Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 406 Spell Enhancement. (First Update!)

In a flash, Dai Nanji immediately cast a complex spell, and a layer of semi-transparent protective energy appeared around his body, enveloping him like an eggshell.

Boom boom boom...

The next moment, the flames formed from the talisman rushed to strike Dai Nanji's protective aura, and then exploded violently.

Amidst the deafening roar, smoke and fire erupted, and dust filled the sky.

Before the flames had completely dissipated, Dai Nanji's figure had already emerged from the fire, and while still in mid-air, he delivered a powerful punch to Zheng Que from above.

Zheng Que immediately dodged and simultaneously attacked his opponent's lower body.

Ping Pong Pong...

The two were locked in combat in the blink of an eye, exchanging blows and kicks in close combat, and in the blink of an eye, they had exchanged dozens of moves.

Dai Nanji's moves are wide and sweeping, each move and stance is devoid of any fancy tricks, seemingly simple, yet each contains terrifying power.

In comparison, Zheng Que's strength was no less than his opponent's, but his moves were entirely based on instinct, with almost no decent techniques. For a time, he was forced to retreat repeatedly, revealing weaknesses several times. He only managed to block the opponent's attacks by relying on the [Golden Cicada Armor] technique.

At the critical moment, Zheng Que suddenly disregarded his defense and struck Dai Nanji in the chest with a palm!
Dai Nanji was gradually gaining the upper hand when he suddenly saw Zheng Que's mutually destructive fighting style. Naturally, he was unwilling to suffer such a loss and hurriedly launched a palm strike in defense.

boom! !

The two men's palms clashed, creating a deafening explosion. The shockwave spread outwards in layers, even scattering the gray, misty yin energy with crisscrossing white streaks.

Both were thrown back several dozen feet by the shock before they could barely regain their footing.

As soon as Dai Nanji stood still, he frowned: "Early Foundation Establishment stage?"

Although he is not in good condition right now, he is still an inner disciple of Qingyue Cliff and his cultivation has reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment!
But the young man in front of me, who claimed to be a cultivator from the imperial court, was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, yet he was in no way inferior to me in terms of speed and strength!

However, the opponent's martial arts skills were poor, even somewhat chaotic, clearly indicating a lack of proper instruction. Close-quarters combat was the opponent's weakness!

The moment Dai Nanji finished speaking, he moved swiftly and used his escape technique to rapidly approach Zheng Que once again.

Zheng Que's expression was solemn. Dai Nanji was very strong in close combat, and he could not be allowed to get close!

In a flash, he immediately used the [Phantom Escape Technique], while simultaneously channeling the power within his Dao Foundation to enhance the technique.

In an instant, Zheng Que's true form had already fled to a distant place, leaving behind an afterimage that looked exactly like himself!

Whoosh!
Dai Nanji's fully charged punch passed right through Zheng Que's afterimage, and it wasn't until the afterimage dissipated that he realized he had missed.

He was slightly taken aback, and before he could react to what was happening, a deep voice suddenly entered his ears: "Fellow Daoist Dai, stop testing me and go all out!"

Upon hearing this, Dai Nanji immediately looked up and saw Zheng Que standing tens of feet high in the air, looking down at him.

At the same time, the sounds of their battle could be heard from afar, along with rustling noises and howling yin energy, attracting numerous ghosts who then surrounded them.

Seeing this, Dai Nanji's expression suddenly became serious. He ignored the approaching ghosts and stared at Zheng Que, asking in a deep voice, "You've reached Foundation Establishment, but you didn't use a Foundation Establishment Pill?"

Zheng Que shook his head slightly, not answering the question, but calmly replied, "Fellow Daoist Dai, if you don't show your true strength, you may not be able to leave this place today." As he spoke, he suddenly opened his palm and then cast a spell.

Whoosh...

In an instant, the spiritual blood flowing from the wound on Zheng Que's palm transformed into intricate blood imprints, which rapidly shot toward the approaching ghosts.

Bloodstains filled the sky, as if a blood rain had fallen.

Within the area shrouded in blood rain, the ghosts that surrounded him, once touched by even a single drop of blood, instantly experienced a sharp drop in their yin energy and a complete retraction of their malevolent aura. They all looked at Zheng Que in mid-air, growling incessantly, showing their submission.

In the blink of an eye, a large number of wandering ghosts were all successfully enslaved by Zheng Que.

This is the [Ghost Controlling Technique]!
It is the [Ghost Control Technique] enhanced through the Heavenly Dao Foundation!
All the "vengeful spirits" and "fierce spirits" whose cultivation level is no higher than his own will be refined by him in an instant!

Immediately afterwards, Zheng Que changed his hand seals, and a howling wind immediately arose all around. A large amount of Yin energy rushed in from all directions and gathered above his head, forming a dense cloud of darkness.

The wind howled incessantly, and the dark clouds expanded rapidly, obscuring the sky in the blink of an eye, threatening to blot out the sun.

A dense shadow fell to the ground, and all the ghosts enslaved by Zheng Que felt their yin energy surge.

This is the [Yin Gathering Technique]!
Zheng Que changed his hand seals again, and all these temporary ghost servants rushed towards Dai Nanji without the slightest hesitation. As they charged, the bodies of these temporary ghost servants suddenly began to expand, along with their auras surging, seemingly containing extremely terrifying power within.

At the same time, these previously dazed and mindless ghosts began to clear their minds...

This is the [Soul Explosion] technique!
Zheng Que performed three spells in succession, which seemed to take a long time, but in fact, the entire process was completed in the blink of an eye.

Sensing the ferocity and killing intent emanating from all directions, Dai Nanji's expression changed drastically. He reached into his storage pouch at his waist and immediately took out a long spear-like magical weapon.

This is a plain wooden spear with a spearhead shaped like a horse's neck, curved blades on both sides, a wide and sharp tail, wrapped with a red tassel, and intricate runes engraved on both the spearhead and the shaft, exuding a sharp aura.

Dai Nanji held the gun with both hands, gave it a slight shake, and the chilling gun tip immediately drew out thousands of cold lights, scattering into starlight, heading towards the horde of ghosts rushing towards him.

Boom boom boom...

One after another, the souls exploded, creating terrifying shockwaves that continued unabated, stirring up billowing dust like a stampede of thousands of horses.

"Cough cough cough..."

In a short while, the smoke and dust dissipated, and Dai Nanji's figure gradually appeared. He held a long spear, knelt on the ground, his face was extremely pale, and blood was constantly seeping from the corner of his mouth as he coughed. His breathing was rapid and unsteady, and he had obviously been seriously injured.

Without hesitation, Zheng Que cast another spell, preparing to unleash another Foundation Establishment stage technique: the [Yin-Trapping Spell]!
However, at that moment, Dai Nanji suddenly took out a talisman and quickly activated it. The talisman instantly transformed into a dense ball of blood light, which rushed towards him and enveloped him completely.

Whoosh!
The next moment, Dai Nanji, along with the spear in his hand, vanished without a trace.

Zheng Que immediately looked in a certain direction into the distance, but soon, the mark left by [Flowing Cloud Guide] on Dai Nanji also disappeared.

After that, Zheng Que could no longer sense Dai Nanji's location.

He frowned immediately. Dai Nanji had escaped!

(End of this chapter)