Spirit Hunters of Maoshan Sect Chapter 99 The Formation of Five Elements

Chapter 99 The Formation of Five Elements

Xie Yuqing curiously approached and started to sniff, “What demon Qi? I don’t smell it.”

“You won’t be able to smell it.”

“Is there an...undead inside there?” Xie Yuqing nervously asked.

“Nope,” Ye Shaoyang said, “There’s something even more powerful than an undead inside here. But there is an undead right behind you.”

“Behind me?” Xie Yuqing turned around in fear and only saw Old Feng, who stood a short distance away, “You’re kidding, right? I don’t see any….”

Ye Shaoyang did not answer her. He put both of his hands on his waist and asked Old Feng, “How old are you?”

“Sixty-five,” Old Feng answered in a very deep and weak voice.

Zhou Jingru frowned when she heard this, “Manager Zhang, why are you hiring elderly people?”

Manager Zhang chuckled and answered in a polite tone, “Miss Zhou, he is actually not one of our employees. He was a beggar, and he came to the worksite. I pitied him, so I gave him a job and paid him a salary.”

Then, Zhou Jingru replied, “Well, at least you have a little conscience.”

Ye Shaoyang shook his head in despair and said, “Too bad that you created even more problems for the man.” Then, he looked at Old Feng and asked, “Where are you from?”

“Jiang Bei state...that’s all I remember,” Old Feng answered in a very slow, machine-like manner.

Ye Shaoyang looked at his dull eyes and let out a sigh. Then, he asked, “Do you know that you’re dead?”

Ye Shaoyang's words shocked everyone present as if lightning had struck them. They all stood still and looked at Old Feng. Then, Old Feng’s expressions slowly started to change. He began to frown, and his eyes seemed to show killing intent. “I’m not dead; I am not dead!” Old Feng groaned. Then, he proceeded to pick up a metal rod off the floor and slowly walked toward Ye Shaoyang.

“Old Feng, what are you doing! Put it down, now!” Manager Zhang yelled furiously.

But Old Feng did not seem to care at all. He inched forward slowly; he raised the metal rod and swung it down hard toward Ye Shaoyang. Naturally, Ye Shaoyang dodged it. Then, he went closer to Old Feng and slapped his Mian Men point. It did not seem like a powerful strike, but it knocked Old Feng completely back. When he landed on the floor, he instantly shattered into pieces. This sight shocked everyone. Manager Zhang asked in a trembling manner, “Wh...at...happened, did you just break him into...pie...ces?”

“He wasn’t a human anymore. Go and see for yourself.”

Xie Yuqing walked over first. She went close, worked up her courage, and picked up a piece of Old Feng. It had a red coloration and felt hard like frozen meat, “Oh my; how is this possible? Why isn’t there any blood?”

“His blood has been sucked dry. Just now, he was merely a corpse that still possessed a thread of Yang Qi.” Then, out of nowhere, Ye Shaoyang caught something in his hand. He brought it in front of him, and a figure slowly appeared. It was Old Feng’s spirit! He kneeled in front of Ye Shaoyang in a very respectful manner.

“Gho..st, ghost!” Manager Zhang screamed.

Xie Yuqing rolled her eyes and said, “What’s the big deal? What a puss.” By now, Xie Yuqing had gained a certain amount of experience; she had seen her fair share of evil beings. She had a level of immunity toward the average spirit. At least, the ones that were not very horrifying.

“Mister, please spare me. Please,” Old Feng’s face expressed a range of emotion, as he tried his best to plead for his soul.

“Where are you from? And how did you become a beggar? Tell me the truth.”

After a person dies, they would usually recall all the things that had happened. Old Feng answered truthfully, “My name is Feng Bao. I’m from Jiang Bei state, Tai Hang district. I have a son. I also have dementia, so that’s how I wandered to this area.”

Ye Shaoyang continued to ask, “How did you die?”

Old Feng shook his head and said, “I don’t know. I was eating food. Suddenly, I was attacked. I felt something stick into my neck. Then, it sucked away all my blood. I really have no idea what it looks like….”

