Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 486 The Azure Sun Lantern. (First Update!)

Whizzing……

With a flick of his wrist, Yin Congyi unleashed two [Illusion-Breaking Talismans] that shot towards Yan Dong and Song Jiaoyin respectively.

Seeing this, Xue Shuangzi, who was originally rushing towards Yin Congyi, suddenly turned around and rushed towards the two [Illusion-Breaking Talismans].

Brush brush!
The two [Illusion-Breaking Talismans] moved incredibly fast, but Xue Shuangzi was even faster. Before the talismans could even get close to Yan Dong and Song Jiaoyin, they were torn to shreds by Xue Shuangzi!

Before Yin Congyi could make another move, Xue Shuangzi casually tossed away the talisman fragments and immediately opened her mouth to exhale a cloud of pink mist.

This is 【Rouge Tears】!
The pink mist appeared and immediately spread, enveloping the entire main hall in the blink of an eye, releasing a faint, sweet fragrance.

The sweet fragrance is intoxicating, like a small brush that teases the mind, stirring up a multitude of thoughts and making one's imagination run wild.

However, when the fog reached the area around the five seats, it seemed to be blocked by something and could not get close to the five chairs.

At the same time, Yin Congyi lightly tapped his toes and kept retreating, hurriedly dodging [Rouge Dew]. He was soon forced into a corner and found himself in a situation where he had nowhere to retreat.

Without hesitation, he reached into his storage bag again and took out a bronze lamp.

This bronze lamp is shaped like a faceless servant kneeling on the ground, raising his hands above his head to hold a small, long, gold-lacquered plate, on which the wick is located. Its craftsmanship is exquisite, with intricate intertwined floral patterns carved on the gold plate, and several colorful gemstones inlaid at the flower stamens, refracting points of light. The overall design is magnificent and sophisticated, exuding a subtle spiritual charm.

This is a ritual implement!
Yin Congyi made a hand seal and quickly lit the bronze lamp.

The bronze lamp suddenly ignited with a pale blue flame, like willow branches stretching out in spring, radiating a warm and vibrant energy. The swarming [Rouge Dew] was immediately forced back upon touching this pale blue halo, unable to envelop Yin Congyi.

However, although Yin Congyi avoided the direct effects of the "Rouge Dew" thanks to the bronze lamp, the lamp only illuminated a small area in front of him, and all he could see was a vast expanse of pink mist, making it impossible to discern directions and severely obscuring his vision and perception.

He could no longer pinpoint Yan Dong and Song Jiaoyin's location; he could only rely on his memory to roughly determine their positions.

call!
At this moment, a gust of cold wind suddenly blew through the pink mist. This wind was not large, but it was as sharp as an arrow, with a clear target, aiming straight for the wick of the bronze lamp.

The pale blue flame flickered and swayed, casting Yin Congyi's shadow violently across the wall. Yet, the warm halo of light remained firmly in front of him, showing no sign of dissipating or weakening.

Yin Congyi remained calm. This Qingyang Lamp was produced by the Heavenly Artifact Sect, and its quality was in no way inferior to the Soul-Summoning Banner in Zheng Que's hand.

Once it is lit, only a cultivator can blow it out. Even if a ghost's cultivation reaches the peak of the [Scissors Prison], it cannot do anything to it!

In a flash, Yin Congyi placed the Qingyang Lamp above his head. With this action, the pale blue flame instantly intensified, and its coverage rapidly expanded, forcing back the surrounding pink mist.

Immediately afterwards, he took out a black pottery incense burner in the shape of a tripod with a beast-face pattern from his storage bag. This incense burner looked ordinary, like the kind used by ordinary wealthy families, but like the Qingyang Lamp, it exuded a pure spiritual energy.

This is also a magic artifact of extremely high quality!

Taking advantage of the bright light of the Qingyang Lantern, Yin Congyi immediately placed the incense burner in front of him, pulled out three black incense sticks, inserted them into the incense burner, and lit them with a flick of his wrist.

Three black incense sticks burned rapidly, emitting large plumes of gray smoke.

These wisps of mist gathered together and gradually began to transform into a figure with a long, elegant neck and a high-piled hair bun.

When it condensed into just a head, it exuded the aura of the peak of Qi Refining; when it condensed into half a body and an arm, its aura had already reached the peak of Foundation Establishment. As the black incense sticks fell inch by inch, the figure gradually took shape, and its aura continued to rise.

Soon, a graceful figure appeared, wearing a lotus crown atop her high bun, adorned with hairpins, jewels cascading down her cheeks, and flowing skirts, resembling an exceptionally beautiful woman.

At this moment, the figure was about to condense a second arm, and the aura of the peak Foundation Establishment stage surged forth, as if it was about to step into the Core Formation stage.

This black pottery incense burner with animal mask design is one of the trump cards that Master Yan Bingyi bestowed upon Yin Congyi!

Originally, he had no intention of using it in this immortal test, but now that he was facing a life-or-death situation, he couldn't care less about that.

brush!
Seemingly aware of the terrifying power of that graceful figure, Xue Shuangzi moved like the wind, instantly rushing into the range of the [Qingyang Lamp]. Before the graceful figure could fully materialize, she grabbed at the black pottery beast-face incense burner.

clang!
A metallic clang echoed, and the black pottery incense burner with beast-face design remained intact. Xue Shuangzi's fierce strike hadn't even left a scratch on the burner.

However, the three black incense sticks burning in the stove went out all at once.

The moment the incense went out, the graceful figure opened her eyes. Her narrow phoenix eyes, outlined by the smoke, were cold and majestic. She hovered in mid-air, like a deity who had been summoned.

She didn't look at Xue Shuangzi, but instead looked directly down at Yin Congyi.

Perhaps because the burning incense sticks were interrupted, the graceful figure's aura froze at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.

"Master!"

Yin Congyi immediately bowed respectfully, about to explain something, when the graceful figure spoke calmly: "You have disappointed your teacher greatly!"

As she spoke, the graceful figure suddenly turned her head to look into the depths of [Rouge Tears]: "It's getting lively..."

At that moment, Xue Shuangzi charged directly at Yin Congyi.

The graceful figure finally turned to look at Xue Shuangzi and immediately made her move.

Boom boom boom...

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Zheng Que sat upright in the armchair. In his mind, the stroke of the fourth character had stopped. He and the unfamiliar young cultivator in the opposite chair were locked in a stalemate over the fragment.

However, the fifth character in his mind was gradually forming.

This is the second fragment from Liao Zhanbo's side!
As Liao Zhanbo self-destructed once again in the illusion, the fifth word in Zheng Que's mind instantly became complete, and he successfully obtained the fourth fragment.

The last figure standing beside Liao Zhanbo also quietly dissipated, like a sand tower collapsing.

The area beside the main seat was completely empty.

Liao Zhanbo possessed a total of four fragments, but Zheng Que has taken two of them and Yin Congyi has taken one, leaving only the last fragment in his original body!
(End of this chapter)