The young Taoist boy Li Muzi, seeing that Shui Miao had extremely good fortune, thought of a method to steal and redirect that fortune. However, he ended up absorbing a stream of extinguishing energy instead, causing him to lose rather than gain anything, and he fled in embarrassment.
This truly proves the old saying, “It’s easy to recognize someone’s face but hard to know their heart!”
Shui Miao sighed deeply, retreated into his inner world, and then opened his eyes. At that moment, an idea struck him—could that murky yellow-black energy he had encountered be the ninth type of spiritual energy he had never touched before?
That murky yellow-black energy seemed extremely powerful.
Or perhaps it was misfortune energy?
Shortly afterward, Shui Miao recalled that purple energy represented good fortune and prosperity. Therefore, its opposite must be bad luck or impure energy. Indeed, such impure energy exists in nature, just like life and death, good and bad, kindness and evil. Naturally, the opposite of good fortune would be bad luck.
But how could one absorb and cultivate misfortune energy? Shui Miao hesitated. If he absorbed a large amount of bad luck energy, would he suffer endless misfortunes? Could this energy destroy his hard-earned spiritual power, just like the deadly spiritual winds? If that happened, wouldn’t he be seeking his own destruction? His hard-earned cultivation would be ruined in an instant!
This was a matter that required careful consideration and shouldn’t be attempted recklessly.
“Alright, enough thinking. Let’s go out!”
Thinking too much was unhelpful. Shui Miao took a deep breath, feeling significantly lighter than before. Previously, without the jade pendant, he had felt insecure. Now that he had the pendant, he naturally had nothing to fear. Standing up, he looked around and realized that the fox spirit, Qimei, had already left. Presumably, she had nothing else to do here and had returned to Madam Liu first.
As Shui Miao was about to leave, suddenly a figure emerged from the stone floor in front of him.
“Master, that sister has already left, and she asked me to give this to you. She said that if you call out ‘Qimei’ a few times, she will sense it.” Jin Chanzi extended his hand and gave Shui Miao a fox tooth.
Jin Chanzi appeared so suddenly that he almost startled Shui Miao. Slightly annoyed, Shui Miao frowned but accepted the tooth, thinking that since this item could summon the fox spirit Qimei, it should be kept carefully.
“Jin Chanzi, how is it here? Not too bad, I hope?”
After putting the fox tooth away, Shui Miao noticed Jin Chanzi blocking his path without any intention to leave, so he asked casually.
“It’s great! It’s very quiet here, so I can focus entirely on my cultivation. Thank you, Master, for giving me such a nice place to practice. However, the spiritual energy here is quite weak. If there were more spiritual energy, this place would be perfect.” Jin Chanzi looked at Shui Miao with a smile.
To Shui Miao, however, his smile looked a bit strange.
After a moment of thought, Shui Miao suddenly understood and inwardly chuckled. This little rascal was underestimated—he simply wanted Shui Miao to give him some spiritual energy. He had gone around the long way, even complaining about the weak spiritual energy here! Knowing Jin Chanzi’s intentions, Shui Miao exhaled lightly. “Alright then, since that’s the case, I’ll fulfill your wish.”
“Ah! Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!!”
Jin Chanzi was overjoyed and thanked Shui Miao repeatedly.
Seeing how cute Jin Chanzi was, Shui Miao reached out and patted his head, muttering to himself, “After all, I haven’t even confirmed what the nine types of spiritual energy are yet. There’s no rush to cultivate or to break through the heavenly gate in my inner world. My spiritual energy isn’t of much use to me now. I might as well use it to help you all improve your cultivation first.”
Saying this, Shui Miao began to release a small portion of his golden-element spiritual energy.
Jin Chanzi’s cultivation was still shallow, so he couldn’t take much spiritual energy.
Seeing the energy, Jin Chanzi quickly transformed into his true form—a three-legged giant toad. He leapt up and swallowed the golden-element spiritual energy, then patted his belly contentedly. “Wow! Spiritual energy is so different—it feels so pure! By the way, Master, you mentioned there are nine types of spiritual energy in the world. Are they the five elements and yin and yang, plus the purple fortune energy and the chaos-destroying devouring energy? That makes nine, right?”
“Chaos-destroying devouring energy?”
Hearing this, Shui Miao’s heart stirred. “Jin Chanzi, tell me more about this chaos-destroying devouring energy.”
“Chaos-destroying refers to chaotic destruction. It has many forms, such as decay, filth, and evil. People often refer to bad luck and misfortune as part of it. When many negative energies gather together, they become devouring energy. Devouring energy is the most terrifying spiritual energy in the world. It can consume other things, and when it becomes strong enough, it can even devour everything!” Jin Chanzi exaggerated his expression, then suddenly smiled at Shui Miao. “Master, I don’t know if I’m right. This is all what my mother told me.”
“Devouring energy that can consume everything… a black hole!”
Shui Miao couldn’t help but think of black holes in the universe. Black holes can consume everything. If he could cultivate devouring energy, wouldn’t it be like gaining the power of a black hole?
The Spiritual Lord of the Fifth Heaven, who exactly is he!?
