Clerk Shen said, "One yin and one yang—that is the Dao. The Earth-Fire Cult refines true earth with true fire, praying that the Immortal Embryo will never decay. Earth and fire are its yin and yang."
He pointed toward the mountain behind them.
"One yin and one yang—that is the Dao.
"The Joyful Lord and the body in the river are another yin and yang.
"This 'person' originally grew powerful in the Yellow River, but after he began causing trouble, someone split him apart.
"The soul is yin; the flesh is yang.
"When yin and yang are joined, they never decay.
"Now that they're separated, of course wind and rain have worn them down! The soul remains, but the body is probably gone!"
For all his words and explanations, those few sentences were the fruit of Clerk Shen's forty years.
He had spent forty years uncovering the ghost story of Luoyin County.
To Xu Feng, his words struck like lightning through a gorge.
In an instant, everything fell into place.
With no one speaking, the noisy singing outside spilled in.
The performers recited their lines and beat their drums, making the quiet here seem deeper still.
The pavilion housed offerings to a departed spirit. It was cold and still, and Xu Feng's mind had never been clearer.
At that moment, no one's thoughts moved faster than Xu Feng's.
The light in his mind seemed almost tangible. Every scrap of information he had gathered before came together here, yielding an answer.
Seeing Xu Feng fall silent, Shen Jicheng said nothing either. He watched Xu Feng's expression.
Before long, a gust blew in from outside.
It drew a reaction from Xu Feng.
Instinctively, he put out a hand to shield the Fire Basin before him.
Then, as if it were the most