Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 36: Ruined Temple. (Second update!)

Seeing Zheng Que agree, Xu Houde immediately laughed happily. He stroked his long beard and said quickly, "The immortal master in Taiping County is surnamed Lu. I don't know his specific name."

"The restriction at the town entrance was placed by Immortal Master Lu fifty years ago."

"Master Lu said that the restriction he left behind will last for forty years."

"Only fifty years have passed, a full ten years shy of a full sixty years. Logically speaking, this restriction shouldn't have this problem..."

Having said that, he stood up, walked to the bookshelf and rummaged through it. He quickly took out two yellowed deeds, and took out some silver from a wooden box, and handed them all to Zheng Que.

Xu Houde introduced: "These two deeds are the land deed and house deed of the small temple."

"I'll arrange for someone to do the rest later."

"Keep these silver coins. They will be useful when you go to the county town."

Zheng Que did not refuse and immediately accepted the deed and the silver. He then asked, "What if I go to Taiping County and find that Master Lu is not in the city..."

"Or, what if I find that Immortal Master Lu, but he refuses to come?"

Xu Houde was silent for a moment, and then he slowly said, "If Immortal Master Lu is not in Taiping County, or if it is inconvenient for him to come to our town, then we can only find another Immortal Master."

Other immortal masters?

Does this mean that there is more than one monk living in Taiping County?
Zheng Que was a little surprised. Xu Houde was just an ordinary person and it was impossible for him to have ever left the town.

But from what he said, it was obvious that he had some understanding of Taiping County.

Add to that the great medicine passed down from the other party’s ancestors...it is very likely that Xu Houde’s ancestors were also cultivators!

Everything Xu Houde knows now should have been passed down by that cultivator.

Thinking of this, Zheng Que was not in a hurry to leave for the moment, and immediately said: "By the way, Mayor, in the past few days, many people in this town have disappeared. Do you know what's going on?"

Xu Houde frowned and shook his head, "No shadow? I didn't notice."

"Tell me carefully."

As he spoke, he quickly walked to the desk and pulled out a book with a light green smear on the spine and cover. After opening it, he picked up the rabbit hair brush and prepared to take notes.

Seeing this, Zheng Que directly told him everything he had encountered in the past few days.

Xu Houde wrote everything down quickly, then pondered for a moment and said, "I have never encountered such a situation before."

"There's no mention of it in the few old books passed down from my ancestors."

"Well, I'll have someone go and notify the townspeople to avoid the small temple, and have them also count the people without shadows."

"As soon as I find out anything, I'll tell you right away."

Old books passed down from ancestors?

I wonder if these are books left behind by monks?

Thinking in his heart, Zheng Jue immediately responded: "Okay."

Next, he chatted with Xu Houde for a few more words, but when he saw that he had gained nothing else, he stood up and said goodbye.

Seeing this, Xu Houde stood up and personally sent Zheng Que to the gate. He watched Zheng Que go away before closing the door and fastening the bolt.

He turned and walked towards the study, but just after he took a few steps, a little boy wearing a light blue coat, with a shaved forehead and a row of filial piety braids on the back of his head ran out from the main room.

"grandfather!"

The boy ran towards Xu Houde with his hands and feet dancing, shouting loudly. Xu Houde suddenly showed a loving smile on his face, half squatted down, opened his arms, and was about to catch his grandson who was jumping into his arms, but suddenly his expression froze, and his grandson's feet were empty, without a shadow!

At this moment, the boy quickened his pace, pounced on him, and bumped into him, hugging his thighs tightly with his arms.

The shadow behind Xu Houde immediately disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if it was being eaten away by something.

The next moment, his expression was dazed for a moment, and after a few breaths, he returned to normal.

Looking at the ground without any shadow, Xu Houde no longer felt anything wrong. He laughed and picked up his grandson, teasing him gently as he walked into the house.

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After leaving the mayor's house, Zheng Que put away the two deeds and did not return to his home. Instead, he walked towards the dilapidated temple.

It was already noon at this time, and we met a few groups of people along the way.

Most of the townspeople were missing, but everything else was normal. When they saw Zheng Que, they even took the initiative to greet him.

Zheng Que cautiously kept a distance from these people. After walking for a while, he finally arrived at the entrance of the dilapidated temple.

creak.

He pushed open the gate and walked in.

The yard was the same as before, with long grass and dead trees. The main building of the temple had collapsed in half, and an air of desolation was everywhere.

As soon as she entered the door, Qingli went over and hung herself on the dead old tree.

Zheng Que locked the gate behind him and walked into the temple.

This temple is about the size of two ordinary rooms, with the shrine dividing the front and back. Due to the broken main beam, half of the roof on the left side has been pressed down, and the space for movement is very limited. The walls are covered with spider-web-like cracks, and the window paper of the back window has long been tattered and the wind is blowing.

Before Master settled here, this small temple had been abandoned for many years.

Even though Master had stayed here for a few days, he still couldn't sense any human presence at this moment. There was only the unique coldness of a building that had been uninhabited for many years, wrapped in a musty smell that slowly spread throughout the air.

Zheng Que walked over to the cushion where his master had sat cross-legged before, sat down, and then took out the wooden box that the mayor had just handed to him.

He opened the box, uncovered the red cloth, took out three medicinal roots, held them in his palm, and looked at them carefully.

These three medicinal roots were so thin that their weight was almost imperceptible, but they emitted a strong spiritual energy. As soon as they touched Zheng Que's skin, the pure spiritual energy spontaneously flowed along the veins in his palm and seeped into his body.

At the same time, the medicinal roots emit a bitter fragrance. When you sniff it lightly, all the internal organs seem to be refreshed, and the whole body seems to be soaked in a hot spring, warm and indescribably comfortable.

However, the spiritual energy in the body was rapidly becoming restless, as if instinct was roaring wildly, urging the desire for these three medicinal whiskers.

Zheng Que took a deep breath. He didn't know what medicine this was, but he was sure that it would be useful to him now!

Without hesitation, Zheng Cheng immediately picked up one of the medicinal roots and put it directly into his mouth.

In order to prevent the efficacy of the medicine from being destroyed, he swallowed it without chewing it.

Unlike ordinary herbs, as soon as this hair-thin medicinal hair entered his stomach, Zheng Que suddenly felt a blazing flame rising in his body. The flame was soft and mellow, turning into thousands of warm currents, quickly spreading to his limbs and bones.

This warmth was a bit like the bowl of non-toxic wine he had chosen in this place, but it was milder than that bowl of wine.

With the emergence of this warm current, Zheng Que could clearly feel that the spiritual energy in his body became extremely active and its running speed increased dramatically, more than doubling in the blink of an eye.

He had an idea in his mind and immediately began to practice the [Seed of Life Technique].

(End of this chapter)