Chief Liu's voice was faint, but his eyes revealed a kind of madness, just like those Tibetan Buddhists, pious and fanatical.
Seeing his expression, I was a bit interested.
Chief Liu was a business magnate, no matter if it was knowledge or wisdom, he was far superior to those village women. Since he was so sure, there must be a reason that I didn't know.
I was quietly waiting for Chief Liu to continue, but he didn't seem to have the intention to explain. He shook his head and recovered from his crazed state, then said to me with a smile. "It doesn't matter if it's a story or not, our Liu family rose from a great fire. Our ancestors have been the descendants of the Fire God for generations. For the last wish of our ancestors, we have to try."
While saying that, Chief Liu took a checkbook from the side and wrote a check for me with a few strokes.
"This is the deposit. If Mr. Zhou agrees, you can take it now."
I looked down, and the string of zeros made me a bit dizzy. I counted it carefully, and there was more than five hundred thousand yuan.
After thinking for a while, I nodded and took the check from Chief Liu. It was a sign that I agreed to it.
I had to say that this much money was very tempting to me, but I didn't do it just for money.
After deciding to go out, I wanted to travel around and search for the dragon vein. Everything has a cause and effect, and Chief Liu finding me at this time might be my opportunity.
Moreover, I was also interested in Chief Liu's story.
It wasn't because of his ancestors, nor was it because of the Fire God Temple, it was purely because of the word "Fire God".
Huaxia had the custom of worshiping fire since ancient times, just like the Kitchen Door ceremony in my hometown, it was actually a continuation of the worship of fire.
From this worship of fire, the Fire God, the Kitchen Door ceremony, and other things were either myths or customs.
These customs and sacrifices were also closely related to Fengshui.
Taking the Kitchen Door ceremony as an example, I only knew from the Death Scripture that different positions of the Kitchen Door would have different Fengshui.
But why was Fengshui related to the position of the Kitchen Door?
Perhaps through Chief Liu's matter, I could touch on a deeper level of Fengshui.
Seeing me take the check, Chief Liu smiled. He patted my shoulder and told me, "I need to make some final preparations. When everything is ready, I'll call you to inform you."
After leaving Mr. Liu's office, I took the check to the bank and exchanged it for cash. After depositing it into my card, I didn't hurry to go home. Instead, I went to the antique market nearby.
Although Mr. Liu's ancestral grave is in our county, his company is in the ancient city of Kaifeng, which is hundreds of kilometers away. It must be because of the same origin as the Liu family's old restaurant in the story.
Kaifeng was the famous ancient capital of eight dynasties. Although it was not as good as Xi 'an and Luoyang, where the world's dragon veins gathered, it was still the spirit of several generations. Even in the urban area, there were many old buildings, and the antique market was unusually prosperous.
In terms of the size of the city, the city I studied in was much bigger than Kaifeng, but the size of the antique market was ten times bigger than that city. It was still not as big as the ancient city of Kaifeng.
When I reached the antique market, I saw the wolf-hair brush and the yellow talisman paper that I couldn't find the last time. I asked for their prices. They were much cheaper than the last time I bought them.
However, I didn't come here to buy these things. I wanted to find a Luo Sutra.
The Luo Sutra was a compass. It was the most commonly used item by geomancy masters. Whether it was to check the geomancy of a house or to find a dragon or seal an acupoint, they all needed the help of a compass.
The method of determining the direction of a geomancy master was incomparably complicated. Sometimes, people would be exhausted. Most of the time, they still had to rely on tools.
Moreover, among the techniques of geomancy masters, although there were many kinds of magic tools, the most common and practical one was the compass.
Magic tools weren't created but nurtured. Only geomancy masters at the Geomancy Master realm and above could nurture their tools for dozens of years.
Just the spirit of a tool couldn't be called a magic tool. One had to wait for the Geomancy Master to find the dragon veins and seal the acupoints to draw the energy of the dragon veins to cleanse their bodies. Only then could the tool be nurtured by them.
Moreover, this was just the most common magic tool. The truly powerful ones were the ones that the Geomancy Master had to find the dragon veins and seal the acupoints. After that, they would be able to recognize the stars and obtain the power of the stars.
