Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 554 Complaint. (Second update!)

Thinking of this, Zheng Que nodded slightly. There are three Iron Tree Prisons, one Iron Tree Prison at level two, and one Iron Tree Prison at level three. He just didn't know which level of Iron Tree Prison the Ghost Bride had dealt with.
These three Iron Tree Prisons should be able to further enhance the cultivation levels of the Ghost Bride and Mu Xian Gu.

However, raising the cultivation level of Ghost Bride or Mu Xiangu to the fourth level of [Iron Tree Prison] might still be a bit insufficient...

Besides, how much could two Core Formation stage cultivators boost the ghost's cultivation?
"This time, let's first improve the cultivation level of [Evil Shadow Play]."

"After all, its contribution this time was not insignificant."

"Then came the Ghost Bride and Mu Xian Gu..."

"We don't even know how many Core Formation stage cultivators have entered Xue Tong Pass now. Moreover, there might even be some in the late Core Formation stage."

"I must ensure that the Ghost Bride and Mu Xian Gu are strong enough to protect my safety..."

Thinking this to himself, Zheng Que looked at the Book of Life and Death in front of him and called out, "Shadow Play!"

The next moment, mist rose from beneath the steps, revealing a seven-fingered bone hand.

[Evil Shadow Play] Upon seeing himself return to the underworld, without the slightest hesitation, he immediately used his two outermost bony fingers to support himself on the floor tiles, while his five middle bony fingers bent in unison as if kneeling in worship, and said with trepidation, "This sinful servant greets Your Excellency!"

"Reporting to my lord, I have obeyed your orders and have done my utmost to assist that human cultivator."

"Furthermore, I dared not neglect the things that you bestowed upon me last time. As soon as I left, I set off immediately to deliver them all to that human."

"However, there was a Ghost Bride named 'Luo Fuyu,' who was arrogant, ruthless, and greedy. She brazenly snatched all of the master's belongings from that human cultivator!"

"Despite the slave's desperate attempts to speak up for the human cultivator, Luo Fuyu was audacious enough to attack the slave as well."

"If it weren't for the fact that this slave still had some strength, and thanks to your good fortune, sir, I would probably have been beaten to death on the spot and would never have been able to serve you again..."

"And that 'Painted Skin' guy named 'Mu Xian Gu' is also treacherous, cunning, and two-faced!"

"The master sent this slave over there to serve as a beast of burden for that human cultivator."

"As it turns out, that 'Painted Skin' actually demanded that the sinner serve as her mount first..."

Seeing that the Shadow Play immediately filed a complaint, Zheng Que remained calm and unsurprised.

He himself doesn't know what kind of ghosts he bestowed titles upon.
However, he did not intend to reprimand this [Shadow Play].

After all, there might be other things in the future that require this [Shadow Play] to take the blame.

Therefore, Zheng Que said nothing, but directly opened his palm with the character "令" on it and pointed it at the bone hand below that was still chattering.

The next moment, Yin energy roared in from all directions, surrounding [Evil Shadow Play] and forming a huge pillar of Yin energy, its top swirling like a vortex, rapidly pouring into its body.

The intensity of Yin energy in [Shadow Play] immediately began to increase.

It paused for a moment, then immediately became excited after realizing what was happening.

The esteemed figure on the steps is currently enhancing his cultivation!

Moreover, it could sense that this was not just an improvement in cultivation level, but also a tremendous change in its foundation and roots!

In the depths of its being, [Shadow Play] had a clear premonition that if it could continue to improve like this, it would soon surpass the Ghost Bride and that [Painted Skin]!
Is this a reward for completing the last mission?
No wonder those two female ghosts were so powerful!
Those two female ghosts must have also received a reward from that lord on the steps!

At the same time, Zheng Que looked at the scale of the Yin energy above the [Evil Shadow Play]'s head, but was somewhat disappointed.

[Evil Shadow Play] participated in the killing of Ancestor Shiqi, and also single-handedly killed Sheng Du, who was in the early stage of Core Formation...

However, the level of yin energy above the opponent's head is not even comparable to that of a [Iron Tree Prison] ghost.

It's clear that the Yin energy collected by the Underworld from killing cultivators is far less than that collected from ghosts of the same realm! Furthermore, [Evil Shadow Play] also has two "shadow figures" from [Iron Tree Prison], which must have been accumulated before [Evil Shadow Play] received its official title; otherwise, the Yin energy above their heads wouldn't be so little...

Sure enough, a moment later, the pillars of yin energy surrounding [Evil Shadow Play] collapsed with a roar. Its cultivation level was still at the fourth level of [Iron Tree Prison], but its foundation had obviously improved by a large margin.

dong dong dong...

[Shadow Play] Quickly start kowtowing, repeatedly expressing gratitude.

Zheng Que did not hesitate and immediately ordered, "Step back."

The bone hand quickly disappeared into the mist.

After confirming that Core Formation cultivators could not provide much Yin energy, Zheng Que looked at the Book of Life and Death.

The Yin energy of the three [Iron Tree Prison] ghosts, two of which were killed by Mu Xiangu, could only enhance Mu Xiangu's cultivation.

The remaining one was killed by the Ghost Bride, and it could only enhance the Ghost Bride's cultivation.

While pondering, Zheng Que spoke again: "Admiring the Immortal Bone."

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Zheng's Market.

After leaving the ward master's mansion, Qingli and Niannu began to stroll around the market.

After walking a few steps, seeing that Qingli showed no intention of leaving the market, Niannu immediately asked, "Lady Qingli, shouldn't we hurry up and search for the 'strange things' around us?"

Qingli shook her head slightly and said, "No rush."

“That human brat is so ignorant; he didn’t tell his grandmother anything just now.”

"Grandma needs to familiarize herself with this new territory first, and see how many new strangers have appeared?"

As they were talking, the two female ghosts suddenly saw a beautiful, pale-faced female ghost standing in front of them. Her appearance was somewhat familiar to Qing Li.

However, Qingli couldn't remember where she had seen her before, so she simply took Niannu and headed straight for her.

Sensing something amiss, Linghu Yuniang turned around and saw two female ghosts. She immediately recognized them as Zheng Que's ghost servants.

I saw her on Yaotai Mountain when she was still alive.

Just then, Qingli walked up to her, looked her up and down a few times, and said bluntly, "Grandma is a ghost of destiny, are you that human boy's newly acquired ghost servant?"

A ghost destined by fate?

A human child?

Linghu Yuniang was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. Considering that these two female ghost servants were taken in by Zheng Que a long time ago, she dared not be negligent and immediately said very politely, "I am now a ghost servant of Fellow Daoist Zheng Que..."

Before she could finish speaking, another clear, slightly cold voice came from the side: "What Zheng Que!"

"That's Shu Que!"

"How could you, a newcomer, get your name wrong?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Shu Yunying, dressed in a black robe with silver patterns, emerged from the corner of the room and walked over gracefully.

(End of this chapter)