Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 31: Imperial Decree. (Third update!)

After Qingli left, Zheng Cheng started practicing immediately.

As strands of spiritual energy were drawn into his body, his cultivation level slowly improved.

Time passed bit by bit, and soon Zheng Que opened his eyes and saw the familiar dilapidated palace.

He looked at the [Book of Life and Death] in front of him.

After he killed the four water ghosts yesterday, there were forty-two names on the [Book of Life and Death].

Afterwards, Qingli tasted the benefits and killed six more ghosts at night.

No one knows what level of cultivation those six ghosts have, but there are already forty-eight names listed in the [Book of Life and Death].

I hope Qingli will work hard in the next two days and lead her master to success...

While thinking, Zheng Que kept staring at the [Book of Life and Death], waiting for a new name to appear.

However, unlike last night, he waited for a very long time this time, until the black energy surging from his brows had become very thin, before a strange name finally appeared on the [Book of Life and Death].

"...Cai Daniu. Birthplace: Changfu Town, Taiping County, Tuzhou, Dali Dynasty. Lifespan: 23 years, 8 months, 16 days. Died by self-immolation at 3:30 pm on the 11th."

This is the forty-ninth name.

Zheng Que was suddenly puzzled. Qingli's efficiency had dropped quite a bit today...

Just as he was thinking about it, the last wisp of black energy between his eyebrows disappeared into the [Book of Life and Death].

Just when Zheng Que thought that he would soon return to reality as before, the [Book of Life and Death] in front of him suddenly gushed out large amounts of inky black yin energy. These yin energies were thick and condensed, swirling and spreading like a surging sea of ​​clouds. In the blink of an eye, they rose into the sky and meandered across half of the hall, like an inverted inky ocean.

Before Zheng Que could think about it, the inky dark cloud quickly collapsed and changed, forming a strange symbol that looked like an insect and a fish, floating right above the [Book of Life and Death].

This symbol looks like some kind of ancient writing, full of a sense of simplicity and vicissitudes, and is also like intertwined and winding vines, conveying a subtle sense of rules.

Zheng Que was stunned for a moment. Before he could figure out what was going on, the ancient symbol floating above the [Book of Life and Death] suddenly turned into a black light and disappeared into his brow like lightning!
The next moment, Zheng Que felt as if his head had exploded, and an unbearable pain came over him. His whole body felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and the coldness penetrated his bones.

In the moment when his consciousness was blurred, a strange message seemed to appear in his mind...

In a daze, he didn't know how long it had passed before a familiar voice reached Zheng Que's ears: "Human child, get up quickly!"

Hearing this voice, Zheng Que immediately woke up and opened his eyes hurriedly, only to see darkness. He had returned to reality and was lying on the floor in the inner room.

It was dark outside the rear window and he seemed to have been unconscious on the ground for some time.

Qingli was hanging on the beam and swinging back and forth. The Yin energy on his body had become much thinner and was still shaking slightly. His body looked much more illusory, and it was obvious that he had been in a battle.

Seeing Zheng Que wake up, Qingli immediately said with great dissatisfaction: "You human kid are really useless. Even if you practice alone, something bad can happen."

"If my aunt hadn't come back in time, how long would you have stayed lying there?"

"My aunt needs to rest now. You, little human, protect me well!"

Hearing this, Zheng Que frowned, but did not argue with Qingli. Instead, he carefully recalled the strange information that had just appeared in his mind...

The symbol with an ancient and vicissitudes of life that appeared in the underworld space was an "imperial decree"!
You can confer titles on ghosts!
The reason for its formation is that the [Book of Life and Death] was condensed after collecting enough names.

Imperial decrees come in different levels. High-level imperial decrees can confer titles on upper-level Yin officials in the underworld, while low-level imperial decrees can only confer titles on lower-level Yin officials in the underworld.

The level of the imperial edict is related to the amount of Yin energy absorbed by the Book of Life and Death.

As the [Book of Life and Death] collected a sufficient number of names, the more Yin Qi it absorbed, the higher the rank of the decree it finally condensed, and the higher the Yin positions it could confer. However, the Yin Qi within the decree he had just received was extremely weak, and it could only confer the lowest-ranking Yin official in the underworld.

What’s the use of Yincha?

He won't know until this decree is issued.

Thinking of this, Zheng Que took a deep breath. This was a new function of the [Book of Life and Death]. Every forty-nine names included could be condensed into an imperial decree.

And every time he practiced, the negative energy between his eyebrows that was absorbed by the [Book of Life and Death] was the energy that the [Book of Life and Death] used to condense the imperial decree.

He had always believed that the only purpose of the name in this [Book of Life and Death] was to allow him to foresee his own death in advance.

But now it seems that the imperial decree is the most important purpose of recording names in the [Book of Life and Death]!
Do not!
Who knows how many secrets are hidden in this [Book of Life and Death]?

It is too early to draw such a conclusion at this moment.

His mind raced as Zheng Que looked up again at Qingli hanging on the beam.

He now only has Qingli, his ghost servant.

This decree can only be given to Qingli.

Thinking of this, Zheng Que immediately used the [Ghost Controlling Technique] to take Qingli into his palm.

Then, he immediately began to practice.

While [The Art of Rebirth] was in operation, Zheng Que entered the underworld again.

Everything here remains the same as always.

He looked at the [Book of Life and Death] spread out before him, and forty-nine names appeared quietly.

Zheng Que did not hesitate and immediately used the [Ghost Controlling Technique] to release Qingli.

The blood light escaped and landed in the hall, transforming into a woman in white clothes and black hair.

Just like before, when Qingli appeared, she had a dull expression and unfocused eyes, and she stood there motionless.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zheng Cheng immediately showed the word "Ling" on his palm and pointed it at Qingli.

A large amount of Yin energy gathered from all directions, surrounded Qingli, and continuously poured into her body.

With her long hair fluttering, Qingli quickly regained consciousness. Upon realizing she had arrived in the underworld, she first beamed with joy. Then she quickly knelt down and kowtowed respectfully, saying, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you!"

"Thank you for your grace, sir! You are so perceptive, so upright, so just, so fair, so just..."

Zheng Que sat high up at the head, and just like the previous two times, he said nothing, just looked at Qingli quietly.

The Yin energy of this woman increased extremely rapidly this time. Before long, it reached the peak of the fourth level of [Tongue-Pulling Prison].

However, at this time, Qingli's Yin energy still did not stop growing and continued to rise.

Looking at this scene, Zheng Que was slightly stunned. Qingli's current increased Yin energy has exceeded the level of Old Lady Zhao's last time!
As expected, among the seven ghosts killed by the female demon, at least two of them had reached the fourth level of [Tongue-Pulling Prison]!

Just as he was thinking this, the Yin energy around Qingli suddenly surged up, and in an instant, the intensity increased again, like billowing black smoke, almost completely covering his figure.

[Tongue-Pulling Hell] Fifth level!
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