Huang Xian'er's point was that the seal had loosened, and we couldn't afford to stop now.
Finding no other solution, the only option left was to return to the Ten Thousand Great Mountains and ask her mother for help.
Huang Jiu sighed helplessly when he heard this.
His eyes were full of disappointment, but he said, "Xian'er, fat water doesn't flow to outsiders. You're my wife, and it's better that things end up in your family than running away. Let's go back."
"Xiao Jiu…" Huang Xian'er looked at him affectionately, her eyes filled with guilt.
This was the first time I had seen Huang Xian'er look at Huang Jiu with such tenderness.
Of course, when they were hiding in their room, I couldn't see it.
"Xian'er…"
Huang Jiu called out lovingly.
"Xiao Jiu…"
"…"
I felt my scalp go numb and quickly said, "You two better stop it. If you keep showing off, I'll end up paralyzed. I'm calling Hu Wenhui now to have him come and help."
Huang Jiu's eyes lit up with hope as soon as he heard me, urging me to call quickly.
However, as soon as I took out my phone, Huang Xian'er stopped me.
She said, "When our demon race transforms, we expose a fatal flaw, one that will follow us for life. So, we avoid showing it to anyone we don't trust."
I was taken aback and looked at Huang Jiu.
Huang Jiu thought for a moment and said, "I've heard of this."
Since Huang Xian'er had just completed her transformation and Huang Jiu had heard a similar explanation, it seemed there was no doubt about it.
This lifelong flaw meant that, regardless of how strong Huang Jiu was, someone who knew of it would be able to kill him.
Hu Wenhui wasn't the best choice after all.
But if I called Uncle Er, he would probably be just as useless against a six-tailed fox demon.
As I hesitated, I suddenly remembered Zuo Daoran's notebook.
Most of the content in it dealt with naturally occurring feng shui locations, but some sections described how to intervene with these spots.
I thought for a moment and quickly pulled Xiao Cui along, calling out to Huang Jiu and his wife, "Don't waste time, let's go to the Su family cemetery."
Huang Xian'er didn't know what I was up to, but when she saw me get into the car, she followed and sat in the driver's seat.
Once we were on the road, I explained, "The last time I went with Zhan Ling to get the Earth Pearl, we encountered Zuo Daoran from Longhu Mountain. He gave me a notebook with a feng shui formation that can suppress things. We can set it up at the Su family cemetery."
Su Dazhuang didn't believe in feng shui, but by sheer coincidence, he had ended up in a spot with excellent feng shui.
There, where the Earth Dragon and seven hidden spots might coincide, it was probably the 'dark dragon rising' described in the notebook.
In feng shui, there's the concept of dark and bright dragons.
The bright dragon refers to mountains and rivers formed by underground dragon veins, while the dark dragon refers to hidden underground veins that don't form visible mountains but still exist underground.
Only a few experts in feng shui can detect these hidden dragons.
Over time, it became a kind of unspoken rule, and people avoided talking about them to prevent embarrassment.
As a geomancer, Zuo Daoran was highly knowledgeable about underground veins and had developed a method to manipulate dark dragons from the surface.
Had it been just a few days ago, I wouldn't have been able to do anything with this information, since my spiritual vision couldn't reach the third level, making it impossible for me to see underground mountain ranges.
But after Xiao Cui dropped a drop of blood in my eyes last night, and with the help of ghost tears, I had unlocked the third level and could now see the flow of underground veins.
With this, Zuo Daoran's method became usable.
As I was thinking, I suddenly realized something important that I had missed when I was at the Su family cemetery.
A huge matter.
I could only pray no one noticed it.
Huang Xian'er noticed my anxiety and drove faster. We soon reached the cemetery.
A day had passed, and Su Dazhuang had not done much. He had only brought in construction materials and a set of tombstones that needed assembly. The materials were scattered around with no one watching them.
It seemed that after the incident, Su Dazhuang planned to properly refurbish his parents' graves.
After all, they were a wealthy family, and while the living enjoyed riches, the deceased couldn't be left too shabby.
I went over to the grave pit and took a quick look.
Luckily, the grave soil hadn't been disturbed and was still as I had left it.
I grabbed a shovel from the pile of materials and, with a few swift motions, uncovered the coffin. I called for Huang Xian'er to help me set the coffin upright.
As soon as the bottom of the coffin was exposed, I immediately saw a palm-sized compass embedded in the center.
Sure enough, there was something.
A few days ago, the Earth Seven Stars alignment occurred, and the coffin was one of the Earth Seven Stars.
No matter how special the material of the coffin was, it couldn't form a spot on its own. The spot had to be something beneath it.
I had Huang Xian'er hold the coffin while I worked hard to pry the compass loose.
As soon as I had it in my hands, the compass started vibrating, and the surface began to turn, opening like a small flower. Inside appeared a dark 'Earth' character.
The Earth Territory!
The surprise came so suddenly that I was momentarily stunned, staring at the compass in my hands.
Of the three great compasses, the first reveals the secrets of the heavens, the second uncovers fate, and the third, the Earth Territory, is used to measure mountains and rivers and control the fate of important spots.
While excited, I also had some concerns.
Since Su Dazhuang didn't believe in feng shui, he naturally wouldn't have hired a geomancer to set this up.
This must have been done by his father's friend.
This person must be quite powerful and had a strong relationship with the previous generation of the Su family.
The primary goal of setting up the Earth Territory here was likely to hide the secret of the immortal clan and protect themselves.
Such a person would generally remain in the shadows.
Moreover, with the immortal heart inside the coffin destroyed by me, cutting off the clues to the demon hunters and the Three Yin Sect, taking the Earth Territory was only natural.
Huang Jiu jumped onto my shoulder and, seeing the characters on the compass, asked in surprise, "Is this the Earth Territory from the three great compasses?"
I nodded and applied some force, causing the open compass to return to its normal state.
Huang Jiu sighed and said, "You've really got some luck, but this might not necessarily be a good thing!"
"Why?" I asked, confused.
Huang Jiu said, "People with too much luck have short lives."
I frowned; he wasn't just talking nonsense.
Those who are too fortunate are often envied by the heavens.
But before I could worry, Huang Jiu added, "So, as I see it, you should give the Earth Territory to me. I'll take the short life for you!"
I was a little angry and slapped Huang Jiu off my shoulder. "Go away…"
After cursing, I realized what I had said and secretly glanced at Huang Xian'er. Seeing she didn't react, I continued, "The demon soul also has a sacred artifact of the demon race. Should I die for you instead?"
Huang Jiu immediately rolled his eyes.
The artifact nurtured by a nine-tailed demon soul was incredibly precious and unique to their kind. Huang Jiu wouldn't want it.
When the sacred artifact was mentioned, Huang Xian'er became a little impatient and took the initiative to help me cover the coffin.
With the Earth Territory in hand, I was in high spirits, and even the pain from unlocking the third level of my spiritual vision didn't bother me anymore."