Yin Yang Soul Searcher

Bai Jueming was no longer sleepy, so he went back to his room and locked the door. Then he lay on the bed and recalled the original owner's cultivation level.

This fantasy world divides cultivation into nine ranks, similar to official positions in the imperial court, with the ninth rank being the weakest and the first rank the strongest.

About two or three years ago, the original owner was mentored to become a ninth-rank Yin-Yang Master. Since then, a trace of soul power has been born in his body. A ninth-rank Yin-Yang Master can use soul power to make people feel weak, uncomfortable, and unable to exert their full strength.

However, a ninth-rank Yin-Yang Master is basically at a disadvantage when facing other ninth-rank cultivators, since a ninth-rank Yin-Yang Master's physical abilities are just those of an ordinary person.

It's like Bai Jueming in his previous life encountering Tyson. Even if he made Tyson catch a cold, have a fever, feel unwell, and be weak all over, if he was lucky, he could escape by being far away and taking advantage of the environment; if he was unlucky, that's another story.

However, this move is very powerful when a high-level Onmyoji is fighting an enemy. If the Onmyoji has strong soul power, it can lower the enemy's rank by one, allowing a high-ranking Onmyoji to defeat a low-ranking one.

At this stage, the Onmyoji can also check if there are any problems with their internal organs, and whether their kidneys are strong...

An eighth-rank Onmyoji is the original owner's current stage. They can use their soul power to make people dream, and even ask them to tell the truth about the dream scenes. This is a core skill for Onmyoji who investigate cases.

The second ability is to force someone to sleep, but the user will also fall asleep. If this is combined with a martial artist nearby, the opponent can be forcibly put to sleep, and the martial artist can then kill the enemy with a single strike. What more can be said?

Moreover, the strangest thing about the original owner was that there was no bottleneck when leveling up. All cultivators face obstacles when advancing, which is a consensus among cultivators worldwide.

However, when the original owner advanced to the eighth rank, he learned that the bottleneck for Onmyoji was that one needed to accumulate soul power to break through the shackles in order to advance, but the original owner advanced naturally without accumulating soul power...

This is very strange. Could this be the reason why the Onmyoji who enlightened him said that he was a born Onmyoji?

If I choose another path of cultivation, will I face limitations? Would my cultivation, free from such limitations, be weaker than others? These are questions that require further investigation.

If I have the chance in the future, I'll study it secretly. It's always better to be safe in the fantasy world; it wouldn't be good if I told someone and got arrested and investigated...

The next day, as dawn broke, Bai Jueming got up on time, changed into clean clothes, and went out.

Bai Wanfang and Xiaotang had already eaten breakfast in the courtyard. The eldest sister was sitting at the stone table in the courtyard doing needlework. Xiaotang was sitting next to her, clumsily learning.

Bai Jueming went to the kitchen, drank a bowl of porridge, and then went out. Before leaving, he said, "Big sister, the Yin-Yang Palace is a bit far away, so I won't be back for lunch. Besides, they provide meals there." Why not take advantage of the free meals?

"Okay," Bai Wanfang replied.

Upon leaving the house, Bai Jueming neither rode a horse nor took a carriage. Instead, he took the No. 11 bus, which swayed all the way to the yamen (government office).

Zhengshan Hall is just one of the halls under the Yin-Yang Hall. There are fifteen similar halls, arranged in a semi-circle to protect the Yin-Yang Hall, the tallest building in the Great Xia Dynasty. Generally, other people from the halls are not qualified to enter the Yin-Yang Hall; only the hall masters are qualified to ascend it.

Upon entering the yamen (government office), Bai Jueming saw a steady stream of people standing under the platform, ready to take their roll call. There were quite a few, but they all appeared to be minor officials. Later, a few more people with cultivation levels arrived. Bai Jueming mingled in the crowd, patiently waiting for those to arrive for their roll call.

As Bai Jueming waited patiently, "smack!" someone suddenly reached out and patted his butt. Startled, Bai Jueming turned around and saw it was Zhou Dahai, the fat man who had been busy investigating the case yesterday. Two other people who had worked with him on the case yesterday were beside him.

"Is this guy... you know...? Why is his way of greeting people so unique?" Bai Jueming thought to himself, "I'm so annoyed."

Zhou Dahai walked up to Bai Jueming and put his arm around his neck, saying, "Thanks to the details you discovered the day before yesterday, Brother Shan has been giving us the cold shoulder every day because of this case. Have you investigated cases before?"

