Cultivation by Trial and Error
Chapter 99 - 99 99 Dark Qi

99: Chapter 99: Dark Qi 99: Chapter 99: Dark Qi Hearing Chen Hai say he was preparing to do something, Sun Jinzhong’s eyes lit up.

“Cuz, are you going to do a soul departure?

That, can I see it—what exactly is your soul departure like?”

His face brimming with a smile, he leaned close to Chen Hai and tentatively asked.

To be unaware of such things was one thing, but since Sun Jinzhong knew that his cousin had this ability, of course, he was immensely curious about it.

“You want to see this?” Chen Hai blinked in surprise, turned around, and with a teasing look in his eyes, he confirmed with Sun Jinzhong.

“Yeah!” Sun Jinzhong nodded vigorously, “We’re brothers, don’t beat around the bush with me.

Just tell me, yes or no?”

“Sure!

Why not?”

Chen Hai chuckled, “You asked for this.

If you get so scared that you wet your pants later, don’t say I didn’t warn you!”

“Cuz, you know I’m brave enough to…

to stealthily…”

Mid-sentence, Sun Jinzhong couldn’t continue.

Because at that moment, he clearly saw a grotesque monster, taller than a man, leaping out from atop his cousin’s head.

Under the watch of the row upon row of blood-red eyes atop the monster’s head, Sun Jinzhong’s face turned pale.

Terrified, he shrank into a corner, his whole body quivering uncontrollably.

Even though he knew that the monster before him was likely transformed by his cousin, an inexplicable sense of fear uncontrollably filled his heart.

All he could do now was cover his mouth to keep himself from screaming out loud.

Originally, it was just a prank to inspire some reverence in his cousin’s heart, to prevent him from acting rashly and causing unnecessary trouble for Chen Hai.

Seeing him like this, Chen Hai quickly had his soul return to his body.

“Brother Zhong, you always boast about being brave enough to steal cows at night.

It seems your courage is only so-so after all!”

“Tell me honestly, did you pee your pants?”

With a strange expression, looking at the still trembling Sun Jinzhong, Chen Hai teased.

“No, absolutely not!”

“I was just caught off-guard and didn’t perform well, that’s why I got scared for a moment!”

“Your departed soul might look a bit scary, but to truly frighten your big brother here, it’s still quite far off!”

Sun Jinzhong hastened to defend himself.

As he spoke, his teeth were still chattering, and since his legs were a bit weak, just as he managed to stand up, his knees buckled, and he sat back down on the ground.

From his demeanor, he perfectly illustrated what it meant to be as stubborn as a mule!

“Alright, we get it, you’re tough.

Now just sit quietly on the side, and don’t disturb me while I work!”

Rolling his eyes, Chen Hai gave Sun Jinzhong a disdainful look.

After instructing his cousin, he composed himself, and his Divine Soul once again left his body.

Of course, this time when Chen Hai’s soul departed, he tweaked the frequency so that his cousin, Sun Jinzhong, could no longer see his Divine Soul.

At noon, he had already used the Geomancy Inspection Skill once.

His body was actually in a weak state at present.

He truly could force himself to continue using Geomancy or Divination—it wasn’t impossible, but it was extremely detrimental to his health.

To merely inspect the situation at the entrance of Liuyuan No.1 High School, he didn’t need to exhaust himself half to death.

In the state of soul departure, whether he could find out anything by investigating this place was uncertain for Chen Hai.

But without giving it a try, how would he know for sure that it wouldn’t work?

Hovering at the entrance of Liuyuan No.1 Middle School, the leech that Chen Hai had transformed into, with its ten compound eyes, shone with a sanguine light, observing everything around it.

There were some things that couldn’t be seen with the naked eye, but through the eyes of the Divine Soul, they could be seen clearly.

Of course, without using the Geomancy Inspection Skill, Chen Hai still couldn’t see the Feng Shui concepts like the flow of Sheng Qi (positive energy) and Evil Qi, relying solely on the vision of the Divine Soul.

What he could see, apart from normal things, were some things that did not belong to the real world but were quite sinister.

For example, the ethereal figure that he had just seen, looking lost as it floated by.

However, these things had nothing to do with the incidents at the school gate.

After just a glance, he decided to ignore these abnormal presences and did not continue to pay attention.

“This is…” Half an hour later.

A wisp of black Qi, thin as a toothpick, emerged from beneath the ground in front of the gate of the school and caught Chen Hai’s eye.

Under the cover of night, this wisp of black Qi was hardly noticeable.

Furthermore, as soon as it had emerged from the ground, it quickly dissipated into thin air.

It was possible that such black Qi had appeared many times before, but it was only now that Chen Hai became aware of it.

Hovering in midair, he landed directly on the patch of ground from which the black Qi had emerged.

With his focused attention, it took only six or seven minutes for him to clearly see another wisp of black Qi slowly rising from the ground beneath him.

Taking advantage of the black Qi before it dissipated, Chen Hai hurriedly touched it with his body.

“Such a heavy sense of resentment…”

“Is it this thing that causes people to die whenever the front gate of the school is opened normally?”

Chen Hai mumbled to himself.

The leech form of his Divine Soul was thick-skinned and fleshly, with a hint of an Undying Characteristic.

However, even so, when he came into contact with the black Qi, he still felt a chilling, bone-piercing sensation surging in his heart.

When the main gate was normally opened, students would leave after their evening self-study sessions, surely passing in and out of this place.

Generally, students are full of yang energy and have strong luck, making it difficult for resentment to invade their bodies and affect them.

However, with the frequent coming and going of students, there was bound to be some physically weak and unlucky individuals who would just happen to be ensnared by the resentment before it had a chance to dissipate.

Although being wrapped in resentment couldn’t directly claim lives, those who were affected could easily become confused and attract unclean entities.

In this way, it was plausible that if the main gate of Liuyuan No.1 Middle School were to be opened as normal, it could lead to the mysterious deaths of students within the school!

“Resentment like this cannot possibly arise out of nowhere.”

“There must be something buried beneath this plot of land!”

“It is that thing which must be causing the frequent accidents when the main gate is opened!”

After silently speculating for a while and feeling confident in his deductions, the leech form of Chen Hai’s Divine Soul dove headfirst, burrowing directly towards the depths of the earth.

Being a soul was inherently an ethereal existence.

He couldn’t touch physical objects, nor could physical objects affect him.

Existing as a soul, phasing through walls and soil was merely a basic feat for Chen Hai.