299: Feng Shui formations: Don't underestimate any of the elements.

"What use are the wooden boards and thread?"

Ye Bai said, "The wooden boards and thread can attract the Evil Qi inside the formation, preventing it from operating perfectly. At the same time, as long as we connect all the threads in order, we can break this Feng Shui array."

As he spoke, he took out a piece of wood, made several marks on it with a pen, broke up the threads, and connected them separately to the wooden board and the lines.

He said, "Now it's up to you two."

Yang Mi and Xiao Xuan nodded, then each squatted down, pressing their hands onto the wooden boards and threads, closing their eyes to meditate.

A vivid 3D image appeared in their minds—the arrangement of the big dipper. Each star seemed to come alive, flickering with light and emitting a dense yin-sha qi.

"It's moving."

Yang Mi suddenly opened her eyes and said with pleasant surprise.

"I feel it too. It seems like a strong current of air is rushing this way," Xiao Xuan said, her face full of excitement.

"You two, stand up," Ye Bai said.

Yang Mi and Xiao Xuan stood up and stared wide-eyed at what was ahead.

They saw the pattern of the Feng Shui array gradually vanish, revealing its original appearance.

It was a circular Bagua Platform, supported by neatly arranged Stone Pillars. A gemstone was embedded at the top of each Stone Pillar, emitting a dazzling golden light that made the Bagua Platform look radiant.

And at this moment, in the very center of the Bagua Platform, a person sat cross-legged.

The person had disheveled hair and wore a black robe. His face couldn't be seen clearly, but he was vaguely identifiable as a male with a tall, well-proportioned build. A faint chill emanated from him, making others hesitant to approach.

Many offerings were placed beside the Bagua Platform, and incense was burning in a burner, filling the air with a thick scent of sandalwood.

Ye Bai frowned and said, "So it's a Corpse King..."

"What?" Yang Mi and Xiao Xuan were both startled.

Yang Mi stared nervously at Ye Bai: "Brother Ye, is this Corpse King very terrifying?"

"Corpse King is a general term for ancient zombies. In ancient times, a Corpse King possessed extraordinary strength and was known as a Drought Land Flying Zombie, capable of leaping a hundred meters through the air."

"My god, really?" Xiao Xuan said in shock.

Ye Bai said, "Although I haven't seen one with my own eyes, I've heard of the horrors of a Corpse King. It's said that ancient Corpse Kings usually practiced evil arts, devouring the flesh and blood of infants to increase their strength."

"A Corpse King's strength is closely related to the essence of an infant's flesh and blood. If an infant dies, the Corpse King's strength increases. Of course, there's another saying—if a Corpse King devours fresh essence of flesh and blood, its strength will reach its peak."

"In short, the Corpse King is extremely terrifying."

Yang Mi swallowed hard: "Doesn't that mean we've likely encountered a Drought Land Flying-level Corpse King?"

"Not necessarily," Ye Bai shook his head. "Based on my judgment, this Corpse King has been dead for at least five or six years. Five or six years is enough time for everything to change."

Xiao Xuan said, "I think someone must have touched the array five or six years ago, triggering its power and concentrating all the resentment of this house together, thus creating an illusion."

Yang Mi said, "Sister Xiao Xuan is right; we can't be intimidated by these ethereal things. Brother Ye just said that to break this array, the first thing to do is to destroy the formation eye. Since the formation eye is on this Bagua Platform, we just need to dismantle the formation, and the array will naturally be broken."

"Dismantle the array?" Xiao Xuan asked in surprise. "This array should be very difficult to dismantle, right?"

Yang Mi walked over with a giggle, felt around the Bagua Platform with her small hands, and said, "Look, the array feet and the eight corners are all here, but the central axis is missing."

Xiao Xuan said, "The central axis is in the middle of the Bagua Platform."

Yang Mi said, "The middle of this Bagua Platform is hollow; the central axis should be right there!"

She pointed to the center of the Bagua Platform.

A bright red jade was lying across the center of the array. The jade was crystal clear, emitting a faint, soft red glow.

"Is this the formation eye?" Xiao Xuan asked.

Ye Bai nodded: "Yes, this is the formation eye. As long as we destroy the formation eye, this Feng Shui array will be considered broken."

Yang Mi suddenly remembered what Ye Bai had mentioned earlier and couldn't help but ask curiously, "What about that Corpse King?"

Ye Bai said with a smile, "Isn't he just sitting right there?"

Yang Mi looked toward the Corpse King and suddenly gasped, "How is he still alive?"

The Corpse King was still sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, his entire body shrouded in darkness.

Xiao Xuan said, "Brother Ye, how did you know he was a Corpse King?"

Yang Mi also looked at him curiously.

Ye Bai smiled and said, "It's actually very simple. Because the yin-sha qi on a Corpse King is very heavy. Ordinary people smelling this scent would definitely think it's the scent of a zombie. But I know that a Corpse King is a type of spiritual entity formed by the condensation of Yin Qi, so a Corpse King's aura is completely different from a normal person's."

"Oh," Yang Mi realized.

Xiao Xuan asked again in confusion, "Then who exactly is this Corpse King?"

Ye Bai shrugged: "How should I know? I don't know him. I was just making a random guess."

Xiao Xuan rolled her eyes and said, "You can identify a Corpse King just by guessing?"

"What's so strange about that?" Ye Bai said.

"..."

Ye Bai led Xiao Xuan and Yang Mi to the front of the Bagua Platform. Yang Mi looked around, couldn't see the trick to it, and asked Ye Bai.

Ye Bai said, "Look closely at the patterns on the Bagua Platform. Aren't they quite complex?"

"Yes, it's very strange."

"This is called Taiji," Ye Bai said.

"What does that mean?"

"To put it simply, it's eight Bagua combined together to form a cycle. It's just like a Taiji Diagram," Ye Bai said slowly.

Xiao Xuan asked curiously, "And what is a Taiji Diagram?"

"Taiji is the theoretical foundation for the beginning and end of all things, containing many profound studies such as Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, the Bagua, and the Nine Palaces. Taiji symbolizes the operation of the universe."

"It evolved from the generation of Yang from the extreme of Yin, and the transformation of Yin from the extreme of Yang. It is the logic of heaven and earth, the source of all things. What is the essence of this theory? It uses the simplest way to explain the laws and origins of the world..."

"As the saying goes, when heaven and earth first opened, chaos was distinct, and everything returned to chaos. In this process, various lives were born, including animals, plants... later on, there was modern society."

"The essence of this theory is the laws derived from chaos. Therefore, the Taiji Diagram is also called the Chaos Taiji, containing the mysteries of all things in heaven and earth. Unfortunately, I haven't studied enough and haven't mastered such profound principles."

Ye Bai spoke eloquently.

Xiao Xuan and Yang Mi were both lost in the clouds, though they nodded as if they partially understood.

"Taiji is a philosophy, not just limited to words; it's a manifestation of a concept and also includes content from the scientific field."

Ye Bai continued, "I have studied history for a long time, and my understanding of those works far exceeds that of average scholars. So I know about 'Heaven', 'Earth', 'Mountains and Rivers', and I've even dabbled in Dragon Veins."