In the underground ice cavern, a chill permeated the air.
Members of the sealing group gathered around a stone table, their brows deeply furrowed.
One member pointed at the mystical runes etched on the scroll, speaking with a tone of helplessness, "Leader, I really can't figure out the logic of this pattern. It clearly looks like a spirit-locking array, yet it's mixed with energy-gathering nodes. It's too contradictory."
Gao Shiniang walked over, bent down to scrutinize the scroll for a moment, and lightly traced the runes with his fingertips, musing, "This isn't a contradiction, but the ancient method of 'lock and gather as one.' Look here—"
He pointed at the intersection of the runes, "This node is both the key to the spirit lock and the hub for gathering energy. The person who set up the array back then intended to maintain the seal with external energy, while not allowing whatever's inside to absorb even a trace..."
