After we agreed on this, I asked him about his plan and when he wanted to go.
Zhang Kanwen told me that the Shang Dynasty attached great importance to sacrificial rites. Every year, there were four seasons of sacrificial rites. The most important festival was the Spring Festival. However, in the Shang Dynasty, the Spring Festival was the winter sacrificial rites, and the time was different. The twelfth lunar month was the first day of the twelfth lunar month, and the Spring Festival was also held on the first day of the twelfth lunar month.
Festivals were closely related to the structure of society. For example, the Mongolian Nadam festival was held during the summer and autumn, when the grassland was plentiful, and cattle and sheep were everywhere. The Han people had always been an agricultural society, and the most important festival of the year was the Spring Festival, which was held during the winter.
However, the most important festival wasn't the most important. To an agricultural society, nothing was more important than the spring ploughing. It was the same in the Shang Dynasty. That was why the most important festival of the Shang Dynasty was the annual Spring Festival, which was held on the first day of the third lunar month.
The method that Zhang Kanwen's teacher had passed down to deal with the well ghost was to wait until the Shang Dynasty's Spring Festival to enter the Zhaoge Imperial Mausoleum. Then, during the Spring Festival, when the well ghost would show up, they would kill it.
I was confused and didn't know why they had to wait until then. However, since it was a method that had been passed down from generation to generation, there must be a reason. I didn't need to think too much about it.
It was the twelfth lunar month, and the Spring Festival was approaching. From the Shang Dynasty's sacrificial rites, the Winter Festival had just ended, and there were still two months until the Spring Festival. I didn't need to hurry to Anyang. I asked Zhang Kanwen about his plans. After learning that he didn't have anything else to do, I invited him to stay here for a while. Then, we would go to Anyang together to deal with the well ghost.
Zhang Kanwen didn't care about trifles, so he didn't refuse. He nodded and agreed.
There were many empty rooms in the shop, so I arranged one for him next to mine.
Zhang Kanwen didn't stay idle. He stayed in his room for the whole night. The next day, he gave me a talisman to set up a restriction talisman.
This was a special kind of talisman. There was a restriction formation drawn on it. He told me that this was a kind of warning restriction. As long as I took a drop of my own blood essence and another person's blood essence, I would be able to give a warning in advance when others had malicious thoughts towards me. It was extremely miraculous.
I was thrilled. When he told me to be on guard against the people around me, although I agreed, I didn't know what to do. I didn't know what to do. I didn't expect that he had already helped me.
I didn't decline and took the talisman. I immediately took a drop of my blood and followed Zhang Kanwen's instructions to drip it into a small circle on the talisman. Afterwards, I went downstairs to find Xie Chenghua. Without him noticing, I took a drop of his blood and also dripped it into the talisman.
Xie Chenghua might have Glory of Consciousness initial stage cultivation, but the present was different from the past. His cultivation was far from mine. It didn't take much effort to secretly take a drop of his blood.
After dealing with Xie Chenghua, I contacted Wang Yongjun and Yang Kaichen. After meeting with them, it was much easier to take their blood. However, after taking their blood, I couldn't help but feel a little guilty. Speaking of which, I was a little too petty to measure the heart of a gentleman. However, this was a matter of life and death, so it wasn't up to me.
As long as they didn't betray me, I would repay them generously in the future. "
To make up for the guilt in my heart, I purposely gave Yang Kaichen some Dao energy and gave him two defensive talismans. Then, I went to Wang Yongjun's house. The geomancy of his house wasn't bad, but I still used some tricks to change the aura of his house. It would be beneficial to his health and luck. To achieve this, I even asked Zhang Kanwen to make a precious scarlet talisman for him.
With my current cultivation base, I could make a red talisman myself. However, the talismans I made contained witchcraft energy. To be safe, I didn't want to take this risk.
After dealing with the three of them, the police released Liu Chuande.
When I went to see Han Wennan and told him about the well ghost, I didn't mention Liu Chuande. However, I knew Han Wennan's character. He was a member of the expert group. As long as he knew the truth, he would announce it to the public. Liu Chuande's case would be solved.
As he had been imprisoned for many days, he looked dispirited. However, when Xie Chenghua told him about the things I had done to save him, Liu Chuande looked grateful. His complexion was much better, and he repeatedly thanked me.
Although I didn't want to force him to repay me, it was a critical time, and I was glad to receive his gratitude.
Of course, while we were talking about our relationship, we also had to use some tricks. I also took a drop of his blood and put it on the talisman.
After that, I was free. I stayed in the Fengshui shop every day to digest the witchcraft energy I had absorbed. At the same time, I studied the Astral Steps recorded in the Death Scripture.
