Lin's understanding of local customs has caused an 85-year-old geomancer and Taoist ritualist, whom the local people call the "Puli Spiritualist," to see Lin as his successor. He insists on teaching all the skills and practices of geomancy and the Taoist arts to Lin.
林金連對地方民俗的瞭解，更讓一位八十五歲、人稱「埔里仙」的地理師，將他視為傳人，硬要把自己一套看風水、作法事的絕活傳授給他。