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Chapter 81 The Qi Family (Please subscribe and vote!)

"This place is extraordinary, truly extraordinary."

Li Qiufeng had a bad feeling.

“Junior Brother Gu, Junior Sisters, in my eight years of missions, I have never seen a naturally formed Yin Eye of this size.”

"So that means it was man-made?"

"This possibility cannot be ruled out."

Pressing the Escape Shuttle, the four of them landed on a low hill outside Qijia Town.

"Taiyue Prefecture is one of the top three most prosperous places in Nanyue. Cultivation is thriving, and there are cultivators even in the most remote and secluded areas."

"In this Qi Family Town, there is a Qi family whose ancestors once produced cultivators. Although their descendants have fallen on hard times and become ordinary people, they are still wealthy and are the unmarked masters of Qi Family Town."

"Junior Brother Gu, I'll trouble you to go and gather intelligence."

"My two junior sisters and I will first borrow the magic compass to search for the Yin Eye."

"it is good."

Jiang Rushuang knew a little about feng shui, so determining the location of the Yin Eye was the top priority, since their main task was to purify the Yin energy, while investigating the situation and the cause was secondary.

If it was done by someone, the Qi family, being local strongmen, should have known something.

The four people split up and acted separately.

Qijia Town, Qi Mansion.

Having changed his clothes and dressed as a wandering Taoist priest, Gu Qing rang the copper ring of the Qi residence.

The doorman opened the door and said impatiently.

"Go away, go away, the master has no money to give to you freeloaders."

Gu Qing raised an eyebrow slightly.

"This humble Taoist priest... Park Yo-ja, has business to attend to Master Qi."

"No."

The doorman went from being impatient to dissatisfied, and even annoyed.

"You Taoist priest, you are fair-skinned and young and strong. You can make a living no matter what. Why do you have to take advantage of my master's kind heart?"

"One isn't enough, another one is coming, let's go!"

"Don't force me to take action."

Wow, what a temper!

However, Gu Qing understood the reason from the gatekeeper's words and couldn't help but ask.

"Before me, did a Taoist priest also come to the Qi family?"

"Yes!"

"Don't be in such a hurry. Would you like to tell me about that Taoist priest?"

"伱......"

"Ada."

At this moment, another voice rang out, and the gatekeeper immediately fell silent and respectfully stepped aside.

"Master, why are you here?"

“This Taoist priest has come from afar as a guest; why turn him away?”

The gates of the Qi residence were fully opened, and a boy of about fifteen or sixteen, dressed as a Confucian scholar, holding a scroll of bamboo slips in his hand, bowed to Gu Qing.

"Please don't be offended, Master. Ah Da was just anxious."

"Some unpleasant things have happened before, please come in."

Gu Qing nodded and then came in.

"I was just curious. I was traveling around and saw that the Qi family mansion faces south and is blessed with good fortune. It has a layout that gathers wealth from all directions, so I came to take a look."

These words were obviously made up by Gu Qing; he didn't understand feng shui.

But wealthy families have always valued this, and no matter how it's arranged, it's related to wealth. So this is a universal opening line.

as predicted.

The young man from the Qi family was also quite surprised.

"Master, you are truly skilled!"

"Let's look over there."

Looking in the direction the boy pointed, in the center of the front courtyard of the Qi residence, there stood a bronze pillar with a golden toad cast on top, poised to devour the sky.

Six funnel-shaped wind chimes hung from the eaves behind the main gate of the Qi residence, with red ropes suspending coins as their cores.

The boy explained.

"This is the feng shui arrangement made by the ancestors of the Qi family."

"The Six-Cornered Golden Toad Formation".

"It has blessed my Qi family with wealth and prosperity for six generations, with endless fortune." "Six generations?"

Gu Qing astutely grasped the key points.
“My ancestors were also cultivators like Daoist Master, but they lacked the opportunity to explore the path to immortality.”

"However, he was skilled in feng shui and had considerable insight into the patterns of heaven and earth."

