The uncle gasped, looking at the solidified, visibly tangible Yin Sha Qi.
Such a concentration of malevolent energy, he had seen it before in the Black Demon Palace.
After all, there were thousands of demonic entities and countless specters there.
It was a veritable nest of corpses and a ghost city.
But this place was different; there was only one ghost, and it was sealed.
Although the concentration of malevolent energy here couldn't compare to that of the Black Demon Palace,
it had manifested as visibly dense Yin Sha Qi.
This alone demonstrated how terrifying the fierce ghost sealed in this dry well was…
The uncle swallowed, his voice filled with awe:
“I never imagined that after a few years, the concentration of malevolent energy here would be so high.
If this is left unchecked,
this seal might not be able to contain her for much longer.
Let’s go, follow me, we need to take a look…”
With that, the uncle rushed forward.
We quickly followed.
“Tap, tap, tap…”
A sound of footsteps echoed, and in no time, we arrived before the boiler room.
The surroundings were empty, save for a brick pile enclosed by iron railings and covered with brick walls, which looked somewhat out of place.
It resembled a tomb mound.
The iron fence around it made it even more peculiar.
If one looked closely,
they could see that the source of the pervasive Yin Sha Qi all around was emanating from this brick pile.
It was obvious to anyone with common sense.
Beneath this brick pile lay the dry well where the red-skinned fire ghost was sealed.
“Uncle, is this the place!”
I frowned as I looked at the brick pile.
The uncle nodded:
“Indeed, it is this place.
Beneath the brick pile is that dry well, and the red-skinned fire ghost is down there…”
As he spoke, the uncle took a few steps forward, bent down, and entered the fenced area.
He carefully examined the brick pile within the iron railing.
We followed behind him, crowding around.
The bricks had turned black, and fine cracks had appeared all over the pile.
They were dense and numerous,
as if the brick pile might shatter at any moment.
“Damn it, no wonder the Yin Sha Qi here is so heavy.
If this isn’t dealt with, this seal will be broken by the ghost’s malevolent energy within three days.
If that fierce ghost breaks free and comes out on her own, who knows how many people will die…”
The uncle exclaimed in surprise.
Hearing this, we couldn’t help but gasp.
It seemed fate had intervened.
Master sealed this fierce ghost ten years ago.
Ten years later, as the female ghost was about to break the seal,
I, as Master’s sole disciple and successor,
now coincidentally needed ghost longevity for my life, and found this place.
Master planted the cause, and I, his disciple, am the effect.
Tonight, it is destined that I will have a karmic battle with this fierce ghost.
“It’s destiny, it seems we are fated to clash with this fierce ghost.”
With that, the uncle struck the brick pile with his palm.
With a dull thud,
the brick pile instantly shattered, and the pile collapsed.
Revealed within the collapsed pile was a large marble stele.
The stele was blackened and purplish, covered in cracks.
And affixed to the stele was a red talisman, half a meter long.
At the center of the talisman, a large character “封” (Seal).
This was the talisman Master used ten years ago to seal the red-skinned fire ghost in the dry well.
“The stele is cracked,”
Old Mo exclaimed in surprise.
I gasped:
“Not only is the stele cracked, but this ghost-suppressing talisman is also about to lose its power.”
As I spoke, I pointed to the “封” character in the center of the talisman.
The sealing script had become very faint, and it could lose its power at any moment.
The uncle took a deep breath and sighed:
“It seems three days was an overestimation.
At the latest, by tomorrow night, the fierce ghost beneath the well will be able to break free.
It’s a good thing we came tonight…”
The uncle sighed.
Then he turned around:
“Without further ado, let’s start setting up the formation centered around this dry well.”
“Yes, Uncle!”
“Understood, Master!”
“Daoist Tang, what can I do?”
Xiao Mei also wanted to help.
But the uncle looked at her, hesitated for a moment, and then said:
“How about this, while we’re setting up the formation,
you go back and catch those two large yellow chickens from the backyard, alive.”
“Yellow chickens?”
Xiao Mei hesitated.
But the uncle nodded:
“Yes, yellow chickens.
Before, we didn’t know the seal was about to break.
Now that we do, we’ll give this fierce ghost a little hope.
We’ll sprinkle fresh yellow chicken blood on the stele.
This will stimulate the fierce ghost, making her desperately try to break the seal with all her might, exhausting her ghost essence.
We can then wait outside, prepared.
Once she breaks the seal, stimulated by the chicken blood, she will surely be greatly weakened.
At that time, we will use the formation to trap her.
Our chances of victory will increase by ten percent…”
The uncle had a new idea and announced it publicly.
After hearing this, Xiao Mei nodded repeatedly:
“Alright, I’ll go back now!”
With that, Xiao Mei turned into a small white fox and quickly ran out of the factory.
Meanwhile, Old Mo and I began setting up the formation.
All the necessary items were prepared. First, we used the Bagua to determine the directions.
With this dry well as the center of the formation, we then set up a Seven-Star formation.
First, we determined the seven main positions:
Tian Shu, Tian Xuan, Tian Ji, Tian Quan, Yu Heng, Kai Yang, and Yao Guang.
Through the arrangement of the seven stars and the layout of the formation patterns, we would gain a certain degree of formation power.
This required very precise calculations; if there was any mistake, the formation would have no effect.
At the same time, we had to connect them with special red threads.
To form a closed loop.
At each formation position, there was a small flag and a bell.
This would allow the seven positions to advance and retreat flexibly.
Once the formation was activated,
each of us would only need to guard our respective positions.
The fierce ghost would then be sealed within.
We only needed to reasonably control the arrangement of the formation flags to advance and attack, retreat and defend, and gain the upper hand…