Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 367 Test. (First Update!)

In the cave, brimming with spiritual energy, Mu Xiangu still wore her yellow robe and green skirt, resembling a plum blossom braving the frost. In her hand, she held a brush dipped in ink, gazing at a meticulously drawn human skin. However, her brows were tightly furrowed, and she looked worried and distressed.

She had already drawn all the marks and characteristics of Gao Yinxia on this human skin.

The next step is to peel off Gao Yinxia's human skin and replace it with the other person's...

However, the quality of this human skin is not good!

Although she had drawn it exactly like Gao Yinxia in every detail and size, the skin texture was still vastly different from Gao Yinxia's own, no matter how she tried to make it look the same.

This is a failed work!

Thinking of this, Mu Xiangu was furious. She immediately picked up the human skin that she had painstakingly made and tore it to shreds on the spot.

As she watched the fragments of human skin fall, her anger burned even brighter.

She used to have several human skins of girls in the Foundation Establishment stage, but they were all taken by the ghost bride at the elegant gathering in Baozhen Valley last time!

That damned ghost bride!

Sooner or later, she will skin the other person alive...

Thinking of this, Mu Xiangu quickly regained her composure. There were many cultivators in Qingrao Prefecture. She might as well go out more in the next few days and wander around the streets and alleys to see if she could get a new, high-quality human skin...

No!

Mu Xiangu suddenly became alert. She was now a soul-collecting messenger in the underworld. If she attacked living people indiscriminately, what would happen if the great man in the underworld found out and dismissed her from her post and deducted the merits she had painstakingly accumulated?
Ideally, another ghost would skin her, and then she could steal the skin from that ghost...

While pondering, Mu Xiangu seemed to realize something, and immediately put away her brush and turned to look behind her.

Then Gao Yinxia changed into a deep purple, wide-sleeved, front-opening long gown. A gold-embroidered belt cinched her slender waist, and beneath a pale yellow top, she wore a lychee-red pleated skirt. She walked over with light steps.

"Junior Sister Gao, what is it?" Mu Xiangu asked in a calm tone.

Gao Yinxia immediately replied, "Senior Sister Fu, people from the imperial court have arrived. It seems they are investigating Zheng Que's whereabouts. Would you like to see them?"

Mu Xiangu shook her head and replied without hesitation, "I won't see you!"

"I have some tricky matters to attend to here. Send them away quickly and don't let them bother me!"

Gao Yinxia immediately replied, "Okay!"

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Linghai Cave.

Another day has passed amidst the abundant spiritual energy.

The intermittent noises in the main hall gradually subsided. Zheng Que pushed Ku Lan aside and sat up.

Feeling the surging spiritual energy within him, he nodded with great satisfaction.

If I continue cultivating like this, I will soon reach the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining!
However, the cultivation over the past two days has significantly reduced the Yin energy of the withered orchid.

I need to find an opportunity tonight to give Kulan an extra boost in her cultivation...

While pondering, Zheng Que quickly dressed, put the withered orchid into his soul-nourishing bag, and then glanced at the door of the casting room. Seeing that Shu Yunying still showed no intention of coming out, he shook his head slightly, did not disturb her, and went out directly. Some time later, Zheng Que came to Dingjia Lane in the west of the city again and knocked on the door of this secluded courtyard with practiced ease.

dong dong dong.

Just like yesterday, as soon as the knocking sounded, Lu Maohong came to open the door, led him into the study, and activated the soundproof array by making a hand seal.

As soon as the two sat down, Zheng Que didn't delay and handed the soul-nurturing bag containing ten ghost servants to Lu Maohong: "Senior Lu, these are the ghost servants I'm going to use this time."

Lu Maohong nodded, took the soul-nurturing bag, and immediately opened it, releasing one of the ghost servants.

This ghost servant resembled a human, dressed in tattered clothes. Its head was somewhat blurred, with only a mouth occupying three-quarters of its head. Its limbs were slender, but its belly was swollen like that of a pregnant woman about to give birth. Its aura was at the eighth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell].

This is a starving corpse!
Looking at the ghost servant, Lu Maohong's eyes lit up, but soon he frowned.

This "starving corpse" lacks the ferocity that a normal demon of the Eightfold Hell of the Tongue-Pulling Prison should possess!

Generally speaking, ghosts that don't look fierce aren't very strong...

Thinking of this, Lu Maohong immediately said, "Zheng Que, this 'starving corpse' is a bit lacking in ferocity. I need to test its actual strength."

Zheng Que nodded and said, "Alright, senior, please go ahead and test it."

So, Lu Maohong took out a grayish-white ceramic jar-shaped [Yin Vessel] from the cabinet next to him.

This [Yin Vessel] was covered with yellow paper, with talismans pasted on it, and many sealing runes were drawn around it. Even so, it still emitted wisps of yin energy.

Lu Maohong cast a spell at it, and the seemingly elaborate seal instantly dissipated, allowing a black shadow to escape from within without the slightest hesitation, heading straight for the "starving corpse".

Zheng Que also used the [Ghost Control Technique] to control the "starving corpses" to fight the enemy.

"Starving Corpse" received the command, its expression still dazed and confused, but its movements were swift, immediately throwing a punch at the dark figure.

boom! !

The next moment, the shadowy figure flew backward at an even faster speed than it had pounced, crashing heavily into the rune-covered wall of the study, sliding to the ground, and instantly becoming still.

At this moment, the shadowy figure finally revealed its true form: a ghostly creature resembling a fisherman, holding a sharp harpoon in its hand, and its aura was at the eighth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell].

Seeing the battle end so quickly after it had just begun, Lu Maohong was clearly stunned for a moment.

Zheng Que's "Starving Corpse" ghost servant, who was at the eighth level of the "Tongue-Pulling Hell," didn't even need to use any ghost techniques; he defeated a ghost of the same level in one move.
After a brief moment of shock, Lu Maohong quickly regained his senses and looked at the "starving corpse" that showed no ferocity, his eyes no longer filled with the initial contempt.

Even disregarding ghostly skills and underhanded techniques, the sheer power to crush ghosts of the same level makes this "starving corpse" exceptionally valuable!
In a flash, Lu Maohong glanced at the other ghost servants in the soul-nurturing bag. After thinking for a moment, he decided not to release them all for inspection. Instead, he asked Zheng Que, "Are all the other nine-headed ghost servants of this quality?"

Zheng Que nodded slightly and said, "There are a total of ten ghost servants. Six of them are similar to this 'Starving Corpse,' but three of them are at the ninth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell], so they will be stronger."

"Each ghost servant possesses ten innate talents, ghost skills, and Yin arts."

"Furthermore, these ghost servants are more obedient when controlled by magic than ordinary ghost servants."

"I used the [Ghost Control Technique], but if I had used the [Soul Pact], the effect would have been even better."

"The only drawback is that these ghost servants have no intelligence and it is impossible for them to develop intelligence in the future."

(End of this chapter)