Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 320 I've been tricked! (Third update!)
On the outskirts of Taiping County, a strange face was frozen in mid-air, and the soul-summoning banner kept blowing out gusts of soul wind, which made the remaining ordinary ghosts sway and unable to get close.

Against the backdrop of the "strange" Iron Tree Prison, a very bizarre scene unfolds in the wilderness: Zheng Que, who is not yet completely out of danger, is surrounded by Lu Maohong, Feng Jian, Dong Zhongsheng, Zhang Shiwei and others, who keep flattering him and offering words of congratulations.

Feng Jian even pinched some soil to make incense on the spot, claiming he would build a simple wedding hall. Lu Maohong and others cheered, seemingly eager to send Zheng Que and the ghost bride into the bridal chamber immediately.

Beside him, the ghost bride in her phoenix coronet and wedding gown clung tightly to Zheng Que's arm, her head slightly lowered. The tassels of the mandarin duck veil fluttered against the back of Zheng Que's hand in the night breeze, making them look very intimate.

However, Zheng Que's muscles were tense at the moment, and he was scanning his surroundings with extreme vigilance, not daring to relax even for a moment.

I am currently in an illusion!
As expected, he likely entered the illusion the moment he stepped out of the "A" carriage.

This is weird!
Unlike the abbot of Wanshan Temple, this strange-looking face that covered the entire Taiping County town was not a "law ghost"!
Given the opponent's cultivation level of [Iron Tree Prison], if they really wanted to kill an ant like me who is only at the Qi Refining stage, shouldn't they just slap me down directly?
Do I need to use illusions?

This is far too "unpredictable" and cautious!

Did the other party know that he had the imperial edict as a trump card? Were they worried that if they attacked head-on, he would use the imperial edict to counter them, so they used the illusion?
No, this is impossible!

When he was at Wanshan Temple, he had fought against a part of this "strange" creature, but he had never used his edict in front of it.

Moreover, his decrees have an irresistible attraction for ghosts.

Not all ghosts are like Shu Yunying and Mu Xiangu.

Given the current situation, it's highly likely that the "mysterious" entity hasn't actually attacked him at all!
The reason he is now trapped in the illusion is because the difference in their cultivation levels is too great. He had only inhaled a little bit of that "strange" yin energy, and was then captivated by it, thus falling into this illusion!
"My lifespan, as recorded in the Book of Life and Death, ends tonight at 9 PM."

"I can't be sure what time it is right now, but it's definitely not yet Hai hour."

"That 'weird' didn't attack me because the time hasn't come yet?"

"and many more!"

"Chen Zhentao told me that the reason this 'strange' part was mixed in with the convoy was probably because it was attracted by something in the convoy..."

"Just now, the 'A' car was captured by this 'weird' creature. It's possible that this 'weird' creature wasn't targeting me, but rather what was inside the 'A' car."

"Is it the material from the 'Type A' car?"

Thinking of this, Zheng Que quickly calmed down. He realized that he shouldn't have been truly targeted by that "weird" human face yet.

We must quickly break free from this illusion by applying our own "rules"!

In a flash, Zheng Que looked at the ghost bride beside him and, without saying a word, reached out and began to undress her.

However, the moment his hand touched the other person's shirt...

Snapped!
The next moment, he received a solid, resounding slap across the face.

Zheng Que was taken aback.

But after the ghost bride finished slapping him, she immediately said in a coquettish voice, "Zheng Lang, why are you staring at me like that?"

"Don't you know my feelings?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que felt a burning pain on his face and was filled with question marks, but he quickly realized what was happening. His "law" was already in effect!
The ghost bride he is seeing now, although not a real ghost bride, corresponds to a woman in the real world.

This is the same as the hallucination he had at the Wanshan Temple!

Of course, now that Mu Xiangu is not by his side, his other ghost servants will not attack him, so they can all be ruled out.

The remaining female cultivators around him... were Linghu Yuniang!

This ghost bride should correspond to Linghu Yuniang in the real world!
I saved Linghu Yuniang once, now it's her turn to save me!

Thinking of this, Zheng Que grabbed the ghost bride's wrist without hesitation and refused to let go...

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In the present world, at the gate of Taiping County, numerous ghosts surged wildly like moths drawn to a flame, chasing after a tiny piece of wood.

At that moment, the hand formed by the skulls swept through the air and firmly grasped the broken pieces of wood.

High in the sky, a strange face surrounded by black energy surged and churned like waves, and terrifying yin energy flowed into the broken pieces of wood like a reversed celestial river.

The numerous ghosts inside and outside the county town, who were hysterically rushing towards the human-faced "weird" in an attempt to retaliate, suddenly regained their senses the moment the wood fragments fell into the human-faced "weird"'s hands. They then began to wail and howl again, changed direction, and chased after Lu Maohong and the others.

The yin energy formed by the gathering of ghosts surged towards Lu Maohong and the others like a rising tide, resembling a black mist.

At this moment, the purple-clad female cultivator from the Heavenly Artifact Sect appeared beside Zheng Que. She glanced casually at the person in the mud pit, bent down slightly, and unceremoniously grabbed Zheng Que's hair, pulling him out of the pit like a radish.

Sensing the aura surrounding Zheng Que, the purple-clad female cultivator was slightly surprised.

This Zheng Que, his cultivation has improved so quickly!
Moreover, it seems that there is an incomplete "law" on the other party!
Of course, she is now risking the enormous danger of facing the "unpredictable" Iron Tree Prison to come to the city gate of Taiping County, not because she is interested in the other party's "laws", but to complete her master's mission.

While that "weird" Iron Tree Prison is refining that special material, quickly search its soul!
Just as the purple-clad female cultivator was about to make her move, Zheng Que, who was still in the illusion, suddenly reached out and grabbed at her chest with a clear objective.

Caught off guard, the purple-clad female cultivator immediately suffered a hidden loss and was furious!
This immediately reminded her of the first time they met...

Snapped!
Without hesitation, the woman in purple slapped Zheng Que across the face.

If she didn't need to search the other person's soul right now, she would have loved to slap them to death!

Immediately afterwards, the woman in purple, her face ashen, quickly composed herself, spread her five fingers, and grasped the top of Zheng Que's head.

But the next moment, Zheng Que struck again, grabbing her wrist and refusing to let go.

The woman in purple frowned slightly and immediately switched to her other hand. But just as she placed her hand on Zheng Que's head, a very strange and special feeling suddenly arose in her heart...

Zheng Que's aptitude and foundation are so outstanding; to directly search his soul would be a waste of his talent and a great pity.

Why not secretly betray your sect and then...?

The thought had barely formed when the purple-clad female cultivator suddenly realized that this was the other party's "law"!
I've been tricked!
(End of this chapter)