After returning from my cultivation journey, I built a farm through fortune telling.

Chapter 39 I can predict your fate, believe it or not?

Bai Lu didn't hold back at all, directly breaking down and explaining the key points of the Spirit Gathering Array to the two of them. The two were also quick to understand, especially Daoist Qingxu, who only needed a little guidance from Bai Lu to grasp it.

But there's bad news and good news.

The bad news is that they can't set up a formation using ginkgo branches like the egrets.

The good news is that you can use spirit jade.

In order to retrieve the spirit jade, they even returned to the Sanqing Temple. There were three junior Taoist priests in the temple, all of whom were Qi Refining Level 1 and 2 cultivators from the West City. They were amazed to see that Taoist Qingxu and Taoist Songfeng had each set up a spirit gathering array!
Even Bai Lu was completely baffled: "No, why? Your cultivation is so much higher than mine, yet you can't handle a beginner's array?"

Beginner?!

You call this the beginning?
Master Songfeng choked, almost spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Master Qingxu could tell that Bailu wasn't exaggerating or trying to sound profound; she simply thought the Spirit Gathering Array was so simple and ordinary that even a pig could learn it.

Remembering what Songfeng had told him about Bailu, she was just an ordinary girl from the next village, and her family was also an ordinary rural family. They had investigated and found that Bailu had not behaved anything unusual in the previous twenty-six years. Moreover, Gu Yinxing confirmed that she had indeed just recently begun to absorb Qi into her body.

In other words, at the advanced age of twenty-six, Bai Lu became a cultivator overnight, or more precisely, in three hours, without any formal instruction!
What incredible talent!

How outrageous!

All of this leads Master Qingxu to believe that she had a miraculous encounter.

After all, it's practically impossible for ordinary people to cultivate without a teacher—just look at Bai Wei and Bai Chen; even with Bai Lu's guidance, they haven't seen any results after so many days.

Moreover, in today's society, most people are atheists, which blocks the path to spiritual practice.

But even if the egrets themselves don't say anything, they wouldn't go so far as to force a young girl.

Moreover, she now belongs to their Jiang Province camp, so can he assume that the "adventure" behind her is also a friend of Jiang Province?

Thinking this way, Master Qingxu wanted to test Bailu's abilities, and Bailu also wanted to know the current state of Xuanmen. The two hit it off immediately.

"Young egret, please—"

The Taoist priest Qingxu, dressed in a blue Taoist robe, stood in the quiet courtyard of the Sanqing Temple. Ancient trees reached the sky, and a gentle breeze blew, causing his robe to sway lightly in the wind.

"Should we just start fighting?" Bailu looked at Qingfeng Daoist. "Even though it's the middle of the night, how many people start climbing mountains at two or three in the morning to watch the sunrise? Aren't you afraid of making too much noise?"

So brazen and fearless?

No wonder I keep seeing videos of "tribulation" online. Is it because these cultivators don't care about such things?

To everyone's surprise, Master Qingxu said very simply, "It's alright, we're just having a friendly spar, it won't cause too much of a commotion. Besides, I've already had my disciples put up a sign saying that Sanqing Temple is closed for business today, and the path up the mountain is also blocked. Even if tourists hear the noise, they won't be able to get up here, so don't worry."

"...That's not what I meant either."

Bai Lu never expected that Master Qingxu would use such a primitive method.

You're a monk!

Couldn't we use some methods from the cultivation world? Soundproof arrays, concealment arrays, or something!
It's not like you don't have one at home!
You're going to put up a sign?
Bai Lu resisted the urge to facepalm: "Are you not opening the formation because you're afraid of consuming spirit jade too quickly? There's no need to worry. With the Spirit Gathering Array, you only need to place an egg-sized spirit stone at the array's core. Just open the formation!"

She wanted to go all out and see how powerful a cultivator at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining was!
But if someone who has just reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining can become the head of a Xuanmen stronghold in a province, then this Xuanmen... is in trouble!

"what?"

Master Qingxu looked puzzled, his usually composed and dignified expression showing a hint of bewilderment: "What kind of formation?"

No, no?

Bai Lu was also bewildered: "Your Taoist temple has isolation arrays, illusion arrays, concealment arrays, and a protective array, don't you know?"

"I don't know!!"

Master Qingxu, stroking his beard, asked Master Songfeng, "Do you know?"

"If you don't know, how am I supposed to know!" Master Songfeng hurriedly asked Bailu, "Where is the formation?"

Egret: "..."

Joining such a mysterious sect, isn't it a trap?

