"Regarding Dao comprehension and living formations, I know quite a lot. I understand the composition of formations thoroughly—better even than your grandmother. But that doesn't help. The key can't unlock a living formation; it can only activate one. And with our strength, we're even less capable of opening it and seeing the Guiding-Phoenix Coffin inside." Mother explained.
"So your grandmother studied the outer perimeter, while you studied the internal structure? Then the Blood Cloud Coffin is the key to the living formation? Only after reaching sufficient strength and gathering all the necessary conditions can we activate and open the living formation and see the Guiding-Phoenix Coffin inside?" I felt as if I had instantly solved the mystery, piecing together several known points.
But Mother hadn't even opened the formation. How did she know its internal structure? Could someone from the past have entered it? That seemed very possible. After all, the Guiding-Phoenix Coffin was ancient. Someone might truly have gone inside.
Could it have been Grandma?
Xijun had been brought back by Grandma from Guiding-Phoenix Town. At most, no more than thirty or fifty years had passed. After all, that had been the golden age mentioned in Grandma's notes. She had brought Xijun back then, which also meant she had very likely entered the living formation.
"Mm, you can put it that way. But now that your grandmother is missing, we'll inevitably lose our backbone. We must first get news of her before we can clearly determine what to do next." After Mother finished speaking, she checked the time and stood up. "Ruize, come with Mom. Yitian, take good care of yourself. The days ahead will probably be hard for you, but I believe you'll make it through."
I stared at her, dumbfounded. Since when had Mother become as good