From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

However, Taoism also has the doctrine of subduing demons and refining monsters, and Lin Jiu could not stand idly by and watch Ren Fa be killed by that feng shui master's scheme.

When Ren Fa heard that the feng shui master had deliberately ruined his family's feng shui, he was also angry, but he didn't know if the feng shui master was still alive. He could only sigh and ask Lin Jiu, "Uncle Jiu, how can I improve the feng shui of my Ren family?"

"Man can conquer nature."

Lin Jiu gave this sentence, which Ren Fa personally experienced.

The implication is that feng shui and its surroundings are secondary; the key is how one conducts oneself. Otherwise, even the best feng shui cannot withstand the ruin of a person's moral failings.

Seeing Ren Fa deep in thought, Lin Jiu didn't care whether he listened or not, and simply set up the altar to perform the ritual, burning incense and paper money.

This is not performance art for outsiders, but a ritual used to determine whether spirits or ghosts exist in this place.

If there are any, and they come to cause trouble, then eliminate them all. But if they are only disturbed, then offering some fruits and incense will keep things peaceful.

After the ceremony, Lin Jiu's expression became even more serious. He said to Master Ren, who had already come up anxiously, "We can start now."

"Let's do it!"

Upon hearing this, Ren Fa was overjoyed and immediately called upon the hired helpers to dig up the grave.

Lin Jiu went to rest on a nearby rock, and asked Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai to light three incense sticks for the other eight graves around.

After Wencai and Qiusheng went to offer incense, Jiang Liu, Lu Jin, and Li Muxuan went over. Ren Jiating was Ren Fa's daughter, and in this situation, she could only stay with Ren Tingting beside Ren Fa.

"Uncle Jiu, have you discovered something?"

Jiang Liu inquired.

"Ah."

Lin Jiu exhaled a breath of turbid air, his expression becoming even more solemn. "You don't know, the other eight graves here, seemingly built randomly around the area without any pattern, actually set the feng shui layout according to the Bagua (Eight Trigrams)!"

I suspect that the feng shui master originally planned to create a corpse demon, and even used the corpses of his own family members as the core of the formation. He was truly inhuman!

However, on the other hand, the people of Yemaoshan, those with the lowest moral standards, are arguably even more depraved than those of the Quanxing sect.

Most people of the Quanxing type rely on their power to act recklessly, doing whatever they please without considering the consequences; they are a chaotic evil.

The people of Yemaoshan, however, have their own "way," but they are too eager for quick success, which makes them extremely bad-tempered. They will fight at the slightest provocation.

At best, it will ruin someone's finances; at worst, it will cost them their life.

It is clearly evil!

"Then what is the purpose of this Bagua formation? Is it mainly for refining corpses?" Jiang Liu steered the conversation back to the matter of Old Master Ren.

"This is one of the effects."

Lin Jiu looked at the people digging graves, sighed, and said helplessly, "After a person dies, their soul disperses and returns to heaven and earth. This is the case for the vast majority of people."

However, in some special circumstances, such as a special auspicious place, a special magical artifact, or a special ability, a person's soul can be temporarily preserved.

Furthermore, those who can control spirits can even command ghosts and borrow some of their abilities from their previous lives.

but.

After death, a person leaves behind a wandering spirit, but this spirit is confused, incomplete, and not a true soul; it lacks complete memories.

After explaining the concept of Yin spirits to Jiang Liu and the others, Lin Jiu then mentioned another effect of the Bagua formation: it could use the feng shui energy to nurture the Yin spirits of the eight graves.

Although the spirits are yin, they still face the sun.

Because yin alone cannot last, it needs to be balanced with yin to survive.

"When the coffin of this old master was dug out, the Bagua formation here was truly broken. Unable to rely on the effect of the Qi formation, those eight yin spirits will probably dissipate into the world."

Lin Jiusheng felt a pang of kindness. "Although the feng shui master used his own family members as the focal point of the formation to refine the corpse, he might also have wanted to see his family members more often."

Therefore, I asked Qiusheng and Wencai to offer incense, using the secret methods of the Shangqing Maoshan sect to temporarily suppress the eight array eyes. After the grave is filled back in, the energy formation will still retain the effect of preserving the spirits.

Not going to extremes is also giving the feng shui master a chance to warn him to know when to stop.

"Got it, so we'll try diplomacy first, then resort to force, right?"

Li Muxuan had also read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in the school and knew about military strategy, so he said with a smile.

"almost."

Lin Jiu nodded, but he also knew in his heart that if the feng shui master really gave up his revenge on Ren Fa because of this, he would be comparable to the founders of the major sects!

"Would the feng shui master give up because of that?"

Jiang Liu, however, did not think so.

"We will not give up."

Lin Jiu shook his head.

Even knowing that the feng shui master wouldn't give up, Lin Jiu, who came from Shangqing Maoshan, wouldn't go to extremes.

Always leave room for maneuver, so that you may meet again in the future.

No.

The one who's wrong is the feng shui master; what does it have to do with these ghosts?

Lin Jiu is upright and wouldn't harm these evil spirits.

