Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 567 A Trick Within. (First Update!)

Thinking this, Zheng Que looked at the ghost whose strength had increased and waited quietly.

After about thirty breaths, the mark between the ghost's eyebrows flickered and then slowly subsided, and its aura gradually weakened, quickly returning to the ninth level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell].

Zheng Que nodded to himself.

The duration of this [Wrathful Soul Seal] is only thirty breaths, which is not long, but as long as you have enough ghost servants, you can use it indefinitely. It just consumes more ghost servants.

Without further hesitation, he began to apply the [Wrathful Soul Seal] to each of the other ghosts in the Soul-Summoning Banner.

After nearly two hours of practice, Zheng Que, who was becoming more and more proficient with the [Wrathful Soul Seal], finally planted the [Wrathful Soul Seal] on all the ghosts in the Soul Summoning Banner.

Having used the [Wrathful Soul Seal] so many times in a row, he had exhausted most of his true essence.

Looking at the house filled with eerie winds and shadowy figures, Zheng Que first put these ghosts back into the Soul-Summoning Banner before beginning to circulate his internal energy to restore his true essence.

Just as he was cultivating, a figure in a yellow dress quietly appeared not far away; it was Mu Xiangu.

Seeing Mu Xiangu return, Zheng Que immediately asked, "Have you captured all the 'vengeful spirits' from the [Scissors Prison]?"

Mu Xiangu nodded and took out a piece of white human skin. This skin had been specially treated, making it as soft as silk and with a faint luster. It was painted with bizarre and colorful figures.

She cast a spell, and the patterns on the human skin immediately came to life.

Immediately afterwards, one after another, ghostly creatures exuding a dense aura of yin energy emerged from human skin and appeared in the cultivation room.

These ghosts are all "vengeful spirits," their auras residing in the ninth level of the [Scissors Prison], perfectly matching all the requirements Zheng Que just mentioned.

Seeing this, Zheng Que did not hesitate. With Mu Xiangu's help and control, he quickly used the [Ghost Control Technique] to enslave all the "vengeful spirits".

A moment later, all thirty "vengeful spirits" from the ninth level of the [Scissors Prison] were controlled by Zheng Que using the [Ghost Control Technique].

The 【Ghost Control Technique】 is only a technique for the Qi Refining stage, and its control over the 【Scissors Prison】 ghosts is very limited.

However, these [Scissors Prison] ghosts are all "vengeful spirits," the type of ghosts most easily enslaved.

More importantly, he is a Heavenly Rank Dao Foundation cultivator, and the [Ghost Control Technique] he performs using his spiritual blood is far more effective than the [Ghost Control Technique] used to find cultivators.

After using the [Ghost Control Technique], Zheng Que did not rush to cultivate the [Yin Spirit Devouring Resentment] technique. He had little true essence left and needed to recover it first.

Immediately afterwards, he began to cultivate the [Transformation Scripture].

This "Transformation Scripture" is a cultivation method of the imperial court. When it absorbs spiritual energy, it is also forced to absorb a portion of yin energy at the same time. However, the amount of yin energy is much less than that of other cultivation methods it has mastered. When restoring true essence, it is more useful than other cultivation methods and will not immediately lead to the underworld.

Time passed slowly, and Zheng Que fully recovered his true energy. When he opened his eyes, the cultivation room was empty; Mu Xiangu had already left.

He didn't speak, and then began to cultivate the [Yin Spirit Devours Resentment] technique.

According to the description of the technique, Zheng Que first cast a series of spells, and the true energy in his body moved accordingly, circulating at different speeds along a specific trajectory. At the same time, he used the [Ghost Control Technique] to control the "vengeful spirits" of the [Scissors Prison], pulling them to his side and swallowing them one by one.

The "vengeful spirits" transformed into streaks of dark, cold light. Each one that entered the abdomen brought a bone-chilling cold, as if rising rapidly up the tailbone.

To prevent any accidents, Zheng Que stopped immediately after swallowing the fifteenth "vengeful spirit" from the [Scissors Prison]. This was the safe number that Luo Fuyu had deduced.

Next, Zheng Que changed the hand seals, and his true energy began to be rapidly depleted.

Sensing that the spell was running extremely smoothly, and that the fifteen [Scissors Prison] "vengeful spirits" were still not enough to reach his limit, Zheng Que did not hesitate. He opened his mouth again and swallowed the sixteenth [Scissors Prison] level nine "vengeful spirit".

Just like before, after trying the spell again, he found that his soul and body had not been burdened much, so he swallowed the seventeenth "vengeful soul" of the ninth level of the [Scissors Prison].

After repeating this process, Zheng Que finally felt the speed of the spell's operation slow down a bit when he swallowed the twentieth "vengeful spirit" of the ninth level of the [Scissors Prison]. However, it seemed that he was still far from his limit.

So he continued to swallow the twenty-first "vengeful spirit," the twenty-second "vengeful spirit," and so on...

Just as Zheng Que swallowed the twenty-fifth "vengeful spirit", he couldn't help but frown. This time, he had specially asked Mu Xiangu to prepare twice as many "vengeful spirits", but it still seemed a little insufficient!
Luo Fuyu's calculations of his limits were too conservative!
When Zheng Que swallowed the twenty-seventh "vengeful spirit," he felt the magic's operation slow down further, and his abdomen began to feel a slight swelling.

He then swallowed two more "vengeful spirits," and the feeling of expansion became more and more obvious, just like when he had drunk too much alcohol.

Finally, Zheng Que swallowed the thirtieth "vengeful spirit" into his stomach. The yin energy in his stomach began to stir, and the operation of his magic began to encounter an invisible resistance, conveying a heavy feeling. The swelling in his abdomen was very obvious, which made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

Zheng Que took a deep breath. He felt that he could probably swallow one or two more "vengeful spirits" from the ninth level of the [Scissors Prison].

But right now, he only prepared thirty "vengeful spirits" of the ninth level of the [Scissors Prison], and there were no more "vengeful spirits" for him to devour.

However, although it hasn't reached its limit, it's already very close, and there's no need to risk it for one or two "vengeful spirits".

Thinking of this, Zheng Que changed his hand seals and immediately stopped devouring the "vengeful spirits," instead beginning to refine the "vengeful spirits" in his belly...

Time passed by little by little, and several days flew by in the blink of an eye.

The blood mist erupting from Xue Tong Pass shows no sign of dissipating, and it remains difficult for outsiders to ascertain the situation inside through exploration.

Those candidates who survived the ghost tide have all gotten back on track.

The celestial examination gradually returned to its original order.

Zheng's Market.

Training room.

Zheng Que closed his eyes slightly, and his aura slowly circulated. At this moment, his true essence surged throughout his body, completely enveloping and suppressing the yin energy.

This state lasted for a moment, and suddenly, all the yin energy surrounding his body was forcefully forced into his body by the true essence.

Zheng Que suddenly opened his eyes, opened his mouth, and spat out a dark shadow.

The shadow had just left Zheng Que's body when it twisted and changed rapidly in mid-air. In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a long, thin figure covered in bright red mouths with fine, sharp teeth. It was extremely large and filled the training room completely as soon as it appeared.

The shadow's yin energy did not reach the level of the Iron Tree Prison, but it far surpassed that of a ghost in the ninth level of the ordinary Scissors Prison.

This is the "weird" that the [Yin God Devours Resentment] has refined.

"A trick hidden in the belly!"
(End of this chapter)