Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 74: Three Questions. (First update!)

Twenty Spiritual Stones? ?
Zheng Que couldn't help but be shocked. He sold this "vengeful soul" of the woodcutter to the Merit Bureau for only four spirit stones!

If I had known that Li Lian needed a ghost servant, I should have sold it to Li Lian directly!

He thought it was a pity and was about to say something when he heard Li Lian ask, "By the way, did you see who stole Li's soul-nourishing bag yesterday?"

"Li doesn't have a soul-raising bag right now, so the ghost servant can only follow him."

Soul-nourishing bag?
Zheng Que's eyes suddenly lit up. He had just regretted not selling the "Ghostly Soul" directly to Li Lian, but he didn't expect that he would have another chance right away!

So Zheng Que quickly replied, "No!"

"However, I happen to have an extra soul-nourishing bag here that I can sell to you, fellow Daoist. It only costs ten spirit stones!"

As he said this, he took out the soul-nourishing bag that Ku Lan had given him yesterday.

When he heard that the soul-nourishing bag was to be sold for ten spirit stones, Li Lian'an's eyes twitched. The normal market price of a soul-nourishing bag was only five spirit stones.

This poor boy from the country actually quoted twice the price to himself!
Thinking of this, Li Lian was about to refuse, but suddenly his expression froze. He stared at the soul-nourishing bag in Zheng Que's hand, unable to take his eyes off it for a while.

This bone-shaped pattern and the familiar creases on it... this is the soul-nourishing bag he lost yesterday!

Li Li'an grabbed the soul-nourishing bag in Zheng Que's hand and asked with a ferocious expression, "Where did you get this soul-nourishing bag?!"

"This is the soul-raising bag that Li lost!"

Seeing Li Lian suddenly become emotional, Zheng Que was about to say something, but when he heard the rest of his words, he was stunned.

Is the soul-nourishing bag that Ku Lan gave to me Li Lian's?

and many more!

Li Lian just mentioned that someone stole the other party's soul-nourishing bag...

Was it Ku Lan who stole it?

This……

Zheng Que took a deep breath and suddenly felt that this matter could not be blamed entirely on Ku Lan. After all, why did Ku Lan rob the other party instead of others?

Thinking of this, he immediately said, "I bought this soul-nourishing bag from the Merit Bureau."

"Since this originally belonged to you, then I will take a small loss and sell it to you... nine spirit stones, how about that?"

When Li Lian'an heard that Zheng Que bought it from the Merit Bureau, his face darkened, but he did not doubt Zheng Que's words.

After all, Zheng Que's cultivation level was only the third level of Qi training, and he didn't think that this country boy had the strength to let him suffer.

More importantly, his three ghost servants were all sold to the Merit Bureau, and now only one has been redeemed.

It is also normal for the soul-nourishing bag to be sold to the Merit Bureau.

I just don’t know which bastard enemy of mine did it?
Li Lian'an's mind raced as he clutched the soul-nourishing bag tightly and said, "Five spirit stones! That's the market price!"

market price?

It’s a waste if you don’t make money!
Zheng Que didn't hesitate and nodded immediately: "Okay!"

"Since you and I have been on a mission together, I will transfer a share to you without earning any."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand in front of Li Lian.

Li Lian'an's face was gloomy, but he still took out five spirit stones and handed them to Zheng Que.

After getting the spirit stone, Zheng Cheng immediately returned the soul-nourishing bag to the other party.

Finally getting his soul-raising bag back, Li Lian didn't hesitate and immediately activated it, taking the woodcutter ghost in. Then, he coughed dryly and asked quickly, "Fellow Daoist Zheng, I heard that you want to take on a mission out of the city?"

Hearing this, Zheng Que shook his head slightly. He had indeed wanted to take the mission out of the city just now, but he was not interested anymore. He now had a better way to earn spirit stones, so there was naturally no need to run around and take risks, and waste time.

However, Li Lian didn't wait for him to speak, and directly extended his hand with a smile: "Li can take on the mission outside the city with you, but this appearance fee... seven spirit stones!"

Ok?
Zheng Que was stunned for a moment. Li Lian took out the spirit stones so decisively just now. Was he sure that he could earn it back immediately?
Seven spirit stones. He had just received five spirit stones from the other party, plus the two spirit stones as a reward for today's mission, which was exactly seven spirit stones.

But unfortunately...

Thinking of this, Zheng Que smiled slightly and directly declined, "No need. I have something else to do now. I'll leave first."

As he said this, he walked directly outside the offering square.

Li Lian was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and quickly chased after him.

"Fellow Daoist Zheng, five spirit stones!"

"Five spirit stones, and I'll go out of the city with you to do the mission!"

"Five spirit stones won't work, then four..."

"Three! How about three?"

"Two spirit stones, it can't be any lower!"

Li Lian lowered the price all the way and followed Zheng Que out of the Gongfengfang. Seeing that Zheng Que had no intention of accepting the mission outside the city, his face suddenly became extremely ugly.

If he had known that he couldn't get the spirit stone back, why would he buy the soul-nourishing bag from the other party?

Just find a stall selling soul-nourishing bags, bargain a little, and you can buy one for four spirit stones!
At this moment, the two of them were walking quickly, and the crowd along the way gradually thinned out. While they were talking, they came to a secluded alley with high walls on both sides. There was silence behind the walls, and there was no one in front or behind.

Li Lian'an felt a pang of pain in his heart as he watched Zheng Que's unwavering expression. He was about to give up when Zheng Que, who was walking in front of him, suddenly stopped and said slowly, "How about half a spirit stone and answering three questions for me?"

Half a spirit stone?

Do you really think you are a beggar?
Li Lian'an was very dissatisfied, and then replied without hesitation: "No problem! You have to give me the spirit stones first!"

Hearing this, Zheng Que turned around and left.

Seeing this, Li Lian'an couldn't help but feel anxious and hurriedly followed: "Ask questions first! Ask questions first! You can give the spirit stones after you ask the questions..."

Zheng Que then stopped walking again, turned to look at Li Lian, and immediately said, "First question, are there many cultivators practicing 'Ghost Taming' in Taiping County?"

He was planning to sell a large quantity of high-quality ghost creatures, so he had to understand the market first.

If there are too few cultivators practicing the art of "controlling ghosts," he won't be able to sell it at a high price, and many of his subsequent plans won't be able to be executed...

Hearing this question, Li Lian was slightly startled, then quickly replied: "In this world today, except for 'Ghost Control' and 'Corpse Raising', other paths require a large amount of spirit stones and resources."

"How can we, as independent cultivators, afford such conditions?"

"Not only the cultivators in this city, but also the independent cultivators throughout the world, most of them practice 'controlling ghosts', followed by 'raising corpses'."

"After all, what this world lacks the least is ghosts..."

"Controlling ghosts" and "raising corpses"...

My master, Taoist Qu, seems to be practicing the art of "corpse cultivation"...

Thinking of this, Zheng Que nodded slightly, then asked, "Second question, what is the reputation of that senior from the Merit Bureau?"

(End of this chapter)