Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 297 The Two-Faced Nightmare Princess. (Third update!)

In the dilapidated palace, Zheng Que held the gavel, looked at the Book of Life and Death, and read out his name: "Zheng Que!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a thick fog suddenly rose from the open space in front of His Highness.

This scene was exactly the same as when he previously dispatched other underworld messengers whose names were on the Book of Life and Death!
Seeing that his command had taken effect, Zheng Que's face darkened. His soul entered the underworld, and the "Law Ghost" indeed directly took over his body!
Ok!

There's no use keeping the last imperial edict on him; otherwise, he might not be able to command him now!
Thinking of this, he glanced at his name in the Book of Life and Death. Unlike other underworld officials, there was no record of his official position in the Book of Life and Death. However, as long as the decree was placed on him by the Book of Life and Death, that would be enough.

At the same time, the mist surrounding His Highness suddenly parted, revealing a strange figure.

The figure at first glance appeared to be a female Taoist priest in black robes; however, her front and back were almost identical!
From the front, his face is as pure as a blooming epiphyllum, holding a whisk in his hand. In his detached state, his expression is gentle and calm, with a hint of compassion. From the back, he also has a face as pure as an epiphyllum, dressed in simple black robes, holding a whisk in his arm. Except for the slight upturn at the corners of his mouth, which always carries a smile full of malice, he is no different from the front.

Upon suddenly arriving in an unfamiliar place, the figure immediately began to turn its head, looking around.

Zheng Que, seated at the head of the table, saw the figure of the prince in black robes, whose face constantly switched between gentle compassion and malice, goodwill and malice alternating like a galloping horse.

The moment this figure appeared in the underworld, the Book of Life and Death suddenly turned to the second page on its own, and a new record began to appear rapidly.

"...Real name: Mengyao."

With a quick glance, before the new record was even finished, Zheng Que picked up the gavel and charged straight at the "Law Ghost" without saying a word!
At this moment, Mengyao realized where she was and was immediately horrified. She hurriedly tried to bow, "M-Master...ah..."

Bang bang bang bang bang! ! !
Zheng Que grabbed the gavel and aimed it at Meng Yao's head, smashing it down with tremendous force like a storm!
If it were an ordinary female ghost, he would have taken her in, but this "law ghost" almost took over his body!
If the other party succeeds, whether he will still be the Lord of the Underworld is another matter entirely.

Therefore, no matter who the other party is, they must die!
Zheng Que struck her more than a dozen times in one go. However, on the very first strike, Meng Yao screamed and then collapsed to the ground. She made no further attempts to beg for mercy or cry out, as if she was enduring the pain.

Seeing how strong the opponent's defense was, Zheng Que was immediately filled with fear, realizing that he had been too impulsive!
We should call the Ghost Bride and Mu Xian Gu in to help!

While pondering, Zheng Que quickly stopped what he was doing, ran back to the steps, and swiftly picked up the Book of Life and Death.

However, just as he was about to call for help, Mengyao, who was lying motionless on the ground below, suddenly dissipated her Yin energy like a sand tower collapsing, merging into the surrounding palace, and her aura rapidly weakened.

As the yin energy dissipated, Mengyao's body rapidly cracked and shattered. In an instant, this body, with both sides clad in black robes and a nun's headdress, vanished without a trace.

Zheng Que was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized... He had killed Meng Yao?!
When the other party was struck by the gavel for the first time, he screamed. The reason he didn't make a sound afterward was not because he was particularly resistant to beatings, but because he was directly killed.

"call……"

Zheng Que put down the Book of Life and Death and breathed a long sigh of relief.

That was close!

Fortunately, the result was still good!
Thinking of this, he lowered his head and looked at the second page of the Book of Life and Death, at the newly added record.

Category: Law Ghost.

"Species: Two-Faced Nightmare Princess." "Real Name: Mengyao."

Place of origin: Wanshan Temple, Yaotai Mountain.

"His lifespan in the underworld: 123 years, 8 months, and 11 days."

Mengyao?

The Dream Master... "Yao"...

Zheng Que frowned slightly and quickly realized that this "Yao" should also be the abbot, and that she was using the same body as the abbot of the Dream Abbot!
The Dream Master and the Yao Master, together they constitute the "Lawful Ghost"!
However, when the Dream Master appears, he will not kill people, and he will also provide some information to the cultivators.

But when the Master of Yao Temple appeared, he did everything he could to kill any living person he saw!
Corresponding to the "life and death" divination slips in Wanshan Temple, the Dream Master should represent "life," while the Yao Master represents "death."

Thinking back now, the Dream Master had told him that if someone obtained "Life and Death" and wanted to complete the "Law" assembly, they would have to choose to be killed by the Dream Master or escape from the Yao Master's grasp... This might be a way to refine the "Law Ghost"!
The Yao Guan Master represents "death." As long as one can survive the Yao Guan Master's clutches, the cultivator should be able to replace the Meng Guan Master and refine the "life" fragment in the "life and death" divination slip.

In this way, the Dream Master will disappear, and the Yao Master will coexist with the cultivators, becoming a "law".

Conversely, if the cultivator is killed by the Dream Master, he can replace "Yao" and refine the "death" fragment in the "Life and Death" divination slip.

In this way, the Yao Temple Master disappears, and the Dream Temple Master coexists with the cultivators, becoming a new "law"...

If an ordinary Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator, without the help of the Underworld or the peak-level [Scissors Prison] ghosts, were to enter this Wanshan Temple, there would only be these two ways to break the deadlock.

After a brief review, Zheng Que nodded slightly.

Regardless of the circumstances, Mengyao has already been killed by him with the gavel!
Next, as long as I leave Wanshan Temple, I will be able to truly possess my own "rules"!
Thinking of this, he flipped the Book of Life and Death back to the first page, glanced at the records, and quickly determined that only a handful of cultivators, including Lu Maohong and Linghu Yuniang, were still alive in the Wanshan Temple.

"After we leave Wanshan Temple, we still need to go to the prefectural city with Lu Maohong."

"Although my trips to the prefectural city were all illusions, one thing was correct in the deductions made within those illusions..."

"With Lu Maohong introducing me to senior figures in the imperial court, I can cultivate much faster!"

"Most importantly, my tribulation is only ten days away."

"Lu Maohong introduced me to a senior official in the imperial court; he might be able to help me out later..."

As he pondered this, he sat on the limping armchair and waited quietly.

A moment later, the last wisp of black energy disappeared into the Book of Life and Death, and the surrounding scenery swayed like flowing water.

In the blink of an eye, the dilapidated palace disappeared, and a familiar guest room appeared, and Zheng Que returned to reality.

(End of this chapter)