Immortality Cultivation: I Can increase My Stats Using Clansmen's Qi-Blood-Chapter 1434 - 704 Ancient City, Ghost Creature? _2

Even the Cultivators have fallen before.

This shrouded the entire Nanning City in panic, with residents afraid to venture out at night, fearing something terrible might happen.

The Cultivator organizations in the city intensified their patrols, but they still couldn’t completely resolve the problem, as those strange "ghostly entities" seemed to appear out of thin air and disappear without a trace.

Luo Chen exchanged a glance with Qing Shuang, both understanding in their hearts that this journey to Nanning City might be far more complex than they had anticipated.

They decided to stay temporarily, recovering their strength on one hand, and delving deeper into the investigation of the matter on the other.

In the inn, the two of them sat by the window, with a few plates of small dishes and a pot of clear tea on the table.

Luo Chen sipped his tea lightly, his brows slightly furrowed: "Qing Shuang, do you think the matter of these ’ghostly entities’ is real or not?"

Qing Shuang pondered for a moment, shaking her head: "I have never seen real ghostly entities, but there are indeed legends of malevolent spirits in the Cultivation World.

Perhaps, these ’ghostly entities’ aren’t actual ghosts, but are created by some kind of dark magic or demon."

Luo Chen nodded in agreement: "I have the same suspicion, the strict vigilance in Nanning City makes it clear that this is no small matter."

"We must act cautiously to avoid getting involved in unnecessary troubles."

After deliberation, the two decided to act separately.

Luo Chen went to the Cultivator’s organization in the city, attempting to gather more official information.

Meanwhile, Qing Shuang stayed at the inn, using the guests and servants to gather some folk rumors.

Luo Chen donned simple attire and entered the congregation place for Cultivators in Nanning City, the Yunyin Pavilion.

The Yunyin Pavilion is the largest Cultivator organization in Nanning City, responsible for maintaining city security and combating malevolent spirits.

After stating his purpose, Luo Chen was escorted into a meeting room.

Inside the meeting room, several Cultivators of considerable prowess sat with solemn expressions.

After Luo Chen explained his identity and purpose, a middle-aged Cultivator slowly spoke: "The recent matters in Nanning City are indeed troubling. We’ve dispatched numerous teams to investigate, but all returned without success."

"Those ’ghostly entities’ move in mysterious ways, they aren’t weak, and seem to be well-prepared against the Cultivators’ spells."

Hearing this, Luo Chen pondered quietly.

He proposed to review some records from the crime scenes and inquire if any Cultivator had been injured while confronting the ’ghostly entities’, hoping to find clues from them.

The middle-aged Cultivator hesitated for a moment and finally nodded, arranging for a Disciple to lead Luo Chen to the archives room.

In the archives room, Luo Chen meticulously sifted through each dossier, seeking any trace evidence.

He discovered that every crime scene left behind a peculiar energy fluctuation, a fluctuation unlike any known dark magic or creature.

What was even more surprising was that several injured Cultivators mentioned during their encounters with the ’ghostly entities’, it seemed like the opponent could foresee their actions and respond in advance.

A thought struck Luo Chen, such abilities couldn’t belong to ordinary malevolent spirits.

He realized that the situation in Nanning City might be far more complicated than they imagined.

Meanwhile, Qing Shuang gathered quite a bit of useful information at the inn.

She discovered that while the citizens of the city spoke of the ’ghostly entities’ with fear, there were also rumors linking these entities to an ancient altar in the city.

It is said that this altar had been abandoned for hundreds of years, yet recently strange phenomena have frequently occurred there, coinciding with the appearance of the ’ghostly entities’.

Qing Shuang shared this information with Luo Chen, and they decided to investigate the ancient altar.

As night fell, darkness enveloped Nanning City.

Luo Chen and Qing Shuang left the inn silently, heading towards the direction of the ancient altar.

The altar was located in a dense forest outside the city, surrounded by towering trees, giving it an especially eerie atmosphere.

The two approached the altar cautiously, only to see a massive stone pillar standing at the center, inscribed with ancient runes that emitted a dim light.

