PDLP Chapter 74 The Secret
Chapter 74 The Secret
"The magical artifacts I possess are still useful, and I also need the Lingxiang Pill. You will come back to my residence with me to choose a suitable magical artifact in advance."
Chu Ziheng didn't mind taking Zhou Qiuyuan to choose magic weapons in advance, so that he would understand that he could keep his promise.
The two left Ma Dashan's residence and arrived at the courtyard in Horseshoe Lane.
Several vines broke through the soil, revealing two withered corpses. Judging from their faces, they were the two members of the Yuan family that Zhou Qiuyuan had once sent people to track.
Their clothes were tattered, revealing several porcelain bottles and valuables they carried.
Chu Ziheng was a cultivator, and worldly money and ordinary pills were useless to him, so he simply buried the corpse and valuables on the spot.
A vine carried the porcelain bottle to Chu Ziheng, who examined it carefully.
"A total of eight Yingxiang Pills, which is a little short." Chu Ziheng turned to look at Zhou Qiuyuan as he put away the medicine bottle.
He flipped his hand, and a jade bottle appeared in his palm. He handed it to Zhou Qiuyuan and said in an unquestionable tone, "Drink it."
Zhou Qiuyuan took the jade bottle and swallowed a drop of dark green liquid without hesitation.
The green, ghostly light sank into the body like a living thing, and wherever it passed, a piercing pain followed.
"This is the Azure Wood Poison, and only I, this young master, can cure it. If you harbor any ill intentions, this poison will cause you to suffer the most extreme pain in the world and die."
"As long as you do your best to serve me, I will definitely not treat you unfairly. Not only will I grant you magical artifacts, but you will also have the opportunity to embark on the path of immortality in the future."
Chu Ziheng employed similar methods against the Ma family members and servants, ensuring their lives were firmly in his own hands.
This person is quick-witted and is related to the quota of Dao soldiers, so Chu Ziheng naturally had to use methods against him.
Zhou Qiuyuan showed no dissatisfaction and bowed, saying, "This humble servant will do anything for you, young master."
Chu Ziheng had been observing Zhou Qiuyuan and was satisfied with his performance, seeing that he showed no dissatisfaction whatsoever.
After a beating, you should at least give a sweet treat.
"I will not mistreat my own people. I will now take you to choose a magical artifact." Chu Ziheng led Zhou Qiuyuan to the east wing.
"break!"
The ground shook, and green vines emerged from the earth as if they were alive. As the vines twisted and turned, a dark, deep pit appeared in the ground.
Chu Ziheng and Zhou Qiuyuan stepped on the green vines and sank three zhang (approximately 10 meters) before the green vines dissipated.
There was no soil under Zhou Qiuyuan's feet, nothing at all, yet his feet felt as if they were stepping on something solid, which was extremely strange.
Could this be a restriction imposed by cultivators?
Chu Ziheng made a hand seal, and Zhou Qiuyuan took it all in without blinking, trying his best to memorize the hand seal.
boom!
The sense of solidity beneath his feet quickly disappeared, and Zhou Qiuyuan plummeted ten feet before finally touching something solid.
Before them was a stone house, inside which were arranged pieces of white jade in the shape of bamboo slips, as well as several porcelain bottles made of mutton fat jade.
In addition, there are dozens of stones that emit various colors of light.
Is this a spirit stone?
On a shelf further away were five items: a red sword, a wooden shield, a black rosary, a purple jade pendant, and a cloud-white Taoist robe.
Unlike spiritual artifacts, they exude a very unique aura.
Could this be a magical artifact?
The cultivation families of Tianqiao City are indeed well-established; a casual glance reveals five magical artifacts, along with a large number of treasures belonging to cultivators.
"Take a look and see if there's anything you like?"
Zhou Qiuyuan glanced at the several magical artifacts, but with his limited knowledge, he could not judge their quality.
However, he could sense that the lightning spiritual power of the purple jade pendant among these magical artifacts was quite compatible with his own.
Without hesitation, Zhou Qiuyuan pointed to the purple jade pendant and said, "This jade pendant is a magical artifact."
Chu Ziheng smiled and said, "You have a good eye. The Purple Thunder Jade Pendant is the most precious high-grade thunder-type magic artifact. It is enough to exchange for a postnatal spiritual root, and its value far exceeds the quota of Dao soldiers."
"I will never go back on my promise. As long as you help me get a spot as a Dao Soldier, this Purple Thunder Jade Pendant will be yours."
"Thank you, young master!" Zhou Qiuyuan quickly bowed.
Let's go!
The two left the secret chamber, and as Chu Ziheng cast a spell, the protective barrier around the place quickly returned to normal.
The vines kept spreading, and the soil in the east wing recovered to its original state at an astonishing speed.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have imagined that this place concealed a secret treasure with restrictions.
"You will accompany me to the Ma family again."
The two went to the kitchen and cooked a new meat porridge, this time adding fragrant pills and parts of the two dried corpses.
The fragrant pills need to be stained with the blood of the Yuan family's dried corpses to release their special aroma.
The more people in Black Swamp City who are touched by the scent of the Lingxiang Pills, the better, as long as the meat porridge is distributed.
"Young Master!"
A portly old man cupped his hands in greeting to Chu Ziheng, and the two walked aside to talk in hushed tones: "We have confirmed this person's identity; he is Zhou Qiuyuan, Wei Jin's youngest apprentice."
"There is indeed a woman named Wei Xia from the Wei Jin Dynasty. She was born with a superior-grade fire spirit root and joined the Blackwater Sect seven years ago. It is still unclear whether she has broken through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining..."
All this information matches up. If we find another opportunity to capture Wei Jin's other two disciples, we can verify the authenticity of the Daoist soldier's intelligence.
Chu Ziheng nodded, a satisfied look on his face.
"You will stay at my residence for the next few days, and I will take care of your two senior brothers for you."
Chu Ziheng will not let him leave until he confirms the authenticity of the Dao soldier's information.
Once the identity of the Dao soldier quota was confirmed, Zhou Qiuyuan had no choice but to relinquish the quota in order to neutralize the Bimu You Poison.
Chu Ziheng and Zhou Qiuyuan did not stay at the Ma residence for long. Because of the spread of the news about the human-faced sore, the yamen might send someone over at any time. If they continued to stay there, trouble would surely follow.
Instead of taking Zhou Qiuyuan back to their residence in Mati Lane, he went to a house in the eastern part of the city.
An hour after the two left, a large number of constables surrounded the Ma residence, including three ethereal and otherworldly immortal masters.
As the human-faced sores broke out in the city, the government belatedly discovered that the Ma family had maliciously spread the sores.
Once the evil plague spreads throughout the city, killing many civilians, the first person to lose their head will be the county magistrate.
The magistrate informed the inner city of the matter, and the inner city of Kurosawa sent a celestial master from the Enforcement Hall.
Before they could capture all the people from the Ma family, their bodies turned a ghostly green, and then they collapsed to the ground in agony, all dying instantly.
Chu Ziheng is ruthless and vicious, as can be seen from his malicious spread of the human-faced sores.
Even before the distribution of human-faced sores and meat porridge, the Ma family had already become expendable pawns.
Zhou Qiuyuan had not witnessed the tragic state of the Ma family mansion firsthand, but he had some vague guesses in his mind.
He glanced at the darkening sky, silently calculated the time, and finally waited until midnight.
The scene before him shattered like a mirror, and Zhou Qiuyuan suddenly sat up from the bed.
The dream of the future has ended!