Blue, Red and White Dark Abyss Cauldron

Chu Xiaomu rested for a night and was full of energy the next morning. After breakfast, he packed twenty kilograms of wild sheep meat and brought more than ten kilograms of honey to Huai Fucao's house.

Seeing that he didn't look injured or vomiting blood at all, Huai Fucao said in surprise, "Didn't I tell you to come back in two days?"

Chu Xiaomu said: "The Snow Country man has been unconscious and I'm afraid he won't last for a few more days. So I came as soon as I could."

Huai Fucao said, "Have you taken the medicine I gave you?"

Chu Xiaomu said: "I will be fine after a good sleep, no need to take medicine."

Huai Fucao said, "Although it is difficult for you to open your mind, you are in good health. If you practice more, you can make up for your lack of talent." He also asked about the condition of Bai Yixing, the Snow Countryman. After listening to Chu Xiaomu's description of his condition, he frowned and said, "Then we must consult the spirit as soon as possible. I'm afraid he won't last more than ten days."

After that, he took Chu Xiaomu back to the house from yesterday, rummaged through the drawers and found a piece of cloth with a strange pattern on it and spread it on the ground. He then took out more than ten stones, beads, shells, etc. of various shapes and colors and placed them on the cloth, fiddling with them back and forth while explaining in detail.

It is said that to learn the art of asking spirits, one must first bring up the spirits, and also learn how to observe the sun, moon, mountains and rocks. This method is even more magical, how to respond to the four directions of east, south, west and north, how to distinguish yin and yang, how to distinguish the sun, moon and stars, how to survey gold, wood, water, fire, earth and rocks, how to control wind, ice, frost and lightning... Huai Fucao explained it in great detail.

After explaining for a while, he pulled Chu Xiaomu out of the house and taught him how to observe the sun, saying: "You can only observe the moon after the sun sets, you can only observe the stars after the moon sets, and you can only observe the sun after the stars set. There must be no ambiguity."

Chu Xiaomu didn't understand at all, so he tried his best to remember it.

Huai Fucao said: "What I taught you is called Tianxiang Geomancy, which is all for exploring the great laws of the movement of spiritual energy between heaven and earth with the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rocks, rivers, seas, wind, frost, rain and snow. Those who have achieved a minor success can calculate the gathering and dispersion of spiritual energy; those who have achieved a moderate success can deduce the fortune, disaster, rise and fall of the human world; those who have achieved a great success can know the past and the future..."

Chu Xiaomu felt dizzy after hearing this and asked, "Uncle Huai, what realm have you reached? Intermediate or Great?"

Huaifucao laughed and said, "What a joke! You're not even talking about a great success. I'm just getting started." He then raised his little finger and said, "It's at most a small success, a small success."

After a pause, he continued, "But no one in this world has ever reached the realm of great success, and even the realm of intermediate success is rare. I only heard from my grandfather that someone in Cangmu Country seemed to have reached the realm of intermediate success - he also heard from his grandfather. But I can't reach the realm of intermediate success, not because I can't, but because I am of no use on this Hundred Flowers Island. You must understand this."

Chu Xiaomu couldn't help but laugh secretly. This old uncle Huai was actually a person who cared too much about his reputation.

Before they knew it, it was past noon. Huai Fucao asked Chu Xiaomu to stay for lunch and then took him to the pharmacy to fiddle with the piece of cloth with the strange pattern painted on it.

He said, "Let's save people first. Let's consult the spirits tonight. I'll teach you about the phases of the moon and the stars another day." After that, he concentrated on fiddling with the beads and shells on the piece of cloth. Sometimes he looked up to think, sometimes he counted with his fingers, and sometimes he walked out of the house to look around.

After working for more than an hour, he finally said, "Tonight at midnight, one hundred and fifty miles east of the village, the spiritual energy there is active, so it's easiest to ask."

Chu Xiaomu was so shocked that he took a breath and said, "It's too late. What should we do when it's so far away?"

Huai Fucao said proudly: "It's okay, it's okay. We don't have to go to the most active place to ask the spirit. We just need to get as close as possible. It's just to introduce you to a medicine for cold injuries. It's a small matter."

