Chapter 25

Old Li and Old Zhao stared intently at the entrance of the courtyard, the scene before their eyes was too shocking to believe.

The two ordinary stone lions at the entrance of the villa courtyard, at the moment the fierce wind inside the courtyard blew out, instantly turned into a series of shadows, emerging from the stone lions.

Such a scene does not exist in reality.

What Old Li and Old Zhao saw was completely beyond their normal judgment.

In broad daylight, the stone lions actually emitted black shadows, though blurry and unclear, everyone knew this was not a normal phenomenon.

The fierce wind inside the courtyard continued to howl, rushing towards the entrance, seemingly trying to blow away the black shadows directly.

Su Jiu squinted his eyes, looking at the situation before him, and said,

"The person who set up this Heart Fire Evil Formation is a master. Even with the Evil-Breaking Talisman I used, I couldn't dispel the evil energy."

In fact, Su Jiu was more shocked at this moment. The key to the Heart Fire Evil Formation was to accumulate evil energy. Clearly, the pair of stone lions at the entrance were the foundation of the feng shui formation. When the evil energy inside the stone lions reached a critical point, the feng shui formation would take effect.

Similarly, Su Jiu used an Evil-Breaking Talisman to dispel the feng shui formation. As long as the evil energy inside the stone lions was worn down, the feng shui formation would be largely dispelled, and the final step would be to change the feng shui layout of the place.

The current situation clearly showed that the energy field inside the courtyard and the evil energy inside the stone lions were in a stalemate, and it was impossible to determine who was stronger.

Su Jiu's shock stemmed from this. According to the records in the golden compass in his mind, the Evil-Breaking Talisman was a second-level talisman. As far as Su Jiu knew, there were not many people who still knew how to draw talismans, let alone second-level talismans. Perhaps there were still some masters in this society who knew talismans, but based on the information he had from his grandfather, even if they existed, they were few.

Su Jiu squinted his eyes, no longer thinking about the matters in his mind. He regained his composure and made a decision.

The current situation was clearly at an impasse. Su Jiu took another step forward, picked up the octagonal mirror placed on the incense table, and with a forced spirit, he recited,

"Initial fire, not water, cease disaster; Evil Metal, Heavenly Fire, the Dao is ruthless."

After reciting, Su Jiu placed the octagonal mirror on the incense table, picked up the wolf-hair brush, dipped it in cinnabar, and quickly drew on a yellow paper talisman.

Indeed, Su Jiu was drawing a talisman. One Evil-Breaking Talisman was not powerful enough to dispel the Heart Fire Evil Formation, so he decided to use two.

Su Jiu forced himself to stay focused. Previously, to show off, he had drawn the talisman in the air, which consumed a lot of his energy. Now, to ensure stability, he used the wolf-hair brush.

This was more stable and secure.

Su Jiu's entire process was smooth and quick, and he soon finished drawing.

The Evil-Breaking Talisman was a second-level talisman, and as long as one reached the Qi Cultivation realm, they could draw it. With the golden compass in Su Jiu's mind, he was very familiar with the process, and the skill felt natural.

"Yang rises, Yin combines, Heaven overcomes Earth. Break!"

Su Jiu shouted, and the already chaotic wind in the courtyard became even more violent with his shout.

His eyes could hardly stay open.

Su Jiu squinted, paying attention to the changes at the entrance of the courtyard.

The two black shadows that emerged from the stone lions became more ethereal with the addition of the Evil-Breaking Talisman. Indeed, after a short while, the black shadows from the stone lions gradually disappeared.

This process took several minutes.

The fierce wind in the courtyard also stopped and disappeared instantly.

If it weren't for the mess in the courtyard, one couldn't imagine how strong the wind had been.

At this moment, Old Li and Old Zhao finally caught their breath, looking at the situation in the villa courtyard, they were speechless.

After a while.

"Master Su, is the feng shui formation dispelled?" Old Li, in his sixties or seventies, held a high position in Xiang City and always appeared with a dignified and respected image. But at this moment, his tone and expression were like those of a primary school student respectfully asking a teacher a question.

Seeing this, Su Jiu suppressed his laughter.

"Indeed, the feng shui formation is basically dispelled. Old Li, you can go to the stone lions at the entrance and check the color of the stone balls in their mouths. You will know if the feng shui formation is dispelled," Su Jiu said calmly to Old Li.

Hearing Su Jiu's words, Old Li and Old Zhao exchanged glances, tidied their clothes, and immediately walked towards the villa entrance.

When the two elders reached the stone lions, they were immediately startled. Indeed, the color of the stone balls in the lions' mouths had turned back to the pure white of the marble. Old Zhao touched one, then quickly moved to the other stone lion, and found the same. The black color that had been there before had completely disappeared. Under the sunlight, the marble reflected a pure, fresh white light, as if the black had never appeared.

They had seen the black color with their own eyes just a short while ago, and now it had disappeared without any external cleaning. The shock they felt was indescribable.

In this short half-day, Old Li and Old Zhao had been so shocked that they were almost numb. At this moment, they didn't know what to say to Su Jiu!

Especially Old Zhao, who had always treated Su Jiu as a student at Xiang University, calling him "Little Jiu." Even after Su Jiu displayed various wonders, he hadn't paid much attention. But when everything before his eyes became real, especially the miraculous act of Su Jiu drawing the talisman in the air, Old Zhao's mindset completely changed.

At this moment, Old Zhao felt an indescribable awkwardness and confusion.

Su Jiu saw all the expressions of the two elders and couldn't help but laugh.

After a pause, Su Jiu took two steps forward and said with a smile,

"Old Li, Old Zhao, the feng shui formation is basically dispelled. The remaining steps are just minor. Shouldn't we go have lunch now?"

Hearing Su Jiu's words, Old Li immediately came to his senses.

"Good, good, good, Master Su, the meal is already prepared. Let's go together!"

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