The so-called "fire burning formation" is also known as the "Crimson Flame Formation", and many directly call it the "Hell of No Return", simply because this formation is too malicious!
As is widely known, people's souls actually belong to the yin, becoming strong in water and weak in fire. And this "fire burning formation" happens to be a formation that can artificially set up the "six ground fires". For normal people's souls, this is undoubtedly the greatest torture.
Once the soul is trapped by the fire burning formation, it can never be reincarnated, suffering the burning of the flames for eternity! If this isn't the Hell of No Return, then what is it?
"That's not right!"
Suddenly, it occurred to me again, "Aren't many of the coffins in the graveyard buried many years ago? Logically speaking, the souls inside should have already been reincarnated. Even if their coffins are trapped, there is only an empty shell inside, without any souls!"
"Hmph! Still don't understand?"
With a cold laugh, old Zhang immediately looked profound and inscrutable, "Because the person who laid the formation doesn't actually want to torture the souls of these grave owners."
"Ah?"
Upon hearing this, I couldn't help but be stunned. If they don't want to torture the souls of the deceased, then why set up the fire burning formation? Could it be just to show off their formation skills?
"Heh..."
Old Zhang smiled slightly, "You don't understand, do you? What he's actually doing is trying to change the fate of people!"
"Change the fate of people?"
A big question mark flashed in my mind. I have heard of "changing one's fate against the will", but what does "changing the fate of people" mean?
"In other words, you might understand it better if I put it another way!"
Perhaps sensing my doubt, old Zhang said, "He is borrowing luck, not from the deceased themselves, but from their offspring."
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, I immediately became interested. I then remembered that apart from the Beidou soul-locking formation and the fire burning formation arranged with coffins, there were also the 14 main stars of the "Purple Star Astrology" here, which is closely related to fortune-telling?
So I hurriedly asked, "What do you mean?"
"Don't you find it strange at all? Why would there be the '14 main stars' which have nothing to do with the Beidou soul-locking formation and the fire burning formation on the outside? To tell you the truth, there is actually one more formation between the 14 main stars and the fire burning formation!"
"One more formation?"
Looking at old Zhang doubtfully, my mind suddenly lit up. I hurriedly asked, "Is it the 12 palaces of fate?"
"Heh... not too slow on the uptake!"
Old Zhang smiled slightly and nodded, then said, "Exactly! It's the 12 palaces of fate! The person who laid the formation's attainment in formations is truly amazing, the four major formations are almost watertight!"
"Do you remember what I said just now? Beidou locks the soul, fire burns the yin, cleansing the fate palaces, the 14 main stars shine in all directions... You should understand the first two sentences, let's talk about the latter two."
"After burning the yin, what remains is the unique yang, using the unique yang to cleanse the 12 palaces of fate, it can completely strip away the deceased's lifetime luck, and further weaken the fortune of their offspring. The 14 main stars on the outermost perimeter are lacking one star, and this missing star should be the one that the fate changer perfectly matches! In doing so, all the stripped-off luck and fortune will be completely bestowed upon the fate changer, everything will naturally fall into place!"
Pausing for a moment, old Zhang continued, "If I'm not mistaken, there should be a stone stake buried underneath a piece of the floor, which is the missing star, and it definitely bears the fate of the fate changer's date and time of birth!"
"My god! This... this is too amazing, isn't it?"
After listening to old Zhang's explanation, both Captain Han and I were dumbfounded, but Captain Han probably didn't understand. However, I got the gist of it! Indeed, if everything is as old Zhang said, then the person's formation attainment is truly extraordinary! He even came up with such a formation?
Not only is it formidable, it also requires a complete lack of morals, ruthlessness, otherwise it can't be done.
This is simply plundering! Hundreds of coffins mean hundreds of deceased, the luck and fortune of hundreds of families are completely stripped away by him, and bestowed upon himself! F**k, wouldn’t that result in an overflowing fortune?
Even someone like me, a "lone star of the heavens", could probably change my fate directly, right?
"By the way!"
Suddenly, I grabbed old Zhang, feeling quite nervous, and asked, "Earlier you mentioned that my grandfather changed my fate against the will, could it be that he also..."
I was very worried whether my grandfather had used the same method to change my fate?
"Don't worry! Your grandfather's methods are much more advanced than this. As I said, this is just changing the fate of people, but your grandfather is truly changing the fate against the will!"
"Phew..."
Upon hearing this, I finally breathed a sigh of relief. It's good that my grandfather didn't use this method, otherwise, wouldn't I be doomed?
"Let's go! This is too deep, beyond what you and I can handle. Since we've already saved the person, let's quickly leave this place!"
