After finally finding four small bronze cauldrons, I was stumped again and called out to Yuan Ying.

"Master, we've found it, but how do we set up the formation? I don't know how!"

Yuan Ying frowned, brandishing her copper coin sword repeatedly, forcing Ji Yunfei to take a few steps back, and said urgently.

"Listen carefully! Stand at the four corners of the room and arrange the bronze tripods in the order of east, south, west, and north, with each tripod spaced one zhang apart! Quickly!"

I seized the opportunity when Ji Yunfei was cornered by Yuan Ying and rushed towards the southeast corner.

When Ji Yunfei noticed me approaching, she screamed and waved her arms, trying to stop me.

Seeing this, Yuan Ying shouted and brandished her copper coin sword with great force, repeatedly stabbing at Ji Yunfei, forcing her to fight back with all her might to buy me time.

I placed the first bronze cauldron steadily in the southeast corner, and then rushed off to the southwest corner without stopping.

As the second bronze cauldron was being placed, Ji Yunfei broke free from Yuan Ying's attack and pounced on me.

Yuan Ying reacted quickly, pulling out a handful of glutinous rice from her bosom and scattering it towards Ji Yunfei.

The glutinous rice struck Ji Yunfei like a hidden weapon. She was in pain and paused, and I took the opportunity to set up the second bronze cauldron.

Next was the northwest corner. I had just put the bronze cauldron down when Ji Yunfei broke through Yuan Ying's obstruction and was about to rush in front of me.

Yuan Ying pulled out a yellow talisman from his waist and chanted, "Fire Lord, Crimson Spirit descends to earth, blazing flames burn away evil and dispel misfortune, vermilion fire displays its might, fiery energy roams freely, evil and filth dissipate, raging fire commands!"

The talisman spontaneously combusted without wind, and Yuan Ying suddenly threw it at Ji Yunfei.

After the four bronze cauldrons were placed, Yuan Ying shouted, "Form the hand seals, interlock your thumbs and index fingers, and straighten the other three fingers. Silently recite 'The four symbols return to their positions, lock the soul and suppress evil!'"

I did as instructed, and as soon as I finished forming the hand seal, I saw Yuan Ying's hands quickly change, forming the same hand seal as well, and she shouted: "Four Symbols Soul Lock, so be it!"

Suddenly, the four bronze cauldrons flashed, and an invisible barrier instantly trapped Ji Yunfei in the middle.