Old Master Yang's Request, Relocation Day

The next day, at first light, Zhong Bai woke from his sleep. He stretched, then opened his door.

He saw Chunhua and Xiahe, the two maids, already busy in the courtyard.

Chunhua was bathing the Furious Rooster. Zhong Bai had found its scent somewhat off-putting after it got wet from the rain during their half-month journey.

As for Xiahe, she had risen early to buy ingredients from the market and was personally preparing breakfast for Zhong Bai.

It really is wonderful to be served, he thought.

Seeing Zhong Bai emerge, Chunhua, who had been bathing the Furious Rooster, first offered a sweet smile, then stopped what she was doing. She stood up and said, "Good morning, Sir!"

The words "Sir" and "Good morning" made Zhong Bai slightly stunned. After all, servants in this era typically addressed their masters as "My Lord" and offered greetings of peace.

Both "Sir" and "Good morning" were terms introduced by foreigners.

"Sir, last night you told us not to call you Daoist Master. After much thought, we decided that 'Sir' might be more appropriate.

Oh, Old Master Yang's eldest son studied abroad, and he taught us all these courtesies."

Chunhua was very clever. Zhong Bai smiled.

"The term 'Sir' is quite fitting. It doesn't feel unfamiliar or distant, and it has a bit more humanity than 'Daoist Master.'

From now on, you and Xiahe can address me this way!"

"Understood, Sir. Please wait a moment, Sir. Xiahe is already preparing your breakfast."

Zhong Bai readily accepted.

He was still in the Qi Condensation stage and couldn't yet achieve Grain Abstinence, the state of not needing to consume food.

Only upon reaching the Foundation Establishment stage could one absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and forgo grains.

After breakfast, Zhong Bai returned to his room.

He now had 300 Exorcism Points. Although not a large amount, it translated to a full 300 days of cultivation!

This time, Zhong Bai didn't hesitate. He directly exchanged all the Exorcism Points for cultivation days for the Supreme Clarity Body Forging Art.

[Consumed 300 Exorcism Points, exchanged for 300 days of Supreme Clarity Body Forging Art cultivation.]
[Confirm exchange?]

Zhong Bai clicked "Yes" on the virtual panel in front of him, and soon, he entered a meditative state.

[Day 1: You know that continuing to add points to the Divine Firmament Five Thunder Art will lead to your body strength falling behind, so you are eager to improve the Supreme Clarity Body Forging Art.]
[Day 69: After two months of arduous cultivation, you still cannot touch the perfect barrier of the Supreme Clarity Body Forging Art.]
[Day 269: At this moment, you have begun to doubt. The progress of the Supreme Clarity Body Forging Art is slow, like a crawling snail.]
[Day 300: You know that you cannot break through to the perfect stage of the Supreme Clarity Body Forging Art in a short time, but 300 days of arduous cultivation have allowed your arms to achieve a mighty strength of six thousand jin, and your physical meridians have also been somewhat strengthened.]
[This cultivation session has ended!]

As the Exorcism Points were depleted, a surge of overwhelming vital energy within Zhong Bai's body became somewhat uncontrollable, leaking out and significantly raising the temperature of the entire room.

He slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a mouthful of stale air. Zhong Bai felt a little disappointed.

After investing three hundred days into the Supreme Clarity Body Forging Art, he was still some distance from perfection.

However, Zhong Bai wasn't discouraged. If 300 Exorcism Points weren't enough, then he'd use 1000!

If a thousand wasn't enough, then 5000!

It was just Exorcism Points...

As long as he was ruthless enough and diligent enough, there would be no shortage of Exorcism Points in the future.

Having just finished cultivating, Zhong Bai stood up, his bones crackling like a tiger roaring and a wolf howling.

After stretching, he stepped out of the room.

He saw Old Master Yang already sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard, calmly sipping tea.

"Sir, Old Master Yang seems to have something important to discuss with you, but you instructed that no one should approach before you came out.

So, Old Master Yang has been waiting for you for half an hour."

Chunhua scurried to Zhong Bai, whispered this, then tactfully retreated to the side.

"What urgent matter does Old Master Yang have?"

Zhong Bai could tell that the Yang family's business was certainly not trivial, otherwise Old Master Yang wouldn't have come in person.

Hearing this, Old Master Yang looked somewhat ashamed and bowed his head, saying, "To be honest, I truly have something today that requires your assistance, Daoist Master!"

