Chapter 166

After leaving the Sancha Medicine Valley, Hua Changxi went straight back to the capital and sent a message to Lin Sheng via a communication talisman. Soon, she received the message to meet tomorrow at the Earth Temple in the southeast of the capital.

"Earth Temple?"

Thinking that the entrance to the Ghost Market she entered last time was also next to an Earth Temple, Hua Changxi guessed that the entrances and exits connecting to the Nine Netherworlds were all Earth Temples.

On the first day of the eleventh lunar month, early in the morning, when Hua Changxi arrived at the Earth Temple designated by Eunuch Lin, the Eastern Depot people had already arrived.

Not only were there Eastern Depot people, but there were also more than twenty other cultivators.

Hua Changxi's gaze swept over those cultivators, her eyes fluctuating somewhat.

The eunuchs of the Eastern Depot were relatively thin, while the cultivators with them were big and muscular. Standing together, the contrast could not be more obvious.

Hua Changxi noticed that the arms of those cultivators were very sturdy, and their hands had thick calluses, very much like the blacksmiths in a blacksmith shop.

"Hall Master Hua."

Seeing Hua Changxi appear, Eunuch Lin finally let his heart drop back into his stomach. Although they had issued many Ghost Market tokens, if the cultivators' cultivation was too low, they would not be able to break the restrictions.

Hua Changxi's cultivation was not low. When seizing the Divine Hammer, she could be allowed to block the sealing power with a few other people with high cultivation.

They had failed the previous few times they went to Soul-Severing Mountain; hopefully, they would succeed this time.

"Wait a moment, there are still people who haven't arrived."

Hearing there were still people, Hua Changxi said in surprise: "So many people going to the Ghost Market?"

Eunuch Lin smiled: "The more people, the safer."

Hua Changxi didn't speak and stood to the side waiting.

Soon, three more waves of cultivators arrived, each wave having five or six people.

Hua Changxi looked at the newcomers, and once her Art of Observation, Listening, Questioning, and Pulse-taking was deployed, she not only saw through everyone's spiritual roots, but their dantian Qi seas were also clear at a glance in her eyes.

Seeing that there were actually Golden Core realm cultivators in each wave of newcomers, and one wave even had two Golden Core cultivators, Hua Changxi was somewhat surprised.

She had limited contact with cultivators and didn't know much about the general cultivation of current cultivators. Plus, there were five Golden Core cultivators on the Eastern Depot side, so she saw a total of nine Golden Core cultivators this time.

Are there already so many Golden Core cultivators?

Then what about Nascent Soul cultivators?

Hua Changxi had always felt that her cultivation speed was very fast, but now she was somewhat uncertain again, especially when thinking that a group of people had embarked on the path of cultivation earlier than her, she felt a sense of urgency again.

The problem of the realm points being unable to break through one billion must be solved quickly!

Hua Changxi suppressed the anxiety in her heart and began to size up the people at the scene again.

Sending out nine Golden Core cultivators at once, this combat power was not weak. Moreover, these cultivators all carried the exact same Ghost Market tokens as she had previously. Seeing this, Hua Changxi's guard against Eunuch Lin increased by a few more points.

"Everyone is here, let's go."

Eunuch Lin greeted the Eastern Depot people to follow, walked straight into the alley next to the Earth Temple, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Others saw this and followed one after another.

As soon as Hua Changxi felt the change in space, she quickly put on her black robe. Soon, the scene in front of her turned into a dark, gloomy, and misty long path.

When she came for the first time, the visibility was quite low, but this time, she found that she could see the scene within a radius of several dozen meters.

Could it be because she had cultivated divine sense?

The sight was no longer so obstructed, which made Hua Changxi's heart settle down quite a bit.

Eunuch Lin walked at the front of the team, looking back from time to time to check if people were following. Seeing that the cultivators who had taken their specially made Ghost Market tokens were all prepared with protection, he frowned slightly.

This batch of cultivators was clearly more cautious than the previous few batches.

However, once he thought about the puppet curse that had long been cast on the Ghost Market tokens, he was not afraid that these people would not be under control.

Hua Changxi noticed Eunuch Lin's frequent looking back, and while secretly vigilant, she sized up the surrounding situation.

