Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 481 Peeking into Memories. (Second Update!)

Step, step, step...

Yan Dong strode into the Treasure Bottle Gate, bypassed the lake rocks, and headed straight for the main hall.

As soon as he entered the hall, he saw five figures in five seats: Liao Zhanbo at the head of the table, and Song Jiaoyin and Zheng Que on the right.

Yan Dong's eyes flashed, and he immediately looked at the two round-backed chairs on the left. The old man and the young man sitting in them were like puppets, obviously not normal. Moreover, he had never seen the faces of these two people before.

In the blink of an eye, Yan Dong walked directly to the side of the elderly cultivator without stopping. As he approached, the elderly cultivator's appearance immediately began to change, becoming more and more like Yan Dong.

Soon, he became exactly like Yan Dong.

Yan Dong lifted his robe and sat down on the figure. The moment the two identical figures overlapped completely, he immediately felt that his "law" was being empowered by a powerful force.

Seeing that Liao Zhanbo, Song Jiaoyin, and Zheng Que were all sitting motionless in their chairs, Yan Dong did not hesitate and immediately used his "Law"...

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Yin Congyi frowned slightly as he looked at the fading light on his body and quickened his pace.

As soon as he stepped into the main hall of the Yuwen Mansion, he saw that Liao Zhanbo, Song Jiaoyin, Zheng Que, and Yan Dong were already seated on the only five chairs. Only the last armchair was occupied by a strange young cultivator who looked like a statue.

Without delay, Yin Congyi walked directly toward the young cultivator. As soon as he got close, the young cultivator immediately transformed into his appearance.

Not long after, Yin Congyi quietly took his seat...

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The main hall of the Yuwen Mansion.

Looking at the other four people who had already taken their seats, Zheng Que nodded slightly.

In this "strange" place, only fragments of "law" can hold memories. Whoever obtains more fragments will have more information.

Those who arrive earlier have a natural and enormous advantage.

"【Soul Explosion Technique】, is that a technique from the sect Liao Zhanbo came from?"

"This technique was passed down to me by Luo Fuyu."

"The same goes for the [Secret Record of Yin and Yang Harmony]."

"However, Song Jiaoyin, the grandniece of the governor of Qinzhou, did not recognize the origin of the [Secret Record of Yin-Yang Harmony]."

"This Liao Zhanbo is indeed a disciple of one of the six major sects, and he may not be an ordinary disciple."

Thinking of this, Zheng Que smiled slightly.

He has now successfully pieced together the "Law" that Mengyao, the "Law Ghost," once possessed in the Wanshan Temple.

Now that Liao Zhanbo is trapped in the illusion, the suppression of his five senses has been automatically lifted.

Of course, this is because Liao Zhanbo's "rule" is incomplete, and therefore cannot counteract the complete "rule" within him.

His current "law" can not only allow the target to enter an illusion, but also allow him to peer into the target's memories within that illusion.

Back when he was in Wanshan Temple, the [Sacrifice to the Origin of Life and Death Technique] that the "Law Ghost" passed on to him was a memory he had gleaned from Chen Zhentao of Xuanyuan Pavilion.

The same applies to the Regent Princess, the Holy Maiden of the Blood Lotus Sect, Nie Wanrui, the granddaughter of the Grand Elder of the Xuanyuan Pavilion, and Shangguan Pianxue, the number one fairy of the Resentful Sea... whom he encountered in the illusion.

And now, the fairy of floating lanterns, the steward of the Butterfly Transformation Society in Liao Zhanbo's illusion, was also something he gleaned from her memories.

However, this kind of exploration of memories is different from soul searching.

It can only peek into some of the more deeply ingrained people and events in the target's memory, unable to obtain the target's entire memory. Its advantage is its extremely high degree of secrecy, allowing it to be carried out unnoticed. "This reassembled 'law' seems to be temporary..."

"Now, as soon as I leave this seat, the 'law' will immediately revert to its original state."

"To maintain this newly pieced-together 'law,' one needs to master this 'oddity.'"

"This rogue cultivator's memories contain methods for mastering 'strange' techniques."

"But his memory of this part is too vague."

"My current 'law' can only glimpse a small part of his memories; I need to guide him a bit..."

Thinking this, Zheng Que turned to look at Song Jiaoyin beside him.

Song Jiaoyin sat upright in the armchair with a very dignified yet stiff posture. At this moment, the yin energy around her was like billowing black smoke, exuding a strong chill, and she was completely a ghost.

Perhaps the only difference between this candidate from Qinzhou and a ghost is that she still believes herself to be human.

Because within the illusion, when Song Jiaoyin broke through her cultivation level, she condensed her Golden Core, unlike Liao Zhanbo who broke through to the [Iron Tree Prison]...

"This situation is somewhat similar to Shu Yunying's."

"Shu Yunying also always thought she was a human being..."

As his thoughts raced, Zheng Que turned his gaze back to Yan Dong, who was diagonally opposite him.

By peering into Yan Dong's memories within the illusion, Zheng Que quickly learned that Yan Dong possessed three fragments, all of which were related to the "tongue consciousness" among the "five senses".

Therefore, the other party's "law" is a fraudulent trap.

By using words as bait to trick the target into repeating something, you can keep the target on a loop indefinitely.

Each time the loop completes, the target loses its memory of the loop, and then the process repeats itself, endlessly...

When he first met the other party in that pharmacy, the other party had used this "law" on him.

If he had actually done as instructed at that time, leaving the pharmacy first and then entering it again, he would have continued to go in and out of the pharmacy without feeling anything unusual or stopping, and would have been completely trapped in the other party's trap.

Besides, he couldn't lie while he was in that pharmacy... that was the danger within the "strange"!
Each shop in this "strange" place is actually a combination or a way of piecing together fragments.

Staying in a shop for a long time can grant access to memories associated with that shop, but doing so also carries the risk of becoming trapped inside.

If you want to leave at that time, you will have to rely on the power of "law".

Furthermore, once inside the shop, closing off one's five senses can allow one to avoid dangers within the shop for a short period of time.

This is why, when he and Song Jiaoyin and her servant hid inside the shop, they told him to be quiet, close his eyes, and cover his ears...

Thinking of this, Zheng Que looked at Yin Congyi, who was sitting directly opposite him.

Yin Congyi now only has one fragment left.

This fragment can only preserve the memories of the other party within this "strange" place; it cannot exert the effect of "law".

Of course, within the illusion, this young master from the Duke's mansion has already reached the Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment stage and is currently wreaking havoc and invincible in Blood Pass...

Feeling the rapidly depleting true energy within his body, Zheng Que slightly closed his eyes and observed the changes in the "law" in his mind.

In the image in my mind, the empty bamboo stick still floats in the air, with red threads swaying gracefully on it, while next to the bamboo stick, the character that originally had only one stroke has now crisscrossed and is almost forming a complete character...

(End of this chapter)