Chapter 147

Chapter 147: Stealing the Fortune of the Heavens

“That’s good, then,” Madam Yu said, relieved. “I just hope you haven’t harmed any innocent family’s children.” She knew her husband was prudent; it had just been an idle remark.

At this moment, Di Kang Nian emerged from the room clutching his back, calling for his servants to prepare a carriage. He intended to take his new beauties on an outing. The attendants, noticing their master’s smug and satisfied expression, quickly stepped forward to help, knowing these four beauties had become Lord Di’s new favorites.

Laughing lightly, Yun Xi and the others climbed into the carriage, seemingly prepared for leisure but truly heading toward ancestral graves to pay respects. The carriage traveled for half a day before finally arriving at the burial grounds Di Kang Nian spoke of.

The four stepped out, spreading their spiritual senses. It truly was a blessed location, a feng shui treasure. No wonder the Di family had moved their ancestral graves here—such a relocation was no easy matter.

After inspecting the surroundings, Liu Hao Tian remarked, “This place is embraced by mountains and rivers, gathering winds and qi. With mountains at the back and open water ahead, it holds harmony between yin and yang. Water attracts wealth, promising illustrious descendants. Guarded by the Four Spirit Guardians, it’s truly an extraordinary feng shui ground.”

Di Kang Nian listened proudly and replied, “Exactly! Our family invested great effort in finding this place.”

Xia You glanced at the tombstones and questioned, “Then why aren’t these names from your Di family?”

Di Kang Nian quickly explained, “It’s just to mislead outsiders, to keep it secret.”

Yun Xi, however, felt something wasn’t right. It was only a cemetery—was such secrecy necessary?

Standing before the tombstones, Liu Hao Tian calculated something with his fingers, then frowned. “These tombstone names do belong to deceased people. They aren’t random fabrications for deception.”

Suddenly alert, Yun Xi swept her divine sense beneath the ground. When she saw clearly, her expression darkened, and with a swift wave of her sleeve, she sent Di Kang Nian flying.

The guards standing afar jumped in shock and quickly rushed over, but the cultivators, annoyed by mortal interference, knocked them all unconscious with a flick of their sleeves.

Yu Qing Cheng asked, puzzled, “Younger Sister Yun Xi, what made you suddenly so furious?”

With an icy face, Yun Xi replied, “Look at the coffins buried beneath.”

When the others probed underground, their expressions froze as well.

Xia You gasped, “There are only ten tombstones, yet over a hundred bodies beneath. Aren’t they crowded? How can they bury two or three people in one coffin?”

Yu Qing Cheng frowned deeply, adding, “Indeed, some don’t even have coffins! Is this Di family meticulous or utterly reckless?”

Liu Hao Tian stopped his calculations, his handsome face grim as he said, “The Di family is stealing the fortune of another family’s ancestors, trying to alter their own fate. To avoid backlash, they’ve surely imprisoned and sealed the original masters somewhere else.”

Yun Xi felt sick hearing this. A family that had done nothing to earn merit dared to steal the fortune of a virtuous lineage—such actions chilled the heart. She spoke slowly, “This matter definitely involves demonic cultivators. They’re experts at manipulation, enticing families like Di into these wicked deeds for greater power.”

She continued, “The Di family moved their entire lineage here, clearly a powerful clan. If every official in court resembles Di Kang Nian—rotten beneath a glittering exterior—the imperial court will inevitably decay. Eventually, people will rise in rebellion due to hardship and oppression, spreading warfare and death everywhere. That would be the perfect moment for demonic cultivators to reap their rewards.”

Yu Qing Cheng felt chills run down her spine and quickly waved, “Younger Sister Yun Xi, please stop describing it. The reality would surely be even worse. Demonic cultivators would use such chaos for mass sacrifices, their favored means of enhancing cultivation.”

Instantly recalling Twin Peaks City, Yun Xi asked, “Have you heard about Twin Peaks City’s Nine Wheel Sacrificial Array?”

Liu Hao Tian and Yu Qing Cheng solemnly nodded. Xia You knew demonic cultivators had emerged there but wasn’t familiar with the array. Hearing the words “sacrificial array,” however, she immediately understood it was sinister.

Yu Qing Cheng’s phoenix eyes turned to Yun Xi, “Rumor says a Grand Righteous Sect disciple broke that array using a spirit beast’s tribulation. Was that you, Yun Xi? Was that spirit beast Dian Dian?”

Yun Xi laughed shyly, “I was unlucky enough to be trapped with fellow disciples, forced to find a way to survive.”

“Tsk, Yun Xi, you truly hid your talent deeply!” Yu Qing Cheng teased.

Embarrassed, Yun Xi explained, “At the time, I hadn’t yet formally taken a master. The sect kept quiet about my involvement for my safety. Fellow survivors knew but were discreet, understanding the stakes.”

The three nodded in understanding. In matters of cultivation, caution was essential.

Yu Qing Cheng asked Liu Hao Tian, “Fellow Daoist Liu, you’re skilled in arrays. How should we handle this?”

The three women turned to Liu Hao Tian expectantly. He answered coldly, “Stolen fortune must be returned. I’ll alter the feng shui here, causing the Di family’s fortunes to decline. We must find the original occupants and give them proper burials. Afterward, this place will be sealed, the formation breaking naturally in a hundred years.”

Yun Xi softly added, “What if the demonic cultivators come to investigate? After losing their pawn, they’ll certainly check here.”

“Then we’ll wait two days,” Liu Hao Tian stated calmly. “Capturing a demonic cultivator would benefit our sects.”

Yun Xi sighed, “Seems cultivators must now guard the mortal realm. Demonic cultivators have already begun infiltrating it.”

Liu Hao Tian shook his head gently, saying, “Focus first on the present. Our sects and mighty seniors are still in charge; we need not carry that burden yet.”

“Yes, Fellow Daoist Liu,” Yun Xi agreed firmly, rousing her spirit after the Di family’s shamelessness.

Liu Hao Tian handed each of them several seeds, instructing, “Plant these at specified points and accelerate their growth.”

Yun Xi recognized the seeds immediately as poisonous herbs. Liu Hao Tian explained, “Toxic plants disrupt feng shui.”

The three quickly planted and grew the seeds using spiritual energy.

Liu Hao Tian then leaped skyward, slicing the supportive mountain behind the graves with his sword. Chanting, he redirected streams underground, drying up the water paths and creating a barren, luckless feng shui layout.

Within an hour, they’d completed the task. Liu Hao Tian next placed low-grade spirit stones in formation, casting a Mist Maze Array to hide the entire cemetery.

Then, holding a compass, Liu Hao Tian began locating the original owners. After half an hour, they found ten coffins in a swamp hidden behind the mountain.

Yu Qing Cheng couldn’t help but curse, “How vile they are!”

At that moment, Dian Dian popped out and squeaked urgently. Yun Xi exclaimed, “Dian Dian senses evil qi!”

Liu Hao Tian’s face changed dramatically. “This is a Corpse-Nurturing Ground! They’re refining zombies!”

Yun Xi’s mind flashed instantly to danger. She shouted, “Retreat!”

The others swiftly leaped back, drawing their spirit swords.

Yun Xi’s Seven Star Fatal Staff crackled with thunderous lightning, striking forcefully downward.