Now, there were only Xiaokai and Xiaoyun left outside. They looked at each other and felt somewhat awkward. Xiaoyun's face turned red, and she didn't say a word.
"Um... that... senior sister... why are you outside?" Xiaokai took the initiative, "And also, I wanted to ask..."
"Oh, I suddenly remembered that I have something to do! I have to go first, bye!" Xiaoyun suddenly jumped up, abruptly interrupting Xiaokai, and quickly ran away.
"Hey, wait," Xiaokai called out to her, "I still have something to ask you..." but Xiaoyun completely ignored him and ran away quickly.
"What's going on?" Xiaokai shook his head helplessly and slowly walked out.
The next few days passed quietly. Xiaokai waited for a few days but didn't see Xiaozhu coming to work. He couldn't reach her on the phone, and he felt quite depressed. Xiaoyun was also surprised. She used to come to bother Xiaokai every day, but since her identity was exposed, she never came again. Although Xiaokai held the position of assistant manager, he exercised the authority of the manager every day. Qin Zhen had already seen that Xiaokai was no ordinary person and had slowly been getting closer to him, but Xiaokai's vigilance was high, and he never gave her a chance.
A few days later, when Xiaokai was going home from work, something finally happened.
A car stopped next to Xiaokai, giving him a start.
The car window slowly rolled down, revealing the face of an elder smiling at Xiaokai, "Mr. Yan Xiaokai, can we talk?" After taking a careful look, Xiaokai realized that it was Mr. Ning, the head of Zhongxing Real Estate and also Ningyuan's grandfather.
"Of course," Xiaokai nodded, "Do you have something to discuss with me?"
Mr. Ning smiled, "Let's talk inside."
Xiaokai didn't hesitate and got into the car. Only then did he realize that there was someone else sitting next to him. A faint and elegant fragrance wafted over, and unable to resist, he turned to look. The person beside him was also staring at him with wide eyes. They were very close, so their large, bright eyes seemed like two huge black crystals glittering lustrously, which startled Xiaokai into leaning back.
"Hi, Miss Ning, nice to see you again," Xiaokai greeted.
"Hmph," Ningyuan gave him a disdainful look and quickly turned her head away.
Mr. Ning smiled at the scene and said, "Yuan'er, always be polite to guests."
"Tsk, what guest is he?" Ningyuan scoffed, "He's just a big flirt. I saw him with Sister Xiaozhu the other day, and then a few days later, I saw him buying underwear with Sister Xiaoyun. Who knows what he'll do next."
"Impudent!" Mr. Ning's expression turned stern, "Mr. Yan is a highly respected figure in the mortal world, and there is a reason for everything he does."
Ningyuan pursed her lips and raised her beautiful face high, showing a stance that said, "I won't stoop to your level" without retorting.
Xiaokai blushed and grinned, "Please don't stand on ceremony. What can I do for you?"
"Okay, Mr. Yan," Mr. Ning said, "Let me be frank with you... as you are an expert in geomancy, the success of our Ning family in the real estate industry is entirely due to the ancestral art of geomancy we possess. The plot of land we discussed at the last tender was also chosen using geomancy. However, not long ago, there was a problem with that land..."
He paused and then asked Xiaokai with a smile, "Are you not curious as to why we eventually gave up the bid of the Sima family and chose a small group like Tianyi, who didn't even prepare a tender? I have felt that it was inconceivable until now."
"There's nothing odd about it," Xiaokai said, "We didn't even prepare a tender. It was just a visit. I didn't expect that you would pick our group. It is still unbelievable to me."
"It's not unbelievable," Mr. Ning smiled at Xiaokai and said slowly, "In fact, we chose Tianyi solely for you, Yan Xiaokai."
Xiaokai was taken aback.
"In fact," Mr. Ning changed his posture and said comfortably, "the original Feng Shui of that plot of land was very good. We didn't care about which project to invest in on that land, as any project would have been profitable. What made me worry was that the Feng Shui and the spiritual energy of the land suddenly started to deplete not long ago."
"Land Qi loss?" Xiao Kai opened his mouth wide, "Can it be a coincidence that just as Xiao Zhu's feng shui problem was solved, you have a problem with land Qi again?"
Mr. Ning's brows slightly furrowed, appearing pensive, "It's really strange. That piece of land was originally an absolute feng shui treasure land, but suddenly one day, the land Qi started to crazily dissipate. Up to now, it has dissipated quite a bit. At this rate, after some time, this land will become completely dead. On the day you went to the bidding meeting, I was actually worried about this. The entire bidding process was just a formality, we had already decided on the Sima Group from the beginning." His gaze suddenly sharpened, piercing towards Xiao Kai, "But what I didn't expect was to see a feng shui master at the bidding meeting!"
"You're not talking about me, are you?" Xiao Kai pointed to himself, "I'm just a small scammer without any skills."
