Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 411 Using Underhanded Tactics. (Third Update!)

Upon hearing the howling of the soul, Zheng Que felt a slight pain on his forehead, but then it had no effect whatsoever.

Seeing that he was about to be dragged into the ground by Qing Li, he immediately slashed his palm, and spiritual blood gushed out from the wound, dripping down.

The ghostly hands that were gripping him haphazardly erupted in howls and groans the moment they touched the spiritual blood. The parts that touched the spiritual blood emitted puffs of white smoke, revealing severe burn marks.

Zheng Que used the [Phantom Escape Technique] again, instantly breaking free from Qing Li's [Gathering Resentment] and appearing at the other end of the spell testing room.

Immediately afterwards, he took out the Soul-Summoning Banner, waved it casually, and the soft banner swayed slightly, instantly releasing ten ghosts from the [Tongue-Pulling Hell].

Zheng Que quickly cast a spell with his other hand.

Without the slightest hesitation, the ten [Tongue-Pulling Hell] ghosts rushed towards Qingli. As they ran, their bodies continued to expand and grow, and immense power rapidly gathered inside!
This is the [Soul Explosion] technique!
Qingli's arms crisscrossed in mid-air, as if weaving a coarse net, rapidly moving towards the ten [Tongue-Pulling Hell] ghosts.

Boom boom boom...

A violent explosion resounded in their ears, and the entire spell testing room—floor, ceiling, walls—was illuminated with fine runes, blocking the power.

Before the commotion had completely subsided, Qingli let out a muffled groan and stretched out her arm to block the soul explosion. In an instant, it was blown off, leaving only several jagged sections of the severed arm remaining on her body, still emitting billowing black smoke.

Just as Zheng Que was about to unleash the Xuanhuo at her, Qing Li suddenly asked, "Human brat, did you sleep with Nian Nu?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que's attack froze, and he hurriedly retorted, "Nonsense! I have always maintained an upright character and am a righteous cultivator. How could I possibly be such a master..."

Before he could finish speaking, he immediately realized something was wrong.

The next moment, Qing Li let out a sly laugh and her figure instantly appeared behind Zheng Que, using Zheng Que's [Phantom Escape Technique]!
This is Qing Li's ghostly skill, [Summoning Voice]!
If you respond, your power will be stolen by the other party.

clang! !

Qingli kicked Zheng Que in the buttocks, but it was immediately blocked by the Golden Cicada Armor.

Seeing this, Zheng Li immediately composed himself. This Qing Li was actually playing dirty tricks on him!
Fortunately, I don't lack methods now!

In the blink of an eye, Zheng Que shook the soul-summoning banner, and countless ghosts flowed out from the banner.

At the same time, he cast a strange spell, and the ghosts immediately burst forth with intense yin energy, which merged into billowing black smoke, filling the entire spell testing room and causing the visibility inside to drop sharply.

This is the [Spell of Yin-Yang Guiding]!
Qingli was about to continue her attack when she suddenly noticed a change in her surroundings. Despite the pervasive Yin energy, which should have boosted her strength, her field of vision had become extremely narrow, allowing her to see only about three feet in front of her. Zheng Que's figure vanished from her sight immediately.

Qingli was furious. This human brat had cultivated another strange and unusual technique, and he hadn't even told her about it!
While she was thinking rapidly, Qingli had already retracted all her severed arms. With a slight sway of her body, new arms grew back from the severed limbs.

At this moment, in the increasingly dense darkness, figures emerged, a multitude of strange and grotesque ghosts, rushing towards Qingli in a frenzy.

Qingli immediately took action to fight back.

bang bang bang...

Boom boom boom boom boom... As the Yin Array operated, ghosts seemed to appear one after another. Qing Li killed one batch, but another batch kept appearing. Moreover, the Yin energy she consumed was also absorbed by the Yin Array and could not be recovered.

Seeing the situation getting worse, Qingli continued to attack while speaking again: "Human brat! You shameless scoundrel, how many times have you slept with Niannu!"

Having already learned his lesson once, Zheng Que was not going to fall for it again. He immediately ignored the warnings and focused on manipulating the four rounds of Xuan Fire to bombard Qing Li, who was trapped by the [Yin-Trapping Curse].

Boom boom boom...

After a moment, the battle ended.

The dense, black smoke-like yin energy in the room slowly dissipated, the formation was deactivated, and Zheng Que stood beside the evil spirit statue in the spell testing room, panting slightly. At this moment, he had very little true energy left in his limbs and bones, obviously having consumed a lot of energy.

At her feet, Qingli had already been knocked to the ground. Her once crisp and thick white dress was now tattered and torn, revealing pale and cold skin through the tears. Her high-tied hair was also broken and scattered all over her shoulders and the ground. She was supporting her upper body with one hand, trying to stabilize her breath.

Seeing that Qingli had finally been defeated, Zheng Que breathed a sigh of relief. If it weren't for his Dao Foundation, which could enhance the power of his spells, he would have almost been defeated!
Qing Li's strength is clearly greater than Dai Nanji of Qingyue Cliff!
When he fought Dainanji, Dainanji took one of his [Soul Explosion] spells and then ran away.

Qingli also took a hit from his Soul Explosion Technique, but instead of admitting defeat or running away, she was able to counterattack and almost hurt him...

More importantly, Qingli's strength and speed are clearly superior to his!
However, like him, Qingli's practical combat experience was also very poor.

If Dai Nanji had possessed the power and speed of Qing Li back then, his opponent would definitely have been able to use their advantages to make him unable to even use his spells!
The reason Qingli lost this time was twofold: firstly, she lacked practical combat experience; secondly, her opponent was a "vengeful spirit," and she was countered in many ways.

First of all, his soul was far stronger than that of other cultivators at the same level, so Qing Li's soul howl had no effect on him at all.

Secondly, he has no yin energy within him; the yang energy in his spiritual blood is extremely strong, which has a powerful suppressive effect on the ghostly skills of demons…

Thinking of this, Zheng Que looked down at Qing Li on the ground and immediately said, "Qing Li, how about it? Do you submit?"

Qing Li snorted coldly and slowly got up from the ground. She had recovered some of her Yin energy and suddenly pounced on Zheng Que, starting to pull and tug at his belt.

Cold, soft fingertips, through a thin layer of clothing, quickly and roughly groped Zheng Que's waist, causing Zheng Que to be slightly taken aback.

Is Qingli... going to cultivate with me?

Thinking of this, he didn't hesitate at all and grabbed Qingli in a hug.

The next moment, Qingli exerted force with both hands and pushed Zheng Que to the ground.

Zheng Que naturally wouldn't resist at the moment. After lying down with Qing Li's help, he watched the woman hanging with great interest, anticipating her next move.

However, just as he was lost in thought, he saw Qing Li stand up abruptly, place one foot on his chest, put her hands on her hips, and say arrogantly, "Human brat, this old lady is still standing, while you have already fallen!"

"Your great-aunt won this battle!"

(End of this chapter)