The Secret Way of Immortality

The giant corpse Buddha trudged laboriously through the swamp of decaying flesh, attracting the attention of several corpse beasts lurking on the shore, their eyes burning with hunger.

However, wary of the putrid waters, the corpse beasts refrained from venturing into the swamp's embrace.

They emitted threatening snarls before swiftly retreating from the swamp, unwilling to linger for long.

Several corpses floated on the swamp's surface, many already corroded beyond recognition, leaving only resilient bones to drift with the water's rhythm.

Ghost Shadows silently etched lunar patterns onto the giant corpse Buddha's skin, subtly interacting with the skeletal remains.

A stream of information flowed.

[Corpse-Infused Bone]

[Eroded by corpse energy, consumption leads to zombification and shortens lifespan.]

In Ren Qing's view, the periphery of the Dead Man's Forbidden Zone resembled a radiation field; approaching the center required adapting to its bizarre and inexplicable ecosystem.

Countless colossal entities had ventured into the Dead Man's Forbidden Zone, those unable to adapt becoming corpses, while the slightly more resilient transformed into mindless corpse beasts, forever forfeiting the chance for further advancement.

Although Ren Qing had yet to witness a colossal entity successfully adapt to the corpse energy, he didn't dismiss the possibility of its existence.

After all, the colossal entities capable of setting foot on the Corpse Stench Hill were all Yang God realm cultivators in their past lives, possessing far greater adaptability than ordinary beasts.

In truth, the giant corpse Buddha's progress to this point wasn't due to environmental adaptation.

Rather, it was primarily thanks to the thousands of Jail Warden Hall cultivators within, constantly refining its body, enabling it to withstand the harsh environment.

If it were to continually undergo flesh and blood disintegration within the Corpse Stench Hill, it might genuinely evolve into some form of "corpse beast."

Ren Qing narrowed his eyes at this thought.

He hadn't encountered any corpse refining techniques in this world, but he had seen plenty in Lam Ching-ying's movies from his previous life.

Ren Qing couldn't help but feel that the journey to the Dead Man's Forbidden Zone was akin to corpse refinement.

As colossal entities approached the Dead Man's Forbidden Zone, they would be eroded by corpse energy, transforming into another type of uncanny creature, the so-called "zombie."

However, beings like the Cocoon Men puzzled Ren Qing, as they didn't seem to meet the conditions for corpse refinement.

Ren Qing sighed.

Clearly, the giant corpse Buddha's transformation had both advantages and disadvantages. The benefit was avoiding corpse energy erosion, but the drawback was missing out on corpse refinement.

He could only continue down this path, as the giant corpse Buddha's actions were beyond his control until he mastered its brain. Stopping it was undoubtedly unrealistic.

The giant corpse Buddha's entire body crackled and sizzled, a testament to the corrosive power of the putrid waters.

The Buddha energy, seemingly sensing the external danger, abandoned its usual dormancy and actively aided the giant corpse Buddha in healing its wounds.

Ren Qing didn't want to waste this prime opportunity to refine the giant corpse Buddha, so he used the Six Afflictions Art to stimulate the rampant proliferation of the Fat Heart Disease Seed.

The heart's transformation was slowly taking shape.

Ren Qing occasionally diverted his attention to the skin and bones, which were also nearing complete coverage.

Simultaneously, the Jail Warden Hall detected the threat from the swamp, temporarily abandoning the nourishment of other body parts and focusing all their efforts on protecting the intestines and stomach.

Despite the giant corpse Buddha's towering height of over a thousand meters, it could barely withstand the putrid waters' corrosion thanks to the Skin Refiner's abilities.

However, the corpse energy permeating the swamp was unavoidable, seeping into its body through its mouth and nose.

The corpse energy gathered in the stomach, traveling along the esophagus. Even though the Jail Warden Hall sealed off the intestines and stomach, they still couldn't prevent the corpse energy from forming acid clouds above.

