Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 168 Two Techniques. (First Update!)

Zheng Que began practicing the Soul Explosion Technique.

Following the records in the jade slip, he activated his spiritual power, slowly circulating it along a specific route, while simultaneously casting complex hand seals.

This technique was quite peculiar. After practicing it for a while, Zheng Que gradually felt his spirit getting better and better, and his five senses seemed to have been unveiled, becoming more and more acute than ever before.

It's as if all the strength and attention in the body are concentrated in the mind.

Zheng Que understood that this was because his soul was gathering at the center of his forehead under the influence of magic.

In the blink of an eye, his hand gestures changed, his mind became clear and his thinking became lively, and he quickly reached the peak of his senses.

In this state of heightened mental awareness, he could sense the movement of every single strand of his hair, catch the slow blooming of moss flowers in the crevices of the distant mountain wall, and observe every detail around him... In the darkness, he seemed to be towering above the mountain, overlooking everything here.

This extreme mental state did not last long.

Zheng Que continued to practice his magic, but his mental state gradually began to decline, and the sharpness of his five senses also slowly decreased.

The rate of decline is much faster than the rate of increase just now.

At the same time, his entire body exuded a chilling pressure, but he himself could hardly perceive it.

Gradually, Zheng Que felt increasingly sleepy, his eyelids felt incredibly heavy and kept wanting to close, as if he would fall asleep as soon as he closed his eyes.

As time passed, the intense pressure emanating from Zheng Que continued to increase, growing stronger and stronger.

Finally, he unleashed his last spell, his entire body radiating immense pressure, as if he had reached a certain extreme.

At this moment, Zheng Que was in a state of half-sleep and half-awake, his thoughts slowing down as if he were dragging a boulder.

"The spell... has been successfully mastered..."

"In this state, by activating spiritual power, one can unleash a Soul Explosion..."

"Next, it's time to circulate spiritual energy..."

The thought had barely crossed Zheng Que's mind when he snapped back to reality. He immediately controlled the spiritual energy within his body and quickly dispersed the hand seals in his hands.

The spell was lifted the next moment, and Zheng Que's mental state quickly returned to normal.

Once he finally came to his senses, he gasped in shock.

During the first half of this technique's cultivation, his mental state would become exceptionally sharp, but this sharpness was as if it had been overdrawn in advance. In the second half, it was a complete reversal, and his consciousness would become increasingly blurred!

If one's spiritual power is not strong enough, at the final stage of cultivation, one will completely lose their rationality and then use this technique based on instinct...

His current cultivation level is already at the sixth level of Qi Refining. In addition, the large number of names recorded in the Book of Life and Death has greatly enhanced his soul strength. He almost had an accident just now. If it were an ordinary cultivator, it would probably be impossible to succeed without a cultivation level of at least the ninth level of Qi Refining!
Thinking of this, Zheng Que did not delay and immediately opened the soul-nurturing bag, releasing a ghost servant with a bluish-black face, a flat head, and a short and stout body.

After this ghost servant appeared, it stood there blankly, its aura only at the fourth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell].

This was a ghost servant he had casually obtained from Qing Li's Soul-Summoning Banner during his cultivation over the past few days.

Next, he led the ghost servant out of the room, down the mountainside, and arrived at the bustling square.

As soon as you enter the square, a wave of heat hits you.

Zheng Que glanced around. The once spacious square was now occupied by a lot of things, making it look much cramped.

Amidst the roaring charcoal fire, occasional crisp crackling sounds mingled with the bubbling of oil and steam. Flames flickered throughout the vast mountainside, and the air was thick with the pungent stench of burning and blood.

The oil fryer, steamer, copper pillars... were all completely set up. Now, a mountain of knives had been added, with murky black flesh and blood remaining on the gleaming blades, as if a round of testing had just been completed.

Beneath the mountain of knives, a gruesome corpse rolled down, shattered into pieces, leaving only bones stained with a few drops of blood and flesh, like the leftover chopped bones from a kitchen stove. The ghost bride stood beside the mountain of knives, gesturing and directing the ghosts to make some minor adjustments.

Zheng Que glanced at the square and immediately used the [Ghost Control Technique] to control the ghost servants beside him and rush towards an open space.

Just as the ghost servant rushed to the middle of the open space, Zheng Que immediately cast a spell.

This was the last incantation of the [Soul Explosion] technique he had just practiced.

"burst!"

The next moment, this ghost servant at the fourth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell] first became exceptionally clear-headed in a very short time. Its eyes looked at Zheng Que as if it wanted to say something, but in the blink of an eye, its soul body rapidly shrank, curling up into a ball from the size of an adult, hovering in mid-air, and emitting a huge pressure.

In the blink of an eye, the clarity in the ghost servant's eyes vanished, leaving it dazed and confused. At the same time, its soul expanded, and with the expansion of its soul, the immense pressure increased dramatically.

The moment the ghost servant landed on the open ground...

boom! ! !
The soul exploded, and thick black energy rose from the spot, rolling in all directions along with the violent airflow, yin wind, and dust, sweeping across the scene.

The shockwave swept right over Zheng Que, who felt a wave of dizziness and almost fell to the ground. He quickly reached out to grab the mountain wall beside him.

In a short while, the air currents, cold winds, and dust slowly dissipated, and the originally flat open space was now covered with a series of pits and bumps, looking rugged and uneven, with a layer of sand and gravel scattered on the ground.

Seeing this, Zheng Que shook his head and gradually came to his senses.

The range of this [Soul Explosion] is much larger than I imagined!

He was standing very far away, yet he was still affected.

Fortunately, this was only a ghost servant at the fourth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell] realm, and its soul explosion power was quite limited...

After testing the [Soul Explosion Technique], Zheng Que returned to the house and began practicing the [Phantom Escape Technique].

Compared to the Soul Explosion Technique, the Shadow Escape Technique is not particularly special to cultivate.

Zheng Que spent some time and quickly mastered this escape technique.

In the room that resembled a bridal chamber, he stood at the doorway, his body shifting slightly, as if he had swayed in place for a moment, before he appeared in a flash on the footstool beside the bed.

Before his swirling robes could even fall, Zheng Que flashed again, this time appearing by the window.

brush brush...

For a moment, it seemed as if his figure filled the entire room.

Zheng Que conducted several tests in succession. When he stopped, his face was slightly pale. He was certain that the speed of this [Phantom Escape Technique] was indeed extremely fast, and within a small area, it even had an effect close to "teleportation".

However, the distance that can be covered each time this escape technique is used is not long.

If you want to use this escape technique for long-distance travel, you must use it repeatedly.

This consumes a tremendous amount of spiritual energy.

In comparison, this escape technique is more suitable for use in combat...

After summarizing the advantages and disadvantages of the two techniques, Zheng Que took out a [Nourishment Pill], which is a pill used to strengthen the foundation and nourish the vital energy. He took one when he broke through from the third level of Qi Refining to the fourth level. Now that he is preparing to break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining, he will naturally take one as well.

Thinking of this, Zheng Que swallowed the [Nourishment Pill] in one gulp, and then began to circulate the [Life-Generating Technique].

(End of this chapter)