Uncle Nine: Scattering beans to create soldiers? I'm using plants and trees to create soldiers.

The back mountain of Renjia Town.

The heavy rain from last night has stopped, but a thin layer of mist still shrouds the mountains.

In the distance, the shadows of trees were shrouded in mist, sometimes clear, sometimes blurry. A moist mountain breeze swept through the forest, carrying the scent of earth and vegetation.

Lin Xuan and Uncle Jiu walked up the mountain along the forest path, one after the other.

Not long after, the two arrived at Ren Weiyong's grave.

Lin Xuan stopped and looked down at the grave that was completely sealed with cement.

Even before he could circulate his Dao Qi, he could still smell a faint earthy scent slowly emanating from the depths of the tomb.

Lin Xuan looked at it for a while, then turned and asked, "Master, what exactly was done to Old Master Ren's tomb?"

Uncle Nine walked to the grave, his gaze sweeping across the surrounding mountains before he said in a deep voice, "This grave has been cursed."

"Someone placed apotropaic items on Ren Weiyong's body and used the spiritual energy of the Dragonfly Touching Water Cave to continuously refine his corpse."

"Ren Weiyong was an ancestor of the Ren family, and his body was buried in the ancestral graveyard, which is closely connected with the fortune of the Ren family's descendants."

"While refining the corpse, that cursed object will also slowly devour the Ren family's fortune through this bloodline connection."

Lin Xuan frowned slightly. After a moment's thought, he said, "Master, since the curse is still consuming the Ren family's fortune, why don't we go and inform Master Ren to exhume and rebury him?"

"As for comprehending the Dragonfly Skimming Water Acupoint, that can be postponed for now."

Although auspicious feng shui sites are rare, there are priorities and urgency in all matters.

If one allows the evil spells to continue eroding the Ren family's fortune simply because one wants to understand the layout of this place, then one would be going against the true nature of a Taoist practitioner.

Upon hearing this, a hint of satisfaction appeared in Uncle Nine's eyes.

When faced with opportunities, one can distinguish between what is important and what is not, and not let greed cloud one's judgment.

Ah Xuan's character is indeed far superior to that of those two rascals, Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai.

Thinking of his two apprentices, Uncle Nine's eye twitched again.

If it were Qiusheng and Wencai instead, one would probably ask if there were any burial objects in the tomb, while the other would ask if Old Master Ren would still be afraid of glutinous rice after turning into a clay figure.

Uncle Nine waved his hand, "It's alright!"

"I can first use a talisman to suppress the evil spirits in the tomb, so that they can no longer cause trouble."

He glanced at the surrounding mountains and rivers.

"The Dragonfly Skimming Water Acupoint is extremely rare and hard to come by. Although this acupoint has been corrupted by evil magic, its original water vein pattern has not been completely destroyed."

"Once the coffin is unearthed, the soil and water patterns within the tomb will change accordingly."

"At that time, this complete feng shui spot will be broken."

"If you want to comprehend it again, you won't have such a good opportunity now."

Lin Xuan nodded.

Uncle Nine is very experienced in feng shui. Since he said he could temporarily suppress the evil spirits in the tomb, he would not joke about the safety of the Ren family's descendants.

As he spoke, Uncle Nine flipped his right hand.

Three talismans appeared between his fingers, the paper of which was dark yellow and the cinnabar patterns were drawn in one stroke.

Just by holding it in your hand, a majestic and righteous aura spreads outwards.

The Dao Qi within Uncle Nine's body stirred slightly, flowing down his arm and into the talisman.

hum!

The three talismans for warding off evil lit up with a faint golden light at the same time.

Uncle Nine flicked his wrist, and the talismans flew out of his hand, drifting towards the grave and landing in front of, behind, and in the center of the grave mound.

then,

Uncle Nine made a hand seal with his left hand and pointed forward with his right hand.

"The mysteries of heaven and earth are rooted in righteousness."

"town!"

A stream of earth-yellow Daoist energy flew out from his fingertip and instantly disappeared into the three evil-suppressing talismans.

boom!

The golden light on the surface of the talisman suddenly intensified.

The three beams of light intertwined, forming an invisible barrier that enveloped the entire tomb.

The strong earthy smell that had been emanating from underground quickly subsided.

Uncle Nine carefully sensed the situation for a moment and confirmed that the cursed power in the tomb had been temporarily suppressed before withdrawing his hand.

"alright."

"Now you can begin to comprehend it."

Lin Xuan nodded. "Thank you, Master!"

After saying this, he took out the water vein map of the Dragon King Temple from his bosom, slowly unfolded it in front of Ren Weiyong's tomb, and then sat down cross-legged on the spot.

The Daoist Qi within the body flows along the meridians, eventually flowing into the painting through the hands.

hum-

The water vein diagram trembled slightly, and a pale blue light slowly emanated from the image.

The seven winding waterways in the picture seem to come alive, with flowing water, slowly converging towards the Dragon King Temple in the center.

The lingering moisture in the surrounding area was also drawn in, gathering around Lin Xuan.

Wisps of white mist slowly rotated around the water vein diagram.

Lin Xuan gazed intently at the painting, his mind once again drawn to the mysterious power of the water veins.

The scene before my eyes gradually became blurry.

When he regained his senses, it was as if he had detached from his physical body and was standing in the sky above the back mountain of the Ren family.

With the amplified perception aided by the water vein diagram, the entire structure of the Dragonfly Touching Water Cave was clearly presented in his consciousness.

