The Secret Way of Immortality

#261 - The Dark Realm [Shadowless Demon]

When Ren Qing's consciousness disappeared into the Avici Hell, the entire Warden Hall erupted.

For low-level cultivators, the further opening of Feng City represented more opportunities, and the resources they could obtain would only increase.

Li Tiangang stood on the empty ground in a corner of the Avici Hell, with Song Zongwu, who had rushed over after hearing the news, by his side. Both of them seemed to be in high spirits.

"Old Song, who would have thought that Ren Qing would be doing so well in Jing Prefecture."

A smile appeared on the corner of Song Zongwu's mouth. His aura had become more condensed after not seeing him for a long time, and he had completely stabilized his Yin Messenger's perfected cultivation.

"Li Tiangang, Xiang Township will have to go out sooner or later, whether actively or passively."

Li Tiangang nodded in agreement and said, "That's right, we must be fully prepared, otherwise there will only be a dead end."

"We have also found the direction to nurture the weapon consciousness of the Strange Fetus."

"Now is truly a great era."

Song Zongwu suddenly remembered something and turned his head to ask, "By the way, are you sure you want to organize the Wardens to attack the Calamity Elimination Restricted Area?"

"Yes, no matter what, let's solve the internal troubles first. Moreover, the strange objects in the Calamity Elimination Restricted Area can also replenish the resources of the Warden Hall."

Li Tiangang was relatively relaxed, but Song Zongwu's expression could not help but become solemn, after all, the difficulty of the Calamity Elimination Restricted Area was imaginable.

However, after a while, some related tasks appeared on the notice board.

The entire Warden Hall operated like a war machine, layer by layer like gears, and its future potential could already be seen.

Ren Qing was unaware of this, and even if he knew, he would support it.

If the Warden Hall could seal the strange objects of the Calamity Elimination Law, then he could use this technique as the main one, supplemented by the Mirror Immortal, to construct the fourth set of core techniques.

Moreover, it would be a concealment-type primary and secondary technique, which could greatly increase his ability to protect himself.

After his consciousness returned to his body, he did not choose to go to the Crescent Moon Layer.

After all, the New Moon Layer was safer, controlled by the Earth Immortal Heavenly Dao Worm, which was nearing its decline, and the movement of consuming lifespan to advance was not enough to cause anomalies.

Ren Qing rested for more than half a month, eliminating the weakness caused by the loss of consciousness, before letting his mind come to the Niwan Palace.

The ink-black mutated tree represented the Shadowless Ghost, with lush branches, and was already approaching the Yin Messenger realm while complementing the Heavenly Dao Worm.

The three Strange Transformations of the Shadowless Ghost were:

【Strange Substitute】that can transfer damage to the shadow.

【Shadowless】that allows the ghost shadow to leave the body for a long time.

【Night Travel】that allows remote control of the ghost shadow with consciousness at night.

After Ren Qing summoned the information stream, the Yin Messenger realm of the Shadowless Ghost came into view.

【Do you want to choose the branch Shadowless Yin Demon, which will consume two hundred years of lifespan】

Shadowless Yin Demon, I want to see what a Shadowless Yin Demon is.

Ren Qing consumed two hundred years of lifespan, and the ghost shadow under his feet frantically surged, the strange object of the Yin Messenger realm was gradually awakening.

Compared to the Dream Butterfly Law's advancement, the strange objects in the body all became more active.

The Shadowless Ghost was undoubtedly much calmer, mainly because this kind of strange object replaced Ren Qing's shadow and was not parasitic on the body.

Ren Qing did not even feel any pain, everything was borne by the ghost shadow.

He even took the time to look at the Strange Transformation branch of the Nightmare Art, intending to continue to strengthen the dream technique, in preparation for the connection between the Ghost Market and the Immortal Market.

As for the five hundred years of lifespan for the Shadowless Ghost to advance to the Fusion Yin God, there was actually no need to deliberately save it.

After the Immortal Market was fully opened, there would definitely be a period of explosive growth, and the Heavenly Dao Worm could also absorb a large amount of Nether Essence.

