The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 324 The journey may be long, but perseverance will lead to success.
After watching Professor Ou leave, Lang Jiuchuan instructed Fu Qi and Jian Lan to take half of the proceeds to the charity, while he himself entered the Little Nine Tower to cultivate his soul.

Today was the first time she had tried to use both Buddhist and Taoist methods to deal with the vengeful spirit. She first tried to use the Vajra Mantra to exorcise and convert it, but to no avail, so she resorted to the Taoist method that she was good at.

She ultimately failed to truly comprehend Master Basil's teachings; otherwise, how could she have been unable to deal with that vengeful spirit? It was all because it was her first time encountering such a strange situation.

Just practice cooking more.

Before her thoughts faded, the monk Basil left behind these words: she should carry them out to the end.

Upon entering the Little Nine Pagoda, she became lost in self-forgetfulness, comprehending the Dharma and the Tao. She channeled the merits and vows she had accumulated since returning to the mortal world into her limbs, bones, and internal organs, expanding her meridians and nourishing them.

By integrating Buddhist and Taoist techniques, the nourished meridians and spirit will become more resilient, healthy, and powerful.

Mu Yu looked at Lang Jiuchuan, who was radiating golden light, and almost got blinded. If he were at his peak, wouldn't he be able to ascend to heaven?
She is recovering better and better, which is a disaster for some people.

The wooden fish wanted to strike it as a sign of mourning, but then it thought those people didn't deserve it, so it put it down.

Meanwhile, a newly arrived Lingtai Lang in the Imperial Observatory was watching the star trails, rapidly recording them on paper with a charcoal pencil in one hand. The celestial phenomena changed extremely quickly. As he was recording, he suddenly stopped, staring fixedly at the ever-changing starry sky. His eyes were getting more and more painful, and his face was getting paler and paler.

He suddenly trembled all over, his eyes filled with fear, and he felt a sharp pain in his head. He spat out a mouthful of blood and fell backward.

As his consciousness faded, he still saw the ever-changing star trails in his eyes.

The nation's fortunes have weakened.

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When Lang Jiuchuan came out of the Little Nine Towers, Jianlan and the others were stunned. The girl was still the same girl, but they felt that something was different about her.

She still looked frail, her complexion not as rosy as those of the noble ladies with full vitality, but she was no longer as deathly pale as before, looking like she was about to die at any moment. Instead, her face was cold and pale, her skin was radiant, but her phoenix eyes were even darker, clearer, and full of spirit, making people dare not look directly at her.

Fu Qi looked her over and said, "You have made great progress in your cultivation this time."

He wasn't an ordinary person like Jianlan or Song Niangzi; he was a ghost, a cultivator of the ghost path. He was naturally perceptive enough to sense whether Lang Jiuchuan, who had entered the path, was powerful or not, and he would involuntarily feel a sense of dread.

Her strength has increased.

Lang Jiuchuan stretched his limbs and said with a hint of regret, "It's a pity I couldn't find suitable tendons and bones."

If the severed tendons in her hands and feet were reattached, she would recover even better. Although the idea was somewhat unethical, she still hoped that someone who could exchange her life for this would appear soon. She had too many tough battles to fight and needed to be even stronger.

Fu Qi said, "The time is not yet right."

Lang Jiuchuan smiled. Yes, the time is not right. Speaking of which, she has only been back in the mortal world for a few months, less than half a year. She cannot be in a hurry. It is unlikely that such a good thing will fall into her lap.

"Come with me and set up the array around this house." Now that you've recovered, you naturally need to get things done. This will also allow you to perform the Golden Needle Removal Technique on Zeng Jichuan and accumulate some more merit through incense oil offerings.

Lang Jiuchuan had Fu Qi gather the prepared array materials, while she herself drew talismans with cinnabar. The benefit of increased strength was that drawing talismans was faster and more spiritually potent. She drew several array talismans in succession. Seeing that the cinnabar was still wet, she drew some protective talismans and several talismans to ward off illness and disease. Wearing such talismans could prevent illness from invading, and if combined with Taoist cultivation techniques and body tempering, longevity and good health would be no problem.

After drawing the talisman, she began to arrange the Five Elements Feng Shui Bagua array for the house, using the theory of Tai Chi Yin Yang to generate Qi and fortune, so that the Qi of the Five Elements would circulate in the house and not dissipate, thereby achieving the effect of storing wind and gathering Qi.

This is the main array of the house. The materials were prepared in advance, and the jade talisman was also an array pattern talisman that she carved with a talisman brush and knife. It was specially nurtured, and its spiritual energy is better than those that are not carved.

Some of the materials were unearthed from Fu Qi's pile of treasures; they were all old objects with a long history and spiritual energy.

Lang Jiuchuan had already chosen the location of the formation. Fu Qi carried the materials while she was responsible for burying them. After some jumping around, she buried the most important formation symbol in the center of the formation. Then she formed hand seals, chanted the formation incantation, and took the steps of the Big Dipper to start setting up the formation.

Fu Qi watched her perform the ritual steps from the side, and saw a wisp of light golden spiritual energy swirling around her, her ghostly eyes turning slightly red, and she clenched her fists.

He needs to work harder. According to the ghosts, if one truly cultivates the Great Dao and becomes a ghost immortal, one can discard their paper body and walk freely in the human world.

When the ghost said this, his eyes shone. There were clearly others like him around him, and he was also moving towards that goal.

As for the cultivation time being very long, so what? Cultivation is about forgetting the passage of time; it is an endless and long path.

Though the journey is long, if you keep walking, you will reach your destination.

Fu Qi suddenly heard a buzzing sound. He narrowed his eyes and could see the energy of the house flowing and lingering.

The formation is complete!
Lang Jiuchuan stopped her attack, her forehead was covered in fine sweat and her face was a little pale, but she showed no signs of fatigue. She smiled and said, "The main formation is complete. Now let's set up the smaller one. General, I'll set up a Yin-gathering formation for the room where you keep your memorial tablet. It will be good for your daily cultivation, but you'll have to approach it yourself."

Fu Qi then said, "I can go to the deep mountains outside the city. Those places have a heavier yin energy, and I can also spar with Manager Piao."

“Well, we’ll go together from now on, each of us taking what we need. But there’s a Yin formation that will also help nourish your soul. So, I’ll also set up an illusion in your room so that ordinary people can’t easily enter and won’t be bothered by the Yin energy.” Lang Jiuchuan did as he was told. He went to his room first, lit a stick of incense for his soul, and then began to set up the formation.

The incense she offered carried her own power of prayer, and Fu Qi smiled. He needed to think about where there was any unclaimed treasure left that he could bring back to appease the child.

To complement the Five Elements Feng Shui array outside, Lang Jiuchuan thought for a moment and drew a new Nine Yin Talisman. He then used materials such as Yin Wood to create the Nine Yin Array, which would be better than a regular Yin Array.

After setting up the formation, she immediately began decorating her usual room and the private room for entertaining guests. Only after finishing all this did she breathe a sigh of relief.

This will be her permanent residence from now on.

As soon as the formation was activated, not to mention Fu Qi, Jian Lan and Song Niangzi all felt refreshed, as if the pent-up frustration in their hearts had dissipated.

Fu Qi's brow twitched suddenly. He walked out of the shop and saw a servant dressed in the attire of the Marquis of Kaiping looking around at the shop entrance. Upon seeing him, the servant quickly stepped forward and explained his purpose.

A guest arrived at the manor, and the Marquis sent him to fetch the young lady to return home to entertain the guest.

　My condition isn't good, so my rhythm is off. I need to reflect on this and adjust the outline...

　　(End of this chapter)