Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 426 The Words of a Know-It-All. (Third Update!)

Just as the examiners were staring at the list of successful candidates, a sound of gongs and drums suddenly came from afar.

"Waaaaah... Waaaaah..."

The music was incredibly joyful, reaching the heavens, and could be heard clearly even in the fierce winds blowing across the snow-capped mountains.

The examiners immediately snapped out of their daze and turned their heads to look at the foot of the distant snow-capped mountains.

A procession dressed in red and green, escorting a magnificent red sedan chair, headed straight for Xue Tong Pass amidst the music and fanfare.

It's a ghost from the Iron Tree Prison!

The examiners immediately frowned.

They didn't take the ghost of the Iron Tree Prison seriously, but this ghost of the Iron Tree Prison was clearly heading to Blood Pass, and judging from its route, it was going to pass right through the examination hall designated by the imperial court!
Thinking of this, the examiner who was reclining on the soft couch immediately sat up, about to make a move, but the next moment, the chief examiner Ning Jiushan said calmly: "Let her go."

Upon hearing this, the examiner, who was about to intervene, frowned and said, "Sir, but..."

Before the examiner could finish speaking, Ning Jiushan coldly replied, "According to the rules of the Immortal Examination, no examiner may interfere with any unexpected events at Blood Pass."

"Since this ghost bride is going to Blood Pass, let her go."

"Those with terrible luck can never become pillars of our dynasty!"

Upon hearing this, the examiner could only lower his head and say, "Yes!"

However, at this moment, two more figures arrived from afar, heading straight for Blood Pass. One of the figures also possessed the aura of [Iron Tree Prison].

Seeing this, the other examiners all frowned.

The ghosts in the Iron Tree Prison generally have their own territory and rarely wander around.

Did these two [Iron Tree Prisons], one in front and one behind, just happen to pass by Blood Pass?

Or are they here to fight for territory at Xue Tong Pass?
However, seeing that Ning Jiushan showed no intention of interfering, the other examiners dared not say anything more...

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Bloodstained Tongguan Pass.

Amidst the festive music and cheers, the ghostly wedding procession almost completely merged into the blood-red mist.

Inside the red sedan chair, the ghost bride sat upright, having already locked onto Zheng Que's aura. Just as she was about to order the group to speed up and catch up, she suddenly sensed something and immediately said, "Stop!"

The entire procession stopped abruptly, only the music continued.

Wow.

A pale hand reached out from the sedan chair and lifted the curtain slightly.

The ghost bride peered through her veil into a certain direction, where a pool of water shimmered with a faint light at the bottom, seemingly concealing some kind of resource and emanating a strong aura of yin energy.

At this moment, several Foundation Establishment cultivators were gathered around the pool, holding talismans and constantly making hand seals. In their busy work, they were setting up an array around the area, preparing to seize this resource point.

The ghost bride pointed towards the pool and calmly ordered, "Empty it all!"

The next moment, eight [Scissors Prison] sedan chair bearers, leading a large horde of ghosts, rushed towards the pool...

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The blood mist rushed towards her, and the intense baleful aura contained within made Xue Shuangzi take a deep breath with relish, her eyes shining brightly.

Clearly, she really likes this environment.

Mu Xiangu ignored her and, after locking onto Zheng Que's aura, walked straight away.

However, after walking a short distance, the two ghosts saw several cultivators, all wearing the same color brocade around their waists, being surrounded by a group of ghosts, and the two sides were fighting fiercely.

Mu Xiangu immediately stopped and stood to the side with Xue Shuangzi, watching leisurely.

The cultivators, covered in blood while covering each other, were on the verge of breaking through when they suddenly noticed a terrifyingly yin female ghost approaching, accompanied by another female ghost with a fierce expression staring at them. Their expressions changed drastically, and they immediately lost their composure!
Boom boom boom... Soon, these cultivators who almost escaped were successively struck and torn to pieces by the surrounding ghosts.

