Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 273 Breaking News! (First Update!)

"The path of cultivation...and destiny..."

"Neither I nor he obtained the 'Law'!"

"The 'law' might be in that final life-or-death slip..."

In the blink of an eye, Zheng Que flipped his hand, and an old-fashioned bamboo skewer appeared in his palm as well.

At this moment, Chen Zhentao's eyes were bloodshot, and he held a bamboo skewer, aiming a heavy blow at his head.

Zheng Que also raised his bamboo stick and held it horizontally in front of him.

clang!
The two bamboo skewers intersected, unleashing a terrifying shockwave.

Zheng Que felt a sharp pain in his hand, and a tremendous force struck him, causing him to stagger backward. Chen Zhentao, however, stood motionless, his robes fluttering in the wind.

The gap between the two sides is obvious at a glance.

Zheng Que was already at a disadvantage, and now that his [Spirit Descent Technique] had lost one ghost servant, his disadvantage was no longer concealed in a head-on confrontation.

The next moment, the three pale blue flames on Chen Zhentao's head and shoulders leaped up and blasted towards Zheng Que's face.

At the same time, he opened his storage bag and threw out a handful of talismans of various colors.

These talismans all shimmered with spiritual light, emitting various kinds of fluctuations, and attacked Zheng Que like a storm.

Zheng Que immediately used the [Phantom Escape Technique], his figure as swift as smoke, sometimes on the left, sometimes on the right, sometimes in front, sometimes behind. For a moment, the entire courtyard was filled with his afterimages, which were constantly changing, allowing him to evade all attacks in the nick of time.

Boom boom boom...

Water and fire intertwined, lightning crisscrossed, and talismans unleashed their power, leaving the surroundings in ruins. Large clusters of flames floated in mid-air, resembling a raging sea of ​​fire, mixed with sand and gravel that swirled and obscured the view.

Before the violent commotion had subsided, Chen Zhentao had already crossed the sea of ​​fire, raising the bamboo stick in his hand once more and bringing it down on Zheng Que's head.

clang!
Zheng Que raised the bamboo stick in his hand to block again, but felt a tightness in his chest. As his blood and qi surged, he was immediately thrown back more than ten feet before he could barely regain his footing.

"Human brat, let your aunt control your body!" Qing Li's arrogant yet slightly anxious voice came from beside me again.

Zheng Que immediately shook his head and said briefly, "You can just watch and see!"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed repeatedly at Chen Zhentao. More than a dozen condensed black energies pierced the void like arrows and roared towards Chen Zhentao.

Whoosh...

Boom boom boom boom...

Amidst the deafening roar, the two exchanged dozens more blows. Zheng Que was forced to retreat continuously, while Chen Zhentao's momentum grew stronger and stronger, and the gap between them seemed to be widening further.

boom!
After being knocked back dozens of feet by Chen Zhentao, Zheng Que wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. Seeing that the other party seemed to have used up most of the talismans, he smiled.

If it were an ordinary rogue cultivator, he would surely die in this situation!

Chen Zhentao's strength far exceeds that of a normal Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator.

Even ordinary ghosts in the [Scissors Prison] are no match for it.

only……

"Fellow Daoist Chen, you're out of luck!"

Zheng Que suddenly spoke, violently shaking the Soul-Summoning Banner and summoning a slender ghost. Chen Zhentao had just annihilated too many of the ghosts stored in the banner, leaving only a handful remaining. This slender ghost possessed only the fifth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell] realm. Slightly hunched, it wore a light brown robe, its expression slightly bewildered, and a half-broken pouch hung from its waist. In its previous life, it was most likely a rogue cultivator from Taiping County…

Immediately afterwards, Zheng Que raised his hand and pointed to his brow, drawing out an imperial edict, which he then pointed at the thin, ghostly creature.

The imperial edict transformed into a mysterious light and entered the ghost's brow. The ghost immediately froze, and a mysterious pattern appeared on its brow. Its entire body remained motionless as it began to receive the imperial decree.

