The driver took us as far as the entrance of Tower Village. We had to walk a long way to enter the village.
He led the fatty forward and finally entered Tower Village.
But after walking a little further, I stopped.
There was definitely something wrong with this Tower Village.
I am a metaphysician, so I am very sensitive to geomancy and geomorphology. No matter where I go, I will subconsciously look at things from the perspective of metaphysics. When I see a mountain, I look at the mountain. When I see a grave, I look at the grave. It has long been a habit.
Although in recent years, with the gradual increase of my cultivation, the opportunities for me to look at geomancy have decreased a lot. However, I haven't abandoned this habit, and it has continued.
In the study of Fengshui, there were generally four major ominous positions: Fate Position, Five Ghosts Position, Six Evils Position, and Disaster Position.
In these four locations, no matter if one built a house in the living or buried people to build a house in the dead, there wouldn't be any good results.
If it was light, it would cause constant bumps in life. If it was heavy, it would immediately attract disaster, leading to the destruction of the family.
The fatal position was the position where the ALKAID Star would fly.
Among the Five Elements, the Destruction Army belonged to the Yin Metal Element. Its aura was reserved, but it itself had the intent of creation. It possessed extremely strong destructive power and self-destructive power.
The five ghost positions were where the Lianzhen Star was flying towards.
The Lianzhen Star's five elements were of the fire attribute, so the five ghost positions were extremely ferocious and chaotic. The positions countered each other, and disasters followed the positions. Although they were ranked after the Fatal Position, the degree of ferociousness was almost the same.
People in the Five Ghost Positions tend to be short-tempered and have a hard time getting along with others. Even friends and family often have conflicts and quarrels.
The third position, the Six Evil Spirits, was the position where the Wenqu Star flew, which was more elegant and noble. However, Wenqu belonged to water, and the flow of the Qi field was messy. This position was good for children, but not for adults. It was especially bad for relationships, marriage, and career.
If there was Six Evils Qi in the house, it would make people listless, depressed, unable to think things through, and often make low-level mistakes. At the same time, it was easy to provoke gossip, and sleep problems.
The last position was where Lu Cunxing was flying towards.
The five elements of the Lucent Star belonged to Yin Earth, and its Qi was heavy and stagnant.
The aura in this area could easily disturb one's state of mind, causing one to become depressed and lack the spirit to strive and forge ahead.
Being constantly bothered by trivial matters would lead to tiredness. The impact on one's fortune was minor, but the greatest harm was on one's mental health.
I haven't been in the world of Metaphysics for a long time, but I've seen a lot over the years. I've seen a few of the legendary Four Evils on and off.
However, this is the first time I've seen a place like Pagoda Village that has all four vicious beasts.
Just take the leading position as an example. Although this position was dangerous, it wasn't like there was no way to break it. If it was used well, one could even forge ahead and turn the danger into a blessing.
To be more specific, it was to use metal as the spirit and reverse Yin and Yang. Although it was more troublesome, after the reversal, one could obtain the power to break through the army and turn it into an auspicious position.
But this way, the God of Gold would increase the Ominous Qi of the other three positions.
By the same logic, the other three inauspicious positions also had their own ways of resolving them. However, without exception, resolving one inauspicious position would affect the other three and cause them to become even more vicious.
Each of the four inauspicious positions was a single entity, but they were all interconnected. Pulling a single hair on one part would affect the entire body. There was no way to resolve it.
Strictly speaking, these four inauspicious positions weren't unheard of in the world of Metaphysics, but they were extremely rare. They were usually located in unfrequented wilderness and didn't affect people much. Naturally, there was no need to resolve them.
This was similar to how human civilization mostly originated from the riverside.
Humans would choose a place that was suitable for their survival. It was natural selection. For example, the Vast Sea Desert, the treacherous mountains, and other places where life was forbidden. Naturally, no one would deliberately seek trouble there.
However, this Pagoda Village was different. Not only was it located in the center of the four inauspicious positions, but it also had a flourishing population. It had even formed a village. I couldn't understand this. I kept thinking about it, but I couldn't figure out the reason behind it.
