Various ancient books, fragments, and picture books were piled up in a mess.
In addition, there is a bunch of messy things on the bottom shelf of the bookshelf.
Including a broken sword, a bloody wooden fish, a few pieces of unknown ore, and a picture scroll depicting an evil ghost, etc...
They were all carefully collected when my predecessor was interested in learning about strange things. Each item has a terrifying story behind it - although most of them are made up.
Fang Xi didn't care about this and directly pulled out three books, which were "Shu Yi Zhi", "Desolate West Notes", and "Sui Yuan Pu".
Among them, "Shu Yi Zhi" and "Desolate West Notes" are ancient thread-bound books with yellowish pages and some traces of water damage and insect infestation.
Most of the descriptions are about strange people and strange things that have been passed down from word of mouth, and because the author seems to have never studied writing seriously, the records are very scattered and mixed with many meaningless words, making readers drowsy at first glance.
My predecessor just flipped through a few pages at random, then felt upset and immediately threw it aside.
The copy of "Suiyuan Pu" was in even poorer condition. It was just a few fragmentary pages, barely bound into a booklet.
The paper is smooth and seems to be made of leather paper.
Fang Xi touched it and her expression changed slightly.
This paper is smooth, thick and crisp, and when you touch it with your fingertips, you feel an indescribable pleasure.
It's like touching the most delicate skin of a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl...
"It's tanned human skin..."
He thought to himself, knowing the origin of this paper, it was actually human skin paper!
Faintly, by rubbing the lines on the leather paper with the pads of her fingers, Fang Xi seemed to hear the girl's delicate gasp in her ears, and her thoughts fell into some kind of pink dream.
The scenery is so beautiful that it is not enough for outsiders to appreciate.
Fang Xi was immersed for a moment and then sneered: "How can a mere illusion of beauty come to mess with my Taoist mind?"
His eyes were extremely clear. When he looked at "Suiyuan Pu" again, he saw that although the words on it were still the original words, they seemed to have a different meaning.
It seems that I have been staring at it for so long that I have forgotten the original meaning and pronunciation of those words...
Even, I began to imagine the origin of this fragmentary volume.
It seems that a long time ago, there was a monk named "Master of Suiyuan". He was originally a famous chef in the world. Later, he became a Taoist. He also collected many recipes and compiled this "Suiyuan Pu"... But then Master Suiyuan encountered something.
The disaster caused the "Suiyuan Pu" to be scattered.
Among these fragments of pages, there are only a few records of taking the secret medicine.
One of them is the secret medicine recipe of the Yinshan monk.
Of course, if you deploy according to the previous interpretation, your work will definitely be in vain in the end.
"Take three drops of the tears of a fifty-year-old white cow before it died, mix two willow leaves of 'Ghost-faced Willow', six qian of cinnabar, three qian of pearl powder, mix it with rootless water... After taking it, you can get
'Yin and Yang Eyes', distinguishing Yin and Yang, communicating with ghosts and gods...promoted to the ninth rank [Feng Shui Master]..."
"Nine-grade [Feng Shui Master]?"
Fang Xi's heart moved: "Is this the extraordinary system of this world?"
He looked at it and found that there was another article at the back, which was a secret medicine that could only be taken by a ninth-level [Feng Shui Master]. After taking it, one could be promoted to an eighth-level [Feng Shui Master]...
After that, it was completely incomplete, with only one seventh-grade name - [Yin Yang Shi]!
"Judging from the description, these ninth-grade [Feng Shui Masters] are only average in strength. At most they have a pair of spiritual eyes that can see Feng Shui... and they won't starve to death by doing business in the world."
Fang Xi curled her lips.
Unfortunately, even as a [Feng Shui Master], it is not easy to be promoted. Oxen usually die of old age in twenty or thirty years, and old white oxen that can live for more than fifty years are quite rare.
What's more, the predecessor of the 'Ghost-faced Willow' has never been heard of at all.
He flipped through it and found that there were several secret medicines recorded at the back, but they were not used for promotion, but for healing, and even spells to stop children from crying at night. Most of the ingredients were very simple, but in the end they required the incorporation of 'supernatural power'
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Fang Xi estimated that this power was the extraordinary power possessed by the ninth-grade [Feng Shui Master].
Without the involvement of such 'special forces', all other healing secrets and spells would be like the moon in the water or the flower in the mirror.
"Huh?"
Fang Xi turned to the end, and another article on the secret recipe for promotion appeared in her mind.
But this time the prescription is only Grade 9.
"Twenty drops of the water ghost's blood, one solitary tomb flower, three water plants, four ounces of gypsum... mixed with rootless water... After taking it, you can gain the 'Power of Disaster' and be promoted to the ninth level [Water Control]
make】……"
"Water ghost, solitary grave flower?"
He murmured.
As for the water ghost, I don’t know if the monster that almost killed me counts?
The solitary grave flower was rumored to be an ominous flower, but he had seen a few of them on mass graves.
This kind of flower is of no use and is associated with unclean things, so no one picks it.
If you want to do it yourself, as long as you carefully avoid the corpse fox, it shouldn't be a big problem.
