Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 532 The Deal. (Second Update!)

Hidden in my memory?

Zheng Que was taken aback. The character "正" that he had written appeared in Xue Shuangzi's memory.
Does this mean that the three unburnt incense sticks that Xue Shuangzi swallowed only exist in Xue Shuangzi's memory?

This is why the other party could sense the three incense sticks, but could not find their exact location no matter what.
Thinking of this, Zheng Que immediately asked, "So, as long as Xue Shuangzi forgets the corresponding memories, she won't be affected anymore?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Xiangu shook her head and said, "The mark you left behind is hidden in Xue Shuangzi's memory, not transformed into Xue Shuangzi's memory."

"Even if Xue Shuangzi forgets all her memories, that mark... or rather, those three incense sticks, will immediately be hidden in her new memories."

"This is before the disease manifests."

“Once the previous symptoms recur, it is essentially those three sticks of incense that have transformed into entirely new memories and begun to occupy Xue Shuangzi’s mind.”

"This entirely new part of memory is not memory of experience, but memory of self-awareness."

"Once this self-aware memory takes over Xue Shuangzi's entire mind, she will be completely devoured by the other party and eventually turn back into those three incense sticks."

"Even Xue Shuangzi's entire power will become a part of the other party, making those three incense sticks even longer..."

"Neither I, the immortal, nor that ghost bride can break this spell now."

"However, this is a minor matter."

"Xue Shuangzi is now a proper underworld official, not one of those wandering ghosts without any roots."

"If she can achieve a few more merits and ask that person for help, with that person's power, he can surely help her return to normal with a wave of his hand."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que's lips twitched slightly. He, the Lord of the Underworld, was actually a fraud!

When Xue Shuangzi first appeared in this state, he had already pulled her into the underworld and tried to remove the spells from her body.

Unfortunately, Yan Bingyi's methods were not affected in the slightest.

Based on the information he currently possesses, it's highly likely that Yan Bingyi is connected to him by a predestined fate, and when he used the power of the underworld, that power bypassed his "laws"...

Just then, Mu Xiangu's voice suddenly came through his ear: "Zheng Que, how did the Ghost Bride manage to control the 'strange'?"

"Please inquire about this for me."

"This matter is very important."

"If you do well, I will summon Gao Yinxia from the Heavenly Artifact Sect to perform divination for you!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que came to his senses and called Gao Yinxia from the Heavenly Artifact Sect over to cultivate with him.
Hehe, the "Gao Yinxia" that Mu Xiangu mentioned is most likely another person Xue Shuangzi impersonating, trying to continue deceiving herself!

However, it's understandable that this "Painted Skin" wants to know Luo Fuyu's methods of controlling "strange things".

After all, Mu Xiangu also possessed an "oddity," namely the elegant gathering on Yaotai Mountain...

Thinking of this, Zheng Que immediately transmitted his voice with difficulty, saying, "This matter is a bit difficult to handle."

"Such a miraculous method, once Luo Fuyu discovers that you and she are both from the [Iron Tree Prison], she can't do anything to you, but I'm only at the Foundation Establishment stage, so I certainly won't have an easy time."

"Could you also call over Gao Yinxia's senior sister, Fu Qingge?" Luo Fuyu's method of controlling "strange things" was actually the other party's innate talent, [Ten Miles of Red Fiend].

Even if he told Mu Xiangu this fact now, Mu Xiangu wouldn't be able to learn it.

But since we've come this far, let's try something new...

Upon hearing this, Mu Xiangu did not hesitate at all and immediately replied telepathically, "No problem!"

She secretly calculated in her heart that since she had both a human skin that was exactly the same as Gao Yinxia's and a human skin that was exactly the same as Fu Qingge's, she had them.

Although both of these human skins are replicas, they differ from the originals.

But Zheng Que has never practiced with the real Gao Yinxia and Fu Qingge, so how can he distinguish between the real and the fake?

Thinking of this, she added, "However, Gao Yinxia and Fu Qingge are disciples of major sects after all, and they are reserved by nature. They can only cultivate with you one by one, and cannot cultivate with you together."

Zheng Que was stunned when he heard this. Did Mu Xiangu want Xue Shuangzi to play both Gao Yinxia and Fu Qingge?
Hmm...that works too!
Zheng Li immediately replied, "Okay!"

After finishing the trivial matters, he got down to business, saying, "There are imperial cultivators ahead."

"【Shadow Play】, stop here for now."

"Mu Xiangu and Xue Shuangzi, you two disguise your identities and come with me to take a look."

Perhaps because Zheng Que had agreed to her request, Mu Xiangu was in a very good mood and immediately nodded, then took out two human skins.

One of the two human skins belonged to a beautiful young girl with an almond-shaped face and peach-like cheeks; the other belonged to a female cultivator with willow-leaf eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and a cool and aloof temperament. Both of them were newly peeled off during this immortal test.

Mu Xiangu handed the almond-shaped face and peach-blossom cheeks to Xue Shuangzi, and then changed into a human skin with a cold and aloof temperament.

Soon, Mu Xiangu transformed into a beautiful female cultivator dressed in a moon-white dress and carrying a long sword. Her delicate features revealed a hint of stubbornness, and her posture was upright. Xue Shuangzi, on the other hand, concealed her murderous aura and exuded the charming and lively spirit unique to young girls.

The two female ghosts were full of vitality at the moment, showing no trace of ghosts, and appeared to be only at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

After completing the disguise, Mu Xiangu flicked her wide sleeves, and a gust of cold wind appeared out of thin air, engulfing Zheng Que and Xue Shuangzi, and falling towards the open ground.

Immediately after determining the direction, Zheng Que walked in front, with Mu Xiangu and Xue Shuangzi following on either side, moving quickly.

After walking for a while, the sounds of clattering and clanging gradually came from the blood mist ahead, mixed with messy and heavy footsteps, as if many people were working.

Zheng Que quickened his pace and got a little closer, and then he saw the outline of a market under construction gradually emerge from the mist.

The construction of this market town was progressing rapidly, thanks to the numerous corpse puppets moving back and forth, constantly carrying various materials and supplies. With each clatter and thud, two more houses rose from the ground. Although the entire camp was filled with yin energy and the aura of corpses, it strangely exuded a bustling and vibrant atmosphere.

Above the marketplace, an old man in a green robe with floral patterns and a sinister face stood in mid-air, his hands occasionally forming hand seals, clearly controlling the actions of all the corpse puppets.

The old man carried a blood-red coffin on his back, and had a cluster of black, vine-like patterns on his forehead. His aura was powerful and profound, clearly indicating that he was a Core Formation stage cultivator!

At that moment, sensing someone approaching, the green-robed elder suddenly turned his head, his gaze sharp as lightning, and looked at Zheng Que and his group. After confirming their cultivation level, a sinister smile crept onto his face...

(End of this chapter)