Chapter 54
Chapter 54 The Yin Yang Path of Five Elements
“What"s wrong with it? Isn"t this a common type of wood?” Xiao Ma asked curiously .
“There’s something you don"t know . The ebony hardwood we normally use is actually the Yang type . It"s the same kind of plant as the Yin type, but the true Yin type ebony hardwood is grown in the ground of the Underworld . It has the ability to absorb Yin Qi . This coffin is made of Yin type ebony hardwood . The creature inside is able to absorb Yin Qi a few times faster than normal . ”
Old Guo asked with a tremblingvoice, “Who is this guy? How could anyone even obtain such a rare material and plan such a complicated formation? Is he some kind of Spirit Overlord? I don"t think we can defeat such a powerful creature!”
Ye Shaoyang replied, “I think it’s the other way around . This person performed all these stunts to help cultivate the body in the coffin . They wouldn"t do this for free . They must’ve wanted the body inside to repay the favor and help their deeds . If they are really this powerful, they wouldn"t even need help in the first place . This can only mean one thing . He is not powerful enough, so he needs the help of a more powerful creature . ”
They digested Ye Shaoyang’s words . It made sense . This helped them feel a little relieved . Xie Yuqing asked, “After so much work and so much talk, do we know who exactly is in the coffin?”
“Isn"t it obvious? All these awakened undead were the soldiers who died in the dorm . They were buried in the valley, but someone moved them . Subsequently, they turned into undead . The person in the coffin must be none other than that girl—Feng Xinyu . ”
Xiao Ma and Xie Yuqing shook a little when they heard this name .
Xie Yuqing frowned, “How could it be her? I thought she was a spirit . ”
“Right now, her spirit is trapped in the spirit nest . But once the seal breaks, it will return to this body . She will become a soulbound undead with the power of an undead king and a supreme spirit . With her power, she could easily lead all the evil spirits in the spirit nest . She will become more powerful than you can imagine . However, we have enough luck on our side . We found this out early, so we still have time to stop her . ”
Ye Shaoyang opened up his backpack and took out five small purple flags and placed them around the coffin . Next, he mixed some water and cinnabar ink in a bowl . He bit his tongue and spat some blood into the mixture . When Old Guo saw this, he felt slightly troubled . Sorcerer’s only used blood from the tip of their tongue as a life-saving last resort . Yet, Ye Shaoyang was using it for a formation . This could only mean that the situation was much more serious than they realized . At the moment, Old Guo somewhat regretted joining Ye Shaoyang for this . 30 thousand dollars didn"t seem like a good enough price to buy his precious life now . But it was a little too late to change his mind now .
Ye Shaoyang soaked a bundle of red strings in the mixture . He drewon a talisman paper and burned it into ashes . Then, he added the ashes into the mixture . After he finished these steps, he turned to Old Guo, “Did you bring any seven-inch copper nails?”
“Plenty!” Old Guo took out a bunch of nails from his backpack and said, “I knew you were going to need this, so I brought extras . ”
Ye Shaoyang was impressed . He turned to Xiao Ma and said, “If you want to be my a.s.sistant, this would be the right att.i.tude . ”
Xiao Ma scratched his head, as he was a little embarra.s.sed, “I don"t even know where to get all these things . ”
Xie Yuqing stared at Ye Shaoyang, “This is not the right time for your lame jokes . ” The green-haired undead were all around them . Although the undead were currently motionless, just their presence was enough to make Xie Yuqing panic .
With Old Guo’s help, Ye Shaoyang quickly tied a talisman paper onto each nail . They fixed the nails on the ground in a straight line and left an interval of exactly eight inches between each nail . Each nail was matched with another at the opposite side, forming an almost ten meter aisle of thirty-eight nails . There were five more little flags at the end of the aisle .
“The Yin Yang Path of Five Elements!” Old Guo was amused . This formation was a secret of Maoshan Sect . Only a Heavenly Master level sorcerer had the ability to use such a formation . Looks like Ye Shaoyang is going all in this time . I guess it’s really necessary . A normal formation would lack the power to handle so many green-haired undead . Any such attempt would be suicidal .
