The Secret Way of Immortality

In the silent darkness, everything loses meaning, time stagnates, and the intangible fear is most unnerving.

Ordinary flora and fauna have long lost their vitality, only monks who have mastered spells can survive.

More than thirty Taoist disciples gathered around the campfire, the light of the silver-gray flames only barely able to cover a range of two meters.

They seemed to be in the deep sea, the solidified air filled with an unspeakable cold.

The occasional noises in the darkness would make the Taoist disciples feel as if they were facing a formidable enemy, showing how tense they were at all times.

Han Li sat at the head of the campfire, their shadows connected to each other, just covering the area illuminated by the campfire.

What was deeply strange was that the Taoist disciples all covered their eyes with black cloth, for fear of seeing the light of the campfire.

Many monks were also seriously injured, and their blood had already soaked their Taoist robes.

"Cough cough cough, Shao Shang, where exactly are we now?"

As soon as Han Li's voice fell, ghostly shadows surged around, and a large number of blood-red eyes appeared, judging by the number, at least tens of thousands.

The monsters roared silently, their malicious eyes staring at them, and the burning flames surged, they should be guarding against danger.

If it weren't for the light of the campfire, the monsters would probably have pounced on them.

Shao Shang swallowed, the spells he mastered could be used to predict good and bad fortune, although it was not very useful in the Buddhist realm, but he could barely sense the general location.

"Senior Brother Han Li."

"If we go two thousand miles to the northwest, we can leave the range of Maitreya, but I don't know if the darkness has continued to expand..."

He didn't say much, his expression filled with deep fear.

Because as soon as he spoke, the monsters would all stare at him, as if he was sitting on pins and needles, with countless ants gnawing at his bone marrow.

Shao Shang was going crazy, he could maintain his sanity entirely by relying on the campfire, and the sleepless disease species all over his body, which made his spirit still good.

It seemed like someone was breathing in his ear, but he knew he couldn't open his eyes.

The flames lit by the corpse salary can indeed drive away the monsters in the darkness, but it will cause unspeakable illusions to the surrounding creatures.

Shao Shang didn't know the content of the illusion. Every time he woke up, his memory would be fragmented, but the madness of his companions was still vivid in his mind.

The monks would constantly mutter the name of "Dipankara Buddha", until the campfire went out, then they would be free from their irrational state.

Over time, the soul will inevitably undergo irreversible alienation.

Han Li relied on Ren Qing's fungal soul to wander around the Buddhist realm for more than ten days, and successively found the imprisoned monks of the Restriction Hall in various places.

It was a pity that a small number of monks had completely gone mad, and even Ren Qing's toe separation technique could hardly suppress the alienation.

It was Ren Qing who discovered the law of the Buddhist realm, the flames of the corpse salary cannot be used to identify objects with the naked eye, otherwise it will be affected by Dipankara Buddha.

In the Buddhist realm, Dipankara Buddha is even more difficult to deal with than the Supreme Heavenly Demon.

The monks were silent, the fire crackled, and the smell of grease permeated the air.

When the flames subsided slightly, Han Li immediately got up and walked towards the campfire, and took out a broken corpse from the storage bag in his arms.

He disassembled the corpse and threw the flesh and blood mixed with bones into the flames.

As soon as the corpse salary touched the flames, it almost ignited, the flames became more vigorous, and a burst of panicked footsteps came from the monster group.

Han Li could clearly feel that the temperature had risen to a level that mortals could bear, and the murmurs in his ears had become lighter, at least no longer disturbing.

"Han Li, get out of the Buddhist realm as soon as possible, this is not a place you can come into contact with."

Ren Qing woke up through Han Li's Niwan Palace's fungal soul, Han Li's expression also became uncertain, and finally shook his head helplessly.

Han Li communicated with Ren Qing for a long time, and finally decided to give up panting, and continue to search for enough corpse salary in the darkness.

He said: "According to Senior Ren's meaning, with our current corpse salary, it is only enough to support the gateway to the stomach world for five breaths."

Han Li looked around, his eyes falling on the faces of the thirty or so people.

"Someone must stay in the Buddhist realm, but the corresponding blood crystals will naturally increase, and there is Senior Ren Qing's distraction to guide you at any time, so don't worry too much."

The monks' breathing became rapid. Even with the reward of blood crystals, no one was willing to stay in the dangerous Buddhist realm.

