Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 65 Mission. (First update!)

The old man in brocade robes nodded, then took out a booklet and began to record it, saying, "The street patrol mission will begin at noon tomorrow and end at noon the day after tomorrow."

"May I ask your name, young friend? And your cultivation?"

Zheng Que said, "My name is Zheng Que, and my cultivation level is the third level of Qi training."

The old man in brocade robes wrote down the information quickly in a book. He then took out a bamboo stick engraved with runes and handed it to Zheng Que, saying, "Taiping County is divided into four parts: east, south, west, and north. Tomorrow, you will be responsible for inspecting the East Street area."

"This mission requires two people. You have no companions and no experience patrolling the streets. A veteran will accompany you."

"The main purpose of patrolling the streets is to check for any abnormal yin energy or harmful ghosts in the streets and alleys under our responsibility. Once discovered, they must be cleared out immediately."

"If the ghost you encounter is too powerful for two people to handle, you can ask for help from the monks patrolling the streets."

"Similarly, if you encounter a monk patrolling the street asking for help, you must go alone to help..."

Zheng Que took the bamboo stick and nodded, "I understand."

The old man in brocade robes nodded slightly, then added: "When the mission begins, you can come to the Merit Bureau first to receive a vest."

"The armor is engraved with runes for calming the mind and focusing the spirit, which can evade attacks from certain ghosts and prevent sneak attacks."

"Besides that, wearing this vest represents the activities of the Offering Square. When other cultivators in the city see you, they will normally cooperate."

"After the mission is completed, you must return the Bijia on time."

Zheng Cong listened carefully. When he entered the city just now, the monks wearing red vests he met along the way should be monks who had accepted the task of patrolling the streets.

Thinking of this, he nodded again and said, "Thank you, senior."

The old man in brocade robe didn't say anything else. He put away the registration booklet, picked up the teapot beside him and took a sip. He shook his head and closed his eyes to rest again.

Seeing that the other party had nothing else to say, Zheng Que bowed to the old man again before turning and leaving.

After leaving the Merit Bureau, he did not return to the inn immediately, but went to East Street where he was to patrol tomorrow.

Overall, this place is quite prosperous. The shops along the street are doing good business, and there are many stalls set up on the open space. A few children are chasing and playing in the crowd, looking very comfortable.

Zheng Que walked and looked around, familiarizing himself with the environment in advance. It didn't take him long to walk through all the streets and alleys, and after noting down all the shops, forks in the road, and alleys along the way, he returned to the inn.

As soon as I arrived at the inn, I saw two monks, a man and a woman, arguing with the innkeeper.

"The information you gave me last time was wrong!"

"The 'evil spirit' in Shujiabao is clearly at the seventh level of the [Tongue-Pulling Prison], but the quest says it's a sixth level 'evil spirit'!"

"As a result, three of our companions died on this mission!"

The roaring male cultivator was tall, wearing a maroon suit, with a long sword on his back. He was slapping the counter and glaring at the shopkeeper.

The female cultivator was in her thirties, with double knife-shaped buns, wearing an orange-red cross-collared short jacket and a dark green pleated skirt. She stood nearby with her arms folded, also with a hostile look on her face.

Both men looked dusty, their clothes stained with blood. Their arms and calves were bandaged, stained with blood. They clearly had been through a fierce battle. In the vision of the [Spiritual Vision], the Yin energy surrounding them was particularly strong, faintly overpowering the white light representing spiritual energy. It was clear that they were not in good condition at the moment.

Zheng Que was a little surprised. It seemed that the owner of the Fulai Inn was also engaged in the business of buying and selling intelligence. However, the information he provided seemed to be not very accurate...

While thinking, he walked directly past the two monks, a man and a woman, went up the stairs and returned to his room.

Zheng Que closed the doors and windows and checked the room. He made sure that the several small mechanisms he had set up before leaving had not been triggered. He was sure that no one had come in. Then he sat down beside the bed, opened the soul-nourishing bag, and released the two ghost servants.

As soon as Qingli came out, she hung herself on the beam above.

Ku Lan sat down at the table, moving his head back and forth, as if observing the situation in the room.

Zheng Que immediately ordered: "I am going to start practicing, you guys protect me." As he said that, he sat cross-legged on the bed and took out a brocade box from his storage bag.

This brocade box is gorgeous and exquisite, and it is the box that contains the medicine.

Zheng Que opened it a little, and a stream of pure spiritual energy gushed out instantly. He quickly took out a medicinal root, then immediately closed the box and put the whole thing into the storage bag.

Then, Zheng Que put the medicine into his mouth and swallowed it directly. Then he took out a complete spirit stone and began to practice.

It was as if a ball of blazing flame exploded in his body. This flame was full of vitality and enthusiasm, flowing freely in his limbs and bones, causing the spiritual energy inside and outside to circulate violently, and even causing his qi and blood to move violently.

Zheng Que felt that his body seemed to be absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy and yin energy at an accelerated rate, and streams of spiritual energy wrapped in coldness flowed into his body from his palms.

As his physical strength, spiritual power, and blood surged, the spirit stone disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At the same time, a spirit stone seemed to be unable to keep up with the speed at which he absorbed spiritual energy. The spiritual energy of the surrounding heaven and earth surged in, raising a gust of cold wind in the room with closed doors and windows, and turned into an invisible funnel, continuously absorbing it into his body.

Too much spiritual energy flowed into his body in a short period of time, causing his meridians to feel a slight pain. Zheng Que concentrated his mind and practiced his skills with all his strength.

Time passed slowly, and after a long time, he felt his hand lighten, as if the entire spirit stone had been used up, and the heat brought by the medicinal roots in his body also slowly faded away. When he opened his eyes, he saw the familiar spacious hall.

The [Book of Life and Death] was spread out in front of him, absorbing the black energy coming out from between his eyebrows.

Zheng Que felt the spiritual power growing in his body and nodded with great satisfaction.

That great medicine can increase his cultivation speed, and the spiritual energy in the spirit stone is richer than the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the air.

He just took a piece of medicinal whisker and then used the spirit stone to practice, and the effect was very good!
This increased his speed by more than four times compared to his previous practice using spirit stones alone.

Moreover, if he had used two spirit stones, or more spirit stones to practice, his practice speed should have been even faster!

If I can continue practicing like this, I should be able to break through to the fourth level of Qi training soon.

However, this method of cultivation consumes too many spirit stones.

The spirit stones he has on him now are totally insufficient.

"There's still time for the next disaster."

"We can't be impatient now. We should familiarize ourselves with the environment and get to know more monks in the next few days."

"See if I can get a mission with a higher Spirit Stone reward..."

Thinking of this, Zheng Que looked at the [Book of Life and Death] quietly and did not summon the two ghost servants.

They didn't kill any monsters today, so even if Qingli and Kulan were dispatched, their cultivation would not be improved.

He planned to release the two ghost servants after he became familiar with the situation in the city, and let them kill the ghosts on their own...

Black air bubbled up from between his eyebrows. After the last wisp of black air was swallowed up by the [Book of Life and Death], it condensed into an imperial decree.

Zheng Que now has twelve imperial decrees stacked on top of his eyebrows, and this is the thirteenth one.

The next moment, the imperial edict penetrated into his brow.

Feeling the severe pain in his head, Zheng Que frowned. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in his room at Fulai Inn.

The windows covered with mulberry paper were dark and it was already getting dark.

Zheng Que didn't hesitate and continued his second practice. This time, he only used spirit stones and didn't use the medicinal roots of the great medicinal plant...

(End of this chapter)