“Senior brother, place all the undead-repelling items you have on the aisle of Yin Yang!” Ye Shaoyang instructed .
At this point, the cost of all these items was the least of Old Guo’s concern . He tossed all the relevant items in his backpack onto the aisle of Yin Yang . Red ink, realgar, glutinous rice, Mugwort Leaves . He spared nothing .
Ye Shaoyang nodded after he saw all these materials on the aisle . He further instructed, “Later, expect those green-haired undead to rise . Once they awaken, they will charge at this aisle . This formation will weaken their power . All of you must stay in this aisle . Fight them; do not let them get to the circle of five flags . ”
Xiao Ma and Xie Yuqing’s faces turned pale when they heard this . Xiao Ma asked with a trembling voice, “Little Ye, please tell me this is a joke . How are we going to fight them? With our bare fists?”
Ye Shaoyang took out a dagger-like weapon from his belt and pa.s.sed it to Xie Yuqing, “Use this . Aim for their heads, between their eyes . ”
Xie Yuqing had seen this weapon before, “Oh! Isn’t this the weapon you used on the spooky doll that day?”
“Yes . This is the Maoshan sect’s Soul Quelling Stake . It’s very effective . One hit, one kill . ”
Ye Shaoyang turned to Old Guo . Before he could open his mouth, Old Guo took out a pistol, “I will use this . ”
“Where did you get that from!” Xie Yuqing immediately questioned Old Guo out of her habits as a policewoman .
Old Guo did not want any trouble either, so he quickly explained the situation . This pistol was just a replica with cinnabar bullets; it was only effective on evil spirits and undead .
“Little Ye, how about me?” Xiao Ma was worried now . Both Xie Yuqing and Old Guo had weapons, but he had nothing .
Ye Shaoyang pa.s.sed Xiao Ma the date wood sword he usually used, “Use this, it’s pretty effective too . ”
Xiao Ma looked at Old Guo and Xie Yuqing . One had a pistol; one had a Soul Quelling Stake . This wooden sword seemed pretty lame in comparison . He pleaded, “Little Ye, please give me something more powerful . ”
“You won’t need anything more powerful . This sword will do . ” Ye Shaoyang walked into the circle of five flags and stopped in front of the coffin, “Now, I will open this coffin and cleanse all the corpse Qi within her body . This process will take about twenty minutes . In these twenty minutes, I won’t be able to move . This means you guys need to hold them back for twenty minutes on your own . ”
Xiao Ma was shocked, “What if we fail to hold them back?”
“If you fail, I will die, and so will each and every one of you . ” Then, Ye Shaoyang waved his hand at Old Guo, signaling for a helping hand . They removed all the seven-inch nails . They gathered their strength and lifted up the coffin lid . ”
When she looked into the coffin, Xie Yuqing almost screamed, “Oh my G.o.d, it’s really her!”
Indeed, the body that laid in the coffin belonged to the female spirit they met in dormitory four, Feng Xinyu . She was wearing a blouse and a pleated skirt, which were paired with white socks and black leather shoes . As she laid in the coffin with her eyes closed, she looked peaceful . The skin on her face looked flawless and smooth . It gave the impression she was still alive and merely sleeping . However, from her neck downward, the situation was different . Her skin became transparent and every bone in her body was visible through her skin like an X-ray image .
Xiao Ma gasped in horror, “How could this be!”
“She is cultivating her body . Her head will become transparent once her cultivation is complete, and she will become an undead king . Then, her spirit will re-enter her body and she will become a soulbound undead . At that time, she will be invincible . ” Ye Shaoyang took a look around and said, “Let’s stop looking at her and get to work . I will start now, so you guys must get ready . ”
He jumped right into the coffin and moved Feng Xinyu’s body into a sitting position, with her body against the coffin wall and her face toward him . He cut his right thumb and used the blood to paint three vertical lines between her eyes . He formed a hand seal and gripped the position exactly three inches below her neck . Then, he smiled and said, “Hey beautiful . Let"s do this . ”