Chapter 1

The sky in October was clear, with a scorching sun.

Xiang City, anciently known as Lotus City, is a cultural city of national significance, a red tourism destination, and a place of outstanding people and fertile land.

This small city possesses unparalleled charm, attracting many workers to live here.

It also boasts a brilliant culture.

"Luojing, also known as a compass, is an indispensable tool in ancient Chinese geography and geomancy. Geomancy involves assessing the yin and yang aspects of a site, which is a common yet special cultural phenomenon in ancient Chinese folklore. According to archaeological records, this compass dates back to the Three Kingdoms period, but its exact origin is unknown."

A tour guide slowly explained to the crowd gathered around the ancient compass in the museum, and the audience burst into exclamations of amazement. To most people, feng shui is shrouded in mystery.

Only one young man in the crowd showed no expression, his face indifferent, and he paid no attention to the guide's explanation. He simply stared calmly at the ancient compass in the glass display case.

He was a freshman at Xiang University, and it was the first Sunday of the school year. The best way to understand a city is to understand its cultural heritage, so Su Jiu came to the Xiang City Museum.

The Luojing, or compass, is far from as simple as the guide described. It is based on the theoretical foundation of the "I Ching," the first classic of Confucianism, and uses the principles of the five elements and the yin-yang theory as the basis for predicting good or bad fortune. It also incorporates elements from ancient astronomy, such as the celestial equator, ecliptic, three stars, four symbols, twenty-eight constellations, twelve regions, the Big Dipper, and the five planets. From ancient calendars, it includes the twelve levels, the ten celestial stems, the twenty-four solar terms, the seventy-two pentads, and the years, months, days, and hours. From ancient geography, it includes the nine provinces, the twelve states, the five mountains, the four rivers, high mountains, plains, wind deities, and rain deities. From human society, it includes the five relationships, the six relatives, fathers, brothers, officials, wealth, and zodiac signs. It also includes various taboos, auspicious and inauspicious signs, and hierarchical relationships, almost encompassing everything. It can be said to encompass the three talents of heaven, earth, and humanity.

Su Jiu was not interested in what the guide said. The guide only knew a little bit of the surface, far from what Su Jiu knew.

Since no one else understood, the guide could say whatever he wanted, and everyone would feel a sense of awe.

Su Jiu smiled to himself. He was here to understand the city and didn't need to dwell on these details. He then retracted his gaze and followed the crowd to the next glass exhibit.

However, no one noticed that a glint of surprise flashed in Su Jiu's eyes.

Indeed, Su Jiu was truly shocked. The compass was actually a spirit artifact. Through the glass display case, the ancient compass emitted a faint vibration that resonated with the faint energy within Su Jiu's body.

A compass from the Three Kingdoms period?

Su Jiu couldn't help but mutter to himself.

For a compass to become a spirit artifact, it must undergo countless years of refinement or be nurtured daily by someone with great power. Only then could it have a chance to become a spirit artifact.

Therefore, a spirit artifact compass is a very rare existence. He never expected to find one in a second-tier city museum.

"The next exhibit is..."

The guide's voice brought Su Jiu back to his senses.

As a descendant of the Su family, who specialized in geomancy, Su Jiu had been immersed in feng shui since childhood under the influence of his grandfather. He understood the importance of the spirit artifact compass. As an artifact, it was already a treasure, but more importantly, it might carry the legacy of its previous owner, a tradition that has been passed down through the ages.

The Su family, although a lineage, had never even seen a spirit artifact, let alone possessed one.

Seeing the spirit artifact compass in the museum, Su Jiu's first thought was to take it home.

However, he quickly realized that it was a museum. How could he take something from a museum? As a freshman, his thoughts were impractical. He could only wait until he was out of the group to test the compass and see if it carried any legacy.

Following the large group led by the guide to the next glass exhibit, Su Jiu walked at the back. Just as he was about to catch up with the group, his expression suddenly changed.

"What is this..."

He felt a series of vibrations coming from the glass display case beside him.

It was the ancient spirit artifact compass.

In the tempered glass display case, an ancient and weathered compass was placed steadily in the center.

What shocked Su Jiu was the unusual activity coming from the compass, indicating that the spirit artifact was awakening.

Su Jiu was extremely surprised. He had only used his energy to probe the compass through the tempered glass, and he didn't expect to disturb the spirit of the artifact.

