Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 72: Unique Business Opportunities. (Second update!)

Yangjia Lane, Old Getou’s home.

Back room.

In the dim light, a maggot crawled onto Li Lian'an's face.

In a daze, he felt a little itchy and sticky on his face, and an extremely unpleasant smell came from his nose.

Li Lian's eyelids moved, and he suddenly opened them. Looking at the gray old tent above his head, he suddenly woke up and sat up in bed.

what happened?
How did I fall asleep?
Where is that evil creature in black clothes and black umbrella?

Li Lian looked around, the confusion on his face quickly faded and turned into fear, but soon, it turned into a thick doubt.

At this moment, he suddenly felt as if something was wriggling on his face, hands, and neck.

He raised his palm and saw several snow-white maggots crawling rapidly along the palm.

As he moved, a similar maggot fell from his face and landed on his collar.

Li Lian was stunned. Was he already dead?

Are there worms in the corpse?

In an instant, huge fear enveloped his heart.

After being stunned for ten breaths, Li Lian suddenly discovered something. He immediately turned his head to look to the side, only to see a familiar-looking corpse lying in the tent behind him.

The corpse was emaciated, with gray hair and beard, a gray face, and wide-open eyes with cloudy eyeballs bulging high. Maggots were crawling in and out of its seven orifices, emitting a disgusting odor.

This is none other than the old Getou who had long since passed away!
Li Lian suddenly realized that these maggots were not from him, but from Old Getou!

Who the **** put him on Old Getou's bed! ?
I almost scared myself to death!
Li Lian'an's mind raced as he quickly stood up and swatted the maggots off his hands and body.

His face was gloomy and he subconsciously reached for the soul-nourishing bag at his waist, but soon, he found nothing.

Li Lian'an's face changed. His three ghost servants were all captured by the "evil creature", and now even his soul-nourishing bag was gone?

Thinking of this, he quickly calmed down.

The ghost servant is gone, you can catch him again.

If you lose your soul-nourishing bag, you can buy another one.

Now, we have to leave here quickly and go back to the offering square!
So Li Lian hurried out and headed towards the offering square.

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Offering Square, Merit Office.

The reward for the mission out of the city starts at ten spirit stones?
Zheng Que's face was calm. The reward for the out-of-city mission was indeed a little higher than the street patrol, but not that much higher.

Even though the reward for killing ghosts can be fifteen to thirty spirit stones, completing these tasks still takes a lot of time.

Moreover, even if he could obtain thirty spirit stones in one mission, it would only be enough for him to practice. If he wanted to have extra spirit stones to buy talismans, pills, and talisman instruments... it would definitely not be enough!
Thinking of this, Zheng Que suddenly asked, "A 'ghost soul' of the fourth level of [Tongue-Pulling Hell] is worth four spirit stones. So how much is a 'ghost soul' of the fifth level of [Tongue-Pulling Hell] worth?"

Upon hearing this, the old man in brocade robes shook his head slightly and replied calmly, "The price of a 'Grievous Soul' doesn't just depend on its level of cultivation, but also on its specific appearance."

"The three 'Wrathful Spirits' that my friend just sold me are of very ordinary quality, so they can't be sold at a high price."

"If it's still the same quality, even if the 'Wrathful Soul' has reached the fifth level of [Tongue-Pulling Prison], I can only give it eight spirit stones at most."

"but……"

At this point, the old man in brocade robes suddenly looked at Zheng Que, and then changed the subject, saying meaningfully, "Young friend Zheng, your own ghost servant can be sold at a high price!" "Although you didn't sacrifice your own ghost servant, I believe your cultivation level must be at least the fourth level of [Tongue-Pulling Prison]."

"Just judging by the Yin technique used to injure these three 'vengeful spirits', Zheng Xiaoyou's ghost servant is worth this much!"

As he said this, he held up five fingers.

Zheng Que frowned: "Five spirit stones?"

The old man in brocade robe couldn't help but laugh and shook his head, saying, "It's fifty spirit stones!"

"Besides, this is just the price of one Yin technique."

"If it's convenient for you, Mr. Zheng, you can let the ghost servant out for me to see."

"If he also masters other Yin-technique ghost skills and the degree of domestication is high, the price can be multiplied several times!"

Fifty Spiritual Stones? !

Zheng Que was stunned for a moment. The old man in brocade robe hadn't even seen his ghost servant yet. Just based on the injuries inflicted by his ghost servant on the three "ghosts", he could produce spirit stones that were ten times more valuable than ordinary "ghosts"?

Moreover, the old man in brocade robe said that this was just the price of a Yin technique, and it was calculated based on the fourth level of [Tongue-Pulling Prison].

Of course, he would never sell Ku Lan and Qing Li.

But creating a ghost servant similar to Ku Lan and Qing Li is not a difficult task for him now!
Next, he randomly grabbed a "ghost" and took it to the underworld for transformation. Conservatively estimated, one could be sold for at least a hundred spirit stones!
This is countless times more than earning spirit stones by taking on any mission!
Thinking of this, Zheng Que was certain in his heart, but he shook his head slightly and said, "Thank you for your guidance, senior."

"However, these three 'vengeful spirits' were not injured by my ghost servants, but by the ghost servants of our master, Qu Dao Ren."

Taoist Qu?
The old man in brocade robe quickly recalled in his mind and did not know any Taoist Qu, but he immediately wrote down the name. He had a ghost servant with special Yin magic and had taught a disciple to the third level of Qi training. This Taoist Qu was worthy of special attention.

Thinking of this, the old man in brocade robe stroked his long beard and said with a smile: "I see, it seems that Master's cultivation is quite good. So, if Master has any extra high-grade ghost servants in the future, you might consider asking the Merit Bureau for help."

"If you can help me make this happen, I will not hesitate to help you!"

Zheng Que's eyes flickered slightly, and he nodded, saying, "Master has been very busy lately and has no time for trivial matters. If there is a chance in the future, I will let you know."

After finishing his business, he was about to say goodbye and leave, but after a moment's thought, he suddenly asked, "The Consecration Office doesn't allow cultivators at the third level of Qi training to leave the city to undertake missions. Is it because they are worried that cultivators at the third level of Qi training are too weak and would die in vain if they accepted the missions?"

Upon hearing this, the old man in brocade robes chuckled slightly and replied calmly, "He's just an ordinary cultivator. If he dies, he dies. What's there to worry about?"

"To undertake a mission out of the city, a cultivator at the fourth level of Qi training must be present. This is because if a cultivator at the third level of Qi training dies, a companion at the fourth level of Qi training can bring back the body."

"The corpses of monks are all good materials for alchemy and casting."

"Especially for someone like you, whose entire body is filled with pure spiritual energy and very little Yin Qi. It's obvious that he's been taking [Qu Yin Dan] quite often. If he dies, his body must not be wasted!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Que's face suddenly turned dark. Is this the role played by his companion who is at the fourth level of Qi training?
Thinking of this, he said no more and turned and left.

Time is running out, he needs to rush outside the city and capture more ghost servants...

As soon as he walked out of the Merit Office, Zheng Cheng suddenly saw a familiar figure walking towards him.

The figure was disheveled and had a slight stench of corpse on his body. He walked in a hurry with a serious expression.

It’s Li Lian!
Zheng Que was slightly startled, and immediately called out, "Fellow Daoist Li!"

However, Li Lian seemed to have something urgent to do and ignored Zheng Que. He walked past him and entered the Merit Bureau in two steps at a time.

Looking at this scene, Zheng Que shook his head and did not continue to make himself miserable. He turned and walked out of the gate of the Merit Bureau...

(End of this chapter)