Coming down for the second time, without the nervousness of the first time, she noticed some things that had been overlooked.

When she came the first time, she only felt gloomy and terrifying, but this time, she had the feeling of entering another world.

As the light grew stronger, looking up, she couldn't see the top at all. Through the gray mist, she could even see white starlight flickering. This scene gave people a sense of the depth and vastness of the night sky.

"Nine Netherworlds..."

Is this already another interface?

Not long after, the green, shimmering River of Forgetfulness appeared in her line of sight.

Exactly the same as what she saw the first time, on the River of Forgetfulness, there was an old wooden bridge, and at the entrance of the wooden bridge, a hunched white-haired granny was brewing soup.

Across the river, dim yellow lanterns were lit. Behind the dim yellow light were streets, and on the streets, figures were flickering.

Soon, the group arrived at the head of the River of Forgetfulness bridge.

Eunuch Lin took the lead and was the first to take the Spirit-Sealing Soup. Seeing that everyone had drunk the Spirit-Sealing Soup, he smiled and said: "Let's cross the bridge."

The first moment after crossing the River of Forgetfulness, Hua Changxi took the Spirit-Unsealing Pill. After confirming that she could mobilize spiritual energy, she followed Eunuch Lin's group nonchalantly.

Not long after, they arrived at the trading street where cultivators gathered.

Last time she came, she didn't even get close to the trading street. Looking at the street, not only were there all kinds of shops, but there were also all kinds of street stalls, and the stalls sold everything. She finally had the feeling of entering the world of cultivators.

Eunuch Lin smiled and said: "Many things on the street stalls are fake. The Eastern Depot has shops specifically for purchasing cultivation resources. If you have any needs, you can follow us."

A Golden Core realm cultivator immediately spoke up: "We have already arrived at the Ghost Market, we want to stroll around, and then meet up after we finish strolling."

Hearing this, Eunuch Lin smiled: "Fellow Daoist, don't be impatient. You are all coming to the Ghost Market for the first time, you still have to go to the Ghost Official Pavilion and get the Yin Wood Token distributed by the ghost officials, so that you won't be made things difficult for by the ghost officials later."

As he spoke, he lowered his voice, "Ghost officials cultivate by absorbing soul power. For cultivators without a Yin Wood Token, ghost officials have never been soft-handed."

Hearing this, everyone could only continue to follow Eunuch Lin.

Hua Changxi didn't know if the 'Yin Wood Token' was something Eunuch Lin made up out of thin air. For the sake of safety, when passing by a few cultivators, she quickly applied an invisibility talisman and hid her figure.

Afterwards, she didn't wander around either. She wanted to investigate what Eunuch Lin was trying to do, so she trailed behind Eunuch Lin's group at a distance.

At the end of each street stood a pavilion, with a plaque hanging on the pavilion with the three green characters 'Ghost Official Pavilion' written on it. In the pavilion were two terrifying-looking, big and muscular ghost officials.

The first Ghost Official Pavilion Eunuch Lin's group saw had too many people, so Eunuch Lin led them toward the end of another street.

"There really is a Yin Wood Token!"

Hua Changxi saw that in the Ghost Official Pavilion, the ghost officials indeed gave a wooden token engraved with numbers to the cultivators who had registered.

Afterwards, Hua Changxi followed Eunuch Lin's group past several more Ghost Official Pavilions. Some ghost officials had bad tempers and wouldn't give Yin Wood Tokens, and some ghost officials had no Yin Wood Tokens left, leading Eunuch Lin to have to take people into the Ghost Official Pavilion on the last street.

"There is a Yin Wood Token here, let's go in quickly."

Hua Changxi watched Eunuch Lin lead people into the Ghost Official Pavilion. As soon as they entered the pavilion, a large amount of mist poured out from outside the pavilion, blocking the sight of others.

When the mist dissipated, Eunuch Lin took the lead and brought a group of people out of the pavilion.

However, the three waves of cultivators who appeared behind him had all turned into puppets, mechanically following Eunuch Lin toward the direction where the mist was thick.

Looking at their expressions, they were extremely resistant, but their bodies were no longer under their own control.

Watching this scene, Hua Changxi was full of shock.

The ghost officials in the Ghost Official Pavilion actually cooperated with Eunuch Lin to control those cultivators!