Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 636 Close Friends. (Second Update!)

The deep, resonant sound of the bell was like a boulder thrown into a pond, creating layers of transparent ripples that spread in all directions.

Zheng Que successfully bid for the "Heart-to-Heart Ghost Hand" on the "Demon-Suppressing Bronze Bell," which instantly disintegrated the moment the bell rang!

The ghost of the Iron Tree Prison froze halfway through its charge, and the next moment, it plummeted from the sky.

boom!
The ghost crashed heavily to the ground, its soul swaying for a moment. Its once solid ghostly body flickered like a candle in the wind and was unable to get up.

At the same time, Zheng Que also stood motionless in mid-air, maintaining the action of striking the bell.

After a long while, all was silent except for the chilling wind that made his robes flutter. He finally caught his breath and immediately looked down at the ghostly creature in the Iron Tree Prison.

The shockwave from the Demon-Suppressing Bronze Bell nearly shattered the soul puppet he was controlling!

If it weren't for the power of "Deceptive Within," he certainly wouldn't have been able to save his soul puppet.

More importantly, the effect of this recoil was actually able to injure his physical body through his soul puppet!
"The side effects are quite significant!"

"The sound of the bell won't hurt me, but the vibrations from the bell are a bit too much for my body to handle!"

"A soul puppet can only ring the bell twice at most before its soul is destroyed."

"If he were to come in person, he should be able to knock four times."

"If the true form swallows the 'Demon in the Belly,' then two more attacks can be added..."

Thinking of this, Zheng Que, carrying the Demon-Suppressing Bronze Bell, slowly descended from mid-air and arrived next to the Iron Tree Prison ghost.

After such a period of time, the [Iron Tree Prison] ghost was still lying prostrate on the ground, its soul body slightly transparent, trembling violently. It tried to get up several times, but its limbs were clearly not under its control, and it could only struggle repeatedly in the dust.

Zheng Que did not make any further moves, but stood aside and observed quietly.

After a while, the ghost of the Iron Tree Prison finally regained control of the ghost body and immediately pounced on Zheng Que once again.

Without hesitation, Zheng Que swung the Demon-Suppressing Bronze Bell in his hand and smashed it down on the head of the Iron Tree Prison ghost.

This [Iron Tree Prison] ghost had just regained its mobility, and its body was clearly not as agile as before. Before it could dodge, it was directly smashed on the head by the [Demon-Suppressing Bronze Bell]...

boom! !

The next moment, the entire upper half of the [Iron Tree Prison] ghost's body was smashed to pieces by the [Demon Suppressing Bronze Bell], turning into wisps of yin energy that quickly dissipated.

The aura emanating from the ghostly creature also dissipated rapidly at the same time.

woohoo hoo...

The ghost collapsed to the ground, its entire body crumbling like a sand tower, the rapidly dissipating yin energy stirring up gusts of yin wind and causing the blood mist to surge.

Two moves, and he's down a [Iron Tree Prison]!
To be precise, they only used one move!
This is a top-grade magic weapon, the Demon-Suppressing Bronze Bell, and it's even in a damaged state!
Zheng Que stroked the bronze bell in his hand and nodded with great satisfaction.

His current cultivation level is only at the Foundation Establishment stage, so he is not yet able to fully unleash the power of this magic weapon.

Once you reach the Core Formation stage, using your magic power to activate this magical treasure will undoubtedly make it even more powerful!
Thinking of this, Zheng Que looked around and decided to capture some more ghosts to fill the summoning banner.

After all, he had almost exhausted the ghosts in his summoning banner after these few attacks.

However, as soon as he took a step out, he realized that his market was full of ghosts, so there was no need to waste his time outside.

Therefore, Zheng Li immediately put away the Demon-Suppressing Bronze Bell, used the Yin Spirit Travel technique, and fled towards the market.

※※※ Zhengshi Market, entrance.

Under the high-hanging plaque, everything was almost the same as before.

Linghu Yuniang guarded the entrance, constantly stopping the newly arrived ghosts and making them pay transaction taxes to Xue Shuangzi.

Upon seeing Zheng Que return, Linghu Yuniang quickly took a moment to greet him, and before he could respond, she hurried off to attend to the other ghosts.

Zheng Que glanced at the queue casually and was about to walk in when he suddenly heard an argument coming from the side.

"Why can't you understand this 'Rouge Curse' technique?"

“I am a close friend of your brothel owner, Shadow Play.”

"Anything from the Shadow Play is mine!"

"What transaction tax?"

"Why are we two family members talking about different things?"

"Alright, you step aside and go play somewhere else. I'll collect the transaction tax for you—no, I'll collect it for [Shadow Play]..."

The voice was clear and charming, yet it also carried an extremely terrifying pressure.

When Zheng Li turned his head, he saw a woman in green standing outside the shop where Xue Shuangzi was sitting. She had delicate eyebrows, a long and graceful neck, and a cluster of dark blue flame flowers between her eyebrows, which made her pupils look slightly blue. She was pressing on the table in front of Xue Shuangzi, impatiently trying to exorcise the ghost.

Although this woman in green looked like a young girl, her body was filled with a dense, viscous yin energy, and her aura subtly suppressed all the [Iron Tree Prison] in the market!
Even the fourth level of the [Iron Tree Prison]'s [Evil Shadow Play] is far inferior to its opponent.

Zheng Que was startled. This green-clad female ghost's cultivation level was probably above the seventh level of the Iron Tree Prison!
He couldn't even be sure if the other party was a ghost from the Iron Tree Prison.

What is such a powerful ghost doing in his market?
Before Zheng Que could think further, Xue Shuangzi had already replied without any politeness: "What do you mean, 'palace master'?"

"【Shadow Play】is just a mount!"

"You and [Shadowplay] are close friends, so you're here to be a mount too?"

"What are you trying to do, trying to get close to a mere wandering ghost! If you keep babbling, just stay out of the way!"

"Even if the Ghost King comes, he'll still have to pay a transaction tax if he wants to enter the market!"

Xue Shuangzi spoke arrogantly and casually, showing no respect for the ghost of the [Iron Tree Prison], as if she was already giving the other party a lot of face by being able to say a few more words to it.

Mount?

The green-clad woman, whose intelligence clearly surpassed that of the other ghosts around her, blinked and immediately said with an expression of agreement, "A mere [Shadow Play] like that can't possibly be my close friend."

"I misspoke."

"My closest friend is actually the master of [Shadow Play]."

At this point, the woman in green suddenly reached out and grabbed a ghostly creature with a human head and a deer's body, pulling it in front of her.

The moment the ghost was captured, a thin, jet-black thread appeared above its head—the Shadow Control Thread.

This ghostly creature that appears to be queuing up is actually a "shadow" of the [Shadow Play]!
Immediately afterward, the woman in green curled her lips into a wicked smile: "[Shadow Play], don't you think so?"

(End of this chapter)