Since I had so many questions in my head, my footsteps slowed down, and my face became more solemn. The fat man seemed to have noticed my change. Not long after we entered the village, he turned around and asked me curiously, "Third Baby, what's wrong?"
I shook my head and frowned. I told the fatty about the geomancy I had seen.
Although the fatty was also a Metaphysician, he didn't know much about geomancy. After listening to me, he gawked. After a long time, he said, "Didn't you say that Lu Zhenyang called us here to go to the Chiyou's Skull Mound? Is it possible that the Chiyou's Skull Mound is here and has such a strange geomancy?"
The reason he mentioned was quite possible. I had been guessing for a long time, but it was the only reason I could think of.
However, it didn't make sense. I couldn't explain why this place had a flourishing population.
Seeing that I didn't say anything, the fatty continued, "The driver said that many old Daoist priests from Mount Longhu came here. Do you think it's possible that they came here because of the strange geomancy of this village?"
I shook my head. Although the people from Mount Longhu also dealt with geomancy, they weren't kind people who would come here to solve people's problems.
There were only two reasons why they had come here. One was to chase after Lu Zhenyang and come here with him, and the other was that they had obtained information about the Chiyou's Skull Mound and wanted to get a share of the loot.
However, speaking of Mount Longhu, I became more vigilant. After all, they and I were mortal enemies. If we accidentally bumped into each other, it would be a fight to the death.
Before Lu Zhenyang showed up and the situation was unclear, I didn't want to cause more trouble.
As for Lu Zhenyang, I didn't need to worry too much.
He had asked me to come here because he needed my help. Before that, he wouldn't attack me. There was no doubt about it.
Thinking about this, I couldn't help but laugh.
The relationship between me, Lu Zhenyang, and Mount Longhu was like the four ominous characters in Tower Village. Between us, there were grudges and grudges. Pulling one hair in one place could affect the whole group.
On the surface, no matter if it was Lu Zhenyang or Mount Longhu, they were much stronger than me and the fatty. Thus, after we had mysteriously joined them, we were faced with a fatal situation.
However, after thinking about it, the more complicated the situation was, the more room there was for us to take advantage of. If we could make good use of the grudges between the three of us, it wouldn't be impossible for us to escape unscathed with the fatty.
As we walked forward, we quickly reached a bustling area.
Tower Village had the cultural scenery of Chiyou's Tomb. Naturally, it was a place that the people in charge focused on developing. In recent years, Zhulu County had tried to turn Tower Village into an eco-tourism base. They had invested a lot of money and formulated many generous policies.
With this kind of support, Tower Village attracted a lot of foreign businessmen and began to develop the tourism industry.
However, it was strange that after so many years, Tower Village hadn't developed at all. It hadn't achieved the desired effect.
Some people said that it was because of Chiyou's vicious soul that intimidated the people who came here, making it hard for them to feel at ease. The tourists who came here always felt uncomfortable and wanted to leave after a few days. The development of the tourism industry had also suffered a serious setback.
When I had looked up information before coming here, I had more or less agreed with this theory.
After all, Chiyou was one of the ancestors of humanity. His spirit and will had existed for thousands of years. It was completely possible for it to have a small impact on the burial ground.
However, after coming here and identifying the positions of the four ominous characters, I didn't think so anymore.
It didn't matter if Chiyou had the time to care about the tourists. Just the position of the four ominous characters was enough to make them suffer. It was normal that this place couldn't develop. It would be strange if it did.
Of course, although the development of the tourism industry wasn't that great, it was still flourishing. This place didn't lack leisure villas.
Not long after the fatty and I walked into the village, we saw a few well-maintained buildings.
Cultivators were adaptable to their circumstances. We didn't have too many requirements for the accommodations. After looking at a nice leisure villa, I brought the fatty in and booked a room to stay the night.
After a long day of traveling, the two of us were tired.
After entering the room, the fatty lay on the bed. He didn't want to go out to eat, so he called the front desk to order some food. However, before the food arrived, he had already fallen asleep on the bed.