Ren Qing soon made a discovery, and was about to continue to check the mutated tree when the cave was silent, and the ghost shadow returned to normal.

He opened his eyes and raised his arm at the same time, and the shadow behind him slowly gathered.

The nearly twenty-meter-long monster stretched its body and rubbed Ren Qing's palm with its head.

Unexpectedly, the ghost shadow had formed a physical body, its appearance was somewhat similar to the Heavenly Dao Worm, but it did not have such terrifying mouthparts.

After the Shadowless Ghost advanced to the Yin Messenger realm, the ghost shadow was not only more concealed, its volume could instantly turn into hundreds of meters in size, and it could also switch between illusory and solid.

Most importantly, the ghost shadow had begun to communicate with the secondary techniques, causing the transformed entity to resemble a dragon and a snake, emitting an extremely terrifying aura.

Ren Qing naturally prepared to use the Shadowless Ghost as the core, and the secondary techniques were the Human Skin Book, the Armor Piercing Art, and the Heavenly Dao Worm.

The Human Skin Book was originally to assist the Shadowless Ghost, so it naturally became the secondary technique.

The Heavenly Dao Worm was parasitic in the ghost shadow's body, although the technique system was different, but since it was recognized by the information stream, it meant that it could indeed be integrated.

As for the Armor Piercing Art, it was considered that the Yellow Spring Spiritual Root already existed in the spine, and it also happened to strengthen the connection between the ghost shadow and the main body.

Ren Qing stared at the ghost shadow and could not help but mutter to himself: "With the Heavenly Dao Worm as the body, the Human Skin Book as the skin, and the Dragon Snake Spine as the bone."

"It seems that there is an extraordinary guy hidden in my shadow."

He appeased the restless ghost shadow, and then looked back at the Niwan Palace. Since it was seclusion, he might as well complete the Strange Transformation branch of the Nightmare Art.

Ren Qing did not choose the more extreme Strange Transformation branch, but continued to improve the dream market.

Just like the subsequent Strange Transformation branches of the Gluttony Law, they were all mainly to construct a small world within the body, the purpose was to transform it into a real world.

He consumed fifty years of lifespan and lit up the first Strange Transformation of the Nightmare Art【Dark Light】.

The effect of 【Dark Light】is that the dream technique will become more silent, to reduce the risk of consciousness shuttle, and to make the Ghost Market and Immortal Market extremely hidden.

The completion of the Strange Transformation caused the strange object Nightmare True Person to have some slight changes, but it was completely suppressed by the Supreme Dark Nightmare Lord before it could react.

Seeing this, Ren Qing did not rest and continued to advance to the second Strange Transformation【Recall】.

【Recall】allows him to explore the thoughts of the creatures in the dream, but only for those whose cultivation is lower than his own.

After Ren Qing had the Strange Transformation branch Recall, the expansion of the Immortal Market could be unscrupulous.

As for the three Strange Transformations of the Nightmare Art, he originally wanted to choose 【Lucid Dream】.

【Lucid Dream】would put the cultivators who enter the dream market in a state of lucid dreaming, and they could vaguely perceive their bodies.

Improve their means of dealing with danger.

However, with the completion of the second Strange Transformation, some new buds appeared on the branches of the mutated tree, representing the newly unlocked Strange Transformation branch.

Ren Qing glanced over it hastily, and the result was as if he saw a gold mine buried in the soil, and his expression was filled with joy.

【Stacked Dreams】: Each dream is superimposed on top of each other, requiring extremely strong control over the dream technique, otherwise it will lead to nightmares.

The emergence of Stacked Dreams solved the problem of the unification of the Immortal Market and the Ghost Market, and laid the foundation for the Warden Hall to move towards various regions in the future.

Ren Qing did not hesitate to choose Stacked Dreams as the three Strange Transformation branch, and his lifespan was still over one hundred and twenty years.

When the Nightmare Art reached the peak of the Ghost Envoy realm, both the Immortal Market and the Ghost Market showed a slight tremor.

Although the tremor was fleeting, in the eyes of the Wardens, it showed that the cultivation of the Ghost Market Lord was becoming more and more terrifying.