"Don't joke around," Mr. Ning calmly said, "Although your performance may seem absurd, every suggestion you made was on point. Even your understanding of the five elements as demonstrated by moving the trash can impressed me greatly. But what struck me the most was how, subconsciously, you completely avoided the biggest problem on that piece of land in your design and planning."
"Biggest problem? What problem?" Xiao Kai scratched his head, "I've never heard of it."
Ning Qing 'hmpfed' heavily, "Grandson, you don't know anything. You were just lucky that day."
But Mr. Ning was already convinced that Xiao Kai was a capable person, "Qing'er, don't talk nonsense. I'm not yet senile. You've heard about your brother's duel with Xiao Kai, can't you face reality even now?"
"Alright, let's stop talking about this," Xiao Kai said, "It's meaningless. Take me to see it, and I'll need to see it to understand any problems."
"Alright, Xiao Kai, thank you very much," Mr. Ning's face immediately showed delight, "As long as you can reverse the feng shui of that piece of land, Tianyi and our Zhonghang will be long-term partners." He immediately ordered the driver, "Turn around now, and go there directly."
"Wait a minute," Xiao Kai said with a mournful face, "Mr. Ning, please let me have something to eat first, I haven't eaten anything this morning."
"That's fine," Mr. Ning took out his phone, "Xiao Yuan, go buy some food now. Mr. Yan needs to eat lunch. Yes, the richer, the better. Only choose expensive ones, don't buy inferior ones. Deliver it directly to that piece of land. Oh, if the sedan is too small, take a truck."
"Ugh," Xiao Kai rolled his eyes and protested, "I'm not a cow."
"Pfft!" The pretty girl couldn't help but giggle at this, watching Xiao Kai wide-eyed for quite a while, and thought to herself, "This girl is definitely going to be a troublemaker in the future..."
A moment later, they arrived at their destination.
"Kai, there is indeed a problem here," Xiao Guan whispered, "I can sense a strong demonic energy."
"Demonic what?" Xiao Kai said, "Aren't you the legendary Demon King? Are you afraid of demons?"
"It's different, Kai," Xiao Guan's attitude was surprisingly serious, "I'm not saying I'm a demon. Anyway, this demonic energy is definitely not demonic, but celestial demonic energy, which is quite terrifying."
"Oh, what is celestial demonic energy? How is it different from demons?" Xiao Kai asked with interest, "Explain it to me."
"Today, Xuefeng has already explained it. Humans cultivate the immortal path, while demons cultivate the demonic path. But in reality, some people tend to do evil, so they turn to the demonic path, and many demons, on the other hand, have good nature, so they turn to the immortal path. This gives rise to two categories, one being humans cultivating the demonic path, which we call evil cultivation, and the other being demons cultivating the immortal path, known as celestial demons. Generally speaking, for demons to transform into human form requires hundreds or thousands of years, so their foundation and mindset are far superior to humans. Once they are determined to cultivate the immortal path, their will is as firm as a rock, and their progress is swift, making it very easy for them to achieve enlightenment."
"If that's the case, why would demons still cultivate the demonic path?" Xiao Kai questioned, "Aren't they much stronger than humans when they cultivate the immortal path?"
"Hehe, it's not that simple," Xiao Guan said, "After all, demons are demons, and the heavens do not approve of their cultivation of the immortal path. Though they progress rapidly in the process, they encounter countless more tribulations than ordinary humans, including the heavenly tribulation that occurs once every hundred years."
"Wow, heavenly tribulation, such an imposing term!" Xiao Kai listened with excitement, "I heard that achieving enlightenment after passing the tribulation allows one to become immortal."
"Hehe, it's not that simple," Xiao Guan said, "Haven't you heard Xuefeng say that no one has ascended in nearly ten thousand years, and even the method of ascension has been lost? Do you know what that means? It means that humans have lost the qualifications to ascend, so now humans simply don't have the chance to ascend. On the other hand, demons still have some chance."
At this point, Xiao Kai realized the severity of the situation, "You just mentioned that you sensed the presence of a celestial demon. Does that mean..."
"That's right, a celestial demon is cultivating nearby, and if I'm not mistaken, this celestial demon has run into some trouble," Xiao Guan's tone was very solemn, "This demonic energy contains incredibly thick resentment. I suspect it has already undergone its heavenly tribulation and failed."
"If it fails, isn't it finished?" Xiao Kai was stunned, "What's there to be afraid of then?"
"Hmph, who told you that failing the heavenly tribulation means the end?" Xiao Guan said, "Do you know of a method to escape death called 'soldier's demise'?"
"I... I don't know," Xiao Kai said apologetically.
