Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 330 Stealing Yin Energy.

As he spoke, Zheng Li sat down cross-legged and began his cultivation.

He quickly focused his mind, circulated his internal energy, and drew upon the chilling spiritual energy of heaven and earth from his surroundings.

Perhaps due to the current environment, the surroundings were filled with a thick, dense yin energy.

Zheng Que cultivated for a while, but did not absorb much spiritual energy. Instead, he attracted a large amount of yin energy into his body.

Feeling his body temperature rapidly dropping, he continued his cultivation. Unconsciously, he sensed something and opened his eyes, only to see the familiar dilapidated hall. On the mottled long table in front of him were the open Book of Life and Death and a gavel.

Having successfully entered the underworld space, Zheng Que was about to turn to the third page of the Book of Life and Death, but at that moment, he suddenly froze, his gaze fixed on the first page of the Book of Life and Death.

The first page of the Book of Life and Death is filled with a dense list of names. However, apart from the fact that Ku Lan's name has returned to the first page from the second page, there are no other changes to these records.

All the other records were exactly the same as when he left the underworld!
He just killed so many ghosts!

His ghost servants slew so many ghosts!
The cultivators who perished in the convoy... and the Ghost Bride, Mu Xian Gu, and the "strange" battle with the Iron Tree Prison—the aftershocks killed so many ghosts, yet not a single name was recorded in the Book of Life and Death?!
Could it be that everything I just experienced was an illusion?

impossible!
If the ghosts he and his ghost servants killed were fake, then the cultivators killed in the caravan must be real!

With so many ghosts around, he has ghost servants and a soul-summoning banner for protection, so he has a chance of surviving.

But cultivators like Feng Jian, Zhang Shiwei, and Wei Yingjuan, who were only at the sixth or seventh level of Qi Refining, could not possibly survive a ghost tide of that scale.

But now, the Book of Life and Death does not contain the names of these cultivators!
Given this situation, there is only one possibility...

That piece of "Nine Netherworld Treasure," which is actually a piece of broken wood, intercepted the Yin energy that should have been absorbed by the Netherworld space!
That piece of wood can not only absorb the yin energy of ghosts that come into contact with it, but like the Book of Life and Death, it can also absorb all living beings that die and ghosts whose souls are scattered around it.
If that's the case, it's not good!

He had originally intended to summon Ku Lan as well to restore her cultivation, but now that the Yin energy had been absorbed by that piece of broken wood, it would be useless even if he summoned Ku Lan.

Even if the Ghost Bride and Mu Xiangu successfully kill the "weird" Iron Tree Prison, the Yin energy will be absorbed by the broken wood.

He couldn't use the "weird" human face to improve the cultivation of the ghost bride and Mu Xian Gu!

Just as I was thinking this, new names suddenly began to appear on the first page of the Book of Life and Death in front of me...

"...Wei Changyang. Place of origin: Guangyang Prefecture, Tuzhou, Dali Dynasty. Lifespan: 165 years, 1 month and 18 days. Died suddenly at 2:45 PM."

"...Liao Jiawu. Place of origin: Taiping County, Tuzhou, Dali Dynasty. Lifespan...died suddenly at 2:45 PM."

"...Qiu Mengqian. Place of origin: Taiping County, Tuzhou, Dali Dynasty. Lifespan...died suddenly at 2:45 PM."

Zheng Que was taken aback when he saw the newly added names.

There are no living people around Taiping County except for him and Gao Yinxia. These suddenly added names must all be ghosts!

However, why didn't that piece of wood intercept the yin energy this time?
What happened in reality?
Thinking of this, Zheng Que worried that it would affect the battle between the Ghost Bride and Mu Xiangu, so he did not immediately summon the two [Iron Tree Prison] creatures in for questioning. Instead, he looked at the name Ku Lan and called out in a deep voice, "Ku Lan!"

The next moment, a thick fog gathered below the hall, then suddenly parted to reveal the withered orchid dressed in black with a black umbrella.

Upon realizing she had entered the Underworld, Ku Lan immediately bowed respectfully and greeted, "This humble servant greets Your Excellency!" Zheng Cong carefully observed Ku Lan and saw that her breathing was steady, her dress was neat, and her folded black silk umbrella was clean. Apart from the fact that she had just had a large amount of Yin energy absorbed by the broken wood, which caused her cultivation level to drop, she looked perfectly normal and there were no signs of battle.

He knew in his heart that there should be no fighting around him.

The names currently recorded in the Book of Life and Death were not killed by the ghost servants around me!
Thinking of this, Zheng Que looked down at the Book of Life and Death again. On the first page of the Book of Life and Death, new names were still being added: "...Cheng Guizhen. Place of origin: Taiping County, Tuzhou, Dali Dynasty. Lifespan...died suddenly at 2:45 PM."

"...Pu Xiaping. Place of origin: Taiping County, Tuzhou, Dali Dynasty. Lifespan...died suddenly at 2:45 PM."

"..."

Seeing this scene, Zheng Que suddenly thought of a possibility...

The names currently included in the Book of Life and Death were stolen from that piece of broken wood!

When he wasn't in this underworld, the yin energy left behind by all the ghosts around him would be taken away by that piece of broken wood.

The Book of Life and Death doesn't even record names!
But as long as he appears in this underworld, that piece of broken wood will not be able to compete with the Book of Life and Death!
Thinking of this, Zheng Li immediately opened his palm, which bore the character "令" (command), and pointed it at the withered orchid below the hall.

Yin energy immediately surged in from all directions, forming a huge funnel that poured into Kulan's body.

Feeling the increase in her strength, Ku Lan hurriedly knelt down to express her gratitude.

Soon, the ghost servant's cultivation level rose from the ninth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell] to the [Scissors Hell].

Zheng Que calmly watched this scene and quickly confirmed his earlier thought...

All the yin energy of the ghosts he had just killed, and the ghost servants who had killed them, was intercepted by that piece of broken wood!

The names currently recorded in the Book of Life and Death are all ghosts that Broken Wood has killed. Every time Broken Wood kills a ghost, the Book of Life and Death adds one more name to its record!
Furthermore, the Yin energy stolen from the broken wood can still enhance the cultivation of his ghost servants.

It's a pity he knew too little about the [Nine Netherworld Treasures], otherwise he would have entered earlier and wouldn't have lost so much Yin energy...

At this moment, seeing that the yin energy on Ku Lan's body was gradually stopping its growth, Zheng Li immediately ordered, "Step back."

In the blink of an eye, Kulan's figure disappeared into the mist.

Zheng Que withdrew his gaze and quickly flipped the Book of Life and Death to the third page, which recorded three names: Evil Shadow Play, Luo Fuyu, and Mu Xian Gu.

The information for these three names remains unchanged.

This situation indicates that neither Luo Fuyu nor Mu Xiangu are in any danger.

Zheng Que breathed a sigh of relief. Right now, he only had one imperial edict, so he followed the same procedure as last time and first bestowed the title of Ghost Bride.

Thinking of this, he immediately read aloud from the Book of Life and Death: "Luofu..."

(End of this chapter)