Chapter 454

North of China, Jinmen City.

It is September, the heat of summer has not yet dissipated; walking out of the airport, the dazzling sun made one's eyes ache.

Zhang Fan pushed his luggage and had already set foot in one of the most prosperous and legendary cities in northern China.

"Jinmen... this is the gateway to Shangjing," Zhang Fan sighed.

Since ancient times, Jinmen has been the gateway to the capital and the hub of water transport under heaven.

Since modern times, this place has been filled with concessions, martial arts gatherings, and a rich Jiang Hu atmosphere; wrestling halls, escort agencies, martial arts schools, teahouses, theaters, and opium dens are everywhere, which can be called a mix of all kinds of people, dragons and snakes.

On the ground of Jinmen, being able to earn a bowl of rice, not to mention having the heaven-defying skills of strange people, is definitely possessing the ingenious skills to establish one's life in troubled times.

"It's been many years since I came back."

Xu Changshou walked from behind, his expression complex, quite having the feeling of 'the closer to home, the more timid one feels'.

He left the Xu family and Jinmen when he was young, drifted to the Xijiang area, and never came back.

Now returning to his hometown, things have changed.

Those familiar things and familiar people have all changed their appearance.

"Old Xu, you can count as returning home; this is your territory," Zhang Fan chuckled.

"Returning home..." Xu Changshou whispered, chewing on the different emotions in these two words.

"Let's go!"

The two pushed their luggage and hailed a taxi.

"Shan Shui Club!"

This is an industry of the Xu family and also the landing point for Zhang Fan and Xu Changshou on this trip.

Along the way, Zhang Fan looked at the scenery outside the window; the customs of Jinmen are indeed unique, with waterways crisscrossing, high-rise buildings on both sides, cruise ships floating on the river, and the bridgehead not far away crowded with people watching the excitement.

"Two, this is our Jinmen's famous Wanguo Bridge; in a while, it will 'click' and lift up, it's very interesting," the driver uncle drove the car and introduced enthusiastically.

Zhang Fan smiled but didn't speak, looking at the crisscrossing waterways along the way; as a Daoist practitioner, refining the body, observing heaven and earth, examining luck...

At this time, he also had to sigh at the Feng Shui layout of Jinmen.

When he was a child, besides daily cultivation, whether it was Li Linglong or Zhang Lingzong, they would also popularize some basic knowledge of Feng Shui and mountain ranges for him, especially Zhang Lingzong, who had detailedly talked about the Feng Shui of Jinmen.

It was so detailed, it was as if he had been there.

The Feng Shui layout of Jinmen is extremely special, summarized in one sentence:

The lower reaches of the nine rivers, water dragons gather, guarding the capital, the turtle city is forever solid!

Jinmen is located at the 'lower reaches of the nine rivers', which is the place where many rivers in the Haihe River basin enter the sea, and it is also the only sea outlet for the water system in northern China, thus forming a Feng Shui layout of 'water dragons gathering'.

The most critical point is that it is the water mouth of Shangjing.

The so-called water mouth, in Feng Shui, is the total exit of a water flow.

Feng Shui, Feng Shui, water is extremely important.

The water mouth is related to the gathering and scattering of vitality and the collection and release of wealth in a place.

Jinmen is the great water mouth of the Shangjing Feng Shui layout.

In addition, Shangjing, as the 'cave' position of the thousand-year imperial capital, belongs to the northern branch of the Ancestral Dragon Vein, and is a veritable mountain dragon.

In other words, the northern dragon comes from the northwest and plunges into the water dragon layout of Jinmen, like a dragon returning to the sea, with both mountains and water, a complete momentum, and even more prosperous royal energy.

Precisely because of this, Jinmen is not only the gateway to the capital, but in terms of Feng Shui, it further promotes the dragon energy of Shangjing.

Hum...

Zhang Fan sat in the car, suddenly, his brow trembled, an invisible fluctuation spread out, leisurely, like a gentle breeze, like a surging wave, permeating the void.

"Hmm!?"

Xu Changshou raised an eyebrow, sensing something; he looked at Zhang Fan and couldn't help but reveal an unusual expression.

At this moment, he felt that Zhang Fan's aura had merged with the surrounding environment, his soul seemed to have become a part of the environment, feeling the rhythm of heaven and earth, feeling the aura of this city...

Xu Changshou's expression was solemn, but waves had already been stirred up in his heart.

Such means, although not as good as the Celestial Master's 【Heaven and Man as One】, already had a trace of mysterious true flavor.

"Fan King..." Xu Changshou whispered.

Now in the Fan Sect, everyone worships the Fan King god position.

What the Fan Sect worships is only this true king.

Ordinary people are fine, but those who have reached Xu Changshou's realm know how terrifying, exaggerated, and incredible it is to establish a god position with a mortal body and enjoy the incense of the human world...

Ordinary people, with weak bodies and cheap lives, if they do this, they will surely suffer heaven's punishment; light cases lead to early death, heavy cases lead to the destruction of the family.

However, since establishing that god position, Zhang Fan seems to have become even more different.

"Alright, in broad daylight, I'm just dozing off!"

Just at this moment, the driver uncle's shout rang out in the car.

Zhang Fan slowly opened his eyes; he knew that the driver uncle was affected by him, and that invisible fluctuation interfered with the balance between the other's consciousness and soul.

The impact of this encounter on him will be long-term; after returning, various phenomena might still appear on his body, and even when sleeping at night, his soul might experience a brief awakening.

If it were in ancient times, this would count as meeting a high-level person; with enough opportunity, worshipping under a high-level person and receiving guidance would be a great creation.

It's a pity...

"This Jinmen really is a big turtle," Zhang Fan whispered in a deep voice.

Just now, with his soul contemplating and his mind connecting to heaven and earth, he vaguely felt that the vast Jinmen City was like a big turtle, crawling in this place where water dragons gather.

"Jinmen flourished because of water transport; it started to develop in the Tang Dynasty, but it was truly built as a city in the Ming Dynasty," Xu Changshou looked at Zhang Fan with deep meaning and whispered.

In the second year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court established the Tianjin Guard and began to build the city.

The Minister of Works at that time was named Huang Fu, who was well-versed in Feng Shui and geomancy, so he designed Jinmen as a 'Turtle City', thereby forming the Feng Shui layout of 【Spirit Turtle Suppressing Water】, aiming to resolve water evil.

"The core of Jinmen's Feng Shui is water, which is why the Xu family took root here," Xu Changshou said in a low voice.

Hearing this, a sense of realization rose in Zhang Fan's heart.

Back then, Ancestor Xu traveled the world, controlled floods, slew dragons and subdued dragons, and only then did he have such great achievements, thereby attaining immortality.

It can be said that he was connected with water all his life.

"Precisely because of this, the 【Ancestor Xu Sword】 is worshipped in this Jinmen, and it is kept by this spirit turtle," Xu Changshou said indifferently.

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhang Fan was even more moved.

A moment later, the car stopped in front of the 【Shan Shui Club】.

Getting out of the car, Zhang Fan looked around and saw 'Western-style buildings' everywhere; the ancient small building in front of him seemed a bit out of place.

"This is already a concession," Xu Changshou explained: "Now it can also be considered a popular scenic spot, a must-visit place in Jinmen."

"Let's go in!"

Walking into the club, in the center of the lobby was a huge black copper water basin, with golden lotuses floating in the basin.

Black is water, and gold produces water; with such prosperous water energy, it is endless.