She infused spiritual power into each of the four directions—east, west, south, and north—and a flash of white light appeared, revealing a gleaming array eye in the center.

Master Songfeng: "!!!"

He stiffly turned to look at his master, Master Qingxu, who was even more shocked than he was, not to mention the three young Taoist priests.

"Master? Master Songfeng?" Bailu called out.

"what?"

"Give me a spirit jade. I want to place it in the eye of this array to activate this isolation array. That way, even if we demolish the Sanqing Temple, no one outside will hear a sound or see a thing."

"Oh……"

Songfeng mechanically handed the spirit jade to Bailu. He never expected that their Taoist temple actually had a formation!

and many more!

Did Fellow Daoist Bailu just mention that their Taoist temple has many formations?
So, the Taoist priests, who were the masters, followed Bailu to find the key to the formation. When they found one, they exclaimed in surprise, as if Bailu was the master of the Sanqing Temple. Baiwei and Baichen followed behind them and learned a lot!

Surprisingly, the last protective array was actually under Master Qingxu's bed! There was even a foot bath basin on top of it.

Protective Array: That's too presumptuous of you!
Finally, someone has saved our camp from dire straits! You have no idea how I've survived all these years!

An egret gazes at the sky at a 45° angle.

The decline of metaphysics is now a confirmed fact.

Judging from the array formation in the Sanqing Temple, the cultivator who set it up must have been a great master. The array was set up very cleverly, and it would be difficult for someone who does not study array formations to see it. This is also why Master Qingxu and others have lived here for so many years without finding any trace of the array formation.

But for some reason, the inheritance was almost completely cut off, so a small spirit-gathering array was revered as a deity.

So, does that mean the mental cultivation techniques and spells of modern cultivators aren't much better?

Qingxu Daoist let Bailu make the first move. Bailu raised her eyebrows, bowed, and began to move. A faint, light green spiritual energy emanated from her hands, and she formed a lotus mudra with her hands, creating an invisible aura. This was her initial probing move.

As soon as the expert takes action, he will know if there is any!

Master Qingxu's eyes lit up, and he followed suit, forming hand seals. Pale golden spiritual energy flowed from his fingertips, forming a small Bagua formation that collided with Bailu's lotus seal.

The moves are unremarkable; what matters is the level of cultivation.

Logically speaking, Master Qingxu, a cultivator at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, should have easily defeated Bailu, a mere cultivator at the Second Level of Qi Refining. However, when Bailu finished his attack and swept his palm with all his might, Master Qingxu was suddenly sent flying. Bailu was startled and quickly cast a Wind Summoning Incantation before Master Qingxu crashed into the protective array shield, pulling him back.

Is someone at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining really that weak?

She got Master Songfeng to join the PK, but who would have thought that a nobody like her, who is a dime a dozen in the cultivation world, would actually beat two official leaders when she returned to the modern world? Where can you even begin to explain this?

The egret was extremely sad.

Today, these two little newbies gave her the illusion that if she worked a little harder, she could dominate the world!
Isn't this harmful?

She's only a few pounds!

This feeling of invincibility is corrupting! How can she ever settle down and farm peacefully again!
We've only just finished clearing forty or fifty acres of land!
Hi!

Master Qingxu looked at Bailu with a complicated expression. Was she really just starting to cultivate? How could that be!

"Master, please don't look at me like that." Bai Lu touched her nose, but was genuinely curious: "Are all the Xuanmen sects these days at your level?"

That simple sentence still cracked Qingxu Daoist's fragile heart. He said with embarrassment, "I am ashamed, but in the current Xuanmen, I am still among the top..."

Oh wow.

The egret's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally died.

That's dangerous!

The current cultivators are no match for the cultivators in the cultivation world, but the current vengeful ghosts are on par with, or even more powerful than, those in the cultivation world.

what is the reason?

The egret gazes through the sky at the invisible yet omnipresent Dao of Heaven.

-

Upon learning that Bailu had to buy a ticket every time she came up, Master Qingxu gave the three of them a "Sanqingshan Pass", so they could go up the mountain for free every time from now on!

Saved another money.

"Sister! You're so amazing! Even the abbot of the Sanqing Temple can't beat you!"

Bai Chen talked as he walked, his whole body pounding with excitement. Although the "battle" hadn't lasted long, it had broadened his and Bai Wei's worldviews.

For the first time, they gained a concept of formations and spells!
Such supernatural things really arouse people's strong curiosity.

Moreover, they also encountered an official mystical organization.

