Lisa got up very late these days. Recently, he would dream whenever he fell asleep, reducing the quality of his sleep. He even had dark circles under his eyes.
He did not even bother to eat breakfast and just sat in the study with a pen to draw last night's dream. To be exact, since he started having dreams, the first thing he did every day when he woke up was to use a pen and paper to record the contents of the dream he still remembered.
Lisa looked at what he had just finished drawing. On the white paper was a graphic composed of strange crisscrossing lines. It seemingly was without a pattern, but from an artistic conception, it showed a kind of peculiar composition. This image was the thing he remembered most clearly from his dream last night.
"What are these?"
"This book records Metaphysics formations."
"Metaphysics formations?" The woman picked up a book and turned to the first page. "Spirit Gathering Formation? What does it do?"
"This formation can gather the spirit Qi between heaven and earth in one place. It can make the spirit qi within the scope of the Spirit Gathering Formation more abundant and facilitate cultivation."
"Is there a more practical one?"
"Practical? Like what?"
"Look, the summer weather is stifling. Is there no formation that can cool down the heat in the surroundings?"
"None yet. Shall I look into it?"
The dream ended with the girl's satisfied smile.
Lisa stood up, walked to the window, and pushed the window open. He stretched out a hand to feel the sunlight outside the window. After a moment of exposure, his fair palm felt the dry heat.
The weather is sweltering today!
After determining this, Lisa turned around and went downstairs. He met He Qi who came to call him for lunch.
"Young Master, lunch is ready," He Qi informed him.
"I'll eat it later." Lisa walked out without sparing him a glance.
He Qi followed him outside in bewilderment, only to see his young masters walking all the way to a rockery in the courtyard, which was the center of the Spirit Gathering Formation arranged by Master Mao.
Lisa carefully surveyed the eye of the formation. To his surprise, he found that these hill and stone arrangements, which supposedly were in disorder in his eyes, suddenly formed a pattern. What did this mean? It meant that the things he dreamed of could be real.
To verify his suspicions, Lisa planned to personally improve the Spirit Gathering Formation that Master Mao arranged. If the formation in the dream was real, then Master Mao's Spirit Gathering Formation was relatively rough.
Lisa had always been a doer, so he immediately bent and started to change the formation based on the original materials. This formation was simple (compared with the current Lisa). He only moved a few places, and the formation was changed.
He didn't know if it was his illusion, but a minute later, the temperature in the courtyard instantly dropped several degrees, and a distinct coolness passed through the thin wall of Lisa's shirt and into his pores. He stood up with delight and couldn't believe that he successfully transformed it.
As if to confirm Lisa's conjecture, He Qi came out with a thin coat and draped it on Lisa while saying, "I've been planning to change into short sleeves, but why did the temperature drop all of a sudden?"
It seemed that he wasn't imagining it. Lisa could not help but feel a little excited. While putting his coat on, he ordered, "Call Master Mao. Tell him that some changes have occurred in the Spirit Gathering Formation.
Because of his physique, Lisa's perception of the surrounding aura was not very keen, but the change in temperature surprised him. He couldn't wait to share it with Master Mao.
"Got it." He Qi immediately tensed up the moment he heard that there was a change in the formation.
The Lu family's villa was in a valley at the foot of Qilian Mountain. Even for those who were unschooled about feng shui, it was too obvious that the feng shui in the area was incomparable once they perceived the abundant and dense spirit qi in the air after entering the villa complex.
"Our family originally also lived in the capital, but then my mother's health deteriorated, so my father bought a villa here." Lu Ning pointed to a small white building at the far end and introduced it to Joohyun. "That's our house."
Joohyun nodded as a response.
A short while later the car parked at the door of the Lu residence. Joohyun followed the father and son into the door. Mrs. Lu was already waiting in the living room, next to the Yan siblings.
"Irin, you're here." Mrs. Lu smiled gently at Joohyun.
"Hello auntie." Joohyun greeted cordially, then smiled again to Yan Wei who nodded at her. As for Yan Xin, Joohyun tacitly pretended to treat her like air.
"How are you feeling?" When Lu Jinjiang saw his wife waiting in the living room, he anxiously strode toward her. His wife had reacted uncomfortably to the Mount Tai stone the night before. At present, her soul was unstable without the suppression of the stone.
"I'm fine, don't worry." Mrs. Lu looked up at her husband with unmistakable tenderness in her eyes.
