Chapter 49

Standing at the edge of the valley, Xia Qingxuan noticed Lu Li standing motionless, which made her somewhat anxious. Just as she was about to approach, she saw Lu Li turn around. His face was filled with a strange expression, but he didn't seem too worried.

"What's the situation?"

Upon hearing the question, Lu Li shook his head and said confidently, "This is not a place of utmost yin at all."

"Huh? But yin energy is surging out, how can it not be?" Xia Qingxuan was thoroughly puzzled.

"More accurately, this valley itself is a massive sealing array called the Taiji Yin-Yang Great Array. The principle is that extreme yang generates yin, and the place where yin energy is emitted is precisely the eye of the yang fish. Due to the long passage of time, the yang energy has become insufficient, leading to the yin energy in the fish's eye being unable to be suppressed."

Xia Qingxuan, who had clearly never heard of such an array, asked in surprise, "How do you know? And, are we going to do nothing about it?"

"Of course, we can't do nothing. However, it's much simpler to reinforce the seal rather than completely reconfigure it. Besides, even if we reconfigure it, neither the power nor the durability would be as good as this one." Lu Li thought for a moment and added, "As long as we find the eye of the yin fish and insert some yang objects, it should be fine in the short term."

"What about the long term?" Xia Qingxuan quickly followed up.

"Long term? In the long term, we should lift the seal and see what's underneath. If it's a treasure, we'll split it. If it's a great demon, well, we'll have to eliminate it."

"Ah?"

Xia Qingxuan's mouth opened slightly, her small tongue trembling.

It was rare to see the usually calm Xia Qingxuan so surprised, and Lu Li couldn't help but find it a bit amusing. "Don't worry! The innate yin-yang array, even when complete, has no offensive capabilities, so it's mostly used to seal treasures. Of course, this is just my guess."

At this point, he was also somewhat surprised.

The innate yin-yang array is very common in the cultivation world, almost an entry-level array. However, in the current era where cultivators have disappeared, it is undoubtedly a top-tier array.

Judging from the age of the array, it must be at least a few hundred years old. The person who set up the array was likely a cultivator. But for a cultivator to set up such a crude array, their skill level must not have been very high.

"What do we do next?"

Upon hearing that the array had no offensive capabilities and a high chance of sealing a treasure, Xia Qingxuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Lu Li waved his hand and said, "Find the eye of the yin fish. That's the array's core and the place to store yang objects. Inserting some yang objects should do the trick."

He walked a few steps, then suddenly stopped, causing Xia Qingxuan to almost collide with his back.

"What are you doing?"

Xia Qingxuan quickly stepped back, her face flushed with anger.

"Do you have any? I don't seem to have any."

"Aren't they just Mount Tai stones and ancient coins?" Xia Qingxuan, feeling a bit embarrassed, said disdainfully, "For a Celestial Master to not even have the necessary ritual objects, what a shame."

Lu Li was momentarily speechless, his mouth opening and closing, but he couldn't find the words.

The two walked around the edge of the valley for half a circle. Lu Li glanced into the valley and nodded, saying, "Let's go this way. Do you want to come?"

"Of course."

Lu Li nodded, took out a few protective talismans, and handed them to her with a light smile. "Can you use them? Don't act rashly, follow my lead."

"Okay."

The two talismans immediately glowed. Lu Li led the way, and Xia Qingxuan followed, slowly entering the valley.

The environment inside the valley was completely different. As soon as they stepped into the valley, their bodies were instantly bathed in red light, and the talisman energy rapidly depleted.

"Sure enough."

Lu Li was not alarmed but rather pleased. With the protection of the talismans, the yin energy was not enough to harm them. However, as they approached the center, the yin energy became more concentrated, eventually forming a wind, creating a chilling and terrifying atmosphere.

The two quickly added another talisman to resist the yin energy from entering their bodies.

"The yin energy is so concentrated, yet no ghosts have appeared. This indeed is not a place of utmost yin."

Lu Li called out and quickly increased his speed.

Xia Qingxuan lightly stepped and silently followed closely behind.

When they were about a meter away from the eye of the fish, Lu Li stopped and said, "Follow my steps closely. Try to step in my footprints; otherwise, you won't be able to enter the array's core." He didn't say more, believing that Xia Qingxuan would know what to do.

He first circled the array's core to the left, took five steps, then turned to the right, took three more steps, stepped back one step, and finally stepped into the core.

"Six hundred years, and the setup is still the same."

Inside the core, there was no yin energy. When Xia Qingxuan entered, Lu Li pointed ahead and said, "See that small locust tree? It's right on the array's core. Locust trees are yin, so the yang objects buried in the core must have been affected."

"I see."

Xia Qingxuan was surprised. She never expected such a powerful array to be disrupted by a small sapling.

"Perhaps it's the will of heaven."

Lu Li smiled, stepped forward, and pulled out the sapling. "One foot and three inches down."

Xia Qingxuan was taken aback, crossed her arms, and took a step back, clearly not wanting to help.

Lu Li's face turned black, and he pulled out a katana to dig.

After a while, he put away the katana, looked at the half-exposed tree branch, and said regretfully, "A five-hundred-year-old lightning-struck wood, what a waste." He then looked at Xia Qingxuan and said irritably, "Ancient coins, Mount Tai stones, any good objects, bring them out quickly."

Xia Qingxuan glared at him and then took out a cloth bag from her pocket, from which she took a few coins and handed them over.

Lu Li took the coins, looked at them, and said uncertainly, "It might not be enough."

A handful of glutinous rice, a small piece of peach wood, ...

Lu Li looked at the dozen or so small objects in his palm and was somewhat dumbfounded. He couldn't help but glance at the cloth bag, his lips twitching, thinking, "Did I misjudge it? Is that not just a regular cloth bag but a spatial bag?"

Taking out the last Mount Tai stone, Xia Qingxuan said helplessly, "I only brought this much. Is it not enough?"

"It should be enough."

Lu Li thought for a moment, then threw all the objects into the pit around the lightning-struck wood.

After finishing, he stepped out of the core and reappeared a moment later, spreading his hands and saying, "The yin energy is dissipating too slowly. It might not be enough."

"What do we do then?" Xia Qingxuan was speechless.

"We can only rely on this."

Lu Li thought for a moment, then took out a Bagua from his pocket, the one he had obtained from Xia Ming. He originally planned to give it to his mother, but it seemed to be useful here.

He first placed the Bagua in the pit, then took out three coins, and finally pulled out the lightning-struck wood.

With the ritual object Bagua in place, leaving the lightning-struck wood there would be a waste.

"Done."

He filled the small pit, stretched, and said with a smile, "Let's go. It will definitely return to normal within a day at the latest."

Xia Qingxuan nodded slightly and said, "Lu Li, I might have to leave."

"Leave? Where to?"

"I came here to monitor the place of utmost yin. Now that the problem is solved, I might have to return to Mount Mao." She looked deeply at Lu Li and stepped out of the core.

Lu Li stood there for a moment, a smile appearing on his face, and he followed her.

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