Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 139 Preparing to Loot. (Second Update!)

Shujiabao, main gate.

A figure covered in blood rushed out of the main gate of Shujiabao like a whirlwind, and only managed to stand firm after going more than ten steps into the mist.

Xiao Yiyang's breathing was disordered. One of his arms was severed from the shoulder, and the exposed wound was still bleeding. Blood flowed like a stream, dripping onto the crimson gravel, a shocking sight.

The hazy, indistinct aura around him had dissipated, and he had completely returned to his original appearance. His crab-shell-green robe was speckled with crimson, and he was enveloped in a layer of chilling black mist. Several cracks had appeared on the bronze mask on his face, spread like a spider web, as if it might break at any moment. He looked utterly disheveled.

Looking at the surrounding mist and confirming that he had left the gate of Shu Family Fortress, Xiao Yiyang quickly surveyed his surroundings. Seeing that the main soul refined by Shu Family Fortress had not followed, he breathed a sigh of relief and immediately took out a pill and swallowed it.

After taking the pill, his complexion under the mask improved, and the yin energy that had invaded his body was suppressed.

"I see!"

"The reason why Shujiabao's plan failed at the time was not because he was assimilated by the 'strange'..."

"Instead, this newly created main soul treats itself as a living person!"

"All members of the Shu family who go to help this new main soul enter the Soul Summoning Banner will be treated as backup main souls and sent into the Soul Summoning Banner by this new main soul!"

"But it's strange."

"The old master's soul has already escaped. Why does this new master's soul, refined by the Shu family fortress, feel that the clan's grand plan has failed?"

"Also, I wonder if Zheng Que is still alive?"

With his mind racing, Xiao Yiyang swallowed another pill to quickly recover his spiritual power, while also considering what to do next.
Just as he was deep in thought, he suddenly heard the sound of gongs and drums.

The sound was faint at first, but in the blink of an eye it quickly approached, as if right next to his ear. The music was filled with a festive atmosphere, like a grand wedding in a peaceful and prosperous era, the intense joy was so strong and flamboyant that it seemed to rush towards him.

Xiao Yiyang's expression immediately changed; this voice was wrong!

Don't listen!
Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately raised his palm and, with two "plop" sounds, punctured his own eardrums!

Two thin streams of blood immediately flowed down from his ears.

At the same time, Xiao Yiyang suddenly felt all the sounds around him disappear. Just as he was about to flee the place, he saw two lanterns with the character "囍" (double happiness) floating out of the mist ahead. Behind the lanterns were a pair of cheerful servants, dressed in bright colors, with their pale faces painted with thick rouge. Their eyes were fixed straight ahead, and the corners of their mouths were turned up as if nailed to the ground.

The two servants, carrying lanterns, led the way at the front of the procession. Their auras were clearly at the ninth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Prison]. Behind them, figures with even heavier Yin energy slowly emerged.

The moment Xiao Yiyang saw this ghostly wedding procession, he felt a chill run through his body, unable to feel any warmth. An overwhelming sense of crisis surged up and almost completely engulfed him.

This was a fear he had never felt before, even when facing the two main souls of the Shu family!
Without any hesitation, Xiao Yiyang quickly cast a strange spell.

The bronze mask on his face, covered in cracks, was instantly covered with dense runes. These runes piled up and intertwined, as if the entire mask had come to life, transforming into an outline made entirely of runes.

The next moment, all the runes exploded, enveloping Xiao Yiyang's figure before disappearing without a trace.

The spot became empty in an instant.

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Shujiabao.

Small Round Hall.

The fierce battle continued, and amidst the deafening clang and banging, the dust that had just been mostly cleared once again billowed into the air.

Bang bang bang... A series of muffled sounds echoed as the numerous ghosts rushing towards the girl with her high bun were slapped away by a huge, yin-energy ghost hand before they could even get close to her. They crashed into the surrounding mountain walls and slowly slid down.

The rope that Niannu had just tied around the neck of the girl with the high bun was immediately torn off by the girl.

Zheng Que issued the imperial edict, and it looked like he was about to shoot the girl with her hair in a high bun. However, at the critical moment, the girl with her hair in a high bun tilted her head and dodged it again.

huh... huh... huh...

The banners fluttered in the wind, and the spirit wind howled and swirled throughout the small round hall.

Bang! ! !
The girl with her hair in a high bun was swept by the wind and slammed her head against the stone wall again.

Seeing this, Zheng Que frowned deeply. The main soul refined by the Shu family was too powerful!

Kulan, Niannu, and the other ghosts controlled by the Soul-Summoning Banner could not harm the opponent at all.

The only thing capable of suppressing this girl with her hair in a high bun is the Soul-Summoning Banner, a magical artifact!

At this moment, the girl with her hair in a high bun flipped over and stood up again. Her resentful and cold gaze immediately locked onto Zheng Que, and she rushed towards him.

Zheng Que's expression changed, and he quickly issued another imperial edict, pointing it rapidly at the girl with the high bun.

Whoosh!
The imperial edict transformed into a mysterious light and disappeared into the body of the girl with her hair in a high bun.

The girl with her hair in a high bun swayed slightly, about to dodge, when suddenly, as if sensing something, she immediately turned her head and looked outside as if facing a formidable enemy.

In that moment of distraction, the girl with her high bun missed her chance to dodge. The next instant, the edict entered the girl's brow, transforming into a mysterious pattern that flickered uncertainly.

The girl with her hair in a high bun froze, her expression instantly blank, and began to receive the imperial decree.

Zheng Que was taken aback. He had thought that the main soul would evade the decree as before, but he did not expect that the other party would suddenly become distracted during the battle!
Thinking of this, he did not hesitate at all and immediately issued another decree, once again pointing to the girl with the high bun.

The second decree quickly entered the girl's brow.

"Well……"

The girl with her hair in a high bun let out a muffled groan and collapsed to the ground, instantly losing consciousness.

The battle is over!

Zheng Que was overjoyed and immediately said, "That's enough, everyone stop."

As soon as the words were spoken, the mighty wind of the soul immediately ceased, and the black banner of the soul-summoning banner softly drooped down.

Immediately afterward, under Qingli's control, the many ghosts surrounding the girl with the high bun stopped in place and ceased their movements.

Zheng Li quickly walked to the girl with her hair in a high bun, and while opening his palm to begin casting the [Ghost Control Technique], he said in a rapid voice, "Qing Li, gather all the ghosts in the entire Shu Family Fortress here."

"In addition, quite a few cultivators died in Shujiabao this time. Send a few ghosts to deliver all the cultivators' storage bags to me."

"Furthermore, since the Shu family is a family of cultivators, they must have many businesses."

“Although the underground mines have been depleted, they must still have other valuables. Have the ghosts search carefully to find out where the spirit stones, cultivation techniques, weapons… all the resources for cultivation in Shu Family Fortress are hidden…”

(End of this chapter)