Chapter 71: A Peerless Prodigy of Feng Shui and an Unrivaled Talent (Part 1)

Having grasped the overall feng shui layout of the Huangpu River, Li Chengfeng felt a surge of deep excitement. The naturally formed nine-bend incoming water, combined with the artificial feng shui arrangement along the riverbank, had transformed the once despised muddy mudflat into a blessed land of prime feng shui.

Those hateful island nation scoundrels had actually constructed a saber-shaped skyscraper on this precious feng shui site, attempting to use the Heavenly Slash Sha to sever the dragon vein of the Huangpu River, disrupt the local feng shui, and undermine the national fortune of China.

Such a malicious and venomous intention deserved to be utterly condemned and eradicated.

In just three days, this saber-shaped building would be topped out. Once that happened, the Heavenly Slash Sha would fully materialize, striking directly at the Huangpu River.

If the dragon vein of the Huangpu River were severed, it would bring about unimaginable disaster, impacting far more than just the economy.

Since the building was already completed, it was no longer possible to have them tear it down; other solutions had to be found.

The Eight Dragon Sect, the Dragon Guardian Guard, the Haicheng Xuanshu Association, civilian feng shui organizations, and masters of I Ching were all racking their brains to find a way to neutralize the Heavenly Slash Sha, putting forward numerous suggestions.

However, the Heavenly Slash Sha was not so easily dispelled. There were simply too many aspects to consider, rendering many proposed methods unsuitable.

The most crucial task right now was how to counter the Heavenly Slash Sha in three days' time and protect the water dragon vein of the Huangpu River.

A supreme feng shui dragon vein of this magnitude—a once-in-a-millennium natural wonder—must not be allowed to suffer any destruction under any circumstances, nor could the sinister conspiracy of the Nine Chrysanthemums Faction's feng shui masters be allowed to succeed.

To destroy the feng shui dragon vein of China—that was absolutely impossible.

A gentle and amiable smile played across Chu Yunhong's face as he looked at Li Chengfeng. The more he looked at the young man, the more pleased and fond of him he became. In a soft voice, he asked, "Little brother, since you can see through the feng shui of the Huangpu River and have also unraveled the layout of that saber-shaped building, you must realize how malicious their intentions are. Have you thought of a way to resolve the Heavenly Slash Sha?"

"Old General, rest assured. As long as I am here, I will never let those thieves from the island nation destroy our Chinese dragon vein."

As Li Chengfeng uttered these words, his face radiated an unmatched and supreme confidence.

A satisfied smile spread across Chu Yunhong's face as well. For reasons unknown, he felt a profound and unwavering confidence in the young man before him.

Ever since he learned that the Nine Chrysanthemums Faction had built a saber-shaped skyscraper in Haicheng in an attempt to sever the water dragon vein of the Huangpu River with the Heavenly Slash Sha, Chu Yunhong had not enjoyed a single peaceful night of sleep.

Tonight, however, he could finally sleep soundly, knowing that an important meeting awaited him tomorrow.

Li Chengfeng still harbored a lingering doubt, but seeing how weary Chu Yunhong appeared, he hesitated to voice it.

Yet, Chu Yunhong caught the perplexed expression on Li Chengfeng's face and said with a smile, "Little brother, is there something on your mind that you wish to ask me?"

Seeing the old general being so straightforward, Li Chengfeng nodded and posed the question that had been weighing on his mind.

"Old General, do you know who laid out the feng shui formation along the Huangpu River?"

Chu Yunhong fell silent for a moment, reminiscing about the past. Soon, a look of reverence surfaced on his eyes, and only then did he nod and reply, "I do. He was a close friend of my father."

"He is a living legend. He once fought against the celestial stars and lost an eye, and fought against the earth's dragon qi and ended up with a limp leg."

Shock washed over Li Chengfeng's face. This person was simply too formidable! To dare to fight the celestial stars and contend with the earth's dragon qi—feats that countless feng shui masters would never even dare to dream of—he had actually carried them out.

Fighting the celestial stars meant shifting the positions of the stars in the sky, while fighting the earth's dragon qi meant relocating the dragon veins of the earth without harming their fundamental roots.

With utter astonishment, Li Chengfeng asked, "Old General, who is this person? What is his name? Could you tell me more about him? I wish to take him as my master!"

"His name is Li Tiancheng. My purpose in going to Qingzhou City was precisely to look for him, but unfortunately, I couldn't find him."

