I'm a Mountain Wanderer and Treasure Hunter, and the Nation Wants Me Back in the Field

Xu Benchu looks like an ordinary university student, but in secret, he is the direct heir to a lineage of mountain treasure hunters, skilled in reading the heavens, surveying the land, treading dragon veins, and reading the signs.

Reading the heavens means observing celestial phenomena to discern auspicious currents and directions, and the flow of vital energy.

Surveying the land means searching mountains and studying rivers, discerning the layout of dragon veins, understanding the flow of vital energy, and judging the worth of the surrounding terrain and waters.

Treading dragon veins is a remarkable skill involving yin and yang, the five elements, Qimen Dunjia, scaling mountains and diving into seas, and subduing tigers and dragons.

Reading the signs means being widely knowledgeable and skilled in the arts of mountains, medicine, physiognomy, fate, and divination.

These two traditions were originally unrelated, but during the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties, Xu's ancestor brought them together and mastered them as one.

He also created a set of mystical arts that shook the world: the Yin-Yang Profound Mystic Demon-Slaying Edict.

The Xu family, however, followed the rules of mountain wanderers and always kept a remarkably low profile, so few people knew of them.

That is, until the day a special agency came knocking.

"Xiao Xu, there's a major case. The country would like you to help us out."

Xu Benchu: "Uh... Could I think about it?"…

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual persons or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.