Ning Zheng couldn't help but frown when he saw the new type of Demon Artifact.

They embed the Spiritual Root into the Magical Artifact, and after dying, have they all forged Embers Artifact Spirit?

Oh, wow!

Bones and blood flesh embedded in the Magical Artifact.

Soul Bubbles embedded in the Magical Artifact.

They've clearly upped their technique; the Daoujiu Demon Artifact is expertly forged, not surprising for a market fish seller and killer.

After all, traditional smithing doesn't make money. According to Daojiu's self-disclosure, they only have that one job in reality. They've even resigned now to focus on forging as a professional player.

Trading Magic Coins with reality people like Su Yuniang and other tycoons at 50 bucks a coin, reportedly earning quite a bit.

"What a ridiculous Forbidden Demon Sword."

Anyway, Ning Zheng, being inexperienced, hadn't heard of such Ember-like Magical Artifacts before.

Thinking about the brutal Demon Cultivators who forge with Spiritual Roots, they're rare; they don't catch a Cultivator for forging daily... the business isn't that frequent.

To them, those who manage to create Embers are probably less than one in a hundred thousand, right?

"We're drifting further and further down a road of no return."

"My sense of unease is rather strong."

He grumbled a bit, then carefully observed the Sword Fairy, finding nothing particularly useful.

At this time.

Ning Zheng had already consolidated the Realm of the Fourth Body, but his Qi Fortune Value was completely emptied.

Time to accumulate again.

He saw that "Su Yuniang" hadn't returned, glanced around from within the house down the well to examine the structure, furniture being updated again, visible signs of increased luxury.

It was her boudoir.

She had stayed underground for days, obviously liked decorating her little nest.

After watching for a while, he still respected the girl's privacy:

"She already turned this into her boudoir; I shouldn't come often in the future. Let her gnaw a few more houses next door for me to use."

Crawled back ashore, steamed the water vapor off his clothes, then logged onto the forum to sneak a peek at what they've been up to lately.

As the Manor Master, he naturally had to inspect the employees' work, especially these worrying individuals.

Many people had been posting recently, expressing various views on the Red Moon and Red Sun, along with speculative thoughts on Pingchang City.

"Thirty Days of Red Moon, Discussing Our Rise from the Ashes to Blast Pingchang City"

"On Red Sun Day, some ancestors of Pingchang City's ancestral graves will certainly perish, quite possibly due to the Manor Master's intervention, a muddled maneuver expected to lead to a major spectacle!"

"Discussing the feasibility of food storage in winter"

"Design for heating supply in various buildings from a drawing of the blacksmith shop, requesting likes"

"When will the dog planner release the public test? This peak, which nearly reaches five thousand meters, could accommodate at least ten thousand people."

"Su Yuniang: Hahaha, dying of laughter. Urgent offline post, everybody check the Medical Fairy's embers incident, not like me at all. I'm kind-hearted in reality; the influenced baby is gentle and good-natured, highly gifted! Never opposes me!"

...

Ning Zheng continued browsing through all this nonsense.

What a pity.

They were all discussing this game in the forum.

Rarely touching on their world's various topics, making Ning Zheng unable to quickly grasp their societal structure twenty years from now.

But soon, he discovered a highly practical new post.

"Su Yuniang: Map of the terrain around the manor, version 0.1, three black dots, indicating ancestor positions. I've identified them based on the house's appearance!"

Upon clicking, Ning Zheng saw a very detailed terrain map.

The nearby village's forest, houses, and rivers were meticulously illustrated.

Even Ning Zheng could see his own home's design on the drawing, carefully labeling houses, courtyards, and the well's location.

On the well's marking: [River Demon Dungeon Entrance, guarded personally by me]

From the overall aerial view, the manor's mountain was extremely grand and towering.

A string of manors surrounds it like watermelon seeds buried around a large watermelon.

The three ancestors form a triangular distribution, located even further out than the mountain village's seeds.

A big shot quickly started analyzing:

"Calculating the distance, the three ancestors and the foot of the mountain are perfectly equidistant! Coincidence? Definitely not!"

"Earth-bound Spirit, restrained to the ground, can't move too far. Does this imply that the three ancestors can't access the manor, their maximum movement range stopping at the foot of the mountain?"

"Even though ancestors usually protect descendants, they're prone to insanity, can't allow them in the manor. If they went crazy and invaded, wouldn't there be tears?"

"Limit zone at the foot of the mountain is the best choice."

The big shot kept analyzing.

Feeling that the safety distance of ancestral graves should be considered universally.

