The onlookers who had been quietly watching couldn’t help but rub their eyes because Leo’s figure appeared somewhat blurry to them.
This phenomenon was quite strange because everything else around Leo was clear, but when looking at Leo himself, it seemed a bit blurry, as if there was a layer of frosted glass between them.
Leo, with his narrowed eyes, suddenly opened them and took out a octagonal mirror, placing it in the middle of the altar. He then lit three white candles around the mirror, arranged in a triangular shape.
Forming hand seals, he struck one seal towards the octagonal mirror in the center of the three candles.
A beam of white light suddenly shot up from the mirror’s surface, causing the flames of the three candles to turn white as well.
Leo’s hands moved ceaselessly, imprinting one hand seal after another into the white beam of light.
As the hand seals continued to enter, the white beam of light gradually took on a faint golden glow, and the flames of the three candles returned to their normal color.
“Green Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, guard my house! Set!” When Leo’s chant fell, the final hand seal was struck into the beam of light.
The beam of light began to change, alternating between gold and white, sometimes bright, sometimes dim, causing the faces of the people present to flicker with astonishment. Their minds went blank, and even their consciousness seemed to disappear, leaving them dumbfounded, staring at the scene before them.
The alternating gold and white beam of light suddenly split into nine from the top, tracing an arc and landing simultaneously in nine red lacquered wooden bowls on the ground.
The nine small beams of light poured into the bowls like milk, but the bowls seemed like bottomless pits, with not a trace of light flowing out from within.
The nine bowls on the ground, along with the beams of light connected to them, began to move quickly across the ground.
No matter how the bowls moved, the beams of light connected to them did not intertwine or entangle with each other, creating an incredibly mysterious sight.
After about half a stick of incense’s worth of time, the nine moving bowls came to a stop.
Keen observers would notice that the current positions of the nine bowls were exactly the same as before.
Leo knew that the time was almost right. He made a hand seal gesture, and his Spiritual Power surged within him, condensing into nine strands of Spiritual Power that flowed towards the nine red lacquered bowls on the ground.
After the Spiritual Power entered the bowls, a strange aura connected the nine bowls together, but this aura was invisible, only detectable by Divine Awareness.
“Enter!”
Leo shouted loudly, and at that shout, the nine bowls on the ground simultaneously sank into the earth.
“Set!”
Another loud shout, and the beams of light connected to the bowls also disappeared into the ground.
The bowls vanished, the beams of light vanished, and the white candles on the altar had already been extinguished. The octagonal mirror remained quietly lying on the altar, everything returned to its original calm state.
Leo let out a long breath.
At this point, the Spirit-Locking Formation was considered complete. As long as it wasn’t deliberately sabotaged, the energy field here would remain stable for a long time.
Leo walked up to Brice and said, “Mr. Hampton, the matter of relocating the graves has been successfully completed. This place is now a geomancy treasure. With ancestral graves here, it will greatly benefit the Hampton family’s fortune. I don’t need to say much about how to protect it.”
“Thank you very much, Dr. Bloomer, for everything you have done for the Hampton family.”
Brice’s face, which had been tense all along, finally relaxed completely. He deeply bowed to Leo, expressing his gratitude and respect.
Leo extended his hand to support him and said politely, “Mr. Hampton, there’s no need for such formalities.”
After paying respects to the ancestral graves, Brice entrusted Fisher with the remaining clean-up work, while he and Leo returned to Tanta City.
At a five-star hotel in Tanta City, with Brice as the host, he treated Leo to a banquet.
During the banquet, Brice handed Leo an envelope containing a bank card.
After the meal, Leo comfortably rested at the hotel for one night and took the high-speed train back to Langstel the next morning.
As for Brice, he went to Blue Flower Town again to handle the remaining matters.
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Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, it was afternoon tea time for Franke.
The location was Modock Manor in Provence.
Under a tall shady tree on the lush green grass, there was a round stone table.
On the stone table, there were two exquisite tea sets, delicate dessert plates, cakes, and fresh flowers, creating a pleasing sight.
Sitting on chairs on either side of the stone table were two individuals, one of whom was Prince Augustus.
The other person was dressed in luxurious clothing, predominantly red in color. He was slightly shorter than Prince Augustus but had a gentle noble demeanor.
This person was the other prince among the four princes of the Wolf Clan, Prince Felix.
“Augustus, your estate is becoming more beautiful,” Prince Felix leaned back in his chair, wearing a contented expression on his face.
“Felix, it’s rare for you to come here for tea. This is the most authentic Atraria black tea,” Prince Augustus smiled and turned his gaze to Felix.
“Mmm, the taste is indeed good.” Felix picked up the porcelain cup, took a sip of tea, savored it carefully, and smiled.
“By the way, Augustus, speaking of Atraria, I heard that the sales of your red wine there have declined significantly recently,” Prince Felix’s eyes flickered as he looked at Prince Augustus.
“Hehe, Felix, I don’t know where you got that information from. I have no knowledge of it,” Prince Augustus shook his head and laughed.
The relationship between the four princes of the Wolf Clan was not good. The Wolf Emperor had been in slumber for hundreds of years, and the highest status among the Wolf Clan was held by the four princes.
Of course, the power of the four princes was also constrained by the Duke Elder Council.
The Wolf Emperor had been sleeping, and it was uncertain when he would awaken. It was possible that he would continue to slumber indefinitely, creating a vacuum in the highest authority.
Currently, the four princes were all vying to become the next Wolf Emperor, so it was inevitable for them to scheme against each other.
Even if Felix spoke the truth, Augustus wouldn’t admit it.
“Is that so? Hehe, Augustus, then perhaps my source of information was mistaken,” Felix’s gaze flickered, and a smile curled up at the corner of his mouth. “But, Augustus, if you encounter any trouble in Eastland, I might be able to offer you some assistance.”
Among the four princes, Felix was in charge of the Ausox industry, while Augustus was responsible for the Eastland industry.
The remaining two princes were in charge of Ecrin and Aucahane, respectively.
The industry under Felix’s responsibility, Ausox, had the lowest economic output and far less consumer power compared to the other continents.
Augustus, on the other hand, was responsible for the rapidly rising Eastland, which had the two largest countries in the world and astonishing sales of red wine.
Therefore, if Augustus made any major mistakes, he could conveniently use it as an excuse to switch responsibilities with another prince.