Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 204 Rewards. (First Update!)

After a brief moment of surprise, Zheng Que quickly figured out the reason.

As Yuan Zhi just mentioned, the [Ghost Control Technique] will fail during the "strange" events of this gathering, but he didn't explain why.

It seems that not only the [Ghost Control Technique], but all control and sealing techniques will become ineffective.

The seal on Shu Yunying was broken, probably because of the "strange" gathering!

Realizing this, Zheng Que did not hesitate and immediately addressed the Book of Life and Death, saying, "Qing Li!"

The mist swirled below, revealing the figure of a woman in white with black hair hanging inside.

At this moment, one of his palms was black and covered in ink.

After Qingli was taken into the Soul-Summoning Banner, the ink did not disappear, but it also did not spread.

However, now that she has just appeared in the underworld, the ink on her hands, which she had tried every means to remove but could not, suddenly turned into ordinary liquid, dripping onto the ground and disappearing without a trace.

Qingli's hand returned to normal in the blink of an eye.

Realizing she had entered the underworld, she quickly knelt down and bowed, saying, "This humble servant greets Your Excellency..."

Seeing this scene, Zheng Que was somewhat surprised. When he had bestowed the title of "Ghost Servant" for the second time in this underworld, he could have dispelled the Ghost Servant's coma by improving the Ghost Servant's cultivation level.

This time, he originally planned to try to remove the ink from Qingli's hands in the same way.

But to his surprise, he didn't even need to lift a finger. He just summoned Qingli to the underworld and the ink on her hands was automatically removed!

In a flash, Zheng Que didn't hesitate and immediately opened his palm, which bore the character "令" (command), and aimed it at Qing Li.

The column of yin energy reappeared, swirling and undulating around Qingli, its yin energy rising steadily.

However, due to the small number of ghosts killed today, this improvement only lasted for a moment before the pillar of yin energy dissipated. Qingli's yin energy only became more condensed, and she failed to break through the ninth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Prison].

Seeing this, Zheng Que spoke again, saying, "Step back."

The mist below the hall once again enveloped Qingli's figure.

After resolving Qingli's problem, Zheng Que looked at Shu Yunying's records again.

He can now summon Shu Yunying into the underworld as well, and enhance her yin energy.

But Shu Yunying is currently inside his soul-nourishing bag. Once he summons her in, trying to get her to leave would be like Kulan – she would be sent straight to the Tongue-Pulling Hell…

So Zheng Que turned to the second page of the Book of Life and Death and looked at the name of the ghost bride.

This gathering is clearly much more dangerous than the Forget-Worry Inn!

Just in case, he planned to call the ghost bride over to protect him as well...

Thinking of this, he immediately called out, "Luofu Rain!"

Below the hall, mist swirled, surrounding a graceful figure adorned in a phoenix coronet and embroidered robe. Her fair wrists were like frost, and her demeanor was serene and composed. It was none other than Luo Fuyu.

Looking at the terrifying and magnificent scene around him, Luo Fuyu immediately realized that he had once again come to the underworld!

She dared not delay, and quickly knelt down, saying tremblingly, "This concubine greets Your Excellency..."

Zheng Que didn't waste any words and went straight to the point: "That human cultivator encountered danger in Baozhen Valley of Yaotai Mountain."

"Go quickly and help him."

"If this mission fails, I will cast you into the eighteenth level of hell to suffer all kinds of tortures, never to be reincarnated!" Luo Fuyu was so frightened that she kowtowed and trembled as she promised, "M-Master, I obey! I will definitely protect that human cultivator and not disappoint you!"

Zheng Que looked down at the other party's trembling appearance and nodded slightly: "Step down."

Luo Fuyu's figure disappeared into the mist.

After completing these two tasks, Zheng Que gazed at the dark aura between his brows and waited quietly.

Time passed slowly, and soon, the last wisp of black energy was absorbed by the Book of Life and Death.

The surrounding scenery rippled outwards, and in the blink of an eye, Zheng Que was back on the path in the bamboo forest.

At this moment, the caravan continued to move forward, still being pulled along by the corpse puppets. The soul-summoning banner was stuck diagonally on the side, Niannu stood guard beside him, and the green bamboo and grass grew tall, with the stream babbling. Everything was exactly the same as before he entered the underworld.

Zheng Que looked around and then turned to Nian Nu beside him: "Did anything happen while I was cultivating just now?"

Niannu was clearly taken aback for a moment, then replied, "My lord, nothing happened."

"However, you've cultivated so quickly this time, sir!"

quick?
Zheng Que frowned and immediately asked, "How long have I been cultivating?"

Niannu said, "About five breaths."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que was taken aback, but he quickly realized the problem... The flow of time in this world of the painting is different from the flow of time in the real world!

He had been cultivating for so long, but Niannu said he had only cultivated for five breaths...

In this situation, there are two possibilities: one is that time flows very slowly in this painting!

The second reason is not related to the speed of time, but rather to the fact that their perception was affected.

Thinking of this, Zheng Que wasted no time and immediately opened the Soul Nourishing Bag, taking out a white jade plum vase from it.

This white jade plum vase is flawless and has a warm, lustrous texture; it is the very vase that sealed Shu Yunying.

The moment the plum vase was taken out of the soul-nourishing bag, a beam of blood-red light shot out from the vase.

The blood-red light landed, transforming into a slender and graceful figure.

She was a young girl with her hair tied up in a high bun, her head slightly raised, her brows exuding an air of imperiousness. She wore a black dress with silver patterns, her attire exquisite and luxurious. A simple silver hairpin was inserted diagonally, its end shaped like a semicircle, smooth as a mirror, reflecting a few points of cold light that mirrored her icy eyes. A token with the character "役" (yi, meaning service) hung at her waist, and she exuded the aura of the peak of the ninth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Prison].

It was Shu Yunying!
As soon as she emerged from the white jade plum vase, Shu Yunying looked around. The moment her gaze fell on Zheng Que, she gave him an approving smile and said, "Very good!"

"You were able to break my seal, which means you must have mastered the Soul-Summoning Banner. All my painstaking training has not been in vain."

"In view of the great contributions you have made to my Shu Family Fortress, I, this young lady, will give you the highest reward."

"I remember your name is 'Zheng Que', isn't it?"

"From this moment forward, I will bestow upon you the surname 'Shu,' and from now on, you will be called 'Shu Que'!"

"His job will be my butler, responsible for sweeping the courtyard, serving tea and water, making the bed, tending to the mount, taking care of the cats and dogs, and emptying the chamber pot..."

"Don't be too surprised, my reward is far more than this."

"My Shu family is prosperous and has many descendants. As long as you work hard in the future, you will always have the opportunity to marry into one of the collateral branches of my Shu family!"

(End of this chapter)