Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 2393: Chapter 2296: Desiccated Corpse

Huo Sining heard this and a flash of understanding appeared in her eyes. She asked directly:

"It’s not as simple as letting us take you out, otherwise you wouldn’t need to use methods like the Siren’s Enchanting Melody. There’s probably something more you can’t say, right?"

The female Jiao, exposed by Huo Sining, was uncharacteristically flushed, but she didn’t argue and nodded directly, admitting:

"Yes, I hid a bit from you. This array truly has peculiarities, just as you said."

"This array is called the Gathering Yin Formation. The array is inscribed in this pool under me, and I am the eye of the array."

"The so-called Gathering Yin Formation uses the Yin eye as the foundation of the array, supplemented by a Yin spirit as a guide. Once the array is activated, it can gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, changing the spiritual energy within a radius of several meters or even kilometers."

"The spring eye is Yin, and the blood of the Jiao Clan is an extremely Yin substance, enough to amplify the effects of the Yin Gathering Array. But Ge Zhichuan has added some of his self-created unique elements to this Gathering Yin Formation."

"I don’t know how he did it, but this array indeed restricts my freedom. Whenever I try to break free from this array, I feel the energy in my body rapidly draining, yet time strangely has no effect on me. I can’t even feel the passage of time."

Huo Sining frowned and instinctively asked, "Did Ge Hong create this for cultivating Taoist arts?"

The female Jiao couldn’t help but sneer: "What do you think? That pervert has already gone astray. He learned some Soul Refining Art and believes once he reaches the Nascent Soul Stage, he can transcend tribulation and ascend, detaching from his flesh to become an immortal."

"But that technique demands a very high environmental requirement. Thin spiritual energy leads to cultivation going astray, so he went to great lengths to find Kanyu masters and search for Feng Shui treasure lands, finally discovering this Yin eye at Luofu Mountain and setting up this Gathering Yin Formation!"

Huo Sining suddenly realized, finding it strange as she had suspected. Ge Hong was so wealthy yet didn’t construct the ancient tomb on the Crouching Dragon Vein but opted for a cliff-watered thousand-year cave for post-processing, which is indeed bizarre.

But hearing the female Jiao now, Huo Sining understood. Ge Hong chose this thousand-year cave as the foundation of his ancient tomb not for ease or the thousand-year cave’s gimmick but to hide the Yin eye within the cliff wall!

To mislead and prevent others from discovering the Yin eye, he created an ancient tomb on the outside, concealing the clear pool in the prison chamber behind it. His true purpose in building the ancient tomb was to craft a suitable cultivation location that wouldn’t draw attention.

However, since this half-mermaid was trapped by Ge Hong here, she shouldn’t know such detailed information about the Gathering Yin Formation. But hearing her tone, she seemed extremely familiar with this array, which is rather odd.

"How did you know the array’s purpose? Did Ge Hong tell you?"

The half-mermaid was unaware of Huo Sining’s suspicion towards her. Seeing Huo Sining asking, she nodded honestly and continued to explain:

"I’ve been trapped in this array, countless times thinking of breaking the array and escaping, but I’ve never succeeded."

"That Ge Zhichuan was evidently very proud of this, and once, while drunk, babbled nonsense in front of me, babbling on like a spinning wheel revealing the array’s secret and even the method to break it."

"But even knowing the method to break the array is of no use. That’s also why Ge Zhichuan was so complacent, even when speaking drunkenly, he didn’t feel alarmed. He simply doesn’t fear my escape."

Huo Sining showed a look of confusion: "Why isn’t he afraid of your escape? Is this array that hard to break?"

The half-mermaid shook her head: "No, actually breaking it is very easy, but I simply can’t. Because to break this formation, a key is needed - a man."

Huo Sining froze: "A man?"

The half-mermaid nodded: "Yes, a man’s Yang energy is the key to breaking the array, which is also why earlier I attempted to enchant your companion to help me break the array."

"However, in these hundreds and thousands of years, aside from Ge Zhichuan, you are the first to intrude into this ancient tomb. Even though I know the method to break the array, without someone to utilize it, it’s completely useless! So Ge Zhichuan was never worried about my escape."

Huo Sining suddenly understood Ge Hong’s cunning deceit indeed as this half-mermaid described. This ancient tomb was constructed extremely deep, almost embedded within the mountain belly. Coupled with Ge Hong’s intentional concealment at Luofu Mountain, no one knew his ancient tomb was built here. Without even knowing the correct position of the tomb, there’s no way to find the secret chamber hidden behind the auricle chamber after entering the tomb.

So, this secret training place has only ever been accessed by Ge Hong himself. He’s simply not worried about being discovered, and naturally, he doesn’t fear the female Jiao’s escape.

"Is your Siren’s Enchanting Melody ineffective on Ge Hong?" Huo Sining asked further.

The female Jiao shook her head: "Though that individual is twisted, he is indeed more proficient in Taoist arts than I am. My bit of trickery is of no use."

Huo Sining noticed the flash of guilt on the female Jiao’s face when mentioning Gu Xu being enchanted earlier, and her heart stirred:

"If forced to break the array, what would happen?"

The female Jiao’s face instantly showed a look of terror, and she hurriedly shook her head: "It’s impossible, forcing the break - let alone whether it could succeed. Even if it did, the whirlpool beneath the array eye would rapidly spin, spiritual energy would leak, and it would destroy the entire ancient tomb, causing the mountain to collapse. We’d be crushed and unable to escape even if we tried!"

Huo Sining nodded, then continued to ask:

"What if you indeed lured my companion into the array; what consequence would it have for my companion who acts as the array’s key?"

Sure enough, the female Jiao’s expression stiffened slightly, hesitating for two seconds before saying: "The Gathering Yin Formation certainly suppresses men. If your companion has the Extreme Yang Constitution, he can completely balance it out, and nothing would happen, the formation would be broken, and all would be well."

"But if this person doesn’t possess the Extreme Yang Constitution, he might be counteracted by the Gathering Yin Formation, absorbing his Yang energy and becoming..."

Seeing the female Jiao halt without continuing, Huo Sining couldn’t help but ask: "Become what?"

The female Jiao’s expression was awkward, and after a while, she dryly spat out two words: "A mummy."

Huo Sining’s lips turned downwards, her lips pressed tight, her face instantly darkened.