" You see, there are many realms in the cosmos. The three major ones you see are the mortal realm, the netherworld, and the heavenly realm." Grandma Meng spoke as she sipped her tea.

" Do you not get bored drinking the same tea for eons?" Jia Hao asked in a placid voice.

" Brat, this one isn't the soup of forgetfulness." Grandma Meng snorted as she gave a flick to Jia Hao's forehead.

" Now sit back and listen to what I say. I don't get much free time like this."

Jia Hao rubbed his forehead as he also took a sip. Despite being in his soul form, he could still taste the rich flavor of the tea. A flavor which is unspeakable, yet he could feel throughout his soul.

" But there are many mortal realms, no?" Jia Hao asked curiously.

" Yes, there are many mortal realms. But the higher realms are fewer in number."

" Other than the netherworld and the heavenly realm, there is also the Astral Realm, the realm of spiritual existence."

" However, unlike other places, the Astral Realm has no defined borders. Everything exists inside the Astral Realm." Grandma Meng explained. " For example, the first Great Yama used the power of Primordial Death and conquered a part of Astral Realm, building the netherworld connected to it. So we can have ease of travel along with a supply of energy and spirituality from it."

" There are several layers of Astral Realm. Low level layers can house some vagabond ghosts or malevolent spirits, while the highest level can contain ancient beings, otherworldly deities with incomprehensible power."

" The guards of the netherworld or heavenly soldiers don't do anything about them?" Jia Hao was surprised.

" No, they don't. Everything must exist in harmony, so is the way of the Grand Dao." Grandma Meng shook her head.

" When there is fire in the city, even the fish in the pond will be affected. If a war between realms happens, lower realms will suffer."

" Speaking of which, so that's how the summoning method works, huh?" Jia Hao concluded. " Asking helps from spirits by using a contracted summoning."

" Yes, but direct communication with Astral Realm might be dangerous. So, if you ever need any help, you can communicate with netherworld instead. After all, it's a place of order and consequences."

Grandma Meng snickered lightly.

" Although, knowing how unusual you are, I am pretty sure you would even escape the grasp of the Astral Realm."

Jia Hao grinned as he finished the drink. " I will take it as a compliment, Sister Meng."

" Now, come with me. Help me handle the paperworks from the fate scribers."

" Not again." Jia Hao's face turned rigid when he heard that.

" I HATE OFFICE WORK!"

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Kalachakra Tantra, it encompases all the buddhist mysticsm inside it. Using it, a seasoned practitioner can read palm, forehead or birthchart for future prediction, summon spirits for help, or perform other things.

However, buddhist practitioners avoid them as much as possible, because divination is strictly tied with karmic threads. The more you entangle with karma, the less your chances for nirvana become.

' Well fortunately, I am not scared of that. Speaking of which, I truly wonder what the state of Netherworld is in this world?'

Focusing his spiritual senses, Jia Hao invoked the spirits, trying to get any information about Zhao Ningyu.

However, suddenly, Jia Hao's breathing constricted, as if all the nerves in his body had been blocked instantly. His internal energy swirled out of control, along with his spiritual qi.

The tree of desire inside his body thrummed, instantly stabilizing the spiritual qi with the desire qi. It barely took the time before Jia Hao was drained of all energy.

" LET…ME…GO!"

Clenching his teeth, Jia Hao activated his Golden Arhat Vajra Bod Art. A faint golden luminance erupted from his body, seizing control of the remaining internal energy.

Gasping around, Jia Hao's eyes snapped open, his feet staggering backwards. The strange oppression on his body vanished as he took a few deep breaths.

" Brother Jia, are you alright?"

" Water…" Jia Hao rubbed his lips as he growled. " Bring me water!"

Brother Biao's subordinate hurried as he poured Jia Hao a glass of cold water. But Jia Hao just snatched the entire jug and gulped down in a single breath. He threw the remaining water on his head, making him drench.

" Haahhh…Hahaha…" Trembling laughs escaped from his lips as Jia Hao finally calmed himself.

The card, which was neatly packed on the table earlier, seemed to scatter on its own. However, the strange thing was that all the cards were face down except the one, an ace of diamonds.

" I need information. Go to the 33rd Venue Street and check what is happening to the White Castle Establishment."

Brother Biao's ears perked up as he shouted at his subordinates.

" What are you looking at! Get me all the information you can! Don't alert anyone, just gather the intel!"

" Hurry up, you useless monkeys!"

" Call me tomorrow, I am feeling tired right now."

Without looking at Brother Biao, Jia Hao simply walked off from the room. His head still felt slightly dizzy, but Jia Hao simply got into his car and drove back.

' That's…That was something I didn't expect.' Jia Hao mumbled in his heart.

It was supposed to be a simple divination ritual. Jia Hao already marked three major suspected places on the map, symbolizing them with club, diamond, and heart, while spade as the negative answer.

The ace meant answer is right on spot, while the remaining corresponding cards meant the distance from the marked place.

However, what he didn't expect was that his entire spiritual qi and internal energy would be drained in a breath of time.

' What kind of spirit I contacted with? No normal spirit can take this much of my pure buddhist internal energy and stay still.'

' What's even weird, I couldn't sense the Netherworld at all. Could it be…laws of incantations work differently here?'

' Ugh, I never felt this much drained in a while. So tired…'

Jia Hao felt a wave of powerlessness washing on his body, but he persisted. When he arrived at home, he got on to his bed and sat cross legged.

Slowly circulating his Golden Arhat Vajra Body Art, he nourished his empty dantian with internal energy.

' Tsk, my tree of desire was about to evolve to the next stage, But the sudden energy drain has slowed the process. What a bad luck!'

Jia Hao sighed as he shook his head. After recovering a brief energy, he got up and slept.

It was unknown how much time had passed, but when Jia Hao opened his eyes, he saw himself standing inside the space of the Pot of Miracles. Gentle fog washed his feet as he saw a few of his treasures piled on the other side.

" Ah, speaking of which, I thought possessing you, I could have an upper hand against any kind of spirit?" Jia Hao folded his arms as he spoke, as if talking to an invisible entity.

" At least that's what happens in cliche stories, right?"

A wave of silence washed over Jia Hao, but soon the fog moved, turning into texts before him.

[ Host has encountered a powerful otherworldly demonic entity. As my primary function, I must hide my presence from any entity other than Host]

" An otherworldly what?" Jia Hao was alarmed when he read the texts. " No way I summoned a demon from the Astral Realm? But I tried to connect with the netherworld, though?"

[ Perhaps the realm Host was looking to connect for doesn't exist…at least in the way you are thinking. Maybe it's overlapped with Astral Realm, hence such a thing happened]

[ However, unless it's truly a dire situation, the Pot of Miracle will protect Host from any kind of manipulation]

" Well, thanks, I guess?" Jia Hao sighed in relief.

[ Host has received a spiritual message from the otherworldly entity. Does Host wish to see?]

Jia Hao's relaxed face was alarmed once again, " Whoa? They can do that too? What if it's any kind of trap?"

[ The pot will filter it for you]

" Hmm, I guess I can do that. Proceed then."

Suddenly, Jia Hao felt his surroundings trembling as a voice appeared in his mind.

[ The one who can hear my voice, this seat has a task for you]