Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 455 A Secret Move. (First Update!)

Thinking of this, Zheng Que nodded to himself. When Yan Dong entered this "strange" situation, there were twelve people.

Yin Congyi appeared at the "strange" entrance this time, along with twelve other people.

When I entered this "strange" situation, there were eleven people, and with Xue Shuangzi included, there were twelve.

In addition, he had brought Xue Shuangzi, Shu Yunying, and Linghu Yuniang with him, intending to enter this "strange" place together, but they encountered great resistance in the wasteland outside, making it impossible for them to enter.

Finally, after leaving Shu Yunying and Linghu Yuniang outside, they were able to successfully enter...

The information Yan Dong provided was indeed true.

In this "strange" event, the ghost with intelligence can also be considered a "person"!
In a flash, Zheng Que said, "I am Zheng Que, a candidate from Qingrao Prefecture, Tuzhou. When I entered this 'strange' place just now, there were also twelve of us."

"These twelve people are myself, the ghost servant beside me, Yue Jingxuan, a candidate from Tuzhou City, three candidates from Chongzhou at the ninth level of Qi Refining, a rogue cultivator at the peak of Foundation Establishment who came to seek the opportunity to form the Core Formation, and Fellow Daoist Yin and his group of five."

"This 'strange' event may interfere with our perception of time."

Therefore, I cannot determine exactly how much time has passed.

"It can only be confirmed that this must have happened before Fellow Daoist Yin entered the memories..."

Upon hearing this, Yin Congyi frowned. He had initially thought that he and his group had met this person while investigating the market.

But now, judging from what the other party is saying, they met just as they entered this "strange" situation!
Moreover, did the group of them enter the "strange" place twice?
Do not……

Not twice, but they violated some rule in this "weird" situation and got caught in a cycle.

Thinking of this, Yin Congyi nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "If what you said is true, then the five of us, as well as Fellow Daoist Yue, the examinee from Tuzhou City, should have appeared twice at this 'strange' entrance."

"That rogue cultivator at the peak of Foundation Establishment who claimed to have come to Blood Pass to seek the opportunity to form the Core Formation was the same."

"However, of those ninth-level Qi Refining examinees from Chongzhou, I saw two, but you saw three."

"The number of these people doesn't match up."

"But if we are talking about the same group of people, then that should be a clue."

"Besides that, only Fellow Daoist Song from Qinzhou, and his two subordinates, were truly entering this 'strange' place for the first time."

Zheng Que listened, but slowly shook his head. When he was exchanging information with Yan Dong, Qin Zhou Song Jiaoyin had entered the "strange place" with Yan Dong.

Moreover, Yan Dong claimed that Yin Congyi had already fallen victim to the "strangeness," but made no mention of Song Jiaoyin's situation.

As expected, Song Jiaoyin probably knows more about this "strange" matter than he does now!

Thinking this, Zheng Que made no attempt to remind Yin Congyi, but calmly asked, "What else do you know?"

Yin Congyi pondered for a moment and said, "I know the reason for this 'strange' situation. It was a market town established by the imperial court when they were developing this area..."

Before Yin Congyi could finish speaking, Zheng Que interrupted him, saying, "I already know that."

Upon hearing this, Yin Congyi remained expressionless and calmly replied, "In that case, I have no further information to exchange with you."

Zheng Que nodded and walked towards Yin Congyi and his group, seemingly about to leave this place and go elsewhere. As he passed by Yin Congyi, he raised his hand, wanting to pat Yin Congyi on the shoulder.

But just as his arm approached, the Foundation Establishment subordinate with a scar on his face behind Yin Congyi suddenly reached out and grabbed Zheng Que's wrist.

Seeing this, Zheng Que smiled and immediately said, "In that case, I will take my leave and continue exploring other places."

"If Fellow Daoist Yin gathers any other clues, you may come and trade with me at any time."

With that, Zheng Que exerted a little force, breaking free from the scarred cultivator's grasp, and withdrew his arm, casually leading Xue Shuangzi away. Yin Congyi and his group stood there, watching the man and the ghost disappear into the distance. Only after their figures vanished did the woman in crimson robes speak with some doubt: "Young master, this person clearly knows a lot about the situation in this 'strange' matter."

Why didn't you continue the transaction with him just now?

Yin Congyi turned his head, looked at the female cultivator in crimson robes, and coldly replied, "Because we will lose our memories!"

"No matter how much information we exchange with this person now, as soon as we lose our memories, we will revert to our original state and all our previous efforts will be in vain!"

"And the information we exchanged with this person is essentially a free gift to him."

"It is already very strange that this person was able to know the reason for the formation of this 'strange' event."

"Until we figure out the cause of the amnesia, not a single truly important clue can be revealed!"

At this point, Yin Congyi glanced in the direction Zheng Que had left and said in a deep voice, "The action plan has changed."

"We have now gone through at least two cycles without realizing it."

"If we continue to act according to the original plan, the cycle will most likely continue indefinitely."

"Go find those two candidates at the ninth level of Qi Refining in Chongzhou."

"That might be our next breakthrough!"

Upon hearing this, the three Foundation Establishment subordinates immediately lowered their hands and replied, "Yes!"

Yin Congyi nodded and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and pointed to the scarred cultivator beside him, saying, "You, you'll split up with us!"

"Go find Song Jiaoyin from Qinzhou."

"Once we find her, we'll follow her directly!"

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Footsteps echoed on the bluestone slabs.

Zheng Que led Xue Shuangzi along the way, looking around. Soon they turned a corner and came to a long street with wine flags fluttering on both sides and bright storefronts. It was clear that this place was once quite prosperous.

It was empty and looked strangely deserted.

After walking a distance down the long street, the two, one human and one ghost, suddenly said, "Those four people were much easier to deal with than that late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. Why didn't you just make a move?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que shook his head slightly.

Yin Congyi's strength was indeed not great to him, but after all, he was a member of the Duke of Dingguo's family, and he certainly had a lot of trump cards up his sleeve.

If I had used force directly, the other party would most likely have used their trump card, just like Yan Dong did before, and disappeared without a trace.

By then, it will be difficult for him to capture the other party or exchange information with them.

More importantly, there are still many unclear rules in this "strange" situation, and someone needs to help them find their way...

Thinking of this, Zheng Que smiled and said, "Who said I didn't make a move just now?"

He stopped and looked behind him, his gaze seemingly piercing through the layers of buildings, and chuckled, "They've changed their route."

"Follow!"

(End of this chapter)