**Chapter 39: The Supreme Feng Shui Formation – Child Resting on Gold**
Wang Bin's interest was instantly piqued when he heard about the forbidden folk art of the "Three Corpses Blocking Wealth." Having studied modern sciences for over a decade, he had always dismissed feng shui and mystical arts as mere superstition. But witnessing the stone ox bleed before his eyes shattered his worldview entirely. Now, he viewed the world through a lens of newfound mystery. Staring at Li Chengfeng, he asked curiously:
"Chengfeng, I still don't get it. How can a featherless crow or a starved bat be used to harm people? This sounds too ridiculous!"
Li Chengfeng smiled. To ordinary people, the corpses of animals—a diseased cat, a bald crow, an emaciated bat—were nothing but lifeless remains. But to a feng shui master of the mystic arts, these were symbols of profound decay. With slight manipulation, they could curse a person with misfortune and despair.
"If you don't believe me," Li Chengfeng said, "once we find the featherless crow and the starved bat, come back to Qingzhou with me. I'll show you firsthand how the 'Three Corpses Blocking Wealth' works." Wang Bin nodded, bombarding him with more questions about feng shui. Li Chengfeng patiently answered each one, and their conversation lasted deep into the night...
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**The Next Morning**
The two were roused from sleep by Wang Bin's mother. "Xiao Feng, Binzi, get up! Breakfast is ready!"
Though simple, the meal felt heartwarming—freshly ground soy milk, steamed buns, fried dough sticks, and tofu rolls. Once satisfied, Wang Bin led Li Chengfeng into the mountains behind the village.
Years ago, during their school days, Li Chengfeng had visited these peaks with Wang Bin. Now, the towering Tianmu Mountain Range stretched before them, its emerald-green slopes designated as a national nature reserve. The air hummed with cicadas and birdsong as sunlight pierced the canopy, casting ethereal pillars of light through the misty forest. Closing his eyes, Li Chengfeng spread his arms and inhaled deeply.
"It's breathtaking here. You'd never breathe air this fresh in the city."
"Of course," Wang Bin chuckled. "Why else would it be a protected reserve?"
Amidst the beauty, isolated graves dotted the woods, and crows cawed overhead. Following the cries, the duo trekked through the forest, scanning treetops for nests. By noon, Wang Bin—raised near these mountains—had climbed countless trees, identifying nests with ease. Yet none held a featherless crow. Exhausted, he wiped his brow.
"Featherless crows? Do they even exist?"
Sitting beneath a tree, Li Chengfeng shared an old tale. "Have you heard of *'the lamb kneels to nurse, the crow feeds its mother'*? When crows age, they molt and grow new feathers. During this vulnerable time, fledglings bring food to sustain them. But if a molting crow is abandoned, it eats its own feathers until it dies bald in its nest. Such a corpse becomes a potent symbol of decay in feng shui."
Intrigued, Wang Bin scaled another tree. This time, his voice echoed down: **"Chengfeng! We found it!"**
A desiccated, featherless crow lay in the nest. Li Chengfeng carefully bagged it. Now, they needed only the starved bat.
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Bats dwelled in dark hollows—tree cavities, caves—but hours of searching yielded nothing. At a mountain peak, the two collapsed onto rocks, sweat-drenched and weary. Wang Bin groaned, "Why did I agree to this? Lounging in bed scrolling my phone would've been better than chasing bats in the wilderness!"
Li Chengfeng laughed. "That's what brothers are for."
As they rested, Li Chengfeng's gaze drifted across the horizon. Three interconnected peaks caught his eye—two taller flanking a shorter, rectangular central mountain. Sunlight glinted off its surface, making the formation shimmer like a golden ingot.
His breath hitched. **"Child Resting on Gold..."**
This rare, supreme feng shui formation promised wealth and prosperity to any family burying ancestors here. Few ever glimpsed such a treasure—and only the angle of sunlight at this precise moment had revealed it. A smile spread across Li Chengfeng's face. Destiny had guided them here.
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