Li Tiangang tried various methods, but none could dispel the continuous stream of acid clouds, so he moved the temporary camp to the intestines.

The intestines became increasingly narrow, and the cultivators stood on high alert.

What troubled Li Tiangang most was that the concentration of acid clouds visibly increased as the giant corpse Buddha ventured deeper into the swamp.

The Jail Warden Hall couldn't completely evacuate to the intestines, so they had to leave five hundred vital members in the stomach to prevent any unforeseen events.

All magical artifacts were simply used to cover the Buddha Forest, while also raising the height of the area, turning it into a low hill.

Chen Haoyu used the Elephant Foot ability to transform into a giant elephant, trampling the mud of the hill.

The other cultivators were busy with their own tasks, not harboring any侥幸psychology based on Ren Qing's existence, as individuals indeed seemed insignificant in the face of sudden terror.

This scene even gave the illusion of an impending apocalypse.

Drip…

Yu Hua Daoist stood at the foot of the Buddha Forest hill. After joining the Jail Warden Hall, he was still unable to participate in most tasks due to his lack of arms and legs.

He could only continue transporting sand and stones to fill the hill's height.

A dark green raindrop landed on Yu Hua Daoist's forehead, instantly causing white smoke to rise from his skin, carrying a foul, acidic odor.

Yu Hua Daoist's face contorted.

As a Heavenly Dao Insect Man, his bones were very soft and flexible, resistant to heavy blows, but particularly vulnerable to corrosive toxins.

A single drop of acid rain almost dissolved Yu Hua Daoist's skull, causing severe damage to his Niwan Palace.

He hurriedly fled to the top of the hill, and Li Tiangang had already summoned the cultivators, causing the Buddha Forest to become unusually chaotic.

Semi-transparent curtain-like magical artifacts were erected, protecting the Buddha Forest within.

As soon as Yu Hua Daoist entered the artifact's range, the acid clouds turned into sporadic drizzles, the sizzling sounds forming a continuous chorus.

A faint white mist dissipated.

The Jail Warden Hall members stood on the hilltop, silently watching the stomach.

In the white mist, the buildings of the temporary camp that had not been moved were faintly visible, reminding Xiangxiang people of the streets and alleys during Xiangxiang's rainy season.

Even though Xiangxiang had become a bubble, who wouldn't be moved by the sight of familiar things?

At the same time, they felt the difficulty of standing in this world. The giant corpse Buddha was likely the only opportunity for the Jail Warden Hall to reclaim Xiangxiang.

"What are you still spacing out for?"

Li Tiangang clapped his hands to remind everyone, then pointed to the top of their heads to signal them to look.

They saw that the top of the curtain was also evaporating with a large amount of white mist, even more concentrated than the corrosion of the flesh and blood in the stomach.

When the acid rain came into contact with the magical artifact, although the light emitted by the artifact could resist some of it, the surface still crackled and sizzled, indicating that it was definitely covered with corrosive marks of varying sizes.

Little San'er cursed a few times, and in his anxiety, he didn't care about overstepping his authority: "Refiners, all of you go and repair the magical artifacts, quickly!!!"

A tortoise shell flew out of his sleeve, and he stood on it, flying towards the curtain.

The refiners came back to their senses upon seeing this, following behind in a disheveled manner, quickly using various materials to repair the moon patterns.

Li Tiangang pulled out page after page of paper, inserting them around the Buddha Forest.

Seemingly useless, in reality, once acid rain leaked into the Buddha Forest, he could use the Myriad Books to Move Mountains to divert the acid rain away.

The Yin Difference realm cultivators took action one after another, protecting the cultivators while collecting and diverting the putrid waters to prevent the soil of the Buddha Forest hill from eroding.

Bai Guniang's flying sword behind her emitted an excited hiss, the blade splitting open to reveal a mouth full of sharp teeth, wanting to devour the putrid waters.

Seeing this, she was also fearless, directly releasing control over her natal flying sword.

