Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 398 One Against Four. (Second Update!)

What is his relationship with Fairy Yanluo?

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que smiled slightly. He and Fairy Yanluo had a fleeting, superficial relationship.

However, as long as Fairy Yanluo doesn't say it, he himself will never reveal it.

After all, he is now a cultivator of the imperial court and is about to participate in the imperial examination for immortality.

If Xiang Songnian finds out about this, it will probably cause a lot of trouble!
Moreover, Fairy Yanluo's temperament is unpredictable; she might not be willing to help him just because of this small favor...

In a flash, Zheng Que calmly replied, "Fairy Yanluo is a Core Formation cultivator and the master of Crane Cry Tower. Naturally, she has no connection with an ordinary cultivator like myself."

"Have you four been waiting here for so long? Is there something you need?"

Upon hearing this, Jing Zhengjie and his three companions quickly exchanged glances. All four of them breathed a sigh of relief, and then greed and malice appeared on their faces.

Feng Guangchang harbored the deepest resentment towards Zheng Que. He was the first to turn his neck, crack his knuckles, and step forward, grinning maliciously as he said, "A mere rogue cultivator from Hengshui County dares to bid against me at the auction!"

"I think you're courting death!"

As he spoke, he struck Zheng Que directly with his palm.

Hengshui County?
Did these four people make a mistake?
Zheng Que was slightly taken aback, only to see Feng Guangchang already slamming a palm towards his chest.

The opponent was a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Although he did not use any spells in this palm strike, the force was powerful. Before it even landed, the force had already stirred up a fierce wind, causing the surrounding lanterns and flags to flutter wildly. The wind seemed to scrape across his face like steel knives, and the wind roared in his ears. It looked extremely fierce.

However, Zheng Que shook his head slightly. The opponent's palm strike looked powerful, but it was just that—powerful.

Whoosh!
The next moment, he appeared behind Feng Guangchang and kicked him.

boom! !

Feng Guangchang was kicked like a weight, flying headfirst and crashing heavily to the ground, smashing several bluestone slabs beneath him into pieces, leaving a spiderweb-like crack around him.

This is the [Phantom Escape Technique]!
Feng Guangchang was so dizzy and saw stars that he couldn't even get up for a moment. He just lay there in shock, unable to come to his senses. He never expected that Zheng Que's speed would be so fast!

Seeing that Feng Guangchang was no match for him alone, Yuan Zhonghao immediately stepped forward to help. He flipped his wrist and took out three talismans with yellow backgrounds and black patterns, which he then threw at Zheng Que.

Whoosh...

The three talismans flew halfway and immediately transformed into three enormous ghostly hands. The ghostly hands were intertwined in blue and white, constructed from solidified yin energy. When they opened, their fingers and palms were over ten feet long, like a cage, grabbing down at Zheng Que from three directions. As they intertwined, they seemed to have sealed off all of Zheng Que's space to dodge.

Boom boom boom!
The spot where Zheng Que stood was instantly blasted into a sandstorm, with dust and stones flying everywhere.

However, before the yin energy formed by the ghost hand could dissipate, Zheng Que's figure reappeared behind Yuan Zhonghao and punched him squarely in the back!

boom! !

Yuan Zhonghao was instantly blasted away by a tremendous force, crashing directly into a hitching post. He immediately coughed up blood, instinctively grabbing the hitching post with both arms before collapsing to the ground.

At the same moment, Mao Yanxin had just summoned his two ghost servants when he saw Feng Guangchang and Yuan Zhonghao fall one after another. His expression changed drastically. Before he could even make a move, one of his ghost servants was punched through by Zheng Que, who then punched him in the face...

Ping Pong Pong...

In less than ten breaths, the entire battle was over.

Zheng Que stood alone at the entrance of Heming Tower. Feng Guangchang, Mao Yanxin, Yuan Zhonghao, and Jing Zhengjie were all beaten black and blue, coughing up blood, and lying on the ground, unable to get up. Throughout the entire battle, Zheng Que did not use ghost servants, nor did he use the soul-summoning banner. He even only used the [Phantom Escape Technique] for magic.

The victory was too easy, and Zheng Que couldn't help but frown.

These four opponents are too weak!
There's simply no way to get him to use his full strength!
To be precise, although these four people have all reached the Foundation Establishment stage, their actual strength is still inferior to Chen Zhentao, who was only at the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining back then.

The gap between independent cultivators and sect disciples was far greater than he had imagined.

"Fellow Daoist Zheng, it's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding... cough cough cough..."

"Yes, yes, yes! Fellow Daoist Zheng, this is the prefectural city, a place of great importance to the imperial court, and it's right in front of the Crane Cry Tower. If things get out of hand, it won't be good for anyone..."

"Cough cough cough..."

"We, like Fellow Daoist Zheng, are also going to participate in the imperial examination for immortality. We were just joking with Fellow Daoist Zheng earlier..."

The four men, spitting out blood, hurriedly begged for mercy, their faces filled with shock and doubt.

Zheng Que used the [Concealing Qi Technique] to hide his aura, but when he made his move, they could still sense that his opponent's cultivation level was only at the Foundation Establishment stage. Yet, when the four of them joined forces, they were powerless to resist him!
If Zheng is indeed a disciple of one of the six major sects, they wouldn't be surprised.

But the other party also came to the prefectural city to participate in the immortal examination, and is also a cultivator from the imperial court. This kind of behavior is not like that of a cultivator from a small town like Hengshui County!

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que snapped out of his daze, glanced at the four of them, and said directly, "It's alright."

“Even if the four of you don’t wait for me here, I will still come looking for you.”

"Enough with the nonsense, hand over the [Tethering Curse] and the [Life-Burning Technique]!"

This auction at Heming Tower will feature a total of three Foundation Building techniques for sale.

He only managed to photograph the [Flowing Cloud Guide], the remaining two spells being the [Yin-Trapping Curse] and the [Life-Burning Technique].

One of these two magical arts was won by Yuan Zhonghao from Taoli County, and the other by Mao Yanxin from Fengmu County.

Zheng Que had regretted missing out on these two techniques back then, but now that they were offered to him on their own initiative, he certainly wouldn't refuse.

Upon hearing this, both Yuan Zhonghao and Mao Yanxin's expressions changed, and their lips moved slightly, as if they wanted to negotiate.

But then they saw Zheng Que take out a soul-summoning banner, shrouded in eerie energy and swirling with ghostly spirits, from his storage bag...

Without the slightest hesitation, the two quickly took out jade slips containing the recorded spells from their storage bags and tossed them to Zheng Que.

After taking the two jade slips, Zheng Que checked them briefly and, after confirming that there were no problems, put them into his storage bag with satisfaction.

Having obtained the spell, he didn't waste any more time here and immediately fled towards the cave.

Only after watching Zheng Que's figure completely disappear from sight did the four of them breathe a sigh of relief.

Zheng Que is incredibly powerful!
He doesn't look like a court monk at all!

Most likely, those three cultivators from Hengshui County last night deliberately didn't explain the situation clearly!

"Hengshui County, how dare they pull a trick on us!!"

(End of this chapter)