After returning from my cultivation journey, I built a farm through fortune telling.

Chapter 29 What's the use of this worthless money!
Egret: "Of course, I improved it myself!"

Master Songfeng: "!!!"

This...this...how is this possible!

"You've only just begun to cultivate Qi, how could you know about formations? And such complex ones at that!"

Egret: "???"

Is it complicated? It's just a very simple formation. Even a newbie like her at the first level of Qi Refining can set it up. How complicated could it be?

Seeing the egret's "somewhat dark" expression, Master Songfeng realized he had asked a bit too many questions and apologized slightly.

He originally intended to stop there, but the allure of the Spirit Gathering Array was too great for him, so he shamelessly said, "Young friend, I am very interested in your Spirit Gathering Array. Could you teach me how to use it? Of course, you can name your conditions!"

Bai Lu blinked. She never expected that this simple "spirit gathering array" would be so popular!
Master Songfeng is, after all, a person in charge of a region!
That precisely illustrates the current decline of the Xuanmen (Taoist) sect!
The egret's heart was filled with such excitement!

—The cultivation techniques she learned in the world of cultivation might be considered "heavenly grade" techniques by the current Xuanmen sect!
Why worry about not getting rich?!
Now let's see who can stop her from going back to farming!
"Fellow Daoist? How is it?"

Seeing that Bai Lu didn't speak, Master Songfeng asked, feeling a little uneasy—could it be that he had been too presumptuous and offended her?
Although the Xuanmen (mystical sects) are now officially led, some profound techniques are still kept in the hands of some reclusive families and are never easily passed on to outsiders.

Who exactly is this girl?

They couldn't possibly be from a reclusive family, could they?

But how did they end up in their western city?

"If you want to talk about conditions, give me some money."

"what?"

Master Songfeng was deep in thought when he suddenly heard the egret speak, and thought he had misheard.

Give me some money?
How could a reclusive family be short of money?

The egret would never repeat the same thing, otherwise it would make it seem like it had no class at all!
Master Songfeng realized what was happening and hurriedly asked, "Sure! How much is it?"

"That depends on your sincerity!"

Bailu's three lifetimes of pitiful experience taught her that she should never offer a price first, but let the other party go first. If the other party's price exceeds her expectations, then she will have made a profit, but if the other party is stingy, then she can be angry!
This put Master Songfeng in a difficult position!
He tentatively held up one finger: "One hundred million?"

What! ! !
The egret almost choked to death on its own saliva.

To maintain his image, he barely managed to keep his naive and unsophisticated expression in check!
but--

One hundred million!
Anyone would be excited in this situation!
Anyway, Bailu, from a humble family, has never seen so much money in his three lifetimes!
No, isn't money in your Xuanmen sect money?
One word from him and he's worth a hundred million!
How am I supposed to strive for anything after this?!

One hundred million!

She could make the Bai family, three generations of them, live comfortably in Dongshi Village with broken legs for the rest of their lives!
Why bother farming anymore!

What motivation would she have left to farm?

You couldn't earn a hundred million by farming your whole life!

This is the first time in Bailu's three lifetimes that she's ever complained about having too much money!

With so much money, she lost all her goals!

She painstakingly learned farming for over ten years...

What's the use of this worthless money...?

Therefore, the look in her eyes when she looked at Master Songfeng was extremely complicated!

"Is that too little? I...I only have this much permission, but I can submit an application!"

"No." Bai Lu closed her eyes, trying her best to resist the temptation of "one hundred million": "One million, just give me one million, but I also need some spirit jade or spirit fruit."

"……OK!"

Compared to spirit jade and spirit fruit, Song Feng actually preferred to give money. You see, most things in the Xuan Realm are priceless; you can't buy them even if you have money.

And use one less thing.

But since Bailu made such a request, Master Songfeng had no choice but to agree.

However, this was their first meeting, and they were already making such a big deal. Bai Lu was fine with it, as it was just an ordinary spirit-gathering array. But it was different for Daoist Song Feng. In order to protect his own rights, he wanted to sign a contract with Bai Lu, a contract witnessed by the Heavenly Dao.

After he fulfills Bailu's conditions, Bailu must teach him the Spirit Gathering Array.

Sign it.

The egret doesn't care.

However, she added a clause: Songfeng Daoist must not harm her in the future, and he must not reveal that she taught him the Spirit Gathering Array. This was to prevent him from seeing her low cultivation level and her naivety in the bustling city.

"it is good!"