Looking at the time, we have been here for nearly an hour, it's time to leave!
Although I really want to destroy this despicable "extinct formation", I naturally don't dare to act rashly since even old Zhang has no confidence. Right now, the most urgent thing is to take Captain Han and the others away from here. When I have achieved success in my cultivation, then I will come back to deal with it!
"Let's go!"
Without any hesitation, Captain Han and I each helped up a police officer and hurried toward the exit with Old Zhang.
Since the iron gate at the exit was locked from the inside, there was no need for us to climb over the wall. We could just open the iron gate and get out.
It was only a few steps from here to the exit, so we quickly arrived at the iron gate. Just as we were about to open it, Captain Han suddenly asked, "Are we leaving like this?"
"Yes."
Doubtfully, I asked, "Is there a problem?"
"Another staff member was captured by the transformed Feng Chen. We..."
According to Captain Han, it seemed like he wanted to go and rescue the missing mortuary staff member?
"I really want to tell Captain Han that the person is probably already dead. But before I could say anything, Old Zhang shook his head at me and then opened the iron gate, saying, 'You three go out first, and I'll go up to the second floor to take a look!'"
"But your injury..."
I was very worried. Old Zhang had already suffered a strong backlash from the curse and had just been struck by a zombie. Could he handle this alone?
If not, let's hurry and run away.
After all, from the sounds of the chewing earlier, the missing staff member is probably already dead, and there's no need to risk our lives for this, right?
"Captain Han!"
Before I could express my thoughts, Zhang and Xiao Wu suddenly approached with an excited look on their faces, saying, "Great, you finally came out! Did you guys already take care of that damn Feng Chen?"
"This..."
After he said that, both Captain Han and I fell silent, realizing that neither of us had even seen Feng Chen's appearance yet!
"Alright, you guys quickly leave here! Meet at the main entrance later!"
With that, Old Zhang pushed us out of the door and quickly rushed to the second floor himself.
"Wait!"
I still felt uneasy about leaving Old Zhang behind. Despite still having doubts about his intentions, he had already saved me several times! Under these uncertain circumstances, how could I let him take risks alone?
Moreover, I was much stronger now than I had been before. Especially just now, with just a roar, I had blasted away a zombie. I still felt somewhat confident. In the event of a crisis, I could still help Old Zhang!
"Let's go!"
Old Zhang looked at me with relief, finally nodded, and led me directly to the second floor.
"Oh! Almost forgot about this!"
As we arrived on the second floor, Old Zhang seemed to suddenly remember something and subconsciously took out a talisman from his pocket, "Put this on your ghost card!"
"This little guy is Feng Chen's biological son. If it senses Feng Chen's aura, it might immediately turn traitor. It's best to temporarily isolate it just in case!"
"Right."
Hearing this, I also agreed. I quickly took the talisman Old Zhang handed me and directly put it on the ghost card. Then I grabbed a handful of sticky rice and followed Old Zhang toward the conference room where we had just heard the chewing sounds.
It was definitely nerve-wracking, after all, these were zombies, and not just one! Old Zhang was injured, and if I wasn't worried about his safety, I wouldn't want to come back to this spooky place!
As for the missing mortuary staff member, I thought he had probably already been eaten by Feng Chen. So, why take on such a big risk to come and find him?
Saving a life is important, but shouldn't we first ensure our own safety? After all, we're not heroic saviors, and it's not our responsibility to save others, is it? If we could do it easily, I wouldn't mind saving someone's life. But the thing is, our own lives are at stake now!
If we could be sure that he was still alive, that would be one thing, but I think his chance of survival is almost zero. Coming to find him now is clearly not a wise choice.
But regardless of whether it is wise or not, we have chosen to come back. Since we're here, let's do our best! Of course, it would be great if we could also take care of the zombies here.
Step by step, we finally arrived at the door of the conference room, and Old Zhang took a deep breath and kicked open the door. I instinctively raised my right hand and scattered all the sticky rice in my hand with a "swoosh"!
However, to my disappointment and relief at the same time, the huge conference room was completely empty. Except for a large pool of blood on the floor, there was no sign of any zombies.
"They ran away?"
Old Zhang frowned slightly and then crouched down to check the blood on the floor. Meanwhile, I quickly surveyed the entire conference room without missing any corner!
"It's fresh blood, which means that person is most likely already dead!"
After quickly examining the blood on the floor, Old Zhang came to this conclusion. Then, he suddenly widened his pupils, swiftly threw a handful of sticky rice at me, and shouted, "Be careful! Behind you!"