Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 467 Erosion. (Second Update!)

Song Jiaoyin's wrist was grabbed by Zheng Que, and she subconsciously tried to break free, but the suppression of the [Ghost Control Technique] on her body had not completely disappeared, and she was unable to retract her arm for a moment due to insufficient strength.

Upon hearing Zheng Que's question, she took a deep breath, knowing full well that the reason the other party had not yet harmed her was mainly to obtain information from her side.

Once she reveals all the information, it will be her death day!

Of course, the fact that the other side is not making a move yet is also an opportunity for me.

Thinking of this, Song Jiaoyin immediately replied, "It's not that we suddenly returned to the entrance of the market, but that the twelve fragments of 'law' in this 'strange' will return to their origin in the 'strange' during the process of being broken and pieced together."

"When the fragments return, the people who possess the fragments will also return."

"That's why sometimes we suddenly return to the entrance of the market."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que frowned, thought quickly for a moment, and then asked, "So, when I first entered this 'strange' place, you and Yan Dong were not among the twelve people."

"Back then, you and Yan Dong had already had the fragments removed from your bodies?"

Upon hearing this, Song Jiaoyin shook her head and said calmly, "When the fragments return, people can simply hide in the surrounding shops and avoid returning to the entrance of the market."

"In the beginning, all twelve pieces will return."

"Now that more people have discovered this rule, the number of fragments that actually return each time is getting smaller and smaller."

Zheng listened attentively, quickly noting down the information, and then asked again, "Since fewer fragments have returned, why are there still only twelve people returning to the market entrance?"

Song Jiaoyin glanced at Zheng Que, but instead of answering the question directly, she asked in a calm voice, "Haven't you noticed that the yin energy on everyone here is getting heavier and heavier?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que nodded slightly.

Up to now, everyone except himself has been accumulating more and more yin energy.

In the most severe cases, the black light permeated the magical vision, and the white light representing yang energy was almost dying. The person was shrouded in dense yin energy, making it difficult to distinguish between human and ghost.

Song Jiaoyin continued, "The fragments of 'Law' inside this 'strange' thing were smashed to pieces."

"Therefore, each fragment contains a vast amount of Yin energy."

"While we obtain the fragments, we will also be corrupted by the yin energy within them."

"If we are eroded by too much yin energy, certain parts of us will slowly become like fragments."

"When the fragments return to their origin, some cultivators who have been corrupted by Yin energy will also return along with the fragments, even if the fragments have been removed from their bodies."

“In severe cases, we cultivators can also be shattered and pieced back together…”

"By then, we may no longer be 'human'!"

"It's only a matter of time before I become part of this 'weirdness'."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que's expression turned solemn. According to Song Jiaoyin, the other party's condition, which was being eroded by the fragments, was actually very serious.

If that fragment of the opponent is removed, it is very likely that it will be "shattered" when faced with his full-force attack!
However, Song Jiaoyin, though "shattered," shouldn't die. Instead, she can be used by other people or ghosts within this "strange" entity to piece herself back together, just like piecing together fragments of "Law." At that point, both Song Jiaoyin and the other cultivators whose bodies were pieced together will become true ghosts, and thus become part of this "strange" entity…

Thinking of this, Zheng Que suddenly released Song Jiaoyin's hand to prevent himself from accidentally crushing her wrist.

He continued, "There's one more question."

“You said that in this ‘strange’ place, only fragments can record memories.”

"As long as the fragments are not broken or removed, the memory will remain."

"However, although the fragments in my body were not damaged, I still experienced memory problems more than three times."

"The first time was when I was investigating in the market and I entered a pharmacy where Yan Dong worked."

"I clearly went in with my ghost servant and Le Jingxuan, who was also a candidate from Tuzhou."

"However, after seeing Yan Dong, Le Jingxuan inexplicably disappeared!"

"I have also lost some of my memories related to Le Jingxuan."

"The second time was when I was touched by the 'people' in this market."

"The third one is about my memories of my ghost servant; that was probably you who did it..."

Once Song Jiaoyin's arm was free, she immediately took a few steps back. With her hurried movements, the longevity lock pendant rustled. After confirming that she had created some distance between herself and Zheng Que, she raised her ivory fan, half-resting it against her chin, and looked at Zheng Que, asking in confusion, "Since you have lost your memories related to Le Jingxuan, why are you able to remember these missing memories so clearly now?"

Zheng Que shook his head slightly. The reason he was able to recall that part of his memory had nothing to do with the fragments of "Law"; it was entirely because he had been to the underworld once...

In a flash, Zheng Que replied directly, "This is the effect of my 'law'."

Upon hearing this, Song Jiaoyin had no doubts.

The "laws" within this "weirdness" are still just fragments, not yet truly pieced together.

However, Zheng Que possesses a complete "law" within him, which is not surprising as it allows him to resist the "law" within this "strange" entity.

After thinking for a moment, Song Jiaoyin nodded slightly and said, "You will lose your memories related to Tu Zhou Le Jing Xuan because when the three of you acted together, you were three fragments that recorded your memories after entering the market."

"These three fragments, under those circumstances, could be considered a whole."

"If one of the three fragments is suddenly missing, the corresponding overall memory will naturally also be missing a part."

"As for the 'people' in this market, they are part of this 'strange' place. What they are really touching is not you, but the fragments within you."

“Under normal circumstances, as long as you are touched by those ‘people’, the fragments on your body will be immediately removed.”

"However, you possess a complete 'law' that can resist this 'monster's' attempt to extract the fragments."

"And after you were touched by those 'people,' your memories were affected. It must be that your 'law' was unable to completely resist the power of this 'strange' thing. So the fragments were not extracted, but a portion of the memories within the fragments were extracted!"

(End of this chapter)