The Secret Way of Immortality

Since a considerable number of insect Buddhas converted to the Fleshly Body Tathagata, temples have fallen one after another.

The number of Heavenly Guijing insect Buddhas within the Small Buddha Heaven was not large, and they were unable to stop Ren Qing's expansion. Batches of insect Buddhas were sent to the Golden Gate Temple.

After the insect Buddhas left the Golden Gate Temple, their appearance showed no abnormalities, and their cultivation even improved further, but their temperament was completely different.

Ren Qing, without leaving his house, had already controlled half of the Small Buddha Heaven.

Combined with the second batch of insect Buddhas bred by the Golden Gate Temple, the Fleshly Body Tathagata's size had reached nearly five thousand meters.

The Fleshly Body Tathagata's appearance was like a towering mountain, its material like glazed glass, covered with crystal-clear vegetation.

It was at this time that Ren Qing noticed that the Fleshly Body Tathagata had awakened a unique divine power called "Buddha Kingdom in the Palm."

The Fleshly Body Tathagata's Buddha Kingdom in the Palm was mainly reflected in its association with Ren Qing's various divine powers.

By using the Law of Heaven and Earth, Ren Qing could allow the cultivators in his stomach world to possess the Buddha statues in the Spirit Mountain, similar to how a heavenly demon seizes a body.

Although the Jailer Hall cultivators who descended upon the Spirit Mountain could not leave the range of the Fleshly Body Tathagata's Buddha energy, their deaths would not affect their original bodies.

Ren Qing surveyed the many Buddha statues wandering around the Fleshly Body Tathagata, their actions unpredictable, likely mindless puppets.

Nearly ten thousand of them were conceived by absorbing the Buddha energy of insect Buddhas. No matter how high the insect Buddhas' cultivation was, their essence was not that of true Buddhas.

Ren Qing called them false Buddhas, capable of accommodating cultivators of the Yangshen realm.

The Buddha statues transformed from Arhat fruit positions could accommodate cultivators of the Heavenly Guijing realm, and as for Bodhisattva fruit positions, even Earth Immortals could possess them, demonstrating the Fleshly Body Tathagata's potential.

Unfortunately, the current Fleshly Body Tathagata had not completely devoured the Infinite Meaning Bodhisattva, and the efficiency of digesting the Bodhisattva's Buddha energy was too slow.

Ren Qing sorted through the information collected by the Mycelial Soul from various parts of the Small Buddha Heaven, and could vaguely discern the undercurrents within.

Unsurprisingly, the insect Buddhas who had not been converted by the Fleshly Body Tathagata were trying to gather together, attack the Golden Gate Temple, and regain control of the Small Buddha Heaven.

They thought their plan was flawless, but Ren Qing saw through it all.

Ren Qing did not think the insect Buddhas could amount to much, especially since the Great Buddha Heaven seemed to be focusing its energy on the extraterrestrial demons.

With the Small Buddha Heaven's group of insect Buddhas, at most only at the initial Heavenly Guijing realm, they posed no threat to him and were mostly just delivering themselves to be killed.

However, Ren Qing did not want to spend time being vigilant about the insect Buddhas' movements, as he still had many things to do and did not want to lose sight of the bigger picture.

He simply decided to test the Fleshly Body Tathagata's Buddha Kingdom in the Palm and began to cast the Law of Heaven and Earth.

Ren Qing had already released tasks in the stomach world in advance, which naturally led to a scramble among the cultivators of various branches, with a full ten thousand people accepting.

He selected five thousand ghost messenger realm cultivators from among them and then allowed them to descend upon the Fleshly Body Tathagata's false Buddha statues.

One moment, the cultivators were in the stomach world, ready for battle, and the next moment, they were in the outside world.

Han Li only felt a daze, and then his body and soul left the stomach world, seemingly heading to a confined, narrow space.

He quickly checked himself and noticed that his body was a glazed statue, filled with rich Buddha energy, but it did not affect his original techniques.

However, the nature of the techniques had undergone earth-shattering changes.

Han Li subconsciously cast a technique, and his body naturally transformed into a stone giant, while rich Buddha energy emanated from his body.

It was not just the Gluttonous Art; all the techniques he had mastered had become driven by Buddha energy.

