nycdaug Chapter 96 Everything is ready
Chapter 96 Everything is ready
The Great Capital Heavenly Displacement Formation?
Ding Yi listened to Liu Xun's words, then looked past the stacked and complicated runes and towards the slightly smaller platform in front of him.
This small circular platform was about an inch higher than the ground. At this moment, some vertical black shadows were standing on it. Ding Yi looked closely and realized that these black shadows were the statues of gods that he had been longing for!
These statues, all blood-red, were arranged in a circle on the stone platform, and in the very center of the circle stood a jade-colored statue!
This was the first time Ding Yi had ever seen such a jade-colored statue. Even in the dim light, it still emitted a faint glow, making it seem mysterious at first glance.
"Master, there are a total of 12 blood-red statues and one jade-colored statue, supporting the operation of the entire formation."
“Every month, I need to replace these 12 blood-red statues and place them on the elevator platform, while also checking whether the formation has been slightly deviated due to the movement of the earth’s crust.”
As Liu Xun spoke, he gestured for Ding Yi to follow him forward to take a look.
"You mean, this place can produce 12 blood-red statues a month?"
Ding Yi was somewhat surprised.
"Yes, Master. These are all registered and subject to strict quotas. The adults in the Yin-Yang Palace can enjoy the cultivation of the divine statues sent back from all over Qingzhou without leaving their homes every month."
Liu Xun said.
"And what about the jade-colored one?"
Ding Yi pointed to the jade-colored statue in the center.
"Master, please don't point randomly. This jade-colored statue is rumored to possess a trace of divinity and is said to be able to communicate with the true god."
Liu Xun hurriedly stepped in front of Ding Yi's finger to block it.
"Is there still such a thing?"
Ding Yi was taken aback, then felt somewhat relieved, thinking to himself that to understand the enemy, one really had to infiltrate their ranks; otherwise, relying solely on his own exploration, he didn't know when he would ever discover so many secrets.
"Master, the jade statue only needs to be replaced every six months. It is the core of the great formation and cannot be moved carelessly."
Liu Xun then said.
Ding Yi looked at the statues and felt a pang of regret. He thought to himself, "If I could absorb all of these statues, wouldn't I be able to take off immediately?"
Thinking of this, Ding Yi felt somewhat unwilling and asked:
"Is there any other way to take these idols without alerting others?"
"Master, there's nothing we can do. Not only can we not move this statue, but even if we did, we couldn't take it out."
Liu Xun saw through Ding Yi's thoughts and quickly tried to dissuade him.
In his view, although he didn't know why Ding Yi wanted the evil energy, he wouldn't ask if Ding Yi didn't say so. He just needed to offer Ding Yi some advice.
Upon seeing this, Ding Yi stroked his chin and fell into deep thought.
Clearly, he was considering whether to make a big move, absorb everything, and then escape the city.
But he quickly abandoned the idea.
There wasn't enough time. It took him an hour and a half to absorb the remaining half of the baleful aura from a blood-red statue. If he were to absorb everything here, it might not be over until dawn.
"It's still because my proficiency with the Crossing the Killing Technique is too low. If I mastered it, my absorption speed might increase significantly."
Ding Yi sighed inwardly and decided that once his lifespan increased, he would do everything he could to improve the proficiency of all his martial arts skills.
“Every night when the grand formation operates, this malevolent energy flows directly into these statues?”
Ding Yi asked again.
"Yes, the malevolent energy that has absorbed desires will be transformed by the formation and injected into these statues without any leakage."
Liu Xun explained.
"Can the blood-red statue move?"
Ding Yi asked again.
"The blood-red statue is not the core of the formation. It can be moved, but not too many of them."
Liu Xun pondered for a moment and then gave an answer.
"What is the maximum number that can be moved?"
"This servant estimates that at most only three can be moved."
Liu Xun paused for a moment, then continued.
"Okay, go move the statues first to make room for three people, then wait for me in the back."
