Starting Cultivation During a Trip

Chapter 83: Chapter 82: Domination of the World, Heaven and Earth Stealing Fortune

It was late at night, in South City of Yujing.

At the entrance of a private club, a grand lotus-shaped fountain was adorned with floating lotus leaves.

Instead of traditional stone lions, two white horses stood vigil at the gate.

Inside a serene and elegant private room, a luxurious crystal chandelier was illuminated by a rather common lotus lamp, its candles burning softly.

At this moment, Xiong Qianxing lay sprawled on a large round table, surrounded by eight skulls placed at different positions, each connected to a wick with a flame the size of a mung bean.

The eight skulls seemed to be biting into Xiong Qianxing, continuously drawing out the yin wind and turbid air from his body, transforming them into lamp fuel for the flames.

”Brother Shan, will this be sufficient?” Ming Chenxuan glanced at the man seated on the top of the sofa, unable to resist asking.

”The Eight Ghosts Defeating Qi Skill is a secret technique of the Xiong Family, naturally adept at dealing with the Guan Yin Wind,”

Before Xiong Qianshan could respond, the man beside him, holding a goblet and swirling its crystalline liquid, spoke.

As he spoke, Gu Chuanfeng picked up another glass from the table and walked to Xiong Qianshan’s side, respectfully handing it over.

Since ancient times, within the Daoist Sect, the Yin Mountain Sect has belonged to an extremely mysterious branch.

They are renowned for their Refining Yin Skill, and because of this, they are mysterious and powerful, with flourishing incense offerings, just in Yujing City alone, they have three families.

Among them, the Xiong Family is the largest, while the Ming Family and Gu Family follow its lead.

This Eight Ghosts Defeating Qi Skill is considered a commonly used yet practical skill in the Yin Mountain Sect.

It is said that in the past, in places where village conflicts were common, causing deaths and alarming the government, some village elders invited Daoists from the Yin Mountain Sect to practice the Eight Ghosts Defeating Qi Skill. By burying eight skulls beneath the ancestral grave of a rival according to specific positions, the skill would become effective within three to five years, resulting in bloodshed, decline in family members, inability to accumulate wealth, and in some cases, complete demise of the family line, making continuation of incense offerings impossible.

”Young Master Shan, what is the origin of the rival who dares to touch the Xiong Family on Yujing City’s turf?” Gu Chuanfeng asked, unable to hold back when Xiong Qianshan didn’t take the offered wine glass.

”Spirit Void Talisman Drawing... being able to understand this skill sets one apart,” Xiong Qianshan replied blandly.

In the world of Talisman Dao, nothing surpasses the Three Mountains Talisman, yet achieving mastery of Spirit Void Talisman Drawing at such an age is a rare occurrence.

”That girl from the Ming Family actually found such a master? Could it be aimed at our three families?” Gu Chuanfeng couldn’t help but say.

”Thinking too much,” Xiong Qianshan relaxedly shook his head and whispered.

A family and lineage that has endured to this day relies on talent, luck, and perpetual flourishing...

Has there ever been someone whose strength alone could annihilate a lineage overnight?

Moreover, the Yin Mountain lineage has always excelled in the Refining Yin and gathering qi techniques, interfacing with life and death, fortune and misfortune.

Even in the Dao Secret Record given by Xia Weisheng to Zhang Fan, various legends about this lineage are recorded.

Years ago, the outskirts of South City were still a village in Yujing City, where an old man lived to over ninety years of age. When asked about his longevity secret, he said he had encountered a Daoist hidden in the depths of a mountain in his youth and, having secretly drank half a jug of his wine, was taught a method to transcend life and death.

When pressed further, the old man closed his mouth and did not answer.

One day, a child from the village snuck out to play in the middle of the night, seeing light in the old man’s courtyard, he crept in to look, and was shocked pale.

Tables were set up in the courtyard, each empty but offering a tablet without name.

At the top stood a red wooden coffin, with a perpetually lit lamp, and the old man lay inside.

The child was frightened unconscious, waking in the latter half of the night, seemingly seeing shadows in the courtyard, exchanging cups and laughing joyously.

Later, the story spread, with some saying the old man’s longevity was due to a ghost banquet.

Once the ghost banquet began, a hundred ghosts gathered, lighting the perpetual lamp, while the red coffin on the west side contained the person, standing without burial. When dawn came, as the hundred ghosts dissipated and the perpetual lamp extinguished, a year of life would be gained.

This method of evading ghost messengers capturing souls, though extremely sinister, results in destitute descendants and an immoral legacy; the practitioner finding no peace even in death, suffering instead in Hell.

Such ways of avoiding death like the Hundred Ghosts Refining Lamp originate from the Yin Mountain Sect.

”Refining Yin into technique, escaping death, stealing life, seeking fortune and avoiding evil... this is fundamentally the hallmark of our sect,” Xiong Qianshan said coldly.

Furthermore, ten years ago, the Xiong Family struck fortune, sealing an Evil God, leveraging the fortune, they moved the world to their favor, thriving in Yujing for a decade.

”Evil God...”

Reminiscing this history, Ming Chenxuan and Gu Chuanfeng couldn’t help but exchange glances.

A ghost fierce enough to be called a god indicates its dreadful wrath, truly a rarity.

Even now, the Ming Family and Gu Family have no idea of the origin of that Evil God.

The Yin Mountain Sect is known for their mastery in Refining Yin and handling spirits. Ten years ago, the Xiong Family must have had some unusual fortune with their ancestral grave to capture this Evil God, suppressing it beneath their ancestral shrine, using transportation techniques.

For ten years, their fortunes soared, making the Xiong Family renowned across Yujing, becoming a top-tier family.

Understand, prospering or failing is a matter of fate, not something human intentions can reverse.

With the fortune at the Xiong Family’s side now, Xiong Qianshan is fearless; however, coming from a noble lineage, his conduct remains exemplary, avoiding arrogance despite possessing experts with Spirit Void Talisman Drawing skills.