Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 167 Take This! (Third Update!)

Upon hearing this voice, Zheng Li immediately realized that Ku Lan had returned!

Ok……

It's already a bit too late to get dressed.

Moreover, Kulan has a shamanic duty, so she must have already sensed that Niannu is in the room.

Zheng Li immediately replied, "No!"

"I'm cultivating right now. You wait outside."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ku Lan's gentle voice rang out again: "Yes, young master."

Then, all was quiet outside the house.

Just as Zheng Que was about to get up, Nian Nu, who was beside him, finally came to her senses, looked at him, and said with a look of joy, "My lord, your cultivation has reached the sixth level of Qi Refining!"

Zheng Que nodded with a smile, then lowered his voice and said, "We must not let others know about our silent dedication and selfless actions."

"You go and rest in the Soul Nourishing Bag first, I'll go deal with Ku Lan."

Upon hearing this, Niannu believed it to be true and immediately nodded vigorously.

Zheng Que didn't delay any longer and immediately opened the Soul-Nourishing Bag, taking Niannu inside.

Having done all that, he was too lazy to put on his clothes again. He simply picked up a corner of the brocade quilt from the footstool, casually draped it around his waist, crossed his arms behind his head, and lazily said to the outside, "Ku Lan, I've finished my cultivation and I'm going to sleep. Don't disturb me."

Ku Lan's barely suppressed gleeful voice immediately rang out: "Yes, this servant will definitely stay outside the door and not disturb you, young master!"

After he finished speaking, the room fell silent. After about three breaths, the door was quietly pushed open. Ku Lan peeked in and out, and after confirming that Zheng Que had fallen asleep, she quickly walked in.

She stepped over the clothes and accessories scattered on the floor, ignoring the messy furniture, and went straight to the bed.

Seeing Zheng Que lying on his back on the bed, just like before, without even wearing clothes, Ku Lan excitedly licked her lips, extremely excited.

This evil human cultivator was completely unprepared!

Moreover, she had just clearly sensed that Niannu was in the room, yet now she had been taken into the soul-nurturing bag by this evil human cultivator.

This is a rare opportunity, watch out!
The next moment, Ku Lan climbed onto the bed and began to put Zheng Que under the influence of sleep paralysis.

The heavy canopy bed creaked and swayed, the curtains fluttered like sails, constantly blowing out gusts of cold wind, causing the candle flames to tilt and scatter, disrupting the shadows in the room.

Halfway through the sleep paralysis episode, Zheng Que suddenly opened his eyes.

Ku Lan was taken aback, but before she could explain, Zheng Que muttered to himself, "It's that dream again?"

"However, as I mentioned in my dream last time, I would need a few particularly powerful spells..."

Upon hearing this, Ku Lan was overjoyed; she had been prepared all along!
So she immediately handed over the two jade slips she had just obtained from Luo Fuyu...

"Hmm...this is...this is a spell given by Luo Fuyu..."

"No... Ah... Ah... This is the spell that the young master... the spell the young master wanted in his dream..."

Zheng Que took the jade slip, immediately placed it on his forehead, and began to examine it.

The spell recorded in the first jade slip is called the [Soul Explosion Spell].

This technique allows one to control their own soul, or to make their ghostly servants self-destruct, perishing together with the target's soul.

This technique does not cause much damage to ordinary terrain and buildings, but it is extremely lethal to ghosts or the souls of cultivators, and it is impossible to defend against, as it can penetrate ordinary defensive measures.

This technique has no requirements regarding a cultivator's cultivation level, but one must have a strong spiritual soul to cultivate it properly.

Otherwise, practicing this technique carries the risk of self-destruction and death. The technique recorded in the second jade slip is a kind of escape technique called [Phantom Escape Technique].

The core of this escape technique can be summed up in one word: speed.

Its speed is second to none among the escape techniques of Qi Refining stage cultivators. The jade slip specifically mentions that after mastering this escape technique, its effect is similar to the Heavenly Artifact Sect's [Shadow Shifting Talisman]. However, when actually using it, no preparatory action is required, and one can escape directly. Its speed is even faster than the [Shadow Shifting Talisman].

Zheng Que quickly memorized these two techniques.

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After a long time, Zheng Que finished his cultivation and reappeared in the underworld space.

Everything in the dilapidated hall remained the same. The Book of Life and Death absorbed the gurgling black energy emanating from between his brows, while the gavel stood quietly to the side.

Zheng Que glanced through the Book of Life and Death; everything seemed normal.

He sat back in his original spot and waited quietly.

Soon, all the black energy between his eyebrows thinned rapidly and disappeared into the Book of Life and Death. This time, the Book of Life and Death condensed another decree, which entered his brow.

The next moment, the surrounding scenery trembled, and he returned to reality.

The room was still decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, creating a festive atmosphere. Ku Lan was no longer in bed; she had clearly gone to slay ghosts and improve her cultivation.

Without hesitation, Zheng Que immediately got up, tidied up the messy room, cleaned up the traces of his and Ku Lan's cultivation, and after confirming that everything was in order, he immediately opened the Soul Nourishing Bag and released Nian Nu.

Upon appearing, Niannu immediately bowed to Zheng Que and respectfully said, "My lord!"

Zheng Que nodded slightly and said very seriously, "No need for formalities, saving Qingli is the priority now."

“This time, kneel on this chair with your hands behind your back.”

"By the way, could you tie my hands up with this rope too...?"

Listening to Zheng Que's detailed instructions, Niannu was confused, but thinking that it could save Qingli, she immediately did as he said.

Soon, following Zheng Que's description, she knelt on the chair in a very seductive pose.

Zheng Que walked up behind Nian Nu with an upright and dignified air.

The commotion inside the house resumed.

...In the following days, when Ku Lan returned, Zheng Que and Ku Lan seized the time to cultivate.

While Kulan was slaying the ghosts, Zheng Que and Niannu raced against time to rescue Qingli, making the most of their time.

Through this diligent and arduous practice, his cultivation level steadily and rapidly improved.

Five days passed in this way, and Zheng Que's cultivation level was successfully raised to the peak of the sixth level of Qi Refining.

At noon that day, he was alone in the messy house.

Just now, he finished his cultivation with Kulan, and Kulan went out to kill ghosts.

Niannu stayed in his soul-nourishing bag.

Continuous training caused Niannu, whose cultivation level was only at the sixth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Prison], to become very poor.

Therefore, Zheng Que decided to let Niannu rest for a while.

Thinking this through, he calmed himself and prepared to cultivate the [Soul Explosion Technique] and [Phantom Escape Technique] he had obtained from the Ghost Bride...

(End of this chapter)