The Secret Way of Immortality

The flames within the flesh and blood furnace surged once more, negating the influence of the Heavenly Devil's aura.

Ren Qing used the Dragon-Snake Spine to fling the Black Goat dozens of meters away, then stood firm until the Heavenly Devil's aura was completely burned away.

Truth be told, this Black Goat is not only difficult to deal with, but to obtain a portion of its soul, prolonged contact is necessary.

Opportunities are sought in danger…

Sparks flew from Ren Qing's mouth and nose as he breathed, and he strode forward.

Clack.

The Dragon-Snake Spine lashed out.

Immediately, the chains spread throughout his body; the black shadow no longer possessed him, but instead entwined with the Dragon-Snake Spine, until it completely covered his skin.

It was a pity that the Dragon-Snake Spine had only just entered the Ghost Envoy Realm.

Although the Dragon-Snake Spine had spread hundreds of meters, it still needed more time to completely cover his flesh, bones, and internal organs.

With each step Ren Qing took, he left fiery footprints.

The Black Goat emitted continuous sounds upon seeing this, and even the insects nearby had disappeared, while the flowers and plants withered.

After Ren Qing came within a hundred meters, the Heavenly Devil's aura was still blocked by the flesh and blood furnace, so he no longer hesitated.

The instant he stretched out his hand, the Dragon-Snake Spine extended outward from all parts of his body, directly enveloping the Black Goat, which had no time to dodge.

From the side, the chains transformed into a giant iron ball more than ten meters in size.

The Black Goat opened its pitch-black eyes, and immense pressure fell upon Ren Qing, while the Heavenly Devil's aura frantically tried to seep into his pores.

Seeing this, Ren Qing used the Human Skin Book, and the pressure was reversed onto the Black Goat's shadow, causing a slight depression to appear between its eyebrows.

The Dragon-Snake Spine swung wildly.

The Black Goat was covered in wounds, and strange goat cries rang out continuously.

Stimulated by the Heavenly Devil's aura, the fire within Ren Qing's flesh and blood furnace burst forth from his pores, and the air crackled.

The other Jailers, due to their mission, still could not stray far from the farm.

They stood outside the farm's perimeter, and couldn't help but gulp.

The commotion from Ren Qing's battle with the Black Goat was too great, like firecrackers burning in flames during the New Year.

It even awakened the sleeping residents in the west of the city.

The Black Goat had no intelligence, and disregarded Ren Qing's attacks, only continuously releasing the Heavenly Devil's aura, attempting to pollute his soul.

Ren Qing directly had the Dragon-Snake Spine pierce the Black Goat's brow.

As the Dragon-Snake Spine got closer and closer to the location of its soul, the Flame King within the flesh and blood furnace showed signs of dying.

Having no other choice, Ren Qing had to throw all the corpses obtained from the Tushita Palace into the flesh and blood furnace, using them to maintain the stability of the Flame King's soul.

When the Dragon-Snake Spine entered the Black Goat's Niwan Palace, Ren Qing saw a shocking scene.

A normal Niwan Palace, apart from the three souls and seven spirits, only contained endless emptiness.

But the Black Goat's Niwan Palace was completely different; it was filled with thousands of human faces, constantly roaring and begging for help.

The Black Goat's soul was also extremely fragmented, probably one-thirtieth of the Gluttony Spirit, which showed that a complete combination would only be one of the seven spirits.

The Black Goat's soul was constantly changing, with images involving men, women, old, and young.

Miscellaneous thoughts swarmed in.

Ren Qing couldn't help but cover his head with his hands, and veins popped out on his forehead.

He had experienced the feelings of the Heavenly Dao Child.

It was like having thousands upon thousands of people's consciousnesses stuffed into his soul, making it impossible to think.

If the Niwan Palace turned into this after the soul transformed into a Heavenly Devil, no one would be able to maintain their sanity.

