Chapter 244
Chapter 244Plum Blossom Fire Technique
Ye Shaoyang ordered the two to stop . Then, he jumped into the hole . He examined the skeleton and saw that it was similar to a normal one, except for the fingers on both hands . Red strings tied its fingers in an odd position . Ye Shaoyag picked one of the hands up and examined it closer . The middle finger was on top of the index finger . The thumb and little finger were together, while the ring finger was slightly raised up .
“What is going on?” Xiao Ma scratched his head and asked, “Was this person gay?”
“Cut the c.r.a.p,” Ye Shaoyang thought for a while and said, “If I’m not wrong, this is some kind of witchery . This hand seal is to send out its energy… . ” Ye Shaoyang looked up at the big tree and seemed to think of something . Then, he suddenly took out a coin and cut away the red strings on the skeleton . He flipped the hand over to reveal a shocking sight .
The palm of the skeleton had a deep green coloration . When Ye Shaoyang used the coin to sc.r.a.pe at it, a green powder visibly came off .
Ye Shaoyang nodded and said, “My predictions were correct . These hands were tied into a hand seal with red strings . Then through some witchery, they turned the Yang Qi into hateful Qi and used it to nourish the tree . However, the strange thing is, the tree never became a demon tree . This means something must have sucked away its demon Qi… the only thing I can think of is the formation . ”
Old Guo nodded, “Sakura trees are usually used to form Feng Shui formations . ”
Ye Shaoyang continued, “That’s right, sakura trees are naturally Yin . Using them in a formation will hasten the speed of Yin Qi gathering . ” Ye Shaoyang looked at the roots and said, “Seven is the usual number to form Yin Qi . My guess is that there are six more similar skeletons buried under trees . ”
Xiao Ma’s face turned pale and asked, “You’re not going to ask us to dig all of them up, right?”
“Yeah, there’s no need . ”
Ye Shaoyang climbed out of the hole and took out his Yin Yang Compa.s.s . Then with the compa.s.s in hand, he slowly walked forward and identified more trees that had skeletons beneath them . He stood in the middle of it all and began to count, “Between three special tree lies three, five, and one normal tree . Then on the right, it is two, five, and two .
“Even though I can’t tell what formation it is yet, from what I can see, it seems like all of the demon Qi from the sakura trees are gathered… there . ”
Ye Shaoyang pointed toward the deeper end of the garden . Xiao Ma and Old Guo immediately looked in the direction that he pointed . They could not see anything but sakura trees .
“I never would have thought the fifth formation would be this complicated!” Ye Shaoyang was shocked . This formation seemed more powerful and more complicated than the other four formations . Moreover, since the hand seal on the skeleton resembled that of the Miaojiang arts, Ye Shaoyang deduced that Jing Shuai must have created this .
Ye Shaoyang told Xiao Ma and Old Guo to stick close, as they ventured into the deeper parts of the garden . As they walked deeper and deeper, Ye Shaoyang could feel the Yin Qi grow stronger . Moreover, it seemed to pulsate in one direction .
Suddenly, out of nowhere, Ye Shaoyang felt a disturbance in the Yin Qi . There was a hint of spirit Qi! He turned around but saw nothing . However, he instinctively tossed out a handful of copper beads toward the suspicious area and chanted, “Reveal yourself, evil being!”
The beads struck something invisible, which emitted a white smoke . However, nothing appeared .
Ye Shaoyang was surprised, so he quickly reacted and tossed out eight ancient copper coins . The coins surrounded something and took the form of a plum blossom . Then, Ye Shaoyang mumbled a chant, and green flames ignited from the coins .
Plum Blossom Fire Technique . This technique employed the Yin Qi in the vicinity to light up spirit fires, forming a cage capable of trapping spirits . Even though it was stated that this technique could trap all spirits, it would all still dependent on the skill and cultivation of the user . With Ye Shaoyang’s cultivation, he could trap any spirits below the level of a supreme spirit .
“Little Ye, what are you doing?” Xiao Ma asked curiously as he did not understand what Ye Shaoyang’s actions .
“I’m trapping a spirit,” Ye Shaoyang pointed at the cage of fire, “I’ve trapped a spirit in there . ”
“Spirit? Where? Why can’t I see it?” Xiao Ma asked in shock .
Ye Shaoyang frowned and thought of the same question . Even though he could feel its presence, he could not see it either . However, this was not a problem for Ye Shaoyang . He simply took out his Eight Trigram Mirror and pointed it in the direction of the spirit .
Xiao Ma and Old Guo were curious too, so they approached to take a look . A shocking sight greeted all of them . A small girl stood within the fire cage . Her hair seemed long, and it covered half her face . Only her sharp chin remained visible . She wore a white shirt and jeans .
Xiao Ma turned from the mirror to look at the fire cage, but he still could not see anyone . He looked back into the mirror and was able to see the girl . Gooseb.u.mps ran up Xiao Ma’s back, as he asked, “What’s going on?”
“Part of her spirit has been locked away, resulting in this scene . ”
After saying that, Ye Shaoyang took out some cinnabar ink and drew the character Chi on the mirror . Then, he formed a hand seal and pressed his thumb against the character . The character glowed, entered the mirror, and headed toward the girl . As soon as the character came into contact with the girl, red lights beamed out . When Ye Shaoyang saw this, he stored away his mirror .
“What’s wrong?” Xiao Ma looked at him and asked .
Ye Shaoyang did not reply him . Instead, he turned around . Xiao Ma also turned around and looked at the cage of fire . There she was, the girl was now visible .
Ye Shaoyang glanced at Xiao Ma and said, “Do you get it now?”
“Oh, you saved the spirit from the mirror?”
Ye Shaoyang almost fell when he heard this, “The spirit has been there all along . I only used the Trigram Mirror to break the seal on her spirit . Argh, and yet you want to be my helper . ”
Ye Shaoyang shook his head in despair, as he walked toward the female spirit . At that very moment, a strong gust of wind blew over and took out two of the eight flames . Immediately, the female spirit struggled out and leaped toward Ye Shaoyang . Her hands opened, revealing the black Qi on her palm .
Despite his shock, Ye Shaoyang quickly reacted, taking out The Great Coin of Carving and chanting . Immediately, countless purple beams of light shot out from his hand and surrounded the female spirit . Once again, she was trapped and unable to move .
Ye Shaoyang felt safe, so he approached her for a closer look, “Hmmm, how did you become powerful all of a sudden and break out of the technique just now? You weren’t moving at all in the beginning . ”