Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 536 Resource Extraction. (Second Update!)

"Waaaaah... Waaaaah..."

Accompanied by festive music, the ghost wedding procession departed in a grand procession.

Watching the red sedan chair disappear into the vast blood mist, Zheng Que immediately led Mu Xiangu, Xue Shuangzi, and Ku Lan in different directions.

Not far away, Mu Xiangu pointed in a direction and said, "The spiritual energy over there is very dense; there might be some resources that are useful to cultivators."

Zheng Que immediately looked in the direction she was pointing, but all he could see was surging blood mist. He couldn't see or sense anything else. It seemed that this was the spiritual energy that Mu Xiangu had sensed with her divine sense.

Without hesitation, he immediately said, "Let's go take a look."

The one person and the three ghosts changed direction and headed in the direction Mu Xiangu had pointed.

A moment later, they arrived at the foot of a hillside where a patch of eerie blue vegetation grew. It resembled a celestial orchid, with five petals, each petal bearing the pattern of an eye. At first glance, it looked as if ghostly eyes covered the entire mountainside, which was quite chilling.

Zheng Que immediately recognized it as the spiritual plant [Five Fiends Ghost Eye Orchid], which can absorb evil energy as nourishment and generate spiritual energy. For cultivators, it is a good material for alchemy and weapon forging.

However, above this [Five Fiends Ghost Eye Orchid], there floated a semi-transparent ice-blue figure. It was humanoid, but its limbs were extremely slender and several feet long. Its body was thin and weak, but its head was incredibly large, like a piece of azure sea water, floating above its body. Five vertical pupils were scattered randomly all over its body, looking in all directions.

The figure exuded the aura of the Iron Tree Prison, and was none other than the companion ghost of the Five Fiends Ghost Eye Orchid, the Azure Pupil Spirit.

Sensing the presence of a living person, [Azure Eye Spirit] immediately turned its head, its five vertical pupils all staring at Zheng Que.

However, because Mu Xiangu was nearby, the [Azure Eye Spirit] did not immediately launch an attack, but instead carefully observed Mu Xiangu's every move.

Seeing this, Zheng Que stopped in his tracks. This patch of [Five Fiends Ghost Eye Orchid] was not affected by the ghost tide, mostly because of the [Azure Eye Spirit] of [Iron Tree Prison] guarding it.

Thinking of this, he asked, "What level of cultivation does this ghost possess at the [Iron Tree Prison] level?"

Mu Xiangu replied, "【Iron Tree Prison】Second Level".

"Don't underestimate the difference between this cultivation level and the Iron Tree Prison. This one-level difference is enormous for a Foundation Establishment cultivator."

"Although you are now able to deal with ghosts at the first level of the Iron Tree Prison, it is best not to touch ghosts at the second level of the Iron Tree Prison."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que frowned slightly. He did indeed want to test his skills against the Azure-eyed Spirit of the Iron Tree Prison.

After all, when his cultivation was still at the peak of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, with the cooperation of Xue Shuangzi and Shu Yunying, he was able to deal with the [Netherworld Lamp Mother] who was at the first level of [Iron Tree Prison].

Now that his cultivation has reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment, even in a one-on-one fight, [Mother of the Netherworld Lamp] should not be his match!
And this ghostly creature at the second level of the [Iron Tree Prison] realm has naturally become his current target...

Thinking of this, Zheng Que immediately asked, "Which is more powerful, this ghost or the old ancestor Shiqi from before?"

Mu Xiangu replied, "Of course, the Core Formation cultivator is more powerful."

"That Core Formation cultivator's strength is about the same as that of an ordinary ghost at the third level of the Iron Tree Prison."

"Of course, compared to this immortal, they are still far inferior!"

Zheng Que nodded slightly. Mu Xiangu's current cultivation level is also at the third level of the Iron Tree Prison.

However, Mu Xiangu possesses a Yin official position, and her foundation is far beyond that of ordinary ghosts. Even the [Evil Shadow Play] is no match for her.

