Celestial Star Feng Shui Art

Hu Bayi heard this and saw everyone looking at him with shining eyes. He actually felt a surge of pride. With a calm expression, but feeling exceptionally smug inside, he said:

"The mystery of the Celestial Star Feng Shui Art lies in observing the stars, the starlight, the bright moon, the moonlight, their movements, and even the clouds and mist. When these elements align with a treasure land on the ground, the treasure land is divided into dragon veins, dragon tails, dragon hearts, dragon arteries, dragon heads, and so on, as well as tiger veins, hall veins, dead veins, living veins, fierce veins, yin-yang veins, and tens of millions of other types.

Only after the treasure land on the ground aligns with the stars in the sky is it called the Celestial Star Feng Shui Art. As for the superficial feng shui technique of Dragon Seeking Finger Pointing practiced by commoners, it's not worthy of the stage."

Everyone listened intently to Hu Bayi's words. Although they didn't understand, they still felt he made a lot of sense.

The idea that earth veins could be divided into tens of millions of types was something the archaeology experts had some knowledge of.

They also believed it to be true; some corpses buried in the earth for thousands of years showed no signs of decay, only to change the moment their tombs were opened.

"The Celestial Star Feng Shui Art is also known as the Celestial Vault Green Bag Art," Hu Bayi said, inwardly delighted that everyone was mesmerized by his words. "It is the 'Tian' character scroll within the Sixteen Character Yin Yang Feng Shui Secret Art, and it is the most obscure and difficult chapter of the 'Tian' character scroll."

"Since childhood, under my grandfather's meticulous guidance, I have diligently studied the Celestial Vault Green Bag Art. I dare not claim mastery now, but as long as I can observe the stars in the sky and calibrate them with the ground, no matter how the ground has been altered, I can discern its secrets."

Although he was boasting, he maintained a good grasp of the situation.

Originally, he had intended to say he could tell if there was an ancient tomb underground, but he changed his wording slightly.

Hu Ming secretly praised his cousin, thinking, Not bad, he really has a sharp mind.

"Ancient emperors and nobles believed most strongly in feng shui. They felt that the treatment they enjoyed in life should continue after death, and their descendants should also continue to enjoy their status. Therefore, they would seek out treasure lands to build grand tombs to bless themselves and their descendants with prosperity and wealth after death.

Emperors believed that the rise and fall of the empire all originated from the dragon veins, so they would seek out dragon veins and build their mausoleums on the dragon's head to ensure their dynasty would last for thousands of generations. They would also sever other dragon veins to preserve the imperial dragon veins and mausoleums."

At this point, Hu Bayi took a sip of water, wanting to rest for a moment. He then turned to look at Hu Ming, thinking that since Hu Ming had also studied the Sixteen Character Yin Yang Feng Shui Art, it wouldn't be fair for him to be the only one showing off; his brother should have a chance too.

"I'll let Hu Ming explain the rest. He has also studied it; the old man taught him a lot, and he's no worse than me in this regard."

"Moreover, since childhood, he has extensively read the ancient books collected by the old man, and he can read oracle bone script, tadpole script, and small seal script. He also knows traditional Chinese medicine!"

Hu Bayi made a gesture of invitation to Hu Ming, secretly chuckling, How can you have a show of fooling these bookworms without me!

Hu Ming felt like he was being dragged into this whether he liked it or not. He hadn't realized he was so accomplished.

He wanted to give this opportunity to show off to Fatty, but considering Fatty's limited knowledge, he decided against it.

"Comrade Xiao Hu, what you said is brilliant. It has truly opened my eyes."

Professor Chen gave Hu Bayi a thumbs-up. He was so engrossed in the explanation that if Hu Bayi hadn't stopped, he would have remained captivated.

"Comrade Xiao Hu knows so much. We've truly struck gold this time," even the usually rigid Hao Aiguo was impressed by Hu Bayi's feng shui skills.