The flying sword immediately ran wild, flying directly into the acid clouds, absorbing the dark green corpse energy to strengthen itself.

The sword body, originally pieced together like flesh and blood, was covered with corpse spots, emitting a stench that intensified the zombification.

Bai Guniang didn't seem to care about this, even releasing the scabbard to collect the putrid waters, showing no signs that the flying sword was a magical artifact connected to her life.

Unfortunately, compared to the increasingly thick acid clouds, the flying sword could only absorb too little, a drop in the bucket.

Only Li Yaoyang was absent-minded, clearly having ended his seclusion too hastily, his expression still not having recovered from the Insect Nest Art.

The Insect Nest Art was of great significance to him. Although this technique was centered on the Heavenly Dao Insect, it perfectly realized the combination of man and insect.

Li Yaoyang had already found the opportunity to release his Yin God from it.

The cultivators were not idle either. Little San'er saw that the curtain was still stable, so he ordered some people to continue refining magical artifacts to resist corrosion and storage containers for contingencies.

When several magical artifacts similar to the curtain took shape, the acid rain was diverted into the containers, and the danger brought by the acid rain was barely controlled.

Li Tiangang glanced at the water level in the center of the stomach, which had already formed a small pond several meters wide and was still expanding.

To ensure the stability of the magical artifacts, cultivators had to be sent to maintain them.

Going back and forth would cost a lot of manpower, and Li Tiangang couldn't help but pinch his nose in a headache. The production of Maitreya Blood was no longer expected.

Fortunately, the intestines were below the stomach. Before the acid rain corroded through the stomach wall, the intestines and organs were relatively safe.

The refiners in the intestines were still diligently nourishing the organs.

As long as nothing happened in a short time, he believed that as the artifact transformation deepened, he could soon completely isolate the invasion of external corpse energy.

Ren Qing noticed the abnormality of the stomach and intestines. Fortunately, the Jail Warden Hall responded in time, otherwise the putrid waters would corrode most of the flesh and blood from the inside out.

Using the Gluttony Art, he could absorb the putrid waters into the Stomach World, but the giant corpse Buddha's severe injuries were the opportunity for expansion.

Moreover, the Jail Warden Hall was responding well, and Ren Qing felt relieved upon seeing this.

With a slight thought, his body instantly transformed into a Nightmare Demon, and countless disease seeds poured out wantonly.

Due to the threat posed by the putrid waters, the Buddha energy even actively cooperated with the transformation, making the speed of the internal organ artifact transformation unimaginable.

The heart changed from shriveled to full. Even without deliberately using the Seed Demon Sutra, the heart still beat at a slow frequency.

Ren Qing then considered the problem of blood. After all, the artifact transformation of the heart alone was not a complete Seed Demon Sutra.

"If I replace the blood with putrid waters…"

Ren Qing was slightly moved, but thinking of the corrosiveness of the putrid waters, he would at least have to transform all the blood vessels into artifact form before immediately giving up on this seemingly feasible method.

According to the original plan, the first thing was to modify the Netherworld Heavenly Insect Art.

Although the original version of the Netherworld Heavenly Insect Art was likely not to cause any abnormalities in the Buddha energy, after all, Nether Origin was cultivated by the giant corpse Buddha itself, but it still retained the back door of the Netherworld Art.

And the giant corpse Buddha had an instinct, and it was not difficult to master the ability to move the Zhou Tian, and it could also control the blood flow through the Seed Demon Sutra.

Ren Qing's direction of improvement was to change the Netherworld Heavenly Insect Art to be related to Buddhism.

He naturally couldn't make the Nether Origin similar to the Buddha energy, but it was still possible to contaminate it with the Buddha energy leaked from the Imperishable Golden Body.

Ren Qing immersed himself in the technique, and the passage of time was imperceptible.

Before he could completely improve the Netherworld Heavenly Insect Art, the first to transform were the skin and bones. Ghost Shadows had already completed the drawing of the moon patterns.

