Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 419 Arrival at the Examination Hall. (Second Update!)

Can be deployed?!

Zheng Que was immediately taken aback. He didn't know what had happened to [Evil Shadow Play], as it had been "unavailable" before!
He thought that the Shadow Play had used some means to block the underworld's control over the underworld officials.

but now……

If I'm not mistaken, this [Evil Shadow Play] should be at Blood Pass right now!

The fact that the other party was previously uncontrollable was not because it was sealed or because it used some means to shield itself from the control of the underworld, but because of the distance!

The reason why the Underworld couldn't command the [Evil Shadow Play] was because it was too far away from him before.

Now, he is traveling on a flying boat from Qingrao Prefecture, and judging by the days, he will soon arrive at Xuetong Pass. With the distance closing, the Underworld can redeploy the enemy.

Thinking of this, Zheng Que quickly realized that the [Evil Shadow Play] had probably fled to Blood Pass after being frightened by him in the underworld.

The opponent possessed the cultivation level of the [Iron Tree Prison], and their speed was far beyond his imagination.

In just one night, they escaped the limit of distance that the underworld could control!

"Now, shall we summon the Shadow Play and teach it a lesson?"

"No! If I summon [Shadow Play] now, it will definitely keep running away after it leaves!"

“This Shadow Play’s ancestral home is Blood Pass, and his understanding of Blood Pass is certainly beyond what my other ghost servants can match.”

"We don't know what the test questions will be this time. If it really is related to resource gathering, this [Evil Shadow Play] will definitely be a great help!"

"We have to wait for Luo Fuyu and Mu Xiangu to arrive, and then use our real-world identities to meet [Evil Shadow Play]..."

"At that time, even if [Evil Shadow Play] tries to escape, with Luo Fuyu and Mu Xiangu there, they can forcibly stop it..."

Having made up his mind, Zheng Que turned to the second page of the Book of Life and Death. This page had dozens more entries than the previous day: "...Li Sanjian. Place of origin... Lifespan: 46 years, 2 months, and 21 days. Died by being boiled alive at the beginning of the 5-7 PM."

"...Zhong Junsheng. Place of origin...Lifespan: 15 years, 8 months and 16 days, died at 11:45 in the morning with his heart ripped out."

"...Jiao Wensheng. Place of origin: Xue Tongguan. Lifespan: eight years, eleven months and four days, died at noon while being burned alive."

Zheng Que roughly counted the number of newly added names and quickly realized something was wrong. Xiang Songnian and Cen Fuyi should not have killed so many [Scissors Prison] ghosts that day.

A significant portion of these names likely belong to those killed by [Shadow Play]!
Previously, due to insufficient distance, the ghosts slain by the [Evil Shadow Play] could not be recorded in the [Book of Life and Death].

Now that he's closer to the [Evil Shadow Play], the ghosts that the other side killed have been re-recorded.

While pondering, Zheng Que turned to the first page of the Book of Life and Death. Some new names had been added to this page, but the number was much smaller than on the second page.

Zheng Que nodded slightly. The newly added name on the first page must also have been killed by [Evil Shadow Play].

However, the Shadow Play is a ghost from the Iron Tree Prison, and under normal circumstances, it will not actively kill ghosts with too low a cultivation level.

The newly added names on this first page are probably all unlucky ones who were casually killed by [Shadow Play].

In the case of Changfu Town last time, the real purpose of [Evil Shadow Play] was not to kill and massacre the town, but to find an opportunity. Slaughtering the entire town was just a side effect... Immediately afterwards, Zheng Que turned to the third page of [Book of Life and Death] again. After confirming that Luo Fuyu and Mu Xiangu were both "ready to be deployed", he nodded slightly.

This means that Luo Fuyu and Mu Xiangu are following behind the Dharma Boat, not too far away.

Otherwise, it will become "uncontrollable," just like the previous "Shadow Play"...

Next, Zheng Que sat on the lame armchair and waited quietly.

After some time, the Book of Life and Death absorbed the last trace of black energy between his brows and, as usual, fed back large amounts of pure Yin energy, which meandered and surged in the sky above the vast palace, before collapsing into imperial edicts that floated in the air, emanating a mysterious aura.

A moment later, the imperial edict transformed into a stream of light and entered his brow. The surrounding scenery trembled and collapsed, and he was back in the quiet room on the Dharma boat.

The quiet room was as simple and peaceful as ever. On a long table sat a gilded bronze lion-shaped incense burner with a stick of incense burning inside. As it burned slowly, it emitted a fresh and crisp fragrance like that of pine and cypress. This was a low-grade spiritual incense, which had a slight effect on strengthening the soul. Although Zheng Que could hardly feel this effect, it was better than nothing.

This was an apology gift delivered by Feng Guangchang and three others a few days ago. Their words implied a plea to let bygones be bygones. It was clear that they were quite wary of the location of this immortal examination and very worried that Zheng Que would kill them after entering the venue.

Zheng Que turned his gaze away from the incense burner and examined his body, discovering a faint line on his chest.

He understood immediately; this was the third black line of the [Transformation Scripture], beginning to condense.

If I continue cultivating like this, in about ten more days, the third black mark should take shape...

Having cultivated the [Transformation Scripture] for so many days, he now has some understanding. These black patterns, which resemble entangled vines, are actually the resentment of living beings mixed in with yin energy.

The reason why the efficiency of absorbing Yin energy in the [Transformation of Dust Scripture] is far inferior to that of the [Seed of Life Technique] is that this technique does not directly absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Instead, it first concentrates the spiritual energy, as well as the Yin energy and resentment within it, into a specific location within the physical body, and then begins to absorb spiritual energy from that location, refining it into the Qi Sea...

In this way, the yang energy in a cultivator's physical body will block some of the yin energy and resentment in the spiritual energy from the outside.

The spiritual energy absorbed by cultivators will be more refined.

The spot where spiritual energy was initially refined will form these black markings on his body.

To be precise, it should be called "resentment lines".

The stronger a cultivator's yang energy, the purer the spiritual energy they will absorb when practicing this technique.

If an ordinary rogue cultivator were to practice this [Transformation Scripture], it would be impossible to achieve the same results as him.

Of course, the speed at which ordinary rogue cultivators condense "resentment patterns" is several times faster than his...

The [Transformation Scripture] can refine a total of nine "Resentment Patterns": three in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, three in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, and three in the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

"Resentment Marks" can increase cultivation speed; the more "Resentment Marks" one has, the faster one's cultivation speed.

In addition, it enhances the power of the [Golden Cicada Armor]...

Just as he was thinking this, the Dharma Boat, which had been moving at high speed, suddenly stopped.

Immediately afterwards, a familiar, deep voice resounded throughout the entire magic ship: "We have arrived at Blood Pass. All cultivators participating in the Immortal Examination, quickly assemble on the deck and prepare to enter!"

(End of this chapter)