Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 155 Shu Yunying. (Third update!)

Seeing that Qingli already knew the truth, Zheng Que nodded slightly and immediately asked, "Where is Niannu?"

Qingli, inside the summoning banner, quickly replied, "I'm also inside the summoning banner."

“Niannu can come out, but that ugly ghost keeps staring at my side.”

"If I release Niannu, that ugly ghost will definitely snatch her away!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que was not surprised. Ordinary ghosts in this soul-summoning banner could come and go freely, but the main soul seemed to need certain conditions to come out.

If he can refine this Soul-Summoning Banner, Qing Li will definitely be able to come and go freely. Besides that, I wonder what other methods there are?
I need to ask Shu Yunying...

Thinking of this, Zheng Que immediately said, "I understand."

"I'll find a way to get you out."

“I will come over every day for the next few days. If you discover anything or find anything else, please let me know.”

His original plan was to return to the vicinity of Taiping County after completing the mission at Shujiabao, and if nothing happened in the county, he would continue to live there.

After all, the county town has a protective array and some kind of evil-suppressing ritual, so it's definitely much safer than the wilderness.

However, now that he has the Ghost Bride, a trump card in the later stages of the [Scissors Prison], why would he need to risk going back to Taiping County?

As long as the ghosts of the Iron Tree Prison don't appear, he'll be fine as long as he stays in Shu Family Fort!

Originally, when he was cultivating the [Seed of Life Technique], he needed to earn spirit stones to buy pills from the offering shop. But now that he has the [Secret Record of Yin and Yang Harmony], he basically has no need for pills before he reaches the Foundation Establishment stage.

The only thing that can threaten him now is the next calamity...

While pondering, Zheng Que turned around and walked towards the passageway marked with black pottery jars.

The passageway was quite damp, and the rustling sounds of insects crawling could be heard from time to time in the crevices of the mountain walls. The moisture that rushed towards us also carried a faint fishy smell.

Zheng Que was already used to this building built inside the mountain. He walked to the end with an unchanged expression. The door was half closed, but two ghosts guarded the door on the left and right. They were dressed as servants, with two silk flowers the size of eggs on their lapels, as if to add to the festive atmosphere. They were surrounded by yin energy, and their aura was that of the ninth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell].

Sensing the presence of a living person, the two ghostly creatures, which had been looking around, immediately turned their gazes toward Zheng Que.

A cold gaze, seemingly carrying a chilling pressure, descended upon him.

Zheng Que immediately became alert, and subconsciously touched his forehead with two fingers, preparing to make a move.

Fortunately, the two ghosts guarding the gate turned their heads away after seeing his groom's attire, ignoring him completely and continuing to stand guard.

Zheng Que breathed a sigh of relief and continued walking towards the entrance of the Ghost Cellar.

As he approached, a familiar, cold, and crisp voice echoed from the ghost cellar...

"...That human cultivator, in order to save his own life, has already given you to me as a dowry maid with tears streaming down his face."

“He knelt before me and kowtowed a hundred times, crying and begging me to agree. I only reluctantly agreed because I felt sorry for him.”

"Shu Yunying, if you agree to be my dowry maid right now, I can spare that human cultivator's life immediately."

"Furthermore, I will also teach you five Yin techniques and a Yin artifact!"

"All you need to do is leave that human cultivator and stay by my side." "Don't worry about the [Ghost Control Technique] binding you; I have plenty of ways to help you break free..."

The voice spoke so vividly, it sounded just like the real thing.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que was furious!
That's the ghost bride's voice. Has she been trying to steal my girlfriend away these past few days?

In a flash, seeing that the ghosts on either side of the door did not intend to stop him, he pushed the door open and went inside.

The blood that had flowed all over the ghost cellar, along with the scattered pieces of corpses and flesh, had all been cleaned up. There was no trace of blood in the air, only a faint, sweet scent.

The [yin vessels] that were originally placed on the uneven tables have been replaced with large red and gold-decorated boxes.

These chests are carved with various patterns of couples flying wing to wing, intertwined branches, and mandarin ducks in joy. They look heavy and are exactly the kind of wedding dowry.

However, all the boxes were shrouded in a thick layer of yin energy, seemingly emitting wisps of black mist.

At this moment, the ghost bride, dressed in a wedding gown, stood beside a table. On this table was a crystal-clear white jade plum vase, its surface flawless, emitting a soft halo in the dim light, just like a graceful young girl.

The plum vase was filled with a cloud of black mist, which kept rushing towards the mouth of the vase, as if trying to break free from its confinement.

However, an invisible barrier covered the mouth of the bottle, which remained unmoved no matter how the black mist struck it, firmly sealing the black mist inside the plum vase.

Upon seeing Zheng Que suddenly burst in, the ghost bride did not hesitate, giving him no chance to speak. She immediately turned around and vanished...

Zheng Que was furious, but seeing that the ghost bride was leaving too quickly, there was nothing he could do. So he walked directly to the plum vase and said, "Shu Yunying?"

"I'm fine, and there's absolutely no way I would hand you over to this ghost bride..."

He was about to repeat what he had just told Qingli to Shu Yunying when he saw the black mist stop its attack on the bottle's opening. Then, Shu Yunying's voice came from the white jade plum vase: "Wait a minute!"

"Why are you just as strange as that ghost bride?"

"I am a person! A living person!"

"It's not like it's your ghost servant, why are you explaining this to me?"

"However, you really do need to thank this young lady properly."

"You don't know this, but that ghost bride originally intended to kill and eat you directly. However, out of consideration for your fellow human, I risked my life to save you and fought to the death. I defeated the ghost bride and made her beg for mercy repeatedly. In the end, she fled in panic and didn't have time to catch you to eat your flesh and drink your blood."

"You're only alive because of me!"

"Therefore, you should quickly deliver the Soul-Summoning Banner to me, and instruct the main soul currently inside the banner to acknowledge me as its master!"

"Of course, you can also enter my Soul-Summoning Banner to cultivate for free."

"Only in this way can I continue to rescue you!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que was stunned for a moment, and then beat the ghost bride so badly that she was forced to retreat and beg for mercy.
He's only alive now thanks to this former young lady of the Shu family.

Let him cultivate under the Soul-Summoning Banner for free?

Looking at Shu Yunying, who was sealed in a white jade plum vase, Zheng Que suddenly became suspicious. Did Shu Yunying think he was a fool?
(End of this chapter)