Corpse Explosion

A market district under construction.

Yin Congyi opened his eyes and immediately saw newly built houses standing all around him. The roads were clean and orderly, while the sounds of hammering and construction drifted over from near and far, as though the work was being rushed.

He held a Compass in one hand, while his other hand was still held in a spell-sign. Judging by the items laid out before him, he seemed to be setting up an array.

Yin Congyi could not help but stare blankly for a moment. Who was he?

Where was this place?

"Senior Brother Jing!"

At that moment, a crisp and pleasant voice suddenly rang out behind him.

Yin Congyi turned around and immediately saw a young girl standing some distance away. Her hair was arranged in a flying-immortal coiffure, and she wore a pale blue dress tied at the waist with a multicolored silk sash. Her features were as picturesque as a painting as she smiled at him.

He stared at the girl before him for a moment, and gradually remembered...

He was Jing Zhengjie, disciple of Patriarch Shi Qi, a Golden Core Realm rogue cultivator!

This beautiful and friendly young girl before him was Yin Huier, his junior sister from the same sect.

As he was thinking, Yin Huier said with a smile, "Senior Brother Jing, after this Immortal Examination, you will be an imperial official."

"When that time comes, you will leap through the Dragon Gate like a fish—no longer an ordinary man. Don't forget your junior sister!"

Hearing this, Yin Congyi came back to himself and replied somewhat slowly, almost unaccustomedly, "A-Alright..."

Just then, a figure in green robes abruptly appeared before them. The newcomer had a sinister, gloomy appearance. It was Patriarch Shi Qi!

Yin Huier immediately bowed and said