Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 73: Breath-Suppressing Talisman. (Third update!)

Merit Office.

As soon as Li Lian entered the room, he immediately came to the old man in brocade robes and said quickly, "I'm here to collect the reward for the patrol mission and also to buy a ghost servant."

"Also, when I was patrolling the streets yesterday, I found a very important piece of information. I'm hoping to get a discount on it."

Important information?

The old man in brocade robe had a calm expression. These ignorant cultivators always claimed with confidence that they had discovered important information whenever they encountered any disturbance.

But in fact, what we often talk about are trivial matters.

Thinking of this, the old man in brocade robe took out two spirit stones and threw them to Li Lian.

This was the reward for the street patrol mission. The other party was patrolling the same block as Zheng Que just now. Zheng Que had already told him the specific mission details, so there was no need for Li Lian to repeat it to him now.

Then, the old man in brocade robes flicked his long sleeves and summoned out the three "ghosts" that Zheng Que had just sold him. He said calmly, "Here are three "ghosts" suitable for refining into ghost servants."

"This one from the fourth level of [Tongue-Pulling Prison] is priced at twenty spirit stones."

"This one from the third level of [Tongue-Pulling Prison] is priced at ten spirit stones."

"This one from the second level of [Tongue-Pulling Prison] is priced at five spirit stones."

"Tell me, what information?"

"If this is truly important information, I can give you a 10% discount on each ghost servant."

Hearing this, Li Lian was about to speak, but when he looked at the three "vengeful spirits", his expression suddenly froze.

The ghost of the woodcutter, the ghost of the peddler, and that humanoid silhouette that looked like melting wax...

These three "vengeful spirits" with weak breath are his ghost servants!

The "evil creature" in black clothes and black umbrella yesterday robbed his ghost servant and then sold it to the Merit Bureau?
how can that be!

As for whether the "evil spirit" was instructed by someone, that is even more impossible!

That is "evil"!
It’s not a lonely ghost like a “vengeful spirit” or a “murderous spirit”!
It's impossible to become a ghost servant!
The situation now is very obvious. What he encountered yesterday might not be some "evil spirit" at all, but someone was using an illusion on him!

After he fell into the illusion, he thought he had encountered an "evil spirit" and his three-headed ghost servant was stolen.

This was why he was able to survive even when he encountered the "evil spirit"...

After thinking clearly about the reason, Li Lian'an's face suddenly darkened and he asked, "Senior Qiu, who sold these three ghost servants to you?"

The old man in brocade robes shook his head slightly and said calmly, "Everything in the Merit Bureau, including the ghost servants, comes from anywhere. You are also a long-term resident of the city, so you should know this. Don't break the rules."

Li Lian took a deep breath. In this situation, he could only accept defeat!
The lost spirit stones can only be replenished from other places...

Well, that kid who was at the third level of Qi training yesterday seemed quite honest. A fat sheep like this who has been deceived once can usually be deceived a second or third time...

The other party had just completed the task this time and happened to have some spirit stones on hand!

So, Li Lian immediately asked, "Senior Qiu, I have a friend named Zheng Que. Has he continued to take on the patrol mission?"

※※※Offering Square.

After Zheng Que came out of the Merit Bureau, he immediately started strolling around the Offering Square.

At this time, the number of monks setting up stalls gradually increased, and the originally spacious roads in the town seemed a bit crowded.

The items sold at most of the stalls were similar to what he had seen when he first entered the offering square: talismans, magical medicines, talisman instruments...

Zheng Que looked around and came to a stall selling talismans.

There are many talismans on this stall, which are roughly divided into two categories, one pile on the left and one pile on the right. There is a piece of paper in front of each pile, which describes the general situation of the talisman.

The talisman on the left is pale yellow, covered in crimson lines and emitting a faint, fiery aura. It's called the [Flame Tongue Talisman]. When activated, it releases a concentrated beam of fire, burning the opponent. It's particularly effective against ghosts.

The talisman on the right is made of white talisman paper, covered in light gray runes. Its aura is restrained, with almost no spiritual energy escaping, making it look like just a piece of ordinary paper. This is the [Breath Concealing Talisman], which conceals aura and can evade the perception of cultivators and ghosts for a certain period of time. It also has a certain effect on cultivators' [Spiritual Vision], but is ineffective against certain special ghosts.

A monk in a navy blue robe sat behind the stall with his eyes closed, resting. He had the aura of a fourth-level Qi training cultivator, and his fingers were stained with some mineral powder like cinnabar. He seemed to be the one making the talisman.

Zheng Que stopped in front of the stall, pointed at the [Breath-Suppressing Talisman] and asked, "[Breath-Suppressing Talisman], how much is it?"

The spiritual power in his body is now too pure, especially the yang energy. Every time he meets other cultivators, he needs to absorb the yin energy from the spirit stone in advance, which is very troublesome.

And this [Breath-Suppressing Talisman] can just solve his problem.

In fact, he had seen this [Breath-Suppressing Talisman] when he first entered the Offering Square, but he was short on Spirit Stones at the time. Now that he had just completed his patrol mission and sold the three "Wrathful Spirits," he had eight more Spirit Stones, so he naturally came to inquire about the price.

Hearing this, the monk in the dark blue robe opened his eyes, glanced at Zheng Que, and immediately said, "Two for one spirit stone, minimum order of ten."

As he spoke, he pointed to the [Flame Tongue Talisman] next to him and added, "The same goes for the [Flame Tongue Talisman]."

The minimum order is ten talismans...

This will cost me five of my spirit stones!
Zheng Que frowned and immediately bargained, "How about ten [Breath-Suppressing Talismans] and three Spirit Stones?"

The monk in the dark blue robe immediately shook his head: "This [Breath-Suppressing Talisman] cost someone more than this to create."

"If you feel the price is not right, you can look elsewhere and don't disturb a certain business."

Seeing that the other party had no intention of backing down, Zheng Que frowned and hesitated for a moment before finally taking out five spirit stones...

After buying ten [Breath-Suppressing Talismans], although he still had some spirit stones in his hand, it was not enough to buy other things, so he prepared to leave.

At this moment, a familiar voice came from behind him: "Friend Zheng Daoist, please stay!"

Hearing this, Zheng Que turned around and immediately saw a figure in a red sandalwood robe, who had taken off his red vest, walking towards him quickly.

The man on the other side had a pale face. It was Li Lian, and behind him was a listless "ghost". The "ghost" was dragging an axe in his hand with difficulty, looking like a woodcutter.

Zheng Que was slightly startled. This "vengeful spirit" of the woodcutter seemed to be the one he had just sold to the Merit Bureau!

Thinking of this, he immediately asked, "Fellow Daoist Li, how many spirit stones did you spend on this ghost servant?"

Li Lian'an's face darkened, and he replied angrily, "Twenty spirit stones!"

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