Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 328 The Root Cause. (Second Update!)

Meanwhile, the battle raged over Taiping County.

A sea of ​​blood raged across the sky, churning and shaking, bringing with it gusts of foul wind; ink surged like a dragon, constantly transforming into clouds and rain, assimilating all things; human faces wandered like ghosts, weaving through layers of obstacles.

Boom boom boom...

The deafening roars continued incessantly. After a fierce battle, the face-bending monster, [Strange], was fighting two opponents at once and quickly found itself at a disadvantage.

The enormous human face that had covered the entire Taiping County town was now riddled with holes, like worm-eaten material, and each hole was surrounded by thick ink and blood mist that wouldn't go away.

The "weijue" opened its mouth and let out roars.

This roar was like the collective, heart-wrenching wails of countless living beings, mixed with countless venomous curses, blood oaths, and malice... It echoed repeatedly in the high sky like waves.

Mu Xiangu stood in mid-air, ignoring the layers of roars that assaulted him. He merely smiled coldly, and suddenly his back burst open as if tearing open a piece of silk, from which countless arms emerged.

These arms have smooth, graceful lines and a pale, delicate texture, like the exquisitely sculpted arms of a woman. However, each arm is extremely large, seemingly capable of uprooting mountains, moving seas, and destroying cities.

They unfolded from Mu Xiangu's back in a fan shape, like a peacock spreading its tail, surrounding her ivory-yellow dress in the center.

This scene was like the descent of immortals and gods, or like a strange creature emerging from ancient mythology.

But against the backdrop of the terrifying yin energy emanating from it, and the wicked smile curling at the corner of Mu Xiangu's mouth, all mystery, grandeur, and power transformed into something eerie.

The next moment, Pinglie's arm, like a giant open folding fan, slapped towards the "weird" Iron Tree Prison.

Boom boom boom...

[Iron Tree Prison] The "Strange" was struck and trembled violently in an instant. It could no longer maintain its floating state and fell directly from the sky, crashing into Taiping County.

Rumble…

The town of Taiping, now a ghost town, shook violently, causing countless buildings to collapse and thick dust to rise.

The ghosts that hadn't yet managed to escape the city were also smashed to pieces.

The tremors showed no sign of abating. With each increasingly severe earthquake, the entire city, along with everything within it, continued to sink.

Gradually, the outline of an abyss appeared amidst the smoke and dust.

That was the original location of the Jingxian Pavilion in the temple complex. The buildings collapsed and the earth crumbled, revealing the underground passage and the Black Abyss.

On the edge of the abyss, the platform was empty, the remaining alchemy furnace had long since cooled, and it still emitted a sweet and pungent smell.

Surrounding the alchemy furnace, there are crisscrossing engravings on the ground, hidden in the texture of the rocks themselves, very inconspicuous. At this moment, they are faintly glowing, pulling at the broken black chains on the surrounding mountain walls, causing them to rub against each other and produce a splashing sound.

Just as the "Strange" Iron Tree Prison was about to make a move after falling back into the dark underground, a figure in a phoenix coronet and wedding robes appeared instantly through the dust beside the alchemy furnace.

At this moment, her body was filled with yin energy, and she quickly cast a spell.

Bang, bang, bang!
In an instant, the broken chains seemed to come alive, suddenly raising their heads and leaping out like snakes, wrapping around the "weird" body of the [Iron Tree Prison] from all directions, binding it tightly, and pressing it down into the abyss.

A faint spiritual light flowed rapidly along the array patterns on the ground, and the already damaged Four Symbols Soul-Suppressing and Spirit-Locking Array began to operate again!
Immediately afterwards, a pale, enormous arm descended from the sky and struck the "weird" body of the [Iron Tree Prison] once again.

Boom boom boom boom…

With a deafening roar, the wisp of yin energy that the "weird" creature had just condensed was instantly dispersed.

Mu Xiangu's eerie figure also appeared on the original underground platform, his eyes fixed on the "weird creature" being dragged into the abyss, as if he wanted to finish it off.

Seeing this, the ghost bride immediately spoke up to stop her, saying, "That's enough! Wait until 9 PM to kill her, just in case something goes wrong."

"This 'strange' creature only possesses a realm of power. If it is indeed Zheng Que's calamity, then it will save us trouble."

Upon hearing this, Mu Xiangu stopped despite her reluctance and immediately asked, "Do you mean that if we eliminate it now, another calamity will come to take Zheng Que's life when the appointed time arrives?"

The ghost bride shook her head slightly, her jade pendants jingling as she did so: "That lord said that Zheng Que's calamity will be at 11 PM tonight."

"Since it is a calamity, it is naturally not comparable to an ordinary life-or-death crisis."

"I once witnessed a senior undergoing a tribulation. On the surface, that senior experienced many life-threatening moments, but in reality, the true root cause, from the very beginning, was only one."

"The root of calamity must be related to the person experiencing it."

"The greater the cause and effect, the greater the calamity!"

"Don't be fooled by Zheng Que's current cultivation level of only the eighth level of Qi Refining. The fact that he was chosen by that person means that he must have a very heavy karma on his side."

“This Iron Tree Prison is 'unpredictable' and, under normal circumstances, is not qualified to become Zheng Que’s calamity.”

"However, before Zheng Que's tribulation began, both of us were not by his side due to various unforeseen circumstances. Yet, from a causal perspective, this tribulation of Zheng Que's is one that you and I can handle..."

Upon hearing this, Mu Xiangu remained calm and showed no change in expression. This ghost bride was extremely knowledgeable about the human race's cultivation system, common knowledge, and even some secrets.

She had already witnessed this last time...

While pondering, Mu Xiangu suddenly said, "You mean, the root of Zheng Que's calamity this time might be the 'unpredictable' nature of this [Iron Tree Prison], or it might not be?"

"Then why don't we just take care of this 'weird' thing first?"

"If the root cause is indeed this 'strange' creature, then there is no need to worry about what happens next."

"If it's not this 'strange' creature, then we can wait until 9 PM."

"By doing this, we don't need to take the risk of dealing with the 'unpredictability' of this [Iron Tree Prison] at the same time, as well as the root cause of Zheng Que's current calamity."

The ghost bride shook her head and said, "What I mean is that our cultivation levels are now sufficient to deal with the root of Zheng Que's calamity."

"But if we kill this 'weird creature' before 9 PM, we might not be able to deal with the root cause of Zheng Que's current predicament!"

Upon hearing this, Mu Xiangu frowned slightly; the ghost bride's words were a bit convoluted.

But her intelligence far surpassed that of ordinary ghosts, and she quickly understood the meaning behind the ghost bride's words...

Based on causal reasoning, they are now able to deal with the root cause of Zheng Que's calamity.

However, if we were to kill this "weird creature" now, it might alter the cause and effect, leading to unpredictable changes.

Therefore, their best course of action now is to maintain the status quo...

Therefore, Mu Xiangu said no more and retracted the numerous arms that were arrayed behind her.

Next, the two female ghosts looked at the abyss beside them, from which black smoke-like yin energy was constantly rising, and waited quietly.

In the abyss, the black chains rubbed against each other, making a "whooshing" sound like a torrent. The "strange" Iron Tree Prison, which had been suppressed back to the bottom, struggled and roared wildly, accompanied by shrill howls and sharp, ear-piercing sounds like claws scraping against the mountain wall. Like invisible daggers, it continuously burst forth, heavily slashing in all directions.

However, under the suppression of the Four Symbols Soul-Suppressing and Spirit-Locking Array, and the Yin energy of the two female ghosts, the enormous, eerie human face was still dragged inch by inch back into the depths of darkness...

(End of this chapter)