Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 480 Illusion. (First Update!)

Just as Liao Zhanbo was feeling smug, a beautiful figure parted the blood mist and quietly flew down from the sky. She had delicate eyebrows and a graceful figure. She wore a peach-red half-sleeved top with lotus leaf patterns, a pine-green short-sleeved top with a cross-collar, a light blue crepe long skirt, and a knee-length skirt with pearl and colorful embroidery. She had a shawl draped over her arm and a high-bun floral crown, looking like a fairy.

Liao Zhanbo looked closely and immediately recognized her as Fairy Floating Lantern, a steward of the Butterfly Transformation Society, with profound cultivation and a noble status.

He was slightly taken aback when he saw Fairy Floating Lanterns gracefully wave her wide sleeves and say with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Liao, congratulations!"

"Fellow Daoist, your success this time brings you one step closer to the Great Dao. You are truly not alone on this path. Let us raise a toast!"

"I have a copy of the [Nine Netherworld Treasures] here, along with the related refining method, which I would like to present as a congratulatory gift. I hope you will not refuse."

As she spoke, she flipped her hand and picked up a piece of broken wood and a pale yellow jade slip, handing them to Liao Zhanbo.

Seeing this once aloof and arrogant fairy now descend from her clouds and take the initiative to befriend him with a kind smile, Liao Zhanbo's heart was filled with excitement and he was secretly overjoyed. When he saw the seemingly ordinary piece of broken wood, his eyes lit up even more.

[Treasures from the Nine Netherworlds]!
He has now truly undergone a complete transformation, and this [Nine Netherworld Treasure] is exactly what he lacks most right now!
Liao Zhanbo immediately cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Fairy Lantern!"

Before he finished speaking, he had already eagerly accepted the broken wood and the jade slip.

After quickly inspecting the broken wood and confirming that there was nothing wrong with the [Nine Netherworld Relic], Liao Zhanbo began to examine the refining method in the jade slip and started cultivating it on the spot.

However, he had only just begun his cultivation when he suddenly frowned, stopped circulating his technique, looked up at Fairy Piaodeng, and said, "Fairy Piaodeng, this is not the refining method of the [Nine Netherworld Treasures], this is our sect's [Soul Explosion Technique]!"

Fairy Floating Lantern was taken aback for a moment, then immediately took back the pale yellow jade slip and gave him a new one, saying with a smile, "I took the wrong one."

"This one is the true method of refining."

Liao Zhanbo nodded, took the second jade slip, and eagerly began to examine it again.

But just like before, he stopped abruptly halfway through his cultivation, shaking his head and saying, "This is not a refining method, but the Xuanyuan Pavilion's [Sacrifice of Essence and Decline Technique]."

As he spoke, he looked at the fairy with suspicion. He could make a mistake once, but to make a mistake twice in a row made him suspicious of her purpose.

However, although the refining method was fake, the [Nine Netherworld Relic] in his hand was absolutely real.

Therefore, despite his doubts, Liao Zhanbo did not immediately lose his temper. Instead, he simply tossed the jade slip back and said slowly, "Thank you for your kindness, fairy."

"However, I already possess a technique for refining this [Crimson Essence Fusion Spell], so there's no need for you to worry about it, Fairy..."

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Yuwen Mansion.

Main hall.

With the help of two maids on either side, Song Jiaoyin successfully sat down in a round-backed chair. The moment she sat down, she immediately felt that her "law" had been mysteriously enhanced.

She released her grip, and the two maids immediately walked off in opposite directions.

A moment later, Song Jiaoyin's eyes lit up. Her vision, hearing, and touch had all returned, and she quickly glanced around. It was an ordinary main hall. Sitting in the main seat was Liao Zhanbo, a rogue cultivator who claimed to have come to seek an opportunity to form his core. On the four armchairs below him sat an unfamiliar old man and a young man, both sitting stiffly like statues, without making a sound. And in the chair below her was Zheng Que.

At this moment, one of the two maids who had helped her in stood behind Zheng Que, pressing down on Zheng Que's head with one hand; the other stood behind Liao Zhanbo, also reaching out to grasp Liao Zhanbo's head.

Watching this scene, Song Jiaoyin smiled faintly.

She changed the perception of the two maids who were helping her, and then, through these two maids, changed the perceptions of Zheng Que and Liao Zhanbo.

In Zheng Que and Liao Zhanbo's minds, they are not their enemies, but their masters!
Immediately afterwards, the two maids moved away from Zheng Que and Liao Zhanbo, walked out of the main hall, and rejoined the small groups of people gathered outside.

The people touched by the two maids suddenly underwent a subtle change, seemingly no longer belonging to this "strange" place, but to Song Jiaoyin.

The people who had been touched also began to move, scattering in all directions to reach out to more people.

This scene spread rapidly, much like the spread of a plague.

Soon, the entire Yuwen Manor, including all its inhabitants, had their thinking assimilated.

At this moment, a figure dressed in fine clothes and carrying a long sword strode in; it was Yan Dong, the candidate whom Hengzhou Yinshan Prefecture had high hopes for.

As soon as Yan Dong stepped into the mansion, he was immediately touched by the crowd that surrounded him. His body stiffened slightly, and he became one of them. He had no power to resist and stood in the courtyard, showing no intention of continuing to explore.

Immediately afterward, another figure dressed in fine clothes walked into the courtyard. It was Yin Congyi from the Duke of Dingguo's mansion. His fate was the same as Yan Dong's. He was grabbed by several hands and feet as soon as he crossed the threshold, and then stood motionless in place, as docile as a lamb.

The twelve fragments of "Law" were instantly assembled.

Sitting in the armchair, Song Jiaoyin felt the powerful energy within her body. A smile appeared on her lips, and she laughed heartily. Without any hesitation, she immediately took out the various items she had prepared in advance and began to form her core.

She was surrounded by a crowd, silent and loyal.

Zheng Que, Liao Zhanbo, Yan Dong, and Yin Congyi were among them, all spontaneously protecting her.

Time passed slowly, and after three days and three nights, Song Jiaoyin successfully formed her Golden Core. She immediately soared into the sky, tore through the "strangeness," and fled to the sky above Blood Tong Pass. Looking down at the surging blood mist, she felt the ghosts fleeing from all directions. Even the aura of a few [Iron Tree Prison] ghosts faintly conveyed fear and slowly retreated. She felt that all the pent-up emotions in her chest had disappeared. All the hardships, anxieties, and confusion she had experienced since entering the Dao had vanished like smoke.

All that remains is a heart full of passion, which I dedicate to the great path.

Next, Song Jiaoyin slays demons in Blood Pass, establishes strongholds, manages markets, intimidates her peers, and plunders supplies...

When the six-month period was up, she ascended to the top of the Heavenly Ranking of the Immortal Examination with undisputed achievements!

The chief examiner, Ning Jiushan, praised her highly, extolling her repeatedly on the snowy mountain. He then abandoned the other candidates who had passed the immortal examination, as well as many examiners, and took her alone to the royal city to meet the regent princess.

Despite her busy schedule, the Regent Princess made time to receive her and bestowed upon her countless cultivation resources. Among them, the most precious was a high-level cultivation technique called the "Secret Record of Yin-Yang Harmony"...

(End of this chapter)