They did not discuss when Li Tiangang would advance to the Yang God realm, but were very interested in whether Ren Qing could achieve the Yang God within fifty years.

Ren Qing, as the center of the incident, was happy to be idle. After stabilizing his cultivation in the New Moon Layer for a few days, he poured the Nether Essence into his body.

The Nether Essence returned to the Foundation Establishment stage, and the Blood Moon pulled him back to the Crescent Moon Layer.

Ren Qing looked around, the environment in the cave was indeed not much different, but the true essence in the air became more concentrated, making him slightly unaccustomed.

He checked the situation of the Non-Action Daoist Temple, and could not help but frown.

The number of memorial tablets in the Daoist Temple had decreased again, and many Daoist titles had changed, indicating that the deaths and injuries were becoming more and more tragic.

The Non-Action Daoist Temple was probably beginning to cut off its arm to survive, abandoning some of its foundations.

This was the biggest problem they were currently facing. The Heavenly Worm Law's Core Formation stage was only at the level of the Ghost Envoy realm, and it was impossible to control the situation.

The Non-Action Daoist Temple was inevitably in a passive position, and its living space would be further compressed.

As for why there were no Nascent Soul stage cultivators in the sect, Ren Qing guessed that they had died at the hands of the Strange Cultivators, leading them to transform into business.

Ren Qing could also understand the Strange Cultivators' fear. The four words "Non-Action Daoist Temple" already represented supreme prestige.

The Non-Action Daoist Temple had ruled Jing Prefecture for hundreds of years. If it could show strong strength, it would be enough to attract a large number of cultivators.

He shook his head, and then his consciousness came to the prison in his abdomen.

It was a coincidence that Yuan Si and Old Coffin were teaching the children to cultivate. The latter had generally refined the Nether Essence, but had not yet reached the Qi Refining stage.

Ren Qing's divided soul landed beside them, and said in an unquestionable voice: "After some time, I will take the children away from here, you should be prepared."

The children huddled together, not daring to look directly at Ren Qing.

The courtesans were full of sorrow, wanting to ask but hesitating, but Old Coffin preemptively asked: "Immortal Venerable, may I ask where the children are going? With their talents, the future is promising."

"Go to Qingyan Town. If they want to come back, they can do so through dreams."

After Ren Qing finished speaking, he disappeared into the prison in his abdomen, and then sat in the cave quietly waiting for the fifteenth day of each month to recruit disciples.

He incidentally refined the Daoist robe and gourd into Strange Fetus artifacts of the Half-Corpse realm.

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A few days passed in the blink of an eye.

The mountain gate of the Non-Action Daoist Temple was open, and the farmers in the fertile fields no longer cultivated. The noisy sounds surrounded the morning sun.

The rubble in front of the mountain cave immediately turned into powder, and Ren Qing slowly walked out of it.

He could not help but stretch his back, his bones collided with each other, and he took a deep breath, turning half a meter into a vacuum, as if he had been reborn.

Ren Qing was wearing an inconspicuous gray cloth Daoist robe, even if he walked through the farmhouses, he did not attract the slightest attention from the people.

When he came to the bottom of the Non-Action Daoist Temple, hundreds of people had already gathered in the open space.

Most of them were farmers with their families. As long as their family had an eldest son to inherit the land, the rest of their children would be sent to the Immortal Sect.

Wu Liangzi stood in front of the mountain road with a sad face, turned his head and complained to the middle-aged Daoist beside him: "Qingsong, the wealthy merchants who have come in the past few months are getting fewer and fewer, alas..."

Qingsongzi said helplessly: "There are too many deaths and injuries."

"Don't mention them, we ourselves are a little scared, that group of Mountain Ghost cultivators... they are simply crazy."

Wu Liangzi did not reply, his emotions caused his body to mutate and show signs of getting out of control.

The Mountain Ghost cultivators almost surrounded and killed all the shops in the western district, and even several wealthy merchants who had good relations on weekdays were cut off.

The reason why they did not attack the farmers was simply because the output of rice was greatly affected, which was related to several forces in Qingyan Town.

Wu Liangzi closed his eyes, and could not help but burst out with blue veins on his forehead.

