Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 570 The Old Woman. (Second Update!)

With that, Zheng Li immediately used [Yin Shen You] and rushed directly towards the [Chaotic Rock Maze] in front of him.

Whoosh!
Mu Xiangu, standing nearby, frowned slightly, about to intervene, but Zheng Que had already plunged into the array wall, disappearing in the blink of an eye like a drop of water falling into a pool.

Mu Xiangu was taken aback. Zheng Que's newly mastered technique was not blocked by the formation.

Thinking of this, her long hair and robes moved without wind, suddenly bursting forth and summoning rolling Yin energy, which transformed into a long gray-black dragon that crashed fiercely into the great formation.

Boom boom boom...

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The surroundings were a bizarre and surreal scene, with no clear outlines, only vague blocks of color and strange shapes constantly shifting.

Zheng Que felt as if he were a phantom shadow, drifting aimlessly, passing through a water-like barrier. When he had completely passed through this "water flow," the view suddenly opened up, and he found himself in the chaotic rock maze.

【Yin Shen You】 is a technique of “Deceptive Within the Belly” that allows him to pass directly through formations, ignore walls, and disregard all kinds of obstacles.

Of course, this method has limitations; it requires the cultivator or ghost on the other side of the formation to open its mouth.

Just like the "Calling Demon" technique, as long as the target answers, you can borrow the other party's power.

He had already met the conditions by having spoken with the Core Formation cultivators within the formation multiple times.

In the blink of an eye, Zheng Li immediately observed the surrounding situation.

What appears to be a rocky beach from the outside is actually a cave inside.

The cave showed obvious signs of human intervention, lacking the usual damp and dark atmosphere. The smooth floor was swept clean and appeared spotless, while several ordinary luminous pearls were embedded in the cave ceiling, casting a soft glow.

The air was filled with the aroma of herbs that repels insects.

At this moment, in the center of the cave, there was a two-zhang-tall alchemy furnace. The flames inside the furnace were raging, and the entire furnace was shaking from time to time, making a crisp sound of metal clashing.

In front of the alchemy furnace, there was a spiritual herb cushion, upon which sat an old figure. His back was slightly hunched, his sparse hair was grayish-white and had lost much of its luster, hanging messily over his shoulders. His face was swan-shaped, and his eyes and brows were filled with a strong sense of death. His thin body was covered with a half-worn yellow robe.

A light yellow robe draped loosely over her body. It was clear that the robe should have fit her perfectly, but now it was as wide as a bell, further highlighting the decay of the body inside.

However, although the old woman looked like she was on her deathbed, she unusually exuded a powerful aura, like a lurking ferocious beast.

Zheng Que's gaze swept over the other party and quickly landed on the open ground next to the alchemy furnace, where Qing Li and Nian Nu lay. The two female ghosts were bound together by a rope mixed with gold threads and flashing runes. At this moment, both of them had their eyes closed, were unconscious, and lay stiffly on the ground.

He immediately recognized that the golden rope was a magical artifact of exceptional quality!

At this moment, the old woman on the futon was surprised to see someone enter. But when she saw that the person who entered was Zheng Que, not the female ghost of the Iron Tree Prison, she immediately smiled sinisterly: "The foundation of the imperial family is truly astonishing."

"Which prestigious family do you belong to?"

"Is this escape technique a family heirloom, or a royal gift?"

"never mind."

“Once I’ve caught you, I’ll know everything.”

As she spoke, the old woman remained seated, constantly taking out various medicinal herbs from her storage bag at her waist, quickly processing them, and throwing them into the alchemy furnace, while simultaneously casting a spell with one hand.

The ground trembled slightly, and from the previously flat and compacted earth, a series of bluish-black corpses crawled out, turning their heads and staring intently at Zheng Que. These were corpse puppets, each possessing an aura that had reached the [Scissors Prison] level!
The dense aura of corpses, like spilled dust, permeated the cave. The numerous corpse puppets, when they rose, seemed to writhe the entire ground, almost completely occupying the space within the great formation.

The next moment, these corpse puppets raised their heads and let out a shrill roar, then surged towards Zheng Que like a tidal wave.

Seeing that the old woman who was refining pills had made a move, Zheng Que did not hesitate. He immediately took out the Soul-Summoning Banner and shook it vigorously at the front of the wave of corpse puppets.

A vast and mighty stream of ghosts surged forth from the pitch-black banner.

These ghostly creatures converged like flowing water, colliding squarely with the onrushing army of corpse puppets.

Ping Pong Pong...

Boom boom boom...

The ghosts and the corpse puppets clashed instantly, the yin energy spreading wildly, gathering like smog, and the murderous aura soaring to the sky!
The aura of the corpse puppets was above that of the [Scissors Prison], and it kept emerging from the ground as if it were endless.

In contrast, the ghosts in the Soul-Summoning Banner ranged from the [Tongue-Pulling Hell] to the [Scissors Hell], with varying levels of cultivation and fewer in number than the Corpse Puppets. The ghosts were at a disadvantage after only one exchange.

Boom boom boom boom…

The loud noises continued incessantly, and in the blink of an eye, many of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell] ghosts were torn to shreds by the corpse puppets, wailing as they turned into yin energy and scattered in all directions.

However, at the very moment these [Tongue-Pulling Hell] ghosts were slaughtered, a fiery cage mark appeared on the foreheads of all the remaining ghosts.

The moment the mark lit up, all the ghosts' expressions became extremely ferocious, their auras surged, and their killing intent was chilling. They all used various offensive methods to speed up their attack on the corpse puppet.

bang bang bang...

Boom boom boom boom…

In the blink of an eye, the situation took a bizarre turn. A large number of corpse puppets were torn to pieces by the ghosts and killed on the spot. Limbs and broken bodies rolled all over the ground, and heads and bodies were quickly trampled into mud by the Yin energy.

Seeing that Zheng Que's ghost servant was actually able to overpower her own corpse puppet, the old woman was immediately surprised.

Her main focus was now on the batch of pills in front of her, leaving her little time to deal with the enemy.

He thought that this kid was just a minor Foundation Establishment cultivator, and that he could easily defeat him with a simple spell. However, he was surprised to find that although the kid's aura was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, his strength was not to be underestimated!
No wonder he dared to abandon his [Iron Tree Prison] ghost servants and enter the battle alone. Such skill certainly gives him reason to be proud, but alas...

In a flash, the old woman suddenly reached out and pressed down on the alchemy furnace, then turned to look at the two women hanging on the ground.

However, just as the old woman was preparing to refine the main ingredient, Zheng Que suddenly cast a spell, and the few ghosts at the forefront instantly floated up, like arrows released from a bow, passing over the surging corpse puppets and rushing towards the old woman sitting on the futon.

As these ghostly creatures charged forward, their aura and size surged rapidly. Their increasingly swollen bodies began to distort their faces, but their eyes remained clearer than ever before.

Just as they rushed to the old woman's side, Zheng Que changed his hand seals, and the ghosts immediately exploded!

boom! ! !
The earth-shattering roar echoed in the cave for a long time. The old woman, who had reached the Core Formation stage, remained seated on her futon, not moving an inch. A semi-transparent barrier appeared around her, directly blocking Zheng Que's [Soul Explosion Technique].

However, the alchemy furnace in front of it was knocked back more than ten feet by the impact of the [Soul Explosion Technique], and the alchemical fire in the furnace was extinguished on the spot. The furnace, which had been constantly pulsating, immediately fell silent.

The alchemical fire went out, and the alchemy attempt failed!
The next moment, the old woman suddenly stood up and looked at Zheng Que with a ferocious expression.

(End of this chapter)