Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 286 Fragments of Rules. (Second Update!)

Thinking of this, Zheng Que quickly calmed his excitement.

Although he had already obtained the "Law", he couldn't see any use for it other than being able to seduce other people's partners!

Perhaps only after a Heavenly-grade Dao Foundation is established will the true effects be revealed...

In a flash, Zheng Que raised his hand, clasped his hands, and said, "Thank you for your explanation, Abbot."

He then continued, "When Chen Zhentao was undergoing his inner demon tribulation just now, he suddenly attacked me. Did he sense the 'law' on me?"

"If I had lost just now, would 'Law' have been taken away by Chen Zhentao?"

Master Mengguan listened, then shook his head slightly and said in a calm voice, "That disciple of Xuanyuan Pavilion also obtained 'Law'."

"If the one who won just now was that disciple of Xuanyuan Pavilion..."

She paused slightly before continuing, "Riding a swift horse in the spring breeze, one can see all the flowers of Chang'an in a single day."

"This is also a very auspicious sign."

"That disciple of Xuanyuan Pavilion seeks the 'path of cultivation'."

"Judging from the divination slip, his path is full of flowers and he is full of vigor. He will surely be able to build a foundation for a heavenly path."

"However, that disciple of Xuanyuan Pavilion also did not abide by the rules of the temple. He drew lots a total of five times. The first three lots were drawn at the right time, but the last two lots were drawn at the wrong time."

Of these five divination slips, only one belonged to him.

"Therefore, the 'rule' for that Xuanyuan Pavilion disciple is that if he continues to cultivate step by step on his own, his situation will only get worse and worse."

"One must steal the cultivation achievements and opportunities of others in order to make rapid progress and achieve twice the result with half the effort."

"If that Xuanyuan Pavilion disciple had won just now, all your current cultivation and foundation would belong to that Xuanyuan Pavilion disciple."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que was taken aback, but quickly understood what the Master of Dreams meant...

The "law" that Chen Zhentao just obtained, to put it simply, means that one cannot improve one's cultivation level through self-cultivation, but can plunder the cultivation level, foundation, opportunities, and so on of other cultivators by killing them!
This "law" seems to be much stronger than my own "law"!

After all, his "discipline" had absolutely nothing to do with cultivation...

Thinking of this, Zheng Que then asked, "May I ask what the Master of Dreams means? Does he mean that everyone who comes to draw lots receives a different 'law'?"

"Moreover, whether one seeks 'marriage' or 'the path to enlightenment,' one can obtain a 'law'?"

He was thinking rapidly. Chen Zhentao had just told him that there was only one "law" in this Wanshan Temple, but now, judging from what the abbot of the Dream Temple said, it seemed that there were more than two "laws" in this temple.
Upon hearing this, the Dream Master first nodded slightly, then shook his head before saying, "The so-called 'law' is, in a sense, a fragment of rules."

"Some fragments are quite large and contain great power. Once you obtain them, you can use them directly."

"But some fragments are too small and their power is too weak. They need to be pieced together into a larger fragment before they can be used."

"The 'law' within this temple needs to be pieced together by the person seeking the divination."

“You just asked for ‘marriage’, so naturally we need to start by piecing together ‘marriage’.”

"As for the disciple of Xuanyuan Pavilion, he seeks the 'path of the Dao,' so we need to start piecing together the 'path of the Dao' from there."

"Different requests will naturally result in different 'rules' when pieced together." "Different fortune sticks will often lead to vastly different 'rules' when pieced together."

"This view has only one 'law'."

"Those who seek divination, whether for 'marriage,' 'path to enlightenment,' or 'life and death,' can only piece together a 'law.'"

"If two people each draw one of the two items..."

"Because of the 'law,' they will begin to kill each other until one of them completely perishes, and only then can the two fragments be put back together."

Zheng Cong listened carefully and soon frowned.

There really is only one "law"!
Moreover, this "law" does not refer to any of the three opportunities of "marriage", "path", and "life and death".

Instead, all three of these opportunities are fragments of the "law"!

"Law" needs to be pieced together!
Chen Zhentao suddenly attacked him with deadly force because of the "law".

Yes!

Shu Yunying had told him that disciples of major sects like Chen Zhentao originally needed to be exceptionally talented to be accepted into a sect. Moreover, they received early family instruction and guidance from renowned teachers, and their resources and perspectives were far beyond those of ordinary cultivators. Under normal circumstances, it would not be difficult for them to overcome their inner demons.

But just now, Chen Zhentao was trapped in his inner demons and showed no signs of waking up until he finally died!
As expected, the inner demons the other party just experienced were definitely influenced by the "law".

The fragments one obtains must be pieced together starting with "marriage," while the fragments Chen Zhentao obtains must be pieced together starting with "the path of enlightenment"...

The two of them suddenly started fighting to the death just now, probably because fragments of each other got tangled together.

If Chen Zhentao wins, his fragments will be taken by the other party and become Chen Zhentao's "law".

In the end, he was the one who won, so he took over Chen Zhentao's fragments and made them his current "Law"!
After roughly understanding the cause and effect, Zheng Que took a deep breath, thought for a moment, and continued to ask: "If only one person draws a fortune stick and only draws one of the three: 'marriage,' 'path,' or 'life and death,' wouldn't they only get fragments of 'law' and be unable to piece them together to form 'law'?"

Master Mengguan lightly flicked his whisk, sweeping it halfway in the air in front of him, then placed the whisk on his left shoulder, shook his head slightly, and said slowly, "If there is only one person, then that person is seeking 'marriage'. They only need to verify their marriage in the temple to piece together their own 'law'."

"If what one seeks is the 'path to enlightenment,' one can build a foundation in the temple. The moment one successfully overcomes the tribulation of inner demons, one can piece together one's own 'law.'"

“If what they seek is ‘life and death,’ as long as they can die in my hands, or survive in Yao’s hands, they can also piece together their own ‘law’.”

Zheng Que immediately wrote down everything the Dream Master had said.

But soon, his expression turned strange.

If you obtain the best fortune slip for the "path", as long as you overcome the tribulation of your inner demons, you will be able to piece together your own "law".
In other words, when Chen Zhentao was going through his inner demons, as long as he didn't draw the best fortune slip for "marriage", Chen Zhentao would have a great chance to overcome his inner demons and piece together his own "laws".
Did Chen Zhentao ruin his own life?

Ok……

This is clearly because the other party is not strong enough, it has nothing to do with me!
Thinking of this, Zheng Que looked at the abbot of the Dream Temple and continued to ask, "Who is 'Yao'?"

Although he no longer plans to draw the final "life and death" fortune stick, he would still like to find out as much information as possible about it.

After all, according to the Dream Master, the "Life and Death" divination slip he obtained contained two ways to piece together the "Law": one was to die at the hands of the Dream Master; the other was to escape from the hands of a being called "Yao".

The former need not be considered; the person is dead, so even if the "law" is pieced together, what good will it do?

As for the latter, we first need to know what this "Yao" is.
(End of this chapter)