Just as the last female cultivator, with her fair skin and outstanding beauty, was about to be overwhelmed by the horde of ghosts and was on the verge of death, Mu Xiangu suddenly made her move.

boom! ! !
In the blink of an eye, all the surrounding ghosts were annihilated by Mu Xian Gu's casual strike, their souls scattered and turning into large gusts of pure Yin energy that quickly dissipated, stirring up gusts of Yin wind that caused the surviving female cultivators' skirts to dance wildly and their black hair to flutter in the wind.

Next, Mu Xiangu walked to the side of the female cultivator who had collapsed and was not able to get up, and waited silently.

Just a quarter of an hour later, this female cultivator, who was already at her limit, died with resentment due to the severity of her injuries and the influx of a large amount of Yin energy into her body.

As she gazed into the other person's beautiful eyes and pupils dilated completely, Mu Xiangu finally smiled. She had obtained a human skin of decent quality!

Ok……

She didn't kill them; it was other ghosts who did it!
She even tried to save him, but humans and ghosts are different. While she was still thinking about how to save him, he died on his own!
That lord in the underworld shouldn't blame me...

Thinking of this, Mu Xiangu immediately began to happily unleash her ghostly skill, [Pouch Peeling]...

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Amidst the blood mist, Zheng Que stood still, gazing at the four Foundation Establishment cultivators lying on the ground not far away.

The wounds of the four people showed obvious discoloration, swelling and rotting, and even the flowing blood quickly turned into an eerie turquoise.

This is Qingli's [Strange Poison].

Not long after, all four of them died.

Watching this scene, Zheng Que nodded slightly, turned to Qing Li, and asked, "Can you understand human speech now?"

Just now, Qing Li attacked in anger after hearing what that mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator said.

This would never have happened before.

In the past, when he clashed with other cultivators, Qingli couldn't understand human language and didn't know that others were talking about her. Under normal circumstances, she wouldn't take the initiative to act without his order as her master.

But this time was different. This time, Qingli not only took the initiative to attack, but she was also extremely angry!
Upon hearing this, Qing Li arrogantly replied, "You human brat, this old lady has always been able to understand human speech!"

"However, in the past, only you, a human child, could speak clearly. All the other living people couldn't speak properly and couldn't speak human language at all. They could only babble incoherently!"

Seeing that Qingli didn't doubt him at all and blamed all the problems on the other living people, Zheng Que remained calm, already used to it. He then looked at Niannu: "Niannu, did you understand what those people said just now?"

Niannu glanced at Qingli and quickly replied, "My lord, those people just now were trying to attack me and Lady Qingli."

Hearing this, Zheng Que nodded slightly.

Qingli and Niannu can now understand human speech, which should be a change after entering the [Scissors Prison].

If the two female ghosts were like this, then Kulan should be the same.

As for Shu Yunying... Shu Yunying was originally able to understand human speech.

Thinking of this, Zheng Que didn't say anything more. He picked up the storage bags of these cultivators and continued forward with the two female ghosts.

Along the way, he encountered several more ghosts, all of which were dealt with by Qingli and Niannu.

Perhaps because he was traveling alone, he encountered several cultivators from other prefectures along the way, in addition to the ghosts. Most of these people wanted to seize his resources, but a few other candidates who were also traveling alone, perhaps not wanting to cause any trouble, changed direction and left after a brief encounter.

Those who tried to take action were easily dealt with by Qingli.

Time passed slowly, and two days went by in the blink of an eye. Zheng Que traveled at full speed and finally arrived at an area with a relatively high concentration of resource points in Xue Tong Pass.

Referring to the terrain marked on the map, he quickly found a suitable location to establish a stronghold in a mountain valley.

Arriving in the mountain valley, Zheng Que looked around at his surroundings and couldn't help but feel a little strange.

It's been two days already, why haven't Ghost Bride and Mu Xiangu arrived yet?
(End of this chapter)