Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 142 Summoning the Underworld Messengers. (Second Update!)

Soon, Zheng Que finished reading all the newly added names. Apart from Shu Yunying and Xiao Yiyang, there was nothing special about the new records.

He turned his gaze away and pondered for a moment.

Currently, there are nine ghosts listed in the Book of Life and Death who have received imperial decrees.

The Shadow Play among them is still "uncontrollable".

The other eight underworld messengers, including the previous [Dream Weaver], are now in a "deployable" state.

He doesn't know how the battle in reality is going, but he can summon all the underworld messengers he can to help him!

Thinking of this, Zheng Que looked at the Book of Life and Death and immediately called out, "Dream Weaver, Shu Shu, Shu Shan, Shu San Niang, Shu Yun Ying..."

He read out five names in one breath.

The next moment, a thick fog suddenly rose from the hall, and when it parted, five figures were revealed.

Among the five figures, the most conspicuous was the lantern-carrying servant on the far left. He was dressed in bright colors, his face was smeared with rouge, and the lantern in his hand had a huge "囍" character on it. He stood there blankly, his eyes were dazed, and he looked confused.

On the far right is a graceful and slender figure with a high bun and wide sleeves, her eyes closed, seemingly still unconscious.

The three figures in the middle were a middle-aged man, an old man, and an old woman. Their appearances looked somewhat familiar to Zheng Que; they were the three ghosts who had been mistakenly sealed in the Ghost Fighting Arena.

Shu Shu, Shu Shan, and Shu San Niang were all conscious at the moment. As soon as they entered the underworld, they looked around and their eyes fell on Zheng Que. They immediately showed great fear.

thump!
The three men knelt down in unison, kowtowing repeatedly and begging for mercy, "M-My lord, spare our lives!"

"My lord, I died unjustly!"

"Your Excellency, I was forced to my death by Shu Guizhi, the head of the Shu Family Fortress!"

"Your Honor, all 431 people in the Shu Family Fortress were killed by the patriarch Shu Guizhi and the eldest daughter Shu Yunying. They have nothing to do with us commoners!"

Zheng Que watched quietly. Among the three ghosts desperately begging for mercy, Shu Shu, who looked like a middle-aged cultivator, had a Yin energy strength of about the sixth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell] and was a "vengeful spirit".

The old man is Shu Shan, who, like Shu Shu, is also a "vengeful spirit" in the sixth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell].

The old woman, however, possessed a significantly stronger yin energy than the other two; she was a "fierce spirit" at the seventh level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell].

bang bang bang...

The sounds of the three ghosts kowtowing echoed in the hall, but the Dream Weaver on the far left and Shu Yunying on the far right showed no reaction whatsoever.

Zheng Que was somewhat surprised. Shu Yunying must have received two imperial edicts in succession, and her soul was impacted. She was still unconscious and had not yet recovered.

But the appearance of [Dream Weaver] seemed to be under some kind of spell.

Thinking of this, Zheng Que ignored the three-headed ghost begging for mercy and immediately raised his palm with the character "令" written on it, aiming it at [Dream Weaver] and Shu Yunying.

In an instant, Yin energy surged around [Dream Weaver], gushing out as black clouds gathered above his head and continuously poured into his body. As his aura rose higher and higher, the festive servant's clothes vanished in an instant, the lanterns disappeared without a trace, and his original humanoid appearance dissolved in a snap. His entire body quickly writhed several times, reverting to a tall cocoon of flesh covering his eyes and palms.

At the same time, the yin energy around Shu Yunying was also increasing. As her hair fluttered, she slowly opened her eyes and regained consciousness.

The two former main spirits of the summoning banners, upon regaining consciousness, immediately looked around. Then, like all ghosts who had entered the underworld, the moment their eyes met Zheng Que's, their expressions turned to extreme terror, and their bodies trembled violently. [Dream Weaver] and Shu Yunying hurriedly knelt down in fear and trepidation, and like Shu Shu and the other three ghosts, began to kowtow desperately.

The Dream Weaver cried out in a trembling voice, "My lord, spare my life!"

"Although the little devil was born a ghost, he is wholeheartedly devoted to good and has no interest in slaughtering living beings. It's all because of the Heavenly Artifact Sect..."

Before it could finish speaking, Shu Yunying, standing beside it, said indignantly, "Your Honor, please be wise! My entire family of 431 people were slaughtered by this 'strange' creature. Only my daughter was lucky enough to survive."

"I beg Your Honor to administer this punishment justly, to chop this 'monster' to pieces and send it to the eighteenth level of hell..."

Upon hearing this, [Dream Weaver] was immediately anxious and wished he could rush up and sew Shu Yunying's mouth shut!
But under the watchful gaze of that terrifying being in the hall, it dared not make a move and could only quickly explain, "My lord, this little devil is innocent!"

"This has nothing to do with the brat!"

"When everyone in Shujiabao was wiped out, the little devil had already been sealed away, so it definitely wasn't all his doing..."

At this moment, the three ghosts, Shu Shu, Shu Shan, and Shu San Niang, immediately chimed in, "Sir, the people of Shu Family Fortress were killed by this 'strange creature'!"

“This ‘monster’ not only killed my entire Shu family clan, but also caused the deaths of other living people who later broke into Shu family.”

"Yes! Our Shu family has always done good deeds and never committed any evil. Everything was done by this 'strange' thing!"

Seeing the four ghosts beside it joining forces to complain about it, [Dream Weaver] panicked terribly. Its eyes started darting around in all directions. If this were in reality, it would have already started to take action.

But now, with the terrifying being in the hall remaining silent, it dared not be the slightest bit presumptuous. It immediately kowtowed more than a dozen times, trembling as it said, "My lord, this lowly ghost is innocent! This lowly ghost has no idea what these four ghosts are saying..."

Seeing that the five underworld messengers were arguing endlessly down below, Zheng Que had no intention of wasting any time. He immediately slammed his hand on the table and shouted in a cold voice, "Silence!"

His voice was like a raging storm descending from the heavens, echoing throughout the hall. In the darkness, it seemed as if countless punishments and powers surged and roared, shaking the very soul.

The five ghosts immediately knelt on the ground, motionless and silent as if trembling in fear.

Seeing this, Zheng Que nodded slightly before saying, "Your indiscriminate killing of innocent people and the harm inflicted on living beings is the first crime!"

"You dare to feign indifference and try to confuse right and wrong before me? This is your second crime!"

"To persecute those destined by Heaven is the third sin!"

"These three crimes are combined, and the punishment is unforgivable. He shall be cast into the eighteenth level of hell to suffer all kinds of tortures, and never be able to be reborn!"

Upon hearing this, the five ghosts trembled with fear, completely panicked, and dared not even beg for mercy.

At this moment, Zheng Que changed the subject and continued, "However, I am merciful and can give you a chance to repent and start anew."

“There is a human cultivator named Zheng Que who is currently trapped in Shujiabao.”

"This person is destined by Heaven, his nobility is beyond words, and he will surely ascend to immortality in the future..."

"If you can save this human cultivator's life this time, you can be treated leniently; otherwise, your crime will be compounded and unforgivable. None of the punishments I just mentioned will be spared!"

(End of this chapter)