"Pfft!"

"Ahem, ahem..."

Hearing this familiar name, Li Chengfeng nearly slipped off the sofa. Never in his wildest dreams had he imagined that the legendary figure he admired so deeply, the master who had arranged the feng shui along the Huangpu River, turned out to be none other than his own grandfather.

Recalling that his grandfather Li Tiancheng indeed had one blind eye and a limp leg, a sudden wave of realization washed over him. Why hadn't he thought of this earlier? He had even harbored thoughts of meeting him and taking him as a master!

If he wanted to see him, he simply had to go home; as for taking him as a master, that was entirely unnecessary, since all the skills he possessed had been taught by him.

Noticing Li Chengfeng's fit of coughing, Chu Yunhong asked with concern, "Little brother, what is wrong? Have you caught a cold?"

"No, nothing is wrong, just a slightly itchy throat."

Only then did Chu Yunhong relax, and he offered comforting words, "Don't worry. The day I find him, I will definitely take you to meet him, and I will personally beg him to accept you as his disciple!"

"Ah, thank you so much, Old General!"

Li Chengfeng did not reveal to Chu Yunhong that Li Tiancheng was his grandfather, because his grandfather was advanced in years, had already retired from the world, and wished to live undisturbed.

A lingering sense of shock remained in his heart. He had never imagined his grandfather had been so formidable in his youth, yet his grandfather had never once spoken of these exploits.

Whenever there was time, his grandfather would simply teach him Qimen Dunjia, Qimen feng shui, and folk forbidden arts, never wasting words on useless chatter.

This must be what they meant by "a hero never boasts of his past triumphs!"

It was precisely because of his grandfather's strict demands and meticulous tutelage that Li Chengfeng had attained such profound mastery in Qimen feng shui.

Realizing that it had been quite a while since he last saw his grandfather, living alone and in solitude in the small seaside courtyard, a pang of missing him welled up inside, and his eyes involuntarily grew moist.

Once he returned to Qingzhou City, he would bring his grandfather to Wanghai Pavilion to enjoy his twilight years in comfort.

Eager to learn about his grandfather's youth, Li Chengfeng feigned curiosity and asked, "Old General, could you tell me about what Li Tiancheng was like when he was young?"

Chu Yunhong nodded. At that very moment, Chu Qingnian and Wang Bin pushed open the door and walked in, a bright red handprint still visible on Wang Bin's face.

The appearance of the two did not interrupt Chu Yunhong, who remained deep in thought as he began to recount Li Tiancheng's past.

Chu Qingnian and Wang Bin also listened with eager curiosity.

After a short while, Chu Yunhong slowly began to speak.

"He was an extraordinary prodigy of feng shui, a genius without peer in his generation. I only heard about these things from my father."

"The story of Li Tiancheng dates back to the War of Resistance. During those turbulent years, in order to conquer China more swiftly, the island nation's military plundered 238 stones from across Chinese territory and used them to build a tower known as the Hachiko-Iu Tower..."

These 238 stones were taken from various provinces in China: Mount Tai stone from Shandong, Mount Lu stone from Jiangxi, Mount Huang stone from Anhui, Mount Song stone from Henan, and Great Wall stone from the capital, among others.

Furthermore, they had also stolen 123 stones from the Korean peninsula.

Secretly, they shipped these stones back to their island nation, using them as the foundation to construct a tower called the Hachiko-Iu Tower, also known as the Soul-Suppressing Tower.

They attempted to use this method in a vain delusion to suppress China and conquer it more rapidly.

The Hachiko-Iu Tower stood approximately 37 meters tall, with four characters carved on the front of the tower: "Hachiko-Iu." The meaning of these four characters was precisely the unification of all directions under a single rule—their delusional ambition to dominate the entire world.

On the four sides of the Hachiko-Iu Tower, four demon-head reliefs were carved, each inscribed with specific phrases: "Descent of the Heavenly Grandson," "Jinwu Eastern Expedition," "Ethnic Harmony," and "An Unbroken Line for Ages Eternal."

From these inscriptions, the boundless ambition of the invaders was plainly evident.

When the construction of the Hachiko-Iu Tower was completed, China's War of Resistance entered its most grueling and difficult period. The number of traitors and running dogs surged drastically, numerous Chinese provinces were occupied by the island nation's military, and the majority of the nation's territory was lost.