Lu Jinjiang was still uneasy, so he personally checked his wife's condition, and then frowned. He asked, "Are you feeling dizzy again?"
Mrs. Lu's soul was unstable, and the initial symptom was constant dizziness.
"Not that bad," Mrs. Lu answered with a shake of her head.
"Don't shake your head. You can't shake your head when you're dizzy." Lu Jinjiang hurriedly stopped his wife's self-torture.
Lu Jinjiang initially didn't want Joohyun to cast the Soul Calming Spell on his wife as soon as they arrived, but when he saw his wife holding back her dizziness and smilingly saying that she was fine, Lu Jinjiang couldn't help but feel distressed. He looked back at Joohyun and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen, the Soul Calming Spell..."
Joohyun naturally understood what he meant. With his prompt, she walked to Mrs. Lu's side. That night, Joohyun briefly checked Mrs. Lu's soul, but to be cautious, Joohyun decided to check again.
"Mrs. Lu's soul is still in a stable state, so she likely won't suffer when I cast the Soul Calming Spell at this point." The Soul Calming Spell was directly branded on the soul, which required the floating three immortal souls and seven mortal forms to be forcibly suppressed. If the souls and mortal forms were too agitated, the person would suffer more. Fortunately, Mrs. Lu's soul was previously subdued by the Mount Tai stone. Although the stone was removed from her, it was still stable.
"Then I'll entrust her to you, Fellow Daoist Chen," Lu Jinjiang said.
If Lu Jinjiang still had doubts before, everything had been completely dispelled after he saw Elder Wu. Back then, it was thanks to Elder Wu's blessings that he was able to rescue his wife from the Underworld. Such a Metaphysics master could enter and exit freely in the Underworld and then knock a ghost messenger down with a wave of his hand, so it was no surprise that his sect had inherited the Soul Calming Spell.
"I'm fine casting the Soul Calming Spell, but there's one thing I want to make clear in advance." Joohyun pondered for a moment and decided to tell the truth.
"Irin, what's the matter?" Lu Ning asked suspiciously.
"I forgot to tell you the other day." Joohyun said, "I remember Soul Calming Spell incantation, and I know how to cast the spell, but I can't guarantee its effect."
"What do you mean?" Lu Ning failed to understand, "Since it is a spell to soothe the soul, it is naturally useful. What do you mean you cannot guarantee the effect?"
"Uh," How can I explain this? I can't just say that the Soul Calming Spell incantation just popped up in my head, can I? Seriously, I seriously doubt it was a spell I dreamed about asleep.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, please speak up if you have any concerns." Seeing Joohyun's embarrassment, Lu Jinjiang prompted aloud.
Joohyun organized her words and said: "Although this Soul Calming Spell has always been recorded in the books of our sect, neither my grandfather nor I have cast it. We have not practiced it, so I can't guarantee its effect."
Joohyun cooked this excuse up on a whim. Saying that I read it from the records of the sect is more reliable than saying that I dreamed about it, right?
Honestly, Joohyun now regrets it. Why in the hell did she agree to Lu Ning to help the Lu family to cast the spell?
On the good side, Joohyun was sure that the Soul Calming Spell wouldn't cause any harm to the soul. Otherwise, she would have turned her head and left without even trying.
After Joohyun finished speaking, the Lu father and son fell silent. Yan Xin was somewhat perturbed. She was about to say something, but her brother restrained her.
"It's all right." Mrs. Lu took the lead to break the silence. She said with a smile, "Irin, feel free to cast the spell. Whether it succeeds or not, I'm grateful to you."
"Mom." Lu Ning faced her nervously.
Lu Jinjiang looked at his wife with a complicated expression, and then turned his attention to Joohyun. In the end it was the reverence for Elder Wu in his heart that prevailed. When it came to Perfected Lou He, his disciple, and their sect's classics, there absolutely wouldn't be any fraud. "Fellow Daoist Chen, I understand what you mean. Whether it succeeds or not, the Lu family will be grateful to you."
"Why are you guys so nervous?"Joohyun innocently asked in puzzlement. "If it ends up in failure, it won't cause any adverse effects on Auntie, ah. At best, the status quo will just remain as is. Why do each of you look like you're confronting a formidable enemy?"
"..." This was Lu Ning's.
"..." This was Lu Jinjiang's.