At that moment, the needle of the compass in the tempered glass display case began to rotate slowly, but in Su Jiu's eyes, it was spinning rapidly.

"Is it measuring the will of heaven?" Su Jiu was completely stunned, standing there, looking foolishly at the glass display case.

In Su Jiu's eyes, the speed of the compass needle increased.

"Damn, is the spirit of the compass going crazy? Is it measuring someone's fate or the will of heaven? If this continues, even a thousand-year-old spirit artifact will be ruined!"

Before Su Jiu could finish muttering, there was a dull "bang."

The compass in the tempered glass display case shattered instantly, and the display case itself cracked. At that moment, Su Jiu felt something enter his mind, but he was too shocked to notice.

"Is it... ruined?" Su Jiu was still stunned by the sudden change.

The museum's alarm system immediately activated, and the alarm sounded as soon as the compass broke.

In no time, the security team arrived at the glass display case.

"What happened? Oh no, there's a problem with the Three Kingdoms compass. Quickly notify Old Liu!" The first to arrive was a middle-aged man, holding a walkie-talkie and wearing a security uniform, followed by two young security guards.

Su Jiu had already regained his composure and stood to the side, having witnessed the entire incident.

"Brother, did you see what happened to the Three Kingdoms compass?" The middle-aged security guard approached Su Jiu, who was closest to the display case, and asked.

"I'm not sure. I was just looking at the compass when the needle moved, and then it shattered. I didn't do it; it's not my fault," Su Jie replied, looking at the middle-aged security guard with a hint of panic.

The middle-aged security guard glanced at Su Jiu's expression, a hint of disdain in his eyes. Of course, he knew it wasn't Su Jiu's doing. The display case was made of fiber-reinforced tempered glass, which even bullets couldn't penetrate. With Su Jiu's small build, he couldn't possibly have the strength to do this.

"I know it's not your fault. I just wanted to ask if you saw any unusual phenomena," the middle-aged security guard seemed to know something.

"It's really not my fault. If you don't believe me, ask these other gentlemen," Su Jiu pretended to be scared and pointed to the middle-aged men nearby.

Su Jiu knew that there were a few other people watching the ancient compass at the time, and he had already observed that they were ordinary people. So, he acted scared.

"Old Liu!" A moment later, an energetic old man approached.

The middle-aged security guard showed a respectful expression to the old man, who had a ruddy complexion.

"Ah!" Old Liu approached and examined the cracked glass display case, seemingly noticing something. He then shook his head and fell into deep thought.

The security team, led by the middle-aged security guard, clearly centered around Old Liu. Even the museum director, who arrived shortly after, showed the same respect.

The crowd around the display case gradually dispersed.

Su Jiu didn't say much, but he had already noticed that Old Liu was different. It was a feeling, a sense of familiarity.

After a moment,

"Open the glass display case and clean it out," Old Liu said after a brief observation, then shook his head and left.

The crowd gradually dispersed.

The middle-aged security guard opened his mouth as if to say something but ultimately said nothing.

Su Jiu also left the glass display case and returned to his tour group. At that moment, no one noticed that the ash in the cracked glass display case trembled slightly, and a faint trace of energy passed through the tempered fiber glass and entered Su Jiu's mind.

Chapter 002: The Inner Canon of the I Ching

"Dragons are divided into three and eight, their energy belongs to the five elements. The nitrate and sand in the site, the water in the site, and the energy in the site. There are three methods of using the site; one must understand the five needles, and must carefully examine the dragon, and carefully identify the pulse..."

"Phew!"

"Here it comes again! This damned interpretation of the Luojing, I've memorized it countless times." Su Jiu suddenly sat up from his bed, muttering to himself.

Since returning from the museum, Su Jiu had been having dreams every night, dreaming of reading various articles. These articles were all about feng shui, but that wasn't the main point. The main point was that these texts in his dreams were all ones he had studied as a child, which left him puzzled.

He had been confused about this for several days and couldn't figure out what was happening.

Fortunately, these dreams didn't affect his daily life.

They only appeared in his dreams. As soon as Su Jiu's biological clock woke him up, the texts and articles would disappear on their own.

After washing up, Su Jiu looked at the other three people in the dorm, who were still sleeping soundly.

College life was like this. It was only six o'clock, and Su Jiu had always had the habit of morning exercise since childhood.

He had started morning exercises from the first day of college.

Leaving the dorm, the dormitory building was quiet. Running at a steady pace, Su Jiu began his morning exercise along his usual route.

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