Divine Level Witch Doctor

The group’s curiosity was piqued. They were all wondering, ’What will Lingyun Pavilion, a place rumored to be a fairyland, actually look like?’

Led by the manager, the group passed through an antique-style corridor and arrived at the center of Lakefront House.

A nine-story octagonal tower stood here, with Lingyun Pavilion at its very top.

They entered the octagonal tower and spiraled up the wooden staircase. With each floor they ascended, everyone felt their Mental Realm grow a little more serene. Ordinary people didn’t understand why, but Zhao Yuan discovered through observation that the staircase inside the tower was the cause.

It was unclear who had designed the staircase. It looked ordinary, but it was actually a Feng Shui Array. Walking on it cleansed a person’s spirit, leaving them refreshed and with a serene Mental Realm. While its effect couldn’t compare to Soul-Stabilizing Incense, it was still quite magical.

By the time they reached Lingyun Pavilion on the ninth floor of the tower, everyone’s mental state had been adjusted to an optimal condition!

The decor in Lingyun Pavilion was elegant, and the placement of every item was deliberate. The moment Zhao Yuan stepped inside, he sensed the presence of Qi.

This Qi was generated by a Feng Shui Formation. The nine-story Octagonal Tower was itself a massive Feng Shui Formation, and Lingyun Pavilion was its core. The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi from all directions was absorbed by the Feng Shui Formation and gathered here. Whether one was a Cultivator or an ordinary person, staying in this place would bring great benefits!

Lin Liqiang and the others couldn’t perceive the mechanisms at play; they only felt that their mental states were greatly improved after entering Lingyun Pavilion compared to being outside.

However, the decor wasn’t particularly stunning and fell far short of the fairyland they had imagined.

They couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed.

Seeing this, the manager smiled and had a waiter open all the windows around Lingyun Pavilion.

Strangely, even with all the windows open, not much of the cold air from outside rushed in, which was quite a surprise.

The Octagonal Tower was the tallest building in the entire Wetland Park. From its top, one could take in all the beautiful surrounding scenery!

Just then, a bank of mist billowed up, enveloping the outside of the Octagonal Tower. At first glance, it was as if they were floating above the clouds. Sunlight scattered through the mist, refracting into beautiful rainbows. Viewing the scenery through the clouds and rainbows created a hazy, dreamlike illusion. It truly felt like an ethereal fairyland.

The people who had been disappointed just a moment ago were now staring, mesmerized.

”Lingyun Pavilion really lives up to its name! It’s just like a fairyland!” Amid their awe, everyone whipped out their phones and started snapping pictures furiously, then posted them to their Moments and Weibo as fast as they could to show off.

Zhao Yuan walked to a window and looked out. Only then did he discover that mechanisms had been installed around the middle section of the Octagonal Tower, capable of spraying a fine mist to create the illusion of being enveloped in clouds, like an immortal in the heavens.

’This design is absolutely brilliant!’

While Zhao Yuan admired the design, he also grew curious. Hao Li was an heir to the Tripod Cuisine School and was an expert at cooking. However, it seemed unlikely that he could have designed an Octagonal Tower with hidden Feng Shui Arrays and such intricate mechanisms.

’Could it be that some Cultivator who is an expert in both Feng Shui and architecture designed this tower for him?’

Just as Zhao Yuan was wondering about this, the chubby Hao Li, having received word, hurried over to Lingyun Pavilion.

Third Aunt was taking a selfie with the Lingyun Pavilion plaque when she saw Hao Li barge in. Startled, she frowned and asked, ”Who are you? Are you in the wrong place?”

Seeing this, the manager hurried forward to greet him. ”This is the owner of our Lakefront House!”

”What?” Third Aunt was stunned. ”He’s the owner of Lakefront House?”

It wasn’t just her; the others were equally shocked.

Although the group had been to Lakefront House many times, this was the first time any of them had seen the mysterious owner.

Hao Li nodded to the crowd as a greeting, then went straight to Zhao Yuan and asked with a smile, ”Old Zhao, what do you think? My place isn’t half bad, is it?”

”It’s very impressive. Who designed it?” Zhao Yuan asked.

Hao Li replied, ”I knew I couldn’t hide it from you. This Octagonal Tower was designed for me by a Fellow Daoist from a Feng Shui School. In return, I had to use several rare ingredients I’d painstakingly acquired to cook a feast for her. It nearly broke my heart.”

Zhao Yuan nodded. ”Worth it. This place can’t compare to a Grotto Heaven Blessed Land, but it still qualifies as a place for cultivation. Oh, right, why don’t you just move in and live here?”

In Zhao Yuan’s opinion, this place, which could gather Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi via its Feng Shui Formation, was beneficial for Cultivation. It was countless times better than Hao Li’s bedroom above the kitchen.

Hao Li shook his head and explained, ”I can’t. The Cultivation Technique I practice is of the Fire Element. This place, although it gathers Spiritual Qi from all directions, has properties that lean toward Yin and cold. It’s fine for me to come here for some quiet cultivation occasionally—to disperse the aberrant fire that builds up in my body and balance my Yin and Yang. But if I lived and cultivated here long-term, I would definitely suffer a Qigong Deviation!”

”So that’s how it is.” Zhao Yuan came to a realization. ”Even though you can’t live here permanently, coming here occasionally is still very beneficial for you. Your cultivation method means the yang fire in your body will be incredibly vigorous. If you don’t absorb some Yin Qi periodically to balance it, you’ll definitely suffer a Qigong Deviation and be incinerated by the yang fire!”

”Exactly,” Hao Li agreed. He then glanced at the other people in Lingyun Pavilion and asked curiously, ”Are you hosting a banquet today? It’s not your birthday, is it?”

”It is someone’s birthday, but not mine,” Zhao Yuan said with a smile, explaining to him that it was Lin Xue’s birthday.

Glancing at Lin Xue, then back at Zhao Yuan, Hao Li gave him a knowing smile. ”Oh, so it’s this beautiful lady’s birthday? In that case, I have to give a gift! How about this: I’ll personally cook today’s meal for you all. Consider it my birthday gift to the lady!”

The two of them had been speaking so quietly that, despite straining their ears to eavesdrop, the others hadn’t been able to hear. But Hao Li’s last sentence was spoken loud and clear, startling everyone.

Anyone who had been to Lakefront House knew that Hao Li rarely cooked himself. The number of people who had tasted his creations was minuscule, but every single one of them praised his culinary skills to the heavens, claiming they were unparalleled!

To think they would actually have the chance to taste Hao Li’s cooking today! The surprise and delight they felt were beyond words.

Hao Li didn’t linger; he headed straight for the kitchen to personally prepare their meal.

When Third Aunt looked at Zhao Yuan now, all her earlier contempt was gone, replaced by intense curiosity. She pulled Little Aunt aside and began asking questions.

When she heard that Zhao Yuan was the secret owner of the Witch Doctor brand and had given a full set of Soul-Stabilizing Incense, Beauty Pills, and Vitality Pills to everyone who had visited the Lin Family villa that day, she was absolutely sick with regret!