The Yin Gathering formation beneath the haunted house, having had several of its core points removed, had halted its operation. However, in the very next moment, the formation began to run again.
This time, the formation was operating in the reverse direction.
What was originally a formation that absorbed spiritual energy from heaven and earth had undergone an yin-yang reversal, running in the opposite direction. Subsequently, the vast amounts of Yin Sha and spiritual energy stored within the formation were released into the sky.
The people of Wang Family Village witnessed a peculiar spectacle at this moment. A large amount of black smoke surged into the sky from the direction of the haunted house, forming a column of smoke.
This smoke column reached an altitude of over a thousand meters, where it formed a patch of black clouds. These black clouds continuously expanded outwards, their area growing larger and larger.
The black clouds soon covered the entire Wang Family Village. These black clouds were, naturally, the accumulated Yin Sha from over a decade within the Yin Gathering formation.
The reversed formation had directly spewed this Yin Sha into the upper atmosphere.
Coincidentally, it was noon. The midday sun was the natural nemesis of this Yin Sha.
Before this Yin Sha could escape at high altitudes, it was scorched and dissipated by the fierce sunlight.
Once the area of the black clouds reached a certain extent, they stopped expanding and then slowly began to shrink. The black smoke column, which had been spewing towards the sky, also gradually faded in color.
After more than two hours, the black smoke column disappeared, and the patch of dark clouds also vanished completely.
Ling Tian, in the basement, felt the change in the formation and a relieved smile spread across his face. It had not been a wasted effort after all.
He walked to the sides of several pillars, removed the protective covers, and then drew out all the jade tablets from within these pillars.
These jade tablets were the most crucial points of the formation. As the jade tablets were removed, the entire Yin Gathering formation immediately ceased its operation.
Ling Tian walked out of the house and looked around. The entire courtyard was pitch black, and the ground was scorched earth.
Just then, he heard shouts. Turning his head, he saw that a large crowd had already gathered outside the courtyard. Leading them was Old Master Wang, with Wang Kai and others also waiting anxiously by his side.
"Ling Tian, are you alright?" the Old Master asked urgently.
"Grandpa, I'm fine. Don't worry!
Also, I have resolved the issue with this house. However, I suggest it would be best to tear it down and build a new one."
"Is it really alright?"
The Old Master was very surprised. He had considered tearing down the house before, but at that time, whenever he sent people near the house, many accidents would occur before construction could even begin.
"Yes, there are no problems! This house had a Yin Gathering formation set up in it, which caused all those issues.
I have destroyed the formation, so there should be no more problems!"
Ling Tian explained it simply, not wanting to go into further detail. Some things were useless to explain, and it was not good for unrelated people to know.
"Good, I will arrange for people to tear down the house immediately, and all the weeds around here will be burned away!
Whatever kind of house you want, I'll have Chen Yi show you the blueprints later."
"Thank you, Grandpa!"
"The reconstruction of the house will take at least one to two months. During this time, you can stay in the house next to Bing Xia's place."
"Alright!"
Next, accompanied by Ling Tian, he led the Wang family members on a tour of the house.
At this point, the power facilities that had been defunct for years in the house were now usable. There were no issues using mobile phones and other appliances in the house.
Ling Tian showed Old Master Wang the pillars in the basement and the peculiar markings on them.
After seeing them, the Old Master became furious.
"So it was that feng shui master causing trouble!"
The Old Master had been saved by Daoist Master Xian Yuan in the past and had a deep belief in such experts and the principles of feng shui.
Later, when he decided to build this house, he invited a very famous feng shui master from Hong Kong to assess the feng shui.
That master selected the location for the residence and provided the design blueprints. He stated that the design of the house was meant for "Five Blessings Gathering for Longevity," and that elders living in such a house would be immune to diseases and live longer.
Therefore, Old Master Wang Chunfeng spent a large sum of money to build the house entirely according to what the feng shui master had said.
Now, he realized that the feng shui master had harbored malicious intentions.
"Chen Yi, go and investigate where that feng shui master is now. I need to settle this account with him properly!" the Old Master ordered.
Ling Tian asked curiously, "Grandpa, do you have any grievances with that feng shui master?"
Old Master Wang replied with distress, "I have no grievances or enmity with him. Moreover, I only found out about this master through asking around.
And when he came, I treated him as an honored guest, without any neglect, and paid him handsomely."
Ling Tian nodded, but a doubt lingered in his mind. Why would this feng shui master go to such lengths to set up a Yin Gathering formation here? What was his motive?
As the group prepared to head back, the Wang family servants had already begun burning the weeds around the house.
However, at that very moment, a scream suddenly echoed from a distance. Several servants began to flee in a frenzy.
"Snake, snake! A huge snake!"
"Oh no, someone's been bitten by a snake!"
Ling Tian quickly turned to Wang Kai and said, "Brother Wang, protect the Old Master. I'll go take a look!"
"I'm fine, let's go take a look together!" The Old Master's words brooks no refusal, so they surrounded Old Master Wang and ran towards the scene of the incident.
The place where the incident occurred was at the edge of the courtyard, a little further out was by the pond.
Soon, they witnessed a scene that left them dumbfounded.
Among the grass by the pond, a large snake stood upright.
This snake was nearly 10 meters long and as thick as an adult's thigh. The front half of the snake stood upright, with its head about 1.8 meters from the ground.
Ling Tian carefully observed the snake. The giant snake was entirely black, with two large scales behind its eyes. The snake's head was quite flat. This was clearly a King Cobra.
King Cobras are very fierce venomous snakes and the longest venomous snakes in the world, with the longest reaching up to 6 meters.
However, this King Cobra before them far surpassed ordinary King Cobras in both thickness and length!
Those servants had intended to set fire to the weeds. As soon as they approached the pond, this creature sprang out. One of the Wang family's servants was unfortunately bitten, and within ten seconds, he was convulsing and dead!
"How can there be such a snake here? Don't King Cobras live in the tropical and subtropical regions of southern China?" Chen Yi said with some confusion.
At this moment, a flash of inspiration struck Ling Tian, as he realized that this snake was different from ordinary snakes!