Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 520 Turning Black into White. (Second Update!)

In the dilapidated palace, Zheng Que quietly looked at the Book of Life and Death before him. The black aura between his brows had become extremely thin, leaving only a faint trace of yin energy, which was completely absorbed by the Book of Life and Death.

Next, just like before, the Book of Life and Death began to condense an edict. After the edict transformed into a mysterious light and entered his brow, he returned to reality.

Upon returning to Xue Tong Pass, Zheng Que opened his eyes and saw Mu Xiangu and Ku Lan protecting him. Not far away, figures flickered, accompanied by loud music; it was the ghost wedding procession approaching hesitantly.

At this moment, the ghost wedding procession had arrived, but as if it had received some order, it suddenly stopped and stood in neat rows not far away.

The music of gongs and drums stopped, and silence fell over the blood mist.

After a brief silence, Luo Fuyu's voice came from the red sedan chair in the procession. The unfamiliarity she felt in the embroidered tower had vanished without a trace, and she had returned to her usual self. She asked directly, "Zheng Que, I have recovered. Do you have any other clues about the lost dowry?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Li immediately stood up. Just as he was about to reply, he saw a thick, writhing shadow suddenly appear on the ground around him.

These shadows, like flowing water, covered the entire ground in the blink of an eye, looking extremely strange.

Mu Xiangu immediately looked up at the sky. Luo Fuyu, who was in the red sedan chair, also noticed the abnormality. Her bright eyes under the veil also looked up at the sky.

At that very moment, above the blood mist and amidst the dark clouds, a gigantic, pale skeletal hand slowly revealed its true form.

Its massive size and chilling aura, with its seven-fingered hand floating and sinking among the clouds as if plucking flowers, and its entire body shrouded in a dense, dark aura that obscured the light of day, exuded an imposing presence.

Seeing this scene, Mu Xiangu's body surged with yin energy, and black mist also billowed out from the red sedan chair, indicating that Luo Fuyu was ready to make a move.

Seeing that the two female ghosts from the Iron Tree Prison were about to start the battle without saying a word, a deep and majestic voice suddenly came from the bone hand: "I have been ordered by a great man to come and protect this human cultivator."

As he spoke, Seven Fingers changed his hand gesture to resemble a magic incantation, stirring up a storm of wind and clouds high in the sky.

His voice was filled with a faint arrogance and calmness. Both his appearance and tone were full of the style and demeanor that a ghost of the Iron Tree Prison should have, without the slightest trace of the caution and trepidation of the underworld.

By order of a high-ranking official?
Neither Mu Xiangu nor Luo Fuyu spoke, continuing to watch the [Evil Shadow Play].

At this moment, Zheng Que seemed to suddenly remember something and immediately pointed at [Evil Shadow Play], saying, "I remember you!"

“You visited Taiping County a few months ago.”

"You almost killed me!"

Upon hearing this, [Shadow Play] quickly explained, "It's all a misunderstanding!"

“I am the mighty Iron Tree Prison. If I truly wanted to deal with you, you would have been dead long ago.”

"I was actually going to save you!"

"You are unaware of what I have seen long ago that the Four Symbols Soul-Suppressing and Spirit-Locking Array in Taiping County has malfunctioned and has given rise to the 'weirdness' of the Iron Tree Prison."

"If I hadn't intervened and severed the branch array of the Four Symbols Soul-Suppressing and Spirit-Locking Array in that town, the entire town would have been devoured by that 'weird' Iron Tree Prison!"

"At that time, countless lives will be lost, and the land will be devastated. Wouldn't that be heartbreaking?"

"It was I who blocked the 'weird' influence of that [Iron Tree Prison], giving you the opportunity to escape!"

"I have always been a good ghost. All the lives lost in that town were caused by that 'weird' Iron Tree Prison!"

"I have been secretly protecting you all along..."

Zheng Que was stunned.

Is the Shadow Play meant to save itself?
The people of Changfu Town were all killed by that "weird" creature in the Four Symbols Soul-Suppressing and Spirit-Locking Array?
Is the Shadow Play a good ghost?
This……

Do the other person even believe these words?
Even if you made up a reason to seek out Kulan for cultivation, you wouldn't dare to make up such a story!
Thinking of this, Zheng Que quickly calmed down.

It's clear that when this [Evil Shadow Play] descended upon Changfu Town last time, it sensed the problem with the Four Symbols Soul-Suppressing and Spirit-Locking Array in Taiping County. Moreover, it also sensed the "strange" nature of the [Iron Tree Prison] that was suppressed within the array.

Right now, [Shadow Play] may not know that the [Iron Tree Prison] "Strange" has been killed, but that doesn't stop them from putting all the blame on the [Iron Tree Prison] "Strange"!

At this moment, Luo Fuyu's voice came from inside the red sedan chair: "This is 'evil,' [Shadow Play]."

“Its body bears traces of having received an imperial decree.”

"They shouldn't be enemies."

"With me here, we can bring it down and see what's going on."

Hearing this, Zheng Que snapped out of his reverie, remembered the important matter, and immediately said to the [Evil Shadow Play] high in the sky, "In that case, come down!"

"I came to Xue Tong Pass this time to participate in the imperial examination for immortality."

Do you have any good resources?

"This is very important to me; it determines my ranking in the Celestial Examination."

Seeing that Zheng Que was so easily fooled, [Evil Shadow Play] was immediately relieved. Remembering the instructions of the great man in the underworld, it immediately replied, "Yes!"

"I happen to have a collection of resources that you might find useful, so I'll give them to you."

As they spoke, the shadow cast by the [Shadow Play] began to expand rapidly, soon turning into a muddy pool resembling a swamp.

As the shadows began to squirm, ghostly figures adorned in red and green crawled out, dressed as servants, musicians, and the like.

Then came boxes, furnishings, and baskets adorned with large red silk flowers and the character "囍" (double happiness)...

All the ghosts, after appearing, had their eyes closed and their heads slightly drooping, clearly asleep.

The chests and other items were quietly placed on the ground, their scattered arrangement unable to conceal the festive atmosphere.

These were none other than Luo Fuyu's stolen subordinates and dowry!
Mu Xiangu showed no reaction to this scene.

She only felt that the things that [Evil Shadow Play] brought out were somewhat similar to Luo Fuyu's aura, but she didn't pay too much attention to it.

However, Luo Fuyu, inside the red sedan chair, suddenly flew into a rage. She abruptly stood up from her seat, her clothes and veil trembling violently, and a terrifying aura of yin energy erupted from her body.

Before Luo Fuyu could react, Zheng Que immediately asked with a serious expression, "[Evil Shadow Play]! Where did you get all these things?"

"These are not resources from Blood Pass at all!"

"Did you steal this from Shujiabao when you went to Taiping County last time?!"

(End of this chapter)