Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 550 Someone Requests an Audience. (Thanks to the guild leader "Bajie Doesn't Like Reading" for the generous donation!)
Upon hearing this, Yin Congyi was immediately taken aback; it was his master's voice!
After realizing what was happening, he immediately exclaimed with delight, "Master, you've recovered?"

Normally, he would need to light those three black incense sticks in order to communicate with his master.

But this time, he did nothing, yet his master's voice appeared directly in his mind.

In his mind, this must mean that his master's strength had been further restored, and he could communicate with him without the need for those three sticks of incense as a medium.

However, before the thought was completely over, the voice seemed to pause slightly before continuing, "No."

"This is not because I have returned to my former state, but because I have borrowed a bit of destiny..."

At this point, Yan Bingyi did not continue to explain, but changed the subject and said, "Do not light those three sticks of bone incense that I used to burn."

"Unless it's a life-or-death crisis!"

Yin Congyi immediately nodded and said, "Yes, Master!"

Seeing that her disciple was obedient and followed her instructions without question, and showed no intention of pressing for answers, Yan Bingyi breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she had passed on that technique to that Foundation Establishment kid in time last time.

Otherwise, if my disciple lights those three sticks of incense again, who knows what might happen...

With a thought in mind, Yan Bingyi composed herself before continuing, "There is a location nearby that is very suitable for establishing your base."

"Next, follow the route I have given you."

"I can now sense all the ghosts around us..."

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Zheng's Market.

The stronghold has been completely completed. The old ancestor Shiqi, who used to stand in mid-air, has disappeared. The tireless corpse puppets have also been put away.

The array separated the blood mist, and the newly built market was neat and spacious, but there were hardly any people in sight, making it seem deserted.

Inside the cultivation room of the brothel owner's residence.

Zheng Que and Mu Xiangu sat and stood respectively, staring intently at Xue Shuangzi not far away.

From the moment she began practicing that unknown technique, they sensed a strange and elusive power coursing through Xue Shuangzi's body.

That power was extremely concealed, its location giving people a vague feeling, seemingly there and not there, extremely strange.

But as the spell continued to operate, this strange feeling began to fade rapidly, as if it had dissipated or disappeared into a more mysterious place.

At this moment, Xue Shuangzi had completed her cultivation of the spell, and all her auras had returned to normal. The green smoke that had previously appeared above her head had also disappeared, and there was no abnormality about her at all.

Zheng Que had been sitting beside her observing. Seeing that Xue Shuangzi had finished her cultivation and slowly opened her eyes, he immediately asked, "How are you feeling now?"

Xue Shuangzi carefully sensed her own situation and quickly showed a look of surprise. She looked up at Zheng Que and said, "The three incense sticks in my body seem to have been transferred into one of my techniques."

"My current feeling is that as long as I don't use that method, nothing will happen."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que felt reassured.

It seems that the spell Yan Bingyi gave me was indeed useful.

Mu Xiangu had told him before that the three sticks of incense that Xue Shuangzi swallowed were hidden in Xue Shuangzi's memory.

Once it takes effect, it will assimilate Xue Shuangzi's memories, eventually turning Xue Shuangzi into a part of the incense stick.

Now, those three incense sticks have been transferred to one of Xue Shuangzi's techniques. Although this is equivalent to disabling one of the techniques of this "Rouge Demon", it is still better than the risk of being assimilated at any time!
Thinking of this, Zheng Que asked again, "Which method is it?"

Xue Shuangzi shook her head and said, "I'm not sure, we may need to try them one by one."

Zheng Que nodded slightly and said, "It's very safe here, and it's not busy either, so you can test it right away."

"Otherwise, it would be troublesome if something happened during the actual battle." Hearing this, Xue Shuangzi did not hesitate and immediately exhaled a cloud of pink mist, which was her innate talent, [Rouge Dew].

【Rouge Tears】In the blink of an eye, it enveloped the entire cultivation room, and a faint sweet fragrance filled the air, giving people a soft feeling, like a beautiful dream, attracting people to fall into it involuntarily.

After a short while, she confirmed that there was no problem with her innate talent, so she put away this method and began to test other ghost techniques and yin arts.

After spending some time, Xue Shuangzi used all her ghost skills and Yin techniques, but found no problems.

Her expression immediately changed. The three incense sticks were not among her innate talents, ghost skills, or Yin arts, which meant that they were among her Yin duties!

Thinking of this, Xue Shuangzi immediately used the Yin Messenger's [Soul Recognition] technique.

[Soul Consciousness] can sense all the ghosts around her; however, she is currently only a ghost messenger, so she can only sense all the ghosts in [Tongue-Pulling Hell].

This point doesn't have much effect on Xue Shuangzi, who has the cultivation level of [Scissors Prison].

However, the moment she used [Soul Consciousness], huge plumes of smoke suddenly billowed from her body, as if countless incense sticks were burning at the same time.

Xue Shuangzi quickly stopped [Soul Recognition], and the smoke on her body dissipated, returning her to normal.

She immediately exclaimed, "It's the soul of a ghost messenger!"

"As long as I don't use [Soul Recognition] in the future, I'll be fine."

[Soul Recognition]?
Zheng Que nodded thoughtfully. [Soul Recognition] is not a ghost skill or Yin technique, but rather a method used by Yin messengers.

Moreover, with Xue Shuangzi's current cultivation level, she has no need for [Soul Consciousness] at all...

Seeing that Xue Shuangzi's problem had been temporarily resolved, Zheng Que did not pursue it further. He immediately prepared to start cultivating and, incidentally, go to the underworld to improve the cultivation of the female ghosts around him.

But just then, there was a knock on the door of the training room.

Linghu Yuniang's voice drifted over: "Fellow Daoist Zheng, someone outside the market requests an audience!"

Someone is requesting an audience?

Zheng Que was slightly taken aback. There were very few people he truly knew during this immortal examination.

And, coincidentally, they knew he was here?

In a flash, he immediately transmitted his voice and asked, "What is the cultivation level of the person who came?"

"Are you here to see me? Or Jing Zhengjie, or Patriarch Shiqi?"

Linghu Yuniang immediately replied, "The person's cultivation level is Foundation Establishment. Judging from his speech, behavior, clothing, and demeanor, he is clearly from a prominent family."

"He claimed to be a member of the Fu family of Luanzhou."

"He said he came here specifically to pay his respects to the owner of this neighborhood."

The Fu family of Luanzhou?

Ok……

I've never heard of it, but the way the place name and surname are placed first clearly indicates that the person must be a descendant of some local powerful figure.

Moreover, the person they really wanted to meet was the owner of this base.

In a flash, Zheng Que instructed, "Pick a suitable room to entertain them."

"I'll be there in a bit."

Linghu Yuniang immediately replied, "Yes!"

(End of this chapter)