Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 615 Door-to-Door Business. (Second Update!)

The two examiners were stunned and speechless at the sight.

Could it be that Zheng Que can hear their telepathic messages and is deliberately doing the opposite of them?
Just then, the examiner on the left suddenly noticed something and immediately took out a specially made communication talisman. This talisman was marked with the imperial court's seal, and at this moment, the talisman was flashing a faint light, obviously a colleague was transmitting a message to him.

The examiner's expression turned serious, and without delay, he immediately activated the talisman.

The next moment, a deep, cold voice came from the talisman: "You two haven't moved from your positions, have you found out something?"

The voice was calm, yet filled with the authority that comes with long-held power; it was none other than Ning Jiushan, the chief examiner of this immortal examination!

The two examiners immediately composed themselves. Although they knew the other party might not be able to see them at this moment, they subconsciously bowed slightly. The examiner on the left quickly replied, "Reporting to you, sir, we have not yet found any evidence of cheating by the examinee. The reason we are staying here is that we encountered the Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment examinee from Qingrao Prefecture in Tuzhou on the way. He was fighting against a 'Strange' [Iron Tree Prison]."

"We were worried that something might happen to that Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment cultivator, so we watched from the side for a while."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ning Jiushan's voice turned cold instantly through the communication talisman: "The rules of the Immortal Examination cannot be broken by anyone."

"Even candidates at the Heavenly Rank Foundation Establishment stage are no exception!"

"You shall carry out your mission immediately and shall not interfere with any unforeseen events during the Immortal Trial!"

"This time, considering it's your first offense and you haven't even made a move yet, I'll let it go."

"If there is a next time, it will be treated as assisting candidates in cheating, and no one will be spared!"

Upon hearing this, both examiners' expressions changed, and they hurriedly bowed and replied, "Yes!"

Ning Jiushan said nothing more, and the fog immediately fell silent. The examiner on the left, holding the talisman, and his companion held their breath, waiting for the chief examiner to disconnect the telepathic communication first.

However, a moment later, Ning Jiushan's voice came from the talisman again: "Wait a moment."

"Has a winner been decided?"

The two examiners were taken aback. The examiner on the right was the first to react. He glanced at the battlefield in the distance and saw that Zheng Que had not only swallowed the "Demon in the Belly" but also his other ghost servant. He immediately replied, "Reporting to you, sir, Zheng Que has won!"

As he spoke, he seemed to remember something and quickly added, "It should be said that Zheng Que has won now."

Ning Jiushan's voice came through the transmission talisman again: "Did you record the battle using a recording jade slip?"

The examiner on the left finally came to his senses and immediately replied, "Your Excellency, the entire battle process has been recorded using a recording jade slip, and there are absolutely no omissions."

Upon hearing this, Ning Jiushan's previously cold tone softened noticeably: "Bring the jade slip containing the image over first."

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Amidst the swirling blood mist, in the chaotic muddy ground, Zheng Que rapidly formed hand seals, unleashing the full power of the [Yin God Devouring Resentment] technique.

Perhaps it was due to the suppression of the [Heart-to-Heart Ghost Hand] this time, or perhaps the "Demon in the Belly" was too badly injured, but with the operation of his [Yin Spirit Devouring Resentment], the "vengeful spirit" that he had just swallowed had gradually become one with the "Demon in the Belly".

At this moment, the struggle of the "devouring monster" had become extremely weak.

Suddenly, Zheng Que's aura began to drop rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, he fell from the Core Formation stage to the late Foundation Establishment stage.

The time has come for the 【Supreme Ritual of Withering and Flourishing】!

However, unlike the soul puppet used earlier, this soul puppet did not show any instability in its soul body or immediately fall into weakness after the [Sacrifice Yuan Withering and Flourishing Technique] ended.

Zheng Que understood perfectly; this was because he now possessed a "devious secret within his abdomen."

Although he had not yet fully refined this "weird" creature, it had already enhanced the power of the soul puppet to a certain extent.

At this point, Zheng Que finally understood why the five techniques—[Yin Shen Devouring Resentment], [Angry Soul Seal], [United Ghost Hands], [Blood Peeping Technique], and [Demon Soul Substitute Puppet]—belonged to the same lineage.

Directly cultivating the [Yin Spirit Devouring Resentment] technique is extremely dangerous.

In reality, cultivators who receive the inheritance can first cultivate the [Demon Soul Substitute Puppet] and [Blood Gaze Technique], use these two techniques to control a soul puppet, and then use this soul puppet to cultivate the [Yin God Devouring Resentment]!
In this way, success would yield an additional "weird" creature to enslave; failure would only result in the loss of a soul puppet. The [Heart-to-Heart Ghost Hand], however, could help suppress the ghost within the abdomen during the practice of [Yin Spirit Devouring Resentment]...

These five techniques complement and restrain each other, ensuring the safety of practitioners to the greatest extent possible.

Therefore, the correct order of cultivating these five techniques should be to first cultivate [Blood Gaze Technique] and [Demon Soul Substitute Puppet], then cultivate [United Ghost Hand] and [Wrathful Soul Seal], and as for [Yin Spirit Devouring Resentment], it should be left until last...

When Yan Bingyi gave him these five spells, she did not tamper with them. Therefore, when Luo Fuyu helped examine the spells, he did not find any problems.

However, the order of the five techniques is exactly reversed!

Yan Bingyi definitely did this on purpose!

Although this little trick didn't have much of an impact on him, he was determined to punish the other party properly after this incident.

While pondering, Zheng Que focused his mind and continued to fully activate the [Yin God Devours Resentment] technique.

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At Xue Tong Pass, the fog suddenly began to swirl rapidly.

High in the sky, [Shadow Play] moved through the clouds, with seven or eight strangely shaped ghosts following behind. These ghosts varied greatly in size and were extremely bizarre. The only thing they had in common was that they all had the aura of [Iron Tree Prison].

At this moment, these seven or eight [Iron Tree Prison] ghosts, each carrying various resources, followed closely behind [Evil Shadow Play].

【Iron Tree Prison】The ghosts moved swiftly, and before long, a group of ghosts arrived not far from Zheng's Market.

[The Shadow Play] immediately stopped, not daring to approach any further.

The aura of that high-level cultivator was terrifying.

It doesn't know whether that high-level cultivator has caught up with Zheng Que and crushed his body in the market.
We need to send a cannon fodder to scout ahead...

Immediately, [Shadow Play] transmitted a voice to a black ghost behind him that looked like a pile of skulls: "Go and take a look at that market town ahead."

"If you encounter a 'Painted Skin' or a 'Ghost Bride,' announce my name."

"If you encounter a cultivator with high cultivation level, just shout it out."

Upon hearing this, the ghostly creature made of piled-up skulls obediently fled towards the market town ahead.

After the ghost disappeared into the market, it quickly went silent.

Immediately afterwards, a very familiar voice came from the market: "[Shadow Play], what's going on?"

It's the voice of "Painted Skin"!

After confirming that the market was safe, [Evil Shadow Play] breathed a sigh of relief and quickly replied telepathically: "The market is under Zheng Que Xian Kao's control."

"I will naturally do my part as well."

"At this moment, I have brought a group of ghost friends from the depths of Blood Pass to conduct a trade."

Upon hearing that they were there to do business in the market, Mu Xiangu quickly relented: "These wandering ghosts without any underworld duties are not allowed to enter the market."

"However, since you're here to do business, you're a guest."

"By the way, do you have any fresh human skin?"

"Ghost skin is fine too!"

(End of this chapter)