Shui Miao was a bit puzzled. He wondered whether it was because his luck was too good that the Spiritual Lord noticed him and decided to cultivate him. Or was there another reason? It felt like this devouring energy was the ultimate force. Once cultivated, he would fear no one, because it was the ultimate force that could consume everything.
As his thoughts turned, Shui Miao became extremely interested in the devouring energy.
As his thoughts stirred, a sudden tremor came from his chest.
Then, he heard a voice with a strong magnetic tone echoing in his mind, “Disciple, I will now pass on the Devouring Energy Technique to you. Do not let your mind wander, and do not ask about my identity. You must focus on helping those who suffer injustice in the world, using the natural forces of Feng Shui to change their fortune. As you collect their grateful wishes, remember to absorb and cultivate the chaos-destroying devouring energy gathered in their homes. Remember, you must only absorb this devouring energy when they express their gratitude, otherwise you will not be able to control it and will ultimately lose your life. The Devouring Energy Technique is the most powerful cultivation method in the three realms. It can not only consume physical bodies but also souls. However, if you successfully cultivate this energy, it will inevitably help me, your master, seize power in the celestial realm. This must not be revealed to anyone else. Remember this, disciple, remember it well.”
The tremor stopped, and the voice disappeared.
Shui Miao couldn’t help but feel excited. With just those few words from his master, he was ready to risk his life for this cultivation.
“Jin Chanzi, come with me.”
Shui Miao turned, gripped the rope, channeled his spiritual energy, and easily leaped up to the surface.
Inside the small room, Xiao Tudou was lying on the bed reading a Taoist book.
Hearing the noise, he quickly sat up. “Senior Brother, you’ve come out so quickly!?”
Shui Miao pushed the stone slab back into place, sealing the dry well again, then hurriedly walked out while calling, “Xiao Tudou, don’t stay cooped up here. Come with me and cultivate.”
“Cultivate… Alright, alright!”
Xiao Tudou was taken aback but quickly became excited, jumping out of bed to put on his shoes. For a cultivator, improving one’s cultivation required constant practice. Here, “cultivation” didn’t just mean sitting in meditation—it meant going out into the world to help others with their troubles as opportunities arose.
“Senior Brother, why did you suddenly decide to go out and cultivate? Normally, with all the money you have now, you should be enjoying life. I never thought you’d resist the temptations of wealth and beauty and become even more focused on your cultivation!” Xiao Tudou followed excitedly behind Shui Miao, wearing his Taoist robe loosely, looking a bit clumsy.
Shui Miao pushed open the door and walked outside, looked up at the clear sky, and then turned back to Xiao Tudou with a smile. “If you, a young fellow, can resist the temptations of wealth and beauty, how could I, your senior brother, fall for them?”
It was already noon now.
Xiao Shuang and the others were having lunch inside the tent. Seeing Shui Miao return, Sister Tang was the first to run over excitedly. “Shui… Boss, you must be hungry. I saved some food for you…” Sister Tang had been very excited, often thinking of Shui Miao. However, when she stood in front of him, she suddenly felt inferior. She realized there was a huge gap between them now—Shui Miao was a big boss, while she was just a small employee.
“I’m not hungry. Thank you, Sister Tang.”
Shui Miao looked at Sister Tang and then turned to Xiao Shuang, Wang Xiaomi, Li Lan, Zhao Sulü, and the other beauties who had approached.
“Boss…”
“Boss…”
The girls greeted Shui Miao one after another.
“Hehe, you all continue eating. I don’t have anything to do. Don’t worry about me.” Shui Miao no longer cared about the factory construction in Jing Shui Village, as he had handed over the management to Chen Meiling. He was merely a figurehead boss now.
“We’re done eating…”
“Yeah, done…”
Actually, none of them had finished their meals. The previous night, Shui Miao had earned 100 million yuan, and Chen Meiling had distributed many shares among them. Now they were all wealthy. They were very grateful to Shui Miao, and since he rarely returned, how could they just continue eating without coming over to greet him?
“Since that’s the case, I do have something to ask you all.”
Shui Miao was now eager to cultivate the Devouring Energy Technique and quickly asked, “Does anyone among you know friends, relatives, or acquaintances whose homes have very bad Feng Shui and whose lives are in disarray? I’m now becoming a cultivator and will help them for free. Please find me people who are especially poor and unfortunate—I want to help them.”
These people, due to their hardships, would more easily generate gratitude energy.
They looked at each other. Shui Miao had long stopped involving himself in business matters and was now fully devoted to cultivation, so this sudden request wasn’t too strange.
Xiao Shuang knew only rich people.
Sister Tang and the others were workers who didn’t know many people here, though they had some poor connections back in their hometowns.
Wang Xiaomi looked at Li Lan and said, “Class Monitor, what about Si Han’s family?”
“I was thinking about her too, but her family’s problem seems unrelated to Feng Shui!” Li Lan frowned and said to Shui Miao, “Boss, I have a comrade from Hai City named Sun Si Han. She was injured in an accident and now stays in bed all day. Her family is poor, her parents are old, and her brother and sister-in-law see her as a burden. I think she needs financial help, but as for Feng Shui, I don’t think that’s the issue…”
“Not necessarily. Let’s go see her first…”
Shui Miao licked his lips, turned around, and walked away.
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