Formations constructed from written characters were unusual, but fortunately, Su Jiu and Yun Huanling were not entirely unfamiliar with them.
"Translated into their modern equivalents, these ancient characters give a birth date and a name.
"Judging by the marks, the name was carved quite some time ago, while the birth date was added relatively recently. The name sits in the very center of the gravestone, while the birth date is off to one side. It isn't hard to see that the birth date must have been added later.
"And barring anything unexpected, both the name and the birth date should belong to the tomb's occupant." As Su Jiu felt around, she voiced the surface information she could glean.
"You mean the descendants of this great tomb's occupant carved his name first, then his birth date?
"But why carve a dead person's birth date on his gravestone?" Gu Ningyun looked puzzled.
"For exactly what you see before you-to construct a formation."
Su Jiu pressed her palm against the characters, her thin lips parting slightly as she sensed the flow of spiritual qi through them. Before long, she withdrew her hand from the gravestone. "It's the Seven Baleful Spirits Soul-Locking Formation."
Feng Qi's pupils contracted at those words. "What did you say!"
"The grand formation surrounding this great tomb is an ancient formation-the Seven Baleful Spirits Soul-Locking Formation."
"Are you certain?"
Su Jiu pointed at Yun Huanling beside her. "Although this formation is supposedly lost, the Young Master of the Heavenly Secret Sect and heir to the Yun Household should still recognize it."
Yun Huanling lowered his eyes slightly, his clenched fists hanging at his sides. "A Jiu is right. It is the Seven Baleful Spirits Soul-Locking Formation."
Whose soul did the Seven Baleful Spirits Soul-Locking Formation lock away? Naturally, it was