Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 588 They're all here. (Second update!)

Just as Fu Changxin was attacked twice, one of the two ghost servants that Zheng Que had just summoned suddenly transformed into his appearance and then immediately opened its mouth.

Whoosh!
The next moment, driven by the magic, the "devouring monster" collapsed into a shadow and whistled into Zheng Que's mouth.

With the "devouring poison" entering his stomach, Zheng Que's condition instantly returned to its peak.

At the same time, Fu Changxin had just escaped danger and was looking in her direction.

The two exchanged a glance, and Fu Changxin asked uncertainly, "Fellow Daoist Zheng, are you alright?"

Zheng Que nodded slightly, then looked at the dark blue figure that had suddenly appeared beside Fu Changxin. The thin old man had a deep aura, and with his current eyesight, he could not judge the other party's specific cultivation level.

Zheng Que understood this perfectly.

This is a tribute from the Fu clan of Luanzhou during their Core Formation stage.

Under normal circumstances, in order to prevent the examiners from discovering that he was cheating, the Core Formation stage cultivator of the Fu family would not make a move in front of outsiders.

However, Fu Changxin was also unlucky, as he was attacked from both sides by his "Devil in the Belly" and the two "Iron Tree Prison" ghosts, "Evil Shadow Play".

If the Core Formation stage elder sent by the Fu clan hadn't shown up earlier, Fu Changxin would most likely have become a "shadow" of the [Evil Shadow Play].

Of course, this great opportunity involves the tombs of high-level cultivators, and its importance is no less than that of the ongoing imperial examination for immortals.

As the eldest son of the Fu clan of Luanzhou, it's not surprising that a Core Formation stage cultivator would secretly accompany Fu Changxin...

After thinking for a moment, Zheng Que replied, "It's nothing."

"This level of ambush is not enough to kill me."

Fu Changxin did not reply, but turned to look at the Core Formation cultivator beside him.

The Core Formation cultivator didn't speak directly, but instead secretly transmitted his voice, saying, "Sect Master, this kid is not simple."

“This place harbors a ‘wicked creature’ from the Iron Tree Prison, whose attacks are extremely stealthy.”

“If that ‘evil’ had attacked someone else first instead of this kid, I might not have noticed anything wrong even when all of you were in trouble.”

At this point, the priest seemed to remember something and added, "That 'weird creature' that almost crawled into the eldest son's stomach just now must be this kid's ghost servant. It's not easy to deal with!"

"However, the opportunity is the most important thing right now. We can talk about other things after we find the opportunity."

Upon hearing this, Fu Changxin nodded almost imperceptibly, then looked at Zheng Que and said with a smile, "Since Fellow Daoist Zheng is alright, let's continue."

After speaking, he looked at Fu Pian ahead and instructed, "Fu Pian, continue leading the way."

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At Blood Tong Pass, amidst swirling blood mist, Zhuo Tingchen and his party followed the figure leading the way, swiftly traversing the fog.

Just as the other party had promised, the path was quite clean, with no trace of ghosts in sight.

After walking for a while, the fog ahead suddenly dissipated, revealing a solemn and exquisite archway with a plaque hanging high above it, bearing the four large characters "Zheng's Marketplace".

However, the once dignified plaque now bears the marks of two alterations. The first was changing "Zheng" to "Shu," and the handwriting was fairly neat. The second was changing "Shu" to "Luo," but the writing was crooked and irregular, almost like a joke.

Behind the archway was a neatly arranged market town, standing quietly and orderly, but not a single person could be seen.

The cultivator leading the way immediately stopped and respectfully said to Zhuo Tingchen, "Young Master, we have arrived at our destination."

"This is the entrance to that tomb." Upon hearing this, Zhuo Tingchen looked around and calmly said, "Alright, you go in first."

Without any hesitation, the cultivator leading the way nodded and turned to walk into the market.

Zhuo Tingchen did not follow immediately, but stood outside, cautiously observing. Just then, he suddenly heard an anxious voice beside him: "Run!"

He was slightly taken aback, but immediately recognized that the voice transmitting the message to him was Gu Xiangdong's!
The clan dispatched two Core Formation stage cultivators to secretly assist him this time, and Gu Xiangdong was one of them. The other, Sheng Du, has already run into trouble...

Thinking of this, Zhuo Tingchen frowned, unwilling to give up the opportunity that was about to be obtained. He immediately asked through telepathy, "Senior Gu, why?"

Gu Xiangdong's voice, slightly quickening its pace, came again: "Shengdu had its accident right here!"

"I lost one of my arms here."

"This isn't the entrance to a high-level cultivator's tomb at all, but a trap set by an Iron Tree Prison demon!"

trap? !
Zhuo Tingchen's expression changed drastically. The being that could kill Sheng Du and even leave Gu Xiangdong with an arm before escaping was no ordinary ghost.

With his mere Foundation Establishment stage cultivation, if he were targeted, he would basically die!

Without hesitation, Zhuo Tingchen abandoned his remaining subordinates and immediately used his escape technique to flee.

Seeing Zhuo Tingchen suddenly disappear without a trace, his subordinates were puzzled and looked at each other, and then a commotion broke out.

At this moment, the cultivator who had just entered the market suddenly stopped in front of a house with its door half open, turned around, and shouted to the rest of the crowd, "Come in quickly!"

"The entrance to the tomb is right here!"

Zhuo Tingchen's men hesitated.

They didn't see anything wrong with the place, but Zhuo Tingchen's sudden departure without a word made them realize that something seemed amiss.

However, just as they hesitated, a figure that looked exactly like Zhuo Tingchen suddenly walked out from the blood mist beside them.

After this figure, identical to Zhuo Tingchen, appeared, he didn't say a word and walked directly into the market.

Seeing that Zhuo Tingchen had returned and personally entered the market, his men stopped lingering and immediately followed him...

Not long after these people entered the market, another group of cultivators arrived, travel-worn, and stopped to look around in front of the archway.

The leader of this group was Qiu Chunzhi from Mizhou, the most outstanding member of the Qiu family, a prominent clan in Mizhou. He brought many members of the Qiu family with him to the imperial examination, along with other candidates from Mizhou, who naturally surrounded him.

The entire group was currently following a blue-robed cultivator who was leading the way, heading straight for the market.

In the large procession, there were two figures wearing straw hats and raincoats, whose faces and auras could not be seen, intentionally or unintentionally protecting Qiu Chunzhi and subtly separating her from the rest of the group.

Just like Zhuo Tingchen's men earlier, after arriving at the market entrance, they only casually used magic to investigate the situation inside. Once they confirmed that there were no problems, they brazenly stepped into the market.

A few moments later, the third group of people arrived.

This group of people had a much more mixed aura than the previous two groups, but they were more alert. Judging from their attire and appearance, they were mostly independent cultivators. The two leaders were a man with wrinkled skin and white hair, holding a cane, and a strong man with a fierce aura.

Looking at the plaque emerging from the mist and the quiet market behind it, the burly man said calmly, "The Zhuo family of Yanzhou and the Qiu family of Mizhou both come here."

“These powerful families of the imperial court have deep roots and sharp eyes; they wouldn’t do anything without a reason.”

"Let's go in too!"

(End of this chapter)