Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 20 Common Sense of Cultivation.

Next, Zheng Cong listened carefully.

According to Qu Daoren's explanation, after a living person dies, if his resentment is too heavy, in today's world, there is a great probability that he will degenerate into a "grudge soul" in the yin energy.

His current ghost servant Qingli is a "vengeful spirit".

If one commits too many evil deeds and commits heinous crimes during his lifetime, he will be degenerated into an "evil spirit" after death.

"Ghosts" and "evil spirits" are both formed by the resentment or sins of a single person, so they can be driven away by [Ghost Controlling Technique].

But if it is "treacherous", with the resentment of dozens of people or even tens of millions of people, the soul of an ordinary cultivator cannot suppress so much resentment, and if he forcibly uses the [Ghost Controlling Technique] to drive it away, he will surely suffer a backlash.

There are also "evil spirits", "evil deeds", "weirdness"... These require powerful cultivation and soul to be qualified to touch.

According to Master's description, the old lady Zhao he met yesterday, or more precisely, the entire Zhao family, was a "monster" that had not yet taken shape...

Furthermore, whether it was a "grudge soul," a "murderous soul," or any other ghost, they were all divided into different realms, just like cultivators...

The ghost realms, from lowest to highest, are: [Tongue-Pulling Hell], [Scissors Hell], [Iron Tree Hell], [Mirror of Evil Hell], [Steamer Hell]...

Each major realm is divided into nine levels, one to nine.

It is said that the realms of ghosts are divided into the layers of hell before the heavenly changes.

It is even more ancient than the current cultivator realm system.

This small town is where mortals live, so the ghosts here cannot go beyond the first hell [Tongue-Pulling Hell].

According to Master's explanation, the "calling ghost" that Zheng Que encountered at that time was at the second level of the [Tongue-Pulling Hell].

At that time, every attack from that "calling ghost" could threaten his life!

But it was precisely because of this that he could rely on his exceptionally sharp intuition about death to dodge the opponent's attacks every time...

Qingli, who was hanging on the dead old tree outside the dilapidated temple, was initially at the first level of [Tongue-Pulling Hell], but after he got the opportunity in the underworld, his realm was raised to the third level of [Tongue-Pulling Hell], which is equivalent to a cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining Stage.

Theoretically, given this difference in cultivation, if his soul wasn't strong enough, Qingli would have the potential to break free from his control...

As for Old Lady Zhao last night, her initial realm should have been the third level of [Tongue-Pulling Prison], but after she took back the Yin energy from Sun Cui'er, she may have reached the fourth level of [Tongue-Pulling Prison]!
However, it was just an unformed "monster" with obvious weaknesses. After being tricked by Qingli, it was ultimately defeated by him and Qingli.

Taoist Qu explained it in great detail, and then he talked about the characteristics of "vengeful spirits", "evil spirits", and "weird spirits", as well as how to distinguish them by the intensity of their yin energy, and what to pay attention to when encountering them head-on and unable to escape.

The shadow outside the temple lengthened little by little, time passed unknowingly, and in the blink of an eye it was afternoon, and Master Qu finally finished today's lesson.

"These are the common ghost stories in the Tongue-Pulling Hell."

"I'll stop here for today."

After he finished speaking, Taoist Qu closed his eyes slightly and said no more.

Zheng Cheng immediately stood up and bowed respectfully, saying, "Yes, Master." He walked out of the dilapidated temple. The setting sun dyed the yard a light gold, and the grass leaves were all glowing with apricot yellow.

Zheng Que habitually glanced at Qingli hanging in the shadow of the tree, and began to return to his residence. Walking on the road, looking at the increasingly depressed and dilapidated Changfu Town, he couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

This town, where ghosts are becoming increasingly rampant and increasing in number, has actually become a relatively suitable place to live in the area.

Below Changfu Town, there are many villages, large and small, with even more ghosts and monsters, and they are even more terrifying...

While Zheng Que was worried, he happened to pass by Zhao Laoer's house. He glanced at the gate. The tattered spring couplets were still faded. The gate was open and the yard was quiet. He wondered whether Zhao Laoer was at home.

After thinking for a while, Zheng Que walked towards Zhao Laoer's yard.

Just now, Master told him how "weirdness" is formed. If Zhao Laoer had not discovered that there was something wrong with his newlywed wife Sun Cuier and they had sex, then Zhao Laoer would have unknowingly become the same as Zhao Laotai and Sun Cuier.

As time goes by, the entire Zhao family will become "weird".

However, in the eyes of outsiders, the Zhao family is still the same as before, and the family looks very normal.

Similarly, Sun Cui'er went to ask him for help yesterday. If he really helped her, he would also become part of this "weirdness"...

The "weirdness" will spread to the surrounding areas in various ways. If it is not discovered and stopped in advance, the entire town will eventually become part of the "weirdness"...

Therefore, although the source of this "weirdness" has been solved, in order to prevent accidents, he still wants to come and see the situation at Zhao Laoer's home.

After entering the yard, Zheng Que saw that there were signs of tidying up in the yard, but some traces left from yesterday's battle and the deep pits caused by smashing and smashing had not been filled up yet.

The body of Old Mrs. Zhao and the rotten corpse of Sun Cui'er were no longer in the yard. They must have been buried somewhere by Zhao Laoer.

At this time, perhaps hearing the sound of someone coming in, the door of the main house opened, and Zhao Laoer, wearing a coarse linen mourning dress, walked out.

He looked haggard, his steps slightly staggering, but his eyes had calmed down considerably. Seeing Zheng Que, he nodded immediately and said weakly, "Zheng Que, thank you for yesterday."

"We have some eggs at home. Do you want to stay for dinner?"

Zheng Que shook his head and said, "No, I just came to see you."

"How are you doing?"

Zhao Laoer gave a bitter laugh and said, "What else can I do? These days, I'm just living one day at a time... Half a year ago, when my father passed away, I was able to set up a table and invite all the relatives to come and see him off."

"Now my mother is gone, and she died in an accident. I didn't even dare to call my uncle, for fear that they would burn my mother and leave no intact body... In the end, it's all my incompetence. I couldn't find a wife myself, and I brought trouble to my mother..."

"Forget it, let's not talk about this. Zheng Que, you're now following the Immortal Master and have become powerful. If the Immortal Master wants to leave, you should follow him. Our town will be in jeopardy!"

Zheng Que listened patiently, responded with a few words, and then chatted for a while, asking a few questions from time to time. After a conversation, he was sure that Zhao Laoer was normal in all aspects except that he had suffered a great blow and was currently discouraged. Then he found an excuse to say goodbye and returned home.

(End of this chapter)