Yang Xueli's beautiful eyes lit up, and she said to Hu Bayi with admiration, "Mr. Hu has such profound knowledge! Your mastery of feng shui is so deep; it's hard to find such a feng shui talent in this world. What I didn't expect, however, was..."

She then turned to Hu Ming and said, "I didn't expect that Mr. Hu Ming also knows even more—feng shui, traditional Chinese medicine, ancient scripts, Dragon Seeking Finger Pointing, and more. It's truly astonishing!"

Hu Ming was a little speechless. Although he had studied the Sixteen Character Yin Yang Feng Shui Secret Art, it was only theoretical. He had only tried it once in Niuxin Mountain. Unlike Hu Bayi, who had encountered strange and unusual things during his time as a sent-down youth, giving him practical experience, Hu Ming lacked such opportunities.

Although he had said his feng shui skills were no worse than Hu Bayi's, he knew that in reality, he was still a bit behind.

Seeing everyone staring at him, he thought for a moment and then delivered the lines that originally belonged to Hu Bayi.

"I only have a superficial understanding of the Celestial Star Feng Shui Art. Feng shui, as it's called, is the pinnacle of earth sciences. A feng shui location can be simply summarized as a place that 'hides the wind' and 'obtains water'."

"Later generations gradually extended feng shui into the art of 'Kanyu,' which, put simply, is a discipline for analyzing the relationship between heaven, earth, and humanity."

"Because the ancients pursued the realm of 'unity of heaven and man,' they not only considered mountain ranges and water flows but also the sun, moon, and stars. From the ancient times, people began observing celestial phenomena and studying the changes in stars to predict fortune and disaster, good and ill luck."

"When searching for feng shui treasure lands, they frequently utilized the essence of astronomy. The twenty-four stars in the heavens correspond to the mountains and rivers on earth, and stars have their auspicious and inauspicious qualities, just as lands have their dangers and blessings."

"Any land of supreme auspiciousness must correspond with the sun, moon, and stars in the sky. The art of Qingwu, which uses the flow of nebulae to pinpoint locations, is the most difficult celestial art within feng shui!"

"Heaven has twenty-four mansions, the sun has twenty-four hours, and the year has twenty-four solar terms. Therefore, feng shui also has twenty-four directions and twenty-four positions."

"If someone can observe the auspicious and inauspicious arrangement of these stars, combined with the positioning of a compass, they can find the place they are looking for."

Hu Ming spoke for a little over a thousand characters. It wasn't that he couldn't remember more, but saying more would be pointless; besides Hu Bayi, they wouldn't understand anyway.

After hearing Hu Ming speak, Hu Bayi slapped his forehead. My brain! I always forget the words I've prepared to recite. I actually let this kid Hu Ming have this chance to show off.

With Yang Xueli, such a beautiful woman, right in front of him, Hu Bayi had actually wanted to put on a good performance.

Professor Chen, Yang Xueli, Professor Hao, and Ye Yixin were all listening intently, completely stunned.

They hadn't expected that there were two top masters of the Celestial Star Feng Shui Art here, who had mastered the art of feng shui so thoroughly. What they said was beyond anything they had ever seen or heard.

"The two Comrades Hu..."

Just as Professor Chen was about to say more, Hu Ming's mouth twitched. "Please call me Comrade Xiao Ming!"

Professor Chen was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Comrade Xiao Ming, Comrade Xiao Hu, you have both spoken wonderfully. You are feng shui geniuses, gifts bestowed upon us by heaven."

"In the Western Regions' great desert, after a thousand years, the former oases have turned into seas of sand. Rivers like the Peacock River have long since dried up and are difficult to find, let alone the ruins and ancient tombs buried in the desert."

"Since the ancients used mountain ranges, water flows, the sun, moon, and stars to pinpoint their locations, if we want to find the tombs buried along the ancient Silk Road, relying on the Celestial Star Feng Shui Art is the most straightforward and effective method. With your joining us, the excavation and protection of ancient tombs will be much smoother."

As he spoke, Professor Chen clasped Hu Bayi's and Hu Ming's hands, shaking them repeatedly without letting go.