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Chapter Fifty-Eight Soul Lock Formation
There was a horizontal line on the Cement Pillar, which I had previously marked with a stone! Doesn’t this indicate that we have been going in circles? To confirm my thoughts, we checked the other Cement Pillars, and this time we were even more frightened.
After examining all the surrounding Cement Pillars, we saw a phenomenon that shocked us greatly. Normally, every time I and Mr. Zhu passed a tree stump, we would mark a horizontal line with a stone, marking our path as we walked. However, after checking dozens of surrounding Cement Pillars, we found that there were no horizontal marks on any of them!
All the surrounding Cement Pillars had no horizontal marks, yet the one in the middle had a line drawn across it. What does this represent?
Could it be that I hadn’t marked it before? That’s impossible; we must have marked it.
Could it be that we haven’t moved at all? That we have been stuck here, and all the markings afterward are just illusions? But that can’t be true either; we still feel sore from walking.
Or could it be that we did mark them, but those Cement Pillars are alive and can change positions on their own?
I couldn’t draw any conclusions from all this; I didn’t know which reason was true and which was false. All I knew was that we were truly trapped, and this was definitely not as simple as a Ghost Wall.
Mr. Zhu was already panicking, urging me to quickly cast a spell to break this Ghost Wall. I told him that this wasn’t a Ghost Wall, but more like a formation.
Mr. Zhu was surprised and asked what kind of formation it was. I ignored him and focused my mind to open the “Heavenly Eye.”
Once the Heavenly Eye opened, I couldn’t help but gasp in shock.
I saw that the Cement Pillars were alternating between yin and yang. In front was a yin pillar, behind it was a yang pillar, to the left was a yin pillar, and to the right was a yang pillar—Yin Yang intertwined and layered upon each other. It wasn’t just that simple; I also noticed that the yin tree stump was slowly transforming into lesser yang, while the yang tree stump was gradually becoming lesser yin. This Yin Yang transformation continued endlessly.
Seeing this formation, I always feel it looks very familiar, but I just can't remember where I've seen it before. Oh, right, I saw it in the book "Yin-Yang Secret Techniques" that Grandfather gave me; this formation seems to be called the "Bagua Yin Yang Soul Lock Formation"!
No wonder there are so many Cement Pillars intricately distributed; the purpose is to set up this Bagua Yin Yang Soul Lock Formation. Previously, I didn't understand the reason behind it and thought these pillars were arranged in a pattern of one in front and one behind, one to the left and one to the right. Now I can see that these pillars are arranged according to the Bagua diagram, indeed forming a Bagua Formation Diagram.
The Bagua Yin Yang Soul Lock Formation mentioned in "Yin-Yang Secret Techniques" is composed of the eight trigrams: Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, and Dui. Therefore, the formation changes the life gate of the Bagua Formation into a Yang Gate and the death gate into a Yin Gate, thus named the Bagua Yin Yang Formation.
The Bagua Yin Yang Formation utilizes the principle of Tai Chi generating two forms, which then generate the Four Symbols, and the Four Symbols generate the Bagua. Additionally, with the attraction between the Yin Gate and Yang Gate, the entire formation allows for mutual transformation of Yin and Yang, creating an endless cycle.
If it were just a Bagua Formation, it would only confuse people's sense of direction and was often used in ancient warfare for troop formations. However, this Bagua Yin Yang Formation has transformed its core into Yin and Yang, giving it a soul-locking effect.
As long as a ghost enters the Bagua Yin Yang Formation, it will never be able to escape and will continuously wander within the formation. Thus, this formation is also known as the Bagua Yin Yang Soul Lock Formation. This formation is quite malicious; its obvious purpose is to trap the souls of those who died in this building inside it and prevent them from leaving.
No wonder there are so many ghosts trapped in this building; each one seems to be wandering around among the pillars as if they have lost their souls. I just can't understand why that Feng Shui Master would do this. Why would he set up such a Soul Lock Formation? Does he have some deep-seated grudge against Mr. Zhu?
With ghosts trapped inside the building and unable to reincarnate, over time their resentment will only grow deeper, inevitably turning them into Evil Spirits and Vengeful Ghosts. The Sorcerer who designed this formation cannot possibly be unaware of this.