Han Li, with only a Yin Evil realm cultivation, could use the Buddha statue to exert the strength of the Yangshen realm, and the Buddha energy was still continuously flowing.

He stared in amazement at the Fleshly Body Tathagata, and the Spirit Mountain was wriggling slightly.

The other cultivators also noticed the strangeness of their techniques. For them, being able to experience the Yangshen realm in advance was of ineffable benefit to breaking through bottlenecks in the future.

Ren Qing also had Li Yaoyang, a Yangshen realm cultivator, come to preside over the overall situation.

Li Yaoyang possessed a Arhat statue, barely able to exert the strength of the Heavenly Guijing realm, which ordinary cultivators could hardly control.

He carefully examined his body and soul, looking at the natal Gu worm emitting Buddha energy within his body, his eyes filled with deep shock.

How did Brother Ren do it? Did he crack the Buddhist techniques?

Li Yaoyang flashed and disappeared from the spot, then appeared at the top of the Fleshly Body Tathagata, not far from Ren Qing, who was pondering with his eyes closed.

"Brother Ren, what exactly is the situation in Jing Province?"

"It's nothing, just some clowns wanting to attack the Golden Gate Temple. As long as you are stationed on the Spirit Mountain, you should be able to easily deal with them."

Ren Qing retracted his gaze, having dispelled the thought of going to the Great Buddha Heaven.

He felt that the Great Buddha Heaven had more disadvantages than advantages, and he did not need to get involved in it. It would be better to leave after arranging the immortal position of the Taiyin Star Lord.

No matter how the mastermind behind the scenes tried to deceive him, it was pointless for him to go to the Great Buddha Heaven.

Ren Qing temporarily focused on observation, first devouring all the insect Buddhas in the Small Buddha Heaven, which should allow the Fleshly Body Tathagata to advance further.

Although it was impossible to reach the Earth Immortal realm, it should be able to reach the Dao Birth One stage.

"Brother Li, treat the Spirit Mountain as the City of Non-Action. Develop the layout around it, and the resources needed can be directly transferred from Dream City."

"Next, the attacks against the Golden Gate Temple will depend on you. Don't worry too much, and if it really doesn't work, evacuate Jing Province."

"Okay, I understand."

Li Yaoyang nodded and then pointed to a corner of the city.

"What should be done with those believers? Should they be placed in the stomach world?"

After being affected by the Fleshly Body Tathagata's Buddha energy, the monks had transformed into a physique similar to corpse Buddhas, and their cultivation had grown quite well.

However, the drawbacks were too great. If they were kept away from the Fleshly Body Tathagata, their Buddha energy would probably disappear completely before long.

"Have the monks build temples on the mountainside of the Spirit Mountain. The Jailer Hall can help out when they have time, but if they are busy, they don't need to bother."

For the Fleshly Body Tathagata, the monks were like the oxpeckers on a rhinoceros, seemingly not very useful, but in fact, they could help it sort out its Buddha energy without having to bother with managing itself.

Li Yaoyang then agreed, and tens of thousands of monks successively climbed the Spirit Mountain.

The monks greatly admired the Jailer Hall cultivators wearing Buddha shells, regarding them as the gods and Buddhas of the Western Buddhist world.

They prostrated themselves three times and kowtowed nine times as they walked up the Spirit Mountain, fearing that they would desecrate the Spirit Mountain Tathagata.

After the Golden Gate Temple was completely emptied, the Fleshly Body Tathagata lay prostrate in the center without restraint, inhaling and exhaling massive amounts of Buddha energy.

The cultivators began to prepare for defense in full swing.

They placed defensive magic tools everywhere on the city walls, and the official roads within a hundred miles were also secretly embedded with many magical eyes.

Ren Qing was relieved to leave the Fleshly Body Tathagata to Li Yaoyang and the other cultivators.

He focused all his energy on the disease seed, wanting to get in touch with the core of the Taiyin Star Lord as soon as possible and use this to implant the Earth Immortal position.

For this, he also used resources to nourish the soil, so that the disease seeds could multiply faster.

As time passed, more than half a year passed imperceptibly.

The situation in the Small Buddha Heaven became even more tense.

