Chapter 2414: Chapter 2317: No Way

"Mr. Zhou, you’ve seen a Gathering Yin Formation before. The one in the Han Princess Tomb on Fucheng Sanfang Street was a similar type, although that Gathering Yin Formation was more destructive."

"Of course, this Gathering Yin Formation is slightly different. It seems they added a few special spells at the eye of the formation to prevent the Yin energy trapped inside from escaping."

Bai Buzhi’s eyes fell on the surrounding stalactites, and he marveled in admiration:

"I’ve lived a long life, and this is the first time I’ve seen such a purely natural Gathering Yin Formation. Truly a masterpiece of nature! This Gathering Yin Formation can improve the spiritual energy composition of this dark chamber, making it a natural place for cultivation. It’s no wonder Ge Hong found such a Cave Paradise, truly impressive!"

Listening to this from the side, Huo Sining was also quietly amazed. She didn’t expect Bai Buzhi’s vision to be so sharp, discerning Ge Hong’s purpose for creating this dark chamber at a glance. Truly remarkable thinking.

On the other side, Zhou Shitao also understood. He looked at the dark chamber with a frown, still not quite comprehending some aspects:

"Are you saying this dark chamber is where Ge Hong refines elixirs?"

Bai Buzhi shook his head: "You might not fully understand some aspects of our Dao Men."

"Our Taoist Arts cultivation emphasizes harnessing nature’s spiritual energy. The more spiritually rich the place, the more beneficial it is for our cultivation. The polluted air of the city makes it hard for people to settle their minds for cultivation. Conversely, this natural Gathering Yin Formation is an ideal site for those practicing yin body spiritual arts."

"It not only aids practitioners in channeling energy into their bodies and elevating their states, but also increases the success rate of refining elixirs. Such a Gathering Yin Formation, regardless of Ge Hong, would be tightly held by any Dao Men practitioner and never publicized."

"Ge Hong’s monopolizing action is a normal reaction. This is more important than obtaining a powerful magic artifact because it is fundamental and critical to cultivation! If used properly, it can reduce the cultivation time by three, five, or even several decades. Isn’t that quite valuable?"

At this point, Bai Buzhi’s gaze at the dark chamber was somewhat heated, but soon enough, he seemed to understand something, shook his head slightly, and his expression quickly returned to normal.

"You didn’t mention it before, so I didn’t bring it up either. Ge Hong building his tomb inside this thousand-year-old cave wasn’t for any Feng Shui auspicious spot, but because of this Gathering Yin Formation. He built this ancient tomb likely to mislead and cover up."

"However, using the Gathering Yin Formation is just an unorthodox trick. Although this sort of cultivation is a shortcut, it has unstable foundations. Achieving the ultimate Dao is downright impossible, let alone ascension. Moreover, using malevolent arts is destructive. Ten to zero, Ge Hong suffered divine retribution and couldn’t meet a good end!"

Speaking of this, Bai Buzhi’s eyes were filled with disdain and contempt for Ge Hong. Of course, he came for the array in this thousand-year-old tomb, but it doesn’t mean he’ll apply it to himself.

This dark chamber and Gathering Yin Formation are undoubtedly massive temptations for many Dao Men practitioners. But Bai Buzhi kept his head clear. He knows clearly that to prove the Dao, using this method is akin to drinking poison to quench thirst, which would end up backfiring.

Zhou Shitao had some understanding of what Bai Buzhi was talking about. Although he wasn’t a Dao Men member, he had some exposure to books like the "Tao Te Ching" and "The Book of Changes", knowing the Free and Easy Way emphasizes the naturalness of the Dao, cultivation is not easy, shortcuts will invite Heavenly Dao’s punishment, retribution is sure, and ordinary people can hardly endure it.

But he had never expected that someone in this world really practiced this art, and hearing Bai Buzhi speak with substance, he didn’t seem like a charlatan.

This made Zhou Shitao question Ge Hong’s life. Subconsciously, he turned his head and glanced at Shi Qingyun and Xie Daoyuan beside him, asking:

"Do you think Ge Hong might really have become immortal? Where could his bones be? Could it be that he is still alive, and the corpse in the stone coffin is what he put there?"

After saying this, he chuckled himself, finding his talk utterly ridiculous and silly.

A person who died over seventeen hundred years ago couldn’t possibly still be alive. As for becoming an immortal, that’s even more absurd. There are no ghosts or deities in this world, all fabricated. If there truly were gods and monsters, the Earth would have gone into chaos long ago!

Neither Bai Buzhi nor Zhou Shitao thought these matters were related to Ge Hong. However, Huo Sining, who initially suspected Lu Huairu of doing this, felt her heart skip a beat after hearing Zhou Shitao’s hypothesis. Something flashed through her mind, and in an instant, her face turned pale, feeling quite unwell.

Suddenly, she recalled when she touched that stone coffin before, the numerous sinister eyes, and the way light flowed in those eyes. They were different from the dead eyes of Fujiwara Seiho. That gaze was clearly... the eyes of a living person!

No way...

A certain guess in Huo Sining’s mind was stealing the show. She tried to make sense of the chaotic thoughts, but this sudden idea only tangled her thinking further.

"Finding Ge Hong’s bones is easy. The mummified corpse in the stone coffin was definitely placed there by someone. Once we find who tampered inside the ancient tomb, we can retrieve those bones, and the cause of Ge Hong’s death can be identified with the instruments from the forensic department."

"That Director Zhao seems competent in investigating cases, and he should soon uncover the truth. There’s no doubt about that."

On the other side, Xie Daoyuan spoke:

"However, I believe there’s no need to investigate Ge Hong’s cause of death. The cause of death for alchemist Taoists is generally mercury poisoning. Such individuals would have consumed a lot of self-made elixirs, which were all mercury sulfide refined. Most of them tragically died from mercury poisoning, having no relation to becoming immortal!"

"But one thing puzzles me. This person who stole Ge Hong’s bones and replaced them with a modern dried corpse - what’s the purpose behind all these little tricks?"

This question is indeed the core of everyone’s confusion. Even Zhao Chengke, who is investigating the case, is filled with question marks.

Meanwhile, Shi Qingyun’s focus was slightly different; he frowned with some concern, saying:

"If this person can really sneak into the ancient tomb unnoticed and steal Ge Hong’s bones, then all our speculations are useless. You’ve seen the main tomb chamber, there’s nothing besides the sarcophagus. The real key lies in the burial pit. If this person is after wealth, then surely something must have already happened over there in the burial pit!"

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