You have mastered the art of thunder and you tell me that it is in a strange world?

Chapter 312 Gift of Books
Zuo Chen returned to the Yaochi Tower with the pen from Fengdu.

As long as he holds this magic treasure, he will be able to establish contact with Fengdu underground. With this ability, Zuo Chen can clearly determine the current situation of Fengdu.

In this way, even if some immortals from the past carefully bypass Fengdu, Zuo Chen would be able to return as quickly as possible and eliminate the enemy.

The emperor of Fengdu, if Zuo Chen guessed correctly, should be the Emperor Beiyin of Fengdu or the Emperor Taiyin of Dongyue.

He alone can deal with a total of more than forty cultivators, including seven with great supernatural powers. Apart from these two famous emperors, Zuo Chen really can't think of anyone else.

It's just that he didn't want to say it, so Zuo Chen could only guess what the other party said.

Zuo Chen estimated that even if he dealt with so many cultivators, he would probably suffer injuries.

And this fairy treasure...

Zuo Chen felt that this thing was a bit like the soul-catching pen in the legend.

There are three books in the mortal world: the Heavenly Book of True Spirits and the Holy List of the Gods, the Human Book of the Three Lives and the Underworld Book of Life and Death, and the Earthly Book of the True Scriptures of the Earth and the Classic of Mountains and Seas, all of which are top treasures.

Although the Soul-Catching Pen is held by the Judge, its status is the same as the Book of Life and Death in the Underworld. Only together can the two be considered the "Book of Man" among the three books of Heaven, Earth and Man.

This thing is used to express the thoughts of the great emperor, and it can indeed be considered of equal status.

On the other hand, the emperor said that he handed the jade seal to the predecessor of the Li family...

No wonder the ancestor of the Li family said in his recollection that he had the guidance of gods and was the real son of destiny.

In a sense, it is true.

With a light sigh, Zuo Chen was about to put away his pen when he felt someone walking towards his door.

"Dong dong..."

There was a knock on the door.

"Please come in."

Pushing the door open, Lu Yang walked in from outside.

He looked at Zuo Chen and saluted him.

The young master was about to say something when his eyes suddenly fell on the pen in Zuo Chen's hand.

He stared at the pen for a long time, as if his soul had been hooked away.

"Master Lu, what's the matter?"

After hearing Zuo Chen's words, Lu Yang suddenly came back to his senses.

"Ah, Taoist priest."

"Do you recognize this pen?" Zuo Chen shook the pen in his hand.

"I don't know...but I feel very familiar with it..."

Lu Yang hesitated for a few seconds, then reached into his pocket and took out a book.

When Zuo Chen saw this book, he also realized something.

He reached into his pocket and pulled out half a page of torn paper.

At his fingertips, the scrap of paper seemed to come alive, and in the blink of an eye it turned into a flapping paper butterfly and flew onto the book.

I was integrated into it in an instant.

Lu Yang was shocked:

"Master? What is this?"

Zuo Chen could probably guess that the young man who was trampled to death was probably a relative of Lu Yang.

After a pause, Zuo Chen decided to use a more acceptable way of saying:
"The Qingzhou battlefield was very chaotic. I picked this up there."

Lu Yang looked at the book in his hand and sighed deeply.

When his younger brother went to war, his grandfather tore off a small corner from a book and gave it to him to protect his safety.

The ancestral book has the magical power to "restore to its original state". Over time, every time the younger generations of the family go out to practice in the martial arts world, they will tear off this piece, and then repair the book after they come back.

Of course, even if the heir of the Lu family died of natural causes outside, the broken pages would automatically return to the book.

I'm afraid only an immortal like the Taoist priest can make the ability of this piece of paper to "find home" ineffective.

Although Lu Yang disliked his arrogant and somewhat brainless younger brother, he still felt a little melancholy when he saw this page.

But Lu Yang quickly put this emotion behind him.

