Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 487 Stalemate. (Second update!)

Having obtained the fourth fragment, Zheng Que gained a large amount of new memories, and his control over the fragments improved significantly.

The standoff between him and the young cultivator in the armchair opposite him was immediately broken.

In my mind, the number of strokes in the fourth character gradually began to increase.

Zheng Que took a deep breath and steadied himself.

The memories in the fourth fragment seem to hold many secrets, but he doesn't have time to examine them closely right now.

With an extra fragment, the rate at which his true essence was being consumed was not as exaggerated as before, but it still couldn't last much longer.

He needs more fragments!

Thinking of this, Zheng Que turned to look at Liao Zhanbo.

Liao Zhanbo has now begun the third round of the illusion. Unlike the previous two times, this time, the opponent has clearly realized that he may still be in the illusion and has begun to use various means to test him.

Zheng Que then looked at Yan Dong.

Yan Dong is currently undergoing the second round of the illusion. Its development path is somewhat different from the first time, but only in some details. Overall, there is not much change.

As the illusion progressed, the strokes of the sixth character began to appear in Zheng Que's mind. This character corresponded to the second fragment on Yan Dong's body.

Zheng Que then looked at Song Jiaoyin.

Unlike Liao Zhanbo and Yan Dong, Song Jiaoyin has been trapped in the illusion for quite some time, but there has been little progress.

This is because, within the illusion, he arranged for himself to be the other person's destined partner, but it never succeeded.

His current "law" is in the following order: "birth", "path", "marriage", and "death".

Song Jiaoyin's current situation is stuck on the "marriage" stage.

However, he had just peeked into Song Jiaoyin's memories and found no one she had a crush on.

According to the explanation given by the abbot of Wanshan Temple, there is only one possibility in this situation: he is not Song Jiaoyin's destined partner, and her destined partner is someone else.

Moreover, Song Jiaoyin has not yet met her destined partner, so even she herself doesn't know who her destined partner is!

“My original ‘law’ can definitely be used on Song Jiaoyin.”

“But if I were to piece the original ‘law’ back together, the current illusion would not be able to continue.”

"Also, it seems that things have reached a stalemate with Liao Zhanbo; neither of them is willing to self-destruct..."

Just then, Zheng Que suddenly realized something and immediately turned his head to look up.

Through the dilapidated roof, he immediately saw that one of the fingers of the giant ghostly hand hovering in mid-air twitched slightly. The ghostly hand of the [Iron Tree Prison] had finished its sealing!
Zheng Que frowned immediately. If this ghost's cultivation level was only [Tongue-Pulling Prison], he could give it another decree. The impact of two decrees of the same level could cause it to fall into a coma.

But this is neither the ghost of the Tongue-Pulling Hell nor the ghost of the Scissors Hell, but the ghost of the Iron Tree Hell!
Repeatedly issuing multiple imperial edicts of the same rank has a significant impact on the spirit and soul.

However, this kind of impact has little effect on ghosts of the [Iron Tree Prison] level.

Ku Lan, whose cultivation level was only at the [Tongue-Pulling Prison], was able to withstand three imperial edicts in a row before falling into a coma.

Now, even if he used up all the edicts he had accumulated between his brows, he might not be able to knock out this ghost from the Iron Tree Prison!
At the same time, Zheng Que's true energy suddenly began to be consumed violently, just like a dam that had just been repaired collapsing again.

He immediately looked at the unfamiliar young cultivator opposite him and saw that although the other party was still holding the bamboo stick in his hand, the bamboo stick was full of ominous inscriptions that appeared and disappeared, as if they might dissipate at any moment.

The unfamiliar young cultivator figure had already realized that he was in an illusion, and was using the only fragment on his body to fight against his "law"!
Realizing this, Zheng Que's expression darkened slightly. The sealing of the ghost in the Iron Tree Prison was complete, the "human" within the "strange" had awakened, Song Jiaoyin and Liao Zhanbo were both in a stalemate, and Xue Shuangzi seemed to have not yet dealt with Yin Congyi...

If this continues, I'll be in danger!

Before Zheng Que could continue to ponder, the giant ghost hand hovering in the air twitched a few more fingers, looking as if it would fully recover in the next moment!
Moreover, the ghosts that have received the imperial decree will be even stronger than before!

Seeing the situation becoming increasingly critical, Zheng Que quickly calmed down. If he were to deal with both the ghostly hand of the Iron Tree Prison and the figure sitting in the armchair opposite him at the same time, he would surely die.

However, the unfamiliar young cultivator was part of this "strange" place.

Meanwhile, the ghostly hand of the Iron Tree Prison is destroying this "strange" place.

In a flash, Zheng Li made a decision. He reached out and made a gesture, instantly taking back the bamboo stick from the unfamiliar young cultivator's hand.

Without the suppression of the "law", the unfamiliar young cultivator figure instantly broke free from the illusion.

The moment the unfamiliar young cultivator awoke, the Yuwen Manor, which had been mostly collapsed, began to recover instantly.

The roof that had been punched through was completely transformed, the collapsed courtyard wall, the broken flower bed, the lake stones that had been crushed into dust... In the blink of an eye, the dilapidated mansion, which was originally full of potholes and dust, was restored to its original quiet, clean and intact appearance.

The crowd scattered throughout the mansion dissipated like bursting bubbles, transforming into condensed black energy that flowed from all parts of the mansion like rivers flowing into the sea, merging into the body of the unfamiliar young cultivator.

The unfamiliar young cultivator's aura initially appeared to be at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, but as he absorbed the approaching black energy, his strength began to increase rapidly.

However, this improvement is not a breakthrough to the Core Formation stage, but a transformation towards the [Iron Tree Prison]!
For a moment, the [Rouge Dew] that filled the main hall seemed to be suppressed and began to shrink rapidly.

Just then, in mid-air, the [Iron Tree Prison] ghost hand had fully recovered and, without any delay, crashed down on the Yuwen Mansion once again.

boom! ! !
The Yuwen Mansion, which had just been restored, was once again severely damaged. The ground trembled amidst the flying sand and stones, and countless beams and broken bricks were scattered in all directions.

The unfamiliar young cultivator sitting opposite Zheng Que was immediately struck by something; his rising aura suddenly plummeted, and he fell into a state of weakness in the blink of an eye!
Seemingly aware that he was not yet complete, the unfamiliar young cultivator immediately looked up, his gaze piercing through the [Rouge Dew] to lock onto Yin Congyi's location.

(End of this chapter)