Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 196 Execution in Progress. (Third Update!)

Upon hearing this, Niannu immediately replied, "My lord, not counting the underworld duties, I currently only have one species talent, one ghost skill, and one underworld technique."

"His species talent is the same as Lady Qingli's, which is [Hanging].

"The Ghost Skill is [Riding the Wind], which can increase the speed of the maid and her companions."

"The Yin technique is called 'possession,' which can possess a cultivator who is weaker than a maid or who is in a weakened state."

Zheng listened intently. Of his ghost servants, Qingli was the first to follow him, and now she has mastered a total of nine ghost techniques and Yin arts.

Ku Lan arrived later, but as an "evil spirit," she possessed the most abilities. Now, her mastery of ghostly skills and Yin arts is no less than Qing Li's.

In contrast, Niannu, as a ghost servant brought by Qingli, not only arrived late, but he had also not cultivated her much before, making her the one with the fewest skills among his ghost servants.

This [Riding the Wind] is a support-type technique, which Niannu must have just obtained this time. He had never seen the other party use it before.

The same applies to 【侵舍】.

In addition, the sealed Shu Yunying is an "evil spirit" who possesses no shortage of ghostly skills and yin arts.

Next, we need to find an opportunity to enhance Niannu's ghost skills and Yin techniques...

Thinking of this, Zheng Que nodded, then looked at Qing Li and asked, "Qing Li, have your species talent [Hanging] and ghost skill [Hundred Hands] become stronger?"

Among ghosts of the same realm, the strength of a ghost depends mainly on the number and intensity of the ghost techniques and yin arts they possess.

The number of ghost skills and Yin arts that Qing Li currently possesses is absolutely unmatched by any other ghost in the [Tongue-Pulling Prison].

However, Qingli slaughtered too few cultivators, so the strength of her ghost techniques and Yin arts has never been as good as Kulan's.

Back when Ku Lan was at a lower level, he was able to fight Qing Li because Ku Lan had slaughtered too many living beings, making his ghost skills and Yin techniques extremely powerful!
But in today's daytime battle, Qingli's [Hanging] can be used on multiple targets, and her ghost skill [Hundred Hands], which previously could only produce four arms, now has six...

It is obvious that the strength of Qing Li's two techniques has been enhanced.

Upon hearing this, Qingli snorted coldly and said arrogantly, "Not only [Hanging] and [Hundred Hands], all of my methods have become more powerful!"

"My great-aunt is an unparalleled genius. How could you, an ignorant human child, possibly imagine her potential?"

"You human brat, you come from a humble background and have little knowledge; you really know nothing!"

All means?
Zheng Que was slightly taken aback, but quickly realized what was happening.

Kulan had told him that the strength of a ghost's methods was related to the number of living beings it slaughtered.

Qingli has slain quite a few ghosts during this period, but she hasn't killed any living beings...

Is it because she became the main soul of the Soul-Summoning Banner, and all the creatures slaughtered by the Soul-Summoning Banner were attributed to Qing Li?
Thinking of this, Zheng Que nodded slightly and immediately reached for the Soul Nourishing Bag, intending to call Ku Lan out to ask her, and also to see how many ghost skills and Yin arts Ku Lan had acquired.

However, when he opened the Soul Nourishing Bag, he found it completely empty, with no trace of Kulan.

Zheng Que frowned immediately. Where was the withered orchid?
He immediately looked up at Qingli and Niannu beside him and asked in a deep voice, "Where did Kulan go?" Qingli replied nonchalantly, "I don't know."

"However, that little slut has always been cunning and malicious. It's very likely that her true colors were seen through by that lord. That lord is discerning and impartial, and he slapped that little slut to death!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que frowned even more, but quickly calmed down. No matter where Ku Lan had gone, he could find out by going to the underworld again and summoning her.

Just then, he heard a faint sound of footsteps coming from not far away. It was Yuan Zhi walking over. He glanced at Zheng Que, then at the two ghost servants beside Zheng Que, and said in a low voice, "Fellow Daoist Zheng, it's your turn to keep watch."

Zheng Que snapped out of his daze and nodded, saying, "Okay."

As he spoke, he got up and walked toward the car with the character "庚" on it.

Just as Zheng Que passed by Yuan Zhi, Yuan Zhi suddenly spoke again, asking, "Fellow Daoist Zheng, aren't you afraid of being attacked by your two ghost servants, whose cultivation is so high?"

Zheng Que shook his head and calmly replied, "No."

As he spoke, he had already passed Yuan Zhi and, with Qing Li and Nian Nu, arrived at the "Geng" shaped carriage.

At this moment, Linghu Yuniang had also stopped cultivating and was walking back and forth in small steps on the open ground next to the "Geng" shaped carriage, stretching her limbs. The gold hairpin in her hair reflected a little bit of cold light under the light of the distant bonfire.

Upon seeing Zheng Que approach, Linghu Yuniang immediately smiled and greeted him, "Fellow Daoist Zheng..."

Before she could finish speaking, she saw the two ghost servants behind Zheng Que and exclaimed in surprise, "Fellow Daoist Zheng, your two ghost servants have increased their cultivation levels?!"

Zheng Que nodded, glanced in Yuan Zhi's direction, and saw that Yuan Zhi had found a quiet corner, sat down cross-legged, and begun to cultivate. He then lowered his voice and said to Linghu Yuniang, "Fellow Daoist Linghu, I wish to cultivate for a while longer. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Linghu could keep watch for the night alone?"

As he spoke, he took out fifty spirit stones from his storage bag and handed them to Linghu Yuniang.

Fifty spirit stones is a generous reward for ordinary rogue cultivators, worth risking their lives for. However, the cultivators who took on the task of escorting taxes this time were not short of spirit stones.

If he were to offer too few spirit stones now, it would be seen as disrespecting Linghu Yuniang.

Seeing this, Linghu Yuniang didn't stand on ceremony and immediately accepted the spirit stone, saying with a smile, "No problem."

"Fellow Daoist, please go ahead. If anything happens, I will wake you up first and then inform Fellow Daoist Yuan."

Zheng Que nodded immediately, then added, "If it's just a minor matter, my ghost servant can handle it."

Linghu Yuniang replied, "Alright!"

After the two finished their discussion, Zheng Que did not waste any time. He walked to the other side of the "Geng" shaped carriage, used the carriage to block Yuan Zhi's view, and then sat down on the ground to begin cultivating the [Seed Life Technique].

He practiced his technique with practiced ease, and before he knew it, he opened his eyes and found himself in a dilapidated palace.

After looking around at his familiar surroundings, Zheng Li immediately looked at the Book of Life and Death in front of him.

He quickly found the record about Kulan, but discovered that the rest of the information in the record had not changed, except that "available for dispatch" after "underworld messenger" had changed to "being executed".

Upon seeing the words "execution in progress," Zheng Que was stunned. What was going on?
(End of this chapter)