Turbid World: Martial Arts Master of the Republic of China Era, I Cultivate Immortality!

"I never imagined I had such a high talent for Qimen Dunjia; I can even reach the mastery level in divination using Qimen Dunjia!"

Zhao Zheng felt incredibly proud of himself once again, but he also thought it might be related to the version number of the Yang Dun Nine Formations he had learned.

Qimen Dunjia was taught to the Yellow Emperor by the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady during the Five Emperors period. The Yellow Emperor then passed it on to Feng Hou, and it was from this time that a simplified version of Qimen Dunjia began to appear.

Zhao Zheng asked his master about the reason for the simplification. His master said that the original version was too difficult, and that learning it would cause a headache and hair loss.

To be honest, he thought it made sense. After all, the original Qimen Dunjia had 4320 formations, and learning that would definitely be a headache and cause hair loss.

The simplification process involved the Yellow Emperor giving Feng Hou a total of 4320 formations, which Feng Hou then simplified to 1080 formations. During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, Jiang Ziya further simplified Qimen Dunjia from 1080 formations to 72 formations.

Next is Zhang Liang, who simplified the 72 formations of Qimen Dunjia into 18 formations. This is related to why Zhao Zheng said that he mastered Qimen Dunjia by divining with him, and it is related to the version number he learned.

That's right, what he learned was the Yang Dun Nine Formation from the Yin Yang Nine Formations, which was simplified by the rebels and passed down. Moreover, according to his master, it was the closest to the original version.

"Now that I know I was wrong, it's too late. Even if you grant me a sudden inspiration to perfect the Yin-Yang Nine Escapes Formation, I will never forgive you..."

Zhao Zheng muttered something under his breath, and after a few seconds, without realizing it, he cursed "traitor" in his heart!

Putting aside his distracting thoughts, Zhao Zheng looked at Daoist Tianyi, who had come to his side, and asked with a puzzled expression, "What is Daoist Tianyi's pale face?"

"Uncle-Master, are you alright?"

"No... come on, tell me, how... do you use silver dollars for divination!" Master Tianyi asked, suppressing his discomfort.

"Um, Uncle-Master, copper coins are money, and silver dollars are money too. There's no reason why copper coins can be used for divination but silver dollars can't..."

Zhao Zheng looked at Daoist Tianyi strangely, not understanding why Daoist Tianyi was still concerned about such a trivial matter at this time.

"..."

Well-reasoned and supported by evidence

But... I still feel like something's not right!

Master Tianyi remained silent for a while. To be honest, what Zhao Zheng said made a lot of sense. At first glance, it seemed reasonable, but that was all it was at first glance.

Thinking about how he had secretly used silver dollars to perform divination, Master Tianyi frowned and stared at Zhao Zheng for a while.

"Uncle-Master, what's wrong?"

"fine!"

"Uncle-Master, you can't possibly not be able to do it, can you?"

"..."

"Oh……"

Zhao Zheng gave an "oh" and looked at Daoist Tianyi with a strange expression. After thinking for a moment, he felt that it wasn't that Daoist Tianyi couldn't do it, but rather that Daoist Tianyi couldn't accept it.

Understandable.

After all, this person is a veteran!

"..."

To be honest,

Did you drive your brother to his death?!

Master Tianyi stared at Zhao Zheng expressionlessly for a while. Seeing Zhao Zheng take half a step back, he rolled his eyes and said...

"Have you figured it out yet?"

"I've figured it out. Master Ren and the others' deaths are indeed related to the Dragonfly Skimming Water Cave. As for anything else, I don't know!"

"I'll go talk to him about it..."

Master Tianyi spoke, but before he could turn around and walk towards the Ren family ancestral home, he saw Zhao Zheng reach out and stop him.

"Uncle-Master, are you planning to bury him in a different place?"

Zhao Zheng asked, and seeing that Daoist Tianyi nodded slightly to indicate that his guess was correct, he thought for a moment and then spoke.

"Uncle-Master, let's ask first. After all, this matter is too strange. The burial site was just chosen, and now the whole family is going to go down with the old man..."

"...Do you think I wouldn't ask clearly?"

Master Tianyi rolled his eyes. He naturally knew that to cure an illness, one must get to the root of the problem, and some things cannot be avoided just because one wants to.

The current situation is too strange!

"Uncle-Master, have you figured out the specific reason?"

