Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 333 Unease. (First Update!)

In the dilapidated palace, Zheng Que looked at the Book of Life and Death before him.

"Luofu Rain!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a thick white mist rose from His Highness, and within the mist appeared a figure in a phoenix coronet and wedding robes—it was the ghost bride.

Having visited the underworld countless times before, the ghost bride did not hesitate at all this time. She immediately knelt down and bowed respectfully, saying, "Greetings, Your Excellency!"

"Reporting to Your Excellency..."

The situation was urgent, and before the ghost bride could finish speaking, Zheng Que immediately pointed his finger to his forehead.

However, just as he was about to issue his final decree, a chilling cold suddenly rose up, and a huge shadow loomed over him, causing him to be involuntarily terrified!

This is the breath of death!
Zheng Que frowned and immediately stopped all his movements.

Immediately afterwards, countless insect eggs crawled out of his eyes, and at the same time, countless pustules and tumors of all sizes rapidly grew on his face and body.

Zheng Que's expression changed drastically, but this change only lasted for a moment. At the same time, a thick, pure black light burst forth from the Book of Life and Death and the gavel.

This black light was condensed and cold, like darkness pouring from the bottom of an abyss. The moment it lit up, it expanded rapidly, instantly engulfing Zheng Que.

Zheng Que felt as if his entire body was covered with an invisible armor, or as if he were floating, stretching out inch by inch, feeling indescribably comfortable and at ease.

At the same moment, the decree between his brows lit up, revealing a pattern that resembled both insects and birds, with a mysterious aura flowing through it.

The next moment, the insect eggs in Zheng Que's eyes vanished instantly, and the pustules and tumors that had grown on his body and face also fell off quickly, turning into wisps of yin energy that were absorbed by the underworld. His entire body returned to normal.

This……

Zheng Que was shocked. Was there something wrong with his physical body in the real world, affecting his body in the underworld?

wrong!

This is no ordinary ghostly attack!

At that time, he was ambushed by the "Shadow of the Evil Shadow Play". The Shadow Play's control lines could not affect him in the underworld!

Just as he was thinking this, Zheng Que suddenly felt a sharp pain in his thigh. The pain was very clear, as if he had been bitten by something.

He immediately realized that the bite he was being bitten was actually a ghost attacking his physical body!
However, since his physical body is in danger, why hasn't Niannu used [Invasion] on him yet?
Even his own ghost servants encountered problems?

In the blink of an eye, the ghost bride below the hall couldn't wait to start complaining, and her voice rang out in quick succession...

"Reporting to you, sir, I have discovered a [Nine Netherworld Treasure] that is impersonating you!"

"The root of Zheng Que's current calamity is most likely this [Nine Netherworld Treasure]!"

"That [Nine Netherworld Treasure] is utterly treasonous and lawless. Such wickedness and depravity deserve a thousand deaths!"

"I beg Your Excellency to order the dispatch of underworld officials to destroy that [Nine Netherworld Treasure] and bestow its Yin energy upon this humble servant..."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Li immediately calmed down. Was the [Nine Netherworld Treasures] disguising itself?
It's that piece of wood!
That piece of wood is from the underworld. The situation I just encountered was made from that piece of wood.
Zheng Que quickly analyzed the situation in his mind. Seeing that the ghost bride was kneeling obediently on the ground, with the tassels of her veil hanging obediently to the ground, and she did not look up to peek at the hall, he once again pointed his finger at his brow.

The bird- and insect-like patterns lit up. But then, it was as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over their heads.

The aura of death enveloped him once again!
Zheng Que immediately stopped what he was doing, his face turning completely gloomy.

This is the underworld!
That [Nine Netherworld Treasure] cannot be taken from him by force.

The ghost bride in front of me couldn't possibly be an illusion.

But now, he risks death if he uses this edict.

This situation is very strange!
Recalling the changes that had just occurred to him, Zheng Que immediately thought of a possibility... His body might have already been implanted with some kind of method!

The decree between his eyebrows could, to some extent, help him suppress this method.

Therefore, if he were to issue the edict now, he would die immediately!
Furthermore, his tribulation will occur at the hour of Hai (9-11 PM). It is possible that when the hour of Hai arrives, he will not be killed by ghosts, but rather the kind of method that was used on his physical body will immediately erupt, and even the decree between his eyebrows will not be able to suppress it.

"【Nine Netherworld Treasures】..."

"Since accepting this escort mission, the Book of Life and Death has not produced a single new decree!"

"Although there were two similar occurrences before I took on this mission, one was due to insufficient Yin energy, and the other was the opening of the Tongue-Pulling Hell, which I entered..."

"However, during this mission, the names recorded in the Book of Life and Death, the Yin energy absorbed... under normal circumstances, would be more than enough for the Book of Life and Death to condense many, many edicts."

"Yet, there hasn't been a single new edict!"

Thinking of this, Zheng Que's expression grew increasingly grim. Based on the information he currently possessed, as long as he was not in the underworld, the Book of Life and Death was essentially missing a bridge connecting him to reality, and he would be unable to compete with the Nine Netherworld Treasures for Yin energy.

Along the way, the [Nine Netherworld Treasures] remained sealed, and while the [Book of Life and Death] could seize names and yin energy, it could not condense an imperial edict...

As expected, the imperial court's [Treasure Box of Respect] cannot completely seal the power of the [Nine Netherworld Relics].

His inability to condense a new decree during this period of time is probably due to this [Nine Netherworld Relic]!

In a flash, Zheng Que grabbed the gavel beside him and picked up the Book of Life and Death, holding it tightly in his palm. Then, he used two fingers to point at his brow.

The bird-like and insect-like patterns reappeared once again.

This time, a sudden unease rose in his heart. He seemed a little restless, as if he had forgotten something, or as if he was inexplicably uneasy, but he no longer had the feeling of being directly enveloped by death as before.

really!

Zheng Que was certain that the imperial edict could suppress the unknown power within him, and the gavel and the Book of Life and Death would also work!
However, he could only bring the runes of this gavel into reality, while the Book of Life and Death could not leave the underworld at all.

He wants to rely on these two things to save his life, so he can't leave the underworld!

Zheng Que immediately said to the ghost bride, "I will now give you the power to immediately eliminate that piece of the [Nine Netherworld Treasure] and the 'weirdness' of that [Iron Tree Prison]."

"Furthermore, before removing that [Nine Netherworld Relic], do not allow anything to disturb that human cultivator's cultivation!"

Accompanied by a thunderous voice that reverberated throughout the grand hall, Zheng Que swiftly drew out the decree from between his brows and pointed it at the ghost bride.

(End of this chapter)