Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 463 Shattered. (Third update!)

Break it?

Upon hearing this, Le Jingxuan was slightly taken aback.

At the same time, he felt a little strange.

He and Yan Dong were complete strangers. Their only connection was that they were both candidates for the Immortal Examination. They had no friendship whatsoever and were even competitors.

It would have been fine if Yan Dong had invited him earlier, but why did he have to tell him all this?

At this moment, Yan Dong's voice continued: "In this 'strange' place where we are now, the fragments of 'Law' correspond to the 'Five Senses'."

"Originally, there should only be five such fragments."

“They represent ‘eye consciousness’, ‘ear consciousness’, ‘nose consciousness’, ‘tongue consciousness’, and ‘body consciousness’ respectively…”

"Once these five pieces are pieced together, a complete 'law' can be formed."

"However, before us, the five fragments here had already been shattered into twelve pieces!"

"The more fragments there are, the more scattered they become, which in turn suppresses the original danger within this 'strange' place."

"Of course, next, as we collect more and more fragments..."

"This 'strange' thing will soon slowly awaken."

Upon hearing this, Le Jingxuan was taken aback, then quickly asked, "Fellow Daoist Yan, may I ask how you obtained this information?"

"I have never heard of this before, fellow Daoist. Please enlighten me!"

Yan Dong slowly turned his head to look at Le Jingxuan. The sunlight shone in from outside the shop, only reaching the middle of the shop, and fell right on the bridge of his nose. The upper half of his face was hidden in shadow, and he could not see clearly for a moment. He could only see the corner of his mouth twitch, and he replied meaningfully, "The next time you enter this shop, I will tell you everything!"

When will I visit this pharmacy again?

Le Jingxuan smiled immediately. He was completely unguarded around Yan Dong, yet he was unaware of it at all. He readily agreed, "Then if I go out now and come back in right away, would that count as next time?"

Yan Dong replied without hesitation, "Okay!"

Le Jingxuan was momentarily confused, but he quickly left the pharmacy and headed back towards the entrance...

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Coffin shop.

Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding...

With knocking and banging sounds rising and falling, Yin Congyi realized that he could not leave normally. Without delay, he immediately began to search the shop inch by inch, trying to find any useful clues.

Bang!

Just as he was carefully inspecting the floor tiles in the corner, the lid of a mahogany coffin behind him suddenly sprang open.

As a dense aura of yin energy burst forth, a figure in a dark green robe leaped out of the coffin. This figure, with white hair and beard, was none other than the old cultivator who had been beside Yin Congyi earlier.

At this moment, black smoke curled around the old cultivator in the dark green robe, and the yin energy was so strong that his face appeared extremely pale.

After landing, she quickly looked around and spotted Yin Congyi. A hint of joy was clearly visible in her eyes. Just as she was about to speak, she saw Yin Congyi raise his finger and make a "shush" gesture.

The old cultivator in the dark green robe understood and immediately fell silent.

Immediately afterward, another coffin carved with dragons and phoenixes opened spontaneously not far away. Sitting up inside was another subordinate of Yin Congyi, a female cultivator in a crimson short-sleeved robe. At Yin Congyi's signal, this female cultivator, like him, remained silent.

Yin Congyi stood up, observed his two subordinates, and, after confirming that they were both alright, gestured to them to search the coffin shop in front of them.

They quickly determined the layout of the coffin shop, which was a typical shop in the front and living quarters in the back.

The shop in front is clearly visible, and behind it is a small courtyard. The house is surrounded on three sides. Directly opposite the shop is the living quarters, which are furnished with bedding and other household items. On both sides are side rooms. The left side is where coffins are made, and it is full of carpentry tools and some unfinished products. The right side serves as a warehouse, where a lot of wood and materials for making corpse puppets are stored.

The three of them, Yin Congyi and his servants, were experienced and quickly found a very inconspicuous hidden door on the warehouse floor. After opening it, a nearly tangible aura of corpse energy immediately wafted out.

Seeing this, Yin Congyi dared not be careless. He stood outside the hidden door and observed for a while. Seeing nothing unusual, he took out a talisman, activated it, and threw it inside.

The talisman fell into the darkness behind the hidden door and immediately burst into flames. However, the blazing fire did not illuminate the situation inside the dark room at all.

Yin Congyi cast a few spells and quickly confirmed through the talisman that there was no danger inside. He then led two subordinates directly into the room.

Just as the three of them left the ground floor of the coffin shop, a figure in fine clothes suddenly crawled out of the dark coffin where Yin Congyi had just lain.

This figure had a handsome face, sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes. He wore a gilded cloud-patterned crown, a white jade double-dragon-shaped sash around his waist, and black boots. He was exactly the same as Yin Congyi!
However, while his torso possessed normal spiritual energy, his entire head was enveloped in a dense yin energy, its black light so intense that it almost completely obscured his face, leaving only vague outlines of his features visible.

Immediately afterwards, two figures emerged from the coffins where the old cultivator in the dark green robe and the female cultivator in crimson robes had previously lain. They appeared to be two of the three Qi Refining Level 9 examinees from Chongzhou.

These two cultivators from Chongzhou were surrounded by dense yin energy and had pale faces.

Upon landing, Yin Congyi's head spun 360 degrees around his neck with a series of clicks before he walked toward the gate without the slightest hesitation.

Upon seeing this, the two cultivators from Chongzhou immediately followed.

Soon, the three of them strode out of the coffin shop.

boom!
The door slammed shut in an instant.

Beneath the hidden door, Yin Congyi could vaguely hear noises coming from above. Before he could even check his surroundings, he immediately became alert and quickly led his two Foundation Establishment subordinates back to the first floor.

The shop was closed and dimly lit, with only streaks of light filtering through the lattice windows, casting wisps of dust.

Yin Congyi walked to the main hall, looked around, and immediately frowned. He noticed that the coffin lid, which had been pushed open, was now perfectly closed on the coffin where the three of them had been lying.

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Loud noises echoed through the deep alley.

Song Jiaoyin and Liao Zhanbo fought back and forth, locked in a fierce battle.

The aftershocks of fists and kicks, the impact of spells, the shrill cries of talismans... intertwined like a net, causing houses on both sides to collapse, the ground to crack, and vegetation to be destroyed...

But soon, these streets, houses, shops, and vegetation that had been destroyed and were in ruins were restored to normal as if they had never been damaged at all.

Zheng Que stood still, carefully observing the battle, ready to lend a hand to his ghost servant at any moment.

Just then, a series of clattering footsteps suddenly sounded all around.

The once empty alley, along with the high walls on both sides, was suddenly filled with all sorts of figures.

These figures seemed to have been drawn over by the sounds of fighting to watch the spectacle, but everyone's expression remained frozen, like a still painting, without the slightest change.

(End of this chapter)