Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 82: The Butcher's Ghost. (Third update!)

The setting sun is like blood.

Taiping County, South Gate.

The hustle and bustle in the city gradually died down, and the sound of clappers urged people to return home and end their work for the day.

The city gate was deserted, with no one else in sight. Zheng Que quickened his pace and walked in.

Step, step, step...

His footsteps caused an echo in the wide doorway.

Perhaps because he was dressed the same as when he left the city, the soldiers guarding here, including Lin Zhiyue on duty, did not try to stop him.

Crossing the quiet streets, Zheng Que quickly took advantage of the fact that no one was around and returned to his room in the Fulai Inn through the window.

As usual, he checked the small mechanism he had set up when he left. After making sure there was no problem, he opened the soul-nourishing bag and released Qingli first.

As soon as Qingli came out of the soul-nourishing bag, she hung herself on the beam.

Looking at this scene, Zheng Que immediately asked, "Qingli, what's going on with Nian Nu?"

Qingli snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "My aunt met two ignorant human children..."

She quickly recounted her battle with the two human cultivators, but her focus wasn't on the process of seizing Nian Nu, but rather on how she had counted to three, and the two human cultivators had agreed to be her snacks, yet they still resisted, completely disobeying the rules...

As he listened, Zheng Que gradually frowned.

According to Qingli, Niannu was taken from the female cultivator by Qingli through the method of [calling].

As long as the female cultivator did not die, Nian Nu would become Qingli's ghost servant.

The imperial decree on Nian Nu was exactly the one he gave to Qingli last time!
However, those two human cultivators...

Thinking of this, Zheng Que immediately said, "Describe the appearance of those two human cultivators to me in detail!"

Hearing this, Qingli seemed a little reluctant, but still replied, "That male cultivator is wearing a maroon suit and wielding a long sword. His meat looks quite tender... The female cultivator is wearing an orange short jacket, a dark green long skirt, and has a double-knife bun. Her meat should be quite tender..."

Zheng Cheng listened carefully and quickly realized the problem.

The two monks described by Qingli seemed to be the male and female monks he met in this inn last time!
At that time, these two monks had an argument with the owner of the Fulai Inn...

It seems that I have to stay away from those two monks from now on, so as not to be recognized...

Thinking of this, Zheng Que immediately said, "I recently received another imperial decree. Do you want it?"

Qingli's eyes lit up. She was just thinking that one ghost servant was not enough. It was rare for this ignorant human child to be so sensible!

"Yes!" Qingli responded immediately.

Zheng Que smiled slightly. He now had many imperial decrees, but when he went to confer titles on ghosts himself, he needed to select ghost servants and examine their merits. All matters had to be governed by rules and regulations, and he could not lose the dignity of the underworld.

But Qingli...

Anyway, if Qingli doesn't do well at that time, it will be Qingli's dereliction of duty!

As long as he punishes Qingli in front of the other underworld officials, wouldn't all the rules and regulations of the underworld be in place?

So, Zheng Que did not hesitate, and immediately pointed his fingers at his forehead, issuing an order and pointing it at Qingli.

The decree turned into a mysterious light and sank into Qingli's brow.

next moment……

Qingli groaned and passed out. Zheng Que was not surprised. He skillfully opened the soul-raising bag, took Qingli in, and released Ku Lan.

He did not release Nian Nu. After all, according to what Qingli had just said, Nian Nu was originally the ghost servant of that female cultivator, and that female cultivator was most likely living in this inn now. What if Nian Nu was released and was sensed by that female cultivator?
Thinking of this, Zheng Que asked Ku Lan to protect him, then walked to the bed, sat down cross-legged, took out a spirit stone, held it in his hand, and began to practice.

As [Seed of Life] is circulated over and over again, the spiritual energy and yin energy in the spirit stone are continuously absorbed into the body.

As time passed, Zheng Que's complexion gradually turned pale. When he felt something in his heart, he opened his eyes and found himself in the underworld.

Ten more names appeared on the [Book of Life and Death] spread out in front of him. They were the ten ghosts that Qingli had captured.

"...Hu Yi. Birthplace: Taiping County, Tuzhou, Dali Dynasty. Life span: 27 years, 8 months, and 18 days. Killed by a sword at 2:30 pm on the 2nd hour of the yin hour."

"...Wen Dayong. Birthplace: Taiping County, Tuzhou, Dali Dynasty. Life span: 19 years, 4 months, 23 days. Died suddenly at the beginning of the twentieth month."

"...Tang Gen...in the suburbs of Taiping County, Tuzhou, Dali Dynasty...Yangshou..."

"...the outskirts of Taiping County, Tuzhou, Dali Dynasty...Yangshou..."

"..."

Zheng Que glanced at the ten newly added names and immediately opened his palm. A beam of blood light escaped from his palm and landed in the hall, transforming into a burly and violent figure.

The figure had a ferocious appearance, and his original clothes were stained with grease and blood, and the original color could no longer be seen. He was wearing a leather apron, which was now tattered and had many signs of damage. He was holding a butcher knife, and his whole body was filled with murderous aura.

At this moment, his eyes were dull, his expression was dull and dazed, and he stood there straight. It was the butcher's "evil spirit".

Zheng Que opened his palm with the word "Ling" on it and aimed it at the "evil spirit".

The next moment, the aura of the "evil spirit" began to grow.

His originally confused expression also became clear.

As consciousness emerged, the "evil spirit" was filled with violence, and its blood-red eyes looked around with murderous intent, but as soon as its gaze touched Zheng Que, it immediately turned into overwhelming fear.

thump!
The butcher's "evil spirit" quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed desperately.

"Sir, spare my life!"

"Sir, spare your life!"

The "evil spirit" begged for mercy again and again, and the entire hall was filled with the sound of its kowtow.

Zheng Que sat at the top, staring quietly at the changes in the yin energy of the "evil spirit" without saying a word.

After a while, the Yin energy around the "evil spirit" stopped growing, and its aura was still at the sixth level of [Tongue-Pulling Prison].

Zheng Que was not surprised. This "evil spirit" had just killed a ghost of the fifth level of [Tongue-Pulling Prison] and a ghost of the fourth level of [Tongue-Pulling Prison]. Its Yin Qi had increased, but it was definitely far from reaching the level of a breakthrough.

Thinking of this, he took advantage of the time when the "evil spirit" was still kowtowing and used the [Ghost Controlling Technique] to capture it in his palm.

Afterwards, Zheng Que looked at the [Book of Life and Death] again.

Ku Lan didn't kill any ghosts today, so there is no need to summon them in.

Qingli did kill several ghosts, but now he has fallen into a coma because of the imperial decree.

As for the newcomer Nian Nu, he also killed many ghosts.

But the other party was in his soul-raising bag. After summoning her into the underworld, he asked her to leave. I wonder if this new woman can return to the soul-raising bag again...

After a moment of hesitation, Zheng Que did not take any risks. He just sat on the lame armchair, looking at the [Book of Life and Death] and waiting quietly.

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