Thinking of this, I told Mr. Zhu about the Soul Lock Formation and asked him if that Feng Shui Master had any deep-seated enmity with him.
Upon hearing me finish discussing the Soul Lock Formation, Mr. Zhu was indeed quite frightened. He understood that those ghosts causing disturbances in the building were all because they couldn't escape and were venting their resentment; Mr. Zhu was also filled with anger. However, when I asked him if he had any grievances with that Feng Shui Master, Mr. Zhu seemed to have some unspoken concerns and hesitated for a moment without wanting to say much.
I told him that it was clear that it was that Feng Shui Master he hired who set up this formation with the intention of trapping the ghosts inside so they would cause chaos in the building, clearly indicating he had a deep grudge against Mr. Zhu. If he didn't want to speak about it, I would not involve myself further after leaving.
Upon hearing that I was unwilling to get involved anymore, Mr. Zhu quickly grabbed me and said he would tell me about his dealings with the Feng Shui Master and begged me to help him.
After saying this, Mr. Zhu began to recount his story with the Feng Shui Master.
Originally, the reason Mr. Zhu was a bit hesitant and unwilling to talk more was that he had acted unethically when requisitioning this piece of land. He felt guilty and did not want me to know.
The situation is as follows: Mr. Zhu is one of those wealthy and powerful individuals in this area. In recent years, the real estate industry has been booming, and anyone who can secure land through connections has made a profit once they build houses. So, a few years ago, Mr. Zhu also used his connections and money to acquire a piece of land here.
At that time, there were dozens of Peasants living here. For the sake of profit, Mr. Zhu offered extremely low compensation for relocation.
Now, speaking of ordinary people, although they may be poor, they are not fools. With housing prices skyrocketing like a rocket, do you think they would be willing to sell their land for such a low price?
When negotiations failed, these stubborn villagers naturally became obstacles in Mr. Zhu's eyes, hindering his financial gains. In Mr. Zhu's view, the few Dilapidated Houses owned by these poor people were hardly worth anything; he felt that offering them over a hundred thousand was not enough. Furious at their lack of gratitude, he used all means—both legal and illegal—to forcibly relocate the residents.
At that time, there was a woman from a Hut Family who committed suicide by hanging herself in her home due to the forced demolition. The government had no choice but to double the compensation amount in response to this incident. Of course, this money ultimately came from Mr. Zhu. When he recounted this part of the story, he couldn't help but curse the local officials for being corrupt, saying that he had to bear the cost of the increased compensation.
Because the government raised the compensation amount and given that refusing relocation was futile—even suicide wouldn’t help—and with threats from Underworld thugs involved, the relocation process went relatively smoothly afterward. Among the displaced households was one family known far and wide for having a Feng Shui Master. Initially, Mr. Zhu's friends had consulted him about Feng Shui, so this time Mr. Zhu sought him out as well. However, at first, the Feng Shui Master was unwilling to assist Mr. Zhu, perhaps because he did not want to leave his home.
However, later on, once the relocation process was on track, that Feng Shui Master took the initiative to approach Mr. Zhu, claiming that the Feng Shui of this place was exceptionally good—arguably the best in several surrounding counties—and hoping to help Mr. Zhu design the orientation of buildings to preserve this valuable Feng Shui site.
Some of Mr. Zhu's friends in real estate also hired this Feng Shui Master, so naturally, Mr. Zhu did not suspect him of being a fraud. Additionally, since this Feng Shui Master originally lived here, he believed his words and accepted his suggestions with pleasure.
At this point, Mr. Zhu said that this is how things unfolded; he held no deep grudge against that Feng Shui Master, only some disputes over interests during the relocation process. However, since the compensation had doubled and they accepted it willingly, logically speaking there should be no resentment; so why did he still want to harm me?
I rolled my eyes and thought to myself that it would be strange if the residents here didn’t resent him. They were living comfortably; why should they have to move? Moreover, he certainly wouldn’t engage in fair transactions with them; it was entirely because they had no choice but to be coerced by both legal and illegal means that they reluctantly accepted what was offered.
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