Anyone who enters the Ghost Market, as long as they don't use their emotions as a bargaining chip, will be transported back with amnesia and full consciousness.
If you listen to that voice and use your negative emotions to exchange for things, then that's the situation for most people—falling into a deep sleep.
Because this slumber appears to be just a simple slumber, many people wake up to find themselves unknowingly back in their rooms, making the teleportation seem exceptionally mysterious and powerful.
Of course, even if we know that leaving the Ghost Market is done through a teleportation array, it would still require immense power and a vast and sophisticated operating system to accurately teleport people back to their respective residences.
This series of events could not have been accomplished by one person alone. The necessary support was something that almost everyone had already figured out without Liu Yunqing having to explain it.
"Is he deliberately giving us a heads-up? Why?"
Master Mingxin was puzzled and turned to Liu Yunqing to ask.
A thoughtful look flashed in Liu Yunqing's eyes. He raised his eyes and exchanged a glance with Jian Xing Zhenren before the two of them spoke almost in unison:
"Deliberately exposing a flaw is either to lure someone in or to cover up an even bigger flaw."
Master Mingxin nodded, thought for a moment, and said:
"So you mean the Thousand Sun City Lord is connected to evil cultivators?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Yunzhao gave a soft chuckle and said:
"Aren't these tricks in the ghost market enough to deter evil cultivators?"
Knowing that Liu Yunqing didn't like talking to Liu Yunzhao, Zhuo Ying took over and said:
"Whether it constitutes evil cultivation or not, we'll know when the investigation is completed."
After saying that, he turned to Liu Yunqing and said:
"So, Zhenru, how did you manage to evade the divine sense imprint?"
"I tried that thing at first, and it's impossible to dodge it without being aware of it."
Seeing Liu Yunzhao's intense gaze, Liu Yunqing smiled calmly and said:
"That method probably won't work for anyone other than me."
The others looked somewhat disappointed. How were they supposed to investigate the ghost market if things went this way?
Seeing the silence, Master Jianxing, with his usual good temper, smiled gently and said:
"It's alright. As for the situation in the Ghost Market, Junior Sister Zhenru has probably already investigated most of it."
"As for the rest, when I first arrived at the Ghost Market, before I even went inside, I could smell the earth in the air."
"So this ghost market isn't a real ghost market, but is very likely hidden underground. As long as it's still in Qianyang City, it shouldn't be difficult to find."
As for how to find it, we can only wait until the next ghost market opens.
As Liu Yunqing intended, during the next Ghost Market, some people would go down to the city, while others would search the ground to see if there would be any clues in Qianyang City when the Ghost Market opened.
After agreeing on their next move, the group didn't gather together. Some went back to their respective residences, while others planned to explore Qianyang City.
When Liu Yunqing was serving as Xu Zhenren's guide, he had already explored most of Qianyang City. He originally planned to return to his residence to cultivate, but was invited by Mingxin Zhenren to stroll through the market of Qianyang City together.
Liu Yunqing had a very good impression of Master Mingxin and agreed without much hesitation.
As soon as the two reached the entrance of the market, they were summoned back by a message from Master Jianxing.
"What happened to Fellow Daoist Meng and True Immortal Wuxiu?"
The two rushed to the inn, only to find the other three already in their room.
Upon seeing the two return, Jian Xing looked at Liu Yunqing with a puzzled expression and said:
"Nothing bad happened, in fact, there was some good news... I guess it's good news?"
After hearing this strange description, Liu Yunqing simply turned to ask Meng Shu.
Meng Shu then recounted in detail what had happened between her and the Noxious Immortal to the two of them.
The reason was that Meng Shu was afraid that the Ghost Market's process of stripping away negative emotions would be harmful to her cultivation. After the group dispersed, she went back to her room to cultivate and check if there were any problems with her body.
As a result of this test, not only did it not reveal any problems, but it also made it easier for me to enter a deeper level of cultivation. The random thoughts that would occasionally appear in the past were all gone today.
The entire process of meditation was incredibly smooth and effortless.
This startled Meng Shu, so she quickly went to ask the Noxious Immortal, who had also fallen asleep in the Ghost Market. Sure enough, she found that it was different from usual, so she called Liu Yunqing and the other person back.
After hearing this, Master Mingxin immediately put it into practice on the spot and got the same result as the other two.
Then Liu Yunqing and his companions visited many people in Qianyang City and found that everyone's situation was the same.
Even many people who had previously harbored doubts about the Ghost Market were completely dispelled by this situation and entered the Ghost Market with complete peace of mind.
Liu Yunqing never believed in things that only offered benefits.
Others didn't believe it either, but they couldn't find any other evidence.
"Then let's wait for the next ghost market."
...
January passed in the blink of an eye.
During this time, the Lord of Qianyang City was no longer as enthusiastic as when the group first arrived, and he seemed to favor one group over another. Instead, he ignored Liu Yunqing and his party.
Even the guides who had been called to monitor them before have not shown up again.
On the day the Ghost Market opened, Liu Yunqing pretended to enter the Ghost Market with everyone else. When they reached the entrance, he pretended to leave a divine imprint, and then disappeared from the crowd in broad daylight.
The others followed suit, and once the ghost market opened, Liu Yunqing secretly sent a signal through the communication jade slip.
When Liu Yunqing stealthily arrived at the central square of Qianyang City, it was the exact moment the Ghost Market was fully opened. Neither his eyes nor his divine sense detected anything unusual.
Liu Yunqing took a deep breath, closed her eyes slightly, and then slowly opened them again, looking around the entire square.
Then, without her divine sense or naked eye detecting anything, she clearly saw, in her fiery pupils, fluctuations belonging to a formation and some strange power emanating from the entire massive circular plaza.
No wonder it couldn't be seen with the naked eye or divine sense, because the power that set up the formation was not spiritual power at all.
The moment Liu Yunqing discovered the traces of the formation, he quickly sent a message to the others.
Zhuo Ying arrived the fastest, and as soon as she reached the square, without Liu Yunqing needing to tell her, she looked over and said:
"There really is a formation!"
"You can see it? So the Ghost Market is beneath this plaza? Are these formations teleportation arrays?"
The flame in Liu Yunqing's eyes had long since been extinguished.
Looking at the square, which appeared perfectly normal, she felt even more confident in Zhuo Ying.
It should be possible to crack it, right?
As if sensing Liu Yunqing's thoughts, Zhuo Ying only watched for a moment before turning back to Liu Yunqing and saying:
"My eyes can see through illusions; there are very few formations in this world that can escape my sight."
"Of course, being able to see it is one thing, but being able to crack it is another."
After saying this, Zhuo Ying glanced at the formation again and said:
"Although this formation is not set up using spiritual power, it is not of a high level. I think I can figure out a way to make it work without any problems."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com