Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 267 Seeking a Marriage. (Second Update!)

Wanshan Temple

main hall.

The moonlight shimmered like flowing water outside the palace, but separated by a threshold, its radiance seemed to be tightly blocked, unable to penetrate at all.

At some point, the continuous wailing and rustling sounds from afar vanished without a trace.

The entire Danqiu Peak seemed to fall into an eerie silence.

Inside the hall, the candles on the shelves on both sides were still burning, and some of the shorter candles, which were about to burn out, burst forth with an exceptionally intense light.

As several candle flames burst open, the surrounding light and shadows flickered and distorted, making Chen Zhentao's face look like a demon or a ghost.

Zheng Que stood some distance away, staring intently at Chen Zhentao, paying close attention to his every move.

At this moment, Chen Zhentao's aura seemed to have reached a critical point. In the darkness, he stood like a majestic mountain, constantly radiating a dangerous and powerful aura.

Zheng Que remained silent, intently sensing all the subtle changes in the aura of this Xuanyuan Pavilion disciple.

Suddenly, large clusters of dark clouds appeared above Chen Zhentao's head.

These dark clouds appeared suddenly and increased rapidly, like ink poured into clear water. In the blink of an eye, they covered the entire main hall, completely obscuring the white mist that outlined the runes. Yet, they showed no sign of stopping and continued to spread outwards from the hall.

Dark clouds billowed and dispersed, like billowing smoke, brushing against the roofs of the many halls and pavilions of Wanshan Temple, pressing heavily over the entire temple, as if covering it with a dense lid.

The clouds were impressive, resembling the sky before a storm.

However, there was no sense of abundant moisture in the air, nor a single flash of lightning in the clouds; only an endless gloom and an intense, chilling pressure.

Zheng Que looked up and felt that the scene was very familiar. He asked with some doubt, "【Gathering Yin Technique】?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately shook his head slightly. The [Gathering Yin Technique] gathers all the Yin energy in the surrounding area to form a thick cloud of darkness. However, the dark clouds above Chen Zhentao's head only look somewhat like dark clouds on the outside, but their inner aura is completely different!
Hearing Zheng Que's question, Shu Yunying immediately said, "This is a calamity cloud!"

"I once heard from the elders of my clan that a very small number of disciples of major sects are able to trigger celestial phenomena and gather tribulation clouds when they are in the Foundation Establishment stage."

"The tribulation clouds of the Xuanyuan Pavilion cultivators gathered in one place, but there was no trace of lightning or thunder. It should be the tribulation of inner demons."

The tribulation of inner demons?
Zheng Que immediately came to his senses. When Chen Zhentao was explaining the knowledge of Foundation Building to him, he had not mentioned anything about this inner demon tribulation.

Thinking of this, he immediately asked, "What's the story behind this inner demon tribulation?"

"Now, is it possible for Chen Zhentao to successfully establish his foundation once he overcomes his inner demon tribulation?"

Shu Yunying quickly replied, "This young lady doesn't know much about the inner demon tribulation."

"Anyway, I've heard from the elders in the clan that the disciples of the major sects are all carefully selected and cultivated, and their temperament is incomparable to that of ordinary cultivators."

“Under normal circumstances, it is not difficult for them to overcome their inner demons.”

"But whether the cultivator from Xuanyuan Pavilion who has just overcome the tribulation of inner demons can successfully establish his foundation, I, this young lady, am not sure."

"In the last hundred years, my Shu family has not produced a single Foundation Establishment cultivator. Much of our knowledge, even in the records of our clan, is incomplete, consisting of fragmented sentences."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que nodded, meaning that these suddenly appearing tribulation clouds were celestial phenomena triggered by Chen Zhentao's foundation building!

According to Shu Yunying's information, even among disciples of major sects, only a very small number are capable of attracting this calamity cloud...

As he pondered this, Zheng Que looked at Ku Lan again, wondering if she had anything to add.

Kulan understood his meaning and immediately shook her head, saying, "Young master, I know little about the cultivation of cultivators."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que immediately realized that Ku Lan knew more about ghosts than Shu Yunying; however, Shu Yunying had a broader knowledge of cultivation techniques than Ku Lan. As for Qing Li and Nian Nu…

Niannu knew some common sense, but Qingli was about the same as her master...

Thinking of this, Zheng Que no longer hesitated. Since Chen Zhentao could actually establish his foundation and attract tribulation clouds, regardless of whether he could overcome the inner demon tribulation, it showed that the opportunity of Wanshan Temple was not a problem!
Now that the other party has not yet successfully established their foundation and has not yet digested the opportunity of the "path of cultivation," he can seize the two opportunities of "marriage" and "life and death"!

In a flash, Zheng Que pointed to the divination stick container on the long table and said, "Qingli, bring that container to me!"

Qingli snorted coldly, her arm suddenly grew larger, spanning almost half of the main hall, and she grabbed the divination tube and pulled it back.

In an instant, Qingli returned the old divination stick container to Zheng Que.

Zheng Que looked into the divination tube. The divination sticks inside shook violently a few times before stopping, their previous positions now scattered.

However, this had no impact on him.

So Zheng Que immediately reached out and moved closer to one of the fortune sticks.

Just as his fingertips were about to touch the fortune slip, the familiar death warning appeared again, and a layer of cold sweat immediately broke out on his back.

Zheng Que stopped abruptly, then moved his finger to another divination stick.

Before long, through this keen intuition about death, he found a divination slip that did not trigger any signs of impending death.

Staring at the bamboo stick, Zheng Que took a deep breath and immediately imitated Chen Zhentao's tone when he drew the stick, saying, "What I ask for is marriage."

"The fortune slip I sought was for marriage!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately pulled the safe bamboo stick out of the skewer container.

On the murky yellow slip of paper is written the following inscription: "A single meeting of golden wind and jade dew surpasses countless encounters in the mortal world."

The moment Zheng Que saw the fortune slip, he felt his mood inexplicably improve, as if his luck was undergoing a subtle change.

This change is undoubtedly a good thing.

Zheng Que quickly calmed down. He didn't know how to interpret the divination slips and didn't understand the deeper meaning of the inscription.

However, Chen Zhentao immediately began cultivating after drawing his lot! He started foundation building!
He now wants to obtain the opportunity indicated by this fortune slip, and presumably all he needs to do is start cultivating immediately, just like the other person.

For a moment, Zheng Que's mind raced as he pondered: should he cultivate the [Seed of Life Technique]?
Do not!
This is just a low-quality cultivation technique circulating among independent cultivators. Don't waste this opportunity by using it at such a crucial moment!

Cultivating the [Thunderfire True Technique]?
This is a foundation-building technique, but his current cultivation level is only at the seventh level of Qi Refining, so he simply cannot cultivate it!
Therefore, only the [Secret Record of Yin-Yang Harmony] remains.

This technique was passed down to him by the ghost bride.

The Ghost Bride is a top-tier ghost from the [Scissors Prison], so the items she takes out must be of high quality.

Moreover, this technique was originally an order he gave to the ghost bride in his capacity as the Lord of the Underworld.

The cultivation speed of this technique alone far surpasses that of the [Seed Life Technique].

In addition, Kulan also possesses the Yin technique of absorbing Yang energy to replenish Yin, taught by the Ghost Bride, but each time she practices with him, it cannot compare to the [Secret Record of Yin-Yang Harmony].

It is evident that the quality of this technique is at least higher than that of Ku Lan's Yin technique.

This should be the only cultivation technique he can currently refine to utilize this opportunity!
Thinking of this, Zheng Que didn't delay any longer and immediately said, "Quickly return to the guest room!"

(End of this chapter)