"The so-called soldier's demise is where, knowing that one cannot resist the opponent, one uses a weapon to kill oneself in advance, which can allow the spirit to escape and keep the consciousness from perishing," Xiao Guan explained confidently, "But this method often results in partial loss of one's consciousness. So, after preserving the spirit, one's temperament becomes violent and unrestrained, and because one died by a weapon, the spirit naturally carries with it a strong killing resentment. Therefore, when this spirit undergoes cultivation again, it will definitely bring disaster to the mortal world."
"So... what do we do?" Xiao Kai started to feel scared, "Shouldn't we run away quickly?"
"A minute ago, we could have escaped, but now it's too late," Xiao Guan sighed deeply, "My divine senses just made contact with it, and it has already discovered my presence."
"Oh my god!" Xiao Kai exclaimed in despair.
As soon as Xiao Guan finished speaking, a sudden change occurred on the scene!
The strong demonic energy rose from a certain location on the land, so thick and terrifying that even Ning Qing saw it and exclaimed, "Wow! Swamp gas! Is there oil on this land?"
"Oil my foot, this little girl doesn't know anything," Xiao Kai murmured to himself quietly, stepping back a few steps. Just as he was about to speak, he saw several people dressed like special forces carrying buckets of dark stuff over to a certain spot.
"What's this?" Xiao Kai asked Mr. Ning.
"Oh, here's what I'm thinking," Mr. Ning said, "Since the land Qi is dissipating from here, and I've spent countless efforts trying to untie this feng shui deadlock without success, it's better to use force. Let's just blast it and completely destroy the terrain."
Xiao Kai was stunned by this, pointing at the buckets, "Is this...?"
"These are demolition experts I brought from the army," Mr. Ning explained, "That over there is TNT explosive."
"Nonsense, absolute nonsense," Xiao Guan was furious, "Aren't they deliberately provoking the celestial demon? Originally, there was still a chance to escape. Kai, quickly stop them."
Xiao Kai wanted to speak up, but it was too late. He heard a loud "boom," and a huge bulldozer had just slammed its massive shovel into the ground.
"Kai, look, they need to dig a hole and bury the explosives." Mr. Ning explained patiently.
The demonic energy was so strong and terrifying, rising straight into the sky and filling the surroundings, instantly shaking the entire cultivation world!
"Oh no, the celestial demon has appeared, and there will be a catastrophe for all living beings. I must go and see," the head of the Emei Sect, Xuefeng, stomped her foot and flew off like lightning. Looking into the distance, she exclaimed, "Huh, the sect master of the Tian Xuan Sect is also there. Could the appearance of the celestial demon be related to him?"
Upon hearing the name Xiao Kai, Xiao Zhu's eyes lit up, and she pleaded, "Master, take me with you."
"Alright," Xuefeng nodded, "The situation is urgent, let's hit the road."
Xiao Zhu nodded, and with a clear shout, a small sleeve sword also floated into the air. She gave a light leap, with a somewhat awkward movement, but she managed to jump up and followed Xuefeng.
Huang Bei stood below and smiled happily, "Junior Sister is truly exceptionally talented. In just a few days, she has already refined the temporary flying sword given to her by the master."
"Sigh, yes," Sima Tingxue said dejectedly, sitting down on the steps and taking out his own sleeve sword. "I still don't know when I'll achieve that."
Huang Bei disdainfully glanced at him and then turned and walked away. Sima Tingxue lifted his head, gazing at her retreating figure, and swallowed hard, his eyes glinting like a fierce wolf.
When dozens of kilograms of explosives were buried in the cave, even the entire sky became filled with dark and dense clouds, looking as gloomy as if it could rain at any moment. The people present witnessed a rare and extraordinary scene.
Under the dark sky, numerous bright, emerald, or crimson lights lit up, flashing and converging like shooting stars and comets, closing in within the blink of an eye. At that moment, one of the explosives experts called out, "Light the fuse!"
With a deafening roar, the mountain shook and trembled. Xiao Kai felt the ground beneath him as if it couldn't bear the assault of the explosives, shaking violently. Even though he had already walked far away, nearly five hundred meters, he could still see the explosion. A small, dark, slightly yellow mushroom-shaped cloud rose slowly, completely altering the appearance of the land, charring it and causing it to sink nearly two meters.
"Wow, this is quite powerful," Xiao Kai whispered to himself, but then heard a loud shout from where the lights had appeared, "Stop!"
"Hehe, now everything's fine," Ning Zong happily patted Xiao Kai's shoulder. "Xiao Kai, why don't you use your ancient divination method to explore the current Feng Shui of this area again?"
"No need to explore, the deadlock is gone," Xiao Kai smiled bitterly. "Because the celestial demon has emerged."
Indeed, the celestial demon had emerged. In the gap of Ning's words, a thick smoke had already gathered on the charred ground. It remained condensed for almost half a minute before forming a human shape, standing tall and solitary in the deserted space. Although it appeared slender and isolated, the pervasive evil aura spread in all directions, making even the snow on Emei Mountain shudder faintly.