Zhao Zheng didn't reply, but instead asked a question. Unfortunately, Daoist Tianyi ignored him, which made him raise an eyebrow. He flipped open the small notebook in his heart and wrote on the thirty-third page, which was already full.

August 2nd, the first year of the Republic of China (1912) - Sunny

Master Tianyi ignored his attempt +1.

A few minutes later,

The living room inside the courtyard.

As Master Tianyi and Zhao Zheng explained the darkening of the foreheads of Old Master Ren's immediate family members, and the reason why it was caused by choosing the "Dragonfly Skimming Water" burial site for Old Master Ren, the atmosphere in the living room fell slightly silent.

"By the way, did the old master ever do anything to coerce or entice others before he passed away?" Zhao Zheng asked curiously.

It wasn't that he wanted to ask, but rather that he felt it would be like tofu pudding without chili and soy sauce if he didn't ask about the scene before him.

Besides, the living room is full of middle-aged men and old men, so the other party certainly won't be angry with him over this.

"this……"

Mr. Ren stammered awkwardly, and his brothers looked much the same way.

Zhao Zheng raised an eyebrow. He understood. There had been threats and inducements, but thinking about it, it made sense. How many good people could become masters these days?

"Did Old Master Ren offend any cultivators during his lifetime?"

Upon seeing this, Master Tianyi frowned and asked. Master Ren and the others quickly waved their hands and explained that although Master Ren had made some mistakes in his previous life, they had all been resolved.

Master Ren and the others started talking all at once. Seeing that he couldn't get any answers, Daoist Tianyi was about to suggest changing the burial location when he saw Zhao Zheng secretly winking at him.

"Um?"

Master Tianyi asked, and Zhao Zheng stepped forward and whispered in his ear, "Uncle-Master, I just calculated it again using the Plum Blossom Divination method, and I found that changing the location won't help, so let's just stick with this place..."

As he spoke, Zhao Zheng tossed three silver dollars into his left hand. Master Tianyi remained silent for a moment, took a deep breath, and turned to face Master Ren and the others.

"Perhaps we should ask Master Ren to invite a few more experts from the county to take a look. It seems that changing the burial site is no longer a solution..."

Zhao Zheng had figured it out, and he could also tell from the face that simply changing the burial location wouldn't solve the problem.

"Can't we even change the burial plot?"

Master Ren and the others were taken aback, but they didn't think that Daoist Tianyi and Zhao Zheng were trying to trick them into increasing the fee.

After all, a person's name is like a tree's shadow. Master Tianyi and Zhao Zheng are both Taoists from the Maoshan School. Based on this alone, they wouldn't think that Master Tianyi and Zhao Zheng were deceiving them about this matter.

That's why they're so easy to talk to. If it were any other Taoist priest or feng shui master from Anping County who said they were going to die soon, they would have had their legs broken long ago.

What follows is the hypocrisy and formality of adults. Although Master Ren and others repeatedly said they believed in Master Tianyi's judgment.

However, at Master Tianyi's second request, he immediately sent people to invite other feng shui masters from Anping County.

Seeing this, Master Tianyi said, "Rest assured, since this matter arose because of my nephew and I, we will certainly protect your lives!"

After chatting for a while and exchanging pleasantries, Master Tianyi offered to take Zhao Zheng back to Anping County to make preparations.

"Amu, go and see the two Taoist priests off!"

Master Ren spoke to Qian Mu, one of his men who was also in the living room. Qian Mu nodded with a slight frown and led Zhao Zheng and Daoist Tianyi out of the closed living room.

As Qian Mu closed the living room door, the atmosphere in the living room fell silent. The third son of the Ren family, that is, the third brother of Master Ren, frowned.

"Are their words credible?"

"If the Maoshan School isn't trustworthy, then who can we trust?"

"That makes sense, but what happened today is just too strange..."

The second, third, and fourth brothers of the Ren family were discussing it amongst themselves, and some elders also came. They all felt that Master Tianyi and his companion were trying to increase the fee.

"Enough! Instead of saying all this, we should prepare in advance. Who knows if the old man offended anyone while he was alive..." Master Ren slammed his hand on the table.

As he spoke, he frowned and glanced at his three younger brothers, saying, "Besides, it might not even be someone the old man offended..."

As he spoke, he glanced at his three good-for-nothing brothers, then rubbed his temples: "Send someone... to invite Abbot Xu. Don't worry about whether he has a grudge against Daoist Tianyi or not. Have someone take some silver notes and invite him over for me..."

"good……"