Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 271 Observing Inside and Outside. (First Update!)

Wanshan Temple, Crane Rest Hall.

Ginkgo leaves fluttered down, and Lu Maohong stood alone in front of the eight [Scissors Prison] ghosts, speaking righteously and sternly: "...Quickly put down your things and leave this temple!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Maohong became extremely anxious. He didn't know why he had been bewitched and still had his own consciousness. But looking at the ghosts so close to him and feeling the terrifying pressure emanating from their bodies, he wished he had no consciousness at all. However, no matter how hard he tried or struggled, his body wouldn't listen to him and still blocked the ghosts' path.

Lu Maohong was terrified and felt like he was about to die.

boom!
The next moment, the [Scissors Prison] ghost at the front, as if it saw no obstacle, crashed straight into him.

Lu Maohong suddenly felt as if he had been hit by a huge block of ice. He fell to the ground without any power to fight back, and every part of his body ached.

The eight-headed [Scissors Prison] ghosts seemed to be in a hurry, paying no attention to Lu Maohong, and quickly left with various things on their shoulders and in their hands.

Soon, Lu Maohong was left lying alone on the ground in the courtyard of Heqi Hall.

"Cough cough cough..." Lu Maohong managed to catch his breath, coughed twice, and immediately realized that he had regained control of his body!
"The bewitching effect was broken so quickly?"

"wrong!"

"It's because the power of the Wanshan Temple has weakened!"

"Is it because of the attack on Wanshan Temple by external ghosts?"

"Or has something else happened at the temple?"

"Never mind all that! We need to get out of here now!"

Thinking of this, Lu Maohong was about to go back to his room to call Zheng Que, but when he turned around, he found that the guest room, which had just been closed, was now wide open and empty. Zheng Que had disappeared.

Lu Maohong's expression changed slightly, but time was of the essence, and he didn't have time to think too much. He quickly headed in the direction where the eight [Scissors Prison] ghosts had left.

They rushed to the outside of the Crane Resting Hall, only to find the side courtyard deserted, with no trace of the eight ghosts.

Lu Maohong frowned slightly, turned around in place, looked around, and saw that the courtyard was quiet and deserted under the night sky, with only him all alone.

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar scenery around him, Lu Maohong's face suddenly darkened; he seemed to be lost...

※※※

boom!
The ghost bride struck out with her bare hand, the force of her palm grazing the side of the figure in black robes before landing heavily on the brick ground not far away. Instantly, sand and stones flew everywhere, scattering over the surrounding vegetation and causing it to sway incessantly.

After defeating the "Master" once again, the Ghost Bride clearly sensed something was wrong. The opponent's moves were very similar to those of the backup maidservant in Baozhen Valley last time!

Their strengths are exactly the same!
This might be the backup maidservant who accompanied the bride!

The fact that it could actually deceive her senses was quite remarkable.

Thinking of this, the ghost bride immediately cast a complex spell, and the yin energy around her surged and roared as if boiling.

"break!"

With a soft shout, a thick mist of blood suddenly billowed out from the center of the ghost bride.

In the blink of an eye, the blood mist filled the entire courtyard.

Within the blood mist, the original courtyard, vegetation, bricks, rockery, moon gate... all vanished without a trace, along with the black-robed figure who was fighting her.

What appeared before them was a desolate wilderness.

The rugged mountain path was overgrown with miscellaneous trees. Under the cover of night, a chilling atmosphere permeated the air. A group of ghosts dressed as if in a wedding procession, carrying simple gongs and drums, stood crookedly under the trees, seemingly waiting for something. The eight-headed sedan chair bearers of the [Scissors Hell], carrying various household items, had just returned to the procession.

Looking around, the ghost bride immediately stopped her spell. While fighting the "Painted Skin," she had unknowingly unleashed the power of the Myriad Virtues Temple!

Realizing this, she looked up ahead and saw that the yellow wall in the forest, along with the ornate door and the Taoist temple behind it, had all disappeared without a trace.

All that remains is a lush maple forest, its leaves now ablaze with fiery red, a breathtaking spectacle even under the night sky, with not a trace of any buildings left behind.

The eight-headed [Scissors Prison] sedan chair bearer ghosts also lost their purpose. After putting down their belongings, they stood in the line looking around, but could no longer find the entrance to Wanshan Temple.

The ghost bride snorted coldly, and just as she was about to sense the location of Wanshan Temple again, her gorgeous wedding dress suddenly began to mist.

Kulan is borrowing her wedding dress again!
This time, the ghost bride wasn't embarrassed or angry. Instead, she chuckled softly, immediately turned her head, and locked onto a location.

※※※

Boom boom boom...

[Painted Skin] The female ghost quickly dodges the attacks of the "Master" in front of her, occasionally releasing swarms of insects formed from ink to try to corrode him.

The two exchanged blows, exchanging dozens of moves in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, [Painted Skin] raised her eyebrows slightly. She already knew that what she was facing now was not the abbot of this "strange" place at all, but the ghost bride from last time!

She was all too familiar with her opponent's moves and strength!

Given the current situation, it's highly likely that the human cultivator is in danger, and this ghost bride has come to rescue him.

However, this "strangeness" disrupted her and the other person's senses, causing them to fight first.

Just as [Painted Skin] was about to use her abilities to dispel the illusion before her, the figure of the "Master" in front of her suddenly vanished without warning.

With a flick of his sleeve, [Painted Skin] immediately looked around alertly, ready for any possible surprise attack.

However, as time slowly passed, the "master" did not appear.

She instantly realized something and immediately cast a short, bizarre incantation: "Release!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the eyes of the "Painted Skin" shone with five-colored light, dazzling as a dream, and the yin energy around him also exploded.

The next moment, the scenery around her changed drastically.

The original courtyard quietly receded, and what appeared before her was a familiar mountain view. She stood in a magnificent gate, one foot already across the threshold, with only half of her body still inside.

Behind me was the same green glazed screen wall with a deer and a lingzhi mushroom pattern that I had seen when I came in.

[Painted Skin] paused for a moment, then immediately understood.

The ghost bride was also caught in this illusion, and has now been tricked out of the illusion!
If she had taken just one more step forward, she would have been led out of the Wanshan Temple by the illusion.

Finding this "strange thing" again won't be as easy as it was before...

Thinking of this, [Painted Skin] immediately stopped and returned to the temple.

She strode out of the screen wall, slightly raised her head, and looked in a certain direction.

There are monks fighting there!
The human cultivator she was looking for was right there!
(End of this chapter)