All around were scattered fragments of broken statues and shattered altar pieces, creating a desolate scene.

Luo Chen glanced around, suddenly feeling an inexplicable chill.

He whispered to Qing Shuang: "The atmosphere here is very off, we need to be careful."

Qing Shuang nodded, and the two continued to approach cautiously.

Just then, a chilling wind blew past, and the runes on the altar suddenly lit up with a blinding light, emanating a powerful energy fluctuation from the stone pillar.

Luo Chen and Qing Shuang exchanged glances and simultaneously activated their Magical Treasures, preparing for any sudden events. However, at that moment, a shadow darted out from the altar’s shadows, lunging straight at them!

The shadow moved incredibly fast, like a ghost in the night, imbued with bone-chilling coldness and unknown fear, attacking Luo Chen and Qing Shuang.

Luo Chen reacted swiftly, extending his Longsword horizontally, the sword tip precisely targeting the shadow, a sharp Sword Intent permeated the air, attempting to repel the unknown entity.

Qing Shuang, with a light and agile motion, rotated her wrist, a slender Soft Sword emerged like a Spirit Snake Emerges from the Cave, entwining towards the shadow, intending to bind it.

However, the shadow was unusually cunning, dispersing into countless tiny black mists just before the sword tip touched it, scattering away.

These mists twisted and whirled in the air, seemingly searching for a new target, or perhaps mocking their futile efforts.

"What on earth is this thing?"

Luo Chen’s brow furrowed, having never encountered such a bizarre foe, neither entity nor a pure Spiritual Body, as if it lay between the two, difficult to comprehend.

Qing Shuang also wore a heavy expression: "It seems our suspicion was correct, these ’ghostly entities’ are indeed connected to this ancient altar, it seems they can leverage the altar’s power to shift between reality and illusion."

The two exchanged glances, understanding that the road ahead would be even more challenging.

They must find a way to eliminate these ’ghostly entities’, or else the entire Nanning City would fall into endless darkness and panic.

Luo Chen scanned the surroundings, his gaze landing on the massive stone pillar at the center of the altar.

The runes on the pillar were exceptionally radiant in the night, seemingly containing some ancient and formidable power.

An idea dawned upon him, guessing that these runes might be key to controlling the ’ghostly entities’.

"Qing Shuang, let’s try destroying these runes to see if we can sever the connection between the ’ghostly entities’ and the altar."

Luo Chen suggested.

Qing Shuang nodded in agreement, and the two quickly adjusted their state, preparing for any potential changes.

Luo Chen swung his Longsword, the Sword Light like a streak cutting through the night sky, aiming directly at the runes on the stone pillar.

Qing Shuang, with softness overcoming hardness, her Soft Sword danced like a gentle rain, continually eroding the edges of the runes.

However, these runes seemed to have a strong self-protection mechanism, with each of Luo Chen and Qing Shuang’s attacks nearing, they emitted dazzling lights, nullifying all of their offensives.

More worrisome was that with their attacks, the black mist surrounding the altar seemed to thicken, as if more and more ’ghostly entities’ were being summoned.

"This isn’t good, these runes seem to be calling forth more ’ghostly entities’!"

Qing Shuang exclaimed.

Luo Chen’s heart tightened as well, knowing that lingering in battle was no longer an option, and they must quickly find a solution.

He carefully observed the runes on the stone pillar, trying to spot any clues.

Suddenly, he noticed a subtle difference, among the myriad complex runes, one seemed different from the others, emitting a faint blue light, incongruous with the surrounding red runes.

"Qing Shuang, look at that rune!"

Luo Chen said, pointing to the unique rune on the stone pillar.

Qing Shuang looked towards where Luo Chen pointed, a glimmer of excitement flashing in her eyes: "Could it be that this is the key controlling everything?"

The two ceased their hesitation, focusing all their efforts on attacking the blue rune.

This time, their offensive seemed to find the right target, with the blue rune gradually dimming under their combined force, eventually losing its brilliance completely.

As the blue rune disappeared, the black mist around the altar quickly dissipated, and the ’ghostly entities’ roaming about seemed to lose their source of power, vanishing into nothingness.

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