Master Songfeng was not a person with evil intentions to begin with, so he immediately agreed. After signing the contract, he also registered Bailu's information. From then on, Bailu became the nineteenth Xuan Master in Xicheng!
Master Songfeng was overjoyed!

He immediately asked Bailu for her account number and transferred the money, then returned to Sanqing Temple and brought back a box the size of a human head.

Upon opening it, the egret immediately sensed the abundant spiritual energy. With such a concentration of spiritual energy, it could be considered a mid-grade spirit stone in the cultivation world!

The spiritual energy inside a spirit stone is different from the spiritual energy in the air. The former is purer and does not require refining. Cultivators can achieve twice the results with half the effort. With it, Bai Lu will definitely be able to break through tonight.

Then, Master Songfeng took out a pine nut from his pocket, which was the size of two clay pots and was a spiritual fruit, just like a ginkgo fruit.

No more.

In other words, this spirit stone and these two pine cones are worth 99 million!

No, items for cultivating immortality are so expensive?
Who can afford to cultivate to become an immortal?

Indeed, when Master Songfeng took out these two spiritual items, his heart still ached a bit. However, these two items were still quite different from the Spirit Gathering Array. In a way, he still came out ahead.

Therefore, even when Bailu said that he could only be taught the Spirit Gathering Array after some time, he had no objection.

Heaven has witnessed it all, so there's nothing to fear from the egret's shamelessness.

After Master Songfeng left, Bailu directly broke through the outer wall of the spirit stone.

Spirit stones inherently possess a seal that encapsulates spiritual energy within them. Unless the seal is broken, the spiritual energy will not leak out, but its presence can be sensed from the outside.

The spirit stone seal broke, and the scattered energy was gathered within the spirit-gathering array, where it was completely absorbed into the white egret's body...

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On the other side, in the Mingyue residential complex where Huang Sen's family lived in Dongcheng, it was a mid-range complex. Liu Meiqing had bought the apartment for Huang Sen; it was quite spacious, but the floor was considered unlucky.

14 floors.

Although the property management changed the apartment number and elevator floor button to 13A, it doesn't change the fact that it's the 14th floor. This floor was Huang Sen's requirement; he only wanted the 14th floor!
After hanging up the phone, Li Yaoyao gripped Liu Meiqing's arm tightly, but her hand trembled slightly. To be honest, she was a little afraid of Liu Meiqing now.

After all, she didn't know that Huang Sen could remotely control something like a curse!
The sun hadn't completely set yet, but Li Yaoyao turned on all the lights in the room. She scanned the room with her eyes, but after looking for a long time, she couldn't see anything except the white walls.

I suddenly miss the third eye that the master opened for her!
I wonder if my ghost niece is at the Huang family's house now. If she is, where is she hiding? Is she watching them with her dark, ghostly eyes that have no whites, ready to pounce and tear Liu Meiqing apart the moment she leaves?
Fear stems from the unknown.

Li Yaoyao was so frightened by her own vivid imagination that she got goosebumps all over.

I want to cry—

She brought the little devil back only because of the little devil's mother; for her personally, taking this step already required immense courage.

Moreover, although this was a little ghost, she had seen her appearance with her own eyes—it was indeed not pretty, and rather creepy!

When I brought my ghostly niece back, my boyfriend was still with me; at least he had some yang energy. Now…

Li Yaoyao's jaw was chattering incessantly, making a "clattering" sound that sounded even more terrifying in the empty room.

“Meiqing…”

"Yaoyao, don't be afraid, I will protect you, I won't let Xiaotaozi hurt you."

Little Peach was the nickname of the little ghost baby, given to her by Liu Meiqing.

Ever since she heard Li Yaoyao say the words "curse," she has had a splitting headache that has been getting worse and worse. The intense pain feels like it is splitting her into two people: one who deeply loves Huang Sen, and the other who feels that she should love herself the most.

The intense pulling sensation made her extremely dizzy, but she still tried her best to stay awake. She knew that she was now Li Yaoyao's lifeline.

"Master... he'll definitely arrive first thing tomorrow morning!"

Li Yaoyao's voice trembled slightly, but more so with expectation and trust for Bailu. She held Liu Meiqing's hand tightly and looked into her eyes—

"Once the master arrives, your curse will be lifted. You, Liu Meiqing, are the eldest daughter of the Liu family. You must pull yourself together! Don't let the idea of ​​a curse control you, and you mustn't hurt anyone, understand?"

—Waaaaah, Li Yaoyao was terrified. She was so afraid that Liu Meiqing would be blinded by love and give her a whack so she wouldn't get close.

"Ok, I know!"

