Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 58: Overnight. (Third update!)

This bronze tripod is the vessel that sealed Ku Lan.

Qingli had told him before that Ku Lan’s cultivation level was very close to that of [Scissor Prison].

An alchemy furnace that can seal ghosts with a cultivation level close to that of the [Scissor Prison]. This is the most powerful treasure in Zheng Que's hand now!
The nights in this world are too dangerous. In order to prevent any accidents, he decided to hide in this alchemy furnace for the night, which is safer.

More importantly, this alchemy furnace can isolate the internal and external auras. When Ku Lan was sealed in the alchemy furnace, except for Qingli's Yin duty, ordinary means could not sense the other party at all.

Therefore, he was now hiding in this alchemy furnace to cultivate. It was also difficult for the ghosts in the outside world to detect the breath of a living person like him...

While thinking, Zheng Que had already taken the spirit stone he used last night in his hand and began to practice.

The spiritual energy wrapped in yin energy was extracted from the spirit stone bit by bit and absorbed into the body.

His face gradually turned pale, and the spiritual power in his qi sea slowly increased.

It was unknown how long it had been, but Zheng Que felt something in his heart, opened his eyes, and found himself in the dilapidated hall.

Black energy rolled up from between his eyebrows and continuously sank into the [Book of Life and Death] in front of him.

Zheng Que looked at the first page of the [Book of Life and Death]. There were more than a dozen names on it, all of which were ghosts killed during the day.

He raised his hand to turn the pages and came to the third page. He looked at the information of [Evil Shadow Play] again and found that the other party's status was still "undispatched". He immediately shook his head and turned the [Book of Life and Death] back to the first page.

Then, Zheng Que shouted to the Book of Life and Death: "Qingli."

Before he finished speaking, a thick smoke suddenly rose from the hall. The smoke appeared suddenly and dispersed in the blink of an eye, revealing a figure in white clothes and black hair. A small token with the word "Yi" hung around his waist. It was Qingli.

After realizing that he had returned to the underworld, Qingli was delighted and immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Your humble servant greets you, sir..."

Zheng Que did the same as before, without saying a word. While the other party was kowtowing, he immediately pointed the word "Ling" on the palm of his hand at the figure in the hall.

The next moment, a surge of negative energy gathered and turned into an inverted funnel, pouring into Qingli's body.

Qingli felt her cultivation level rising, and hurriedly thanked him, "Your Excellency is very perceptive, upright, and just..."

Zheng Que watched this scene quietly. Among the dozen or so ghosts killed today, nearly half of them were in the fifth level of [Tongue-Pulling Prison].

Moreover, unlike the ghosts that Qingli had hunted alone before, this time he was on the scene, so Qingli should be able to inherit some of the ghost skills or Yin magic of those ghosts...

The wind howled inside and outside the hall, the green glass skirt fluttered, and the yin energy in her body became more and more dense as it surged, gradually revealing a cold breath.

After a period of time, this growth finally came to an end, and the Yin Qi funnel slowly stopped rotating and began to disintegrate and disappear.

Sitting on the armchair, Zheng Que couldn't help but frown. Qingli's current Yin energy seemed to be some distance away from the sixth level of [Tongue-Pulling Prison].

They killed six ghosts of the fifth level of [Tongue-Pulling Hell] in broad daylight today!

Six ghosts of the fifth level of [Tongue-Pulling Hell], are they not enough for Qingli to improve her cultivation of the fifth level of [Tongue-Pulling Hell] to the sixth level of [Tongue-Pulling Hell]?
At this time, Qingli's flying hair and skirt slowly fell down, and the Yin energy around her had stabilized and completely stopped growing.

His current cultivation level is still at the fifth level of [Tongue-Pulling Prison], but the lingering Yin energy is obviously much more condensed than before.

Zheng Que came to his senses and said without hesitation, "Back."

The smoke appeared again in the hall, swallowing Qingli's figure in an instant and then disappeared without a trace.

Zheng Que sat at the top, waiting quietly. The black energy gushing out from between his eyebrows gradually began to thin out at this moment.

