The Rebirth of the Cultivation Leader Qin Zhao as a Celebrity
Chapter 260 - 257: Resolving the Three Evil Formation

Chapter 260: Chapter 257: Resolving the Three Evil Formation

The president of Imperial University was named Yao Jizhong, who hailed from a small county in Hanxi, where his family lived in poverty. Later, he became the top scorer in the province’s university entrance exams and was admitted to Imperial University.

Not only that, but during his time at the university, he had already shown considerable research capabilities, publishing highly influential papers. After graduation, he entered the National Research Institute, contributing to the country’s scientific research.

The successive deaths of his parents and wife dealt a heavy blow to him. At one point, he lost the heart to continue with research, and Imperial University invited him to become president—a role he held for several years.

He gradually emerged from the shadow of his family’s deaths, still dedicating most of his time to working with the National Research Institute. Yet, he hadn’t expected that there was such a hidden secret behind his family’s demise.

Originally, Yao Jizhong didn’t believe in such things, but when his son Xiao Shi was close to being fatally injured as a child, it was Shangguan Jing who employed some mystical methods to save him, forcing Yao to acknowledge their validity.

Shangguan Jing and Shangguan Qiu jointly opened up the Yao family ancestral grave.

During their last visit, they had seen the first evil of the Three Evil Formation inside.

After opening the ancestral grave, Shangguan Jing pointed to a spot.

"This is the first evil, and it is also the primary position of the Three Evil Formation."

This place had many stones arranged into a special pattern, at the center of which was a wooden Xuanwu.

The Xuanwu figurine was about the size of a palm, and within the context of Feng Shui and the Bagua, the Xuanwu side represented the elders. At the time Yao Jizhong repaired the ancestral grave, only his parents were alive.

Shangguan Jing dared not disturb the first evil, because this primary position was connected to the other two auxiliary positions. If someone moved the primary position, the auxiliary positions could detect it.

Yao Jizhong’s son was still alive; if something happened to the auxiliary positions, it could very likely put his son in danger.

"According to ancient texts, the other two auxiliary positions should be the White Tiger side, representing women, and the Vermilion Bird side, representing children and juniors."

There was also the Green Dragon side, which represented men, referring to Yao Jizhong himself. However, the Three Evil Formation’s impact on Yao Jizhong caused him to lose his loved ones for life, to be alone and childless, hence there was no Green Dragon formation.

As the Green Dragon within the Three Evil Formation, although he was still alive, he was living in the greatest pain.

That was the most sinister aspect of this Feng Shui formation.

Qin Zhao stared at the wooden Xuanwu figurine for a while, "Originally, this Three Evil Formation would have been quite a tricky issue for me. But you guys are fortunate; I’ve advanced in rank recently."

Thus, resolving the Three Evil Formation became much easier.

Qin Zhao looked at Shangguan Qiu, "Qiuqiu, help me catch a small animal. A mouse, a rabbit, anything would do."

Hearing her nickname, Shangguan Qiu’s mouth twitched.

Without a word, she turned to help Qin Zhao catch a small animal.

Before long, Shangguan Qiu arrived with a wild rabbit in tow.

Qin Zhao cut a wound on the wild rabbit, causing blood to flow. She tossed the rabbit into the Xuanwu Killing Formation. As the blood stained the Xuanwu figurine, the stones started to emit a yellow glow, forming an Array.

Above the Array, a red malevolent energy whirled and condensed into the shape of a Xuanwu.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"

The wild rabbit let out several screams before it was ripped to shreds by the Xuanwu.

The glow faded, and both the blood and rabbit disappeared as if they had never existed.

"A ruthless one indeed."

Qin Zhao sighed, referring to the power of the Xuanwu Killing Formation. If Shangguan Jing and Shangguan Qiu had rashly attempted to break the formation, they might have been harmed by the malevolent Xuanwu energy.

The malevolent energy that had escaped just now was partly seized by Qin Zhao, who could use it to cast a spell and thus locate the other two auxiliary positions.

"The spell ended, and there were two thin blood-colored lines in the air leading them to find two alternate positions."

These alternate positions were not near the ancestral grave but in another village after crossing a mountain range. No wonder Shangguan Jing hadn’t been able to find it before; it was indeed a long distance away.

He and Shangguan Qiu didn’t have the capability to search the whole mountain range.

"Why would they set it up here?"

They reached the entrance of the village, and Shangguan Qiu couldn’t help but question.

If they were to set a trap for Yao Jizhong, then all three formations needed to be related to him.

Yao Jizhong stared at the name of the village at the entrance for a while, and after a long time, he finally recalled a distant memory.

"As a child, I had flipped through the family genealogy. Our Yao family did not originally live in that village, but moved from another village. This village seems to be called Lishui Village."

On the large stone at the village entrance, the three characters for Lishui Village were inscribed.

"So some of the deceased here are also ancestors of the Yao family?"

Yao Jizhong nodded, and Shangguan Jing suddenly realized.

"The person who set the trap for you knows a lot about your family’s history."

"Yes, I wonder who it could be."

Yao Jizhong smiled bitterly; he truly did not understand who could harbor such animosity towards him to do this.

Qin Zhao found the two other alternate positions, which were easier to deal with than the main one, so she quickly solved them and destroyed the White Tiger and Vermilion Bird within the formations.

These two pieces contained a certain amount of Spiritual Energy and were quite decent magic artifacts, but it was a pity they were used to set up such a malevolent Feng Shui Bureau that harmed others, and thus they were tainted with an unfavorable aura.

They returned to where the ancestral grave was located, and this time they easily broke the Xuanwu Killing Formation.

The Three Evil Formation was completely resolved, and Yao Jizhong’s son would not encounter any more trouble.

"We still need to find out who did it. What if the other party finds out we’ve broken the Three Evil Formation and comes up with more insidious ways to deal with you? It’s just impossible to guard against."

Shangguan Jing expressed his concerns to Yao Jizhong anxiously.

"I want to find out too, but I have no leads. You know my personality, I also don’t like to have conflicts with others."

This was indeed true; Yao Jizhong had a good temper and sometimes even if he suffered a setback, it didn’t bother him much. Therefore, he was highly respected at school and had many good friends.

For a moment, Shangguan Jing also didn’t know who could hate him so much.

Suddenly, Qin Zhao spoke up, "It’s not necessarily a grudge."

Based on her many years of experience with ghost hunting, sometimes when people want to harm others, it’s not always because of a vendetta. Some people have twisted psyches and will harm others without a grudge, just for their own selfish desires.

"Then why?"

That made it even more puzzling.

"Whoever set up the Three Evil Formation and caused the death of three people will definitely be tainted with karma. I have a special kind of talisman here that you can carry with you.

If you encounter that person, the talisman will react. When that happens, contact me, and I’ll help you resolve it."

Yao Jizhong was overjoyed, not expecting Qin to have a solution, "Then I really must thank you, Qin!"

Qin Zhao had helped him resolve the matter of the Three Evil Formation, and Yao Jizhong also asked her what she wanted as a reward. Whether it was money or something else, as long as it was within his power and did not violate the law, he could make it happen!

Qin Zhao waved her hand, "This is your good karma and merit, no need to compensate me."