Moreover, this ghostly place is still constantly expanding.

If Dipankara Buddha suddenly wants to start killing, I'm afraid there won't even be time to react.

They could clearly perceive that the monsters in the darkness were getting stronger. From the beginning, they were in the half-corpse realm, and now even the Yin-Yang realm is difficult to deal with.

According to the terrifying level of Dipankara Buddha, the upper limit of the monster is likely to be in the Heavenly Tribulation realm, or even the creepy Earth Immortal realm.

An old Taoist of the demon vein became incoherent. He got up and walked towards Han Li, muttering non-stop.

"Impossible, a few days ago, we opened the gateway and sent away seventy-three people. How can we not even be able to take half of them now?"

"Han Li, do you want me, the old Taoist, to die in the Buddhist realm?"

"Is that right?!"

The monks all had objections, but due to Ren Qing's deterrence, they did not dare to make a sound. Some people had already collapsed and became hysterical.

The monster group became restless, and the footsteps became more and more dense.

Han Li still remained calm and replied: "The darkness is getting thicker and thicker, which makes the burning time of the corpse salary shorter."

"Our way out still exists, and we can all leave without accident."

Only in the darkness can corpse salary be found, usually accompanied by the sound of wooden fish.

Under normal circumstances, collecting corpse salary should not be difficult, at most it is a matter of effort, but the current situation has become a vicious cycle.

Monks need to use corpse salary to ensure that they do not encounter danger, but because the darkness is gradually thickening, they must burn more corpse salary.

Searching for corpse salary also requires manpower. The more people there are, the easier it is to find corpse salary, but at the same time, it consumes more corpse salary.

As a result, they can't gather enough corpse salary to send everyone back to the stomach world.

As for Ren Qing's ghost shadow, because it is only part of the body, it cannot be divided into a large area of shadow, so it is better to protect Han Li and others.

"I will be the last to leave the Buddhist realm. Next, there are thirteen places. You can discuss it."

Han Li said indifferently. Although Ren Qing suggested that he leave immediately, he knew that as long as he expressed a similar meaning, he would be attacked by the monks.

In the Buddhist realm, the greater the noise, the greater the danger faced.

Fortunately, Han Li mastered the Shadowless Ghost, and the shadow transformation can travel through the darkness. He at most wastes some time and cannot be trapped in the Buddhist realm.

Han Li's help to his fellow Taoists to evacuate is also his choice.

To be in charge of the branch requires fame, which is not just as simple as showing strength, but also to make the Taoist disciples trust him.

His guarantee also calmed the monks down and they whispered to each other.

There is no human relationship to speak of. If you want to leave the Buddhist realm early, you need to pay the price, and use the benefits to shut the mouths of others.

Only the old Taoist of the demon vein was still nagging. He didn't have many blood crystals in his storage bag, and he was almost destined to return in the last few, so he was somewhat unwilling.

In addition, the danger of the Buddhist realm stimulated his nerves, and the aura of the Heavenly Demon could invisibly make people extreme, leading to emotional失控.

The old Taoist rushed to Han Li, and the aura of the spell was exposed.

Han Li didn't waste any time with him, and directly tore off the old Taoist's blindfold, and then forcefully pulled open the other party's eyelids.

"Don't want to calm down? I can help you become calm."

The old Taoist let out a hysterical scream, his expression becoming extremely desperate, and he wanted to struggle but could not get rid of Han Li's strength.

Han Li grabbed the old Taoist's neck and forcibly dragged him to within two meters of the darkness.

The darkness was boiling like boiling water, and hideous faces emerged, urging Han Li to throw the old Taoist into it.

"Don't kill me, don't kill me..."

The old Taoist begged for mercy, with no trace of his previous temper.

Han Li threw it away casually, and the old Taoist fell to the edge of the darkness, almost allowing the monster group to touch his body.

Blood flowed from the old Taoist's five sense organs, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably.

His expression changed from fear at the beginning to confusion, and dense black goat hair gradually grew on the soul of Niwan Palace.

Han Li counted down three times before taking the old Taoist back, but the latter no longer possessed basic intelligence, like a wild beast.

However, in this way, the old Taoist was easier to deal with.

Han Li ignored it and threw it directly by the campfire to let him live and die on his own. The others did not have any objections, and even suggested using the old Taoist to lure away the tracking monsters.

They spent half an hour finally discussing the reason, and selected thirteen people from the team according to the burning speed of the corpse salary.

