Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 226 Emptying the place! Searching the place! Burning the place! (First update!)

The mountain road is rugged and lined with ancient trees.

Zheng Que followed behind the sedan chair carrier ghost, moving forward quickly.

Boom boom boom...

Behind me came a series of loud noises, accompanied by violent shaking of the ground and flying sand, stones, broken branches and leaves.

The sedan chair ghost seemed to be walking lightly, but its speed was extremely fast. Zheng Que needed to continuously use the [Phantom Escape Technique] to catch up.

Linghu Yuniang, possessed by Niannu, followed closely behind Zheng Que, her skirts fluttering as she half a step behind.

Traveling at breakneck speed, Zheng Que had no time to check his surroundings. He crossed two mountain ridges in one breath before the noise behind him gradually subsided. All around him, there was the sound of water gurgling, the wind howling, and the sounds of ghosts wailing and wolves howling. Finally, a group of figures appeared ahead.

The group was large, with most of them carrying furniture, household items, and a simple sedan chair decorated with large red silk flowers.

Several short, oddly shaped ghosts were weakly playing some tattered musical instruments.

"Waaaaah... Clang clang clang..."

The monotonous music played intermittently, the rhythm of which seemed to be the joy of a wedding procession, but it was out of tune from time to time.

Upon seeing the procession, Zheng Que immediately became alert, but seeing the eight sedan chair bearers pull the carriage into the procession without hesitation, he immediately felt relieved.

This must be the ghost bride's newly formed team. The ghosts within it have varying levels of cultivation, and she doesn't recognize any of them...

No, I know one!
That slender and charming figure seems to be the proprietress of the Forget-Worry Inn!
The ghost bride kidnapped the proprietress of the Forget-Me-Not Inn?
In the blink of an eye, Zheng Que had already followed the eight sedan chair bearers into the crooked procession.

At that moment, sensing the approach of a living person, all the ghosts in the ghost wedding procession immediately turned their heads to look at Zheng Que.

Zheng Que was not surprised; the eight-headed sedan chair ghosts clearly recognized him, which was why they did not attack him.

But the other ghosts in the group are unaware of his relationship with the ghost bride.

Thinking of this, Zheng Que immediately opened his storage bag and took out a gorgeous and elaborate crimson robe, which was the groom's robe that the ghost bride had given him before.

He was already very skilled at putting on and taking off this robe when he was in Shujiabao. Now, he quickly changed into the groom's robe and felt a chill run down his spine, and his face turned pale.

Beneath the shady trees where branches and leaves intertwined and blocked out the sunlight, a magnificent yet sinister figure suddenly appeared.

Zheng Que casually fastened the belt of his groom's robe and looked around again. He saw that all the ghosts in the ghost wedding procession had turned their gaze away and were no longer paying attention to his actions, as if they had suddenly regarded him as one of their own.

Immediately afterwards, Zheng Que went to the "Geng" character carriage and jumped onto the roof.

Sensing the dwindling spiritual energy within him, he immediately set about to begin cultivating.

However, at that moment, the eight sedan chair bearers seemed to receive some kind of order, and quickly left the group, rushing towards the direction where the ghost bride and the "painted skin" had just fought.

Seeing this, Zheng Que suddenly felt uneasy.

He didn't know if the ghost bride could defeat that "painted skin" female ghost.
If he can defeat her, that's fine; he can just wait here for the ghost bride to return. But if he can't...

If I stay here, won't I just be waiting to die?

Thinking of this, Zheng Que didn't delay any longer. He immediately took out the Soul-Summoning Banner from his storage bag, then opened the Soul-Nourishing Bag and summoned Qing Li. He said quickly, "Qing Li, help me control the two ghosts to pull the cart and leave here immediately!"

Upon hearing this, Qingli snorted coldly, but still followed Zheng Que's instructions, summoning two ghosts at the fifth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell] from the Soul-Summoning Banner. They pulled the "Geng" shaped carriage, sped up, and ran directly forward. Perhaps because of the clothes Zheng Que was wearing, the ghosts in the ghost wedding procession did not try to stop him at all.

blah blah blah...

Soon, the car with the character "庚" drove further and further away, gradually disappearing into the tangled foliage of the forest.

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The once thriving bamboo forest at the foot of the hill has been reduced to ashes, with only a faint green ring remaining at the distant edge.

The rotten soil in the forest is covered with traces of various spells and the corrosive influence of yin energy, making the entire area a scene of devastation.

Boom boom boom...

In mid-air, a red figure and a yellow figure clashed rapidly. Amidst the surging of yin energy, both figures left trails of afterimages, like the reflection of rosy clouds, filling the sky with mist.

After a brief exchange of blows, eight figures appeared on the hillside – the eight ghostly sedan chair bearers of the ghost bride had arrived.

Seeing this, [Painted Skin] snorted coldly, not taking the eight [Scissors Prison] sedan chair ghosts seriously at all. With a flick of her wide sleeves, she was about to continue attacking the ghost bride, but she saw that the eight sedan chair ghosts had no intention of joining the battle. Instead, they rushed towards the entrance of the elegant gathering behind her with a clear goal.

At the same time, the ghost bride's eerie voice echoed through the void: "Empty! Search the void! Burn the void!"

"All valuables must be added to the dowry; not a single one should be spared!"

"Search every hidden room, chest, and secret compartment; leave no stone unturned!"

"Burn everything that can't be moved!"

Upon hearing this, [Painted Skin] was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized that the other party had summoned the eight sedan chair ghosts not to help in the battle, but to steal her belongings!
"You're courting death!!" [Painted Skin] instantly flew into a rage, his entire body erupting with yin energy, like dark clouds hanging down, surging like waves.

boom! ! !
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On the mountain road, the car rattled along. The roof of the car with the character "庚" was melted, and the flag was mostly destroyed. Fortunately, most of the "庚" flag was still intact, fluttering in the wind.

Zheng Que sat cross-legged on the roof of the carriage, with Qing Li and Linghu Yuniang standing beside him. The two ghostly creatures were pulling the carriage shafts and running wildly.

Once he was certain that the ghost bride's wedding procession was no longer visible behind him, Zheng Li immediately changed out of his groom's robes and back into normal clothes, and also put the soul-summoning banner back into his storage bag.

At this moment, Linghu Yuniang suddenly went limp without warning and fell to the side.

Just as he fell, a figure in a pink blouse and colorful dress quietly slipped out from behind him.

The possession by Niannu has ended!
Seeing this, Zheng Que nodded slightly. He didn't know how to get to the prefectural city and needed Linghu Yuniang's help to give him directions.

Furthermore, the time flow in the world depicted in the painting is distorted; he has absolutely no idea what time it is or how many days remain in his tribulation.
Therefore, we need to quickly find the convoy that escorts the tax collectors and ask them.

Thinking this, Zheng Que took out a Qi Gathering Pill and gave it to Linghu Yuniang.

At this moment, Linghu Yuniang's eyes were closed, her teeth were clenched, her face was as pale as paper, and a strong yin energy surrounded her. Fortunately, the Qi Gathering Pill melted as soon as it entered her mouth, and soon, the spiritual power in her body was stimulated and began to slowly recover.

After a while, Linghu Yuniang slowly woke up. She opened her eyes, her gaze somewhat vacant. She sat on the roof of the carriage in a daze, looking around with a bewildered expression.

Zheng Que immediately asked, "Fellow Daoist Linghu, we have now left the gathering. Do you know how to get to the prefectural city?"

(End of this chapter)