Only by burning the body could one find peace…

Ren Qing calmed down, and then placed the Alien Mouth on the Black Goat's forehead, forcibly extracting the soul from its Niwan Palace.

After a portion of the soul entered the abdominal prison, it was imprisoned in a specific cell.

In order to prevent any accidents, Ren Qing was ready to throw the remnant soul into the flesh and blood furnace at any time, but the result surprised him somewhat.

After the remnant soul was isolated, the Heavenly Devil's aura was immediately contained.

It turned into the size of a fist, deliberately approaching the position illuminated by the flame, seemingly using it to suppress the Heavenly Devil's aura.

Ren Qing ignored the abdominal prison, and focused his attention on the Black Goat.

He then took out the Heavenly Devil Bone and stuffed it into its mouth, and after the Black Goat's soul recovered, he directly used the Dragon-Snake Spine to pin it to the ground.

While retracting the Dragon-Snake Spine, he pinched the Blood Heart.

Li Tiangang appeared beside Ren Qing in the blink of an eye, obviously having arrived long ago.

The Black Goat was sealed by paper, a thick stack of which he held in his hand, looking as if he had obtained all thirty-odd remnants of the soul.

Ren Qing's ghost shadow returned to his shadow, and the Dragon-Snake Spine re-integrated into his spine.

He lay on the ground, panting heavily.

One must know that the Black Goat Ren Qing faced was only a remnant of the Heavenly Dao Child's remnant soul, and he almost felt like he was about to be alienated and lose control.

The Heavenly Dao Child was not an Infinite Heavenly Devil.

Fortunately, the flesh and blood furnace seemed to restrain the Heavenly Devil's aura, which was why Ren Qing dared to take the risk, otherwise he would definitely not have tried to snatch chestnuts from the fire.

Li Tiangang checked Ren Qing's condition, and was surprised to find that the latter had only suffered damage to his soul despite prolonged contact with the Heavenly Devil's aura.

He then couldn't help but ask, "Ren Qing, has your soul not been alienated as a result?"

"No, no."

Ren Qing quickly shook his head.

It was only because a split soul had come into contact with the Black Goat's Niwan Palace, and in order to prevent it from affecting the main soul, he had directly abandoned it.

Relying on devouring the Yin-Yang Eyes, he would probably recover completely soon.

Ren Qing guessed that he could transfer the side effects of the Heavenly Devil Bone's alienation of the soul, but the cost of having the split soul resist was too great.

He couldn't possibly repair the damage to his soul every few days; wouldn't that be the same as making the Heavenly Devil Bone's effect of strengthening the soul a waste?

"Next, the Jailer Hall will deal with the Strange Infant, at most only twenty days…"

Li Tiangang nodded slightly after speaking, and then left the farm.

Ren Qing knew that he was reminding him.

Once the Strange Infants merged into one, and then used the River-Styx Flower to give birth to a false soul, the Ksitigarbha Soul Summoning would officially begin.

There would be no opportunity for buffering at that time.

For Ren Qing, twenty days was enough.

At his current progress, as long as the Ghost Market opened once more, he would have more than enough lifespan to reach seventy years.

Relying on the Netherworld Art's lifespan extension upon advancing to the Golden Core Realm, he could at least allow the Twin Nightmare Demons to complete one or two Strange Transformations, and their strength would increase considerably.

Ren Qing noticed that the surrounding Jailers were approaching, and immediately got up and disappeared from the spot, quickly returning to the Firewood Hall of the yamen.

Zhang Qiu frowned, watching Ren Qing's back.

He could rely on spells to identify auras, and even if Ren Qing passed through the crowd, he could easily distinguish him.

However, the aura would change with contact with things, so at most half an hour he would no longer be able to continue tracking.

The doubt on Zhang Qiu's face grew even stronger, especially when he discovered that Ren Qing's aura had finally disappeared in the area of the yamen.

A name suddenly came to his mind.

Zhang Qiu shook his head again.

Thinking about it, it was unlikely, after all, the other party had only joined the Jailer Hall not long ago, and had only just been promoted to a formal Jailer.

