Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 454 Exchanging Clues. (Third Update!)

When they entered the "strange" world, they were alive; when they came out, they were vengeful spirits...

Even cultivators from the six major sects, such as Muyou Palace, died in these strange market places.
Zheng Que frowned slightly and quickly realized something was wrong. If he really died inside the "strange thing", then the cultivator from Muyou Palace should have become part of the "strange thing". How could he still come out of the "strange thing"?
The fact that [Shadow Play] specifically mentioned this matter suggests that he must have sensed something was amiss...

Thinking of this, Zheng Que shook his head inwardly. He wanted to ask some more questions, but he saw that the black aura between his eyebrows had become extremely faint, almost non-existent.

Seeing this, he did not hesitate and immediately ordered, "Step back."

As soon as he finished speaking, the figure of [Evil Shadow Play] was immediately engulfed by the surging mist. In the blink of an eye, the mist also disappeared without a trace, and the hall was empty again.

Soon, the last wisp of black energy disappeared into the Book of Life and Death. Just like before, the Book of Life and Death ruminated out large amounts of pure black energy, which condensed into an edict, transformed into a mysterious light, and entered Zheng Que's brow.

The surrounding scenery rippled like water, and Zheng Que quickly returned to reality.

He looked around. Ripples spread across the pond beside him, and the reeds that occupied most of the water swayed gently, their leaves rustling softly. The high walls on both sides were silent. Apart from the soul-summoning banner and the ghost servant within it, there was only Xue Shuangzi standing guard to the side. There was no trace of any other living person or ghost.

Zheng Que immediately stood up, grabbed the soul-summoning banner, and with a casual wave, collected all the surrounding ghosts into the banner.

He sorted through his memories and quickly confirmed that his memories of Le Jingxuan had not disappeared.

It seems that as long as I don't go into that pharmacy, my memory won't be affected.

Thinking of this, Zheng Que looked at the shops a little distance away. Just as he was hesitating whether to go into these shops to investigate, a somewhat familiar voice suddenly came from behind: "Who are you?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que and Xue Shuangzi immediately turned to look.

Just then, five cultivators filed out from the street where the man and the ghost had just walked.

Of the five cultivators, the four at the back were all in the Foundation Establishment stage, but their expressions and demeanor clearly indicated that the one in front, a cultivator at the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining, was the leader.

The monk in the brocade robe had a handsome face, sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes. He wore a gilded cloud-patterned crown and a white jade double-dragon-shaped sash around his waist. He was none other than Yin Congyi, the young master of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion!

The four Foundation Establishment stage cultivators behind him were the four subordinates he had brought into this "strange" situation.

Zheng Que was immediately surprised. Weren't Yin Congyi and the other four just walking in front of him?
How come they've now emerged from the path behind them?
Moreover, Yan Dong from Hengzhou Yinshan Prefecture, who worked at the pharmacy before, had mentioned that Yin Congyi had already been infected.

But now, looking at Yin Congyi and his group, they seem perfectly fine?

wrong!

There's something wrong with Yin Congyi's aura!

The yin energy emanating from the other person had become much heavier.

Is it because of assimilation by the "weird"?

In a flash, Zheng Que replied, "Fellow Daoist Yin, have you already investigated the entire market?"

"I have also gathered some intelligence on my end."

"If you have information of equal value, then we can exchange it, which would benefit everyone."

"What do you think, my friend?"

Upon hearing this, the four Foundation Establishment cultivators behind Yin Congyi all looked at Zheng Que with strange expressions.

The cultivator with the scar on his face frowned and asked, "Who exactly are you?" Another female cultivator in crimson robes stared intently at Xue Shuangzi, whispering a warning to her companion, "Be careful! That's an evil spirit at the eighth level of the [Scissors Prison] realm!"

Seeing this, Zheng Li immediately sensed that something was wrong.

Yin Congyi and the other four seemed not to recognize themselves!
It's a memory!
These five people have probably lost their memories related to themselves!

Just then, Yin Congyi suddenly raised a hand and pressed it back to stop the commotion of his four Foundation Establishment subordinates. He looked at Zheng Que and said solemnly, "You are very strong."

"What you just said means we've met before."

"Moreover, I saw it inside this 'strange' place."

Zheng Que came to his senses, looked at Yin Congyi, and nodded slightly. Although Yin Congyi's cultivation was only at the ninth level of Qi Refining, he was clearly more perceptive than the four Foundation Establishment subordinates.

Thinking of this, Zheng Que replied briefly, "Yes."

Yin Congyi's expression immediately changed slightly, clearly realizing something, and he immediately asked, "Where did we meet?"

"Approximately how much time has passed since then?"

As he spoke, he quickly took out a light blue jade slip from his storage bag and gestured to Zheng Que, saying, "This is a cultivation technique called the Five Grains Refining Essence Technique. It can accelerate cultivation speed by consuming spiritual food. It is one of the ancestral cultivation techniques of my Duke Dingguo's Mansion and is far superior to ordinary cultivation techniques in the prefecture."

"I am willing to use this technique in exchange for these two questions."

[The Five Grains Refining Essence Technique]?
Zheng Que glanced at Yin Congyi with surprise. This young master of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion was indeed decisive.

The other person's memory has clearly not recovered, but from the few words he just spoke, I immediately realized that there was a problem with my memory.

In the blink of an eye, Zheng Que shook his head and said, "I am not lacking in cultivation techniques. If you want to know the answers to these two questions, you will have to exchange information for information."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zheng Que suddenly noticed that there seemed to be one person missing behind Yin Congyi!
There were five people on the other side just a moment ago, but in the blink of an eye, only four remain!
This……

what happened?

Could this kind of thing happen even outside that pharmacy?

Zheng Que was immediately startled. He looked at Yin Congyi and his group with suspicion and uncertainty, but Yin Congyi and his group did not react at all, as if they had not noticed that one of their people was missing.

At this moment, Yin Congyi pondered for a moment and quickly said, "Then let me tell you some information first."

"When we first entered this 'strange' place, there were twelve of us."

"These twelve people are myself and my four subordinates, Le Jingxuan from Tuzhou City, Song Jiaoyin, the grandniece of the governor of Qinzhou and her two attendants, two Qi Refining Level 9 candidates from Chongzhou, and a Foundation Establishment Peak rogue cultivator who is not a candidate for this Immortal Examination but has come to seek the opportunity to form a Core Formation."

As he listened, Zheng Que's expression suddenly became serious.

If Yin Congyi wasn't lying, then the other party's so-called "just entered the strange place" has already happened twice!

Do not……

It could be more than twice.

Before he entered this "strange" place, the other party may have already explored it more than once!
However, the other party had absolutely no recollection of it!

(End of this chapter)