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

Chapter 58

After making the beaded string, he specially asked someone to go to Zhenguo Temple to have the abbot consecrate it.

Unexpectedly, it was this thing that shielded me from disaster...

"Master, after this matter is settled, could you please perform a ritual for those who died unjustly because of me, so that they may be reborn into a better family in their next life?"

Wang Jian held the bead, intending to take it off, but in the end he took it back with him.

Bai Lu raised an eyebrow at his little gesture, but did not refuse: "This is easy to discuss. After this matter is settled, I will recite a mantra for their rebirth."

"What about these nine coffins?"

Director Wang's face was deathly pale; he was terrified. He swallowed hard, his voice trembling slightly.

The egret didn't answer immediately, but instead walked around the small pit. Her steps were light and slow, as if she were measuring something with each step.

Bai Wei and Bai Chen exchanged a glance, both seeing curiosity and excitement in each other's eyes.

It was the first time I'd ever seen my older sister posing so coolly with her face pressed against the wall, and it felt quite novel.

"These nine coffins, apart from the main coffin, each of the other eight represents a different power. They counterbalance and complement each other, forming a protective array. No wonder that Xuan Master only suppressed that纨绔 (playboy) instead of killing him directly. This array is not easy to break!"

Wang Jian panicked: "Master, does this mean my land is ruined?"

"It's one thing if this piece of land is ruined, but if we let him continue to do evil and absorb energy, once he breaks out of the formation on his own, not a single person within a hundred miles will be left alive."

"This, this, this -"

"As I just said, this place is a rare place for nurturing souls and corpses. If this纨绔 (playboy) was born in an unlucky time, he could lie here for three to five hundred years and become at least a hairy zombie."

"Mao Mao Mao—Jiang? What is that?"

Wang Chuan and Wang Jian swallowed hard, huddled together, and looked at each other: Could it be the thing I'm thinking about?
The thought had barely formed when the egret said, "Yes, that's right, it's a zombie."

"what--"

The two grown men shivered simultaneously.

In the world of the faint of heart, there is debate about whether ghosts or zombies are scarier.

Some people believe that ghosts are invisible and intangible, frightening and killing people invisibly, making them the most terrifying and impossible to guard against.

Some people find the sight of zombies sucking blood extremely terrifying. Those long fangs, those sharp, hard nails, grabbing your flesh, holding your head, and opening their mouths to stab your neck... who could stand that!

"Sis, downstairs..."

Bai Chen pointed down: "There are nine zombies? Can you defeat them? Or maybe..."

Let's run!

Bai Chen's gaze was too obvious; Bai Wei was already prepared to run away.

Oh my god, nine zombies! If one of them bites you, it'll be disastrous!
If you get infected with the corpse poison, you'll turn into a zombie!

She doesn't want to turn into a zombie!
"What are you afraid of!" Bai Lu said irritably. "There aren't nine, there's only one! Do you think zombies are so easy to raise? The other eight maids and servants who were buried with you are at most ghosts."

Bai Wei: Eight ghosts won't do either, that's too many!
"Then what should we do?" Wang Jian's voice carried a hint of despair.

"What can we do? We must strike while the iron is hot! This formation protects him, but it also binds him. His true form can't come out. We must kill him in the coffin before he can come out!"

"Then what do we do?"

A glimmer of hope flashed in Wang Jian's eyes. After all, he really didn't want to give up this piece of land. The accident happened in that residential area, and the company had to pay compensation. If this place couldn't be developed, it would have a huge impact on the company!

“I need to prepare some things,” Bailu said. “You all leave here first and come back at midnight tonight.”

Twelve o'clock at midnight.

What an eerie time.

Director Wang pulled his hand away from Wang Jian's: "Well, I have something to do tonight..."

"Old Wang!" Wang Jian quickly grabbed him, took his hand along his arm, and put his hands together with his: "With our decades-long friendship, my mom said we even shared our open-crotch pants. You can't be ungrateful."

Director Wang: "..."

Why spout this nonsense in front of a master!

After struggling internally for a while, I ultimately decided not to run away.

Wang Jian held onto Director Wang's hand tightly, not daring to let go for a moment, and said to Bai Lu, "Master, please tell me what you need to prepare."

He then showed his WeChat QR code: "Let's add each other on WeChat, and I'll transfer some money to you for materials."

Bai Lu didn't stand on ceremony; after accepting the friend request, one million yuan was immediately deposited into her account.

Bai Wei and Bai Chen listened with wide eyes.

