Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 146: An Opportunity in the Underworld. (Third Update!)

In the dilapidated palace, Zheng Que sat high above, and after he uttered the words "Kulan," a thick cloud of smoke rose from below. When it parted, a figure in black clothes and a black umbrella appeared—it was Kulan.

As soon as Ku Lan appeared here, she looked around and, realizing that she had arrived in the underworld, quickly knelt down and kowtowed, saying respectfully, "This humble servant greets Your Excellency!"

Snapped!
Zheng Que slammed his hand on the table and shouted coldly, "You audacious 'evil spirit,' do you know your crime!"

His voice boomed through the hall like rolling thunder, carrying immense pressure as it pressed down on Ku Lan.

Ku Lan was terrified and kowtowed repeatedly, the sound of her kowtowing echoing throughout the hall. She hurriedly begged for mercy, "My lord, spare my life!"

"My lord, spare me! I know nothing!"

"That evil... I've never even heard of that human cultivator being imprisoned and having his yang energy drained to replenish his yin. It was all done by that treacherous woman!"

"The inner core of 【Myriad Flowers and Radiant Bones】 was also fed by that rebellious woman."

“That human cultivator can testify!”

"I am a virtuous person, and I have not killed anyone for many days!"

"That treacherous woman has failed to live up to your high expectations and deserves to die a thousand deaths. She should be chopped into ten thousand pieces and thrown into the eighteen levels of hell..."

Hearing Ku Lan's contradictory and incoherent explanation, Zheng Que didn't waste any words and said directly, "You conspired with the ghost bride to persecute your master; this is your first crime."

"As a ghost servant, instead of protecting his master, he plotted to divine his own master's fate through divination; this is the second sin."

"Dare to deceive this official and confuse right and wrong, this is the third crime!"

"The three crimes combined are unforgivable."

"He deserves to be cast into the eighteenth level of hell, never to be reborn!"

As if in response to Zheng Que's angry shout, the entire hall seemed to tremble. The sea of ​​blood floating above roared wildly, and pairs of undead eyes opened within, looking down at the withered orchid lying alone in the hall.

The surrounding darkness seemed to come alive, with incessant rustling sounds and roaring thunder, like an invisible giant hammer constantly pounding on Kulan's mind.

Ku Lan knelt on the ground, trembling all over, and dared not utter a word for a moment.

At this moment, Zheng Que said in a formulaic manner, "However, that human cultivator is currently unharmed. I am magnanimous and will give you another chance."

As he spoke, Zheng Que took advantage of the moment when Ku Lan was kneeling on the ground, not daring to raise her head, and immediately pointed his finger at his brow, drawing out an imperial edict that was directed at Ku Lan.

The imperial edict transformed into a mysterious light, entered the body of the withered orchid, and moved towards the space between its eyebrows.

Ku Lan immediately let out a scream, her body swaying precariously, as if she was about to faint on the spot.

At the critical moment, Zheng Que immediately opened his palm, which was covered with the character "令" (command), and pointed it at Ku Lan.

The next moment, the withered orchid's aura rapidly increased, and the impact of the second decree was quickly suppressed, and its condition slowly recovered.

After waiting a moment and confirming that Ku Lan had digested the knowledge in the second imperial edict, Zheng Que continued, "I am discerning and will not allow petty people to deceive me!"

"The mastermind behind this is the ghost bride Luo Fuyu."

"He should have been captured and thrown into the deepest hell!"

"However, considering that he has some good intentions, and out of compassion, I will give him a chance to reform."

"Use this decree to bestow a title upon that ghost bride." "Whether the ghost bride can atone for her sins in the future is her business; but whether you can help her reform this time is your business!"

"If anything goes wrong, not only will you be sent to the eighteenth level of hell and never be reincarnated, but the ghost bride will also be caught by the underworld and will have to go through boiling oil, climbing mountains of knives, and being steamed in a sauna..."

"understand?"

Ku Lan immediately kowtowed repeatedly, trembling as he replied, "This subordinate understands! Thank you for your mercy, sir!"

"This humble servant will certainly do his utmost to live up to your high expectations!"

Seeing that Ku Lan had agreed, Zheng Que nodded in satisfaction. Whether he could escape this predicament depended on whether Ku Lan could successfully bestow the title upon the ghost bride...

Thinking of this, he didn't delay and immediately ordered, "You may leave."

The mist rose again, engulfing the withered orchid's figure. When it dispersed, the spot was empty.

Zheng Que withdrew his gaze from the hall below and turned to look at the Book of Life and Death before him. The black aura between his brows continued to emanate, and his vision remained hazy. He wondered when the yin energy accumulating within him would finally dissipate...

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Inside the room, which resembled a bridal chamber, Zheng Que lay naked on the brocade quilt, motionless, his eyes tightly closed, showing no sign of waking up.

A figure flashed within the large red tent as mandarin ducks played in the water; suddenly, the figure of Kulan appeared.

After quickly glancing around to make sure she had left the underworld, Ku Lan breathed a sigh of relief. But then, a familiar voice came from beside her: "Where did you go just now?"

Ku Lan turned around and saw a ghost bride in a bright red wedding dress, with a veil covering her head and mandarin ducks playing in the water. She was standing on the footstool by the bed, her head slightly lowered, her gaze seemingly looking at her through the gap in the curtains.

It is Luofu Rain!
Ku Lan composed herself, quickly got out of bed, and said swiftly, "I just came across a fortuitous opportunity, which I'd like to give to you."

As she spoke, she pointed her finger to her brow, drawing out a rune that resembled both an insect and a bird, which floated in mid-air and exuded an extremely profound aura.

Sensing the aura of the decree, the ghost bride exclaimed "Eh!" and then stood still, letting Ku Lan point the decree at her.

The next moment, the edict disappeared into the red veil on the ghost bride's head. The ghost bride immediately stood there straight, and a faint light flickered under the veil, with the pattern of the edict appearing and disappearing erratically. She began to receive the imperial decree.

In the blink of an eye, the ghost bride's aura seemed to have undergone countless refinements, becoming exceptionally pure and solid. Her dress, veil, and accessories were also completely renewed!
The bright red wedding dress was adorned with intricate lily patterns, and the mandarin ducks playing in the water on the veil were even more lifelike and vivid. The already gorgeous and elaborate robe was now thicker and more elaborate than before, and a small token with the character "役" (yi) was strung on the waistband.

The chilling, eerie atmosphere vanished without a trace. The ghost bride now stood gracefully, surrounded by festive furnishings, just like a real, living bride waiting for her groom in her bridal chamber.

A moment later, the ghost bride finished receiving the seal and came to her senses, immediately saying, "Not bad! It's actually an opportunity from the underworld!"

"With this underworld post, I will soon be able to enter the [Iron Tree Prison]..."

Before she could finish speaking, the ghost bride vanished instantly.

Seeing the ghost bride suddenly leave, Ku Lan didn't take it too seriously. Her gaze returned to Zheng Que's body lying on the bed.

Although he had just been warned by that great man in the underworld, this was an opportunity to become an immortal!

We can't give up like this!

So, the withered orchid climbed onto Zheng Que's body again...

(End of this chapter)