Uncle Nine: You were supposed to drive corpses, so you summoned the Monkey King!

Lin Chen stepped forward.

"Senior Uncle, you noticed it too?"

"This banana spirit took too long to form, unless it absorbed a large amount of earthly evil energy."

Uncle Nine nodded and strode to the altar.

"Qiusheng, go fetch my compass! Wencai, grind the cinnabar!"

Seeing that their master wasn't going to pursue the matter of summoning the ghost, the two quickly ran to get their things.

Uncle Nine changed into a clean Taoist robe.

The compass was placed flat on the altar, and a Bagua (Eight Trigrams) array was drawn around it using a brush dipped in cinnabar.

"Heaven is round, earth is square; laws and regulations are in nine chapters! Finding the dragon veins and dividing the gold, the earth's veins are revealed!"

Uncle Nine bit his middle finger and dripped a drop of his blood onto the compass needle in the center.

"Buzz!"

The compass needle spun rapidly.

A beam of golden light shot out from the Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams Mirror on the altar, striking the compass and creating a phantom image of the surrounding terrain of Renjia Town in mid-air.

This is a high-level feng shui calculation technique that can only be performed by a geomancer.

Uncle Nine pointed to a spot outside the town in the illusory image, which was where the banana grove was located.

In the illusory image, below the banana grove, there is a thin black line that is constantly emitting malevolent energy.

Uncle Nine began to speak.

"The feng shui of Renjia Town was originally a 'hidden dragon formation' surrounded by mountains."

"The location of the banana grove is precisely the 'breathing point' of this hidden dragon."

"Now someone has damaged the Qi gate, drawing out the evil Qi from deep within the earth's veins."

Master Simu spoke.

"This method...it's so similar to how Commander Long in the provincial capital severed the dragon vein!"

Lin Chen continued.

"Nine Nether Gate".

"We've disrupted their plans in the provincial capital, and now they're extending their reach into Renjia Town."

Uncle Nine withdrew his magic, the illusory figure in mid-air dissipated, and he carefully put away the compass.

"These evil cultivators are like persistent ghosts, daring to disturb my territory."

Uncle Nine turned to look at Lin Chen and Simu.

"Rest tonight, and tomorrow morning we'll go to the banana grove to explore the earth's veins."

"I want to see what kind of shady things are buried underground."

Lin Chen clenched his fist.

"Who cares what was buried? Just dig it up and perform a physical ritual to send it to the afterlife."

The door to the side room in the backyard opened.

Aunt Zhe came out wearing pajamas, rubbing her eyes.

"What are you all making so much noise in the middle of the night?"

When Aunt Zhe saw Uncle Jiu standing in front of the execution platform, her eyes lit up.

"Lin Jiu! You've finally decided to come back!"

Uncle Nine was so frightened that he didn't even bother to take off his Taoist robe.

"Um... I'll go draw some talismans; I need them tomorrow morning!"

After saying that, he dashed into the morgue and bolted the door shut.

Aunt Sugarcane was so angry that she stomped her feet.

"Lin Jiu! Come out here!"

Lin Chen and Master Simu exchanged a glance, each suppressing their laughter, and slipped back to their own rooms.

The mortuary was really lively at night.

early morning.

The kitchen of the mortuary was filled with the aroma of medicinal herbs and meat.

Aunt Zhe carried a large, steaming clay pot into the main hall and placed it on the octagonal table with a clatter.

"Come on over and have breakfast!"

Lin Chen and Master Simu were already sitting at the table waiting, each holding an empty bowl and looking at the casserole.

Sugarcane Girl lifted the pot lid.

The aroma of medicinal herbs mingled with the fragrance of meat wafted out.

The pot contains goji berries, angelica root, and codonopsis root, with large chunks of pork kidneys and ribs underneath.

"Eating something so nourishing so early in the morning?" Master Four Eyes swallowed.

Aunt Zhe rolled her eyes at him.

"Just eat your food, there's enough to keep you quiet."

As she spoke, she turned and shouted towards the backyard.

"Lin Jiu! Get out here and eat right now! Your food is all served!"

The door to the master bedroom creaked open.

Uncle Nine, dressed in a Taoist robe and holding a whisk, slowly walked out.

Looking at the bowl of pork kidney soup with red oil floating on the table, his face scrunched up.

"Um... I'm not hungry, I'll just have two steamed buns."

Uncle Nine turned around and headed towards the kitchen.

Aunt Zhe grabbed his sleeve and pulled him onto the bench, pressing him down.

"Stop talking nonsense! Eat up!"

"Look how weak you've become lately, with dark circles under your eyes and unsteady steps."

"This is a nourishing soup I made especially for you. You're not allowed to leave the house today until you finish it!"

Uncle Nine's face turned red.