The aura emitted by the artifact suddenly converged, and then exploded again.

Most of the giant corpse Buddha's body was soaked in putrid waters. After the skin revealed the ability of the Skin Refiner, the traces of corrosion disappeared visibly to the naked eye.

This shows that the Human Skin Book was adapting to the putrid waters' erosion of the skin.

This was only the Martial Man realm. If the skin reached the Ghost Envoy realm, the giant corpse Buddha could even exert the power of the Yang God realm.

But for the Jail Warden Hall, it was not a good thing.

When the bones turned into metal, the Armored Body Art increased the weight several times, and the giant corpse Buddha sank several meters further into the swamp.

Even if the bone armor covered the whole body, as long as the giant corpse Buddha had a mouth and nose to breathe, it would attract a massive amount of corpse energy into its body.

For the thousand-meter giant corpse Buddha, a few meters was just a small space, but for the Jail Warden Hall, it meant that the mouth and nose were closer to the putrid waters.

The already bad situation in the stomach suddenly took a turn for the worse.

The drizzle turned into a downpour, and the tarpaulin artifact that was barely used for resistance suddenly showed a tendency to collapse, causing countless exclamations.

The water level gradually rose, and the stomach and intestines completely became a closed space, and it would not take long before they gradually covered the highlands from the lowlands.

Li Tiangang had no choice but to let the Jail Warden Hall give up everything at hand and focus on fighting the trouble from the putrid waters.

The intestines were also completely sealed off to prevent the putrid waters from destroying the vegetation inside.

Ren Qing didn't intend to let the stomach and intestines go, and separated his mind to control the liver. The scorching high temperature was released through the Heart Burning Art.

The original intention of the Heart Burning Art was to ignite the liver, making the heart seem to be roasting on a fire.

But now Ren Qing used the flames of the Heart Burning Art to burn the stomach as a boiler, and the giant corpse Buddha's body temperature soared.

The acid water pool in the stomach began to boil, and the temperature of the stomach increased dramatically.

The cultivators looked up and saw that the stomach had turned into a vast white world, and the naked eye could no longer see any scene, as if a giant dragon was spewing mist.

Fortunately, the Jail Warden Hall had magical artifacts to protect them, and the temperature in the Buddha Forest was only slightly higher than normal, and the cultivators were still very resistant to heat and cold.

But some of them were not a permanent cure.

As long as the giant corpse Buddha did not leave the range of the swamp, the acid rain would be endless.

Sen Sheng saw the corrosive and high-temperature environment in the stomach, his expression became a little hesitant, and then he brought his kind to the mountainside.

Li Tiangang did not stop Sen Sheng, and signaled Han Li to go with him to prevent the Cocoon Men from overestimating their abilities and dying in the acid rain and high temperature.

The Cocoon Men did not go to the outer edge of the artifact, but after feeling the severe pain from their skin, they chose to sit cross-legged in place to practice.

Through the Year After Year Art, most of them had grown more than ten layers of human skin, and with the effect of the Human Skin Book, their survivability was directly maximized.

Even Han Li couldn't help but envy the Cocoon Men's extraordinary talent.

When the Cocoon Men reached the Ghost Envoy realm, I am afraid that the dozens of layers of human skin that have been tempered would be enough to support them to walk in the putrid waters.

Of course, focusing on the Human Skin Book makes it difficult to practice incompatible attack techniques.

Li Tiangang shook his head as he looked at the spectacular scene, such means must have come from Ren Qing.

In this way, the Jail Warden Hall was completely trapped in the Buddha Forest. If anything else happened, it was likely to lead to a deterioration of the situation.

I wonder if Ren Qing has found a once and for all solution.

Li Tiangang did not know that Ren Qing was counting on the corrosion of the corpse energy to accelerate the transformation, and even use it to allow the giant corpse Buddha to master the Netherworld Heavenly Insect Art.

One more chapter, please wait a moment.