Han Li said nothing and began to prepare the method of constructing the gateway.

Ren Qing's ghost shadow quietly spread out on the ground, and the fire was placed in the center to ensure that the light always enveloped the ghost shadow itself.

Han Li took out the remaining eight corpse salaries and threw them into the campfire one by one.

The color of the flame changed from silver-gray to pale white, and the range covered expanded to nearly a hundred meters, and a large number of monsters were wiped out.

The ghost shadow cracked its bloody mouth, and the consumption speed of the corpse salary suddenly increased.

The Restriction Hall is very particular about rules. Since it has been determined, they jumped into the bloody mouth in sequence according to the previous order.

At the same time, there were also several people who were ready to move and stood aside.

They were not trying to seize the opportunity, but to see if they could seize the only remaining vitality at the moment when the gateway was closed.

Five breaths passed in an instant, and thirteen people disappeared in the Buddhist realm.

Four more people took the risk and jumped into the gateway to the stomach world, but their bodies were cut in half by the closed gateway.

Two of them were more intelligent, and they chose to jump into the gateway with their upper body facing down.

So what remained in the Buddhist realm were only their legs, and they could recover with some resources, of course, provided that the strange object was not in the missing part.

The corpses were buried on the spot, and they had to be prepared to take risks.

When the campfire became weak, Ren Qing's induction with the Buddhist realm decreased again, and he couldn't help but feel a headache about how to find the Lunar Star Lord.

He even wanted to give up a little, after all, it was completely a thankless task.

Ren Qing sorted out the information summarized by the Restriction Hall during this period. This world has obviously become chaotic, and the various forces are not willing to be lonely.

Nameless must have contributed to this.

The most obvious thing is that the Dead Man Sutra has spread without warning, and the number of rogue cultivators who have switched to zombies has exceeded 10,000.

It is likely that Nameless felt that the number of pieces in his hand was too small, so he deliberately spread several divided spells of the Dead Man Sutra.

Ren Qing was happy to see this happen. Anyway, he controlled the Fengdu Corpse Emperor, and any zombie in the world was within his control.

Through the information collected by the Restriction Hall monks, he noticed the remarks about the immortal position, which were constantly fermenting among the rogue cultivators.

Ren Qing did not pay attention to the other clues, only the news of "Helping Rain Heavenly Lord" did not seem to be false, and it was very likely that there was such an immortal position emerging.

Helping Rain Heavenly Lord pointed to a place in the north called the Water Curtain area, where it rained constantly all year round, which led to floods.

He sent some monks to track the source of the clues, and the specific situation depends on the development of the situation.

However, Ren Qing estimated that Nameless was definitely not interested in Helping Rain Heavenly Lord. This immortal position was obviously related to water-attribute spells.

"How many immortal positions are hidden in this world..."

Ren Qing was a little scared when he thought about it. It has only been a year since Nameless made a move, and the immortal position of Helping Rain Heavenly Lord has already jumped out. Maybe the ancient immortals and gods were more numerous than imagined.

The appearance of Helping Rain Sky Lord diluted his thoughts about the Lunar Star Lord and the Earth Immortal of Fortune, and he felt that he did not need to be obsessed with the Buddhist realm.

Although the Lunar Star Lord is very suitable for the demon vein of the Restriction Hall, the Earth Immortal of Fortune involves more branches, and there are hundreds of thousands of monks related to the Heavenly Dao Insect.

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At this moment, Xiao San'er has made a breakthrough in the research of the Skin Nourishing Method.

Ren Qing's consciousness went to the stomach world. Xiao San'er's residence was in the Restriction Hall, and it was also the most prosperous central area.

Even if Ren Qing didn't say it, the soldiers would definitely give preferential treatment to the alchemists and weapon refiners, especially Zhou Zuo'san, who was excellent at weapon refining.

The Restriction Hall has high-rise buildings, similar to the style of Wuwu City back then.

Ren Qing appeared in front of Xiao San'er's residence. Before entering, he smelled a pungent stench, which was the natural激化reaction of various materials during refining.

"Senior Ren, please come in."

Xiao San'er's voice came from the house.

Ren Qing was slightly surprised. Although he did not deliberately hide it, it was indeed not easy for a Yin-Yang realm monk to discover his consciousness.

