Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 348 [Heavenly Wheel Mystic Fire Technique] (Second Update!)

Thinking of this, Zheng Que took a deep breath. When he came out of Wanshan Temple, the Ghost Bride was not by his side, only Mu Xiangu was with him.

At that time, if he hadn't assigned Mu Xiangu any tasks, but instead had kept Mu Xiangu following him around...

Therefore, without the opportunity to kill the ghosts of the [Scissors Prison], Mu Xian Gu's cultivation level will most likely not be able to advance to the [Iron Tree Prison].

With only one female ghost from the [Iron Tree Prison], it's difficult for her to influence the course of his calamity...

In addition, according to the Ghost Bride, it was precisely because the Ghost Bride and Mu Xian Gu were able to influence his tribulation that they happened to be away from him due to various accidents.

If the ghost bride and Mu Xian Gu can continue to follow him, it means that these two female ghosts cannot handle his tribulations.

Unless, he can find the root of the karmic calamity beforehand...

Just as she was thinking this, she heard the ghost bride continue, "Your current cultivation level is only at the Qi Refining stage, but the corresponding tribulation requires the cultivation level of the Iron Tree Prison to cope with."

"This is because the karma you bear is too heavy!"

"The root of your current calamity is that [Nine Netherworld Treasure]."

"According to legend, after the underworld was shattered, its remains scattered in all directions and fell into the mortal world."

"These items from the underworld that have been lost to the world are the [Nine Netherworld Treasures]."

"Now that you have gained the favor of that great figure in the Underworld, your karma is naturally related to the Underworld and the [Nine Netherworld Treasures]..."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que came to his senses and realized that the karma he carried was indeed very heavy.

After all, he wasn't chosen by some high-ranking official in the underworld; rather, he was that very high-ranking official in the underworld!

Zheng Que wanted to ask about the [Nine Netherworld Treasures] again, but the ghost bride suddenly turned in a certain direction. Her gaze, hidden under her veil, seemed to pierce through the red sedan chair, carefully examining the situation in a certain place in the distance.

Soon, the ghost bride said, "Stay here and don't go out."

“A new dowry has appeared outside; I’ll go and prepare it.”

As soon as she finished speaking, the figure in the phoenix coronet and wedding gown had already disappeared.

Inside the ornately decorated sedan chair, Zheng Que was suddenly left all alone.

The painting of a lady playing with a cat, painted in lacquer and gold and hanging in the hall, depicts a lady with a resentful expression. Her eyes immediately lower, glaring fiercely at Zheng Que. The cat beside her also subtly adjusts its posture, as if it wants to pounce out of the painting and devour Zheng Que.

Seeing this scene, Zheng Que glanced at it casually, then looked away, swallowing the question that was about to come out of his mouth with some regret.

Along the way, besides explaining cultivation knowledge that ordinary rogue cultivators could not hear, the ghost bride also went around "collecting" her dowry.

While pondering, Zheng Que opened the beeswax-yellow storage bag in his hand, which belonged to Chen Zhentao of Xuanyuan Pavilion.

The most abundant item in this storage bag was spirit stones. The neatly cut spirit stones were stacked inside like bricks, their concentration of spiritual and yin energy quite impressive.

Besides these, there were large quantities of pills in various bottles and jars, as well as some spiritual materials and daily necessities used by cultivators.

Among the many items were three jade slips and a magic artifact resembling an iron ruler.

Zheng Que took out the three jade slips first. These jade slips usually record cultivation techniques or spells.

He first placed one of the jade slips on his forehead and began to examine its contents.

"【The Art of Sacrificing to the Primordial Spirit】?" Zheng Que was slightly stunned after reading only the beginning. This was the technique he had learned in the illusion of Wanshan Temple!
This technique can burn one's own primordial spirit, lifespan, yang energy, and even fundamental essence to achieve a qualitative leap in strength in a short period of time.

He almost lost his life while using this technique in the illusion of Wanshan Temple!

After regaining his senses, Zheng Que did not hesitate and immediately continued to examine the contents of the jade slip.

He quickly finished reading the entire spell, and its contents were almost identical to the [Sacrifice of Life and Death Technique] he had learned in the illusion.

However, the [Sacrifice to the Primordial Spirit and the Technique of Withering and Flourishing] in the jade slip is a technique for the Foundation Establishment stage.

If the caster's cultivation level is only at the Qi Refining stage, using this technique will instantly drain all of their lifespan, causing them to die and disappear completely!
Only when a cultivator reaches the Foundation Establishment stage can their lifespan withstand the drain of the [Sacrifice Essence withering and flourishing technique].

Furthermore, if one's own foundation is deep enough, one can also use this technique when one is at the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining.

For example, Chen Zhentao, when he used this technique at the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining, was able to briefly break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, just in time to withstand the lifespan drain caused by the [Sacrifice Yuan Withering and Flourishing Technique].

Next, as long as I establish my foundation in time, I can guarantee my survival...

"So this [Sacrifice to the Origin of Life and Death Technique] is a technique of the Xuanyuan Pavilion."

"The 'Law Ghost' must have gotten this technique from Chen Zhentao."

"Chen Zhentao must have experienced a similar illusion to mine, and within that illusion, he must have used the [Sacrifice of Life and Death Technique]..."

Thinking of this, Zheng Que shook his head. After all, this was a technique used to risk one's life, and it was best not to use it if possible.

Immediately afterwards, he picked up the second jade slip, placed it between his eyebrows, and began to examine it.

The second jade slip contains a technique called "Soul Searching Technique".

It can forcibly read the memories of living beings from their souls.

This technique requires a certain level of spiritual strength from the practitioner.

If one's own soul is too weak, the practitioner is easily affected by the backlash, and may mistakenly take the memories obtained from soul searching as their own, or even overwrite their own memories, eventually becoming someone who doesn't even know who they are.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, the caster will only use the Soul Searching Technique on cultivators whose cultivation level is lower than their own.

Or perhaps a disciple of a major sect uses the Soul Searching Technique on a rogue cultivator of the same cultivation level.

Lower-level cultivators usually dare not use the Soul Searching Technique on higher-level cultivators...

After memorizing the [Soul Searching Technique], Zheng Que picked up the last jade slip and began to examine it.

This jade slip contains a technique called the "Heavenly Wheel Mystic Fire Technique".

During the Qi Refining stage, one can cultivate three rounds of Xuan Fire. The first round of Xuan Fire resides above the Heavenly Spirit; the second round of Xuan Fire resides in the Left Heavenly Position, above the left shoulder; and the third round of Xuan Fire resides in the Right Heavenly Position, above the right shoulder.

Chen Zhentao had used this technique before; he had three rounds of mysterious fire on the top of his head and above his left and right shoulders.

Starting from the fourth round of Xuanhuo, one needs to reach the Foundation Establishment stage in order to cultivate it.

When one's cultivation reaches the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, one can cultivate a total of six rounds of Profound Fire.

The final round of profound fire will be generated from the cultivator's inner core during the Core Formation process, and it can raise the grade of the inner core by one level...

(End of this chapter)