Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 162 The Opportunity Has Arrived! (First Update!)

After saying these words, the ghost bride vanished instantly.

Looking at the empty room, Zheng Que came back to his senses. He held the jade slip left behind by the other party, his brows furrowed.

[Burning the Lamp and Burning the Primordial Qi Technique]...

How did this ghost bride come up with this idea?

If the other party is a ghost from the [Scissors Prison], why can't we consider the [Yin Yang Harmony Secret Record], which was also provided by it?
They actually came up with a technique that damages one's foundation!

Thinking of this, Zheng Que's expression turned grim, but he still pressed the jade slip against his forehead, intending to check the specifics of this cultivation technique.

If the side effects of this technique are related to yin energy, then for me, it's as if there are no side effects.

The next moment, the information in the jade slip flooded into his mind like a torrent.

Soon, Zheng Que finished organizing and figured out the ins and outs of this [Burning Lamp and Burning Yuan Technique]. This technique was completely different from normal techniques. It emphasized taking an unorthodox approach, burning lifespan and yang energy to achieve the goal of rapidly improving cultivation.

Under normal circumstances, a cultivator would need ten years to reach a certain level, but with the [Burning Lamp Burning Essence Technique], it only takes less than a year. However, such a rapid method always comes at a price. The lifespan burned during the cultivation process is far more than ten years; it could be thirty or fifty years...

In addition, this technique does not increase the yin energy in one's body, but it will greatly deplete the yang energy in one's spiritual blood.

In essence, it is to mortgage a cultivator's future in exchange for rapid progress in cultivation in the near future.

When you first start practicing this technique, your cultivation progresses rapidly. However, as your lifespan and yang energy decline, your foundation becomes increasingly unstable, and cultivation becomes increasingly difficult.

Its upper limit is the ninth level of Qi Refining. Once you reach this level, you will find it difficult to make any further progress and will never be able to establish a foundation!

After reviewing the contents of the cultivation technique, Zheng Que's face turned extremely gloomy. This cultivation technique was of no use to him whatsoever!
Cultivation is impossible!
The "Secret Record of Yin and Yang Harmony" is still better...

Just then, a familiar, gentle voice came from outside the door: "Young master, are you asleep?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que snapped out of his daze; it was Ku Lan's voice.

Is the one that has returned now the real withered orchid?
In a flash, Zheng Que immediately asked, "Kulan, what important thing did you do on the day 179 years, 3 months, and 2 days ago?"

The withered orchid outside the door immediately replied, "One hundred and seventy-nine years, three months, and two days ago? In response to your question, young master, on that day, I helped two female cultivators who became even more symmetrical."

Upon hearing this answer, Zheng Que nodded slightly, already understanding in his heart that this was the true withered orchid.

So he quickly took off his clothes and accessories, threw them carelessly on the footstool, and lay naked on the bed. As he pulled the blanket over himself, he said in a very serious tone, "I'm about to go to sleep. I'll be asleep in three breaths at most. Be careful not to disturb me!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Ku Lan's voice, tinged with a hint of smugness, quickly rang out: "Yes, I understand. I will leave now."

As they were speaking, seemingly afraid that Zheng Que wouldn't believe them, a series of deliberately receding footsteps sounded outside the door.

The footsteps quickly disappeared without a trace, and after three breaths of silence inside and outside the house, the door creaked open and was immediately pushed open from the outside.

A head peeked out from the crack in the door, turning around quickly as if carefully observing the activity inside. Once it was confirmed that the room was quiet and that Zheng Que was already lying on the bed "asleep," a figure dressed in black with a black umbrella sneaked in.

After entering the room, Ku Lan suppressed her excitement and rushed to the bedside. Over the past few days, she had used the Yin-nourishing technique of absorbing Yang energy to replenish Yin energy on this evil human cultivator several times, but for some reason, she hadn't absorbed anything. Instead, the strength of her own Yin energy had decreased significantly.

Today she specifically asked Luo Fuyu about the situation. After hesitating for a long time, Luo Fuyu told her that it was because her cultivation level was too low.

Therefore, she just went out and killed more than a dozen ghosts, of which more than half were ghosts at the seventh level or above of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell].

Now, that great being in the underworld has helped her raise her cultivation to the seventh level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell]!
Although she is still some distance from her former peak, this evil human cultivator, after all, only has the cultivation level of the fifth level of Qi Refining, which is definitely enough.

As she pondered, Ku Lan had already reached Zheng Que's bedside. Seeing Zheng Que lying on the bed, completely naked except for a large red silk brocade quilt embroidered with twin lotus blossoms, his muscular chest exposed, sprawled out and utterly defenseless, she immediately covered her mouth and let out a suppressed, wicked laugh: "Hehehehehehe..."

At the same time, Ku Lan quickly took out a black cloth and blindfolded Zheng Que.

Immediately afterwards, she climbed into bed and began her grand divination plan...

As the red curtains swayed gently, shouts rose and fell, interspersed with heavy breathing...

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After a long while, Zheng Que opened his eyes and was greeted by the familiar dilapidated palace. The Book of Life and Death was spread out in front of him, constantly absorbing the black energy surging from between his brows.

As usual, I looked around and found nothing had changed.

Zheng Que slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, stroking the gavel beside him, lost in thought.

Perhaps due to the improvement in Ku Lan's cultivation, his spiritual power increased significantly during this cultivation. The white mist in his Qi Sea became increasingly thick, and he was already close to the peak of the fifth level of Qi Refining.

If he continues at this pace, he will soon be able to break through to the sixth level of Qi Refining.

Reaching the seventh level of Qi Refining is only a matter of time...

Thinking of this, Zheng Que glanced at the Book of Life and Death. There were no new names added, and the previous records remained unchanged.

He turned to the second page of the Book of Life and Death, where there was only one record for "Luo Fuyu". The name of the Foundation Establishment cultivator who had impersonated Ku Lan was not included in the Book of Life and Death.

Seeing this scene, Zheng Que understood that the Foundation Establishment cultivator was not dead. The reason why the other party disguised himself as Ku Lan and sneaked into his house was most likely because he was the target!
After the ghost bride hid him in the bridal sedan chair, the battle ended quickly, likely because the other side felt they had no chance and retreated on their own...

"This Foundation Establishment cultivator should have some connection with Xiao Yiyang..."

"Ku Lan is my ghost servant. The only living person who knows this is Xiao Yiyang."

"Is it for a soul-summoning banner?"

"Or is there some other reason?"

"After I wake up, I need to ask the ghost bride if she knows anything about Xiao Yiyang and that Foundation Establishment cultivator..."

(End of this chapter)