The Lu family is completely gone, and he is too lazy to bother with the cause and effect anymore.

"Master, I have heard that you have successfully killed a nobleman." Lu Yang adjusted his expression and suddenly bowed in the direction of Zuo Chen.

Bow deeply:

"The Lu family was murdered by that thief, and this was a hatred that wiped out the whole family. But I was powerless and incompetent, and I didn't even have the courage to raise my knife to fight back against that nobleman. The immortal killed that nobleman. I know that the immortal didn't do it specifically to avenge my Lu family, but for me, the enemy is dead, and my wish is fulfilled. I only ask the Taoist priest to accept this book."

He pushed the book forward and placed it in front of Zuo Chen.

Then, silence fell.

The room fell into silence.

Lu Yang didn't dare to look at Zuo Chen.

In fact, this can be considered a way of surrendering to save his life.

The Lu family is gone, and although the nobleman is dead, what else can he do?
Restart the entire Lu family with this book?

Difficult, difficult to reach the sky!
The Lu family elders were able to do it because it was a chaotic time when the country was founded, and the emperor needed someone who could kill and was good at killing.

Lu Yang knew that he did not have the ability and could not do this, so he simply handed the book to the Taoist priest. In this way, whether he could live a carefree life or not, at least his life would not be in danger.

Zuo Chen could also tell what Lu Yang was thinking. He stared at the book in silence for a while before saying:

"How well can you read and write?"

“I wouldn’t say I’m well-read, but I’ve certainly read quite a few anthologies of sages.”

"The library is now expanding outward. Go find Yan Wangsheng and he will arrange a suitable position for you."

"Thank you, Taoist Master."

Only then did Lu Yang breathe a sigh of relief.

After he was promoted, he walked directly out of Yaochi Tower without looking at the book behind him.

It was not until he left Yaochi Tower and the sunlight fell on him that Lu Yang finally felt his whole body lighten. He walked quickly towards the bookstore without stopping.

……

Zuo Chen picked up the book on the ground.

The book is nameless and there is nothing special about it.

After putting the pen and the book together, a golden light appeared on the cover of the book, and three large black characters appeared on the cover as if they were floating from under the water:

"Book of Life and Death"!
Knew it.

Zuo Chen felt that the book in his hand was heavy.

When Zuo Chen came down the mountain, he discovered that there were many wandering souls in Daliang, like a living ghostland. Many souls of the dead could not find the entrance to reincarnation, and could only wander aimlessly, or sleep in their own graves for a long time, or simply become little ghosts begging for incense on the roadside like in Yuzhou.

Zuo Chen did feel something was wrong at the time, but he thought it was a problem of this world.

It was not until today that he realized that no one cared about the Book of Life and Death, and the souls of those who died unjustly naturally did not know where to go.

Where to be reincarnated?

In this way, large numbers of mournful souls can only wander in the world and eventually disappear completely.

But keeping an eye on the Book of Life and Death is an extremely mentally exhausting job. Even in the past, it took the Ten Kings of Hell to complete this task in Fengdu.

Zuo Chen now has to find a way to identify the three corpses and he really doesn't have time to handle such a big official business.

It looks like I have to find a place to get this Book of Life and Death.

After thinking for a few seconds, Zuo Chen suddenly thought of the ghost town in Xuzhou.

Some time ago, when he went to Xuzhou, Zuo Chen did not go to the ghost town because it was not on his way. He wanted to know how the place is developing now and whether he could take on the task of managing souls.

When I go back this time, I will first find the monk to discuss the matter of Lingmai, and then go to the ghost town.

After putting away the book, Zuo Chen still had some things to deal with.

He left Yaochi Tower and headed directly towards the imperial palace.

The palace guards naturally all knew Zuo Chen, and no one stopped him, so he successfully arrived near the imperial study.

And as expected, Zuo Chen found Li Rongxian watering flowers in the yard here.

