Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 472 Value. (First Update!)

On the wide, empty street, a Foundation Establishment cultivator with a scar on his left cheek and his gaunt companion with vines wrapped around his waist were cautiously making their way in one direction.

They were all Yin Congyi's subordinates.

At this moment, there was no one around. The shops were wide open, silently and neatly arranged. It seemed that only the monotonous sound of their footsteps echoed throughout the world.

Step, step, step...

After a moment, the gaunt cultivator spoke in a deep voice: "Speed ​​up! The young master's aura is just ahead!"

The scarred monk nodded, quickening his pace as he asked urgently, "What exactly happened? How did we get separated from you, young master?"

The gaunt cultivator shook his head slightly and said, "I don't know. I should be able to find out when I see the young master."

As they were talking, three familiar figures suddenly appeared on the street in front of them. The one in the middle had a handsome face, sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes. He wore a gilded cloud-patterned crown, a white jade double-dragon-shaped sash around his waist, and black boots. Judging from his appearance, it was Yin Congyi!

At this moment, Yin Congyi was accompanied by two cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining, namely Jiang Zhaojie and Chu Xiuping, who had previously claimed to be candidates from Chongzhou.

The three of them were expressionless, their bodies shrouded in a chilling aura, as if enveloped in a thick layer of black smoke that continued to spread outwards.

Upon seeing this, the scarred and gaunt cultivators immediately stopped and bowed respectfully to Yin Congyi, saying, "Young Master!"

Yin Congyi didn't say anything, but continued walking forward.

The scarred monk and the gaunt monk quickly followed.

The five people walked together, their footsteps clattering.

The surroundings were deathly silent; even the wind seemed to have stopped blowing.

As they walked, the scarred and gaunt cultivators gradually became dazed. They stared blankly ahead, watching the bustling crowds pass by. Unbeknownst to them, the crowds grew larger and larger, pushing and shoving each other like a flowing stream, making even walking extremely difficult.

As they jostled together, the scarred and gaunt cultivators looked up and saw that Yin Congyi, who was in front of them, had disappeared without them noticing.

But they were completely unaware of anything amiss, and continued to move unconsciously through the crowd, occasionally being pushed and swayed by the people around them.

Gradually, the blank look on their faces disappeared, and they became just like the people around them, with calm and wooden expressions.

Soon, like a drop of water merging into a stream, they were absorbed into the surging crowd, becoming one of them, indistinguishable from the rest.

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Coffin shop.

In the main hall, a lotus flower hangs quietly in the center. In the dim light, the delicate flowers stand out brightly, exuding vitality.

However, the yin energy in the entire shop was steadily increasing.

The yin energy emanating from Yin Congyi and the other two was growing stronger.

Looking around, Yin Congyi frowned. He had brought four subordinates into this "strange" place, but now only two remained with him.

So much time has passed, and the other two haven't come looking for me yet; something must have happened to them.

Given the current situation, they can't hold out for much longer...

Thinking of this, Yin Congyi shook his head slightly, then opened his storage bag and took out a brocade box. On the box was a sealing talisman to prevent the medicine from losing its effects.

He glanced at the talisman casually, tore it open, and opened the box. Inside was a white pill with green patterns, emitting a faint fragrance.

This is a Foundation Establishment Pill!
He hasn't obtained the complete "Law" yet, and if he forcibly builds his foundation, he can at most only build a low-grade Dao foundation.

Do not……

The spiritual energy within him was no longer pure, and the Yin energy around him was layered and entwined like a heavy cocoon, extremely dense. At this moment, his Foundation Establishment might only be at the Human Mortality Foundation stage. But in this life-or-death situation, he couldn't care less about such things.

Thinking of this, Yin Congyi took a deep breath and thought to himself, "Wait another quarter of an hour!"

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In the market town, Zheng Que walked briskly, with Xue Shuangzi, who had recovered, by his side.

At this moment, he had already dispelled the [Spirit Descent Technique], and even took a moment to cast the [Yin Gathering Technique] to quickly nourish Xue Shuangzi.

Turn a corner, and at the end of the long street ahead, there stands that familiar archway.

The neatly paved blue bricks beneath the archway were the very entrance they had just used to enter this "strange" place.

At this moment, four figures had already taken the lead and stood under the archway, seemingly waiting for something.

The leader of the four was Liao Zhanbo, with Bu Jianliang to his left. The other two were also candidates from Chongzhou who had followed him earlier. At this moment, the four of them were surrounded by surging Yin energy and shrouded in black smoke.

Upon seeing Zheng Que approach, Liao Zhanbo smiled slightly and asked, "Fellow Daoist Zheng, why are you alone?"

"Where is that Fellow Daoist Song from Qinzhou?"

Zheng Que looked at him, his brows furrowed slightly, and asked directly, "Fellow Daoist Liao, are you a human or a ghost now?"

As he spoke, Zheng Que stopped and did not continue forward.

In his vision using the [Spiritual Eye Technique], the concentration of Yin energy on Liao Zhanbo's body had already surpassed that of Xue Shuangzi beside him.

The opponent's aura was at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.

But now... this old cultivator was covered in billowing black smoke, almost completely obscuring his face, making him look more like a demon at the peak of the [Scissors Prison] level!

Liao Zhanbo did not answer the question, but turned his head to look at the soul-summoning banner in his hand and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Zheng, this soul-summoning banner in your hand looks somewhat familiar."

"Is it the one that Elder Biqiong of the Heavenly Artifact Sect personally forged?"

"If I remember correctly, the main soul of that soul-summoning banner was a 'strange' creature."

"However, it seems that the main soul is not in this banner right now?"

Ok?
Zheng Que was slightly taken aback. He seemed to have heard of Elder Biqiong mentioned by the other party somewhere, but he didn't have time to think about it at the moment. The important thing was that the main soul of his Soul-Summoning Banner was indeed a "strange" one!
Thinking of this, Zheng Que suddenly became alert, stared at Liao Zhanbo, and asked coldly, "Are you a disciple of the Heavenly Artifact Sect?"

When he was with Song Jiaoyin earlier, she mentioned that Liao Zhanbo, who claimed to be a rogue cultivator, knew many secrets related to the six major sects. Such secrets were not something a rogue cultivator could know, and his true identity seemed to be that of a sect disciple.

In retrospect, Song Jiaoyin was right.

How could an ordinary rogue cultivator possibly know the origin of his soul-summoning banner?

Everyone who had ever seen this soul-summoning banner in Shujiabao, except for Xiao Yiyang, had long since died!

Liao Zhanbo met his gaze and shook his head slightly, a strange smile appearing on his lips: "Elder Biqiong forged many such artifacts back then, and this soul-summoning banner is just one of them."

"However, the 'strangeness' in these objects has not truly taken shape and cannot compare to a real 'strangeness'."

"To bring these unformed 'weirds' into complete form, a suitable environment is needed to nurture and cultivate them."

"You must have obtained this Soul-Summoning Banner by snatching it from a disciple of the Heavenly Artifact Sect."

"Although artifacts forged by the Heavenly Artifact Sect can only recognize one master, this Soul-Summoning Banner has other value!"

(End of this chapter)