Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 442 The Earth Vein Array. (Second Update!)

bang bang bang...

One after another, the ghostly creatures crashed into the great formation of the stronghold.

The great formation swayed violently, like a lotus leaf being whipped by a torrential rain. The area protected by the formation was a semi-transparent dome, which was now tilting and twisting into countless shapes under the immense force, seemingly on the verge of collapse.

The ground beneath their feet also trembled constantly, as if it had suddenly transformed from solid mud into a soft swamp, or even water, with wave after wave of powerful impacts and shaking making it difficult to stand.

At this moment, Zheng Que had already established a connection with the great formation through the incantation. He immediately transferred all the power of the great formation and all the power of the earth veins to the front of the great formation, completely abandoning the other three directions!
The once precarious formation suddenly became as solid as a rock. The semi-transparent shield stopped swaying, and the ground tremors visibly decreased, easing the precarious situation considerably.

However, the continuous onslaught of the ghost tide made the consumption of spirit stones by the formation extremely terrifying.

In just a short while, Zheng Que saw that tens of thousands of low-grade spirit stones on the array patterns had vanished into thin air, and the remaining spirit stones were disappearing at a rapid pace, leaving only a thick layer of residue around them.

He hurriedly shouted to his ghost servants, "Quick! Move all the spirit stone ore from the warehouse over here!"

Spirit stone ore is raw ore that is directly mined. It is essentially ore and cannot be used directly for cultivation. It must undergo a series of special processes to be transformed into finished spirit stones.

But at this moment, he wasn't using it for cultivation; instead, he was using it to provide spiritual energy to the formation. According to the description of this formation in the jade slip, all items with spiritual energy could provide it with power, and the finished spirit stones were simply more efficient.

Therefore, this spirit stone mine can also be used now!

Upon hearing this, Xue Shuangzi and Linghu Yuniang, who had been standing by his side waiting for his orders, flashed and rushed into the warehouse to begin moving the spirit stone ore.

Shu Yunying sat cross-legged on a stack of wood beside her, her eyes slightly closed, her body's energy flowing, as she was making the most of the time to restore the yin energy in her body.

Wow…

Zheng Que kept throwing spirit stones into the array patterns at the center of the array. In the short time that Xue Shuangzi and Linghu Yuniang went to move the spirit stone mine, several hundred more mid-grade spirit stones turned to ashes.

Fortunately, the two ghost servants were quick and efficient, and soon carried out a large amount of spirit stone ore and brought it to Zheng Que's side.

Zheng Que pointed to the array patterns beside him and quickly said, "Just throw it in!"

Xue Shuangzi and Linghu Yuniang immediately did as instructed, throwing the spirit stone ore they had carried out directly into the array pattern.

clack clack...

As soon as the spirit stone ore was thrown in, the spiritual energy contained within was drawn away by the array, and the remaining stone immediately emitted an unbearable cracking sound, turning into a large amount of rubble and collapsing.

With ample spiritual energy to support it, the formation immediately became stable.

Although the roar of the ghosts crashing into the great formation was as rapid as a sudden downpour, looking out from inside, the semi-transparent barrier was covered with all sorts of nauseating ghost faces. The scene looked terrifying. However, ignoring this visual aspect, the entire stronghold was unusually quiet and peaceful at the moment, seemingly no longer affected by the ghost tide.

Seeing the situation improve, Zheng Que secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The formation provided by the imperial court was clearly of high quality!

Although the consumption of spirit stones and spirit stone ore is a bit high, these are minor issues for now. The most important thing is to withstand this wave of changes.

Furthermore, given the vast extent of this ghost tide, Qingli, Niannu, and Kulan must have also been affected.

However, these three are all ghosts. As long as they flee with the ghost tide, nothing will happen to them... Just as he was thinking, the great formation that had stabilized suddenly shook violently again.

boom! ! !
The earth trembled violently, and ripples spread like water once more.

To the astonishment of the three ghosts, a two-finger-wide crack appeared directly on the semi-transparent protective shield, climbing in mid-air like a spider web, seemingly about to continue cracking.

This……

Zheng Que's expression immediately changed; it was the [Iron Tree Prison]!
This ghost tide has even included ghosts from the Iron Tree Prison!

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately shouted to Xue Shuangzi, "Quick! Use [Rouge Dew]!"

"The outpost can't be held, let's leave immediately!"

No matter how strong the formation provided by the imperial court is, it is impossible to stop the ghosts of the Iron Tree Prison.

After all, the person who set up the formation was only at the Foundation Establishment stage.

The fact that the formation was able to block the attack from the [Iron Tree Prison] ghost is probably because the [Iron Tree Prison] ghost didn't even notice the formation in front of it and just crashed into it!

At this moment, Xue Shuangzi, who was about to continue moving spirit stone ore, heard this and immediately came to Zheng Que's side, about to use her species talent.

However, at that moment, another familiar voice came from outside the formation: "Open the formation, this immortal has arrived!"

That's Mu Xian Gu's voice!

The Immortal Bone has arrived!
Zheng Que's heart stirred, and he immediately waved his hand, signaling Xue Shuangzi to stop using [Rouge Dew]. He then quickly made a hand seal, controlled the core of the formation, and opened the great formation.

The next moment, a bizarre figure, resembling thousands of insects entangled together, plunged into one end of the formation.

Its body was surrounded by a thick, dark aura, exuding the aura of the Iron Tree Prison, which made people's hearts pound. Behind it followed a large number of ghosts from the Scissors Prison and the Tongue-Pulling Prison, like a flood bursting its banks, rushing into the stronghold.

At the same time, a figure in a yellowish-brown dress quietly appeared beside Zheng Que.

As soon as Mu Xiangu entered the stronghold, he immediately flicked his sleeve at the insect-like [Iron Tree Prison].

boom! !

Such a seemingly casual strike sent the [Iron Tree Prison] ghost flying dozens of feet back, directly crushing and killing many low-level ghosts that followed behind.

As the Yin energy dispersed, the [Iron Tree Prison] ghost knew it was no match for the enemy. Without the slightest hesitation, it immediately bypassed the stronghold and continued its frantic run towards the outer perimeter of Blood Pass.

At this moment, Mu Xian's robe sleeves moved without wind, and his aura rose steadily until it exploded!

The once mighty ghost tide sensed this terrifying aura and, without the slightest hesitation, immediately changed its direction. From the sky, the enormous ghost tide suddenly split in two, transforming into two torrents that bypassed the stronghold and roared past from both sides.

Seeing that Mu Xiangu had arrived in time to save the day, Zheng Que breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to say something, he saw several more huge figures in the ghost tide ahead, mixed in with the torrent of ghosts, rushing towards them!

Those figures were strangely shaped and exuded a strong sense of yin energy; they were none other than the [Iron Tree Prison]!
(End of this chapter)