Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 466 repeated. (First update!)

Outside the pharmacy, the wide street was deserted, without a single person in sight.

Le Jingxuan, who had just walked out of the pharmacy, turned around, glanced around casually, and, finding nothing unusual, went straight back into the pharmacy.

Yan Dong just told him that as long as he enters this shop next time, he will tell him all the secrets of this "strange" place, and the reasons why the other party knows those secrets.

There's no need to hesitate about something like this!
He had just come out of the pharmacy; if he went back in one more time, he would have fulfilled Yan Dong's request...

Thinking of this, Le Jingxuan raised his hand and pushed the door open.

Squeak!

Inside the door was a clean and tidy shop. On the chest-high counter were the eight characters "Eight Stars Return to Righteousness, Five Flavors Regulate the Harmony". From the dazzling array of items on the counter, a faint, bitter aroma of mixed medicinal herbs wafted out.

Everything was exactly the same as before.

Without hesitation, Le Jingxuan stepped over the threshold and went inside.

The moment he entered the shop, the memories in his mind vanished like a flood breaking through a dam.

And it's not just about memories!
One of his eyes, along with the surrounding flesh, rotted rapidly in the blink of an eye, oozing yellow-green pus with a distinctly foul odor.

pat.

With a soft thud, before the pus that had already flowed down to his chin could drip off, one of Le Jingxuan's eyeballs detached from its socket and fell onto the floor tiles, splattering fluids everywhere and emitting a strong fishy smell.

He looked terrifying at that moment. His eye sockets, now devoid of eyeballs, were black and filled with pus and blood. The area around his eye sockets was also expanding, and against the backdrop of the eerie atmosphere emanating from the shop, he appeared as both a human and a ghost, an extremely chilling sight.

However, Le Jingxuan himself was completely unaware of anything unusual, and didn't even notice that he was missing an eyeball, and continued walking into the pharmacy.

Before he knew it, a figure in a magnificent blue robe appeared before him.

The figure, clad in a wide belt with a white jade and gold embroidered eagle and bear motifs, and carrying a long sword on his back, was none other than Yan Dong.

When Le Jingxuan's gaze fell on Yan Dong, he suddenly remembered something and immediately asked, "Fellow Daoist Yan, this 'strange' place is extremely dangerous. Why are we entering this pharmacy?"

Yan Dong stopped and replied calmly, "Danger?"

"Fellow Daoist, don't you think this 'strange' place is abnormally safe, with not a single cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining dying? It's not dangerous at all, it's practically unsafe."

This was exactly the same conversation as before, and Le Jingxuan didn't notice anything amiss at all, as if it were his first time entering this pharmacy with Yan Dong.

"...Perhaps it's just good luck that we haven't encountered any danger yet..."

"...You should know about 'rule'..."

"...Besides being able to piece things together, it can also be used to break them apart..."

"..."

After their conversation, Le Jingxuan asked the same question again, "Fellow Daoist Yan, may I ask how you obtained this information?"

Yan Dong's deep voice came: "The next time you enter this shop, I will tell you everything!"

Therefore, Le Jingxuan readily agreed, left the pharmacy again, and prepared to re-enter...

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Coffin shop.

In the dimly lit hall, the lotus-shaped central hall stood out vividly. Yin Congyi stared at the three tightly sealed coffins before him, his brow furrowed. Suddenly, he transmitted his voice to his two subordinates beside him and asked, "Do you remember what Zheng Que said earlier?"

Zheng Que?

What is Zheng Quo?
The two Foundation Establishment subordinates looked blank and shook their heads slowly, clearly not remembering meeting Zheng Que before.

Seeing this, Yin Congyi's expression turned serious. He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "I think I know what's going on."

"It's a bit late, but I hope my luck won't be too bad!"

"Otherwise, we'll just have to wait to die..."

Without going back to the basement, he went to the black coffin he had just emerged from and began to wait patiently.

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On the long street, Song Jiaoyin's face was cold and hard. The ivory fan in her hand was half-hidden under her arm. Under her wide sleeves, she slowly moved her five fingers, feeling the invisible shackles begin to fade. When she looked at Zheng Que, her gaze became much deeper.

Maintaining her original posture, Song Jiaoyin stood motionless in place. Behind her, her two subordinates were suppressed by the blood-skull, kneeling on the ground, unable to struggle at all, like insects stuck in a spider web.

Zheng Que, holding a banner to summon the soul, stood in front of Song Jiaoyin, looking down at the apple of the eye of the prefect of Qinzhou.

"As for four or more fragments..."

Song Jiaoyin's voice was clear and sweet, and her speech was slow and gentle. She paused slightly at this point, and her body, which had seemed to be restrained, suddenly seemed to break free of some kind of restriction. She suddenly sprang up and slapped Zheng Que with her palm.

She was a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, and under normal circumstances, if she suddenly attacked, a cultivator in the early-stage Foundation Establishment stage wouldn't be able to react at all.

However, although Song Jiaoyin had temporarily broken free from the restraints, this palm strike was far less powerful and faster than usual.

call!
The next moment, Zheng Que grabbed Song Jiaoyin's wrist, forcing her hand to stop just inches away from his face.

Seeing her surprise attack fail again, Song Jiaoyin's expression turned cold. With such strength, the opponent was indeed a Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment cultivator!

For a moment, Song Jiaoyin cursed inwardly.

They've already reached the Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment stage, why are they even participating in the Immortal Trial?!

If the other party is just an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator, even if it is in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, or in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, she will still have a chance!
In a flash, Song Jiaoyin coldly demanded, "Who exactly are you?"

Zheng Que's expression remained unchanged. Song Jiaoyin was now able to counterattack him, although she only had one move left, but it was clear that the effect of the [Ghost Control Technique] was waning.

If all goes as expected, given some time, the other party should be able to completely break free from the control of the [Ghost Control Technique].

Under normal circumstances, the fastest and most convenient way to obtain all the information about the other party is to directly search their soul.

However, based on the information the other party just gave, Song Jiaoyin herself has no memory; her memories are all in the fragments the other party obtained.

If he were to directly search his soul now, he would most likely find nothing.

Unless the fragment the other party obtained just pops out and allows him to piece it together.

More importantly, Song Jiaoyin conforms to his "laws," which can enhance his strength...

As his mind raced, Zheng Que ignored Song Jiaoyin's question and continued, "Why do we sometimes suddenly return to the entrance of the market?"

(End of this chapter)