When I returned to the canyon, I was prepared to leave in advance. However, they were still waiting for me there. It seemed they were waiting for me.
Since we met again, I had no choice but to go there.
When he saw me, Chief Liu looked excited. "What happened after you led the ghosts away?"
Zhao Yongkun was sitting not far from Chief Liu. He was looking at me with a frightened face, but now he closed his eyes, his face calm.
I looked at him and found an excuse to deal with Director Liu. "Why are you still here?" I asked him.
Chief Liu told me, "After the ghost left, they wanted to leave this place immediately. However, the fatty insisted on finding me. They sent people to search around, but they couldn't find the ghost. They decided to give the fatty some time to find me."
After he said that, I recognized that the fatty wasn't in the crowd.
Since I was worried that the fatty would run into some trouble, I asked Chief Liu to send Tang Mingyang's men to find him.
Around half an hour later, the fatty ran back from outside, sweating profusely. As soon as he saw me, he rushed forward and hugged me. Then, he looked me up and down, left and right. He was puzzled. "Why did you come back without any problems?"
Chief Liu and the others were ordinary people. When they saw so many ghosts, they were at most frightened. In reality, they didn't know how scary those ghosts were. Only me, the fatty, and Zhao Yongkun knew what would happen after being submerged in so many ghosts.
That was why Chief Liu was happy to see me. He didn't think much about it, but the fatty was puzzled.
Of course, I couldn't tell him about the Jade Bracelet and Tong Tong. I could only say that I didn't know. Not long after I got out of the canyon, the ghosts scattered. That was how I managed to escape.
After exchanging greetings, Chief Liu urged us to continue our journey. We headed deeper into the canyon.
Although encountering so many spirits in this canyon was unimaginable, in reality, it was just a daunting experience. No one was injured or killed, and it was much better than yesterday when they crossed the river. Therefore, no one gave up. Everyone regrouped and continued on their journey.
On the way here, I didn't pay attention to the geomancy of this canyon because I wanted to collect the souls. This time, I had nothing to do, so I used the Dragon Seeking and Observing Aura technique to find the location of the dragon vein from the terrain on both sides of the canyon.
Dragon veins were easy to find in the terrain of the canyon. Soon, I found a clue. On the right side of the mountain ridge, I vaguely found a vein with the aura of a dragon vein.
Although the aura of this Dragon's Vein was very shallow and wasn't considered very good among normal Dragon's Veins, what surprised me was that this Dragon's Vein had an embryonic aura.
As for the Embryonic Breathing Realm, it was the difference between an ordinary Dragon Vein and a True Dragon Vein.
Although True Dragon Veins were not embryonic Dragon Veins, as long as they were bought by a True Dragon, they would definitely have embryonic Dragon Veins!
When I first saw the terrain of this canyon, I could only guess that there was a Dragon Vein, but I didn't have any illusions about a True Dragon Vein.
Many geomancy masters couldn't find a True Dragon Vein in their entire lives. I didn't dare to hope that I could find one during my first time observing the dragon. But now, it seemed that everything was destined. Perhaps I would have such a lucky chance.
After seeing the embryonic Dragon Vein, I felt that this trip was worth it.
Whether or not we could find the True Dragon Vein through this Embryonic Dragon Vein, it was even more unbelievable than my best wish when I had agreed to join this trip with Chief Liu.
Generally speaking, the mountain range that contained the True Dragon Vein wasn't very tall, but it was very long. This was a place where the embryonic Dragon Vein had just been found. Behind it, there would be endless veins.
The embryonic Dragon Vein was just a sign. Whether there was a True Dragon Vein or not, we had to see the Ancestral Dragon's branches.
Although I was anxious to get to the front to see if there was a True Dragon Vein, the process of observing the dragon would be very beneficial to geomancy masters. I suppressed my impatience and deliberately slowed down to observe each vein of the dragon vein.
This Embryonic Breath Dragon Vein might not be able to nurture a True Dragon Vein, but after observing it, my understanding of the Embryonic Breath Dragon Vein has deepened. If I have the opportunity to encounter another Embryonic Breath Dragon Vein in the future, I will have greater confidence in nurturing a True Dragon Vein.
Since I had slowed down, I gradually left the team and walked to the back.
The team in front of us stopped to wait for me once. When I caught up with them, Chief Liu came back to ask me about it. However, when I told him that I wanted to observe the terrain, he didn't say much. He just told me not to stray too far from the team.
While Chief Liu was talking to me, Zhao Yongkun turned his head and looked at me. His eyes didn't have the disdain he had at the beginning. Vaguely, he was afraid of me.
Compared to his fear towards me, I was even more vigilant towards him.
Although Tong Tong had kept the spirits in his jade bracelet and could release them at the critical moment to defend against the enemy, the spirits didn't listen to my and Tong Tong's commands. This method could only frighten the enemy or trap them. It was impossible to take their lives.
Moreover, this method had another limitation. If Zhao Yongkun wanted to kill me and ambush me, I wouldn't have a chance to release the souls. I wouldn't have the ability to resist him.
After they were far away, I looked at Zhao Yongkun's back and became more vigilant.
Along the way, I slowly observed the terrain of the mountain and the Dragon Vein. Unknowingly, I couldn't see the team anymore. I wasn't worried. Zhao Yongkun and the others were worried that the souls would come back. Only I knew that all the souls had been collected in the jade bracelet. We wouldn't encounter any other dangers in this canyon.
We slowly moved forward. After more than an hour, I reached the rocky beach at the exit of the canyon. Then, I saw the people in front of me.
They didn't move forward but stayed where they were. A group of people gathered and looked in front of them in fright. It seemed something was blocking their way.
When I came closer, I saw that it was the little white snake that was blocking people's path.
The little white snake's cave was on this rocky beach. I didn't know how Chief Liu's team had encountered this evil star.
I looked at them from a distance. The little white snake was standing in front of them, its red eyes gazing at them. Black smoke twirled around its body. It was enraged and could attack them at any time.
I had taken the snake spirit away, so the little white snake wouldn't be in a good mood for the rest of the day. Now that Chief Liu's team had encountered it, they would suffer a lot.
I wanted to go and stop the little white snake, but at this moment, I saw Zhao Yongkun leap over the crowd. He held his steel sword and walked toward the little white snake. It seemed he wanted to attack it.
Seeing this, I retracted my foot that I had taken a step forward.
When I came into contact with the little white snake earlier, although we didn't fight, I could feel that it was definitely stronger than Zhao Yongkun from the little white snake's aura.
Also, the little white snake had said that it was only one step away from becoming a Flood Dragon.
After a snake turned into a Flood Dragon, its power was equivalent to a human Heavenly Master. In other words, the little white snake's current power was only one step away from that of a Heavenly Master.
And from the power that Zhao Yongkun had displayed earlier, he could form hand seals, so he was at least in the three realms of Earthly Master: Dragon Seeking, Pressure Point, and Glory of Consciousness. Earthly Masters who had reached the Glory of Consciousness realm would have starlight in their eyes when they used Dao energy. I didn't notice this phenomenon on Zhao Yongkun's body before.
Overall, he should be in the second layer of Earthly Master. He was an entire level away from the little white snake.
He was an entire level away, yet he still took the initiative to attack. I admired his courage, but I didn't think he would end up well.
I was pressured by him many times before, and I almost lost my life.
I wasn't a saint, and I hated him a lot. It was just that I wasn't strong enough, so I had to swallow my anger.