Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 556 Help! (Second Update!)

A moment later, the two female ghosts finished their private conversation.

Xue Shuangzi left with great satisfaction, while the five "Shadow Actors" she left behind immediately began moving the [Five Fiends Ghost Eye Orchid].

At this moment, Ku Lan turned to look at the two human cultivators, seemingly lost in thought.

It seems a bit too slow to have only two evil human cultivators working?
This is different from the speed at which she personally took action; she mustn't let Zheng Que find out...

Suddenly, the withered orchid's neck began to turn.

clack clack...

The next moment, the heads of the two human cultivators also began to turn uncontrollably.

The two human cultivators' expressions changed drastically, their eyes filled with intense fear. They quickly knelt down and begged for mercy: "Spare us, spare our lives..."

"This, this ghost immortal, please spare us!"

"We're willing to do anything for you..."

Hearing their tearful pleas, Ku Lan revealed a strange smile and said coldly, "You two, find more cultivators to come and gather resources together."

"Otherwise, die!"

The voice was cold and sinister, filled with intense killing intent.

After reaching the [Scissors Prison] level of cultivation, she gained the ability to speak and converse with human cultivators other than Zheng Que.

She used the same method to get those two evil human cultivators to work earlier.

At this moment, the two human cultivators were terrified out of their wits. In their extreme fear, they disregarded everything else and immediately took out their communication talismans to contact their companions: "Senior Brother Qian, I have found a very good resource point, which is very suitable for building a market. Please come quickly so we can discuss it together!"

“Junior Sister Sun, I have gained the appreciation of Fellow Daoist Zhu Shifen of the Dongchuan Marquis's Mansion, and he has specially recommended you to him. Fellow Daoist Zhu is currently in need of capable people and is offering generous compensation. I urge you to set off immediately and not miss this opportunity…”

“Senior Sister Li, I have long admired you. During this trip, I found an extremely valuable resource site, which I am willing to offer with both hands to bring a smile to your face. If you do not mind, please come here…”

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, there's actually a problem with the Yin-Clearing Pill you bought from me the other day. Please bring the remaining Yin-Clearing Pills and come here to meet me. I will compensate you tenfold..."

"Fellow Daoist Wu..."

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In the dilapidated palace, Zheng Que stared at the Book of Life and Death before him: "Admiring the Immortal Bones."

As he spoke, a figure in an ivory-yellow dress emerged from the mist below the hall; it was Mu Xiangu.

Upon discovering that he had arrived in the underworld, Mu Xiangu immediately knelt down and bowed, eagerly saying, "Your subordinate greets Your Excellency!"

“Reporting to you, sir, that [Shadow Play] is from the countryside, unruly and arrogant, and has repeatedly defied his superiors. This mere underworld official dared to attack the Soul Reaper personally appointed by you. Such humiliating and disrespectful behavior is an insult to your reputation and he is utterly unfit for service!”

"This kind of wicked devil is not worthy to serve you, sir. He should be thrown into the eighteenth level of hell to suffer all kinds of punishments and never be reincarnated..."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que immediately became suspicious.

He could understand why [Evil Shadow Play] had complained about Mu Xiangu, but why would Mu Xiangu, who was perfectly fine, complain about [Evil Shadow Play]?
After all, although Mu Xiangu fought against [Evil Shadow Play], it was clear that Mu Xiangu had the upper hand...

Thinking this, Zheng Que showed no intention of responding to the other party, and directly opened his palm with the word "command" on it, pointing it at Mu Xiangu below the hall.

Suddenly, a strong wind arose in the hall, and a vast expanse of yin energy rushed in, swirling around Mu Xiangu and continuously pouring into his body.

Mu Xiangu's cultivation began to increase rapidly. At this moment, the Yin energy above her head was extremely large, far exceeding the scale of the [Evil Shadow Play] from before.

Zheng Que nodded slightly as he watched this scene.

Mu Xiangu killed two ghosts from the Iron Tree Prison this time. Moreover, one was at the second level of the Iron Tree Prison and the other was at the third level. He was not surprised at all that they had such a large amount of Yin energy.

Amidst the howling wind, Mu Xiangu continuously absorbed the pure Yin energy. After a period of time, all the Yin energy above her head was poured into her body.

