Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 272 Distraction. (Happy Dragon Boat Festival!)
Wanshan Temple

The clouds of calamity stretched out, dark and threatening to topple over.

Boom boom boom...

With a deafening roar, clusters of pale blue flames, like a violent storm, crashed down on Zheng Que's head.

Zheng Que used the [Phantom Escape Technique] to nimbly move and dodge through the gaps in the flames, and soon appeared beside a rockery.

The artificial hill is about two zhang high and is built against a semi-circular deep pool. It has ivy hanging down on it and is surrounded by many flowers and plants. Judging from the layout, it looks like the garden in Wanshan Temple.

Zheng Que had just stopped by the artificial hill when he saw Chen Zhentao holding an old-fashioned bamboo stick, his face contorted with rage as he charged toward him.

The two fought their way from Heqi Hall to this unnamed garden, destroying vegetation and collapsing walls along the way, and leveling countless bonsai and lake stones.

At this moment, seeing Chen Zhentao charging towards him again, Zheng Que's body surged with yin energy, and a huge ghostly hand immediately rose above his head, which was Shu Yunying's yin technique.

The ghost hand spread its five fingers like a cage, reaching down towards Chen Zhentao.

Boom boom boom...

The tremendous commotion spread far and wide once again, and the two sides exchanged blows at a rapid pace.

Chen Zhentao's aura grew stronger and stronger, continuously rising.

In his "spirit descent" state, Zheng Que was able to use all the abilities of his four ghost servants; however, after a prolonged battle, he gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.

"Human brat! You're no match for this guy. Quickly hand over your body to this old lady!"

Qing Li's arrogant voice immediately rang in Zheng Que's ears.

At the same time, Ku Lan also said, "Young master, you are not familiar with my methods. Please quickly hand over control of your body to me so that I can deal with this evil cultivator!"

Seeing this, Shu Yunying quickly said, "Shu Que, you don't know how to use the Soul-Summoning Banner."

"You'd better hand your body over to this young lady to control."

"Such excellent materials cannot be missed! This young lady is going to collect this Xuanyuan Pavilion cultivator into her banner!"

The three ghost servants chatted amongst themselves, while Niannu remained quiet, occasionally casting the ghost skill "Riding the Wind" on Zheng Que to increase his speed.

Zheng Que completely ignored the three ghost servants; Chen Zhentao's methods were extremely effective against ghosts.

If he truly handed his body over to the ghost servant's control, the ghost servant might not be able to defeat Chen Zhentao!

More importantly, he cannot designate a ghost servant to take control of his body!

If he really relinquishes control of his body, the result will not be that Qingli, Kulan, or Shuyunying will gain control of his body, but rather that these three ghost servants will fight for control of his body together.

At that time, let alone fighting the enemy, these three ghost servants will have to fight each other first.

Just then, a blazing flame suddenly smashed towards me!
This ball of flame was as large as a room, and contained a terrifying pressure.

Zheng Que immediately opened the black silk umbrella. As soon as the umbrella was opened, blood began to seep out from its surface.

boom! ! !
The flames touched the umbrella's surface and immediately seemed powerless, sliding off involuntarily and crashing into the artificial hill next to it.

The artificial hill burst open, sending debris and mud flying everywhere, casting a gray hue over the entire garden.

In the blink of an eye, only a large, dusty pit remained on the spot. The water in the deep pool next to it seemed to be startled by this scene. After hesitating for a moment, it poured water into the pit with a splash.

Zheng Que immediately cast a spell, and his robes and the silk umbrella in his hand all turned scarlet.

This is Kulan's Yin Technique, [Red Attire]!
He can sacrifice a Yin technique to greatly enhance his strength!

But soon, this transformation came to an abrupt end, and the clothes and silk umbrellas returned to their original colors.

The next moment, Chen Zhentao, holding the murky yellow bamboo stick, fiercely swung it at him. Zheng Que took a deep breath. Chen Zhentao was still undergoing his inner demon tribulation, and besides, the other party couldn't hear anything he was saying!

He wasn't sure if the other person wanted to kill him.
Or was he already controlled by his inner demons, which is why he attacked him?
Furthermore, he has been fighting with Chen Zhentao for so long now, and the temple has been completely destroyed. Why has the abbot of Wanshan Temple not appeared yet?
More importantly, the doors to the guest rooms in this temple are, in principle, only openable by the person assigned to the room, but Chen Zhentao just now completely ignored this rule...

boom! ! !
Before his thoughts had even settled, Chen Zhentao slammed the murky yellow bamboo stick in his hand heavily into an open space, instantly sending sand and gravel flying and revealing the damp, muddy ground beneath.

Zheng Que's figure flashed and appeared in the distance.

He had barely steadied himself when he immediately unleashed a series of spells.

The head of Niannu, who was on the left shoulder, rolled off like a ripe fruit in an instant.

This is the incantation to dispel the [Spirit Spell]!

The moment Niannu left Zheng Que's body, the pinkish-yellow patterns also disappeared from Zheng Que's body. Zheng Que immediately felt that his strength had decreased slightly.

Without hesitation, he immediately stopped the incantation. The heads of Qingli, Kulan, and Shuyunying remained fixed on his body, and the Yin energy around him only decreased slightly, still remaining quite dense.

Before Niannu could even land, Zheng Que immediately waved the soul-summoning banner and took the weakened Niannu into it.

Just then, Chen Zhentao attacked again.

boom! ! !
The open space, along with the flowerbeds next to it, was shattered in one blow. Dust filled the sky, like smog, and the calamity cloud covering the entire Taoist temple seemed to grow even thicker.

Zheng Que used the [Phantom Escape Technique] again to avoid Chen Zhentao's attack.

"Niannu, when can you use your Yin technique [Invasion]?" Zheng Que asked quickly, while waving the Soul-Summoning Banner, creating a gust of soul wind that swept towards Chen Zhentao.

Niannu's very weak voice came from behind the banner: "Half an incense stick!"

"However, sir, it can only be used on targets that are weaker than I am now."

Zheng Que nodded slightly, and was about to say something more when Chen Zhentao moved with strange steps, dodging several consecutive gusts of soul wind, and charged towards him once again.

Zheng Que used the [Phantom Escape Technique] once again.

Whoosh!
boom! !

The spot where Zheng Que had just stood was now completely destroyed.

Its figure pierced through the swirling dust and appeared under a hibiscus tree.

Just as he was about to make another move, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye. He was slightly taken aback, but when he turned around, he found nothing.

boom! !

In that moment of distraction, Chen Zhentao struck him in the chest with a palm strike.

boom! !

Zheng Que was immediately sent flying backward, crashing heavily to the ground. His blood and qi surged violently, and he felt a sweet taste in his throat before spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Without even getting up, he immediately cast a spell. As the spell was cast, a cold, gloomy aura appeared above his head. Yin energy gathered from all directions and continuously flowed into this aura, instantly forming a gloomy cloud that almost pressed against the tribulation clouds above the Taoist temple, adding another layer of dark and cold gloom.

The already dimly lit Taoist temple was now pitch black, as if plunged into eternal night.

The originally dense yin energy now seems to have solidified into a tangible form.

This is the [Yin Gathering Technique]!
Zheng Que opened his mouth and took a long breath, as if swallowing a whale. The surrounding Yin energy turned into a gray-black stream of air, which poured into his body incessantly, and his injuries immediately healed rapidly.

This is Kulan's Yin technique, [Eating Yin]!
Zheng Que immediately jumped up and looked solemnly at Chen Zhentao, who was rushing towards him again.

(End of this chapter)