Looking at the surface of the insect Buddhas, it was impossible to tell whether they believed in the Spirit Mountain Tathagata, making it impossible to distinguish between friend and foe.

They wanted to contact the Bodhisattvas of the Great Buddha Heaven, but due to the attacks of the extraterrestrial demons, the Great Buddha Heaven did not have time to care about the Small Buddha Heaven.

Moreover, the situation in the Small Buddha Heaven was strange everywhere.

Even if they sent someone to investigate, they would only find that the temples were maintaining the status quo, and all the insect Buddhas seemed to be normal, and they could not find the source of the rumors.

The Great Buddha Heaven was a war-torn land of warlords, while the Small Buddha Heaven was a large-scale game of werewolf.

Under such circumstances, it became extremely difficult for the Small Buddha Heaven to gather the living forces to attack the Golden Gate Temple, and they had to screen them carefully.

This gave Li Yaoyang and other cultivators ample time to prepare.

Ren Qing was not idle. The disease seeds had covered the underground within a hundred miles. As the number of disease seeds increased sharply, the speed of spread was also accelerating.

He clearly felt that the Taiyin Star Lord was not resisting the Mycelial Soul.

The Taiyin Star Lord was forced to become a container for many insect Buddhas. Next, there would be tens of thousands of monks contacting the Heavenly Dao. Even a turbid immortal with only instincts could sense the danger coming.

The Taiyin Star Lord and the Fortune Earth Immortal would probably try to save themselves.

Several forces from the newly arrived surface world had already ascended to the inner world, and it was estimated that they would soon come to the deep world.

The number of extraterrestrial demons would definitely become more and more.

Ren Qing tentatively released a wisp of Mycelial Soul, carrying the immortal position, deep into the ground.

The Mycelial Soul endured the miserable howls coming from all directions, as if the Taiyin Star Lord was enduring unspeakable pain.

Ren Qing looked puzzled. With the Taiyin Star Lord's Earth Immortal cultivation, how could she be so embarrassed in the hands of the mastermind behind the scenes, without any power to fight back?

Could it be that the mastermind behind the scenes has more than just the Heavenly Guijing realm cultivation?

After sensing the hidden danger, he was even less inclined to stay in Jing Province for a long time, so he more frantically kidnapped insect Buddhas and had the Fleshly Body Tathagata devour them.

The number of Buddha statues on the surface of the Fleshly Body Tathagata was about to exceed twenty thousand, and its movements were no longer as clumsy as before.

However, Ren Qing's actions of killing the chicken to get the eggs naturally further stimulated the Small Buddha Heaven.

Some sporadic insect Buddhas attacked the Golden Gate Temple, wanting to find out the truth about the Fleshly Body Tathagata, but they found that the town was like a fortress.

The Jailer Hall was too familiar with defending the city, and they had completely arranged the Golden Gate Temple as impregnable.

After several months of hard work, Ren Qing's Mycelial Soul finally found the core of the Taiyin Star Lord, which was a hundred-mile-sized moon meteorite.

The surface of the moon meteorite was covered with chains formed by Buddha energy, and he was shocked to see this.

The Buddha energy did not originate from the Fixed Light Tathagata. The karmic fire burning on the surface clearly showed that it was closely related to the Burning Lamp Buddha.

Fortunately, the chains did not completely wrap the moon meteorite, and there were still many gaps left.

Ren Qing signaled the Mycelial Soul to drill into the moon meteorite and then implanted the Earth Immortal position into the Taiyin Star Lord's body.

The Taiyin Star Lord obviously vibrated, and the sleeping consciousness recovered slightly. The Mycelial Soul took the opportunity to obtain various secrets about Jing Province.

He figured out how to use the rules of the immortal position to form a restricted area. As expected, it was closely related to the Buddha position, and Buddha energy had to be used as a buffer for the immortal position.

Ren Qing opened his eyes, his expression becoming extremely astonished.

"Recreating the Buddhist Heavenly Dao? Are the Buddhists all crazy?"

He didn't want to wade into muddy waters. Seeing that the immortal position was successfully integrated with the Taiyin Star Lord, he began to prepare to evacuate Jing Province as soon as possible.