"The fortune of the Qi family is finite. If the Qi family gets it, others will get less. Therefore, the hexagonal golden toad formation can only last for a maximum of six generations."

“In my generation, not only will we not be able to continue our good fortune, but we will also decline. I suppose the Taoist priest saw this and that’s why he took the initiative to visit me.”

I'm not, I didn't!
Gu Qing was immediately ashamed and could only respond with silence.

The young man smiled.

"Having said so much, I have not yet introduced myself. My name is Qi Qingyu. May I ask your name, Taoist Master?"

"Why are the Three Pure Ones' Feathered Boys so late? The Twelve Jade Towers are filled with fluttering butterflies. What a fine name! This humble Taoist is Gu Qing."

"Since you are a reasonable young friend, Qingyu, I will not hide anything from you."

"I am a disciple of Baiyue Mountain. Qijia Town is filled with yin energy, and there are signs of the underworld. I heard from the gatekeeper that a Taoist priest came to the Qi residence. Can you tell me about this person?"

Qi Qingyu was stunned, looked at Gu Qing in surprise, and blushed with embarrassment.

"I apologize for making Master Gu laugh."

“That Taoist priest is indeed the one who told the story. Let’s go inside and talk.”

"it is good."

Gu Qing had no objection. He hadn't revealed his identity earlier to see if the Qi family had any dealings with him. After talking with them, he realized they had suffered a loss, so there was no need to hide it anymore.

Besides, it was just a test; I never expected there to actually be such a person.

Qi Qingyu poured Gu Qing a cup of tea and said.

"That was half a year ago, when my grandfather passed away at the age of 18, right at the time of his funeral."

“A Taoist priest came uninvited and not only exposed the truth about the Six-Cornered Golden Toad Formation, but also said that he had a way to save it.”

"At that time, the Qi family was shrouded in an atmosphere of grief."

"After my father found out, he believed the Taoist priest and chose a 'Laurel Wealth-Attracting Formation' to bury my grandfather, saying that the effects would be seen in seven days."

He accepted three hundred taels of gold from the Qi family and left, and was never seen again.

"It didn't work?"

"Yes."

Qi Qingyu gave a bitter smile.

"The Six-Cornered Golden Toad Formation is failing. The three hundred taels of gold were our last reserves, but they were stolen. My father fell ill and has not recovered. He feels sorry for me."

"Therefore, there were many complaints in the household."

Gu Qing pondered for a moment and then spoke.

"Feng Shui is a branch of array formations. It may flourish for a time, but it cannot escape its eventual decline."

"The Qi family's wealth has been prosperous for six generations, and they have already profited."

"The rise and fall of prosperity is the natural order of things, and trying to change it is tantamount to going against the will of Heaven."

Although he didn't understand feng shui.

However, those who understand the Dao and reason know that worldly wealth is insignificant to cultivators, and the influence of feng shui is limited to that; it is not of great importance.

He sensed the strong yin energy in Qijia Town.

It's all related to that Taoist priest.

"Young friend Qingyu, do you remember what that person looked like?"

"Remember!"

"Alright, now focus on that person's appearance and don't resist."

"it is good."

Gu Qing released the Red Crow Divine Consciousness from his Niwan Palace, transforming it into a small fire crow that flew out from between his eyebrows and flowed into Qi Qingyu's eyebrows.

He could see through everything she thought and felt.

This is also one of the wonderful uses of divine sense. This method can work on mortals, but it is generally not effective for cultivators. They need to specifically learn the secret methods of using divine sense.

A few moments.

Having withdrawn his divine sense, Gu Qing already knew what the person looked like.

With slanted eyes, a bulbous nose, black lips, a hunched figure, and an extremely ugly appearance.

This is the appearance of a ghost corrupted by yin energy.

As cultivators walk the path to immortality, their life essence constantly transforms, and their physical appearance only becomes more and more beautiful.

Cultivating Yin and Yang Qi is different; it is a step towards eternal death. The physical body will become increasingly ugly until it completely perishes, leaving only the soul to remain in the world.

(End of this chapter)