Pirated Immortals in the World of Spirit Weapons

Chapter 60: The Reappearance of a Super-Large Spiritual Artifact!

"Compete with all four of them?"

Zhu Que shook his head: "No."

"So you lack confidence? Don't you have a reclusive master as your teacher?" Su Zhen said with a half-smile.

"My master isn't omnipotent either. I'm not very talented, so I'd be lucky to make it into the top fifty."

Zhu Que never even dared to hope for those three admission slots.

The monastery is certainly excellent, but its secret is too deadly; once exposed, certain death is certain.

Although he could imitate the "Black Jade of the Sky" to conceal his identity as a born demon.

But yesterday's incident served as a reminder to him that similar dangerous things could happen on university campuses.

Unless the potential returns are extremely high, there's no need to take that risk.

"So unambitious?" Su Zhen glanced at him.

"That's called having self-awareness," Zhu Que said frankly.

"Speaking of your master..."

Su Zhen suddenly changed the subject and said calmly, "When can we set a time for me to meet him?"

"My master..."

"Don't try to fob me off with excuses like 'I don't want to see anyone'."

Su Zhen interrupted him.

"If he's willing to take you, a fifth-class person, as his apprentice, I'll assume he's a highly skilled master living in seclusion. Meeting him shouldn't be too difficult."

"...Alright, I'll try to ask my master."

"Don't resist so much, this is for your safety."

Su Zhen chuckled and said, "What if your 'master' is some kind of evil cultist trying to use sorcery to bewitch you and lead you astray? As a police officer, I naturally have to keep an eye on things for you."

"All right."

Zhu Que nodded slightly, feeling a bit of a headache.

Although Su Zhen's attitude towards him had improved considerably, it was clear that she still hadn't dispelled her suspicions about him.

This matter can be delayed for a while.

But the only way to solve this once and for all is to find a senior figure to impersonate my reclusive master...

Zhu Que pondered silently.

Just then—

"Quiet! Quiet!"

The opening ceremony for the special college entrance examination has begun.

First, each leader spoke in turn, reading their prepared speeches for several tens of minutes, using empty platitudes such as "The path of cultivation is long and arduous" and "Young talents have a promising future."

Following the speeches was an explanation of matters related to the special college entrance examination.

A staff member went on stage and explained in detail the time, location, exam items, scoring criteria, precautions, and so on for the special exam.

This part is quite practical.

Zhu Que carefully noted down the key information.

Finally, during the oath-taking ceremony, a representative of the third-class candidates led all the candidates in taking the oath.

"I solemnly swear—to abide by the examination rules and obey the examiner's instructions..."

After all the steps are completed.

Zhu Que followed Su Zhen and left the town's education office.

Su Zhen asked, "Don't you have a cell phone?"

"no."

Zhu Que shook his head. He used to have Jiang Hu's phone, but it broke yesterday.

"Buy a cell phone, so we can keep in touch in the future."

Su Zhen took him to a mobile phone store, paid for a mobile phone for him, and got him a SIM card.

"This is my phone number, please change the nickname."

"OK."

Zhu Que and Su Zhen exchanged phone numbers.

Just then.

Zhu Que suddenly saw that someone was posting wanted posters on the street, and they were not official wanted posters.

"That is?"

"Those are people from the Chu family. They'll definitely be looking for you in the next couple of days, so don't say anything wrong," Su Zhen said casually.

"Because of Chu Luo?"

"The Chu family is furious about Chu Luo's death. As the only person directly involved, you will definitely be targeted by them."

Su Zhen glanced at him and said, "Don't say anything wrong, or no one can protect you."

"Thank you for the reminder, Captain Su."

Zhu Que nodded slightly.

When he killed Chu Luo in the garbage pit, he had already mentally prepared himself to face the Chu family.

He had already devised a way to "shift the blame eastward".

"Alright, I won't see you off. Remember to call me if you need anything."

Su Zhen said goodbye to Zhu Que and then left.

Watching Su Zhen drive away, Zhu Que muttered to himself in confusion:

"Why does Su Zhen seem to have been acting a little strange towards me after last night's assessment?"

"That seems a bit too much concern..."

Zhu Que was somewhat confused, so he put the matter aside for the time being and dialed Xiao Cai's number on his phone.

"Hello, who is this?" Xiao Cai's lazy voice came from the phone.

"I am Zhu Que."

"May this opportunity remain unfilled!"

As soon as Xiao Cai heard his voice, she perked up immediately: "Why didn't you come to deliver the goods yesterday? Did something happen?"

"I was kidnapped yesterday."

"What?! You've been kidnapped! Who did it?!"

"Let's talk in person; it's not convenient over the phone."

Zhu Que casually gave the address of a nearby teahouse, and Xiao Cai rushed over in a flurry.

"What happened? What happened? Tell me quickly!" Xiao Cai asked, her face full of surprise.

"It's about me registering for a special college entrance exam..."

Zhu Que briefly recounted what had happened yesterday.

Xiao Cai rested her chin on her hands, her eyes wide open, listening intently. Sometimes her mouth would open in an "O" shape, and sometimes she would excitedly slap the table.

Finally, after Zhu Que finished speaking, she exclaimed that it was so exciting and thrilling.