The seemingly ordinary courtyard, Xiao San'er obviously put a lot of effort into it, mainly the arrangement of the magic circle to prevent anyone from breaking in.

Ren Qing opened the door, and thick smoke suddenly came out.

Xiao San'er sat cross-legged on the ground in a mess, with shriveled corpses in front of him, a scene that made people shudder.

There were also various strange and inexplicable magic weapons hanging on the walls of the house.

The types of magic weapons are mainly flesh and blood, similar to the畸变organs of the forbidden corpses. They have a certain degree of randomness during refining.

Just looking at the decoration of the refining room, one would only think that the owner is an evil cultivator who has committed all kinds of evil.

In fact, the underworld refining materials used by Xiao San'er, including the corpses, are actually produced through spells.

Xiao San'er wiped the dirt off his face and said with great interest: "Senior Ren, the Skin Nourishing Method is indeed a very interesting spell."

"Xiao San'er, what have you discovered?"

As soon as Ren Qing saw the wild monkeys in Ape Mountain, he felt the potential of the Skin Nourishing Technique. The creator Huang Ling must be a talented person.

"Senior Ren, look..."

Little San'er gestured for Ren Qing to examine the corpses in the room. Their skin did indeed have obvious differences and emitted a faint aura of magic.

"Huh?"

Ren Qing wore a strange expression as he picked up a corpse and examined it meticulously.

Little San'er had indeed completed his idea. The corpse was lifeless, but the skin had some activity and had mastered the Skin Nourishing Method.

"Senior Ren, you can treat the Dharma robe as a separate cultivator."

"Can the Dharma robe practice other spells at the same time?"

"It should be difficult, mainly because the Skin Nourishing Method is not a Jailer's Method, so it will not form a strange object, causing the Dharma robe to be backlashed by the spell."

Ren Qing nodded, affirming Little San'er's level of weapon refinement.

"The cultivator who created the Skin Nourishing Method is extremely familiar with the human body. Holding the tip of the tongue with the heart meat only serves to stimulate the Qi and blood."

"The key to the Skin Nourishing Method is the attached meditation method, which allows the Qi and blood to impact the acupoints throughout the body, thereby nourishing the skin."

Ren Qing smiled wryly. How could eunuchs not be familiar with the human body?

According to the history recorded by various forces, he speculated that ancient times were most likely ruled by the imperial court.

In that case, in addition to being the emperor's entourage, eunuchs might also be an intelligence-gathering department, specializing in shady activities.

For example, using torture to abuse prisoners.

Looking at the spells created by Huang Ling, one could tell that he had done a lot of dirty things, and even his temperament was twisted as a result. He was a complete pervert.

Little San'er explained to himself, "I found that using silver needles to guide the Qi and blood to stimulate the acupoints eliminates the need for heart meat."

"Doesn't that mean that as long as it is humanoid, it can be used to refine the Skin Nourishing Method?"

"Probably..."

Little San'er couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead as he looked at the joy in Ren Qing's eyes. If the Skin Nourishing Method were mastered by extreme cultivators, they would definitely enjoy killing people and refining weapons.

"Not bad, it's very useful to me."

Ren Qing didn't expect to accidentally find a breakthrough to the Buddhist realm.

He told Little San'er not to disclose the content of the Skin Nourishing Method to the outside world. Even if he wanted to sell Dharma robes, he should try to use animal skins as materials as much as possible.

Ren Qing returned to the outside world and immediately chose an old and weak mountain goat.

The mountain goat was already on the verge of death, and even its eyes were cloudy. It had not eaten any natural treasures and was just an ordinary animal.

Ren Qing's palm opened, and then a moth with goat horn patterns on its back appeared.

The moth was transformed from a dream flower and contained Ren Qing's remaining demonic aura, most of which was consumed in the deep world.

The mountain goat bleated, trying to stay away from the dream flower in fear.

The dream flower landed on the back of the latter's neck after the mountain goat had nowhere to retreat, and a trace of demonic aura was injected into the mountain goat's flesh and blood.

The mountain goat twitched, and the sound of bone collisions rang out as its flesh and blood began to twist.

The invasiveness of the demonic aura was conceivable. The beast had no power to fight back, and in the blink of an eye, its coat turned pure black.

The mountain goat's eyes were eerie as it struggled to get up, but it stood upright on two feet, forming a slowly approaching black mountain goat.

While maintaining the demonic aura, Ren Qing used the ghost shadow to imprison the mountain goat.

