Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 111: Exchange of Intelligence. (First Update!)

The two sides met briefly in the small round hall, and Zheng Que was immediately taken aback. The Jia siblings had also entered Shujiabao.

The incident happened so suddenly that he didn't even have time to put Qingli into his soul-nurturing bag before the Jia siblings' gazes were already fixed on him.

Zheng Que frowned immediately, and was about to explain something when another bloodstained figure rushed out of the entrance to the Ghost Cellar. He stumbled and ran several steps in the small round hall before finally regaining his footing, looking around with extreme fear. He was wearing a purple-brown robe and had a soul-nourishing bag hanging from his waist. It was Li Li'an.

At this moment, Li Li'an's clothes were stained with blood, and his shoes seemed to have been soaked in blood, leaving a trail of bloody shoe prints on the ground. He exuded a strong bloody smell, and behind him followed the weak and listless woodcutter ghost.

Upon seeing the Jia siblings, Li Li'an's previously unfocused eyes immediately lit up, and his spirits noticeably lifted. He immediately called out, "Fellow Daoist Jia Bin!"

"quick!"

"There is a ghost in the Ghost Cellar at the sixth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell], and only Fellow Daoist Jia Bin can deal with it!"

"Oh? Fellow Daoist Zheng, you're here too..."

As they were talking, Li Li'an immediately noticed the figure in black clothes and a black umbrella behind Zheng Que, and his expression changed drastically. He involuntarily took a step back.

Last time, his three ghost servants and the soul-nourishing bag were stolen by this "evil spirit"!

wrong!

Was the "evil spirit" just an illusion, and I was under a spell?

Upon realizing this, Li Li'an fell silent instantly, frozen in place, not daring to move an inch.

At the same moment, the Jia siblings also saw Qingli, and like Li Li'an, their expressions changed drastically!

Last time, even with the two of them joining forces, along with four powerful ghost servants and a "fierce spirit" at the sixth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell] realm, they were almost wiped out by this female ghost.

It is even more powerful than the "fierce spirit" at the seventh level of the [Tongue-Pulling Prison] that they previously lured out of Shujiabao!

How could such a powerful female assassin appear here?

Moreover, he was following behind a minor cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining?
Is this female ghost servant of the rogue cultivator in front of me?

At this moment, Zheng Que was also terrified. Qing Li had snatched the Jia siblings, and Ku Lan had snatched Li Li'an. Now, he was leading Qing Li and Ku Lan to search for magical artifacts, and they just happened to run into them.

For a moment, everyone in the small round hall held their breath and stood still, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Fear, terror, embarrassment... slowly spread.

After a brief silence, Jia Miaoniang suddenly chuckled, breaking the tension. She clasped her hands in a fist salute to Zheng Que and asked in a gentle voice, "Fellow Daoist, may I ask your honorable name?"

She was thinking rapidly. This seemingly weak cultivator in front of her, who appeared to be only at the fourth level of Qi Refining, was someone she had summoned from the Fulai Inn.

When the other party heard that there was a mission to leave the city, they agreed without even asking about the details of the mission.

At that time, she thought the other party wanted to curry favor with the Jia family of Taishan...

But now it seems that the real reason the other party agreed to the mission was that they didn't take the brother and sister seriously at all!

Now, this is Shujiabao, not Taishan, nor Taiping County!

We have no choice but to accept the loss of the four ghost servants we suffered last time.

Circumstances dictate actions; under any circumstances, one must not anger the other party.

Otherwise, that ridiculously strong female ghost alone could have wiped out everyone here!
Upon hearing this, Zheng Que snapped out of his reverie. Seeing that Jia Miaoniang was very polite and made no mention of Qingli, he immediately felt relieved and pretended not to know anything, preparing to exchange casual pleasantries with her. However, at that moment, Li Li'an, who was not far away, immediately reacted and hurriedly ran behind the Jia siblings, seizing the opportunity to complain, "He, his name is Zheng Que!"

"This kid is from Changfu Town, which is under the jurisdiction of Taiping County. He's a country bumpkin!"

“A ghost plague occurred in Changfu Town, and the entire town was wiped out. This kid had nowhere to go. He had only been in Taiping County for a few days. He was originally only at the third level of Qi Refining, but he must have recently broken through to the fourth level of Qi Refining.”

"Last time, this kid did a patrol mission with me, but he secretly sent that ghost servant with the umbrella to steal three of my ghost servants and my soul-nurturing bag!"

"That kid is no good!"

"Fellow Daoist Jia Bin, Fellow Daoist Miao Niang, you must avenge me!"

"The best course of action now is for the three of us to join forces, teach this kid a lesson, and take a share of his storage pouch."

"Fellow Daoist Jia Bin is at the sixth level of Qi Refining, and is responsible for dealing with that female hanging at the sixth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Prison]."

“Fellow Daoist Miao Niang is at the fifth level of Qi Refining, so she should deal with that ghost servant at the fifth level of the Tongue-Pulling Prison.”

"I'll deal with this country bumpkin..."

Before Li Lian could finish speaking, Jia Bin's face turned extremely ugly. He was dealing with that female ghost at the sixth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell] all by himself.

How is this any different from sending him to his death?!

Why doesn't this guy surnamed Li go and fight that woman one-on-one?

In a flash, Jia Bin wished he could just slap Li Li'an to death.

At this moment, Jia Miaoniang's expression was also uncertain. She didn't know much about the female ghost in black clothes and a black umbrella behind Zheng Que, but according to Li Li'an's description, the female ghost in black clothes and a black umbrella was probably extremely powerful.

Li Li'an wasn't actually trying to deal with Zheng Que; he wanted to kill the brother and sister!
Thinking of this, Jia Miaoniang glanced coldly at Li Li'an, then turned to Zheng Que and said with a smile, "So it is Fellow Daoist Zheng. I did not know your name before, please forgive my rudeness."

"I just went to the ancestral hall with my brother, but we found nothing."

"I wonder if you gained anything from your trip?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que nodded slightly, ignoring Li Li'an, and said, "I went down to my living quarters and encountered a 'strange creature,' and then escaped."

"What is certain is that the magical artifact is not in the living quarters either."

Seeing that Zheng Que had no intention of making a move and that his tone was not malicious, the Jia siblings breathed a sigh of relief. Jia Bin immediately said, "In that case, that magical artifact should be in the underground mine or the Ghost Fighting Arena."

"Fellow Daoist, are you going to the mine or the Ghost Fighting Arena next?"

Mine?

Ghost Fighting Arena?
Zheng Que frowned slightly and immediately said, "Fellow Daoist Li, who went to the Ghost Cellar, hasn't said anything yet. How can you two be so sure that the magic artifact isn't in the Ghost Cellar?"

The brother and sister were taken aback for a moment, but quickly came to their senses. Jia Miaoniang immediately explained, "Fellow Daoist, you don't know, but when my brother and I came to Shujiabao last time, we went to the Ghost Cellar."

“There are indeed some things there, but there is no spirit banner.”

Soul-calling flag?
Is that the name of the magical artifact?

Zheng Que silently memorized this information, then looked at Li Li'an and said, "Fellow Daoist Li, tell me everything you saw in the Ghost Cellar!"

(End of this chapter)