Under the third level of spiritual vision, I could clearly capture the earthly energy.
What I saw was not floating air currents, but a glowing mountain.
Indeed, it was the dark dragon rising, with a full force through seven openings.
Breaking a feng shui formation is like a doctor diagnosing a disease—once the symptoms are clear, treat it accordingly.
Moreover, the rise of the dark dragon here had been artificially altered, so I didn't need to do much.
The method I was about to use was called "Dragon Leap," as described in Zuo Daoran's notebook.
Anything that leaps must eventually fall.
What I was going to do was use the forces of the Dragon Leap's rise and fall to suppress the nine-tailed fox demon. This required me to precisely calculate the place where the dragon would fall and the gaps where it would pass.
I would place a bronze mirror in the dragon's landing spot, and in the dragon's gaps, I would have Huang Jiu stand. This would allow him to get close to the demon soul without being suppressed.
For Huang Jiu's safety, I placed a foundation in the dragon's gap.
Since I had just gotten the item, I wouldn't use it immediately—it was just for insurance.
After identifying two points, the next step was to break the seal on the bronze mirror.
Initially, I planned to enter the mirror and break it from within, but I realized that if the seal was broken and the nine-tailed demon soul broke free, I might not escape. Weighing the risks, I decided it would be safer to use the Dragon Leap power to break the seal.
However, with this method, the bronze mirror given to Director Qian would likely end up as fragments.
Once prepared, Huang Jiu placed the bronze mirror at the dragon's landing spot, dressed in his floral underwear, and stood on the foundation.
I walked towards the slope.
This was precisely the middle of the entire dragon ridge, and the six qi points in the graveyard were directly beneath the dragon's spine.
The seventh point was the coffin, but since the foundation had been removed, it no longer existed, becoming an empty spot.
I called out to Huang Jiu to check if he was ready.
Huang Jiu gave an unconvincing "OK" sign.
I took a deep breath, activated my third level of spiritual vision, and thrust the blood刺 (blood刺 is a reference to a sharp, ritualistic tool) into the ground.
The dark dragon doesn't form mountains at the surface, but its aura will linger just above the surface.
The spot I chose was the dragon ridge's energy eye.
The energy eye was only the size of a fist, and without the third level of spiritual vision, it would have been invisible.
Even if someone could see it, without Zuo Daoran's notebook, no one would have guessed that simply stimulating the dragon's energy eye could trigger the Dragon Leap.
The blood刺 was pushed deep into the earth, and a muffled sound echoed from beneath. Following that, a terrifying surge of earthly energy shot up from under the bronze mirror.
I closed my third level of spiritual vision and opened the second level, where I saw a golden dragon angrily soar into the air, then dive down, its aura piercing through the bronze mirror.
A light "pop" sounded as the last five seals in the mirror were simultaneously broken.
I was overjoyed.
Breaking the seal in one go proved that the power of the Dragon Leap was stronger than the nine-tailed demon soul.
It was only natural; after all, this was the power of nature's craftsmanship—if you could control and harness it, its potential was limitless.
As the seal shattered, a white light shot out from the mirror, transforming into a fox demon over ten meters tall.
Its eyes were blood-red, looking down on us with the arrogance of a ruler, and it spoke: "Foolish humans, weak little demons, do you really think you can target me? You overestimate yourselves!"
The nine-tailed fox was extremely arrogant.
Of course, being a nine-tailed fox, it had the right to be.
However, its words made no sense to Xiao Cui, who, with big eyes, felt a bit scared but mostly confused.
Seeing the fox demon's arrogance, I couldn't help but shout, "Hey, watch your words! Don't scare my wife!"
The nine-tailed fox's gaze shifted to me, and it sneered, saying, "Foolish human, today I shall make you my appetizer!"
It then charged toward me.
I didn't dare take it lightly and quickly moved the blood刺.
The dark dragon was stimulated again, rising up and sending the nine-tailed fox soaring into the sky.
When the dragon landed, it forced the fox to fall back down.
I continuously rotated the blood刺, causing the earthly energy to rise and fall without stopping.
After several cycles, the nine-tailed fox realized it couldn't escape the constraints of the earthly energy. Its demonic aura weakened under the force of the Dragon Leap, and it let out an angry roar: "Despicable humans, what have you done to me?"
Huang Jiu bared his teeth, unable to wait any longer, and licked his lips, saying: "My brother just gave you a rollercoaster ride. This is our highest form of welcome. Please, stop talking and cooperate by letting your demonic energy come to me."
The nine-tailed fox was enraged: "Weak little demon, you dare try to devour me? You're courting death."
Huang Jiu shouted to me: "Li Ge, give it something stronger!"
Just as it had hoped, I stirred the blood刺 with force, sending the nine-tailed fox higher into the air.
After several cycles, the fox fell silent.
I knew it wasn't just being quiet; it was preparing for a big move.
Inside it, there was a magical artifact that could increase its strength above the five tails.
Sure enough, after a brief silence, the nine-tailed fox let out a furious roar, and its abdomen began to glow. Something resembling a soul-capturing bell appeared as an outline.
As soon as that item appeared, its aura surged rapidly.
I was prepared and infused Dao energy into the blood刺, driving it deep into the ground.
With a roar that shook the heavens and earth, the earth trembled, and the nine-tailed fox was sent soaring up to a height of a hundred meters.
The stronger the rise, the more intense the fall.
The artifact had only just appeared as an outline when it was forced back down.
"Damn it!"
The nine-tailed fox howled in rage.
For a moment, Huang Jiu had been somewhat frightened, but now, seeing the earthly energy could suppress the demon race's artifact, he grinned broadly, asking: "Great demon, was it fun?"
Being mocked by what it considered weak little demons, the nine-tailed fox's aura became chaotic, and its energy was further drained by the Dragon Leap.
From this point on, as long as it activated that magical artifact, I would infuse more Dao energy to stimulate the dark dragon and keep it suppressed.
As time passed, I lost count of how many times the nine-tailed fox had been lifted and dropped.
As night fell, the repetitive motions started to make me a bit drowsy.
Xiao Cui had already come up beside me, resting her chin on her hands, her small head bobbing up and down with the fox's rise and fall.
It was a somewhat funny sight.
After the torment, one of the fox's tails had turned into a phantom tail, leaving it with only four tails of strength.
But inside it, the artifact still existed, and I didn't dare let my guard down.
Moreover, Huang Jiu's transformation didn't require its demonic power; what he needed were certain elements from its demon soul.
What exactly those were, I wasn't sure.
So, I planned to suppress the fox's demon soul until it had only three tails left, which would allow Huang Xian'er to handle the situation calmly if anything went wrong.
Huang Jiu was full of energy, just like Xiao Cui, watching the nine-tailed fox's rise and fall, his head bobbing along with it.
I held the blood刺 in one hand and gently tugged at Xiao Cui's coat with the other, saying softly: "If you're tired, you can take a nap."
Xiao Cui, hearing me, immediately became happy, pointing at the rising and falling fox and saying: "I want to play too!"