He stimulated the mountain goat's acupoints according to the steps of the Skin Nourishing Method. Not to mention that after the mountain goat transformed into a black mountain goat, the acupoints were indeed the same as humans.

The dream flower's demonic aura was relatively limited, barely giving birth to a black mountain goat.

At the moment the black mountain goat was formed, Ren Qing took the opportunity to cut open its fur, wanting to peel it off, but the black mountain goat became unstable.

Bang!!!

The black mountain goat exploded, and minced meat splashed everywhere in the cave.

Ren Qing quickly used the dream flower to reabsorb the demonic aura. With the exaggerated reproductive ability of the Supreme Heavenly Demon, the total amount of demonic aura would only increase.

He continued to experiment with the demonic aura, and one mountain goat after another died.

Under the reflection of the underground river, the clean and tidy cave was filled with corpses, and the fungus people were working intensively to process the mountain goat's flesh and blood.

Because the fungus people were protected by dragon blood, they were not massively invaded by the demonic aura, but they inevitably launched a large-scale war at the microscopic level.

Ren Qing tried more than a dozen times in a row and finally figured out how to refine the Skin Nourishing Method.

The result was a black-haired sheepskin that emitted a faint demonic aura. After wearing it, one could imitate the appearance of a black mountain goat.

Ren Qing used the Heavenly Demon Possession to come to the periphery of the Buddhist realm and let the ghost shadow step into the darkness with the black mountain goat's fur.

The black mountain goat's fur seemed to come alive, opening its mouth wide to devour the demonic aura.

However, because the abdomen was cut open, the demonic aura leaked directly from the stomach, but he did not feel the influence of the Buddhist realm. The ghost shadow drilled into the black mountain goat's fur.

When the wound recovered, a lifelike black mountain goat stood up in place, absorbing the demonic aura that filled the air.

However, the demonic aura emitted by the Dingguang Buddha was mixed with Buddhist Qi, which led to the black mountain goat's inefficient digestion. How long would it take for its strength to reach the Martial Man realm?

Ren Qing and the ghost shadow felt the same way. The black mountain goat Dharma robe would still erode the soul, but it was within an acceptable range.

He hesitated for a few breaths, and then released more than a dozen dream flowers to go to the beast pen.

After all, the beast pen had a steady stream of demonic aura.

When Ren Qing was in seclusion in the underground cave, he collected a lot of demonic aura, and the Supreme Heavenly Demon did not show any reaction.

Now that the demonic aura was exhausted, he could only go to the beast pen to replenish it.

Ren Qing used the demonic aura at hand to refine three black mountain goat Dharma robes and directly handed them over to Han Li in the Buddhist realm through the fungus soul.

The fungus soul in Han Li's Dantian was invisibly guiding the direction.

Half a day later, the fungus soul had found Han Li and his party in the darkness. Their number had been reduced to only seven people.

Han Li's spirit was slightly sluggish. He had already learned about the effect of the black mountain goat Dharma robe in advance.

So when he obtained the Dharma robe, he put it on without hesitation and felt as if he was in his element.

Although his vision had not recovered, the black mountain goat's sense of smell far surpassed ordinary people.

He could sense that the Buddhist realm was full of dense monsters, which should have been mutated from the Heavenly Dao insect people, and their number was still soaring.

Han Li chose two companions to put on the Dharma robes and search for corpses.

Ren Qing found that the black mountain goat Dharma robe could isolate the influence of the outside world and arbitrarily use his consciousness to go to Dream City, which was a way to explore the Buddhist realm.

Han Li and others returned to the stomach world without any danger.

Ren Qing then let the ghost shadow stay in the Buddhist realm wearing the black mountain goat Dharma robe. As long as he figured out the truth of the Buddhist realm, he could recruit cultivators to go there.

Of course, the premise was that the Buddhist realm was stable enough.

Every time the Dingguang Buddha expanded, the Buddhist realm would become immeasurable. Ren Qing had to take a long-term view and at least see how the situation would develop.

"Wait, there's actually no need to rely entirely on the Jailer's Hall to explore the Buddhist realm..."

Ren Qing narrowed his eyes. Logically speaking, if he wanted to drive the various forces to the Buddhist realm, he only needed to show the effect of the black mountain goat Dharma robe and the benefits of attracting them to go there.

"Or rather, attract the interests of the nameless?"