Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 518 The Scapegoat. (Third update!)

Zheng Que repeatedly circulated his cultivation technique, and the spiritual energy wrapped in dense yin energy rushed into his body.

Just as he was concentrating on his cultivation, Mu Xiangu, who was beside him, suddenly looked up and gazed in one direction.

The ghosts of the [Iron Tree Prison] are approaching this area.

Moreover, its aura is very strong!
Thinking of this, Mu Xiangu immediately became alert and on guard.

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In the dilapidated palace, Zheng Que opened his eyes and saw the familiar Book of Life and Death and the gavel.

Without wasting any time, he immediately turned to the third page of the Book of Life and Death and looked at Luo Fuyu's name.

The records related to this ghost bride were exactly the same as before, with no abnormalities.

Zheng Que frowned immediately, realizing that Luo Fuyu's problem lay in her innate talent, "Ten Miles of Crimson Fiend."

However, it is not completely out of control yet, so there is nothing special about it in the Book of Life and Death.

After all, the [Ten Miles of Red Fiends] was originally Luo Fuyu's own doing.

Conversely, if there's a problem with Luo Fuyu's record in the Book of Life and Death, it means that things have completely spiraled out of control on her end...

Thinking of this, Zheng Que called out, "Luofu Rain!"

The next moment, mist rose from the hall, revealing a figure in a phoenix coronet and embroidered robe.

Zheng Que carefully observed the other party but did not notice any significant changes.

Upon realizing he had arrived in the underworld, Luo Fuyu immediately bowed and respectfully said, "Greetings, Your Excellency..."

Before she could finish speaking, Zheng Que opened his palm, which bore the character "令" (command), and pointed it at her.

The yin energy from the underworld immediately rushed in from all directions, forming a pillar of energy around Luo Fuyu and continuously pouring into his body.

Luo Fuyu's aura immediately rose steadily, and she quickly knelt down to express her gratitude, speaking words of heartfelt thanks.

Zheng Que watched this scene quietly. He had already killed two of the [Iron Tree Prison] ghosts, including the [Mother of the Underworld] and the [Scorched Soul] from last time.

The two ghostly creatures from the Iron Tree Prison possessed immense Yin energy, enough to boost Luo Fuyu's cultivation by at least one level.

Of course, his current goal wasn't to improve Luo Fuyu's strength, but rather to see if he could directly resolve the problem with the other party...

As the wind howled and pillars of yin energy poured in, Luo Fuyu's cultivation level quickly rose from the second level of the Iron Tree Prison to the third level.

At this moment, the column of yin energy was not thinning at all, and it continued to pour into his body.

Seeing this, Zheng Que raised his hand, which bore the character "令" (command), again and pointed it at Luo Fuyu.

The surging yin energy abruptly stopped, and the pillar of energy dissipated instantly.

Luo Fuyu's cultivation level was fixed at the third level of the [Iron Tree Prison].

She knelt on the ground and respectfully expressed her gratitude, saying, "This humble servant thanks you for your help, sir. I can never repay your life-saving grace! This humble servant will certainly serve you even more diligently, devoting myself to your service until my dying breath..."

Zheng Que remained calm and said indifferently, "Step down."

After dismissing Luo Fuyu, he looked at the empty and dilapidated palace, took a deep breath, his brows still furrowed, showing no sign of relaxing.

[The Book of Life and Death] could not discern the specifics of Luo Fuyu's situation, nor did he know whether Luo Fuyu's problem had truly been resolved.

Just in case, it would be best to return all of the other party's dowry... Thinking of this, Zheng Que couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

Luo Fuyu's dowry was substantial. The real reason for the problem this time might not be the dowry itself, but rather the fragments of "law" within it!

To return the dowry, we must also return all the ghosts in Shujiabao.

Luo Fuyu seems to harbor many secrets...

"I can't repay this using my identity as the Lord of the Underworld. If I do that, I'll be finished once my identity is exposed!"

"We need to find a scapegoat."

"This scapegoat must meet at least one of the conditions mentioned by the ghost bride..."

With that in mind, Zheng Que quickly came up with a suitable target. He looked at the Book of Life and Death on the third page in front of him, and his gaze fell on the Shadow Play.

【Shadow Play】Although it is not a ghost from Taiping County, it has been to Taiping County!

Qingli can testify to this.

Furthermore, the Shadow Play was a "wicked entity" of the Iron Tree Prison long ago, and also possesses the ability to steal Luo Fuyu's dowry...

That's right!

This was all done by [Shadow Play]!
As for the claim that [Shadow Play] has a history of running away, it seems rather unbelievable... How could the dignified Lord of the Underworld, a terrifying being who can raise the ghosts of [Scissors Prison] to [Iron Tree Prison] with a wave of his hand, possibly covet the dowry of a mere [Scissors Prison] ghost bride?
Even if the word "Shadow Play" gets out, no one will believe it!
Having made up his mind, Zheng Que immediately opened the gates of the Tongue-Pulling Hell, went inside, and carried out the ghost bride's dowry box by box.

With a little effort, he moved all the ghost bride's chests and dowry, as well as all the ghosts from the previous ghost wedding procession, to the foot of the steps.

The ghost bride had a lot of dowry, but fortunately the palace was spacious, so all these things and ghosts were displayed without taking up much space.

Having prepared himself, Zheng Que returned to his limping armchair and sat down before addressing the Book of Life and Death: "Shadow Play!"

In the blink of an eye, the pale, bony hand appeared in the mist.

Realizing that he had been summoned to the underworld again, [Shadow Play] did not hesitate for a moment. He immediately used his two outermost bone fingers to support himself on the ground, while his five middle bone fingers knelt down and kowtowed desperately, while uttering a fearful and trembling voice: "M-Master, this sinful slave pays respects to you, Master!"

"This sinful slave has just found that human cultivator and is about to pay his respects to him, begging for your life, sir!"

"I beg you, my lord, to give this sinful slave a chance to redeem himself!"

Ok?
Has the Shadow Play found itself?

That's right!
Thinking of this, Zheng Que pointed to the ghosts and dowry below the hall and ordered directly, "Take all of these things."

The Shadow Play was unaware of the reason, but it dared not disobey the orders of the great man on the steps.

Then, in the next moment, a thick shadow appeared on one of the fingers of the bone hand. This shadow flowed like water on the floor tiles and enveloped the dowry and ghosts.

The moment the entire dowry and the ghosts were shrouded in shadow, the shadow began to collapse rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a thin thread that wrapped around the finger of the [Shadow Play].

Zheng Que nodded slightly and continued to instruct, "After you leave, hand all these things over to that human cultivator."

At this point, he thought for a moment and added, "As for the origin of these things, whether human or ghost, it is unknowable, unasked, and untraceable."

"If you, this sinful slave, repeatedly refuse to mend your ways and dare to leak secrets, I will punish you for all your crimes, immediately casting you into the eighteen levels of hell to suffer all kinds of tortures, never to be reincarnated..."

"Okay, back off!"

(End of this chapter)