The mountains on both sides stretch outwards, like the outstretched wings of a dragonfly.

Groundwater vapor slowly gathers from distant mountain streams, rock crevices, and underground rivers, eventually flowing towards the location of the tomb.

Water is brought to the spot, then the person touches the spot and leaves.

It can gather spiritual energy to nourish the remains, without causing water to accumulate in the tomb.

This is precisely the truly mysterious aspect of the Dragonfly Skimming Water Cave.

However, the moisture in the cave has now been cut off by a thick earthy smell.

Once the moisture gets close to the coffin, it is quickly swallowed up by the earthy vapor, turning into turbid mud vapor that continuously pours into Ren Weiyong's corpse.

Lin Xuan's senses followed the muddy vapor downwards, and soon he "saw" the scene inside the coffin.

Ren Weiyong lay quietly in the coffin, his entire body covered by a thick layer of yellow mud.

The yellow mud didn't just stay on the surface of the skin; it had seeped into the flesh, veins, and even bones!

The original flesh and blood structure of the corpse is being replaced by yellow mud little by little.

The skin and flesh became sticky, the bones became heavy, and even the internal organs were almost assimilated into moist mud!

Ren Weiyong now resembles not a corpse, but rather a clay sculpture that has not yet been fully formed.

Only a few exceptionally hard teeth in his mouth and fingernails wrapped in thick black mist have not yet been completely eroded by the yellow mud.

At Ren Weiyong's Tanzhong acupoint, there was a clay figure the size of a palm.

The clay figure sits cross-legged with its hands placed in front of its knees.

His face was blurred, but a twisted rune was engraved on his chest.

Whenever the spiritual energy of water and soil in the cave gathers, it is first devoured and refined by this clay figure, and then transformed into mud energy, which is injected into Ren Weiyong's corpse.

Lin Xuan stared intently, and a layer of attribute panels, visible only to him, slowly appeared above the clay figure.

【Spiritual Soil Amulet】

[Quality: White]

[Description: Made from spiritually imbued grave soil mixed with the essence of a talisman. It can absorb the spiritual energy of water and soil, corrode the corpse, and slowly extract the fortune of descendants through the connection between the ancestral grave and bloodline.]

[Entry: The Art of Cultivating Spiritual Soil]

……

Upon seeing the last entry, Lin Xuan's heart stirred slightly.

Spiritual Soil Cultivation Technique!

This spell is clearly related to cultivating the land.

Previously, in order to increase the fertility of the spiritual field, he could only burn the grass and trees to ashes and then scatter them into the soil.

While this method is useful, it can only improve the most basic soil conditions.

Moreover, the number of spiritual plants planted in the backyard is increasing, and their requirements for soil are also different.

Moonflower prefers cool, moist environments.

Jujube wood struck by lightning contains the properties of thunder and fire, and requires soil with a warm and yang nature.

The roots of the golden bamboo are strong and resilient, and it has a greater need for the earth's energy.

Dendrobium nobile, water spirit flower, and the water vein spirit herb that we just brought back are more suitable for planting in places where water-elemental energy gathers.

If we continue to rely solely on ordinary wood ash as fertilizer, it will eventually fall short of the growth needs of the spiritual plants.

The "Spiritual Soil Cultivation Technique" contained in this clay figure is clearly a method that can truly regulate the earth's energy and nurture spiritual soil.

If the Spirit Soil Cultivation Technique can continuously nourish the land, it can create a cycle in the Spirit Field, preventing the land from becoming depleted.

In the long run, the value of this spell is no less than that of a spell used in direct combat.

I absolutely must get my hands on this!

This thought only flashed through Lin Xuan's mind for a moment.

Soon, he regained his composure and immersed himself in the insights gained from the Dragonfly Skimming Water Acupoint.

With the aid of the water vein map, his perception spread continuously along the underground water flow.

Where does the water vapor come from?

Which rock strata and mountain terrain did it pass through?

How to briefly meet around the tomb.

And how to draw upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to complete a cycle within the acupoints.

Lin Xuan gradually memorized the entire structure of the Dragonfly Touching Water Cave, as well as the pathways through which earth energy, water vapor, and spiritual energy of heaven and earth transformed into each other.

[A valid insight has been achieved.]

[Proficiency in "Water Vein Map" +20.]

[A valid insight has been achieved.]

[Proficiency in "Water Vein Map" +20.]

……

System notifications kept ringing.

A wealth of insights into feng shui and water veins rapidly gathered in Lin Xuan's mind.

[Proficiency level met.]

[The Water Vein Map has been upgraded to Lv4 (gray).]

As the final hint came down, the complete layout of the Dragonfly Skimming Water Cave was fully formed in Lin Xuan's mind.

The surrounding moisture gradually dissipated, and the blue light on the water vein diagram receded.

Lin Xuan slowly opened his eyes, let out a long breath, then rolled up the water vein diagram again and stood up.

"Have you finished understanding?" Uncle Nine looked at him.

"Almost there." Lin Xuan nodded. "I've memorized the water vein structure of the Dragonfly Skimming Water Cave, as well as the path of the flow of water and soil spiritual energy."

"In that case, let's go." Uncle Nine nodded slightly. "Go find Ren Fa and finalize the relocation of the graves."

Lin Xuan responded.

The master and apprentice did not linger. They turned around and walked along the mountain path they had come from, heading towards Renjia Town.