The Astral Steps could be said to be the most important spell in the Glorious Consciousness realm. It was related to combat power and cultivation realm. However, ever since I had officially entered the Glorious Consciousness realm, I didn't have any free time. That was why I had only learned one step of the Nine Star Heavenly Spirits. Since I had nothing to do, I used it to study the Astral Steps.
The Nine Star Heavenly Spirits was a combination of the Big Dipper. It was very profound and complicated. Even if I focused on studying it, I couldn't make much progress. However, I wasn't in a hurry. According to the records in the Death Scripture, the Nine Star Heavenly Spirits was very powerful, especially the last two steps. They complemented the other two stars. When they were used, their power was comparable to the Heavenly Master's divine power.
The more powerful it was, the more difficult it would be. That was why I wasn't in a hurry.
While I was quietly studying the Nine Star Heavenly Dipper, the spirit snake took the initiative to appear once. With a face full of respect, it told me that it had already absorbed most of the liquid. It reckoned that it wouldn't take long to completely absorb it. At that time, it would have the qualifications to transform into a dragon.
After saying that, he looked at me shyly and asked me when I would give him Xiang Liu's blood.
I was happy to see the snake spirit transform into a dragon. As for Xiang Liu's blood, since it was useless to me, I would naturally give it to him. However, his words stirred up my thoughts.
That day, the snake spirit had told me that Xiang Liu's body could convert the witchcraft energy. Of course, I had the thought of converting the witchcraft energy in my body into Dao energy. However, I quickly rejected the idea.
Although I was worried about the danger that the witchcraft energy would bring me, I didn't want to completely give up on it. I couldn't explain this feeling, but I understood that it wasn't because of the power of the witchcraft energy. It was because of some unknown reason.
However, at this moment, I wasn't thinking about this problem. I suddenly thought of a possibility. Perhaps I shouldn't be so extreme. I didn't need to convert all of my witchcraft energy into Dao energy. I just needed to convert a part of it.
My Dao energy had encountered a heavenly barrier, and it was only a thin line away from Glorious Knowledge. If I could convert a part of my witchcraft energy into Dao energy and help my Dao energy break through the Glorious Knowledge realm, would the heavenly barrier be broken by itself?
With that thought, I was very excited. I immediately told the snake spirit about my idea. However, the snake spirit poured cold water on me and told me that Xiang Liu's transformation was irreversible. Moreover, he couldn't stop halfway. In other words, if he were to convert it, he could only convert all of his witchcraft energy into Dao energy. It was impossible to convert just a part of it.
I was discouraged and had to get rid of my whimsical idea. Then, I asked the snake spirit how to take Xiang Liu's blood. The snake spirit smiled and said, "The method is very simple. You just need to follow Yan Nantian's method."
I understood immediately. Yan Nantian had used that method to paralyze Xiang Liu for a while. We just needed to imitate him and paralyze him. Then, we could seize the chance to let the snake spirit absorb his blood.
However, there was a problem. Yan Nantian had used the mouse that day. Although it was difficult to find the obsidian stone, we could always find a way. However, he had used some unknown fungi. I didn't know what they were. How could we find them?
I told the snake spirit what I was worried about. The snake spirit laughed and told me, "I know what those fungi are. When I go to Yunnan, I can find them and bring them back."
It turned out he had already thought of a way. If that was the case, I didn't have anything else to say. "After you finish absorbing the liquid, we can go to Yunnan." The snake spirit was even more anxious than me. "We can leave now. When we find those fungi, we'll finish digesting the liquid in his body."
This was related to his transformation into a dragon. It was normal for him to be anxious. I nodded and agreed to his request.
The snake spirit saw me nod and was about to leave. However, I stopped him and asked, "Can you transform into a dragon after swallowing Xiang Liu's blood?
Is there anything else you need to do? "
The reason why I asked this was mainly because I was considering that I would be going to Anyang with Zhang Kanwen in two months. Calculating the time, if everything went smoothly for the Spirit Snake, it would probably transform into a dragon at that time. At that time, the Spirit Snake would be in a rush to transform into a dragon, and the two matters might clash.
The snake spirit rolled his eyes at me. "It's not that easy. After swallowing Xiang Liu's blood, he needs time to digest it. Moreover, after that, he needs to go to Luoyang."
I felt strange. "Why do you want to go to Luoyang?" The snake spirit's face turned serious. "There's a place in Luoyang called the Dragon Gate."
"In this world, when a creature wants to get rid of its mortal body and transform into a dragon, besides cultivating, the last step is to go to the Dragon Gate and jump over it."
Although the snake spirit had become a spirit, he was still the Snake God. Jumping over the Dragon Gate was the first step to transform into a dragon.