After Zhang Qiu treated the wounded, he prepared to check the situation in the farm, so as not to cause any inexplicable effects later.

As a result, he had just arrived at the center of the battle when he noticed that the walls and ground were full of traces of the Dragon-Snake Spine's whipping, and were all over the vicinity.

Zhang Qiu suddenly reacted, and his expression immediately became dazed.

Ren Qing's signature natal magic weapon was a spine.

………

Ren Qing could sense Zhang Qiu's spell.

However, he didn't take it to heart, as every minute and every second now could not be wasted.

The danger of the Ksitigarbha Soul Summoning was conceivable, and it was also a rare opportunity.

If Ksitigarbha was resurrected, the Avici Hell would be completely controlled by the Jailer Hall, and the resources that could be obtained would be greatly increased.

The premise was that Ksitigarbha had no malice towards the Jailer Hall.

Ren Qing entered a state of closed-door cultivation, and a large number of eyeballs were placed in the flesh and blood furnace, causing his lifespan to increase steadily.

The injuries to his soul were completely healed before long.

When he opened his eyes again, it was time for the Ghost Market to open.

It was not far from the Ksitigarbha Soul Summoning, probably within five days.

But what made him feel strange was that the Jailer Hall had not taken any action, and did not seem as cautious as usual.

Ren Qing shook his head.

He was just about to take out the bone key to cut open the path to the Jailer Hall when he suddenly frowned and walked straight to the courtyard.

At this time, the sky was just beginning to dawn, and the others in the Firewood Hall were still asleep.

In the night, a large sheet of paper enveloped the entire town.

As specks of spiritual light lit up, the houses were absorbed by the paper, turning into patterns on it.

Ren Qing stood in place, and although he could resist Li Tiangang's spells, he still allowed the spell to take him in.

However, Li Tiangang's spells were obviously weaker the larger the area, and Ren Qing could actually break free from the paper's restraints.

He waited quietly until he saw the light of day again.

Countless Stygian Crows circled in the air, and then landed on the shoulders of each Jailer.

After Ren Qing opened the note, it roughly explained the matters concerning the soul summoning, requiring all cultivators to cooperate.

And at this time, the location of Sanxiang City was actually within the Avici Hell.

Ren Qing looked up.

The sky seemed to be unchanged, but he knew that this was an illusion made of paper, so the stars were relatively rigid.

Many cultivators had noticed the anomaly, but who dared to have any objections.

The outside of the town was obscured by thick fog, and after the yamen received the order, the constables went to the streets to post notices prohibiting leaving the city.

The city gates were also guarded by soldiers, and even many Jailers were sent to patrol.

After Ren Qing showed his Jailer token, he was not hindered from leaving Sanxiang City, but those cultivators who were not from the Jailer Hall could only stay in the town and wait.

Before long, the mountain villages surrounding Sanxiang City were brought into the Avici Hell one after another, and Crane Mountain Town and An'nan Town should not be long in coming either.

Seeing this, Ren Qing's heart sank.

The Jailer Hall's actions could only mean that the worst result of the Ksitigarbha Soul Summoning might be the complete fall of Xiangxiang, which was why they had retreated to the Avici Hell in advance.

He quickly came to the mountain where the Ghost Market was located.

Ren Qing was afraid that the Ghost Market would be temporarily canceled, which would have too much impact on his promotion plan.

The fifty years of lifespan that he had gathered so far could only complete one Strange Transformation of the Twin Nightmare Demons, which was not enough to protect himself at all.

More and more Jailers gathered, but some were still watching from a distance.

The Ghost Market appeared.

Grand Dreamer's voice rang out.

"The Ghost Market will last for three days…"

Ren Qing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then realized the business opportunities in it.

All the Jailers were preparing to spend resources to improve their strength, so weapon refinement was definitely the first choice.

He was afraid he could make a big profit.

[There's one more chapter, a little later]

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