While I was puzzled, Old Yuan walked past me and stared at the evil sacrificial spirit standing one step behind me.
Then, his face changed. Without saying a word, he turned around and returned to the mist, disappearing in just a blink of an eye.
I hurried to chase after him. However, not only Old Yuan, but even the mist around him had disappeared.
But strangely, at the place where the mist dispersed, I actually faintly noticed a fluctuation that was a mixture of Shaman Qi and Dao Qi.
This feeling was truly too familiar because I cultivated both Shaman Qi and Dao Qi at the same time. But at the same time, I was extremely shocked because I knew very well that this aura wasn't emanated from my body, but the aura left behind by the mist around old man Yuan.
I wasn't sure, so I asked the evil sacrificial spirit to come and sense it.
Apparently, he had also sensed this aura. He frowned in surprise.
At this moment, I didn't know what to do. I shook my head and didn't want to think about it. I asked the evil sacrificial spirit to leave Fang Min's dream.
When we got out, Fang Min hadn't woken up yet. However, her twisted face had calmed down.
She had been tortured for a long time, so of course, she was tired. We didn't wake her up and just sat there, talking about the aura we had sensed in her dream.
Dao energy was common, and I wouldn't be surprised if I sensed it on anyone.
However, shaman energy was different. Including Mi Tai, the number of people I knew who cultivated shaman energy in this world could be counted on one hand.
Not many people cultivated shaman energy, so how could this ghost have shaman energy cultivation base?
Was it a coincidence that he had absorbed shaman energy from somewhere?
If that was the case, it could be explained. However, besides shaman energy, he also had the aura of Dao energy.
Could he be like me and cultivate shaman energy and Dao energy at the same time?
It was impossible. Although shaman energy and Dao energy had the same origin, they couldn't be cultivated at the same time. Because of my special identity, even if this ghost had a great opportunity, it couldn't be the same as mine.
I didn't know what was going on, so I turned to ask the evil sacrificial spirit to see what he had to say.
The evil sacrificial spirit kept silent for a while and then said hesitantly, "That ghost's aura doesn't seem to be the power of the Origin. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to wander around.
It was very likely that he had absorbed both Sorcerer Qi and Dao Qi from somewhere, and that was why he had ended up like this.
His theory was similar to my guess, but I didn't know what was going on.
I had to wait for Fang Min to wake up and ask her to see if I could get any useful information.
This wait lasted for several hours.
When Fang Min woke up, it was already the next morning. I heard some noises, so I pulled myself out from my cultivation.
When I opened my eyes, I saw that Fang Min looked much better than before.
After she woke up, I asked her, "Dao, did you see anything strange in your dream?"
With the two of us here, Fang Min's dream was naturally different from before.
But after she repeated it, it was exactly the same as what we saw last night, and there was nothing unusual.
Fang Min was just an ordinary person and could not sense the aura of Dao witchcraft. Asking her this question was like asking for fish from a tree.
I thought for a while and decided to change the angle. I asked her to tell me everything that had happened after Old Yuan had been buried that year.
For Old Man Yuan to have such an aura, it was naturally a good fortune after his death. Perhaps he could find some clues from what happened after his death.
When he had asked Fang Min to recount what had happened in the past, he had mainly talked about what had happened when Old Man Yuan had been buried. As for what had happened after the burial, he had not gone into detail.
Seeing my serious expression, Fang Min didn't dare to ask more. She thought for a moment, then started to talk.
The result was the same as what I had heard about Old Yuan punishing his children and grandchildren. After that, Fang Min told me that she also felt restless because of what I had said to her on the train. Next year, when we arrived in Fuzhou, although she no longer worked as a receptionist, she still went to Old Yuan's grave and kowtowed to ask for forgiveness. She burned joss sticks, candles, and paper money, begging for Old Yuan's forgiveness.
After that, she also paid attention to Old Yuan's house.
In addition to Old Man Yuan's eldest son breaking his leg, in the following months, a lot of things happened to the younger generation of his family, but none of them were life-threatening.
Apparently, Old Yuan had punished his unfilial descendants.
Although it didn't look serious, Fang Min was scared that ghosts were involved. She had even prepared herself to be punished.
However, nothing happened as time went by.
After a long time, she finally calmed down. She thought that Old Yuan hadn't taken his revenge on her.
Now, she understood that she hadn't been able to hide from him. Old Yuan had come to find her.
