Chapter 49

Su Jiu's consciousness and mental power began to slowly and cautiously invade the body of the Biri Spider.

Although the Biri Spider was very similar to the ancient Seeker Bug, it was not a Seeker Bug. In terms of control, one had to be extremely careful, as it was not as robust as the Seeker Bug.

Su Jiu's consciousness slowly approached.

The Biri Spider in the bug jar seemed to sense danger and became very agitated, moving restlessly within the jar.

The Biri Spider, about thirty millimeters in length, had an explosive power that did not match its size. It leaped violently in the jar, and the thumping sounds were clearly audible in the room.

No matter how much the Biri Spider struggled, it could not escape its fate of being controlled.

Soon, Su Jiu successfully controlled the first Biri Spider.

This was done step by step according to the content recorded on the golden compass in his mind.

With the success of the first one, Su Jiu began to slowly and steadily complete the subsequent steps.

One, two, three...

It took Su Jiu the entire night to finally control all thirty-five Biri Spiders.

Su Jiu stood up, exhausted, and rubbed his head, looking at the sky gradually turning light outside the window.

The energy consumption of this night was enormous.

It was almost dawn.

Su Jiu sat cross-legged on the bed and meditated for a while.

Now was not the time to rest; there were still many things he needed to prepare himself.

When Uncle Three came in to call Su Jiu for breakfast, Su Jiu had already rested for several hours.

His spirit had recovered significantly, and his mental power was almost fully restored.

Su Jiu felt his internal condition and was very satisfied.

This was something he could never have imagined before.

In the past, if his mental and spiritual power were consumed to such a great extent, it would take at least three to five days to recover. However, since he had the golden compass in his mind, his recovery speed far exceeded that of ordinary people.

"Master Su, today the Chen family will hold a water-invoking ceremony. I won't be able to accompany you today. If you're interested, you can go and see it," Uncle Three said to Su Jiu after breakfast.

Upon hearing this, Su Jiu thought for a moment and understood what was happening.

"Uncle Three, you go ahead with your work! I still have some things to prepare, so you don't need to accompany me," Su Jiu said to Uncle Three.

The water-invoking ceremony is an ancient ritual passed down in rural areas, with origins traceable to the time of the Yan and Huang Emperors. In ancient times, it was conducted by shamans to request divine water for healing and strengthening the body, performing a special ritual for the sick.

However, it later evolved into a ritual to remove negative energy.

In a household where someone has died, a ghost is naturally formed, and a messenger from the underworld comes to guide the soul.

The messenger from the underworld, also known as the Ox-Head and Horse-Face, is a creature of negative energy. When it comes to the human world, it brings with it a heavy negative energy to guide the soul of the deceased. In the eyes of the people, it is inevitable to come into contact with the negative energy carried by the Ox-Head and Horse-Face.

The body will be tainted with negative energy, so it is necessary to invite a geomancer or a sorcerer to perform a water-invoking ceremony to remove the negative energy from the family and friends. This is the origin and tradition of the water-invoking ceremony.

After finishing breakfast, Su Jiu began to prepare other matters. Although it seemed like there was plenty of time over the past two days, it was still not enough for Su Jiu.

What he needed to do today was to prepare talismans.

Talismans were Su Jiu's primary means of attack and self-preservation.

This time, Su Jiu came to Chen Family Village in a hurry and did not bring many items. He only had about twenty talismans on him.

And they were mostly defensive and offensive talismans.

Usually, he carried them on his person, but this time, he was preparing to explore the Bull God Cave in Chen Family Village, so he needed to make more preparations.

Although Su Jiu did not yet know what dangers lay in the Bull God Cave,

For Su Jiu, the feng shui layout of the true dragon's lair in Chen Family Village was a very dangerous signal.

According to what his grandfather said, during the 1995 incident, about two-thirds of the feng shui masters in the entire feng shui community were required to resolve the issue.

Although the feng shui layout in Chen Family Village was a smaller version, the dangers it contained were undoubtedly numerous.

There was also another point that Su Jiu had not mentioned: the feng shui layout of Chen Family Village had recently started to activate, gradually producing a series of changes. This was a serious concern for Su Jiu.

Su Jiu did not know if the changes in the feng shui layout, which had not changed for four hundred years, were related to the Bull God Cave, but he could not ignore it.

This was one of the reasons why Su Jiu had been preparing for the past two days.

The yellow paper and cinnabar were already prepared.

Now, it was just waiting for Su Jiu to start.

Returning to his room, Su Jiu began to prepare.

The talismans Su Jiu was going to draw were not the kind that ordinary Taoist feng shui masters would casually scribble on yellow paper with a brush.

The talismans Su Jiu had learned were all derived from the content recorded on the golden compass in his mind, which were ancient talismans.

They were far from the tricks used to deceive people nowadays.

After all, to form a talisman with a certain level of attack or other abilities on a small piece of yellow paper, it was definitely not an ordinary item.

Each talisman required a large amount of energy and mental power, forming a complex structure. It created a mysterious pattern, emitting a special energy wave.

Only such talismans could be called talismans.

Su Jiu stood quietly in front of the table for a long time, feeling that he had no more distractions. Then he took a step forward, approached the table, picked up the wolf-hair brush, and swiftly moved it on the yellow paper.

With one stroke, he lifted the brush, flicked the tail, and a white light slowly extended from the tip of the brush. As the brush began to move, the light continued until he lifted the brush. Finally, the entire piece of yellow paper was covered in a white glow, which flashed and then returned to its original state.

"Finally, I've made some progress. The success rate of drawing talismans at school was not as high as this. Today, I succeeded on the first try," Su Jiu looked at the first talisman on the table with satisfaction.

Succeeding on the first try, Su Jiu was very satisfied.

Of course, this was also related to the level of the talisman Su Jiu was drawing.

Su Jiu was currently at the initial stage of the Qi Cultivation realm, and according to this level, he could only draw a first-level talisman.

That is, the most ordinary talisman.

However, because of the golden compass in his mind, Su Jiu's mental power was much stronger than that of an ordinary initial stage Qi Cultivation feng shui master.

Su Jiu could actually draw a second-level talisman, which required a late-stage Qi Cultivation level to achieve.

When Su Jie discovered this, he was shocked for a long time.

Su Jiu looked at the talisman in front of him. It was a first-level talisman called the Calming Talisman, which could protect the mind from being eroded by negative energy.

Most of the talismans Su Jiu was preparing this time were auxiliary types.

For the Bull God Cave, Su Jiu knew nothing, so he had to make some preparations for any unexpected events that might occur during the exploration.

PS: Sorry, I was delayed yesterday because of a colleague's birthday. Today, I will guarantee four updates! This is the first one.