A day passed quickly.
Nothing happened during the day, but around six in the afternoon, the sun began to set, and the sky gradually darkened.
As yang energy waned and yin energy rose, I noticed something was wrong.
The Four Misfortune Qi within me seemed to be stirring.
Under normal circumstances, as long as I did not deliberately invoke the Four Misfortune Qi or activate the Black Lotus Seal,
the Four Misfortune Qi remained very calm. Yet now, they had suddenly become active.
I immediately spoke up.
"Master, Uncle Yu, Aunt Tang, the Four Misfortune Qi in my body are starting to stir out of control."
I touched my dantian.
The three of them immediately turned serious upon hearing this.
Master asked,
"Do you feel any other discomfort?"
"Not for now!"
I shook my head in reply.
Master nodded, while Aunt Tang felt my pulse.
Uncle Yu said to Tian Yong,
"Tian Yong, you can start the fire..."
"Yes, Grandmaster."
Tian Yong obediently began building the fire.
At the same time, he took out a woven plastic sack he had brought with him.
Once it was opened, it revealed all manner of shriveled, dried, strangely shaped things.
Dried bedbugs, dried turtle shells, dried leeches, dried earthworms, and so on...
Several big roosters were also released, wandering around the courtyard.
I knew they might die for my sake tonight, so I fed them plenty of food.
As time passed, the Four Misfortune Qi within me grew increasingly uncontrollable. Not only did they begin to churn,
but I started to feel pain—pain in my dantian.
At first, it was only slight and had no effect, but it gradually began to spread.
Centered on my dantian, the pain began to radiate outward.
Master had me sit in meditation, regulate my breath through breathing