Just as he was pondering, Mu Xiangu continued, "The gap in minor realms can be made up for with one's foundation."

"But the difference in the grand scheme of things requires foundation, methods, and tools; none of these can be lacking."

"You currently possess too few Foundation Establishment stage spells, and only one magic weapon."

"This [Azure-eyed Spirit], let me handle it. You step back behind me!"

With that, Mu Xiangu strode directly toward the [Azure Eye Spirit].

[Azure Eye Spirit] seemed to know how terrifying Mu Xian Gu was. It immediately descended from the floating mid-air and stood in front of [Five Fiends Ghost Eye Orchid]. Its azure body rippled and it let out a demonstrative roar.

Its call is very distinctive, similar to a whale song, deep and resonant, and can be heard from afar.

Mu Xiangu remained unmoved, her feet not faltering in the slightest. The next moment, the [Azure Eye Spirit] erupted, transforming into a surging azure wave that hurtled towards Mu Xiangu.

Boom boom boom...

Amidst the deafening roar of battle, the two [Iron Tree Prison] demons clashed fiercely.

boom! !

The battle ended in a short time.

Mu Xiangu stood in mid-air, completely unharmed, while the [Azure Eye Spirit] stood frozen in mid-air, its strange body shattered and slowly dissipating.

Having easily dealt with one of the ghosts from the [Iron Tree Prison], Mu Xiangu looked down at Zheng Que.

Zheng Que did not hesitate and immediately instructed Ku Lan beside him, "Ku Lan, you are responsible for collecting this [Five Fiends Ghost Eye Orchid]."

"Everything is the same as before."

"As for the transportation issue, I will have [Shadow Play] send 'Shadow Play' to help."

Ku Lan replied very obediently, "Yes, young master!"

Zheng Que nodded slightly, and without delay, he took Mu Xiangu and Xue Shuangzi and left to find the next resource point.

After watching him leave, Kulan casually collected a few portions of [Five Fiend Ghost Eye Orchid] and began to slack off with practiced ease.

However, while she was idling around, she suddenly noticed some noise coming from a distance.

Step, step, step...

Soon, three Foundation Establishment cultivators walked up from the bottom of the hillside.

"Good luck!"

"This Five Fiend Ghost Eye Orchid has surprisingly not given rise to any accompanying ghost creatures!"

"Quickly! Set up the formation immediately and take over this hillside!"

"That's right, there are quite a few Core Formation stage seniors entering Blood Pass now. If you're even a little slow, and someone notices how rich the spiritual energy is here, someone else might snatch it away!"

As they spoke, the three of them deftly took out stacks of talismans from their storage bags, and began to set up an array to isolate the surrounding energy.

On the hillside, a slender figure in black clothes and a black umbrella suddenly turned her head, her gaze fixed on the three people through the umbrella, a strange smile slowly creeping onto her lips.

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Blood mist filled the air, clinging to the hems of clothing, shifting and changing like clouds and mountains.

After some time, Zheng Que led Mu Xiangu and Xue Shuangzi into a valley.

The valley was unusually clean, and there were no ghosts or spirits to be seen along the way. Even the yin energy was thinner than in other places. However, after following the spiritual energy that Mu Xiangu sensed, they soon discovered traces of an array.

It's obvious that these resource points have already been occupied by someone else.

Looking at the water-like barrier in front of him, Zheng Que frowned slightly, looked at Mu Xiangu beside him, and asked in a telepathic voice, "Can you sense the situation inside the formation?"

Mu Xiangu calmly replied, "There are only two cultivators inside."

"One is in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, and the other is in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment."

Only two Foundation Building stages?
Zheng Que was immediately relieved. Since there were no Core Formation stage cultivators inside, he couldn't afford to reveal any flaws on his side.

So he immediately ordered, "You two, put on a disguise."

"Once you're ready, begin breaking the formation!"

(End of this chapter)