Chu Xiaomu nodded.

Huai Fucao said, "I'll prepare some things. You go ask Patriarch Bai to arrange a dozen strong men. We'll gather at Dashuping and set off at three quarters past the hour of You."

Chu Xiaomu arrived at Bai Qizheng's house and told him about the spiritual consultation arranged by Huai Fucao.

Bai Qizheng was very happy to hear that he could consult the spirits tonight. When he heard that he had to arrange a dozen young men to go together, he frowned and said, "This is a bit difficult to do. Yesterday, your uncle Bai San sent most of the young men out to patrol the mountains and the sea. It will probably take two days for them to come back... How about this, you go to the village and call some young people, or the older ones will do."

Chu Xiaomu agreed.

Chu Xiaomu was the first to come to Yang Dou's house to invite him. Yang Dou agreed without hesitation and said happily: "I have never seen a spirit writer before. I must go with you to see the wonder." Then he followed Chu Xiaomu to invite other people.

There were a few people who went to Huai Fucao's house yesterday to learn spiritual arts. When they heard that they were just there to accompany them to ask questions, they were very reluctant.

There was a man named Huai Xiaomeng, who was the same age as Chu Xiaomu and Yang Dou. He was very strong, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. He pointed at Yang Dou and shouted, "Why should I accompany you to ask the spirits? The night before last, my uncle promised to let me go to his house to learn the law, but when I went there, you, a scoundrel, blocked me outside the yard. It must be you two who are up to something!"

Yang Dou retorted, "Nonsense, which eye of yours saw us two doing something naughty?"

Huai Xiaomeng cursed: "One of you is full of tricks, and the other likes to play rogue. Who else could it be if it wasn't you two who were causing trouble?"

Yang Dou also cursed: "Stop your Huai family's stinking fart, your uncle asked me to guard the gate, saying not to let you stinky fish in and disturb him to consult the spirit. What does it have to do with me if he doesn't teach you? I worked hard to guard the gate for a whole day, but I didn't get any benefit, and now I come here to be scolded by you!"

Huai Xiaomeng shouted, "Okay, you even dare to scold my uncle, I must tell him. Besides, how can you ask the spirit right after you get there?"

Seeing that he had exposed his lie, Yang Dou didn't know how to respond for a moment, and stammered, "I... when did I ever scold your uncle? I was just scolding you, a stinky salted fish, a stinky bird egg..."

Huai Xiaomeng shouted, "When you say we are the 'big stinker of the Huai family', aren't you also scolding my uncle?"

Yang Dou started to act like a spoiled brat and shouted, "Who cursed? Who else heard it? Xiaomu, did you hear it?"

Huai Xiaomeng was so angry that he was about to rush forward to hit Yang Dou.

Chu Xiaomu stood in front of him and said, "Your uncle did accept me as his student. If you don't believe me, let's ask him in person. Also, your uncle said that if anyone delays the inquiry and causes the death of the Snow Country man, this evil deed will be recorded in the family tree."

When Huai Xiaomeng heard that they were going to Huai Fucao's house to question him face to face, he immediately wilted and said, "I'm not going to his house, and I won't accompany you to ask the spirit. What's so special about that?!"

Chu Xiaomu patted his shoulder and said, "Xiao Meng, your uncle also said that he can only teach spiritual arts to one person at a time. Wait until I learn it, and he will teach you after a while."

After hearing this, Huai Xiaomeng was no longer as angry as before, but he was still angry. He shook off his hand and said, "I won't learn even if you teach me again!"

Chu Xiaomu smiled and said, "You weren't so stingy before. We'll set out together at Dashuping at 3:45 in the afternoon. Remember that."

Huai Xiaomeng turned his head away, sat down on the eaves stone beside him angrily, and said no more.

Yang Dou shouted to himself, "If you don't want to go, forget it. There are plenty of people who can go for this rare event."

Chu Xiaomu hurriedly pulled him away and whispered, “He will come when the time comes.”

Yang Dou pouted and said, "I don't believe it!"