"Zhong Cai: What do you want to know? I've only heard about this stuff myself, but... shouldn't you know what you learned?"
"Chen Miao: I was young back then. I only remembered a few chants, nothing else."
"Zhong Cai: ..."
"Zhong Cai: I don't know the specifics of the Incense-Burning Method. All I know is that it's very mysterious."
"Zhong Cai: The Incense-Burning Method was a very powerful tradition long ago. Anyone who knew it held a high position. Compared with members of the Yin Gate, who dealt with the dead, the rich and powerful felt that the Incense-Burning Method was more in line with their worldview."
"Zhong Cai: But later, for some reason, its lineage seemed to die out."
"Zhong Cai: Still, I think that's pretty normal. From what my master once told me, the way the Incense-Burning Method is passed down is unusual. Generally, a master only seeks out a disciple to teach it to when he's on his last legs."
"Zhong Cai: That's because only one person between master and disciple can inherit the right to burn incense. Unless the master dies, the disciple can't use the Incense-Burning Method's power, even if they understand everything."
"Zhong Cai: So rather than passing down knowledge, it's more like passing down a qualification-the right to burn incense!"
"Zhong Cai: I'm not sure what that qualification actually means, but a lot of people suspect it's the right to communicate with Immortals and Gods!"
"Zhong Cai: Only after you've earned the right to communicate with Immortals and Gods will they accept your incense smoke!"
Chen Miao froze as he read this.
Immortals and Gods?
He turned to look at the book.
"Chen Miao: Do Immortals and Gods really exist?"
"Zhong Cai: Heh, let me know if you find any. You're the inheritor