Just as Zheng Que was bestowing titles upon the ghost, Chen Zhentao once again raised the bamboo stick, his aura swirling around him, and the bamboo stick, like a long sword, slashed powerfully towards Zheng Que.

Zheng Que immediately raised the hand holding the black silk umbrella, and the umbrella instantly opened, covering Zheng Que's head.

The next moment, figures exactly like Zheng Que emerged from under the umbrella.

These figures were no different from the one who remained in the same place, and they all held a black silk umbrella. After stepping out from under the umbrella, they rushed towards Chen Zhentao without the slightest hesitation.

This is Kulan's ghostly skill, [Split].

While the split entity lunged at Chen Zhentao, Zheng Que once again shook the soul-summoning banner, while simultaneously casting a series of complex hand seals with one hand.

The frail ghost that was receiving the imperial decree was originally standing still, but under Zheng Que's forceful control, it raised its legs, took a step, and rushed towards Chen Zhentao. At the same time, its aura increased rapidly, and its dazed eyes became clear, as if it had suddenly recovered as it was in life.

But the next moment, the ghost's body suddenly contracted. In the blink of an eye, the ghost, which was the size of a normal person, had shrunk to the size of an ordinary fruit. From inside the fruit, a terrifying fluctuation was transmitted.

Boom boom boom...

Pale blue flames shot into the sky, and all the split entities that rushed towards Chen Zhentao were burned to ashes by the three balls of flame around him.

Chen Zhentao easily killed all the split entities and was about to continue attacking Zheng Que when the collapsed "fruit" of the ghost rushed to a short distance in front of him.

This is the [Soul Explosion] technique!
Zheng Que had just used a regular [Soul Explosion] technique, which Chen Zhentao easily neutralized with a talisman. But this time…

Chen Zhentao seemed to sense the danger, and the three pale blue flames around him immediately changed direction, heading towards the ghost that was about to explode.

At that very moment, Zheng Que unleashed his final spell: "Explode!"

boom! ! !
The next moment, the ghostly "fruit" exploded with a deafening roar. In the pitch-black Taoist temple, a dim lightning bolt seemed to sweep across, and the violent shockwave rippled outwards like waves, destroying countless bricks, flowers, trees, courtyard walls, doors, and windows...

In an instant, a cold wind rose up, drifting and swirling, carrying an immense soul pressure that raged wantonly. A cacophony of sounds filled the air, like the roar of thunder, lingering for a long time.

The three pale blue flames on Chen Zhentao's body were instantly extinguished by the yin wind of the [Soul Explosion Technique], and he was sent flying backward, crashing heavily to the ground.

"Cough cough...cough..." Chen Zhentao appeared to be unharmed, coughing a few times before stopping. His robes were only dusty and undamaged. However, he had to crawl to his feet three times before he could get up.

Chen Zhentao, who had stood up, was still swaying and clearly unsteady.

This means the soul has been severely damaged!
Seeing that Chen Zhentao was finally injured, Zheng Que did not hesitate and immediately quickened his pace in shaking the soul-summoning banner, summoning out all the ghosts in the banner except for Niannu.

Most of these ghosts are semi-transparent in shape, and they include men, women, and children, each with different robes.

What they have in common is that their auras are all very weak, and they are currently appearing on the side with blank expressions.

Zheng Que pointed to his brow, quickly drawing out a series of decrees, which he then directed at the ghosts.

The edict can only be used on ghosts, not on living people.

The [Soul Explosion] technique originated from the Ghost Bride.

Its power far surpasses the spells circulating among rogue cultivators; it is the strongest offensive spell he currently possesses.

When used in conjunction with an imperial edict, the power of this technique can be maximized!
Most importantly, the [Soul Explosion Technique] attacks the soul, and Chen Zhentao is currently undergoing a tribulation of inner demons, which is the time when his soul is most vulnerable!
(End of this chapter)