The next morning, the people in Lin Xiangcai's house woke up, unaware of what had happened the previous night. They only felt they had slept incredibly deeply.
When they got up, they discovered that the entire house had no electricity. Upon inspection, the circuit breaker was on, but there was no power supply, rendering all electrical appliances useless!
Some people's watches were even damaged, showing the time as 2 AM the previous night.
The household servants conducted an inspection around the villa but found nothing unusual. However, when they pushed open Lin Xiangcai's door to wake him for breakfast, the scene inside the room terrified them all.
The entire room was in disarray, with belongings thrown everywhere, as if it had been ransacked.
Lin Xiangcai, wearing only his underwear, was curled up in a corner, trembling uncontrollably. His eyes were vacant, staring blankly ahead, and he kept muttering, "Ghosts... there are ghosts... don't kill me..."
Even more horrifying, the room, including the bed and the expensive carpet, was covered in feces and urine, making it utterly disgusting.
Lin Xiangcai was smeared with these filth but seemed completely oblivious.
The servants tried various methods to wake him, but all efforts were in vain. The group finally realized that Lin Xiangcai had gone mad!
Lin Xiangcai's family then rushed him to the best hospital in Jiangzhou and consulted the top neurologists. The doctors concluded that Lin Xiangcai's body had no other physical abnormalities, but his mind seemed to have suffered a severe shock; in other words, he had gone insane!
Considering his constant talk of ghosts, the doctors suggested his family thoroughly search their home for anything unusual.
Helpless, the Lin family invited several renowned feng shui masters, monks, and Taoist priests to their home.
None of these individuals could identify any problems. However, one rather famous feng shui master found it puzzling. From a feng shui perspective, the villa where the Lin family resided, along with its interior design and decorations, appeared to be exceptionally auspicious.
Yet, in such a seemingly perfect feng shui location, a lingering Yin energy had accumulated and refused to dissipate.
Little did he know that on that night, Ling Tian had erected a Yin gathering formation near the villa, accumulating a large amount of Yin energy within a mere few dozen minutes.
This Yin energy, having accumulated within the villa, did not immediately disperse. Although the Yin gathering formation was later dismantled, the continuous influx of spiritual energy from heaven and earth prevented this Yin energy from dissipating.
Without someone with true skill to resolve it, the residents of this house would experience extreme irritability and even fall gravely ill.
In a few decades, or if someone were to die in this house, it might even give rise to malevolent Yin spirits!
As for the so-called ghost fire, it was actually the fire spirit released by Ling Tian. Ling Tian used the fire spirit to simulate his appearance and sprinkled some phosphorus powder, making the fire spirit appear greenish, resembling a ghost fire, ultimately terrifying Lin Xiangcai into madness!
For someone who had no personal grievances with him but helped others bully his wife and grandfather, Ling Tian showed no mercy! Driving him mad was merely a just deserts for his actions!
Elder Wang Chunfeng arrived at Longpan Mountain. To Elder Wang's surprise, Dao Yuan Immortal Master and several others were not on the mountain. Only his fifth master, Gu Tianxi, greeted him with a smile at the mountain gate.
Elder Wang Chunfeng expressed his profound gratitude to Gu Tianxi. He knew very well that without Gu Tianxi's intervention, the Wang family's connections and status would have been insufficient to engage the prestigious Bafang Tongda Law Firm from the capital to assist him in his legal battles, nor could they have secured Lawyer Zhu.
Gu Tianxi also prepared an exquisite banquet to host Elder Wang. After dinner, he arranged a clean meditation room for Elder Wang to stay.
That night, Elder Wang slept very peacefully. Ever since Ling Tian's incident, he had not slept so soundly in a long time.
The next morning, the elder was awakened by the chirping of birds outside. He got out of bed, dressed, and opened the door, with fresh air greeting him.
Longpan Mountain already boasted a superior natural environment, and Dao Yuan Immortal Master had also established a powerful spirit-gathering formation near the Taoist temple.
At this moment, a young Taoist boy, about ten years old, brought a food box containing a very rich and delicious breakfast.
After finishing the breakfast, Elder Wang walked towards Gu Tianxi's meditation room. Both were businessmen, but although Gu Tianxi was nearly twenty years his junior, his insight made Elder Wang feel greatly enlightened.
Upon reaching Gu Tianxi's residence, he was informed by the young Taoist boy that Gu Tianxi was in the side hall of the Taoist temple, so he hurried there.
As soon as he arrived, Elder Wang Chunfeng heard lively conversation coming from the side hall.
He entered and immediately paid his respects. It turned out that Ling Tian's grandmaster, Dao Yuan Immortal Master, his second master, Monk Jie Nu, and his third master, Gong Heming, had returned to the mountain that morning!
As for Ling Tian's fourth master, Xiang Yuntian, he had retired from the martial world years ago. This time, he made an exception for Ling Tian and broke his vow of non-violence. He would not return until he had had his fill of killing at the foot of the mountain.
Ling Tian's sixth master, Yan Yu, was also extremely busy. She was not only seeking revenge for Ling Tian and gathering information on the Long family but also investigating intelligence related to the Tianshan Sword Sect, thus she had not returned to the mountain.
Elder Wang Chunfeng had learned from Gu Tianxi that although Gu Tianxi had helped him contact lawyers and extricate himself, the idea had originated from Dao Yuan Immortal Master. It was also Dao Yuan Immortal Master's intention for Elder Wang to take refuge at Longpan Mountain, for which Elder Wang was immensely grateful.
Dao Yuan Immortal Master smiled and took Elder Wang's hand.
"Brother Wang, you are Ling Tian's maternal grandfather, and Ling Tian himself said he regards you as his own grandfather.
To us masters, Ling Tian is also family. We are all one family, and there's no need for formalities between family members...
By the way, Brother Wang, later, we will give you a surprise..."
As they were speaking, the main doors of the hall were suddenly pushed open, and a person walked in. He strode quickly to the group and suddenly knelt on the ground. He first kowtowed three times to Elder Wang, and then kowtowed to each of the others in turn.
"Grandfather, Masters, your unworthy disciple Ling Tian pays his respects. I have caused you all worry these past few days!"
Elder Wang Chunfeng's mouth fell open. At one point, the elder had even believed Ling Tian was dead. Now, his grandson appeared before him, full of life and vigor. Such a shock for an elder nearing eighty was almost too much to bear.
Gong Heming, seeing the situation was precarious, quickly channeled some true qi into the elder's body, preventing him from suffering a cerebral hemorrhage due to excessive excitement.