This time, after all the black air was absorbed by the [Book of Life and Death], the [Book of Life and Death] once again condensed an imperial decree.

The decree transformed into a mysterious light, sinking into Zheng Que's brow. Just like before, he felt a sharp pain in his head, but he quickly adjusted to it.

Soon, Zheng Que returned to reality. The covered alchemy furnace was pitch black. The spirit stone in his hand emitted a faint halo of light. Its size had now shrunk to half of its original size. Judging from the situation, this spirit stone could be used for cultivation twice more.

He shook his head, which still ached slightly, then stood up, raised his hand to push the stove cover open a little, and looked outside.

It was still night outside, the yin energy between heaven and earth was particularly strong, and the coldness rushed in through the cracks.

Under the deep blue sky, the distant mountains and nearby trees were outlined with malicious contours, and ghost cries could be heard from all directions.

Qingli and Kulan stood guarding the alchemy furnace on either side. The surroundings were calm and nothing approached.

Zheng Que nodded slightly, and immediately used the [Ghost Controlling Technique] to capture the withered orchid in his palm.

Then, he sat back in the alchemy furnace, closed the lid, took the remaining half of the spirit stone, and continued to practice.

After practicing the exercises skillfully for a while, Zheng Que arrived at the underworld space again.

After glancing at the [Book of Life and Death] and seeing no changes, he immediately used the [Ghost Controlling Technique] to release Ku Lan.

Ku Lan turned into a streak of blood light and fell into the hall, revealing her true form as the "Umbrella Girl," wearing black clothes, a black skirt, and a black umbrella, with a dazed and confused look on her face.

Zheng Que was not surprised by this situation. The ghost servant that came in through the [Ghost Controlling Technique] would need a few breaths of time to return to normal.

His mind raced as he immediately opened his palm with the word "Ling" on it and aimed it at Ku Lan.

He had just improved Qingli's cultivation. If he could continue to improve Kulan's cultivation, it would mean that Qingli had not been able to absorb all the Yin energy from the ghosts killed today...

Just as she was thinking about it, a strong wind blew around Ku Lan, and a yin energy like black smoke rose up, surrounding her and rushing into her body.

Ku Lan quickly regained consciousness and found herself in the underworld again. She quickly knelt down and saluted: "Your servant greets you, sir!"

"Thank you for your grace, my lord. I will serve that human cultivator wholeheartedly and live up to your high expectations!"

Looking at this scene, Zheng Que nodded slightly, and was immediately certain in his heart that Qingli had only absorbed part of the yin energy of the dozen or so ghosts.

This might be the reason why he was able to help Ku Lan improve his cultivation yesterday...

At this time, the Yin energy around Ku Lan's body expanded rapidly. Suddenly, she shook and broke through the second level of [Tongue-Pulling Prison] in the blink of an eye, reaching the third level of [Tongue-Pulling Prison]. Moreover, her Yin energy continued to grow.

Wow…

The cold wind blew her skirt, making a sound like flowing water, and the gloomy energy in the hall showed no sign of dissipating.

After a while, the Yin energy in Ku Lan's body broke through the shackles of the third level of [Tongue-Pulling Prison] again and reached the fourth level of [Tongue-Pulling Prison].

Ku Lan's long hair fluttered, covering her pale face. The red hairband at the end of her hair swayed like a candle flame, and her breath was still rising.

It was not until she reached the fourth level of [Tongue-Pulling Prison] that the Yin energy around her gradually stagnated.

Zheng Que was a little surprised. The improvement in Ku Lan's cultivation this time was far beyond what it was last night!

My previous guess seems a little wrong?
After thinking carefully for a moment, Zheng Que gradually came up with another speculation... However, this would require testing in the next few days before he could be sure.

Thinking of this, he took advantage of Ku Lan's kowtow and immediately used the [Ghost Controlling Technique] to capture it in his palm.

Afterwards, Zheng Que looked at the black energy between his eyebrows and waited quietly.

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