Yinshan Record

Chapter 244 Sacrificial Array Technique
According to historical records, Emperor Taizu of the Southern Liang Dynasty was born into the imperial family of the previous dynasty. He was known for his chivalry, righteousness, and kindness, and left behind many folk legends.

But everyone knows that this man who betrayed his former ally under the guise of harming the people was simply driven by power.

By then, the collapse of the previous dynasty was a foregone conclusion, yet the status of Emperor Taizu of Southern Liang and the former rebel leader remained roughly equal. Emperor Taizu proclaimed himself Grand Marshal of Shuntian, while the rebel leader called himself General Fengtian.

Thus, the scene described by the Yin-Yang Dharma King occurred.

"So, the remnant spirit of that General Fengtian is beneath this Yin Pool?"

Su Che couldn't help but ask.

"Him? You underestimate the founding emperor of the Southern Liang Dynasty. When he made his move, he casually destroyed the soul, achieving complete annihilation of both body and soul."

The Yin-Yang Dharma King said, "Those sealed beneath this Yin Pool by Yuyang Mountain were the elite of that righteous army. Your ancestor was meticulous and would not have been willing to kill such elites in vain, so he ambushed a group of evil cultivators, intending to use them to forge ghost soldiers."

"But man proposes, God disposes. No one knows what happened, but this ghost army lost control during the production process and ran away, becoming a vengeful ghost without a master, wreaking havoc on the human world. In the end, it was the then-leader of Yuyang Mountain who personally took action to seal them under this Yin Pool."

"Senior, are you suggesting I bring this ghost army under my command?"

"Indeed, your disloyal intentions are obvious, and I'm happy to go along with it."

"it is good."

Su Che didn't mince words: "But with such ferocious battle spirits, does Yuyang Mountain have no preparations at all?"

"As fierce as it may be, what are a few hundred military souls compared to the giants that have been sealed away on Yuyang Mountain for so many years?"

The Yin-Yang Dharma King's gaze was fixed on the depths of the underground cave.

"Actually, if we let them out, it would probably be a lot more fun..."

"The right thing to do is to find those battle spirits first."

Su Che felt that this senior's personality had become increasingly eccentric since his reincarnation.

"It should be just ahead. I've come down here to explore it a few times before."

Su Che followed the Yin-Yang Dharma King and took to the air. Following his guidance, they left the mushroom forest and soon saw a gloomy area ahead.

A dark mist hung in the sky, with faint ghostly howls.

The ground was covered with patches of icicles, and the glistening icicles reflected the light cast by the false sun overhead, which was rather interesting.

Atop a towering lapis lazuli stele stood a massive stone tablet, over ten feet tall, inscribed with a line of large, flowing characters.

"The place where Daoist Qinghe of Yuyang Mountain seals away ghosts is off-limits to all my disciples."

Su Che turned around and saw a densely packed inscription on a stele, which should have been written by the Qinghe Daoist of Yuyang Mountain. It detailed his anger at seeing the evil spirits causing trouble and pointed out some of the characteristics of these evil spirits, which could be considered a warning to his later disciples.

"Is this Qinghe Daoist the former head of Yuyang Mountain?"

Su Che asked the Yin-Yang Dharma King.

The old ghost shook his head and said, "How would I know? I didn't have time to read these inscriptions like you do. I just located the group of vengeful ghosts and left in a hurry."

"What's next?"

"What should we do? Of course, we should take advantage of the fact that the seal on Yuyang Mountain is still in place and refine these vengeful ghosts. Should we first unlock their shackles and let them out to cause a ruckus?"

The Yin-Yang Dharma King pointed to the dark mist before him and said, “When I scouted this place before, I figured it out. Back then, the Qinghe Daoist set up a seal here using Xuanmen Thunder Technique, called the Acquired Sixty-Four Geng Metal Thunder Seal. As long as we sneak around it, aren't those vengeful ghosts trapped here lambs to the slaughter?”

The Sixty-Four Geng Metal Thunder Seal of the Day After Tomorrow? After listening to the Yin-Yang Dharma King's description, Su Che felt that his knowledge was shallow and he had no idea what this sealing technique was.

The Yin-Yang Dharma King looked at Su Che and said, "There are two ways to break this seal: one is through civil means, and the other is through military means. The military method is more troublesome. It requires great magical power to break it completely, which would require at least a fifth-grade Rejuvenating Pill."

He glanced at Su Che as he spoke, implying that he couldn't do it right now.

"Another, more clever method is to use a sacrificial array."

"Ok?"

Su Che remembered seeing a similar scene in the novel "Investiture of the Gods" in his previous life. Usually, the villain would set up an extremely powerful formation, such as an ice formation, a golden light formation, or a red sand formation.

Then, the righteous side couldn't break through, so a few minor characters with only names appeared out of nowhere and volunteered to break through the formation.

As a result, he was immediately eliminated by the villainous Heavenly Lords.

And so, a flaw miraculously appeared in this formation. At this moment, the real masters stepped in and used their bizarre and wonderful magical treasures to break the opponent's formation.

I never imagined that even after cultivating immortality, I would still encounter such methods.

"May I ask, senior, what is a sacrificial array?"

"You don't even know this?"

The Yin-Yang Dharma King gave Su Che a slight look of disdain, though he had done so several times along the way.

"The so-called sacrifice is to show respect. These sixty-four Geng metal thunder seals come from thunder magic, but are arranged in the form of a sword formation. Once you enter, sixty-four Geng metal sword energies will attack you, and lightning will secretly hurt you, with all sorts of variations. To show respect, at this time we need to throw in a few tough ones to let these sword energies and lightning kill them."

As a senior figure, the Yin-Yang Dharma King also possesses a wealth of experience in magical combat.

"When he's down on his luck, we can take advantage of the situation. You know, this seal is ultimately inanimate. Back then, the Qinghe Taoist's methods were only so-so. How could we possibly distinguish the things he left behind so clearly? In the end, we can take advantage of the chaos and release the sealed vengeful ghost. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

This is how the ritual is performed.

Su Che instantly realized he had been overthinking things. It was all a matter of throwing out a scapegoat, while he himself just happened to be caught in the act.

The Yin-Yang Dharma King is truly a senior figure; even throwing a punching bag to take the beating for himself sounds so ethereal and profound. The sacrificial array—I've really learned something new.

“I remember you had a two-faced ghost general, but that thing was useless and just happened to be left here.”

The Yin-Yang Dharma King generously made the decision for Su Che.

Speaking of the two-faced ghost general, Su Che was indeed reluctant to part with him, because this ghost general was the first subordinate he had refined and his only subordinate for a long time. If he just left him here like this...

It's really a pity.

"Senior, actually, I have a vengeful ghost that I haven't been able to refine yet. I wonder if it would be suitable to put it here?"

A faint light flashed behind Su Che's head, revealing a snake's head. The snake opened its mouth and spat out a female ghost in red.

It was Lady Boiling Bone, who was sealed away by Su Che in the Yin-Yang Realm at that time.

I apologize for the late update.

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