At this point, Fang Min's tears streamed down her face. Her entire body was trembling. It was obvious that she was recalling what had happened in the past few days.
I could see that after one month of torture, Fang Min's mind was on the verge of collapse. If she hadn't found me, she would have gone crazy soon. Old Yuan wouldn't have needed to do anything to her.
Seeing her in such a state, I couldn't ask more questions. I had to comfort her. It took me a while to calm her down.
After Fang Min had calmed down, I went to discuss with the evil sacrificial spirit. This time, we had an idea.
Since we couldn't get any information from Fang Min, we had to go to Old Yuan's grave to check.
If he had changed after his death, there should be some clues left in his grave.
With that thought, I felt excited.
Because I am the product of the union between Monster Monarch Puppet and Emperor Ku, I am able to dual cultivate in witchcraft and Taoism. Regardless of the reason for this old man Yuan, he possesses both Taoist Qi and Witchcraft Qi at the same time. It makes me feel that I am not alone. This trip to Min Province was the right choice.
After making up my mind, I told Fang Min that if we wanted to solve this, we had to go to Old Yuan's grave.
When Fang Min heard me, her face paled. She was scared of Old Yuan's tomb. However, she gritted her teeth and nodded. She understood that fear couldn't solve anything. Eventually, she would have to face it.
It was still early, so we didn't want to linger. After breakfast, we left for Old Yuan's village.
After that incident, Fang Min had changed jobs. Moreover, she was scared after the incident, so she had moved to another place. Her current place was quite far from Old Yuan's village.
On the way, we didn't mention the incident again. We deliberately talked about some relaxing topics. However, Fang Min's tense nerves couldn't relax. The more we talked, the more we talked about Old Yuan's grave.
Around dusk, we finally reached Old Yuan's village.
After we got out of the car, we didn't go to Old Yuan's house. Fang Min knew where Old Yuan was buried, so she took us directly to his grave.
As soon as we reached the grave, I felt a wisp of Yin energy in the air.
Without waiting for Fang Min to speak, I pointed at a barren grave around ten meters away from us. "Old Yuan's grave should be over there, right?"
We were surrounded by a graveyard. Besides Oldman Yuan's grave, there were seven or eight other graves. Fang Min was amazed and nodded repeatedly when I confirmed it.
The Yin energy in the air mainly came from that grave. Moreover, there wasn't any grass growing on the grave, which was a sign of thick Yin energy. I didn't need to think too much to know that this was Old Yuan's grave.
We quickened our pace and stopped in front of Old Yuan's grave.
Out of instinct, I walked around the grave a few times to observe the geomancy of the surroundings.
There was neither good sand nor good water around the grave. The layout wasn't good, but it didn't look dangerous. It was just an ordinary grave. There was nothing strange about it.
However, there were some rolling stones in the grass not far from the grave, which piqued my interest.
Those stones had the same shape and size, and they were arranged in a certain way.
I walked around the area and sensed the aura. Gradually, I understood something.
Those stones weren't rolling stones. They were arranged around Old Yuan's grave, creating a simple Yin Scattering Formation.
It seemed the descendants of the Yuan family had found someone to deal with this matter after they had encountered a disaster.
Moreover, they were lucky that the geomancy master they had found wasn't a swindler.
Although this Yin Scattering Formation was simple, it was very practical. It could disperse the Yin energy in the grave.
Normally, with a Yin Scattering Formation to disperse Yin energy, even if there were ghosts in the grave, they wouldn't be able to cause a big commotion.
However, in Old Yuan's grave, the stones of the Yin Scattering Formation were covered in moss. It had been some time, but it was incredible that Old Yuan's soul had cultivated to the peak of Yang God Realm.
I walked to the grave and rubbed the soil on it.
Normally, soil that had been soaked in Yin energy for years should be very hard, just like the wall outside the Yin energy passage in the Corpse Sect.
However, the soil on Old Yuan's grave was soft, and its color was the same as the surrounding soil.
It looked like the Yin Qi had been almost dispersed by the Yin Dispersing Array.
The more I looked at it, the more I couldn't understand it. There were many strange things about Old Yuan's grave.
I asked Fang Min to stand in the distance while I discussed with the evil sacrificial spirit.
The evil sacrificial spirit waved his hand and shook his head. "If we can't see it from the outside, let's look inside."
Then, he swung his hand. A wisp of spirit energy emerged from his sleeve and turned into a sharp blade. He slashed the soil under his feet, creating a ten-centimeter gap.