[So that's how it is. This is the true path of Shangqing Maoshan. No matter how many bad things others do or how wicked their intentions are, that's their business. As righteous people, we may have many flaws in our dealings with others, but we absolutely cannot make mistakes on matters of principle!]

Jiang Liu suddenly understood and bowed to Lin Jiu to express his gratitude, saying, "Thank you for your guidance, Uncle Jiu."

"You are truly intelligent."

Lin Jiu did indeed have some ideas about Jiang Liu, but he didn't expect Jiang Liu to understand so quickly, which pleased him, especially compared to his two foolish disciples—

Depend on!

Those two idiots are absolutely infuriating!

"Master, we've placed the incense!"

At this moment, Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai returned.

"Ah."

Seeing these two good-for-nothings, then looking at Jiang Liu, and then at Lu Jin and Li Muxuan, Lin Jiu felt a surge of irritation. He simply responded in a muffled voice, and said, "Once the coffin is pulled out, the incense will have burned down to almost nothing. Go and see how the incense has burned."

"No problem, Master."

Qiu Sheng was quick-witted enough to agree immediately.

Wen Cai's gaze was fixed on Ren Tingting. He was patted by Qiu Sheng and then realized what was happening, nodding blankly.

This made Lin Jiu's face darken even more...

# Chapter 94 One of the Eight Souls is Missing

exactly.

The tombstone of Grandpa Ren has been pried open and nearly fifty centimeters have been dug out, revealing an upright coffin.

It was just covered with a layer of mud and water.

This burial site, named Dragonfly Skimming Water, should have been covered with snowflakes. However, the feng shui master originally intended to refine the corpse, but because Ren Fa had offended him, he covered it with mud and water. This caused the feng shui energy of the site to converge, and it was also affected by the yin spirits and yin energy of the eight surrounding graves. As a result, the body of Old Master Ren was used for refining the corpse.

When Lin Jiu explained, he omitted the part about the zombie, which made Ren Fa realize that he had been tricked by the feng shui master. However, there was nothing he could do but have people continue digging and then rebury him.

By the time they finished digging, it was already noon.

After the workers finished eating, they set up a rope frame, tied one end to the coffin, and pulled hard on the other end, but they could only sway the coffin slightly and could not pull it up at all.

“The Yin energy in this hole is heavy, and it’s stuck there. Plus, the ground is damp, and the yellow mud is mushy, so it’s not easy to pull it out.” Lin Jiu glanced at the sky and thought it would be best to burn the corpse at noon. So he asked Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai to help.

Although these two were useless, they had at least practiced Qi cultivation. Qiu Sheng, in particular, had opened up the Ren and Du meridians and officially embarked on the path of Qi cultivation, making him much stronger than ordinary people.

Therefore, as soon as the two of them joined in, the heavy coffin was dragged up, swaying precariously.

Ren Wei, who was also present, immediately ordered his soldiers to use hooks to drag the hoisted coffin to nearby flat ground.

Lin Jiu walked to the coffin and asked the person whose birth chart clashed with Old Master Ren's to turn around—

There is no reincarnation in this world. In fact, even if the birth charts clash, it doesn't matter if they don't turn around.

But we still have to go through the formalities.

In reality, Lin Jiu felt somewhat helpless.

But since most ordinary people believe in this, he has no choice but to do so, and in truth, such a superfluous ritual is not without meaning.

This was both to reassure people and to demonstrate his "professionalism".

This is also a manifestation of "judging people by their own standards".

As for the coffin of this old master, Jiang Liu, Lu Jin, Li Muxuan, and Ren Jiating, all those who cultivated Qi, sensed the Yin Qi brewing within it.

At that very moment, a sudden change occurred!

The innate runes on Jiang Liu's hands trembled slightly, and his own magnetic field even shook, as if he had temporarily disconnected from the surrounding environment for a moment.

But Lu Jin, Li Muxuan, and even Lin Jiu seemed to have no reaction.

On the contrary, the paper monkey that Ren Jiating carried with her began to tremble, arousing her suspicion.

Only the innate talisman diagram can detect the change!

Jiang Liu was secretly shocked, but he couldn't stop everyone from opening the coffin. After all, he, Lu Jin, and Li Muxuan were just cultivators who had come with Lin Jiu to broaden their horizons. They had no reason to get involved in such matters. Therefore, he stared intently at the coffin, remaining vigilant at all times.

Before Jiang Liu could remind them, Lu Jin and Li Muxuan had already begun circulating their Qi as soon as they sensed the Yin Qi in the coffin, just in case.

"Open the coffin!"

Lin Jiu gave the order.

The coffin lid was then lifted.

To everyone's surprise, the burial site was very damp, but the inside of the coffin was dry. The body of the old master was in excellent condition, dressed in a Qing Dynasty official robe. His skin was bluish-green, as if it were moldy, but the hair peeking out from under his official hat revealed a hint of light red.

Besides, behind this old master was a pale yellow robe curtain, on which were engraved runes, which made Lin Jiu's heart pound with fear.

Because those runes correspond to the day when the Kui star is in charge!

Swish!