making him someone who views wealth, power, status, and influence as fleeting clouds, leaving only righteousness in his heart.Xiao Yu wielded the brush in his right hand to draw in midair; a thread of...Chapter 624 Talisman Formation

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This old man wouldn't be affected by anything. Being able to cultivate to the Nurturing Qi Stage in such a society shows how resilient his mindset is; nothing can shake him easily, and Li Shiqing doesn’t worry because he knows Xiao Yu is there. If even Xiao Yu couldn’t handle it, then there’s no hope for anyone else.

It was precisely due to Li Shiqing's trust in Xiao Yu's cultivation that he could remain so calm; the old man at the Nurturing Qi Stage was completely confident in his abilities.

After these people got into the car, Wang Haichuan personally drove them toward the night. Although Liu Zongwu called to say they were temporarily safe and someone else had entered, the density of yin煞qi inside exceeded expectations. Nobody dared to be sure about what was going on inside; this place belonged to the Wang family, so if something happened here, it would definitely damage their reputation.

Hence, both Wang Haichuan and the old man at the Nurturing Qi Stage went together; otherwise, if it were just a regular matter, Wang Haichuan could have taken these people along without bringing the old man. This way, regardless of whether they managed to save anyone or not, it would show how seriously the Wang family took this situation. Dispatching an individual at the Nurturing Qi Stage for one of their junior disciples was unprecedented attention. Even if those youngsters weren’t rescued, no one could say anything.

Xiao Yu didn't notice Liu Zongwu regaining consciousness but walked solemnly into the building.

The sharp shrieks just now made Xiao Yu feel a sense of danger; given his cultivation level and realm, for him to feel threatened meant that whatever was inside must be extremely formidable.

After entering this building, Xiao Yu carefully sensed around and headed towards the basement. The dangerous aura and thick yin煞qi he felt just now came from underground.

Xiao Yu descended the stairs into the basement, which looked like a regular basement in an ordinary residential area with small rooms. However, the yin煞qi was emanating from deeper inside this basement.

"Ahhh" As Xiao Yu walked down the corridor, suddenly, a black shadow let out a sharp shriek and dashed out of one of the rooms beside him.

When Xiao Yu saw this dark figure, his brows furrowed tightly. The reason for his frown wasn’t because the shadow was powerful but due to its attire.

The black silhouette might be stronger than those ghosts outside, but it wouldn't pose any threat to Xiao Yu. However, the Japanese-style clothing on this person caused Xiao Yu's brows to slightly furrow.

Xiao Yu looked at the shadow, and a golden glow flashed in his hand as he met the approaching black figure.

A muffled sound of "Bang!" resounded. The shadow that had lunged towards Xiao Yu instantly dissipated into wisps of black mist in the air.

It turned out that when this shadow sensed the danger emanating from Xiao Yu's hand, it tried to dodge but found itself unable to move no matter what it did. It could only fly straight towards Xiao Yu's hand. As soon as Xiao Yu's hand pressed down on the top of the shadow, golden light flashed inside the shadow, and after a muffled sound, the shadow vanished into thin air.

Xiao Yu had a vague premonition that this place was not simple at all. After eliminating this ghost, he did not linger but headed straight towards the deeper part of the basement.

"Bang!" "Bang!"

…" Xiao Yu encountered shadows jumping out from the sides as he moved to the depths of the basement, but these shadows were eliminated by him before they could approach him.

Xiao Yu's brows furrowed tighter and tighter. Most of these shadows seemed to be Japanese people because there were both Japanese in traditional kimonos and soldiers wearing World War II-era Japanese army uniforms among them. However, this wasn't the reason for Xiao Yu's frown.

The real reason why Xiao Yu frowned was that some of the ghosts he encountered were dressed in patched clothes like farmers from old times. They either had their bellies ripped open or their heads split open, and some even had large holes in their hearts. The appearance of these ghostly figures clearly reflected how they died; their deaths were extremely tragic, and now they lacked autonomous souls.

When Xiao Yu entered a basement room, he stopped moving forward as the threads of blood qi light came from here.

Xiao Yu hesitated slightly at the entrance before stepping into the basement. Although it was pitch dark inside, for Xiao Yu now there were no obstacles in his vision.

After entering this room, after scanning around, Xiao Yu's gaze finally locked onto a corner of the room.

The small room contained several large mounds of dirt, and the blood qi light was coming from behind one of them.

