Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 545 is reversed. (First update!)

Red marrow crystal ore.

Zheng Que brought Mu Xiangu and Xue Shuangzi to this place again.

After the array set up by the two yellow-robed cultivators was broken, the scene here was no longer concealed. Scattered on the messy ground were some slag and some red marrow crystals that had been collected but not yet collected.

This spiritual material resembles a crimson crystal, emanating a faint spiritual energy and aura of malevolence.

Zheng Que looked around. The two Core Formation cultivators were no longer there, and there were no new auras nearby. It seemed that no one else had come during the time he was gone.

Thinking of this, Zheng Que immediately took action, completely removing the array set up by the two yellow-robed cultivators. Then he took out talismans and began to set up a new array.

With materials provided by the imperial court, he quickly completed the setup.

Immediately afterwards, Zheng Que summoned several ghosts from the Soul-Summoning Banner and left them in the formation to guard it.

He did not arrange for Qingli or Niannu to be stationed here, in order to prevent the two Core Formation cultivators from returning, as the ghost servants of [Scissors Prison] could not handle them.

Right now, all he needs to do is wait for [Evil Shadow Play] to finish building Zheng's Market before he can arrange for this "evil" from [Iron Tree Prison] to be stationed at this mine.

The reason for setting up the formation here and leaving a few [Tongue-Pulling Hell] ghosts is simply to secure this resource point and prevent other passing examinees from stealing his belongings...

After doing all this, Zheng Que, along with Mu Xiangu and Xue Shuangzi, continued to search for other resource points in the vicinity.

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Zhuoshi Market.

The swirling dust and smoke in the ruins have completely subsided, and the fresh ruins are now completely silent.

The ruins, flat as if repeatedly crushed by some enormous force, no longer bear any trace of the orderly rows of houses that once stood there. Only the relatively thin blood mist hanging over them suggests the remnants of the formations that once existed here.

Suddenly, a figure with only one arm shot out from the depths of the blood mist and hovered above the ruins.

The newcomer was dressed in a wide brown robe, his body stained with blood; he was none other than the sickly cultivator, Gu Xiangdong.

Looking down at the completely destroyed market town, his expression changed slightly.

What's going on here?
What happened to the market?

Zhuo Tingchen absolutely must not get into trouble!

He was a retainer of the Zhuo clan of Yanzhou, and his main mission in coming to Xuetong Pass was to ensure that Zhuo Tingchen ranked high in the immortal examination.

If this mission fails, given his Core Formation stage cultivation, he will at most face some punishment upon returning, but overall there shouldn't be any major problems.

But if Zhuo Tingchen, the most promising member of the Zhuo family in this generation, were to perish, the nature of the matter would change!

In the blink of an eye, Gu Xiangdong immediately unleashed his divine sense, exploring every inch in all directions.

"The aura of the Iron Tree Prison lingers!"

“Ghosts from the Iron Tree Prison have been here.”

"Damn it! This time, with the strange occurrence at Blood Pass, many ghosts from the Iron Tree Prison have escaped from the depths of Blood Pass."

"Old Taoist Shiqi also encountered the ghosts of the Iron Tree Prison..."

Thinking of this, Gu Xiangdong's expression changed several times, but soon he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as the residual aura of Zhuo Tingchen had already left this area.

This indicates that Zhuo Tingchen escaped alive from the demons of the "Iron Tree Prison" that attacked the market.

The other party might not be in any danger yet! Realizing this, Gu Xiangdong did not hesitate at all and immediately followed the scent left by Zhuo Tingchen.

Shortly after Gu Xiangdong left, another figure in red robes appeared above the ruins.

The newcomer was obese, like a mountain of flesh, with a hookah tucked into his waistband. He had a kind face and seemed to be smiling at everyone he looked at; this was Sheng Du.

He looked the same as always, except that as he stood in mid-air, there was nothing beneath his feet, not even a shadow.

After glancing at the market town that had been razed to the ground, Sheng Du showed no intention of investigating. Instead, he took out the jade talisman, infused it with magic power, and activated it.

After the jade talisman lit up, Sheng Du immediately said, "Young Master, I have already rushed back to the market."

"The ghost of the Iron Tree Prison you mentioned is not here now; it should have already left."

"Where is the young master now?"

Zhuo Tingchen's voice immediately rang out from the jade talisman: "This young master is currently in a small dense forest about fifty miles southwest of the market."

Upon hearing this, Sheng Du nodded slightly and said, "Please wait a moment, young master, I will be there shortly."

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In the dense forest, Zhuo Tingchen and his men quickly set up a formation to conceal their presence and isolate their sounds, preventing the passing ghosts of Xue Tong Pass from noticing them.

Inside the formation, Zhuo Tingchen sat cross-legged on the ground with a seemingly calm expression, suppressing his anxiety as he waited. One of his hands remained pressed against the storage bag at his waist.

If anything goes wrong, he will immediately use the trump card given to him by his clan and flee far away.

Time passed slowly, and seeing that Zhuo Tingchen remained silent and made no further arrangements, his subordinates exchanged glances and became slightly agitated.

Suddenly, a subordinate approached Zhuo Tingchen and whispered, "Young Master, there are two resource points nearby that we have occupied. Why don't we settle in those two places?"

"Although those two places are not as complete as the market, they are both equipped with relatively complete formations, which are more well protected than this place."

Zhuo Tingchen's gaze was deep as he slowly shook his head. He had just contacted the Core Formation cultivators sent by his clan to help him, and it seemed that Gu Xiangdong, one of the two Core Formation cultivators, had encountered some trouble.

Gu Xiangdong is not only a Core Formation cultivator, but also a mid-Core Formation cultivator, making him the one with the higher cultivation level among the two Core Formation Venerables.

When things are going well, he is undoubtedly his trusted confidant and right-hand man; but if anything goes wrong, he becomes a major threat.

He didn't know the specifics of Gu Xiangdong's situation at the moment, so to be on the safe side, he absolutely couldn't hide in any place the other party knew.

Otherwise, if Gu Xiangdong comes knocking on our door, we'll be in big trouble!

Thinking of this, Zhuo Tingchen calmly replied, "Don't say any more, I have my own plans."

As they were talking, a familiar divine thought suddenly swept over them in a mighty sweep.

Zhuo Tingchen and his men hid in a hastily set-up formation, but this hastily constructed formation was no match for the divine sense of a Core Formation cultivator, and they were instantly locked onto by that divine sense.

Zhuo Tingchen frowned, wondering who it was.
Before his thoughts had even settled, a familiar voice pierced through the layers of arrays and reached his ears: "Young Master, what just happened?"

Upon hearing this, Zhuo Tingchen's expression changed. It was Gu Xiangdong who had arrived!

Sheng Du had told him that Gu Xiangdong seemed to be possessed by an evil spirit. He didn't know if it was true, but he didn't dare to gamble!

Without any hesitation, Zhuo Tingchen immediately took out a special talisman from his storage bag, cast a spell while shouting to his subordinates beside him, "Run!"

(End of this chapter)