Ding Yi gave the order directly.
Upon hearing this, Liu Xun nodded immediately and then walked towards the group of statues.
Ding Yi stood behind, watching Liu Xu's back, then looked at the statues, and then quietly activated the Exorcism Technique.
To Ding Yi's surprise, no trace of malevolent energy was found in this area filled with statues of gods.
"What's going on?"
Ding Yi was puzzled. Logically speaking, these fragments of evil energy should be able to release a large amount of evil energy, but this place was so abnormal, as if all the evil energy was locked up.
Somewhat puzzled, Ding Yi followed Liu Xun upstairs and found Liu Xun carrying the blood-red statues one by one down from the stone platform and placing them in front of a stone wall next to him.
Immediately afterwards, Liu Xun patted a spot on the stone wall, and the next moment, the stone wall slowly opened to both sides, revealing a huge hole!
Inside the cave entrance, there was a wooden platform that was pulled by ropes. On the platform was a huge wooden box, and next to the platform were many blood-red statues. Ding Yi glanced at them and estimated that there were about a dozen.
"Why are there so many? Are they even useful?"
Ding Yi's eyes lit up as he looked at Liu and asked.
"Master, these are the idols used for replacement each month, and the number is also registered."
As Liu Xun spoke, he placed the nine statues that had just been moved from the formation into a large wooden box on the wooden platform. Then he took out the statues from the caves and placed them one by one in the empty spaces that had been vacated after the statues were moved down.
Ding Yi finally understood.
Liu Xun's job at the beginning of each month was to come in and replace the statues that had been filled with malevolent energy, and then place the new statues back into the great formation to receive the infusion.
This scene reminded Ding Yi of the workers on Earth who changed the batteries of shared bicycles at the subway station entrance every morning.
"Now that you mention it..."
Ding Yi looked at the three empty seats that Liu Xun had deliberately left out, and seemed to understand Liu Xun's intention.
“Master, even though the Yin-Yang Fiend fluctuates due to population, it can still fill at least nine statues every month, so only three empty slots can be left.”
"Once this grand formation is activated, a continuous stream of malevolent energy will be generated in this empty space. Master, you will be able to collect the malevolent energy then."
Liu Xun still believed that Ding Yi wanted to collect evil energy, after all, Ding Yi had given him an evil energy gourd.
As for how they were collected, Liu Xun guessed it was related to the bamboo tubes and lamps that Ding Yi brought in.
No matter how many details there were, Liu Xun wouldn't consider them. After all, in his mind at this moment, there was a blue figure sitting cross-legged in the void, which made his worship of Ding Yi grow stronger day and night. Like a believer, he wouldn't have any other thoughts.
Ding Yi's words were like divine decrees to him; he couldn't distinguish right from wrong, nor would he question them.
Ding Yi, meanwhile, looked at the statues that Liu Xun had recently placed into the formation and asked with some curiosity:
"These uninvoked idols are just left there, without being placed in wooden boxes?"
"Since the master has not yet worshipped the gods, he naturally does not know that the evil spirits contained in these uninfused statues are called 'original evil spirits'. They can only be released through the guidance of an array, so they do not need to be sealed in wooden boxes like those other statues."
Liu Xun explained patiently.
Upon hearing this, Ding Yi realized that there were such differences between the statues of gods, which were somewhat like cola bottles, which would continuously leak gas once opened.
At this moment, Liu Xun had already set up the statue and instructed Ding Yi on some key matters before taking the torch and walking towards the back.
Ding Yi watched as the firelight gradually disappeared into the darkness behind him before taking out a lamp and using his finger dipped in oil to draw the Blood and Flesh Temple's evil-dispelling runes on it.
Before long, Ding Yi placed lit lamps on the two empty circles, then sat down in the middle empty seat, reversed the Evergreen True Qi, and began to circulate the Exorcising Demon Technique.
At this moment, everything is ready, except for the east wind!