Liu Meiqing nodded repeatedly, then suddenly remembered something. She forced herself to sit up and led Li Yaoyao to find some amulets she had collected during her travels in the corners of the wardrobe. Although she didn't know if they were really effective, they could at least give her some psychological comfort.

—Even though it was her daughter, she couldn't allow her best friend to be hurt.

Little did they know, Xiao Taozi was staring intently at Liu Meiqing from the far right corner of the wardrobe, emanating a chilling aura.

As the sky outside grew darker and the temperature in the room dropped, Li Yaoyao clutched the amulet tightly, on the verge of tears—it was utterly useless!

Time passed second by second, and then it got completely dark.

Apart from the two people's heavy breathing, the occasional sound of wind, and the distant barking of dogs, everything in the room was eerily quiet.

Nothing happened in the first half of the night; they were mostly just scaring themselves!

However, when the time jumped to midnight, the air pressure in the room suddenly changed!

The two sat on the bed, tightly embracing each other, their legs tucked under the covers. Li Yaoyao warily watched her surroundings, terrified that her ghostly niece would pounce on her!
Suddenly, a piercing sound shattered the tranquility of the night. The voice was childish, sounding like crying but not quite. The sound was shrill and sharp, as if it came from the depths of hell.

Li Yaoyao and Liu Meiqing's hearts raced instantly. They hugged each other tightly, trying to find courage in one another.

"Yaoyao, don't be afraid—"

Although Liu Meiqing was also scared, she still tried her best to comfort Li Yaoyao.

However, the crying did not stop; instead, it grew closer and clearer. Li Yaoyao and Liu Meiqing turned pale and stared intently at the wardrobe not far away.

She's there!

Just then, the window of the room was suddenly pushed open by an invisible force, and a cold wind blew in.

Those are sliding doors and windows!!
Their hearts were in their throats. They didn't understand why Xiaotaozi wanted to open the window, but they were terrified.

Master Bailu said that after midnight is the time of the underworld, when the evil spirits are at their strongest.

The two girls immediately crawled out from under the tightly wrapped blankets and, as Bailu had taught them, lit a stick of incense. They held two hands tightly together, and with the remaining two hands, one held the incense stick and the other held a lighter.

At first, the lighter kept going out. After a lot of effort, the lighter finally got a flame going, but the incense wouldn't light no matter what I did.

But Li Yaoyao didn't give up, she kept clicking and clicking, and Liu Meiqing quickly called out the little ghost baby's nickname from when she was in her belly: "Little Peach, Little Peach, Little Peach—"

After three consecutive clicks, one of them was finally lit!
The incense stick, like a spark, instantly ignited the entire bundle of incense.

The incense burned at a speed visible to the naked eye until it was halfway burned, at which point the speed slowed down, and Li Yaoyao and Liu Meiqing breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good that she's received the offerings; I'm just worried she won't accept them!

The two held incense sticks and chanted—

Namo Amitabha!
Infinite Heavenly Lord!

May the Bodhisattva protect you!

May the bedside gods and goddesses bless you!

.........

I'll pray to every deity I can think of right now for their blessings.

As the smoke from the incense filled the room, the chilling wind seemed to lessen, and the sound of what sounded like crying was no longer audible. However, Li Yaoyao and Liu Meiqing still stared intently at the wardrobe that had been opened at some point.

The incense sticks were almost burned out. Li Yaoyao looked at the last remaining sticks, gritted her teeth, and lit only three, hoping that the remaining incense could last until the master arrived.

It was late at night, but neither Li Yaoyao nor Liu Meiqing felt sleepy.

Time passed slowly amidst tension and unease, both of them on edge.

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Just after five o'clock in the morning, Bai Lu officially entered the second level of Qi Refining cultivation.

She put two fingers together, and a cluster of flames rose from her fingertips.

This is why she insisted on breaking through to the second level of Qi Refining. Only by reaching the second level of Qi Refining can she convert spiritual energy. When it comes to catching ghosts, fire spiritual energy is naturally the most suitable!
Wood generates fire, converting wood spiritual energy into fire spiritual power with minimal consumption.

"Little Ginkgo, see you next time."

Bai Lu checked the time, cast a cleansing spell on herself, and set off down the mountain. Halfway down the mountain, she encountered Master Songfeng.

As luck would have it, Master Songfeng was also going to Dongcheng, and happened to be traveling the same way as Bailu, so the two of them took the same high-speed train.

My darlings, one hundred million!
Bai Lu took one hundred million and lived a carefree life from then on.

The End!
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