Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 260 Preparation. (First update!)

Wanshan Temple

In the open space in front of the main hall, Zheng Que, along with Shu Yunying and Ku Lan, cautiously observed their surroundings.

Kulan was casting a strange hand seal, her skirt and umbrella hem turning red and black intermittently as she repeatedly used the Yin technique [Red Attire], but each time she tried, it failed right at the beginning.

At this moment, Zheng Que vigorously shook the soul-summoning banner, summoning out two ghosts from the fifth level of the "Tongue-Pulling Hell".

One of the two ghostly creatures was entirely blood red, like a torso that had been skinned and had its limbs cut off. It moved like an insect wriggling, leaving a layer of scarlet slime wherever it went. The other resembled a fleshy ball, but had foot-long manes on its surface and a vertical mouth that emitted wisps of a sweet, fishy smell.

Both ghostly creatures exuded a fierce aura, seemingly ready to attack any living thing that appeared around them at any moment.

Zheng Que looked at the banner of the summoning spirits and said, "Qingli, let these two ghosts enter the main hall and see what's going on inside."

Now that the time for entering the main hall to draw lots has passed, he naturally won't just go straight in. He needs to send two ghosts in to scout ahead first.

Within the black banner, Qing Li snorted coldly, but quickly controlled the two ghostly creatures, shuffling towards the main hall's gate.

The seemingly heavy door opened with a gentle push.

However, the interior of the hall, visible through the crack in the door, seemed to be completely shrouded in darkness, making it impossible to see anything inside.

As soon as the two ghosts entered, the palace doors closed automatically, shutting shut completely.

Seeing that the two ghosts had already gone in to scout ahead, Zheng Que did not hesitate. He turned to look at Ku Lan and immediately said, "Ku Lan, it is very dangerous next. I need to cast a spell on you. Do not resist."

Ku Lan nodded immediately and calmly replied, "Yes, young master."

Zheng Que immediately opened his palm and began to use the [Ghost Control Technique] on Ku Lan.

Previously at Shujiabao, the [Ghost Control Technique] he used on Qingli and Kulan was broken by the old master's soul of the Soul Summoning Banner.

Currently, apart from Shu Yunying, neither Qingli, Kulan, nor Niannu possess his [Ghost Control Technique].

Without the [Ghost Control Technique], his [Spirit Descent Technique] would be difficult to perform.

In fact, he had wanted to continue using the [Ghost Control Technique] several times along the way.

However, most of the time, he was accompanied by other cultivators. He could control his ghost servants without using the [Ghost Control Technique], which was something that was naturally inconvenient for outsiders to know.

He only acted alone during these three instances of entering the "strange" world.

However, amidst the "strangeness," there are also all sorts of dangers.

Of course, what happened in the guest room just now was a rare opportunity.

But at that time, he was forced to cultivate by Ku Lan...

In the blink of an eye, Zheng Que had completed the [Ghost Control Technique]. The runes formed from the blood mist were continuously imprinted into Ku Lan's body in a specific order.

Throughout the entire process, Ku Lan offered no resistance, and the [Ghost Control Technique] was successfully executed!
Zheng Que immediately stopped. Ku Lan's current cultivation level is the eighth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Prison]. Under normal circumstances, it would take eight [Ghost Control Techniques] to apply more than eight layers of blood seals to truly control this "evil spirit".

However, his purpose in adding the spell now is not to control the ghost servant through this spell, but to be able to cast the [Spirit Descent Spell].

Therefore, upon realizing that he had re-established a blood seal connection with Kulan, Zheng Que immediately stopped, lest applying too much blood seal would cause the yang energy in his spiritual blood to suppress Kulan's strength.

Next, Zheng Que shook the soul-summoning banner again, summoning Qing Li.

The woman in white with black hair floated in mid-air, looking at Zheng Que with great dissatisfaction. Before she could speak, Zheng Que quickly said, "Qing Li, I need to cast a spell. Please cooperate." Qing Li snorted coldly, raised her head high, and looked away, as if she hadn't heard him at all.

Without hesitation, Zheng Que immediately used the [Ghost Control Technique] on Qing Li.

Like Ku Lan, Qing Li, despite her bad attitude, offered no resistance. The blood seal of the [Ghost Control Technique] was soon fully applied to Qing Li's body.

Having successfully established a blood seal connection with Qingli, Zheng Que immediately opened the Soul Nourishing Bag and released Niannu as well.

Niannu was still dressed in a pink blouse and colorful skirt, but at this moment her expression was somewhat dazed, and her complexion seemed to have become more translucent. Although she looked rather weak, she was no longer as fierce and ferocious as before.

After examining Niannu, Zheng Que nodded to himself. It seemed that this ghost servant had also recovered.

Speaking of which, the mind-attack method used by that "weird" creature was truly impossible to defend against.

Niannu's current cultivation level is the peak of the seventh level of the [Tongue-Pulling Prison].

If you encounter a ghost at the eighth or even ninth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell], you can at least hold your own for a few moves.

But that "strange" creature just now rendered Niannu unable to fight in an instant...

However, those "unpredictable" methods of attacking the mind were not very effective against Shu Yunying and Ku Lan.

Shu Yunying seemed to possess similar techniques to counteract that "weird" mental attack.

As for the withered orchid, its umbrella-like shape remained completely unaffected.

In addition, Niannu is a "vengeful spirit", Shuyunying is a "wicked creature", and Kulan is an "evil spirit".

When Niannu was attacked, in order to prevent the "weird" method from attacking his mind, which was also a way to suppress the "vengeful spirit," he immediately put Qingli into the soul-summoning banner after summoning her...

After all, Qing Li is also a "vengeful spirit," and her cultivation has reached the ninth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Prison]. She is one of his main combat forces. If she suddenly loses her combat power, his life safety will definitely be greatly reduced!

Thinking of this, Zheng Que glanced at Niannu, then turned to Qingli and said, "Qingli, this 'strange' thing is very dangerous. I want to teach Niannu a spell as well..."

Niannu is different from other ghost servants. She was captured by Qingli and is considered Qingli's subordinate.

To prevent Qingli from having any objections, he wanted to tell her in advance.

Upon hearing this, Qingli frowned slightly, feeling somewhat dissatisfied.

But considering that if this human child died in this "strange" place, he would also be in trouble, he quickly replied, "She agreed herself!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que immediately turned around and looked at Nian Nu.

Niannu didn't know what kind of magic Zheng Que wanted to supplement, but she immediately nodded: "Yes, sir!"

Zheng Que immediately stopped being polite and used the [Ghost Control Technique] on Nian Nu.

Niannu cooperated completely throughout the process and offered no resistance.

Soon, the [Ghost Control Technique] was successfully cast, and Zheng Que only applied one layer of blood seal to Nian Nu.

Seeing that all four ghost servants had established contact with him, Zheng Que nodded slightly. If he encountered any danger again, besides the Soul-Summoning Banner, the [Spirit Descent Technique] was also one of his trump cards...

(End of this chapter)