Xiao Yu stepped up to the mound and looked down. Behind this pile of earth was actually a big pit where the blood qi light was emanating. There were two shovels placed around the edge of the pit. As for why there was a pit here, Xiao Yu had no idea.

Xiao Yu took a step and jumped into this large pit, which was over two meters deep. After his feet landed on the surface of the pit, he discovered that its bottom was made of cement and gravel. In one corner of the pit, there was a fist-sized hole passing through the concrete floor, leading to somewhere unknown.

"Hm Seeking death"

...

As Xiao Yu was looking at this hole, suddenly a black mist emerged from it and floated towards him. Seeing this black fog, he shouted and reached out his hand to grab it.

"Ah..."

In no time, there was a cry of agony coming from the black mist, followed by its disappearance.

Xiao Yu stared at the hole continuously emitting bloody light and fell deep in thought.

A moment later, he climbed out of the pit. He walked to one corner of this room, sat cross-legged, and took out several jade stones from his pocket, placing them around him.

These few jade stones were a couple of newly-made jade talismans by Xiao Yu. These jade talismans could not only be used individually but also combined according to their positioning to form an even more powerful talisman array. The power of this talisman array would not simply add up the powers of these individual jade talismans, but rather multiply it several times over. When combined, they were collectively called a talisman array.

Individually, each one was a jade talisman. But when positioned in certain directions, their inner inscriptions would mysteriously form an even larger and more mysterious talisman, which is the talisman array.

After sitting cross-legged, Xiao Yu felt an intangible force surround him. After feeling its power for a bit, he was reassured. This talisman array not only had great defensive capabilities but would also retaliate if attacked.

In addition to defending against ghostly spirits and tricksters, it could also defend against human attacks. Xiao Yu made this after his yin soul recovered somewhat a few days ago, so that when the yin soul left his body, it could protect him.

After confirming everything was fine with this talisman array, he slowly closed his eyes.

His yin soul, after some time of cultivation, although not yet restored to its previous level, had already gained the ability to leave his body. So upon seeing the situation here, Xiao Yu thought it over and decided to send out his yin soul to investigate further.

After all, everything here seems eerie and is filled with a thick aura of blood. From the underground passage, Xiao Yu sensed several dangerous energies emanating from it; these felt even more threatening than those he encountered when he went to Treasure Island, where Zhou Qin and Yang Mu gave him an ominous feeling.

Although his spirit now appeared weak, Xiao Yu's three ghostly patterned artifacts were incredibly powerful. Therefore, he was quite confident about his spirit venturing in since it was far more formidable than his physical body.

Xiao Yu’s spirit slowly rose from the top of his head, but unlike before when it seemed like a tangible entity, now it just appeared as an ethereal figure. Nonetheless, it could still exit his body, which was better than being confined within him.

The moment Xiao Yu's spirit flashed out of sight, it reappeared in an underground space below, accessed through the small hole in that room.

Presently, this underground area resembled a bomb shelter constructed with concrete. Inside floated a dense red glow of blood qi.

When he saw the blood qi gushing out of here just now, Xiao Yu knew there was blood energy inside but didn't expect it to be so intense.

This amount of concentrated blood qi must have come from an enormous number of casualties. Moreover, these deaths weren’t ordinary; they involved people who bled out completely before dying.

"Oo-oo-oo-oo!" While Xiao Yu was inspecting the bomb shelter, sudden eerie howls sounded from all directions, followed by several dark shadows lunging towards his spirit.

"Eh" As these shadows charged over, a golden light flashed through the air. They let out a miserable scream and vanished into black dust. The mysterious patterned sword that Xiao Yu usually kept on his waist was now in his hand.

Upon seeing the shadows dissipate, Xiao Yu began wandering around this underground space. He gradually noticed it resembled a warehouse with piles of items stacked like small hills in corners of the room.

When he saw these piles, Xiao Yu froze before his face contorted with shock and rage. These weren’t random objects; they were heaps of human bones.

Note: I spent an entire day today preparing a rough outline by stewing meat (a metaphor for writing while cooking). From tomorrow onwards, everything returns to normal. Over the past few days, I've fallen behind on chapters, and I'll try my best to catch up; thank you all for your support!

To be continued...any awkward silence.During the chat, Chu Guoqing looked at Xiao Jianying with surprise. At this moment, Xiao Jianying was different from her appearance outside the police station; she was no longer a...