Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 135 The Four Symbols Soul-Suppressing and Spirit-Locking Array. (First Update!)

Too many unexpected changes occurred, and Zheng Que was stunned for a moment, but soon he understood all the causes and consequences, and his eyes became subtle.

The main soul refined by Shujiabao was originally fighting with him and Kulan in the Ghost Fighting Arena when it suddenly sensed an outside ghost entering the Soul Summoning Banner. So it immediately took him to find the Soul Summoning Banner.

He originally thought that the main soul that had taken over the Soul-Summoning Banner was the [Dream Weaver] in the Ghost Cellar, but now, the [Dream Weaver] is also rushing towards the Soul-Summoning Banner!
The main soul that took over the Soul-Summoning Banner was neither the Dream Weaver nor the main soul refined by the Shu Family Fortress!
However, the main soul refined by the Shu family was a bit dim-witted and directly started fighting with the Dream Weaver.

Niannu then said that Qingli was trapped inside a black banner...

The situation is already quite clear!
The ghost that has truly taken over the Soul-Summoning Banner right now is most likely Qing Li!
Therefore, he doesn't need to wait for the two main souls in front of him to determine a winner; he can go directly to Qing Li.

As for Xiao Yiyang... he did not receive the support of the Dream Weaver, so he was unaware of the new master soul entering the Soul Summoning Banner.

The other party had just helped him remove his disguise and then went to his living quarters, clearly intending to take the opportunity to obtain the disguise of the Shu family member's identity from the "strangeness" in the living quarters and gain the approval of the main soul refined by the Shu family.

Unfortunately, this path is now blocked!

Moreover, the main soul of the Shu family has no idea that it is already dead. If Xiao Yiyang really obtains the identity of a member of the Shu family and comes to find it, he will most likely have his brain ripped out...

Thinking of this, Zheng Que did not hesitate and immediately said to Nian Nu, "Quick! Take me to find Qing Li!"

His disguise was removed, revealing his figure clearly. Niannu immediately recognized Zheng Que's identity and replied, "Yes, sir."

With that, she immediately turned around and headed towards the underground mine tunnel.

Zheng Que hurriedly followed, with Ku Lan close behind.

Boom boom boom...

The fighting in the small round hall grew increasingly intense. Accompanied by various dark arts and the clash of weapons, cracks began to appear in the solid mountain wall. Sand and gravel mixed with dust fell down with a crackling sound, splashing up thick fog-like dust, and the ground trembled slightly.

As Zheng Que entered the tunnel leading to the underground mine, the sounds of fighting behind him gradually faded away.

This is a passage that clearly descends, much more humid than the tunnels leading to other places. The mountain walls on both sides are covered with dense moss, and insects such as centipedes and geckos crawl around from time to time. There is a faint fishy smell in the moisture.

Zheng Que walked swiftly and smoothly, quickly exiting the tunnel and entering an abandoned mine.

There were signs of excavation everywhere. Dust-covered pickaxes lay scattered on the ground, and several fresh, strange corpses lay on the open ground. The blood had mostly congealed, and only a stench slowly permeated the air.

Zheng Que looked around but found nothing special. While he was thinking, he followed Nian Nu deeper into the mine.

click, click, click...

Footsteps echoed through the mine for a long time. After walking for a while, the view suddenly opened up, revealing a deep pit filled with piles of white bones, with a black banner sticking out at the top.

A string of skulls adorned the top of the black banner, intertwined like goiters. The banner surface was as soft as silk, fluttering and swirling in the eerie wind. Dark chains extended from the surrounding mountain walls, crisscrossing and locking it firmly in place, preventing it from leaving the White Bone Mountain.

The entire pit was filled with a dense, chilling atmosphere, as if it were filled with invisible ice water. Just standing on the edge of the pit, one could feel the biting cold.

Upon seeing the black banner, Zheng Que's spirits lifted immediately. It was indeed the magical artifact he had been searching for!

Niannu immediately jumped into the deep pit, floated to the side of the black banner, and said respectfully, "Lady Qingli, that human lord has arrived."

The next moment, Qing Li's somewhat exasperated voice came from the Soul-Summoning Banner: "Human brat, come and lend your aunt a hand!" Hearing this, Zheng Que came back to his senses and jumped into the deep pit without any hesitation.

The moment his feet left solid ground, a chilling wind howled in his ears, as if he had fallen into a freezing pool, with an icy chill surging in from all directions.

Boom!
Zheng Que's feet had just touched the ground of the deep pit when his vision suddenly blurred. When he looked closely, he found himself in the familiar, dilapidated palace.

As always, he sat in the limping armchair, with the Book of Life and Death laid out in front of him.

Zheng Que was stunned. What was going on?
How did I suddenly end up in the underworld?
He quickly looked at the Book of Life and Death, at the column that recorded his lifespan.

Lifespan: 16 years, 8 months, and 28 days.

Lifespan remains unchanged.

Zheng Que breathed a sigh of relief. Before he could even examine the newly added names in the Book of Life and Death, the last bit of black energy between his brows had been completely absorbed by the Book of Life and Death.

Perhaps because he absorbed too little Yin energy this time, the Book of Life and Death did not condense a new decree. In the blink of an eye, the surrounding scenery rippled like water, and Zheng Que returned to reality.

He had just jumped into the pit, but now he was still standing on the edge of it.

Looking around, Zheng Que quickly realized what was going on... what he had jumped down was not his physical body, but his soul!

This soul-summoning banner will automatically draw away the soul of any living person who gets close to it!

However, due to the Book of Life and Death, his soul was forcibly pulled into the underworld shortly after leaving his body.

Thinking of this, Zheng Que frowned slightly, looked at the Soul-Summoning Banner, and immediately said, "Qingli, do you see if you can control the Soul-Summoning Banner? I can't go down directly right now."

A dissatisfied voice quickly came from within the summoning banner: "If I could control this thing, I would have come out long ago!"

"However, I can control these ghosts around me."

Ghost?

Besides Niannu and Kulan, are there any other ghosts here?

Zheng Que frowned and immediately activated the [Spiritual Eye Technique], looking into the deep pit, but after looking for a long time, he didn't see any ghosts.

In this deep pit, all he could see were bones scattered all over the ground, and a banner hanging on the bones.

Zheng Que was unaware of the situation. After thinking for a moment, he looked at Ku Lan and asked, "Ku Lan, could you help me get that banner?"

Upon hearing this, Ku Lan immediately shook his head and explained, "Young Master, that magical artifact is specifically designed to target ghosts; souls cannot touch it."

As she spoke, she pointed to the chains that held the soul-summoning banner and said, "Moreover, that is a branch of the Four Symbols Soul-Suppressing and Spirit-Locking Array."

"With this formation in place, even if I could touch that magical artifact, I would not be able to move it."

"Young master, if you want that banner, you must first break this formation!"

(End of this chapter)