Especially Bai Chen, the last time he was this shocked was before.

Back then, Bailu was only taking orders worth 50,000 yuan. Now, how long has it been, and she's taking orders worth 1 million yuan?
He knew his sister made money easily, but he didn't know it was this easy!
One million!
With his current salary, he would have to work in a factory for twenty years!

Bai Wei's eyes lit up.

Keep in mind, she hasn't finished paying off her debts yet!

Is being a cultivator really that lucrative?!

Lured by the RMB, the world has gained yet another person caught in the cycle of competition!
"You two, stop spacing out and come with me."

Bai Lu slapped his forehead and said, "Let's go, I'll show you something new."

Bai Wei and Bai Chen hurriedly followed. This was their first time encountering cultivators, and they were especially enthusiastic after witnessing Bai Lu's money-absorbing abilities!

The group went in Director Wang's car. Following Bai Lu's instructions, Director Wang headed to the antique market in the capital.

Egrets flitted through the narrow streets, where shops on both sides displayed all sorts of genuine and fake "antiques".

"Sister, what should we buy?" Bai Wei asked curiously.

“Look—” Bai Lu raised her chin, and Bai Wei followed her gaze to the window of an antique shop, where a small bronze incense burner was displayed, engraved with intricate runes.

Bai Lu walked into the shop, handed the plaque that Master Qingxu had given her to the owner, and then pointed to the incense burner: "Boss, how much is this incense burner?"

The owner was an elderly man with a face full of wrinkles. He squinted at the card, then looked at Bai Lu for a while before slowly saying, "Young lady, you seem to know your stuff. I'll offer 100,000 yuan."

"One hundred thousand?" Bai Wei gasped. "That expensive?"

If she had had 100,000 back then, she wouldn't have struggled in the mud for so long!

Bai Lu didn't haggle; she simply scanned the code, and the old man smiled and wrapped the items up, saying, "Here you go."

Bai Wei and Bai Chen exchanged a glance, both seeing shock in each other's eyes.

They didn't expect their sister to be so decisive, spending 100,000 yuan just like that.

And why are things related to the underworld so expensive?!

"Young lady, would you like some donkey hooves?" The old man was also knowledgeable. Seeing that Bailu had bought an incense burner, he sensed the elegant meaning behind the fragrance and immediately promoted other treasured items in his shop.

After picking and choosing for a while, the egret carried away a large bag of things and also took two red-crested roosters with it.

Bai Wei and Bai Lu followed closely behind, listening silently to her conversation with the boss without asking any questions, because if their sister wanted them to know, she would naturally tell them.

It was still early, so Wang Jian arranged a hotel for Bai Lu and the others. After they rested, at 11 o'clock, Director Wang and Wang Jian, both bundled up tightly, came to pick up Bai Lu.

The group returned to the construction site.

When they arrived, the lights were off and it was pitch black. Wang Jian turned on the car headlights and, based on his memory, dragged Director Wang to turn on the power. Only then did he feel like he was still alive.

Knowing full well that this place is haunted by zombies, they still dared to sneak in under the cover of darkness. Their audacity is something they can brag about for a lifetime.

The egret placed the incense burner in the center of the small pit. The incense burner wasn't used for burning incense—it was offered to the zombie, but the zombie couldn't eat it!

Zombies have incorruptible bodies, but their consciousness is blurred; they only have an instinctive thirst for blood. They cannot be reasoned with; the only way to deal with them is to fight and kill.

However, to get rid of it, the only option is to break the protective array that is protecting it. But to prevent it from escaping, the egret still needs to set up a new protective array. However, the egret is afraid that the array it has set up casually will not be able to stop the ancient creature that has lived for hundreds of years, so it decides to rely on external forces, namely this incense burner.

This incense burner is a ritual implement used for setting up formations.

That shop we just saw belongs to the Xuanmen Association. The price of 100,000 is not for buying, but for renting. Xuanmen has few good items, so many Xuan masters will rent out the things they don't need from various branches, which is why the prices are relatively cheap.

Bai Lu said, "Boss Wang and Director Wang, please step back twenty meters away."

The two of them ran away in a hurry.

Bai Chen and Bai Wei blinked: "You run pretty fast! What about us?"

"Get behind me, and I'll show you the third world."

Bai Wei and Bai Chen quickly stood behind Bai Lu, watching her nervously, unsure of what would happen next.

The egret closed its eyes, clasped its hands together, and began chanting a mantra.