Seeing Zhong Bai's expression remain unchanged, Old Master Yang hesitated for a moment, then continued, "The reason my Yang family has been able to stand firm in Jiuquan Town for hundreds of years, even expanding our business to surrounding counties, is because three hundred years ago, our ancestor invited a feng shui master to bury him in the Seven Stars Gathering Wealth Treasure Lair.

However, the Seven Stars Gathering Wealth Treasure Lair needs to be relocated every sixty years.

The feng shui master said that Jiuquan Town is located in the Three Fiends Position.

Malevolent energy can easily erode the Seven Stars Treasure Lair, so each time the grave is moved, a powerful expert from the Taoist Sects must be present to oversee it.

"Now that the cycle of sixty years has passed, I wish to oversee the ancestral grave relocation, but I lack a high-level Taoist master to preside over it.

Perhaps Heaven has shown mercy, allowing a Taoist master like yourself to come to Jiuquan Town and take charge.

Therefore, I have come to invite you, Taoist master, to accompany and oversee the grave relocation.

I wonder if you would be available..."

Hearing this, Zhong Bai felt a bit awkward.

Presiding over it was fine, but asking him to locate auspicious burial sites would be difficult.

In that regard, Lin Fengjiao from the Talisman Hall was far more knowledgeable about geomancy.

"Old Master Yang, I'll be direct. If it's just presiding over the grave relocation, that's no problem.

However... if there are issues with the feng shui, then I am powerless.

My studies are in the art of offensive Divine Abilities.

I have not delved into geomancy, site selection, or other feng shui arts."

Hearing Zhong Bai say this, Old Master Yang was visibly surprised. After all, in this day and age, which Taoist didn't know a thing or two about feng shui?

Zhong Bai, however, was an anomaly.

But Old Master Yang didn't overthink it. He didn't need Zhong Bai to locate sites; he just needed him to be present to prevent any unforeseen incidents.

"No matter, no matter. Since the Taoist master studies peerless Divine Abilities, minor feng shui arts are naturally beneath you.

Then... it's settled. In three days is the day the Yang family will relocate the graves. At that time, I will send someone to personally pick you up, Taoist master!"

It wasn't until Old Master Yang left that Zhong Bai had a sudden realization.

Hmm, grave relocation, could this be another Old Master Ren from Ren Family Town?

????

Zhong Bai shook his head.

I'm getting a bit carried away with wanting Exorcism Points. Ahem, it's not good to curse the Yang family like that.

Three days passed in a flash, and Zhong Bai hadn't been idle during this time.

If my body can't handle the massive influx of spiritual energy from a full spiritual infusion, can't I just cultivate slowly?

Even a tiny mosquito has meat; I can't just lie around like a corpse just because I have the Exorcism Panel.

When Zhong Bai left his residence, the sedan carriers sent by the Yang family had already been waiting for a long time.

After getting into the sedan chair, Zhong Bai headed to the Yang family estate to meet with the Yang family members before proceeding to the Yang family ancestral graves.

The Yang family ancestral graves were located on a majestic mountainside three li east of Jiuquan Town.

As Zhong Bai watched the sedan carriers in front and behind him, sweating profusely, and while he was lost in thought, they arrived at the Yang family ancestral graves.

"Lower the sedan!"

As the two sedan carriers lowered the sedan, Zhong Bai stepped out and looked around.

Although Zhong Bai wasn't very knowledgeable about feng shui layouts, he had studied some aura-sensing techniques.

This elevated area, with malevolent energy from hundreds of miles around converging on Jiuquan Town, also brought with it surrounding wealth energy. Under the pressure of the malevolent energy, the wealth energy ascended along the mountain contours.

And the burial site of the Yang family ancestral graves, precisely because of the ascending wealth energy, formed a Seven Stars Gathering Wealth Treasure Lair.

No wonder the Yang family had enjoyed prosperity for centuries; if the ancestors were buried well, the descendants would surely thrive.

Such situations were all too common; wasn't it the same with the Ren family in Ren Family Town?

Thinking of the Ren family, Zhong Bai looked strangely at the Yang family ancestral graves again.

Shaking his head and casting aside the jumbled thoughts in his mind, Zhong Bai continued to follow the Yang family members forward, preparing for the grave relocation.

"Ancestors, your descendants are here to move your home!"

Following Old Master Yang's trembling words as he knelt before the tomb, the confession concluded.

The servants, who had long been prepared, picked up their tools, ready to begin.