Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 13: Soul Growth.

Seeing that the woman hadn't moved, Zheng Que frowned and asked seriously, "As a dignified 'Ghost' with spiritual intelligence, are you going to go back on your word now?"

Hearing this, the female figure finally came to her senses and said in a cold voice, "Ten thousand vengeful souls, it's impossible. I can't do it at all!"

"Change your request!"

"Besides, you, a human kid, won by trickery, so I won't agree to any request that's too difficult!"

Seeing that the woman actually admitted this, Zheng Que was a little surprised. After thinking about it, he didn't push it any further. He immediately changed his request and said, "From now on, you are not allowed to hurt anyone without my order."

The woman snorted coldly and said, "Okay!"

As he spoke, a hemp rope appeared out of thin air around his neck, and the other end of the rope automatically hung on the beam in the room.

click, click, click...

The woman hanged herself up on the beam and began to swing back and forth like a pendulum.

When her skirt swayed, it created wind, and the room became chilly, with a lingering chilliness.

Zheng Que nodded slightly. His original plan was to defeat this woman. Although there had been a small mishap along the way, fortunately, the result was still relatively satisfactory...

Thinking of this, he spoke again and asked, "My name is Zheng Que, what's your name?"

He had actually seen the other person's name, "Qingli", in the [Book of Life and Death] in the underworld space just now. He asked again at this moment in order to distinguish his identity in the underworld from his identity in reality in front of this woman.

Hearing this, the woman hanging from the beam turned her bloodshot eyes, glanced at Zheng Que, and replied coldly, "Qingli."

Zheng Que nodded and said immediately, "I will start practicing now. You stay by my side and protect me."

Qingli didn't answer. Her body hanging on the beam suddenly turned around, facing Zheng Que with her back, and continued to hang herself.

Zheng Cheng immediately sat cross-legged on the bed, focused his mind, and began to practice.

This time, perhaps because there was a "vengeful spirit" nearby, the spiritual energy he took into his body contained much more yin energy than any previous time he practiced.

Soon, Zheng Que opened his eyes and saw the dilapidated palace again.

The [Book of Life and Death] remained open, spread out on the long table in front of him.

Black air quickly gushed out from between his eyebrows, like a gurgling stream, and continuously sank into the [Book of Life and Death].

Zheng Que was already very familiar with all of this, and he began to think about Qingli's performance just now.

From the conditions Qingli proposed to him just now, to agreeing to the bet with him, and finally to the other party losing the bet and fulfilling his promise, it can be seen that the other party's thinking and logic are all very clear, almost like a living person.

However, not long ago, this female killer not only had no intelligence, but also almost died because she could not bear her own spiritual blood.

The comparison between the before and after does not seem to be the same woman at all!
When he captured Qingli, the other party was no match for him at all, but in the battle just now... if it weren't for the restraint of the [Ghost Controlling Technique] and the warning from his other identity in the underworld, the other party could have beaten him to death!
As expected, the reason why Qingli had undergone such a drastic change must be that when she entered the underworld just now, she gained some benefits that she, a living person, did not know about.

Now, the other party should have both the intelligence he had in his lifetime and all the memories and viciousness after becoming a "vengeful spirit".

Thinking of this, Zheng Que shook his head and looked at his name and record in the [Book of Life and Death].

"Species: Human." "Name: Zheng Que."

"Place of Origin: From Changfu Town, Taiping County, Tuzhou, Dali Dynasty."

"Life span: sixteen years, seven months, and ten days. Died at the hour of Hai."

Zheng Que's mind turned, and he wanted to try to see if he could change his life span.

After some searching, he found that no matter what method he used, he could not leave any trace in the [Book of Life and Death].

Since Yang Shou could not be changed, Zheng Que simply stood up, walked down the steps, and walked around the hall.

This temple is vast and deep. Although it is now in tatters, with holes of various sizes in the walls and roof, which let in cold wind, the neatness of the bricks, the incomplete patterns of the beams and pillars, and the size of the building all show its former majesty and grandeur.

The palace was now severely damaged. Apart from a table and a chair on the steps, there was no furniture or furnishings anywhere else. There were also puddles of black dirt on the ground. It was not known whether it was old blood stains or something else, but it gave off a cold, fishy and sweet smell.

After walking around, Zheng Que returned to the lame-legged armchair and sat down again.

Now, this incomplete underworld had four uses for Zheng Que: first, it gave him an extremely keen sense of "death"; second, the [Book of Life and Death] could absorb the excess Yin energy in his body; third, he could see the time of his next calamity in the [Book of Life and Death]; and fourth, bringing the "revengeful soul" here seemed to enhance its strength...

The first three of these four uses have been verified by him personally.

Only the last one has just been discovered, and there are still many details that are difficult to confirm.

Just now, he brought Qingli in here, and Qingli immediately regained her mobility, but did not gain intelligence at the same time.

Afterwards, the other person's name, place of origin, and life span appeared in the "Book of Life and Death"... Then, he flipped through the "Book of Life and Death", and the other person inexplicably began to cry out for injustice...

"It would be best to catch another 'Wrath' and test it here."

"Also, every time this [Book of Life and Death] adds a name, my mental state and senses seem to improve to a certain extent."

"This should be the growth of the soul..."

Thinking of this, Zheng Que immediately decided that whenever he had the chance, he would find a way to add more names to the Book of Life and Death.

After a while, the black energy between his eyebrows was completely absorbed, the surrounding scene changed turbulently, and he returned to the house in the town again.

Zheng Que opened his eyes and glanced around. The light outside the window had disappeared, the sun had set, and the room had become dim, plunging him into a vague confusion.

Qingli was still hanging on the beam, her black hair and white clothes lying across Zheng Que's face, swaying back and forth, stirring up gusts of cold wind.

Zheng Que glanced at the other person and immediately asked, "When I was practicing just now, was there anything unusual happening in the room?"

Qingli still kept her back to him and replied coldly, "No."

Hearing this, Zheng Que nodded slightly. Qingli didn't find anything, which meant that when he entered the underworld, his external body would not be transferred with him, but would remain exactly the same as when he was practicing normally.

This also means that before he enters the underworld, he must first ensure the safety of his body...

Thinking of this, Zheng Que closed his eyes and continued to practice.

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