As she chanted her incantation, the incense burner began to spin, forming a small whirlwind that gradually absorbed the surrounding yin energy, eventually creating a pale gray barrier.

This barrier is powered by the Yin energy within the formation; as long as the Yin energy remains, the barrier will not break.

Immediately afterwards, Bai Lu began to break the formation. This formation was quite complicated, but for a "formation master" like Bai Lu with solid theoretical knowledge, figuring out the key point of the formation was not difficult.

The core of a formation is especially important because it is the weakest point.

The formation was broken, and the ground began to shake. A cracking sound came from the bottom of the small pit, as if some mechanism had been triggered.

"careful!"

Bai Lu shouted, grabbed Bai Wei and Bai Chen, and pulled them backward, simultaneously throwing out a fire talisman imbued with spiritual energy—

The bottom of the small pit slowly opened, revealing a dark hole.

An even denser surge of yin energy poured out of the cave entrance, accompanied by a shrill wail. A dark figure fell back into the cave. The fire talisman burned fiercely for a moment before disappearing, and the wail ceased.

"What's inside?"

Bai Wei's voice trembled slightly, but she desperately pressed her head towards the cave entrance, eager to see what it was like inside.

"Of course it's a ghost!"

Before Bai Lu could finish speaking, another dark figure suddenly darted out of the cave entrance and pounced straight at them.

The egret blocked the two and threw out another fire talisman. As the talisman burned, the face of the newcomer could be clearly seen. It was a servant dressed in ancient clothes. Although the recovery had injured his soul, it had not killed him. He struggled and pounced again. Then, a middle-aged ghost dressed as a steward floated out and joined the group fight.

Their unwavering devotion to protecting their master was truly evident.

But she encountered Bai Lu, who had the fire talisman that ghosts feared most. She attacked one by one, and two by two. She advanced towards the cave entrance like a tank, and all the fierce ghosts guarding the main tomb chamber inside attacked and were wiped out.

These little ghosts aren't the most troublesome; the most troublesome thing is that thing down there.

Bai Wei and Bai Chen exchanged a glance. To be honest, as newbies who had just started cultivating, they had never seen anything like this before. They had to admit that this was truly eye-opening, and they were also impressed by their sister's performance!
One talisman and one ghost is gone, damn cool!

When will they be this amazing?

They followed Bailu towards the cave entrance. Bailu stepped into the cave first, followed closely by Baiwei and Baichen.

The entrance to the cave was narrow and damp, and the air was filled with the smell of dirt and mildew.

Bai Wei couldn't help but wrinkle her nose, while Bai Chen looked around warily.

"Sister, it's so dark in here." Bai Wei's voice trembled slightly in the darkness as she gripped Bai Lu's hand tightly.

Bai Chen rolled his eyes so wide they could light up the passageway: "What are you afraid of? Ignite your fire spirit energy!"

Before Bai Lu could speak, Bai Chen channeled his spiritual energy to his fingertips, transforming it into fire spiritual energy for illumination. The passageway immediately brightened, and the patterns on the blue bricks that built the passageway became clearly visible.

Bai Wei: "..."

Look how capable you think you are!

Who wouldn’t!

She just forgot!

But! Shouldn't a normal person be reaching for their phone at this time?!

So Bai Wei turned on the flashlight on her phone.

You don't know how to use high technology, you're wasting spiritual energy! Do you think spiritual energy is easy to accumulate?

Bai Lu moved her hand, which Bai Wei was holding tightly, and chuckled twice: "Here's a piece of advice: in dark places, it's best not to hold someone's hand casually, because... you never know if the hand you're holding might actually be a human's... hehehe—"

Bai Wei: "..."

Bai Chen: "..."

How funny! The timidest egret has actually come out and scared people!
But Bai Wei was still startled, and she let go of Bai Lu's hand as if she had been electrocuted.

Egret: "Hahahaha—"

Bai Wei touched the goosebumps on her body and said to Bai Chen, "Is she possessed by a ghost?!"

"Tsk!" Bai Chen said irritably, "Can we not make such assumptions in a place like this? If she really is possessed by a ghost, neither of us will escape!"

Bai Wei: "..."

Very well, her young heart has suffered an undeserved and heavy blow today.

"Okay, no kidding."

Bai Lu's smile faded: "The main person is inside, I don't know what's going on. You all stay behind me and don't run around. Take the lightning-struck wood out of your pockets and hold it in your hands."

Bai Wei and Bai Chen quickly did as instructed.

They descended a winding stone staircase covered in moss, and had to be careful not to slip with each step.

(End of this chapter)