Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 140 Heavenly Artifact Sect. (Third update!)

Hearing Zheng Que's long list of demands, Qing Li's impatient voice rang out from the soul-summoning banner: "You human brat, why do you have so many things to do?"

"If you're looking for something, you human brat, go find it yourself!"

"The ghosts here are all brainless. I can only control them to gather and kill enemies."

As they spoke, several gusts of chilling soul wind blew out from the soul-summoning banner, heading towards the ancestral hall and the ghost-fighting arena respectively.

Seeing this, Zheng Que was immediately disappointed. He could send Nian Nu and Ku Lan to scavenge resources, but the main soul that Shu Family Fort had refined had been dealt with, but the whereabouts of the old main soul in the Ghost Cellar were still unknown.
To prevent any accidents, he had no intention of letting Niannu and Kulan leave his side.

With this in mind, Zheng Que unleashed his full power in the [Ghost Control Technique].

The spiritual blood floated in mid-air, transforming into a blood mist formed by dense runes, completely surrounding the girl with her hair in a high bun.

The girl with her hair in a high bun had received two imperial edicts in succession, and at this moment she showed no sign of waking up. She just lay there motionless, letting Zheng Que do as he pleased.

Soon, one after another, spirit blood runes were imprinted into the body of the girl with her hair in a high bun, and Zheng Que successfully branded his blood mark on this main soul.

However, when he refined that butcher ghost at the sixth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell], he had to apply three layers of blood seals. Now, the main soul refined by the Shu Family Fortress is far stronger than the ghost at the sixth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell], so he definitely needs to apply several more layers of blood seals to feel at ease.

So Zheng Que did not stop and continued to use the [Ghost Control Technique].

The spiritual blood floated in mid-air, and the blood mist rose and fell.

As Zheng Que focused on making hand seals, the soul wind swept through the entire Shu Family Fortress.

As the wind howled, figures emerged from the passageways of the ancestral hall and the fighting arena. Some of these figures were clearly independent cultivators from the surrounding areas of Taiping County, while others were obviously disciples of the Shu Family Fortress.

These figures were all surrounded by Yin energy of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell] level, with the two being the most powerful ghosts at the eighth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell].

A moment later, Zheng Que used the [Ghost Control Technique] on the girl with the high bun nine times in one go, applying a total of nine layers of blood seals to her.

Seeing that the girl with her high bun wouldn't wake up anytime soon, he glanced at the ghosts gathered in the small round hall, which was already quite crowded, and nodded in satisfaction.

Just as Zheng Que was about to say something, a sound of gongs and drums suddenly came from the direction of the entrance hall.

"Waaaaah... Waaaaah..."

Zheng Que was taken aback; the sound of the gongs and drums seemed somewhat familiar…

Just then, two servants, surrounded by a gloomy aura and dressed in bright clothes, carrying a pair of "囍" (double happiness) lanterns, floated in. When the servants looked up, they had a constant smile that seemed to be engraved on their faces.

[Tongue-Pulling Hell] A ghostly realm with nine layers of demons!

Zheng Que's expression immediately turned serious. This did not seem to be a ghost from Shujiabao, and he felt like he had seen it somewhere before!

In addition, why didn't his three ghost servants give him a warning in advance?
However, before he could think any further, Qing Li had already manipulated the Soul-Summoning Banner, unleashing two fierce gusts of soul wind that swept towards the two ghosts at the ninth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell]...

huh... huh...

The next moment, these two ghosts at the ninth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell] were just like the girl with the high bun from before. They were immediately swept high by the soul wind and slammed heavily against the mountain wall, falling into a daze. Even the lanterns in their hands rolled to the ground.

At the same time, Qing Li's arrogant voice came from the summoning banner: "Human brat, these two ghosts are for me to take as my subordinates! Quickly tie them up!"

Heavenly Weapon Sect.

This is a magnificent city suspended in the sky!

The entire city was constructed from various ingenious mechanisms. Towering gates and towering spires stood tall, and every now and then a colossal creature would suddenly rise up, rapidly transforming in mid-air, sprouting pairs of wide-winged creatures, and soaring away.

The long street was bustling with people, each with outstanding looks and graceful manners, yet they were lifeless, like puppets.

deep.

Driven by the magic incantation, the metal steps rapidly deformed, spinning, intersecting, and connecting among the towers... quickly paving a path leading to a certain place.

A figure covered in blood strode quickly up the newly formed steps. One of his arms was severed from the shoulder, and his body reeked of a strong, sweet, metallic scent. His pale face was filled with gloom. He moved with incredible speed, seemingly oblivious to his injuries.

It was Xiao Yiyang who had escaped from Shujiabao earlier.

Soon, Xiao Yiyang arrived at the end of the steps. The pavilions and towers here were suspended in mid-air, all exquisitely crafted. A waterfall could be vaguely seen hanging in the air, the splashing water droplets reflecting the sunlight, like a rainbow and a dream. A gate with a hazy, clear light blocked the way in front of the steps, which seemed to be the entrance to a cave.

Xiao Yiyang dared not go in directly. Instead, he knelt down at the door, trembling, and kowtowed before respectfully saying, "Master, this disciple is incompetent. I have failed this trial..."

After he finished speaking, all around was silent, and there was no movement in the cave.

Xiao Yiyang remained in the kowtow position, not daring to get up at all.

After a while, a soft, sweet voice came from inside the cave: "Didn't you get it?"

"Or was it taken by someone else?"

The voice was light and soft, like a feather gently brushing against one's ear, giving a tingling, indescribable allure. Just listening to it seemed to paint a picture of captivating charm.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yiyang dared not slacken his efforts. He took a deep breath and forced himself to reply, "This disciple... does not know!"

As he spoke, seemingly afraid of offending the person in the cave, he hurriedly added, "There is a very strange person on this trip."

"His cultivation level is only at the fourth level of Qi Refining, but he has three special ghost servants whose cultivation level far exceeds his own. They are not afraid of soul winds, can fight beyond their level, possess many ghost skills and Yin arts, and are completely obedient to him."

"I have tested this person's background many times and found that the techniques he uses are all methods used by rogue cultivators. In fact, the cultivation method he practices is the [Life-Planting Technique] which is popular among low-level rogue cultivators."

"Half the reason for my failure this time is that I was hindered by this rogue cultivator's three-headed ghost servant..."

Before Xiao Yiyang could continue speaking, countless strands of hair suddenly emerged from the dimly lit cave. These strands of hair were jet black and shiny, like flowing black water, and as soon as they appeared, they spread towards Xiao Yiyang.

Seeing this, Xiao Yiyang's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly begged for mercy, "Master, Master! This disciple knows his mistake! Please, Master, do not search this disciple's soul, give this disciple another chance, this disciple will definitely..."

Before he could finish speaking, her jet-black hair leaped up like a venomous snake, wrapping around Xiao Yiyang's head and piercing straight into his temple.

"Ahhhhh...!!!"

(End of this chapter)