Ye Shaoyang let out a sigh. He drew a Soul Guiding Talisman Paper and told him, “Now, go report to the Netherworld Council. You’ll be compensated in the next life.”

Old Feng thanked Ye Shaoyang. Then, he became a wisp of smoke and fused with the talisman paper.

Xie Yuqing asked, “So, who was the killer? Or shall I ask, what was the killer?”

Ye Shaoyang shook his head and replied, “Usually, after a person dies, they will recall everything that has happened to them during their lifetimes. Nothing is missed, even when they are murdered. Normally, they would learn who killed them. But Old Feng had no idea about who killed him, which means that the killer is so powerful that they have the ability to conceal themselves.”

Manager Zhang felt shocked, “Mr. Ye, you can catch...ghosts?”

Ye Shaoyang did no respond. He took out seven copper stakes seven inches in length. Then, he stood before the well and used his hand to stick the stakes around the mouth of the well. After all seven nails were put in, shocking Manager Zhang and Zhou Jingru, Ye Shaoyang proceeded to take out some cinnabar strings and looped it several times around the nails. Finally, he formed a net. When he finished that, he took out a talisman paper. Then, he chanted, “O' I stand where the room is, sharing with the Mighty King Chakarvarti. With the ray of light he brings, no evil dares to bar his path!” and stuck the talisman paper on the well.

This sparked Xie Yuqing’s curiosity, so she asked, “What does this do?”

“There’s some creature down here, but I don’t want to deal with it yet. So, I sealed it up first.”

Then Ye Shaoyang wanted to check something else, so he took out his Yin Yang compass, activated it with a chant, and began to examine the temple grounds. After a while, he looked up, saw the main temple, and muttered, “I see….”

“Big brother Shaoyang, what’s wrong?” Zhou Jingru approached him and asked.

“This place has a formation that is called the Formation of Five Elements,” Ye Shaoyang pointed at the bell and the well. Then, he said, “There’s a bell in the Qian position, which represents metal. There’s a well in the Kun position, which represents water. Some grass at the Zhen position, wood….” As he spoke, he took three big steps and rubbed his shoe on the ground, which revealed the red soil underneath. Then, he continued, “Red soil that represents earth, and it’s in the Kan position.”

He turned around, walked toward the main temple, and began to search for something on the door. He felt a bump and dislodged it. Then, he revealed an oval-shaped red stone.

“Flint that represents fire, and it's in the Li position. Now, take a look at the tile that is oddly placed in the middle of everything. In fengshui, this represents a place of gathering. So, to sum it up, the formation absorbs energy from the sun and the moon. Then, it gathers all the energy to the tile that is in the middle of the temple.”

After they listened to such a long explanation, the three of them seemed somewhat confused. Zhou Jingru muttered, “I’m not too sure what that means...but it sounds awesome.”

“Of course, a very powerful sorcerer must have created this formation. Using this formation, he managed to completely seal off the evil Qi within the temple and hold back whatever is inside it.”

After he explained all of this, Ye Shaoyang went in front of the bell and said, “This bell seems like it’s at least a few hundred years old, which means that this formation has been around since then. Normally, with the power of the formation, there should be a balance of Yin and Yang; this means that no one will get hurt when they enter. Which leads me to wonder; how did the couple and Old Feng die….”

Ye Shaoyang muttered, as he walked into the main temple. He looked around and saw dust everywhere. Cobwebs filled the ceiling, and a big incense burner had fallen to the ground. The place looked messy. It seemed like no one had come here for a while. There were no other rooms, only one statue that sat in the middle of the temple. But the statue only had its bottom half. The other half was on the floor, shattered into pieces. Ye Shaoyang turned to Manager Zhang and asked in a shocked manner, “What happened to the statue?”

Manager Zhang scratched his head. He was about to explain, when Ye Shaoyang felt something unusual in the temple. He chased everyone out to the courtyard. Then, he came to Manager Zhang and asked, “It’s safe now; you can tell me.”

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