You should know that ordinary people will never have the opportunity to experience these things in their entire lives!
How could I not be curious and excited!
The egret, however, was not happy and sighed, "This is not a good thing!"

"What's wrong?"

"It's a bit complicated. Ask me again after you've guided your Qi into your body!"

Bai Chen: "Oh..."

"It's alright, Bai Chen!" Bai Wei patted Bai Chen on the shoulder. "If we work a little harder, we'll be as amazing as our eldest sister one day!"

"Hi!"

Bai Chen turned his head, slapped Bai Wei's hand away, and glared at her: "Mom said that people's shoulders and heads are on fire, don't you dare slap out the fire for me!"

Because of Qin Xiu, Bai Chen and her brother often hear some "taboos." They used to scoff at them, including Bai Lu in the past. But now, they feel that they still need to maintain a sense of awe for some things.

Bai Wei's hand didn't retract quickly enough, and she was hit. She hissed and glared back: "Mom also said that if someone taps your shoulder or calls your name in the middle of the night, you shouldn't turn around or answer! Why didn't you listen!"

"I'm listening!"

"No! I saw you turn around!"

"Yeah!"

"Yes! You can ask my older sister if you don't believe me!"

Big sister... no, I don't want to get involved in your boring conversations.

But Bai Chen was now unusually enthusiastic about this "new knowledge." When the egret tried to carry them down the mountain to go home, they refused, preferring to walk down, chattering incessantly along the way about feudal superstitions.

"Don't put a mirror on your bed, is it because you're afraid your reflection will try to come out and replace your real self?"

"No, it's just that I'm afraid you'll be scared by your own disheveled appearance and sleepy eyes. It's bad luck to be scared first thing in the morning, and it's also bad if you get up at night and scare yourself. How can you go back to sleep if you're startled in the middle of the night?"

"What about the pat on the shoulder we were talking about earlier?"

"It depends on the situation. If an ordinary person hits you, nothing will happen. But if a ghost really hits you, it's hard to say. I don't know if it can extinguish your soul fire, but it will definitely make you unlucky."

"And also, is it true that fortune telling can predict a person's fate to be unfavorable?"

"...Is there anyone you particularly hate?"

"No, what do you want?"

"I'll tell his fortune for you! I'll do it three times a day, see how long it takes me to kill him!"

Bai Chen: "..."

"fake?"

"How novel! Of course it's fake! Otherwise, it would be so easy to harm someone. Just have a few more fortune tellers and you can shorten his life, just like patting him on the shoulder. I hate him, I could pat him on the shoulder every day and kill him!"

Bai Chen: "..."

Will he continue to engage in feudal superstitions in the future?
Egret: "You still have a lot to learn. Can't you be more proactive and start cultivating your inner energy sooner!"

The two of them wilted as soon as this was mentioned.

Bai Chen: "Really! Do you think I don't want to? I dream every single day that I can fly on a sword, command the wind and rain, and overturn mountains and seas!"

Egret: "..."

The dream is nice, keep dreaming.

"walk home!"

The egret didn't ask for their opinions anymore; instead, it grabbed them by the collar and took them home.

I went home early today.

It's only one o'clock in the morning.

But Bai Wei and Bai Chen need to go to bed early tomorrow because they have to get up to help slaughter the pig.

The owner didn't want the two pigs, one big and one small, so Qin Xiu negotiated with him and mixed the larger one into the pig herd of the family in the village who was selling pigs that day. The price dropped a bit, to only 8.2 yuan per jin.

But there was no other way, since there was no spare pigpen at home to raise them.

Pigs are actually very territorial animals. They are extremely exclusive and only live with their brothers and sisters. Sometimes even brothers and sisters don't get along, let alone other pigs!
Even if they live in the same pig farm, even if they are pig neighbors living next door, let alone staying there permanently, they would rather just visit their pigsty as guests.
Sorry, you're not welcome!

What? You insist on coming?

Alright, brothers and sisters, let's beat him up!
Bite it with your mouth, kick it with your pig's trotter!
It wasn't until the owner couldn't stand it anymore and chased the intruder away that the pig was bullied to the point of depression.

Unless this foreign pig was brought here before they were old enough to understand, there is no possibility of it being accepted!

The big pig is going to be sold, and the small one will be slaughtered.

The current epidemic prevention and control measures are very strict. Pigs must have ear tags for epidemic prevention, and each pig must be slaughtered in a slaughterhouse. It is illegal for individuals to slaughter pigs and sell pork, but it is not a problem to slaughter your own pigs for your own consumption.

(End of this chapter)