Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 4: Entering the Tao.

In the dilapidated temple, Zheng Que closed his eyes tightly, concentrated his mind and calmed his breath, guiding the thin stream of air to move through the meridians bit by bit according to the rules described in the exercises.

As the chill deepened, he felt a chilling and refined aura in his body, and it seemed that even his body temperature had dropped a lot.

At the same time, his emotions were also greatly affected. A thought of brutality, bloodlust, and cruelty suddenly arose in his mind. He wanted to jump up and shout, and destroy something.

He knew in his heart that this was because he absorbed the Yin energy mixed in with the spiritual energy.

Zheng Que immediately calmed his mind and directed the chill to impact his qi sea.

In perception, the Qi Sea is like a dam across the river, drawing in the spiritual energy into the body, like a carp jumping over the Dragon Gate, hitting the invisible barrier again and again.

bang, bang, bang...

A muffled sound that seemed real and illusory lingered in his ears. He didn't know how long it had passed. Suddenly, a huge bell seemed to ring out in the dark, shaking the heaven and earth. At the same time, he seemed to "see" that the location of his qi sea suddenly opened up, and a chaotic void appeared.

Become!

Zheng Que was delighted, but in an instant, the scene in front of him suddenly changed, and he immediately appeared in a dilapidated hall. The hall had collapsed in many places, and there were potholes on the top and sides. The cold wind blew in, making it look even more desolate.

He sat on a lame armchair, with a long table in front of him that was painted in a mottled color and on which was placed an old book of life and death.

Zheng Que was stunned. Before he could react to what was happening, wisps of cold black air suddenly emerged from between his eyebrows, and like a bird flying into the forest, it quickly disappeared into the Book of Life and Death!
At the same time, the cold aura in his body began to dissipate rapidly.

The originally restless and violent mood gradually returned to normal.

After a brief moment of astonishment, Zheng Que immediately realized that this was the Yin Qi he absorbed into his body when he drew Qi into it just now!

The yellowed book of life and death in front of him can absorb his negative energy.

Life and death book!
This is something from the underworld!

But in this world, the underworld no longer exists...

In addition, when he dreamed of the Book of Life and Death before, he had no independent consciousness. Now that he has inhaled the Yin Qi, he can stay awake in this dream?

Thinking of this, Zheng Cheng immediately reached out and wanted to open the [Book of Life and Death].

But at this moment, all the black energy between his eyebrows had already disappeared into the [Book of Life and Death].

The next moment, the scene before his eyes changed again. The [Book of Life and Death] disappeared without a trace, and the long table, the armchair, the wide hall... all vanished into thin air. In their place was the familiar dilapidated temple. There was no one on the cushion under the shrine. It seemed that he had been practicing for a long time, and his master was no longer in the temple.

Zheng Que was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses.

The negative energy in his body had been completely absorbed by the [Book of Life and Death], so he was able to withdraw from that dark and dilapidated hall?
While thinking, he stood up and suddenly felt that his body had undergone earth-shaking changes. His whole body was full of strength and vitality, and his spirit became particularly abundant. His five senses were sharp, and his eyes were as fast as lightning when he looked around. He could easily hear the footsteps of termites crawling on the beams.

Zheng Que clenched his fist, looked around, and punched the ground hard.

boom! ! !
With a loud bang, a one-foot square hole was suddenly smashed into the bluestone ground.

Amidst the flying sand and rocks, Zheng Que retracted his fist and nodded with satisfaction.

The entry into the Tao was successful!
With my current strength, if I meet an ordinary lion or tiger, I should be able to kill it with one punch.

According to the description in [Seed Life Art], he is now a cultivator in the first level of Qi training stage.

However, I don't know if I can deal with that "calling ghost" tonight...

At this moment, Zheng Que heard some subtle movements coming from the courtyard. He immediately gathered his thoughts and walked towards the door. The sun was setting in the west, and the shadow of the dead old tree by the wall had already climbed over the threshold. The woman hanging in the shadow was still there, but it did not flutter in the wind. Instead, it hung there obediently, motionless.

The weeds that originally covered the yard were now crushed by the dark-colored coffins.

Taoist Qu stood beside one of the open coffins, his back to Zheng Que, seemingly fiddling with something. The air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

Zheng Que immediately stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Master, this disciple has entered the Dao."

Taoist Qu turned around and looked at Zheng Que. Noticing the change in his aura, he nodded slightly and said approvingly, "Not bad."

"Although the [Seed Life Technique] is a quick success method, being able to enter the Dao within a few hours shows that one's talent is quite impressive."

"However, this is a quick-fix technique after all, not a moderate and peaceful method. It has its drawbacks. Every time you absorb spiritual energy, you will also absorb a large amount of Yin energy at the same time."

"If you want to live a long life in the future, you must have a balance between work and rest, and not bury yourself in hard work."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que remained expressionless, only nodding respectfully and saying, "Yes!"

If an ordinary cultivator absorbs too much Yin energy, it will not only shorten his lifespan, but also affect his mind.

However, he now has the [Book of Life and Death] in the ruined hall, which can absorb the negative energy retained in his body, so he doesn't need to worry about the side effects of this technique.

At this time, Taoist Qu continued, "Now that you have entered the Dao, you should go back first."

"Come back here tomorrow and I will teach you the magic."

Zheng Que bowed and said, "Disciple obeys."

Seeing that Taoist Qu had turned his attention back to the coffin, he maintained a respectful attitude, stepped out of the courtyard, and walked quickly towards his residence.

Maybe because I came back early today, I didn’t encounter anything strange on the way, and I even met a few familiar townspeople.

However, everyone was in a hurry, with their heads slightly lowered while walking, constantly observing the surrounding situation with the corner of their eyes, ready to avoid any suspicious abnormalities at any time.

Even if he occasionally recognized an acquaintance, he would not show any intention of greeting. Instead, he would turn his head away and quicken his pace.

When he was almost home, Zheng Que suddenly heard a quarrel coming from the yard next door.

"...You good-for-nothing! I finally found a wife for you, and now you've already driven her away so early in the morning!"

"Mom, please keep your voice down! My wife, she, she might not be human... Now, at night, I dare not sleep!"

"Stop talking nonsense! If it's not a human, how come he hasn't eaten our whole family after being married for two days? Finding a wife is not easy these days. Look at Zheng Que next door, he's only two years younger than you, and he always comes in and out alone..."

When Zheng Que heard his name, he subconsciously paused and looked in the direction of the voice.

Behind the familiar courtyard wall, several treetops were visible. The couplets posted on both sides of the courtyard gate had faded. This was the old Zhao family living next door to him. Judging from the voices of the two people who were arguing now, one should be the second son of the Zhao family, known as Zhao Laoer; the other was Zhao Laoer's mother, generally called Zhao Jia Laotai in the town.

The current situation seems to be that something has gone wrong with the wife that Zhao Laoer married.

Squeak!

At this moment, the gate of Old Zhao's courtyard suddenly opened...

(End of this chapter)