"I was exhausted from drawing talismans all night last night! Who's weak?"

Lin Chen suppressed a laugh as he picked up his bowl and slurped down his soup.

"Master Uncle, Master Aunt means well, please have some more."

Master Simu picked up a large pork kidney and stuffed it into his mouth, mumbling a vague agreement.

"That's right, senior brother, you really need to take care of your health."

Uncle Nine glared at the two of them, then steeled himself, picked up the bowl, closed his eyes, and gulped down half a bowl of soup.

Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai squatted outside the threshold.

The two men held cold, hard cornbread in their hands, staring at the meat on the table.

"Master is so lucky, he's waited on hand and foot every day." Wen Cai sniffed.

Qiu Sheng rubbed his aching knees and rolled his eyes.

"Good my foot! Didn't you see Master's face turn green?"

I've had breakfast.

Uncle Nine slung his satchel over his shoulder and picked up the peach wood sword.

"Lin Chen, Simu, grab your gear, let's go to the banana grove!"

He walked out without looking back.

The three left Renjia Town and headed straight for the banana grove ten miles outside the town along the official road.

Even in broad daylight, the banana grove remained damp and cold.

The banana tree that was broken by Master Simu last night is lying haphazardly on the ground.

Uncle Nine walked through the fallen leaves to the center of the forest.

He took out a compass from his satchel and held it flat in his left hand.

The compass needle spun wildly for a while before finally stopping and pointing to the ground.

"This is it."

Uncle Nine grabbed a handful of top-grade cinnabar and scattered it in a Bagua circle around the center point.

He closed his eyes and muttered something under his breath.

The magic began to circulate. Purple magic flowed into the ground from the soles of Uncle Nine's feet.

Lin Chen stood to the side, watching the cinnabar circle on the ground begin to glow.

Uncle Nine stomped his right foot heavily on the ground.

"Finding the dragon veins and dividing the gold, the earth's veins reveal themselves! Rise!"

The ground shook.

The soil inside the Bagua circle churned and split open to both sides.

A large pit, three feet deep, was exposed.

A black iron nail, about the thickness of an arm, was stuck in the bottom of the pit.

The iron nails were covered with red runes and were emitting black smoke.

Master Simu stepped forward, took a look, and cursed.

"Damn it, this is a Dragon-Slaying Nail!"

"Those bastards from the Nine Nether Sect actually drove the Dragon-Slaying Nail into the air vent of Renjia Town."

Lin Chen didn't know much about feng shui, so he asked a question.

"Master, is this thing very powerful?"

Master Simu frowned.

"The Dragon-Severing Nail is a magical artifact used by evil cultivators to sever the earth's veins and extract the earth's evil energy."

"If this nail is driven into the acupoint, the evil energy in the earth's veins will leak out along the nail."

"In just a few years, Renjia Town, this auspicious place, will become an extremely yin place."

Uncle Nine pulled out two high-level, golden-yellow talismans from his satchel.

"Four Eyes, pull it out."

"good!"

Master Four Eyes drew the Crimson Thunder Sword from his back with a backhand.

He mobilized the pure Yang energy within his body, and golden flames ignited on the Crimson Thunder Sword.

With a loud shout, Si Mu plunged the forty-pound Crimson Thunder Sword into the soil next to the Dragon-Slaying Nail.

He gripped the hilt with both hands and pried it upwards.

"Get up!"

A dull cracking sound.

The soil around the broken dragon nail was loosened.

Uncle Nine seized the opportunity and slapped two high-level evil-suppressing talismans onto the top of the Dragon-Slaying Nail.

The talisman came into contact with the evil energy and burst out with a burst of golden light.

The dark energy was suppressed by the golden light.

Master Simu exerted his strength again, and with a piercing metallic scraping sound, the one-meter-long Dragon-Slaying Nail was pried out of the ground.

With a clang, the dragon-slaying nail fell to the edge of the pit, emitting black smoke.

As the nail was pulled out, the malevolent energy on the ground dissipated.

Uncle Nine breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, it was discovered early, and the damage to the earth's veins is not serious. It will be able to recover on its own in three to five years."

Lin Chen stepped forward and kicked the broken dragon nail.

"Master Uncle, these evil cultivators are causing trouble in the provincial capital and also in Renjia Town."

"What exactly are they trying to do?"

Uncle Nine put away the compass and looked at the distant mountains.

"They're searching everywhere for extremely yin and evil places, definitely to raise that half-finished flying corpse king."

"Although we killed the flying zombies in the provincial capital, this broken dragon nail has been stuck here for more than just a day or two."

"This means they must have bigger schemes up their sleeves elsewhere."

The three filled in the pit and returned to Renjia Town with the dragon-severing nail they had pulled out.