Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 75: Disguise. (Second update!)

Zheng Que thought to himself that if he only sold one or two high-quality ghost servants, it would not be a big deal.

However, if good-quality ghost servants are sold too frequently, any normal person would be able to see the problem.

Therefore, it is very important to understand the credibility of the monk in the Merit Bureau in advance!
If the other party has a good reputation, he can make a few moves on them to get through the next crisis first and then make plans; but if the reputation is too bad, it is better to find other ways...

At this time, Li Lian immediately replied, "The senior from the Merit Bureau is named Qiu Tingfang. His cultivation is at the seventh level of Qi training, but he is said to possess a ghost servant at the eighth level of the Tongue-Pulling Prison. His strength is extremely powerful!"

"He has been in charge of the Merit Bureau for decades and has always been very reputable. He has never had any negative reputation."

At this point, he added with an indignant look, "But, this Qiu Tingfang is sometimes too rule-abiding!"

"Li's three-headed ghost servant and soul-raising bag, I wonder which bastard sold them to the Merit Bureau."

"As a result, Li has only redeemed one so far!"

"I'm an old man in the city after all. I've seen Qiu Tingfang so often over the years, and we've sort of formed a friendly relationship. But just now, when I asked him about the situation, he refused to reveal a single word!"

"If I find out who stole my ghost servant and soul-raising bag, I will skin him alive!"

what?
Zheng Que was stunned when he heard this. Did Ku Lan not only steal a soul-nourishing bag? But also three ghost servants?
and many more!

Ku Lan helped him capture three "ghosts" yesterday...

Are those three "vengeful spirits" Li Li'an's ghost servants?

This……

No wonder he couldn’t put it into his soul-nourishing bag at that time!

It turned out that it was not a lonely ghost, but a ghost servant of a master!
Ok……

It seems that Qiu Tingfang from the Merit Bureau is indeed a man of his word.

Thinking of this, Zheng Que pretended to know nothing and continued, "One last question. How many spirit stones would it cost to hire a cultivator in the late stage of Qi training to protect me?"

His calamity will last for more than a month. In addition to trying his best to improve his own strength and the strength of his ghost servant, he has another way to deal with the calamity, which is to seek help from external forces.

Since we need to rely on external forces, we must find a strong cultivator.

There are many cultivators in this offering hall, but most of them are only at the fourth or fifth level of Qi training, and may not be able to help me.

Only cultivators in the late stage of Qi training, that is, cultivators above the seventh level of Qi training, seem relatively reliable...

Hire cultivators in the late stage of Qi training?
Li Lian frowned when he heard this, and after thinking carefully, he said, "I'm not too sure about this either."

"In the offering square, there are indeed cultivators who have hired cultivators in the late stage of Qi training as guardians, but the reward they gave was not spirit stones..."

"In the Jingxian Pavilion of the Gongfeng Square, there is an alchemist named Fan Changbo. His cultivation level is only at the fourth level of Qi training. Every time he goes out of the city to collect herbs, he will hire three to four cultivators in the late stage of Qi training to protect him."

"The reward given by this Alchemist Fan is elixirs, but I don't know what kind of elixirs they are or how many they are."

"Besides Master Fan Dan, there's another craftsman in Jingxian Pavilion named Tong Zhengjun, who can forge talismans. He occasionally goes out of town and hires a few cultivators in the late Qi training stage." "Master Tong's reward is talismans. As a mere casual cultivator at the fourth Qi training stage, I don't know the specific grade of these talismans."

"The same goes for the talisman maker."

"However, the threshold for talisman making is not as high as that for alchemy and weapon casting, so the number of cultivators who have mastered this skill is relatively large."

"When the talisman makers in the city leave, some can only hire a late-stage Qi training cultivator as their guardian, while others can't hire any at all..."

Zheng Cong listened carefully and soon frowned.

Alchemists, weaponsmiths, talisman makers...

He doesn't know any of these skills.

The jade slips left by the mayor's ancestors did record many methods of refining elixirs, casting tools, and making talismans, but he had no materials and had no chance to practice.

More importantly, mastering these skills requires time, and what he lacks most now is time!
However, Zheng Que soon thought of something...

The reward given by the alchemist is elixir, the reward given by the weapon caster is talisman, the reward given by the talisman maker is talisman... He can also give away the ghost servants he doesn't need!
Thinking of this, Zheng Que nodded with satisfaction, then took out half a spirit stone and handed it to Li Lian.

After completing the transaction, Zheng Que did not delay any longer and immediately quickened his pace to leave.

After a while, he walked around the city and bought several sets of black robes, masks and hats in several mortal shops, as well as some herbs such as turmeric and gardenia, and charcoal pencils.

After the purchase was completed, Zheng Que returned to Fulai Inn.

The inn still looked deserted. The innkeeper was dozing behind the counter and the lobby was empty.

Zheng Que went up to the second floor and entered his room. As usual, he checked the small mechanism he had set up when he went out. After making sure that there was no problem, he took out the black robe and other items he had just bought from his storage bag.

He quickly changed his clothes and put on a plain black robe. He then crushed some herbs, including turmeric, and painted his face, neck, hands, and other exposed skin yellow-brown. He used charcoal to thicken his eyebrows, trying his best to change his appearance before putting on a mask and a hat.

After tidying up everything, he walked to the bronze mirror and looked at himself. After making sure that no one could recognize him, he took out a [Breath-Suppressing Talisman] and stuck it inside his clothes.

The next moment, the talisman emitted an obscure wave, like a transparent lid, covering him completely.

Zheng Que felt that all his energy was gathered in this "lid", and all his spiritual power disappeared without a trace. Even in the vision of the [Spiritual Eye Technique], he looked gray at this moment, like a stone or a piece of wood, as if he was a dead object without any life.

Feeling the effectiveness of the [Breath-Suppressing Talisman], Zheng Que secretly praised it in his heart. In this way, he could not only hide his identity, but also did not have to worry about the problem of his spiritual power being too pure in the future.

However, this [Breath-Suppressing Talisman] must be kept ready from now on.

The effect of a [Breath-Suppressing Talisman] can only last for one hour. After earning spirit stones, you have to buy a large number of them.

While thinking, Zheng Que walked around the room, slightly changed the position and method of several small mechanisms, and then walked to the window and looked out. The room he lived in was in the shade, and under the window was an alley with few people passing by, with only a few pedestrians.

After waiting patiently for a while, the alley became quiet and there was no one in sight.

After looking around to make sure no one was paying attention to him, Zheng Que pressed the window frame and immediately jumped out of the window...

(End of this chapter)