Gypsum is available in grocery stores, and rootless water is simply rainwater.
"This otherworldly elixir is really interesting. Can it be done by simply adjusting it?"
Fang Xi smiled.
At this time, he seemed to have no better choice...
Become a ninth-grade [Waterbending Envoy] and control the ‘power of disaster’. You can immediately achieve extraordinary things in one step, and then gradually climb up until you can activate the realm of law!
"The gods in this world are not that simple..."
"This kind of cultivation path often requires worshiping gods in the end, and it may not be without pitfalls in the future..."
"Although I am an incarnation outside my body, I don't want to die in such a confused way..."
Fang Xi complained that she just remembered these contents and had some understanding of the extraordinary way in this world, and then looked at the pile of debris.
Broken swords, wooden fish... they were all just commonplace items, and the predecessor was deceived.
Even the picture depicting evil spirits is actually ordinary, and even the artist's craftsmanship is a bit poor...
He picked up a piece of ore.
The ore is pitch black with a hint of purple on it.
Because it is very heavy, it is also regarded as a kind of spiritual monster and was collected by its predecessor.
When Fang Xi took it in her hands, she felt something very different.
Somehow, the piece of ore in my hand seems to be alive, and it is still breathing.
A layer of blurry fantasy enveloped me.
"interesting……"
Fang Xi's mouth curled up slightly.
The extraordinary way in this world is not only dangerous, but also seems to be filled with all kinds of madness, like inner demons.
Ordinary mortals will fall into madness if they don't pay attention.
Of course, trying to shake a Taoist master's mood with this little emotion is simply a joke.
'However, it seems difficult to see the origin of this thing without letting yourself fall into hallucinations?'
Thinking of this, Fang Xi relaxed a little.
Then, his thoughts seemed to be integrated with the ore, and in his deep thoughts, he seemed to see a hound running out of the underworld.
This black dog is almost as tall as a story, has a body shape like a house, and its eyes are like water tanks.
It devoured mortals with large mouthfuls, and then was torn apart by a certain ray of light.
A piece of bone was buried in the earth, and after countless years of gestation, it turned into a strange ore in Fang Xi's hands.
Fang Xi looked at the other party's pitch-black hair and ferocious fangs... a piece of information appeared inexplicably in her mind: "The 'Yin Dog' from the underworld, has the ability to travel through the underworld, and loves to eat humans..."
"Yin Dog Bones!"
He looked at the ore in his hand and gave it an appropriate name.
Just when Fang Xi wanted to know more about the function of this thing, the outside world suddenly started making noise.
His ears twitched, then he smiled slightly and walked out of the room.
"Song San, who beat you like this?"
A man who looked like a scholar was leading people from Yaxing into the courtyard. When he saw Song San lying on the ground, he couldn't help but be startled.
"Of course it's me!"
Fang Xi opened the door and walked out, recognizing the scholar as Fang Chengdong, a distant relative of her predecessor.
Seeing him, Fang Chengdong was shocked again: "Fang Xi?! You... aren't you dead?"
"You just died!"
Fang Xi sneered: "Yesterday, I just lost my temper for a moment, and you threw me directly into a mass grave. This debt has not been settled yet. Why, today I invited Mrs. Liu to sell my property."
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The Liu family's mother-in-law is a teething person, and she hangs around in this area, so naturally everyone is very skilled.
Seeing that Fang Xi was safe and sound, she immediately smiled and said: "Where is it... Mother-in-law, I was just dragged here by Fang Chengdong... I am really happy to see that Brother Fang is fine today. Mother-in-law will treat you to a drink in the future..."
Although she is greedy for cheap, she also knows that this house has an owner. If Fang Xi dies, everything will be easy. If Fang Xi does not die, even if she gets the house deed, she will not be able to pass the official test!
As soon as the Liu family's mother-in-law flinched, Fang Chengdong's face turned green and white for a while, and he was speechless for a long time.
"Fang Chengdong, I remember that you relied on my family's guarantee to study in Old Master Gu's study in the city, right?"
Fang Xi sneered: "After that, I borrowed money from my family for living expenses. I remember every stroke. Do you want to do the math together?"
"No, no..."
Fang Chengdong shook his hands wildly. Unexpectedly, his usually dull little brother seemed to have changed into a different person.
At this time, his forehead was covered with sweat, and he ran away without even caring about Song San who was still lying on the ground.
When Song San saw this scene, his face couldn't help but look full of despair...
Fang Xi didn't bother to care about him, and went directly back to the room and began to comprehend the 'Yin Dog Bone'.
There is actually an underworld in this world, which is very consistent with the law of reincarnation that he is best at.
If you comprehend it as soon as possible, you may be able to activate a trace of the power of the law at the seventh, eighth, or even ninth level.
By then, no matter how big the world is, you will be able to go everywhere.
Song San wailed for a long time, but when no one paid attention, he immediately glanced at Fang Xi's room with a look of resentment on his face and crawled out.
A figure appeared outside with his head peeping out, it was Fang Chengdong!
When he saw Fang Xi not coming out, he immediately ran over, picked up Song San and left...