Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 194 [Tongue-Pulling Prison] Eightfold. (First Update!)

Seeing this, Zheng Que was stunned. Qing Li's species talent could be used on multiple targets!
This should be the enhancement the other party received after becoming the main soul of the Soul-Summoning Banner.

At this moment, a surge of yin energy erupted around Qingli, her figure swayed slightly, and in an instant, six long arms extended out, all growing larger in the wind, reaching out to grab the ghost hanging in the air.

puff puff puff...

With six arms sweeping across the scene, in a dazzling display, the numerous ghosts hanging in mid-air were torn to shreds in a matter of breaths, turning into streams of dense yin energy that lingered briefly before reluctantly dissipating into the mountain mist.

Just then, Linghu Yuniang, who was standing nearby, had just summoned her ghost servant when she saw that all the ghosts surging up from all around had been dealt with by Qingli.

Linghu Yuniang was immediately startled. This second ghost servant of Zheng Que was even stronger than the first one!
Boom boom boom...

At that moment, the sounds of fighting could be heard around other vehicles, accompanied by the popping of talismans.

The fighting in the vehicles ahead of the "Geng" shaped carriage quickly subsided, but the fighting in the vehicles behind it, having lost a number of men at the Forget-Worry Inn, had greatly reduced the number of remaining escorting cultivators. It lasted for quite a while before finally stopping.

Seeing that the ghosts that had attacked the convoy had been repelled, Lu Maohong's voice instantly echoed throughout the entire group: "Continue forward!"

With the sound of the well pulley, the corpse puppets pulled carts forward.

Time passed by little by little, and soon it was evening.

The convoy camped in a cave right next to the mountain road.

The cave is like a gaping maw, with a very spacious interior. A few bats inhabit the cave, and some dusty withered grass, firewood, and a few pieces of moldy dry food are scattered in the corners. It seems to be a place where people used to stay.

As before, after determining the location for the night, Lu Maohong took the lead in setting up the formation, and then the convoy drove in one after another to begin their camping for the night.

After entering the cave, each team checked that the taxes on their assigned vehicles were intact in the presence of all members before relaxing and preparing to rest.

Because the team was short-handed, Yuan Zhi rearranged the night watch. He was responsible for the first half of the night, while Zheng Que and Linghu Yuniang were responsible for the second half.

After finalizing the night watch arrangements, Zheng Que asked Qing Li and Nian Nu to protect him, and then sat cross-legged on the ground to begin his cultivation.

The chilling spiritual energy of heaven and earth slowly entered his body, and his skin gradually turned pale, his body temperature dropped little by little. After a while, as if sensing something, he opened his eyes and found himself in a dilapidated palace.

On the mottled long table lay the Book of Life and Death and a gavel. Black energy gushed from between his brows like spring water, continuously flowing into the Book of Life and Death.

Zheng Que looked at the Book of Life and Death, where a long list of names had been added.

"...Xiao Bingyi. Place of origin... Lifespan..."

"...Shi Shaoshan. Place of origin...Yangshou..."

"...Meng Fengrui. Place of origin...Yangshou..."

This time, in addition to the ghosts, the names also include the cultivator who died in the Forget-Worry Inn.

Shi Shaoshan, who had previously experienced the Forget-Worry Inn, also failed to emerge alive this time.

Besides that, he still doesn't know what the "accounting money" in the Forget-Worry Inn actually refers to.
The reason we were able to escape so quickly this time was all thanks to the landlady's incompetence; she actually tried to give us change...

While pondering, Zheng Que looked at the Book of Life and Death and called out, "Qing Li."

A mist suddenly rose from the hall, revealing a white-clad, black-haired female figure. Qingli glanced around and, realizing she had arrived in the underworld, immediately knelt down and respectfully greeted, "This humble servant greets Your Excellency!"

Looking at the other party's respectful demeanor, Zheng Que nodded slightly.

Since Qingli took control of the Soul-Summoning Banner, he has never had the opportunity to improve her cultivation.

Now, aside from the ghosts the other party killed today, he hasn't settled accounts with the other party for the ghosts they killed at Shujiabao last time... In a flash, Zheng Que didn't hesitate and immediately opened his palm with the character "令" written on it, pointing it at Qing Li below the hall.

The next moment, Yin energy roared in from all directions, surrounding Qingli and swirling into a pillar of Yin energy, continuously pouring pure, cold Yin energy into her body.

Feeling her strength increase, Qingli was overjoyed. She immediately kowtowed and said, "Thank you, my lord. Your wisdom is truly remarkable... Lung Stone Wind Clears..."

Zheng Que did not reply, but simply sat on the steps and watched quietly.

Soon, Qing Li's Yin energy broke through the limit of the seventh level of the [Tongue-Pulling Prison] and reached the eighth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Prison].

Zheng Que was not surprised by this situation. Qing Li's Yin energy strength was already at the peak of the seventh level of the [Tongue-Pulling Prison], and with the many ghosts she killed today, as well as the ghosts in Shujiabao last time, it was only natural that her Yin energy had increased to the eighth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Prison].

At this moment, Qingli's yin energy continued to grow until it reached the peak of the eighth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Prison] before slowly stopping.

Zheng Que was slightly surprised; the total amount of Qing Li's cultivation improvement seemed to be much more than he had expected.

Then he said, "Step back."

Qingli's figure was instantly swallowed up by the surging mist.

The space below the hall was empty again.

Zheng Que looked at the Book of Life and Death and called out, "Niannu."

Soon, Niannu appeared in the mist. After figuring out where she was, she also knelt down to pay her respects.

Zheng Que looked at Nian Nu calmly. In the past few days, with only Nian Nu as his ghost servant to keep watch for him, he had not summoned Nian Nu into the underworld to prevent any accidents to his physical body.

Now, besides Niannu, Qingli is also protecting him, so he naturally wants to summon Niannu in to enhance the Yin energy together.

So he opened his palm, which had the character "令" written on it, and pointed it at Niannu.

The pillar of yin energy reappeared, causing Niannu's hair to dance wildly and her skirt to flutter.

Its yin energy increased rapidly, and it soon reached the peak of the sixth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell].

Even now, Niannu's yin energy has not stopped growing, continuing to advance towards the seventh level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell].

Seeing this scene, Zheng Que was immediately puzzled. A few days ago on the official road, Niannu had no chance to kill any ghosts. Today, after entering Yaotai Mountain, most of the ghosts were killed by Qingli. Niannu had killed very few ghosts...

Under normal circumstances, Niannu's yin energy shouldn't have increased much, so how come it seems like he's about to break through the seventh level of the [Tongue-Pulling Prison]?

Just then, Niannu's Yin energy surged up, breaking through the sixth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell] and reaching the seventh level!
Even after Niannu's cultivation reached the seventh level of the [Tongue-Pulling Prison], the Yin energy on her body still increased for a while before slowly subsiding.

Seeing this situation, Zheng Que quickly thought of something.

During the days he was escorting the taxes, neither he nor his ghost servant killed any ghosts.

However, the entire convoy slew quite a few ghosts!

This can be seen from the names that kept being added to his Book of Life and Death.

In this situation... the ghosts that the caravan killed could also enhance the yin energy of his ghost servants?

To be precise, whenever a ghost perishes near him, the Yin energy is absorbed by the underworld and can be used to enhance the strength of the underworld officials.
Thinking of this, Zheng Que came to his senses and immediately said, "Step back."

(End of this chapter)