There was a saying in geomancy, "Ten years to find the dragon veins and twenty years to seal the acupoints. Forty years to recognize the stars."
The meaning of this saying was that a geomancy master had to study for ten years before he could recognize the dragon veins, twenty years before he could seal the acupoints, and forty years before he could recognize the stars.
This was only for regular geomancy masters. Checking the geomancy of a house or a house would require decades of study.
Only after learning all this could one embark on the path of becoming a Geomancy Master and truly start cultivating.
After cultivating, one still had to walk the path of seeking the dragon veins and seal the acupoints. This path was not something that could be completed in decades. Just seeking the dragon veins would cause countless people to waste their entire lives.
Even the people of those large sects had the influence of their ancestors and did not need to seek the dragon veins. They would have to go through the many difficulties of "recognizing the dragon veins, identifying the dragon veins, and attracting the dragon veins," spending years or even decades.
As for the rest, it would depend on talent and opportunity.
Only after going through seeking the dragon veins, sealing the acupoints, and understanding the stars could a Geomancy Master take the step to transcend mortality and become a Geomancy Master.
Since ancient times, the number of people who could become a Geomancy Master was few and far between. Naturally, such top-grade magical tools were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns in the world of Metaphysics.
That was why I came here this time with the original intention of buying an ordinary geomancy compass. If I could find an old item used by a real geomancy master, it would be considered a treasure.
As for magical tools, I didn't even dare to think about them.
As I walked through one shop after another, I saw many geomancy compasses. However, they were all modern metal compasses. Some were even high-tech compasses that could display latitude, longitude, altitude, and other values. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I saw them.
Strictly speaking, when using a compass, there were many things that were related to latitude and longitude, but the old ancestor had his own set of philosophies. If these latitude and longitude values were forcibly inserted into the use of a compass, then it would be completely inappropriate.
After looking through several shops, I finally found an old shop that had a large number of wooden geomancy compasses.
I was happy, but when I took a closer look, I discovered that these geomancy compasses were carved.
The carved geomancy compasses were rigid, and their ability to sense qi was very poor. A truly useful geomancy compass had to be a handwritten one that could sense qi. Moreover, it could be like the yellow talisman paper that could draw qi into it. This was the only way a geomancy master could nurture it and turn it into a magical tool.
I was a little discouraged, but then I thought about it. In today's society, there were very few geomancy masters. Besides those who had reached the Geomancy Master realm, no one else knew about a handwritten geomancy compass that could be used by a Geomancy Master. It was too difficult to buy one.
Holding on to my last bit of hope, I asked the shop owner, who was dozing off in an old-fashioned wooden armchair.
"Boss, do you have those old handwritten geomancy compasses?"
The owner, who had messy white hair, squinted his eyes and looked at me strangely. Then, his eyelids drooped and he muttered, "Kid, you actually know about handwritten geomancy compasses. But where can I find them now?
They were all destroyed when the Four Olds were destroyed. "
His words reminded me of the old principal's story. In that special era, too many things happened. Geomancy Metaphysics also suffered a destructive blow, which led to the decline of Geomancy Metaphysics today.
Helpless, I was about to pick a random geomancy compass and ask the owner to help me put it away. Then, the owner suddenly said, "If you really want a handwritten geomancy compass, you can go to Madman Jiang's shop. You might be able to find one. Go out and turn right. That's the last shop."
I was stunned, but my heart was filled with joy. I had already decided to give up, but I didn't expect the owner to provide me with a clue.
The owner had helped me, and since I already had the geomancy compass in my hands, I was embarrassed to not buy it. Just as I was about to ask the owner for the price, the owner waved his hand and impatiently urged me. "If you want to buy a handwritten geomancy compass, then hurry up. Why are you still dawdling here?"
The owner's temper was a little strange, but his heart was good. It was clear that he didn't want to take advantage of me.
After being urged like this, I put down the geomancy compass in my hands and sincerely thanked the owner. Then, I went out to look for Madman Jiang's shop.
Following the owner's instructions, I quickly found a shop.