Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 535 Capturing the Stronghold. (First Update!)

Upon hearing this, Yin Hui'er, who was kneeling on the ground, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

That old ancestor Shiqi is truly a piece of trash!
The Core Formation stage cultivation was dealt with so easily!

Moreover, this old man not only died on his own, but he also almost caused her to be buried with him at a young age!
He deserves to be torn to pieces and die a horrible death!
Thinking of this, Yin Hui'er hurriedly replied, "Yes!"

"My useless master and my useless senior brother are so fortunate to have built a market for Young Master Zheng. It's an incredible stroke of luck for them! My useless master and my useless senior brother are deeply grateful to Young Master Zheng and are willing to serve you like cattle, horses, pigs, and dogs..."

As she spoke, Yin Hui'er bowed her head to the ground, not daring to lift it.

Both Patriarch Shiqi and Jing Zhengjie have been brought under control!

She didn't even know what methods were used to control the two of them.

If I hadn't knelt down quickly enough, I would probably be in the same situation now.

Just as she was still feeling lingering fear, the old ancestor Shiqi and Jing Zhengjie, who had been standing there blankly, suddenly moved.

Ancestor Shiqi maintained his unfocused and wooden gaze, cast a spell, and manipulated the corpse puppets in the market to move in unison and continue the construction they had been doing.

As for Jing Zhengjie, he also moved mechanically to his previous position and then set up the formation.

Ping Pong Pong...

Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding...

The place, which had just returned to silence, quickly became lively again, with dust flying everywhere, and the outline of the market town rapidly taking shape.

Seeing this, Yin Hui'er quickly got up. She walked directly to a pile of stones, picked out a piece, and used her true essence to condense the words "Zheng's Market" on it.

Then, she picked up the stone slab and hung it at the entrance of the market...

Throughout the process, Yin Hui'er kept glancing at Zheng Que out of the corner of her eye. Seeing that he showed no displeasure, she stepped aside and began decorating the already built house.

Looking at the camp that had returned to its bustling state, Zheng Que nodded in satisfaction.

【Shadow Play】is able to control “shadows” and continue to move along the same path they took in life.

The old ancestor Shiqi and Jing Zhengjie were just setting up the market.

Although he is now dead, under the control of the [Shadow Play], he continues the habits he had in life...

To be precise, it was Old Ancestor Shiqi and Jing Zhengjie who were unaware that they were already dead!
The thoughts and memories of these two are now entirely controlled by the [Shadow Play].

Thinking of this, Zheng Que immediately instructed Linghu Yuniang: "You stay here and supervise the construction."

"I don't have any requirements regarding the layout or style of this market, but it must be fast!"

Linghu Yuniang immediately bowed and replied, "Yes!"

Seeing that Zheng Que had no further instructions, she immediately floated in the direction where Yin Hui'er had just left.

Next, Zheng Que looked at Mu Xiangu beside him and asked, "How long will the current situation at Xue Tong Pass last?"

Mu Xiangu immediately understood his meaning and replied, "I'm not sure, I haven't been here much before."

"However, it probably won't last long."

"Otherwise, the imperial court would not have chosen such a place as the venue for the imperial examination."

Zheng Que nodded slightly.

Given the current situation, even a rogue cultivator like Jing Zhengjie has a Core Formation stage cultivator helping him cheat. The other candidates with more power and connections are even more likely to be cheated. If he continues as before, honestly building markets, organizing caravans, and developing step by step, once the situation in Xue Tong Pass recovers, his ranking might be at the bottom!

In a flash, Zheng Que said, "Ancestor Shiqi is, after all, a Core Formation stage cultivator, so he has some insight."

"The fact that they chose this location for their base suggests that there are many resource points nearby."

"【Shadow Play】, you and Linghu Yuniang stay here and keep watch. Mu Xiangu and Xue Shuangzi, you two come with me to check the situation nearby."

Mu Xiangu didn't speak, but only nodded slightly.

High in the sky, [Shadow Play] slowly swayed its seven fingers and responded in a low voice, "Okay."

Afterwards, Zheng Que led Mu Xiangu and Xue Shuangzi outside.

Just as they left the stronghold, they heard the sound of "woo-wa-wa," "woo-wa-wa," and through the blood mist, a ghostly wedding procession hesitantly approached.

Zheng Que was not surprised by this scene and immediately waved to a familiar figure in the group.

The next moment, Ku Lan, dressed in black with a black umbrella, floated over and bowed to him, saying, "Young Master."

Zheng Que nodded slightly, then transmitted his voice to the magnificent red sedan chair in the middle of the procession: "Luo Fuyu, I left in a hurry just now, and the bronze lamp was left in your red sedan chair."

"Give it back to me now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Fuyu's distant voice rang in his ears: "Zheng Que, your cultivation is low and you are easily affected by the evil energy in the blood mist of Xue Tong Pass. You must have remembered it wrong."

"This red sedan chair of mine is filled with my own dowry, inside and out."

"It has nothing that belongs to anyone else."

"I have never heard of any bronze lamps or iron lamps that you speak of!"

what?
Zheng Que's face immediately darkened. He had initially taken the bronze lamp, which the servant had presented on a golden plate, from Luo Fuyu's red sedan chair.

However, later, in order to solve Xue Shuangzi's problem, Luo Fuyu used the [Ten Miles of Red Fiend] once, and he also cultivated with Xue Shuangzi for a period of time.

When he emerged from the underworld, he no longer saw the bronze lamp. Luo Fuyu then told him that there were imperial cultivators ahead, implying that he should come out and take a look...

Looking back now, it must have been when Luo Fuyu used the [Ten Miles of Red Fiend] that he embezzled his bronze lamp!
As for those imperial cultivators, Luo Fuyu didn't care about any of that at all.

The purpose of saying this was to lure him out of the sedan chair, so that once he was out of the sedan chair, they could deny everything!

Thinking of this, Zheng Que quickly calmed down.

I don't know the specific activation technique for that bronze lamp, and even if I force Luo Fuyu to take it back right now, I can't use it for the time being.

So he sent another telepathic message to Luo Fuyu: "Luo Fuyu, Xue Tong Pass is now completely isolated from the outside world, and the examiners cannot see what's going on inside."

“Right now, many candidates have found elders at the Core Formation stage to come in and cheat.”

"Could you help me scout out this area and see if there are any other candidates' hideouts?"

"If so, could you please confirm how many Core Formation stage cultivators there are?"

"I need the specific location, as well as the exact number and strength of the Core Formation stage cultivators."

Seeing that Zheng Que did not mention the bronze lamp again, Luo Fuyu suddenly became very easy to talk to and readily replied, "Okay!"

(End of this chapter)