At this moment, the person following Li Rongxian was not Eunuch Bao, but a maid whom Zuo Chen had never seen before.

The maid was not too old, perhaps only one or two years older than Li Rongxian. The two of them walked together, talking and laughing.

Li Rongxian did not have the airs of an emperor at all. He held a small wooden bucket in his hand and used a wooden spoon to water the flowers and plants.

Of course, from Zuo Chen's point of view, Li Rongxian's watering was more like a leisurely entertainment activity for the emperor - he kept catching a peony and watering it, causing the peony to wilt a little.

When Zuo Chen came to Li Rongxian and coughed, he shuddered and almost dropped the bucket to the ground.

Looking back at Zuo Chen, her face flushed red and she instantly became shy.

Zuo Chen's gaze fell on Li Rongxian, then looked at the girl beside him, and the corners of his mouth immediately began to rise.

Li Rongxian could see that Zuo Chen was watching the show this time, so he could only cough lightly and let the little maid go somewhere else for the time being.

After the maid walked away, Li Rongxuan explained as if he was feeling guilty:
"Before the Taoist priest dealt with my foolish father, the left and right prime ministers always wanted to marry their granddaughters to me, but one of them had a bad temper and the other was too fat. I really didn't appreciate them and didn't want the left and right prime ministers to be too involved in state affairs. It was also at this time that I went out for fun and met Miss Cuihu, so I brought her into the palace..."

"It's great to be young."

Zuo Chen was sincerely moved.

"Is there anything that the Taoist priest wants to do when he comes to the palace this time?"

Li Rongxian changed the subject very abruptly.

"It's like this." Zuo Chen didn't continue teasing Li Rongxian and briefly described the condition of his Dantian.

And added:

"There is an external circuit in your Dantian. This thing is protecting your life now, but I don't know how long it can protect you. So I plan to set up a spirit gathering formation in your Dantian to let the formation provide energy for your actions."

"This……"

The sudden situation made Li Rongxuan a little confused: "Will it not affect my normal activities?"

"Theoretically... no." Zuo Chen said: "I am 98% sure that nothing will go wrong. If something does go wrong, I will make you another flesh and blood body."

Li Rongxuan swallowed his saliva.

It always feels a bit scary.

But he finally nodded:
"Thank you for your help, Taoist priest."

"Don't worry."

Zuo Chen brought Li Rongxian to the imperial study, asked him to sit properly, then took out the soul-collecting pen and made a seal upwards.

Soon, the silk thread connected to it was pulled down by Zuo Chen.

Li Rongxian's body also moved slightly.

He had an indescribable wonderful feeling.

Zuo Chen set up a spirit gathering array at the end of the thread, and then slapped it towards Li Rongxian's dantian, and it automatically gathered into Li Rongxian's body.

After doing all this, Li Rongxian felt a lot lighter all over.

It was as if there was a layer of invisible shackles on his body before, and Zuo Chen completely opened the shackles.

"The spirit gathering array in your body can help you maintain your vitality. You can also feel the operation of this spirit energy on your own. When you no longer need this spirit gathering array to help you maintain your life, your life will officially belong to you."

After saying this, Zuo Chen turned around with a smile and left the imperial study directly.

Li Rongxian just reacted at this moment. He hurriedly chased after him, but found that Zuo Chen had disappeared.

Filled with gratitude, Li Rongxian didn't care about his so-called identity. He knelt down in the direction of Yaochi Tower and bowed deeply.

The next morning, when Bao Gonggong saw Li Rongxian again, he felt that the little emperor seemed to be in much better spirits than yesterday, so he couldn't help asking:
"Your Majesty, what happened to you? Did something happen to you?"

Upon hearing this, Li Rongxuan put down the book in his hand and said with a smile:
"That's it."

……

Time flew by, and finally it was the day when Zuo Chen was recruiting followers.

Kyoto, Japan, which had been somewhat quiet recently, also began to move quietly.

(End of this chapter)