Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 195: New Methods. (Second Update!)

In the dilapidated palace, only Zheng Que remained. He looked at the Book of Life and Death once more.

In the current situation, Niannu is able to significantly increase Yin energy, and Kulan should be able to as well.

However, Ku Lan is currently inside his soul-nourishing bag. He can summon her in, but after he sends her away, he doesn't know whether she will return to the soul-nourishing bag or retreat to his physical body outside.
With that in mind, Zheng Que didn't delay any longer. No matter what the situation, he would summon them in and give it a try!

So he immediately said, "Withered orchid!"

The next moment, the mist rose again below the hall, revealing a figure dressed in black with a black umbrella.

With a gentle twirl of her silk umbrella, she gracefully bowed and softly said, "This humble servant greets Your Excellency!"

Zheng Que directly extended his palm, which had the character "令" (command) written on it, and pointed it at her.

As expected, the Yin energy around Kulan immediately began to rise rapidly.

This ghost servant, who was born from an evil spirit, had already reached the peak of the seventh level of the [Tongue-Pulling Prison] when he was still in Shujiabao. At this moment, his yin energy was rising steadily, and he soon broke through the limitation of the seventh level of the [Tongue-Pulling Prison] and entered the eighth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Prison].

Ku Lan was overjoyed. Her cultivation had recovered considerably, and she could continue trying to extract the essence of that evil future immortal!

Suppressing her joy, she quickly kowtowed and thanked him, saying, "Thank you, Your Excellency! Thank you, Your Excellency..."

A moment later, her yin energy increased for a while in the eighth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Prison] before slowly stopping.

Zheng Que nodded in satisfaction. His four ghost servants, Qing Li and Ku Lan, were both at the eighth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Prison].

Niannu is in the seventh level of the "Tongue-Pulling Hell".

Shu Yunying is at the peak of the ninth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Prison], but she is currently sealed and cannot be commanded.

Next, I hope there are as many ghosts attacking the convoy as possible!

In this way, he can improve the cultivation of his ghost servants more quickly...

After a moment's thought, Zheng Que spoke again: "Step back."

Kulan's figure disappeared into the mist. In the dilapidated palace, Zheng Que sat alone on a lame armchair, waiting quietly.

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The Hell of Tongue Pulling.

The crimson dome casts a somber, blood-like shadow over the crimson earth.

At the foot of the rocky mountain, above the gate, the character "Shu" in the three characters "Shu Family Fort" had been crossed out and replaced with "Luo" in blood. The ghost guarding the gate drooped its head, still fast asleep.

In this silent space, seven remnant souls are wandering aimlessly on the open ground beneath the plaque.

These remnant souls were all translucent, and one could vaguely make out their appearance and clothing in life. One of them was Shi Shaoshan, another was wearing a stone-green robe; one had a snake-shaped bun and wore an apricot-yellow skirt, which was Meng Fengrui; one looked like an old woman; and one was obese...

It was at the Forget-Worry Inn that the seven cultivators who chose to stay died!

They looked blank and unfocused, seemingly without reason, wandering aimlessly around the open space.

At this moment, a figure dressed in black and wearing a black umbrella suddenly appeared under the plaque of "Luo Family Fort".

Ku Lan turned her head around a few times, and after taking in her surroundings, she was puzzled. Where was she?
Without hesitation, she walked towards the two female remnant souls among the remnant souls.

Reaching the old woman's side, Ku Lan reached out and twisted her head behind her back.

Next, she went to Meng Fengrui's remnant soul and helped it to be more "symmetrical".

After performing a good deed each day, Ku Lan immediately noticed some torture instruments scattered on the ground not far away, especially a lot of iron pliers. She immediately went over, bent down and picked up a pair of iron pliers. As soon as she touched the object, even she, as an "evil spirit," felt a chill that cut to the bone. Along with this chill came a torrent of information.

Kulan instantly understood where she was and how to use the iron pliers in her hand.

This is the first level of hell, the Hell of Tongue Pulling!

As for these iron pliers...

The next moment, Ku Lan excitedly walked towards Shi Shaoshan's remnant soul, grabbed his head, opened her iron pincers, clamped his tongue, and began to forcefully pull it out...

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Yaotai Mountain, cave, campsite.

The night was gloomy and desolate. Amidst the ghostly howls in the mountains, the cries and roars of unknown birds and beasts blended with the mountain wind to create a celestial symphony that reached the ears.

The camp was unusually quiet; no one made a sound.

Zheng Que finished his cultivation and slowly opened his eyes, a hint of doubt in his expression.

Each time he emerged from the underworld, the Book of Life and Death failed to produce a new decree.

Based on the previous rule that every forty-nine names recorded in the Book of Life and Death would generate an imperial edict, he should be able to generate many more edicts.

After all, the Book of Life and Death contains a large number of names in Changfu Town and Taiping County!

But now, it seems that the rule has changed?
Is it because the underworld absorbed the Shu family fortress and opened the Tongue-Pulling Hell?
Thinking of this, Zheng Que frowned slightly. He turned to look around and, seeing that no one was paying attention to him, whispered to Qing Li, "Qing Li, have you mastered some new techniques?"

In the mission at Shujiabao, Qingli killed a large number of ghosts. In addition, with today's daytime battle, the enemy has most likely inherited new methods.

In addition, Qingli's species-related talents and ghost skills have clearly improved significantly during the daytime battles.

Now is the perfect time to learn about the ghost techniques and Yin arts that Qingli has mastered.

Upon hearing this, Qingli snorted coldly and said with great disdain, "This old lady is exceptionally talented and has recently mastered a few new techniques."

"One is [Ghostly Grievance], which can summon many ghostly hands from underground to pull the target underground and tear them to pieces."

"One is the [Jealousy Finger], which can make my fingernails extremely sharp, cutting through everything in sight."

"One is [the poison of the underworld]. Whether it is a living person or a ghost, as long as the old lady inflicts a wound on them, they will become weaker and weaker, and then slowly die."

"And another one is the [Summoning Wind], which allows my aunt to subdue any ghost she desires..."

At this point, Qingli paused for a moment, then said with some dissatisfaction, "This old lady originally knew several kinds of soul winds, but you, you human brat, the banner you forged last time destroyed all of my other soul winds!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que was slightly taken aback, but quickly realized that his cultivation was insufficient, and he had sealed the four types of soul winds of the Soul Summoning Banner in order to successfully refine it.

As the main soul of the Soul Summoning Banner, Qing Li was originally able to freely wield the five types of soul winds of the banner. However, after the banner was sealed, the soul winds she could control were also sealed away...

Thinking of this, Zheng Que shook his head. The Soul-Summoning Banner is a magical artifact, and it cannot be used properly without a cultivation level of at least Foundation Establishment.

If he hadn't used the [Spirit Pivot Banner Control Technique] to seal the four types of soul winds of the Soul Summoning Banner, he wouldn't have been able to carry it with him at all.

Qing Li, the main soul, is even unable to leave the Soul Summoning Banner...

Of course, if Qingli's cultivation level reaches the [Scissors Prison], this problem should not exist.

In a flash, Zheng Que turned to look at Niannu: "Niannu, what about you?"

(End of this chapter)