Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 203 Drawing People. (Third Update!)

Upon hearing this, the four people in the car with the character "己" on it were all taken aback.

The people in the "D"-shaped car just came over and told them they had encountered a literary gathering. Now the people in the "Geng"-shaped car are coming over and telling them the same thing.

Thinking of this, a cultivator dressed in a ginger-yellow robe with black trim and sporting a full beard immediately said, "Fellow Daoist Yin isn't here, she went..."

Before he could finish speaking, a middle-aged female cultivator walked over from the front of the convoy.

The middle-aged female cultivator was dressed in a light pink dress, with her hair in a coiled bun. A long, undecorated knife hung at her waist. Her expression was stern. She was none other than Yin Dan, who had just gone to the "T"-shaped carriage to discuss matters!

However, for some reason, Yin Dan's skirt was a little damp. The dampness was not like that of a robe being soaked, but rather like that the paint on the clothes had not completely dried.

Upon seeing Yin Dan return, a cultivator dressed in a dark gray outfit with a silver crane cloak asked in confusion, "Fellow Daoist Yin, why are you back so soon?"

Yin Dan shook her head and said calmly, "I accidentally tripped and fell just now, and my clothes are all dirty."

"Lend me your coat, and I will repay you handsomely!"

Upon hearing this, the cultivator in black, without hesitation, began to remove his silver crane cloak, saying as he did so, "Fellow Daoist Yin, you flatter me. It's just an outer garment..."

Seeing this, Yuan Zhi's eyes widened, and he hurriedly shouted, "Wait a minute!"

Sizzle!

The moment Yuan Zhi finished speaking, the cultivator in black tight-fitting clothes had already taken off his silver crane cloak.

He suddenly felt a sharp pain all over his body. When he looked down, he found that what he had taken off was not a crane cloak at all, but his own skin!

At this moment, he held a whole blood-soaked human skin in his hand, with a lifelike face. Starting from the neck, it was covered with silver paint to resemble clothing. The so-called silver crane cloak was actually just a painting on his skin!

His body was a bloody mess, with no skin to protect him. Blood gathered like a stream, flowing continuously. Halfway through the flow, the blood began to turn into ink that emitted a faint fragrance.

Soon, the cultivator's entire body melted into a blob of ink, seeping into the ground, leaving only a set of human skin that resembled clothing, drifting among the grass.

Upon witnessing this horrifying scene, the other three cultivators in the "Ji" chariot instantly changed their expressions.

At this moment, Yin Dan turned to look at Yuan Zhi and asked calmly, "Fellow Daoist Yuan, what brings you here?"

Without uttering a single wasted word, Yuan Zhi took off running towards the car with the character "戊" in front of him.

The other three cultivators in the "己" (Ji) carriage also reacted. Two of them, like Yuan Zhi, fled towards the "戊" (Wu) carriage. The last cultivator, wearing an indigo robe, with triangular eyes and broom-shaped eyebrows, was blocked by Yin Dan. In a flash, without thinking, he had no choice but to turn back and flee towards the "庚" (Geng) carriage.

Yin Dan glanced at the direction of the car with the character "戊" on it, then at the direction of the car with the character "庚" on it. She quickly walked to the human skin that the black-clad martial arts master had taken off, picked it up, and put it on herself.

The next moment, his entire figure changed, transforming into the appearance of a black-clad martial artist, draped in a silver crane cloak, perfectly capturing the essence of the character.

Then, he walked toward the car with the character "庚" on it.

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At the same moment, the "戊"-shaped car turned past an outward-sloping rock. Behind the rock, the bamboo forest became sparser, and a large amount of sunlight poured down, illuminating the surroundings in a magnificent manner.

Wildflowers bloom in profusion, and the stream rushes out from the depths of the bamboo forest, flowing merrily along the path once more.

On the shaft of the "戊" shaped carriage sat a cultivator in a moon-white robe. His hair was neatly combed, and he wore a gilded lotus crown. His face was as white as jade, and he was very handsome. His hands were on his knees, and he was looking around warily. The aura of the seventh level of Qi Refining flowed through his body.

The other four monks were positioned on either side of the carriage, surrounding the carriage with the character "戊" inside.

As they were walking, a short, stocky cultivator hurried over from the front. His clothes were somewhat disheveled, and upon closer inspection, it seemed that the dyeing had been done too hastily. The fabric, which should have been a solid color, was now uneven in shade, showing a mottled appearance, which looked very strange.

The cultivator in the moon-white robe immediately recognized him as Mei Youle from the "D"-shaped carriage and asked, "Fellow Daoist Mei, what's wrong?"

Mei Youle stared intently at the cultivator in the moon-white robe and said quickly, "The three cars ahead, 'A,' 'B,' and 'C,' have all disappeared..."

"..."

"...Fellow Daoist Wang Xianming requests that all team leaders proceed to the 'T' shaped vehicle to discuss countermeasures." Upon hearing this, the cultivator in the moon-white robe had no doubts and, like Yin Dan in the "Ji" shaped vehicle, immediately called for his four companions to gather over.

After the four approached, the cultivator in the moon-white robe immediately explained the situation briefly: "We may have encountered a gathering of scholars. You guard the tax collection area, and I will go ahead to take a look."

Upon hearing that they had encountered a literary gathering, the four cultivators' expressions changed. One of the dark-skinned, plump cultivators suddenly spoke up, "Wait a minute!"

"I have also experienced a literary gathering."

"If we do indeed encounter a gathering of scholars now, it would be best to confirm each other's identities first!"

Upon hearing this, the cultivator in the moon-white robe glanced at the other cultivator and immediately asked, "You mean, the ghosts at this gathering can impersonate us?"

The chubby, dark-skinned cultivator nodded and said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Zhongzhang, try controlling the corpse puppet or the carriage first."

"If the array plate is not working now, then we might be trapped inside a painting of an elegant gathering."

"In this painting, all the dead monks will be repainted!"

"Therefore, everyone else we see now, whether they are companions or strangers, could be 'drawing people'!"

"The method for distinguishing between real people and 'drawing people' is also very simple."

"Before receiving the new clothes, 'drawing people' only had one side."

"Its front and back are the same."

At this point, the chubby, dark-skinned cultivator turned to look at Mei Youle, who was approaching in a T-shaped vehicle, and said very simply, "Fellow Daoist Mei, please turn around so we can see your back!"

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In the dilapidated palace, Zheng Que opened his eyes, black energy surging between his brows and continuously entering the Book of Life and Death in front of him.

Without the slightest delay, he immediately looked at the records in the Book of Life and Death.

Several new names have been added to the first page.

“...Wang Xianming..."

"...Shan Ya Niang..."

“...Mei Youle..."

“…Xiao Bingding…”

Zheng Que didn't look at the newly added names, but went straight to Qing Li's records.

"Type: Wraith."

"Species: Female."

"Real name: Qingli."

"Native Place: Changfu Town, Taiping County, Tuzhou, Dali Dynasty."

"Lifespan in the underworld: Twenty-two years..."

"Yin Duty: Yin Messenger (dispatched)."

"Term of office: half a decade."

Seeing that Qingli's records were all normal, Zheng Que nodded. Qingli's condition had not worsened, but just in case, he still had to summon Qingli to the underworld.

Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly noticed that Shu Yunying's record had changed from "unavailable" to "available"!
What's happening here?
Shu Yunying broke the seal on the ghost bride herself in his soul-nourishing bag?!

(End of this chapter)