"Oh my god! I was saying the kidnapping case was solved and the mayor's daughter was back safely, but I didn't expect you to get involved too!"

Xiao Cai clicked her tongue in amazement. She glanced at Zhu Que's body and asked with concern:

"By the way, how are your injuries?"

"My injuries have healed. It cost 670,000 spirit coins, but the police paid for it; otherwise, I would have had to cut off my own flesh," Zhu Que said.

"That's normal. Hospitals are just that corrupt, so when I get sick, I usually just endure it and it gets better."

Xiao Cai waved her hand, already used to it.

She placed her hands on the table, blinked her big eyes earnestly, and said, "Oh, right, I have something important to tell you!"

"What is it?"

"I've found the place you were looking for!"

Xiao Cai said smugly, "That place perfectly meets your requirements—secluded, far from people, and spacious enough!"

"The key is—the price is incredibly cheap, practically dirt cheap!"

She lowered her voice mysteriously.

"How much?"

"900 spirit coins per month."

"So cheap?"

Zhu Que immediately became interested.

If the location is suitable, a Time-Sequence Secret Realm pod can be placed there, and his cultivation efficiency can increase by at least five times.

"Come on, come on, let me show you the place!"

Xiao Cai immediately contacted the agent, and after meeting up, the three of them took a car together to their destination.

On the way, Zhu Que was still a little curious.

What kind of place is this that not only perfectly meets his requirements, but also only costs 900 spirit coins per month in rent?

This is the absolute lowest price imaginable!

however.

After a twenty-minute drive to the southwestern outskirts of Jinfeng Town, followed by a half-hour hike through the mountains, he immediately understood what was going on when he saw the rental space.

Why is it so cheap?

Because it really is a "ghost place"!

The place is in a mountain stream, and it is a huge cave carved out of the mountain.

The cave entrance is about ten meters wide and five meters high. The entrance is covered with vines and moss, indicating that it has been abandoned for many years.

The strangest thing was that there was complete silence all around.

There was no wind, no insect chirping, and no sign of life.

It was afternoon, and the sun was shining brightly, but the cave entrance exuded a chilling, eerie atmosphere.

"Is this place... haunted?"

Zhu Que stood in the weeds, looking at the cave entrance that resembled the gates of hell, his lips twitching slightly.

"Yes, it's definitely haunted."

The agent nodded very frankly.

Zhu Que's eyes widened: "You just admit it like that?"

"I'm a real estate agent with a conscience!"

The agent said seriously, "I need to tell you the true condition of the place so you don't come back to argue with me after you rent it."

"This place is not only haunted, but also has a very strong evil aura. If you rent it, you will have to hire someone to exorcise the evil spirits and exterminate the ghosts."

"That's a considerable expense, so this place is very cheap."

"A malevolent aura?"

Zhu Que tentatively took a few steps toward the cave entrance.

It is located five meters from the entrance of the cave.

suddenly--

"call!!"

A chilling, bone-piercing aura swept over us!

It felt like countless ice needles were piercing his body, and all sorts of negative emotions flooded his mind like a tidal wave.

Gloomy, cold, terrifying, desperate...

Zhu Que felt dizzy and staggered a few steps before collapsing to the ground in a disheveled state.

"Hey! Zhu Que, are you alright?"

Xiao Cai was startled and quickly helped him up.

"See that?"

The agent shrugged and said helplessly, "That's just how it is. Ordinary cultivators can't even stand getting close, let alone staying inside."

"We're not renting it anymore, we're not renting it anymore..."

Xiao Cai frowned and complained, "What kind of place is this? No wonder you wouldn't let me near it that day."

however.

Just then.

Zhu Que froze on the spot, lowered his head slightly, and looked somewhat incredulous.

"What's wrong, Zhu Que?"

Xiao Cai tugged at him, but didn't pull him up.

"..."

Zhu Que didn't speak. He glanced at his hand supporting him on the ground, then looked at the menacing cave.

What shocked him was certainly not the malevolent aura.

Just now.

After he slumped to the ground, his hands instinctively braced themselves against the bluestone floor, only to see a line of distorted tadpole-like characters appear before him—

[Current parsing progress: 0.04691%...]

"?!"

Because there was no "unknown spiritual artifact detected" notification, Zhu Que confirmed it almost immediately—

It's amazing that this place can also analyze that super-large spiritual artifact!

"No...this isn't right..."

Zhu Que's mind was somewhat confused.

He quickly took out his phone, checked the map of Jinfeng Town, and marked the location of the cave.

Suddenly discovered—

The cave is not on a straight line!

The buildings in Jinfeng Town that can analyze super-large spiritual artifacts can be drawn as a straight line on the map.

However, if the tunnel is connected, the straight line becomes a "V" shape.

"So, my previous assumption was wrong..."

Zhu Que thought to himself.

"Are you sure you don't want to rent it?" the agent asked.

"Yes, that's right..." Xiao Cai nodded.

"rent!"

Zhu Que interrupted Xiao Cai, saying, "I'll rent this cave. How much will it cost?"

"Huh?"

Xiao Cai was immediately confused. Wasn't it already confirmed that this was a ghost town? Why would Zhu Que rent it?