Chapter 45: Luo Youdu Lan Dies, One Ghost Pill

The myriad ghosts formation has been broken; my master might be in danger, I need to run quickly.

Chen Chusheng cannot be lost; he is my hostage, also my talisman, I cannot……

Luo Youdu Lan carried Chen Chusheng and sprinted all the way; she had planned an escape route in advance, just in case, and never expected to actually need it.

Chen Yuan and Shang Yingnian's strength is indeed formidable; the traps they had set up in advance were all broken, failing to restrain the two of them, and my master's side is being pursued by those two, who will soon catch up to her trail.

Luo Youdu Lan changed direction, not fleeing according to the planned escape route but taking an alternate route; this escape route was unknown to her master and was also something she had planned long ago—just as a cunning rabbit has three burrows, she needed to make several preparations to avoid…… being trapped by her master.

This route is unknown to my master; he shouldn't be able to catch up, but I still can't be careless—Chen Yuan and Shang Yingnian are strong, and if they catch up to me, I fear……

Luo Youdu Lan dared not delay, fleeing swiftly.

Soon, she sensed something was wrong; mist arose around her.

She remembered there was no mist here; she knew this route well, having scouted it beforehand, and the conditions on the road were clear to her.

Has the mist risen?

Wrong, there's danger, I……

Luo Youdu Lan immediately stopped fleeing, stood in place, looked around; the mist had enveloped the forest, rising at some unknown time, and only then did she realize that when she tried to leave, it was already too late—the mist blocked all her vision, she couldn't see her own hand in front of her face.

Gripping Chen Chusheng's body tightly, Luo Youdu Lan breathed rapidly, nervously staring at her surroundings.

A formation? When did a formation appear here?

She was panic-stricken inside; clearly there had been no formation yesterday, so why did one suddenly appear?

Suddenly, she recalled…… the myriad ghosts formation had been broken.

It was strange, very suddenly broken.

The formation here is connected to the myriad ghosts formation.

Who?

Someone is nearby; Luo Youdu Lan sensed nothing, which is the most terrifying part—this person unknowingly set up a formation, waiting here for her to come to them; if this is true, it's too horrifying.

That person had calculated everything of their own.

She clenched Chen Chusheng tightly in her palm, vigilant of her surroundings; besides the mist, there was only mist—she saw nothing.

The mist grew thicker and thicker.

After nervously waiting the time it takes to burn half an incense stick, there was still no reaction.

It seemed, there was no one.

If you don't come out, I'll kill him.

Raising Chen Chusheng, Luo Youdu Lan condensed a mass of ghostly energy in her left hand, her expression turning fierce.

That person was hiding in the dark; she could be certain.

The mist dissipated a little.

A figure slowly appeared ahead, walking toward her.

The figure was very blurry.

Having approached to three meters in front of her, his appearance remained unclear.

Release him, and you can avoid death.

Otherwise, humph.

Luo Youdu Lan's heart jolted; indeed, this person truly came to rescue Chen Chusheng.

Just who is this person? Why have I never heard of them before?

The strong ones of Longshe Cheng are only Chen Yuan and Shang Yingnian who threaten her; yet this person before her, this figure, this aura, this voice—Luo Youdu Lan can be certain she has never heard of, nor ever…… seen them.

Who exactly are you? Why interfere in the affairs of my Yin Gui Sect?

Friend, you'd better think it through; once you meddle in my Yin Gui Sect's affairs, endless trouble will follow—I advise you not to act rashly nor to poke your nose where it doesn't belong.

Invoking the Yin Gui Sect behind her to intimidate the man before her, Luo Youdu Lan tried to scare him off.

However, the man before her still said the same words.

Release him, or else die.

Killing intent surged.

Luo Youdu Lan couldn't react in time and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Pfft.

A dent appeared on her chest—just a blade of killing intent—she was injured.

Luo Youdu Lan's face turned grim; she stared in disbelief at the figure before her, her face full of terror.

This person is a formidable expert; she is no match for them.

The aura of death enveloped her.

At this moment, Luo Youdu Lan felt fear—utter fear.

You…… you don't come closer, or else I'll kill him.

Chen Chusheng was her lifeline; she raised Chen Chusheng.

Hum.

Her right hand, broken.

Chen Chusheng's body fell to the ground; as Luo Youdu Lan was about to act, her body was shaken and flung five meters away.

Fresh blood stained the mist red.

Chen Chusheng was shrouded in mist; that layer of mist blocked Luo Youdu Lan's eyes—without a word, she turned and fled.

Terror-stricken, she only wanted to flee, wanting to do nothing else.

Run.

This person is too terrifying.

I will die.

She did not dare to linger, nor did she dare to face that person.

She kept running forward, the mist following her.

Not knowing how long she had run, Luo You Dulan still saw only mist before her eyes, and she despaired.

She could not escape.

The mist had trapped her.

"Damn it, I cannot die."

"I want to leave this place; I cannot die."

Her strong will to survive made her run forward, but the more she hoped, the more disappointed she became.

The killing intent behind her remained constant.

Unable to escape, she turned and attacked.

"Ghost..."

"Pfft."

Her body was again shaken and flung outward; her attack was shattered.

She lay on the ground, and immediately her whole body was engulfed in flames.

"Refine."

Earth fire, burning.

A cauldron sucked her in, and then the cauldron began to rotate.

Those earth flames burned the cauldron, and countless flames burned her.

"No!"

"I cannot die."

Chen Chuyang formed hand seals with both hands and coldly said, "This is not up to you, person of the Yin Gui Sect."

"Rotate."

"Refine."

The Alchemy Furnace Formation activated, and the earth fire expanded severalfold.

Luo You Dulan's body was touched by the earth fire and instantly burned to ashes.

The ghost qi was also continually compressed and refined.

"Ah."

Her anguished cries echoed for half an hour, then ceased.

Her body and soul were both completely refined.

Chen Chuyang took out some spiritual medicines and threw them in.

They were refined together.

"Condense."

Half an hour later.

The Alchemy Furnace became completely stable, and the formation inside ceased its rotation.

A pitch-black pill appeared in his palm.

The ghost qi had been fully refined.

This pill was exceptionally special, exuding a faint eeriness.

Chen Chuyang looked at this pill, then stuffed it into his elder brother Chen Chusheng's mouth.

Then he extracted the ghost qi from his elder brother Chen Chusheng's body; the pill melted upon entry, nourishing his brother's body and soul.

"Elder brother, enjoy it well; this is all essence."

A Yin Gui Sect True Gang Disciple, whose entire ghost qi and cultivation were refined, together with some of his spiritual medicines, neutralized the Yin Gui's yin qi; yin and yang combined, forming a unique Ghost Pill, first refined, with excellent effect.

Chen Chuyang was very satisfied with the pill he refined; after his elder brother took it, his complexion turned rosy.

"Alas, elder brother, elder brother, you are still too weak."

"Next time, don't get caught."

Having done all this, Chen Chuyang dispelled the formation, turned, and left.

Not long after he left, Chen Chusheng grunted, woke up, and looked around in confusion.

"Strange, how did I end up here?"

"My cultivation?"

"What happened?"

His cultivation broke through, reaching the fifth layer of the Qi Seed Heaven.