigram Mirror to fire golden light at undead targets. 114
• Uses heart’s blood and the Bagua mirror to produce a golden net capable of trapping a possessing ghost. 118
• Tests techniques including Corpse-Sealing Talismans, the Eight-Trigram Mirror Golden Light Incantation, paper-crane voice transmission, and paper-figure manifestation. 162
• Can draw a Yin Thunder Talisman directly through the air. Its thunder has sound but no visible lightning and is particularly damaging to ghosts and divine entities. 162
• Can invoke a nine-foot fire dragon and perform the Grand Ritual for Breaking Hell. 162
• Uses paper cranes to contact fellow Mount Mao Daoists and track dispersed spirits. 186
• Seals captured ghosts inside a black altar jar. 188
• Can produce crimson true fire intense enough to melt a bronze sword into molten metal. 191

Ziwu True-Yang Stillness Art

Uncle Nine practices Mount Mao’s breathing-based internal cultivation method, which uses the convergence of yin and yang during the Ziwu hours to regulate the body, mind, and internal organs. 116

• Long Breath — the initial stage, marked by sustained breathing. 116
• Inner Breath — a minor stage in which a single exhale and inhale can last a quarter hour. 116
• Great Stillness — the third realm, attained after one year of secluded cultivation. 162
• Does not grant the ability to project true qi or wound enemies at range through internal force alone. 116

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Peachwood sword — ritual weapon carried for exorcism and combat. 162
• Coin sword — Daoist ritual implement. 112 162
• Eight-Trigram Mirror — projects golden light and can bind ghostly entities when empowered with heart’s blood. 114 118
• Ink line — used to form anti-evil barriers around coffins. 111
• Wayfinding Talismans — guide soul travelers so they can reunite in the underworld. 116
• Three Pure Ones Bell — carried by Uncle Nine among his Mount Mao implements. 162
• Black altar jar — used to contain ghosts sealed during the Primordial Eight Trigrams Formation operation. 188
• Paper cranes — used for long-distance communication and summoning fellow Mount Mao practitioners. 162 186

Relationships

• Huang Bai — Fellow Daoist and ally. Uncle Nine first recognizes Huang Bai as a genuine master through the Five Thunder Talisman, then fights beside him against Old Master Ren and Luo Yinshan. Huang Bai’s abilities later inspire Uncle Nine to resume serious cultivation. The two later assist one another across worlds, and Huang Bai intervenes during the Ghost Gate crisis in repayment for Uncle Nine’s aid against the Black Flood Dragon. 111 114 118 119 162 163 186
• Qiu Sheng — Disciple. Clever but restless; Uncle Nine disciplines him for shielding a ghost and consorting with Xiao Yu. Qiu Sheng later shares responsibility with Wen Cai for releasing the Ghost Gate spirits. 110 113 115 185 186
• Wen Cai — Disciple. Though foolish and poorly gifted, Wen Cai is kind-hearted and filial, making Uncle Nine reluctant to cast him out. Wen Cai later helps cause the Ghost Gate disaster through carelessness. 110 115 185 186
• Four-Eyed Daoist — Junior martial brother and fellow Mount Mao Daoist. Uncle Nine knows his tendency to exaggerate his exploits. 110
• Shi Jian — Eldest senior brother and Mount Mao’s sect leader. Uncle Nine considers Shi Jian the only Mount Mao practitioner above him after reaching Great Stillness, but their relationship is delicate due to Shi Jian’s forceful temperament, status, and past inheritance disputes. 113 162 187 188
• Shi Shaojian — Shi Jian’s son, publicly presented as his disciple. Uncle Nine is shocked to learn of his true parentage and is drawn into the conflict after Huang Bai captures Shi Shaojian’s soul for using evil arts to harm a woman. 187 189
• Ren Fa — Client whose refusal to cremate Old Master Ren contributed to the zombie outbreak; their relationship becomes strained after the disaster. 107 111
• Yinshan — The boy freed from Luo Yinshan’s possession. Huang Bai entrusts the child to Uncle Nine’s care before leaving. 118 119
• Judge of Guangfu — A former Mount Mao elder serving in the underworld, who assists Uncle Nine and Huang Bai in locating Luo Yinshan. 116 117
• Ox-Head General and White Impermanence — Underworld Bureau officers who hold Uncle Nine and his disciples accountable for the escaped Ghost Gate spirits. 186

Story Role / Major Arcs

Dragonfly Touches Water Point

Uncle Nine identifies the corruption of the Ren family burial site and attempts to prevent Old Master Ren’s corpse transformation through cremation and coffin-sealing measures. Ren Fa’s refusal and an omission in the ink-line barrier allow the zombie disaster to unfold. 107 111 113

Alliance with Huang Bai

After Huang Bai joins the case, Uncle Nine helps prepare the altar and Bagua formation used against Old Master Ren. He acknowledges Huang Bai’s superior thunder arts while contributing Mount Mao ritual knowledge and battlefield support. 112 114

Underworld Investigation

He travels with Huang Bai into the underworld to investigate the hidden sorcerer behind the burial-site conspiracy. The Judge of Guangfu provides them with a locating talisman and information that leads them to Luo Yinshan. 116 117

Luo Yinshan’s Defeat

Uncle Nine restrains Luo Yinshan’s ghostly soul with a Bagua-mirror golden net, allowing the possessed boy to regain consciousness. He later accepts responsibility for guiding the boy, Yinshan. 118 119

Return to Mount Mao

Motivated by Huang Bai’s example, Uncle Nine returns to Mount Mao’s main sect, cultivates in seclusion for a year, and advances to Great Stillness. 119 162

Cross-World Assistance

Huang Bai later summons Uncle Nine alongside Four-Eyed Daoist and Daoist Qianhe for a dangerous cross-world battle. Uncle Nine welcomes the opportunity to test his hidden arts and deepen his cultivation without risking his true body. 162 163

Ghost Gate Crisis

After Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng release a multitude of spirits during a Ghost Gate ritual, Uncle Nine is held responsible by the Underworld Bureau alongside his disciples. Huang Bai helps defer the immediate punishment, while Uncle Nine summons nearby Mount Mao Daoists to recover the escaped ghosts before the matter reaches the City God and Netherworld authorities. 185 186

Primordial Eight Trigrams Formation

Uncle Nine proposes using the Primordial Eight Trigrams Formation to gather and suppress the escaped spirits. Shi Jian arrives to lead the formal Mount Mao operation, while Uncle Nine supports the formation effort, collects sealed ghosts in an altar jar, and cautions against Shi Jian’s excessively destructive thunder arts. 187 188

Shi Shaojian Incident

When Huang Bai exposes Shi Shaojian’s use of evil arts against a woman, Uncle Nine learns that Shi Shaojian is secretly Shi Jian’s son rather than merely his disciple. He supports Huang Bai’s concern over Shi Shaojian’s crimes while warning Huang Bai of Shi Jian’s formidable lightning, Wooden Stake, ghost-summoning, and celestial-obscuring techniques. 189 190

Notable Quotes

“A person must never become arrogant and complacent, nor stop learning.” 119

“We came to capture ghosts, not kill them! This harms the harmony of Heaven!” 188