"Pfft," And this was Mrs. Lu, who did not hold back her laughter. "Don't mind them. They are just nervous."
The Lu father and son exchanged glances and smiled awkwardly, both understanding that they had been overly worried.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, is there still anything we need to prepare in advance?" Lu Jinjiang asked.
"Just prepare a quiet room." Joohyun said, "The spirit qi here is abundant, enough for me to use the Soul Calming Spell."
Because Mrs. Lu would be unconscious for a while after the Soul Calming Spell was cast, Lu Jinjiang finally chose the couple's bedroom. He himself took Lu Ning and the Yan siblings to guard the door. Although nervous, he did not know what to do.
"Brother Lu Ning, auntie will be fine," Yan Xin couldn't help but comfort him.
"I know, thanks," Lu Ning nodded.
Inside the room a wall away, Joohyun let Mrs. Lu lie directly on the bed and instructed, "Auntie Lu, I will cast the Soul Calming Spell in a moment. The process may be a little painful, so please bear with it."
"Irin, don't have any worries. I'm not afraid," Mrs. Lu turned around and comforted Joohyun.
"Then close your eyes and wake up after a good sleep," Joohyun said.
Mrs. Lu closed her eyes according to her instructions. Next, Joohyun pointed her finger on her brow, and with a gentle hook, Mrs. Lu's soul instantly floated from her body.
So easy to get hooked out? It seems that her soul is more unstable than I thought.
While observing Mrs. Lu's soul, Joohyun inwardly prayed, hoping that the Soul Calming Spell would be successful this time. That way, Lu Ning's favor for giving her the Soul Summoning Bell would be regarded as repaid.
Two minutes after the soul was separated from the body, one of the three immortal souls suddenly separated from the main soul. Joohyun was shocked and stretched out a hand to reunite the souls again.
The mark of Soul Calming Spell must be branded on the three immortal souls and seven mortal forms respectively, and then a new stable form would be shaped between the souls through a special incantation.
Although it was much easier to mark the souls after separating them from each other, if the three immortal souls and seven mortal forms were completely separated, a Celestial Master with low cultivation would likely be able to even gather them together. Even if he could, the souls that were completely separated would cause excruciating pain to the body when they were forcibly gathered by the Soul Calming Spell.
It was for this reason that Joohyun said it was a good thing that Mrs. Lu's soul was relatively stable, but what Joohyun didn't expect was that one of Mrs. Lu's souls would separate so quickly after it left the body. Her brow wrinkled, and she stared intently at Mrs. Lu's soul, finding the location of each of the three immortal souls and seven mortal forms as quickly as possible and then speedily branding them.
This process greatly consumed Joohyun's mental and spiritual power. After this task, Joohyun's forehead was densely packed with beads of sweat. However, she didn't dare to stop to rest, because the three immortal souls and seven mortal forms kept trying to detach themselves now and then. She could only grit her teeth and silently chanted the incantation.
Ten identical soul seals ignited in the three immortal souls and seven mortal forms of Mrs. Lu's soul, and then a thin golden strand suddenly lit up . Starting from the most marginal mark, the ten marks got closely connected one by one until they no longer tried to separate.
Joohyun stopped and surveyed the soul that had solidified a lot. She knew that the Soul Calming Spell was almost complete. What was left to do was to return the soul to the body. Once she awakens, it would be a complete success.
Joohyun raised her hand and sent Mrs. Lu's soul back to her body. The mark of the Soul Calming Spell sensed Joohyun's spiritual power and suddenly flashed at the same time. Joohyun was stunned and a dialogue suddenly flashed in her mind.
"Is it true that you can't remember anything after drinking Mengpo soup?"
"Of course."
"But what if there are people and things that you don't want to forget?"
"Reincarnation means new life, and they are supposed to be forgotten."
"I mean if."
"Meng Po soup washes away the memories in the mind, but the memories imprinted on the soul will never be forgotten even in reincarnation."
Soul imprint? Does it refer to the Soul Calming Spell?
But why do I suddenly know this? For a rare moment, Joohyun fell into thought.
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The lady heard what happened to Young Yan and went to question Young Wu
Lady: Is it you who caught a zombie to scare Young Master Yan?
Young Wu: Yes.
Lady: Why?
Young Wu: I don't like him.
Lady: Why?
Young Wu: He wore an outfit identical to mine.
The lady gnashing her teeth: Idiot!