Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 403 Gathering Information. (First Update!)

Is Gao Yinxia practicing cultivation?
Seeing that Mu Xiangu was lying through her teeth, Zheng Que smiled knowingly and did not expose her.

If he were to directly state the truth now, that Mu Xian Gu possessed the cultivation level of the [Iron Tree Prison], would he be able to punish the other party?

Moreover, if Gao Yinxia is indeed in seclusion or is no longer in the city, then wouldn't he have no choice but to cultivate with Kulan and Niannu next?

But if he pretends to know nothing, then if he wants to cultivate in the future, besides Ku Lan and Nian Nu, he can find Mu Xiangu or Xue Shuangzi whenever he wants...

That's pretty good!

As for Gao Yinxia's situation... as long as she's not dead, then there's nothing to worry about!

After all, the main reason he kept the other person by his side was to help him build a Heavenly Rank Dao Foundation.

And now, he has already reached the Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment!
Thinking of this, Zheng Que quickly dressed, stood up and said, "Okay, I'll come again next time."

"By the way, have Gao Yinxia put on the robe in this storage bag next time."

As he spoke, he opened his storage bag and took out several light and soft dresses. They were colorful and vibrant, as if they were cut from clouds, and were quite beautiful.

This storage bag truly belonged to Gao Yinxia, ​​and the robes inside were also left behind by her.

Mu Xiangu accepted the robe and replied very easily, "No problem!"

Since it's not like she's wearing them herself, she'll have Xue Shuangzi change into these robes next time Zheng Que comes over...

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After leaving the Flower Path Cave, Zheng Que headed straight outside the city.

After some time, he successfully left Qingrao Prefecture City, walked for a while in the wilderness, and entered a mountain valley. After looking around and confirming that there was no one around, he took out the Soul-Summoning Banner, opened the Soul-Nourishing Bag, and summoned Qingli, Niannu, and Kulan.

Looking at the three female ghosts in front of him, Zheng Que said to Ku Lan, "Ku Lan, go find the ghost bride."

Ku Lan immediately responded, "Yes, sir."

As she spoke, she opened her black silk umbrella and vanished in the blink of an eye.

After Ku Lan left, Zheng Que asked Qing Li and Nian Nu to protect him. Then he sat down cross-legged on the spot, waiting while closing his eyes slightly and looking inward at his Qi Sea.

He soon saw that three marriage lines were now floating up and disappearing into the void from the "law" on his Dao foundation.

These three marriage lines correspond to Fairy Yanluo, Immortal Mu, and Xue Shuangzi.

Now that he has an additional marriage, he can clearly sense that his strength has increased significantly since he broke through to the Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment stage!

He is now certain that his "law" is equally effective on female cultivators and female ghosts!
I wonder if this is because I possess the Book of Life and Death?

Furthermore, the last battle with Feng Guangchang and his group didn't allow me to fully assess my strength. After meeting the ghost bride later, I'll find some more ghosts outside the city to test my abilities…

Zheng Que didn't wait long before he heard the sound of gongs and drums.

"Waaaaah... Waaaaah..."

Joyful music drifted from afar, and in the blink of an eye, it closed the distance considerably.

Zheng Que turned his head and saw that the once clean mountain valley was now shrouded in mist. In the mist, a group of people dressed in red and green were seen surrounding a magnificent red sedan chair. It was the Ghost Wedding Ceremony.

The ghost bride has arrived!
The next moment, a fierce, eerie wind swept across the valley, causing sand and stones to fly everywhere and the sun and moon to lose their light.

Zheng Que's figure immediately appeared inside the red sedan chair.

The sedan chair still resembled a spacious boudoir, but the furnishings had changed somewhat.

The painting at the top, depicting ladies playing with a cat, has been replaced by a picture of flowers, birds, and fish. Vibrant, eerie flowers and trees grow atop piles of white bones, and long-tailed birds with four eyes perch among the branches. In the center of the bones, a pool of pitch-black water holds scarlet fish swimming, their mouths opening and closing, revealing sharp, menacing teeth. The entire painting exudes a strong sense of the dead, so much so that even the surrounding ornate furnishings are shrouded in a tomb-like gloom.

The ghost bride, adorned in a phoenix coronet and wedding gown, sat high above, while the withered orchid sat on a chair to her left.

The ghost bride looked at Zheng Que and asked, "What is it?"

Zheng Que didn't hesitate and said directly, "I'm here to take the Demon-Suppressing Bronze Bell. Also, did you kill Yu Rulan of Delu Temple?"

The ghost bride shook her head slightly, and the tinkling of jade pendants came from under her veil. She said calmly, "That [Demon-Suppressing Bronze Bell] was once a magic weapon of Du Anyong."

"Even though it's broken now, it's a waste if it falls into your hands."

"Therefore, this Demon-Suppressing Bronze Bell is now my dowry."

"As for Yu Rulan of Delu Temple, he is dead, but I did not kill him. He died from the backlash caused by using the Demon-Suppressing Bronze Bell."

dowry?!
Zheng Que's face immediately darkened. How could this ghost bride want to use anything slightly better as part of her dowry?

However, Yu Rulan of Delu Temple was killed by the backlash of the Demon-Suppressing Bronze Bell.
Moreover, does the ghost bride recognize Du Anyong?
Thinking of this, Zheng Que immediately disregarded the Demon-Suppressing Bronze Bell and asked, "Do you know Du Anyong?"

The ghost bride said calmly, "I've heard about him and seen him make a few moves."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que immediately perked up and asked, "Just how strong is Du Anyong?"

Without hesitation, the ghost bride replied, "Like the 'weird' Iron Tree Prison in Taiping County last time, it can take down one in one move."

"Even I, in my current state, am no match for him."

"Of course, after a while, I will definitely be better than him."

"After all, Du Anyong is long dead."

Can one move be enough to defeat the "weird" Iron Tree Prison?
Is it better than the current Ghost Bride?
Zheng Que was startled and immediately asked, "Is this Du Anyong in the late stage of Core Formation?"

The ghost bride shook her head and calmly said, "It's the mid-stage of Core Formation."

"When he participated in the previous Six Sects Grand Competition, he was at the mid-stage of Core Formation."

"At the same level, Du An will never have a rival."

"The reason he ultimately lost was because of his lack of cultivation."

"It's a pity."

"If this person hadn't died so young, once my cultivation reaches the mid-stage of the Iron Tree Prison, I would very much like to fight such an opponent!"

Seeing that the Ghost Bride seemed to know quite a bit about Du Anyong and the Six Sects Grand Competition, Zheng Que quickly asked again, "How often is the Six Sects Grand Competition held?"

"Also, how much do you know about Master Qu?"

The ghost bride leaned back, adopting a more relaxed posture, and said calmly, "The Six Sects Grand Competition is held every hundred years."

"The last Grand Tournament of the Six Sects was held 99 years ago."

"The next Grand Tournament of the Six Sects will be held next year."

"As for Daoist Qu..."

"This name sounds somewhat familiar; perhaps I've seen it before when I was alive, but I can't recall it now."

(End of this chapter)