Very hardcore ancestral grave feng shui site selection.

Down below, people continuously commented:

"Big shot is impressive."

"Analysis Emperor, oh my heavens."

"This game is too detailed, finding hidden easter eggs matching the worldview from this external terrain map of text adventure."

"Super cool."

...

Ning Zheng nodded in agreement.

Feeling that these people indeed had some insights.

After all, Ning Zheng hadn't previously noticed.

Of course, without a map, it's hard to intuitively discover this detail.

The three Earth-bound Spirit Ancestors are not allowed to go up the mountain.

However, just because they don't go up the mountain doesn't mean they can't cast long-distance spells from the foot of the mountain to crush Ning Zheng.

Because he's too weak.

Ning Zheng looked at the location of his home, and the nearby New Year Market, all belonging to the one-third defense jurisdiction of the Nine Ancestors, the Bottle Ancestor.

He immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

This one of the Nine Ancestors is the one who is in closed death meditation!

Unlike the other two who are so active.

He hasn't even stepped out during ancestral rituals, like he's truly dead.

It's much safer within this one's range, not worried about him coming out for no reason.

Ning Zheng's brow suddenly moved, inexplicably looking towards the position of the bookshop owner:

"The New Year Market area where the bookshop is located is not far from mine, we both fall under the jurisdiction of the Nine Ancestors, allowing mutual visits."

After all, the Earth-bound Spirit Ning Jiaojiao also manages to go to the New Year Market, so the distance isn't far.

For some reason.

He always felt this bookshop owner was a bit mysterious.

The things he said, it didn't feel like something an ordinary bookshop owner would know.

This Miao Stronghold power probably wasn't weak in the past, and this bookshop owner might have been one of the local experts.

But unfortunately....

The people died a hundred years ago, killed by those Demon Men.

No matter how mysterious they were or how powerful they were in life, living in seclusion was meaningless.

Of course, now no one survives.

The three ancestors, the bookshop owner... they are all ghosts.

But, the positions of the bookshop owner and one of the ancestors in closed death meditation, the Earth-bound Spirit locations, overlap? Allowing coming and going?

"Will they start fighting?"

Ning Zheng had this peculiar thought, "Defeated in life, and two dead people continue squabbling in death?"

"The ancestor in closed death meditation, who hasn't appeared, could really have been secretly killed by that literary middle-aged boss?"

Shaking his head, he didn't think more about it. Leisure time was over, and it was time to start a new journey: the Fifth Body.

At noon.

"Su Yuniang" came back down the mountain, happily returning to the house, having watched the antics of the Medical Fairy on the mountain, was absolutely delighted on the spot!

Laughter to death.

Embers betraying their master.

This person's pet has issues, the aptitude is lacking!

No, it's not that the pet has issues, it's that the owner is naturally rebellious, causing the pet to be full of rebelliousness too.

Unlike her?

She's gentle and kind.

Her own Embers are also so obedient, obediently working on the mountain, while she only has to handle the most fun tasks: great adventures!

Her pets are just kind and perfect, with ultra-high aptitude.

Soon, she started pulling Ning Jiaojiao along for fishing, tireless in her efforts to explore the dungeon.

When she came back, she was also holding a talisman.

A Continuing Ash Talisman.

Apparently given to her by another Su Yuniang.

It's something Embers themselves can use.

It was considered at the design stage.

Just tell Embers it's a Sleeping Talisman, just stick it on when going to sleep.

After all, Embers feel they need sleep too.

After sticking it on and going to sleep, Embers will connect with the Earth Vein, waking up as an Earth-bound Spirit.

Ning Zheng looking at her, pondering, "It seems she is officially becoming a local Earth-bound Spirit, just like Ning Jiaojiao."

Once rooted, one becomes a villager of this place, and cannot stray far.

But a Wandering Embers will eventually fade, it's only a matter of time before they root down.

Anyway, his manor doesn't need to worry about the Red Sun.

Ning Jiaojiao ran out: "Bro, let's go fishing."

Soon, the two re-hooked the bait, plunged into the water with a splash.

Skillfully swimming along the dark river.

Su Yuniang, as usual, was recording the underground labyrinth map; with a helper, her exploration progressed a bit faster.

Ning Zheng felt that this kind of retirement life was quite nice.

Today, nothing to do, fishing from the well.

...

The next day.

Ning Zheng climbed out of bed.

Having fished for two days straight, he couldn't keep being so lazy.

He needed to get back to serious work.

Especially today, as it was the time when the merchant Zhang Huaping returned with ordered supplies.

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