At this point, Mu Xiangu's Yin energy intensity had increased significantly, but her cultivation level remained at the third level of the [Iron Tree Prison]. At the [Iron Tree Prison] level, the amount of Yin energy required for each level of advancement was extremely astonishing.

Especially since Mu Xiangu is also a Soul Reaper with a deep foundation, the Yin energy he needs to improve his realm is far beyond what ordinary [Iron Tree Prison] can match.

"If this trend continues, Mu Xiangu will need to kill even more ghosts from the Iron Tree Prison if he wants to break through to the fourth level of the Iron Tree Prison."

"Moreover, it's best if they are ghosts at the second or even third level of the [Iron Tree Prison]."

"The situation on Luofuyu's side should be the same."

"【Shadow Play】...【Shadow Play】is currently just a Yin Messenger, and requires far less Yin energy than Mu Xian Gu and Luo Fu Yu."

While secretly calculating in his mind, Zheng Que ordered, "Step back!"

With his words, Mu Xiangu's figure disappeared from the hall.

Next, Zheng Que looked at the Book of Life and Death and then summoned Luo Fuyu in.

After spending some time, he successfully improved Luo Fuyu's cultivation level as well.

Luo Fuyu only killed one ghost from the [Iron Tree Prison] this time, but the ghost's cultivation was clearly not low. The amount of Yin energy it boosted in Luo Fuyu was not much less than that of Mu Xian Gu...

Like Mu Xiangu, Luo Fuyu's Yin energy has increased significantly, but his cultivation level is still at the third level of the Iron Tree Prison. It will still take some time before he can break through to the fourth level of the Iron Tree Prison.

After waving away the rain at Luofu Mountain, Zheng Que turned to the second page of the Book of Life and Death.

There were many more names listed, but he only glanced at them casually before his gaze fell on the records of his few ghost servants.

Xue Shuangzi's cultivation level is now at the peak of the [Scissors Prison].

He only needs to go out and kill a ghost at the first level of the [Iron Tree Prison], or let Xue Shuangzi kill a batch of ghosts at the ninth level of the [Scissors Prison], and he should be able to raise Xue Shuangzi's cultivation to the [Iron Tree Prison] level as well.

In this way, the number of ghosts in the Iron Tree Prison around him can increase to four.

Qingli, Kulan, and Shuyunying are all at the seventh level of the [Scissors Prison]. If they kill more ghosts, these three female ghosts can also reach the peak of the [Scissors Prison].

Having reached the peak of the [Scissors Prison], breaking through to the [Iron Tree Prison] would simply be a matter of spending a little more time.

As for Niannu, she is at the sixth level of the [Scissors Prison]. Although she is only one level lower than the seventh level of the [Scissors Prison], this one level is the difference between the middle and late stages of the [Scissors Prison].

It will definitely take more time to raise Niannu's cultivation to the [Iron Tree Prison] level.

Finally, there is Linghu Yuniang.

Linghu Yuniang's cultivation level is only at the fourth level of the [Scissors Prison], but in fact, among these [Scissors Prison] female ghosts, her cultivation level is the easiest to improve.

Because he had not yet bestowed a title upon Linghu Yuniang, the yin energy required for Linghu Yuniang to enhance her cultivation was far less than that of other female ghosts.

As he was thinking this, the black aura between his brows quickly faded, and soon, the last wisp of black aura disappeared into the Book of Life and Death.

As before, the Book of Life and Death condensed a batch of edicts, which were then injected into his brow, causing the surrounding scenery to tremble.

In the blink of an eye, Zheng Que had returned to the main hall of the ward master's mansion.

After glancing around and finding nothing amiss, Zheng Que was about to continue his cultivation when a figure in a gorgeous dress, with beautiful features and a murderous aura, suddenly appeared before him.

The newcomer was none other than Xue Shuangzi!

Seeing Xue Shuangzi suddenly arrive, Zheng Que was about to ask her a question when he noticed that Xue Shuangzi was suddenly enveloped in a thick incense smoke.

At the same time, Xue Shuangzi exclaimed in a somewhat exaggerated manner, "Oh dear!"

"I can't move!"

"Zheng Que, come quickly and save me..."

(End of this chapter)