As the head of this generation, he did know some of the secrets of the Non-Action Daoist Temple, especially the Non-Action Daoist Temple that suppressed Jing Prefecture back then.

Wu Liangzi felt that if the Heavenly Worm egg had not been lost, relying on the original Heavenly Dao Law, how could these Strange Cultivators be allowed to run wild.

Alas...

"Senior Brother, there are many cultivating seeds, take a look quickly."

Qingsongzi's elbow touched Wu Liangzi, and the latter immediately opened his eyes, only to see a dozen children walking towards here in the distance.

Wu Liangzi was overjoyed. Although these children did not seem to have high qualifications, since their physiques had not shown Strange Transformation, they would definitely be able to cultivate the Non-Action Daoist Temple's techniques.

The addition of a dozen potential supplements could ease the breath a little.

However, the appearance of the children seemed to have attracted the attention of interested people.

An old woman in her seventies or eighties walked out of the farmhouse, holding a broom and cleaning the ground, blocking the children's path in the center.

The old woman showed a kind smile, as if looking at her own grandchildren.

But from her increasingly red eyes, it could be seen that she seemed to be suppressing something, and even her hands could not help but tremble.

"Oh dear, I'm getting old..."

"If I don't eat something for a while, I get hungry."

The old woman took out a fist-sized infant's head from her arms, and ate it in her mouth like an apple, with flesh and blood flying everywhere.

The children hesitated, and the old woman had already put down the broom and slowly leaned over.

"Be a human in the next life."

"Hehehehehe..."

At this moment, a faint voice said to itself: "Do you know... Dao begets Dao, Non-Action Dao?"

"Who are you?!"

The old woman looked nervous, and thick black hair grew all over her body in an instant, and then turned into a giant Mountain Ghost of four or five meters.

An indistinguishable man appeared in front of her at some point.

Clearly there was no aura released, but it gave the old woman a sense of impending crisis.

"Who are you?!"

"Huang Qi of the Non-Action Daoist Temple."

She did not hesitate at all, and immediately used her best technique, shouting violently: "Eat people's hearts, hair like steel..."

"The Non-Action Daoist Temple is too weak now, what kind of stinky fish and rotten shrimp are coming?"

Ren Qing did not even look at the other party, and stepped on the ground with his right foot, and the surrounding hundreds of meters fell into boundless darkness.

"This is the magical power I obtained from eating a hundred human hearts, even magic weapons cannot hurt..."

Before the old woman could finish speaking, her whole body stiffened, and the huge dragon snake mouth was dozens of meters long, leaping out of the darkness.

Roar!!

Ren Qing was still in the same place, the ghost shadow returned to the bottom of his feet, and a slight chewing sound could be vaguely heard.

He signaled the children to continue moving forward, and he disappeared, preparing to find out if there were any Strange Cultivators coming from the nearby high places.

The fight in the farmhouse was deliberately shielded by Ren Qing, and it looked peaceful from a distance.

However, the chrysanthemum mouth on Wu Liangzi's forehead kept opening and closing, as if foreshadowing a sudden crisis.

"Something's wrong, Qingsong."

"I'll go to the temple to take a look at the Vault of Heaven Tool, otherwise I won't be able to sit still."

"Ah?"

Wu Liangzi ran into the Daoist Temple along the mountain road, and found a damaged bronze mirror magic weapon at the bottom of the statue of the Heavenly Dao Child.

He injected true essence into the magic weapon, and the bronze mirror flickered with a faint light.

"How could it suddenly fail at such a crucial moment? This was once a core disciple's magic artifact, after all."

Wu Liangzi was sweating profusely, and he kowtowed several times to the statue of Tian Daozi.

"May the ancestor bless the eternal existence of our Daoist lineage..."

The bronze mirror emitted a distorted sound.

"Do you know... the Dao begets the Dao, the Dao of Wuwei?"

Wu Liangzi looked at the bronze mirror with rapid breaths. The voice inside was intermittent, but the information it conveyed brought him to tears.

"Who are you?!"

"Huang Qi of the Wuwei Taoist Temple."

Wu Liangzi murmured in a trembling voice, "He's back, finally back."

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