Bai Jueming said modestly, "How would I know how to investigate cases? Finding loopholes in the case was purely luck. Besides, I'm a rogue cultivator, otherwise I wouldn't have broken the law."

Zhou Dahai nodded; "That's right, you're lucky, otherwise you'd have to stay in jail for a while longer." Then he said with some regret, "I just didn't observe in my dreams enough, otherwise I could have discovered it too. You got the credit for it."

Good grief, hindsight is 20/20? A classic case of "I could do it too"? Bai Jueming could only respond with a smile.

The two people investigating the case with Zhou Dahai also clicked their tongues in disdain after hearing his words.

Zhou Dahai changed the subject, saying, "Alright, alright, let's put this behind us. From now on, you're a member of the Yin-Yang Palace, we're all colleagues. Let me introduce you. Zhou Dahai, you can also call me Brother Hai."

Then he gestured with his chin towards the two people beside him; "This one on the left is Wu Yuan, and this one on the right is Wang Pang."

The two men smiled at Bai Jueming, who cupped his hands and said, "I hope you three brothers will take good care of me in the future."

Wu Yuan was a lean man with slightly dark skin and eagle-like eyes; he looked like a ruthless person.

As for Wang Pang, he looked neither fat nor thin, and his face was quite kind. But how many Yin-Yang Masters are truly kind? And believe it or not, the three of them standing together were exactly the size of a medium, a large, and a venti...

The four were getting acquainted when a short while later, an official emerged from the main hall, carrying a register, and began taking attendance. After finishing, he approached Bai Jueming and the others, saying, "Lord Zhou, Hall Master Li requests that you and this newly arrived official come over."

"Let's go, there must be some progress in the case," Zhou Dahai said. Bai Jueming nodded. The two then went to the lobby.

Li Zhengshan, with his thick, dark eyebrows, sat at the table drinking tea. Zhou Dahai bowed and spoke first, "Brother Shan, any progress on the case?"

Li Zhengshan calmly put down his teacup. "That's right, we've found the man who killed the gambler. An informant saw him. Zhang He, the owner of Jia's Pharmacy."

Upon hearing "Jia Family Pharmacy," Bai Jueming's pupils contracted. He knew where this pharmacy was. On the day he transmigrated, after finishing investigating a case at "Chen's Pharmacy," Bai Jueming noticed another pharmacy across the street, lavishly decorated—it was "Jia Family Pharmacy."

Bai Jueming's first thought was a business war? No, it's not a simple business war. Who are the people involved? It's the Imperial Advisor and the Hall of Craftsmen. This is no longer a simple business war! And Bai Jueming dared not think too much about anything other than a business war.

Then Zhou Dahai said, "I'll take men and arrest him right now."

"No rush, our spies are already watching Jia's pharmacy. Zhang He can't escape." Then he looked at Bai Jueming; "Today is your first day on the job. I've already had your clothes and equipment prepared. Go change your clothes, and then go with Zhou Dahai to handle a case and learn. That way, you can handle cases on your own in the future."

"Yes," Bai Jueming bowed and accepted the order. Then an official entered from outside and led Bai Jueming to a side room, where clothes, boots, belts, and other items were prepared on the table. There was also a foot-long dagger.

Bai Jueming first changed into the black uniform of the Yin-Yang Palace, tied up his long hair, fastened his belt, and put on long boots. He walked to the bronze mirror and looked at himself.

The saying "clothes make the man" is absolutely true. The style is somewhat similar to the flying fish robe. Coupled with the original owner's good looks, and looking at this profile, it's comparable to Zunlong's profile. However, compared to his own looks in his previous life, Bai Jueming felt that the original owner was still slightly inferior.

Finally, Bai Jueming picked up the dagger on the table and examined it closely. The dagger was as black as ink and felt as light as a feather in his hand.

Every Onmyoji in the Yin-Yang Hall is equipped with a dagger, a standard magical weapon from the Craftsmen's Hall. It has many advantages, such as being able to cut iron like mud, sever hair with a breath, and kill without shedding blood... Of course, Bai Jueming had only heard about it.

He concealed the dagger in his sleeve and handed the old clothes to the clerk to put away.

He then went to the lobby alone. As soon as he entered, Zhou Dahai, who was standing next to him, had a bright look in his eyes; "You really have a good-looking face, kid. I really couldn't tell you were wearing those shabby clothes."

"It seems to fit fairly well." After saying that, Li Zhengshan picked up a token from the table and tossed it to Bai Jueming; "This is the token I gave you on the day of the investigation. It's yours from now on. Remember to keep it safe; it might save your life in a critical moment."