Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 483, Round Two. (Second update!)

Zheng Que was immediately surprised. Liao Zhanbo had self-destructed in the illusion, but in reality, not only did he not die, but the side effects of the [Sacrifice Yuan Withering and Flourishing Technique] also disappeared.

Could those three servant-like figures beside the other party die in their place?

And when they die, can they take all the negative things that happened to them with them?
The second fragment he has obtained is from the figure who just died in place of Liao Zhanbo, while Liao Zhanbo's own fragment is still intact!

As Zheng Que was thinking, a series of unfamiliar memories suddenly flooded his mind...

In a daze, he saw a rogue cultivator from the lower class, who had gathered a group of companions and come to this "strange" market to seek opportunities.

The rogue cultivator was clearly an experienced adventurer. He was extremely cautious after entering the "strange" place. He and his companion proceeded cautiously, using various techniques to repeatedly explore and test each step they took, each shop they entered, and each object they touched, in order to avoid danger as much as possible.

After much effort and the loss of several companions, the rogue cultivator finally figured out some of the rules of this market, as well as the most valuable "law" in the market.

However, not long after obtaining these clues, he perished due to his limited strength and vision...

Zheng steadied himself and quickly sorted out this unfamiliar memory.

These are memories in fragments.

The owner of the memories should be a rogue cultivator who once stumbled into this "strange" place. The overall memories in the fragments are the experience of this rogue cultivator exploring the "strange" place and ultimately dying.

If he had obtained the memories from this fragment the moment he stepped into this "strange" place, he would have been able to immediately grasp a few useful clues.

Unfortunately, all of these clues are now useless...

Song Jiaoyin had told him before that by piecing together the two fragments, he could obtain some of the memories within them, and now it seemed that this was indeed true.

He has now pieced together two fragments, but the memories he has gained are not many.

The more fragments he pieces together, the more complete the memories he should be able to obtain from this "strange" entity...

At this moment, the strokes of the third and fourth characters on the bamboo slip in Zheng Que's mind simultaneously appeared, in addition to the first two characters.

He snapped out of his daze and looked at Yan Dong and Yin Congyi sitting opposite him.

The third fragment came from Yan Dong; the fourth fragment came from Yin Congyi.

At this moment, Yan Dong, within the illusion, received an opportunity from his fiancée and is preparing to cultivate the [Soul Explosion Technique].
Meanwhile, in the illusion, under the guidance of his beautiful master, Yin Congyi also began to cultivate the [Sacrifice of Essence and Decline Technique].

On the other hand, in Song Jiaoyin's illusion, although she didn't recognize the origin of the [Yin Yang Harmony Secret Record], she hesitated to cultivate this technique...

Therefore, we haven't been able to get our hands on the fragments from Song Jiaoyin yet.

Observing the illusionary situation of the four people beside him, Zheng Que immediately focused all his attention on Liao Zhanbo.

Compared to the three candidates for the Immortal Examination—Song Jiaoyin, Yan Dong, and Yin Congyi—Liao Zhanbo was a true disciple of the six major sects and knew far more than anyone else.

This must be addressed as a priority!

However, at this moment...

boom! !

With a deafening roar, the entire Yuwen Mansion was instantly severed in two, with the Treasure Bottle Gate as the boundary. The front yard was engulfed in flying sand and dust, and a gigantic ghostly hand slammed heavily onto the open ground outside the gate, instantly turning the lake stones into dust.

The sand and gravel practically roared into the main hall, splattering the five people inside with their heads and faces covered in sand and gravel.

It's the ghostly hand of that [Iron Tree Prison] demon!

Zheng Que frowned, clearly sensing that the "strange" power of this market was rapidly weakening under the ravages of this ghostly hand.

The "law" he reconstructed also began to be affected, seemingly on the verge of reverting to the original rules at any moment.

Without hesitation, Zheng Que extended two fingers and pointed them at his brow. Immediately afterward, he unleashed a low-level decree, striking directly at the ghostly hand that was still attempting to cause further destruction.

Whoosh!
The ghost from the Iron Tree Prison only had one ghostly hand probing into the "strangeness," unable to see the specific situation inside, and showed no intention of dodging at all.

The next moment, the edict transformed into a beam of mysterious light and disappeared into the ghost's hand.

The giant ghostly hand froze in mid-air, motionless.

He is currently receiving an imperial decree!
Looking at this scene, Zheng Que's expression remained extremely solemn, showing no sign of relaxation. Although the [Iron Tree Prison] ghost had been sealed, he did not have time to enter the underworld and could not command it.

This edict can only buy me some time.

Thinking of this, Zheng Que immediately began to fully control the illusion...

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In fantasy.

"what!!"

Liao Zhanbo let out a terrified scream and suddenly opened his eyes.

He immediately saw that he was still sitting in the main seat of the Yuwen Mansion's main hall amidst the "strange" market.

In the two armchairs on the right, the figures of Zheng Que and Song Jiaoyin had been swallowed up by the original middle-aged cultivator and the charming female cultivator.

In the two armchairs on the left, the two puppet-like figures, one old and one young, remained unchanged.

On the open ground not far away, Yan Dong and Yin Congyi's bodies lay intertwined, dead on the spot, their bodies already stiffening, exuding wisps of deathly aura.

Two figures stood beside him, while outside the door, sand and gravel flew everywhere, like a thick haze, obscuring the huge ghostly hand that had descended from the sky. Half of the Yuwen Mansion had already collapsed.

At this moment, the ghostly hand slowly rose, clearly intending to continue its attack on the area.

Liao Zhanbo suddenly realized that he had just been under an illusion!

His cultivation level has not yet broken through, and he is still inside the "strangeness" of Xue Tong Pass.

It was this [Iron Tree Prison] ghost in front of us that caused this trouble!

Unbeknownst to him, he had fallen under the illusion of this [Iron Tree Prison] ghost!

Thinking of this, Liao Zhanbo reached into his storage bag without hesitation, took out a talisman specifically for dealing with illusions, and stuck it on his forehead.

The talisman had just been affixed when it immediately began to burn, and a beam of light, like a cloak, enveloped his entire body.

With the blessing of the talisman, Liao Zhanbo immediately began to break through the [Iron Tree Prison] again...

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Inside the Yuwen Manor, the dust gradually settled, and the pale yellow sky outside the gate became clearer. The ghostly hand remained frozen in the air, still being sealed.

Under Zheng Que's gaze, Liao Zhanbo, who was sitting in the main seat, suddenly reached out and grabbed at the storage bag at his waist.

While in the illusion, Liao Zhanbo only made this one movement. In reality, he didn't even open the storage bag. He simply grabbed a handful of air and stuck it to his forehead.

Immediately afterwards, Liao Zhanbo began to experience the second round of illusions.

On the bamboo slip in Zheng Que's mind, the strokes of the fifth character began to appear...

(End of this chapter)