Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 379 Crane's Cry Tower. (First Update!)

After Zheng Que and the three from Hengshui County presented their invitations, they entered Heming Tower, led by two Qi Refining Level 9 cultivators dressed as servants.

When Zheng Que and Lu Maohong first came here, the Crane Cry Tower was already magnificent and splendid. Today, it is even more decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations.

The four followed the servant through the magnificent hall, then through a corridor covered with thick carpets. Pushing open the double copper carved doors, they were suddenly greeted by a sunken semicircular hall.

At the bottom of the semicircular hall is a platform, backed by a smooth, mirror-like, high stone wall. In the center is a long table with horseshoe-shaped legs made of spirit wood, and behind it is a plain rattan chair with four protruding corners. At this moment, the platform is empty, but the semicircular area surrounding the platform is already occupied by nearly half of the cultivators.

These cultivators gathered in twos and threes, whispering and looking around. When they saw Zheng Que and his group being brought in, they glanced at them briefly before looking away.

"The four of you, please!" The waiter led the four to a row of seats in the middle, gestured for them to sit down, and then turned and left.

After Zheng Que and the other three sat down, they also subconsciously looked around and immediately discovered that above them was a ring of enclosed private rooms, and facing the platform was a whole piece of crystal.

The crystal was pure in color, varying in shades of light blue and aquamarine. From the outside, one could only see shimmering light or pale pink hues, without any view of what lay inside.

Zheng Que quickly looked away and gazed at the entrance behind him, trying to pinpoint Mu Xian Gu's location.

However, several people entered through the carved bronze door, but none of them were Mu Xiangu.

At this moment, the old cultivator from Hengshui County couldn't wait to ask via telepathy, "Fellow Daoist Zheng, could you please tell us more about this 'law'?"

"When the auction begins, whatever you fancy, we will not compete for it."

Zheng Que came to his senses, nodded slightly, and immediately replied telepathically: "The imperial court does have 'rules' for this year's immortal examination, but whether one can pass depends on one's own abilities."

The three from Hengshui County immediately perked up, and Shang Zhaozu immediately asked via telepathy, "Then, may I ask, fellow Daoist, what is the nature of this 'law'?"

"What do we need to do to get it?"

Zheng Que did not answer the question immediately, but said, "I did not bring many spirit stones this time."

"If I don't have enough spirit stones after the auction begins..."

Before he could finish speaking, the old cultivator immediately replied, "Don't worry, young friend! Just ask me for it when the time comes!"

"However, I heard that disciples from various sects are also participating in this auction."

“If something that you, young friend, have taken a fancy to happens to be coveted by a disciple of another sect, then the financial resources of Hengshui County are definitely insufficient.”

Disciple of a sect?

Is it the Heavenly Artifact Sect?

Or are there disciples from other sects besides the Heavenly Artifact Sect who have come?
Thinking of this, Zheng Que immediately asked, "Which sect is it?"

The old monk replied, "It seems to be Yu Rulan from Delu Temple, and Dai Nanji from Qingyue Cliff..."

"However, I have only heard about it and cannot confirm whether it is true."

As he spoke, he pointed to the private rooms above and added, "These sect disciples are different from us ordinary cultivators. Those private rooms above are specially prepared for them."

"Moreover, they can see the auction items in advance while in the private room."

"It is said that Yu Rulan from Delu Temple and Dai Nanji from Qingyue Cliff came here for a special item." "But I don't know what that item is."

Delu Temple? Qingyue Cliff?
Zheng Que frowned slightly. The wealth of sect cultivators was far beyond that of ordinary rogue cultivators.

Although he has borrowed a lot of spirit stones from Gao Yinxia, ​​those spirit stones were just what Gao Yinxia carried with her when she went out on missions.

Compared to the sect cultivators who are truly well-prepared for the auction, the spirit stones he possesses may not be much at all...

However, are sect cultivators allowed to see the auction items in advance?
I wonder if Mu Xiangu has entered the auction yet?
Mu Xiangu is currently disguised as Fu Qingge of the Heavenly Artifact Sect, so she should be able to see the auction items in advance.

Thinking of this, Zheng Que nodded slightly, and then answered the three people's questions through telepathy: "'Law', in a sense, is a fragment of rules."

“Under normal circumstances, if we encounter ‘laws’ in this imperial examination, they should not be complete ‘laws’, but rather fragments of ‘laws’.”

"Once you obtain a fragment of 'Law', even if you don't actively seek out other fragments, they will come to you on their own."

"Only when all the fragments are pieced together can the true 'law' be formed."

"As for what this fragment is like, I can only say that it is something that can only be understood intuitively and cannot be explained in words. I cannot explain it clearly at present."

Upon hearing this, the three people from Hengshui County fell silent.

After a moment, Shang Zhaozu asked, "Fellow Daoist Zheng, what if two cultivators both obtained fragments of 'Law'?"

"How should this 'law' be pieced together?"

Zheng Que calmly replied, "Then only one person can survive."

"Only the one who survives can complete the piecing together of the 'law'."

Upon hearing this, the three from Hengshui County frowned deeply. Zheng Que's meaning was simple: if they obtained a fragment of "Law," they would not only have to deal with the exam questions, but also compete with other candidates in this immortal examination...

Just as the four were talking, many more cultivators were led to their seats. Looking around, the semi-circular hall was already almost full.

The various noises around us grew louder and louder, gradually becoming as noisy as a vegetable market...

"I heard that there will be a Foundation Establishment Pill at this auction. After hearing the news, I searched every box and chest, determined to bid for it no matter what!"

"Foundation Establishment Pill? Don't even think about it! Lord Mao Yanxin of Fengmu County has already declared that he's determined to have that Foundation Establishment Pill! What can a small town like ours compete with Fengmu County for?"

"Resources like Foundation Establishment Pills will be snatched up by those major counties as soon as they appear; we definitely have no chance. However, it's said that there's a batch of high-quality ghost servants among the auction items this time, which we might be able to try and obtain..."

"Yes! I've heard that too. It seems that those ghost servants are strong enough to fight opponents of higher ranks..."

The surrounding area was buzzing with discussion, mostly revolving around the Foundation Establishment Pill and the batch of ghost servants that Zheng Que had consigned for auction.

Zheng Que understood that these messages were likely spread by Heming Tower to attract more cultivators to the auction...

Just then, a familiar voice reached his ears: "Zheng Que, I've arrived. I'm in the private room diagonally behind you."

(End of this chapter)