The Secret Way of Immortality

Invented techniques can also mutate the body.

Theoretically, the invented techniques that Ren Qing creates can have abilities similar to Steelbone, Super Strength, Fire Breath, Wind Manipulation...

Ren Qing shook his head at this thought.

He suddenly realized that teaching the dire wolves complex techniques was not very useful and could even lead to them becoming uncontrollable.

After all, no matter how much the invented techniques mutate them, the dire wolves would at most reach the Half-Corpse realm, and there was no potential for them to advance to the Ghost Envoy realm.

Therefore, the invented techniques only needed to allow them to function as transportation.

Ren Qing narrowed his eyes, the Daoist robe on his body glowing slightly.

He muttered to himself, "Gluttonous Giant Spirit Technique requires devouring flesh and blood until the stomach bursts. If one does not die, they will cultivate the technique, and their size will increase with their food intake."

The Non-Action Dojo quickly responded, and a bamboo scroll appeared in Ren Qing's hand.

He flipped through it.

The contents of the bamboo scroll did indeed record the invented technique called Gluttonous Giant Spirit Technique. Although the name was intimidating, the effect was rather勉强 (mianqiang - barely adequate).

Ren Qing couldn't help but be deeply interested.

He didn't rush to have the dire wolves cultivate this technique, but instead tried to create a method for prolonging life.

The result was naturally as expected. Invented techniques could only target the physical body in a simple way, and it was impossible to create complex techniques.

This completely dispelled any侥幸 (jiaoxing - fluke) thoughts he had.

Even though the Non-Action Dojo was formed from Yang God realm techniques like the Avici Hell, it still had its limitations.

Ren Qing picked up the bamboo scroll of the Gluttonous Giant Spirit Technique, and the mutated wolves and husky imitated his movements.

"Bestow immortal technique..."

He looked at the dire wolves, and as soon as the words left his mouth, the mutated wolf let out an uneasy cry and tried to struggle and escape.

However, the蒲团 (putuan - meditation mat) directly bound the mutated wolf firmly in place.

The mutated wolf's abdomen then began to swell, and it was clear that its stomach was bursting, with blood flowing from its mouth and nose.

In just a few breaths, they couldn't hold on and disappeared from the Non-Action Dojo due to the mutation.

The main bodies within the abdominal prison turned into minced meat and exploded, eventually being completely devoured by the 神足经 (Shenzu Jing - Divine Foot Sutra) strange object.

The husky, possibly because of its larger size, managed to survive even though blood was seeping from its mouth and nose.

Even though its stomach had become more than four times its original size, it still had a breath of life.

Ren Qing hesitated for a moment when he saw this, and then the walls of the abdominal prison condensed blood and fed it to the husky.

This was the blood of the Gluttonous Technique, and it might have an effect.

The husky secreted flesh and blood all over its body, wrapping itself in a flesh cocoon, and then remained motionless in the prison.

Seeing this, Ren Qing exited the Non-Action Dojo and then returned to the inn to rest.

Meanwhile, Wang Er, dressed like a beggar, was wandering the streets of Crane Mountain Town.

His appearance was slightly different, and even the jailers couldn't recognize him. Moreover, the yamen hadn't even noticed that someone was missing.

Wang Er attracted a lot of people's attention.

Two混混 (hunhun - hoodlums) in the corner exchanged glances and followed him with malicious intentions, but their expressions became恍惚 (huanghu - absent-minded) as soon as they got close.

Wang Er continued to wander.

............

The preparations for the mountain god祭祀 (jisi - sacrifice) were quickly coming to their final day.

Ren Qing had only occasionally paid attention to the sacrifice these past few days, focusing his main energy on creating chaos by spreading the Dao.

Because his targets were all members of gangs, the effect was even better than he had imagined.

This also allowed the Non-Action Sect's power in Crane Mountain Town to gradually emerge, which was beyond Ren Qing's expectations.

First, there were some yamen runners in the yamen, and second, there were clan forces among the mountain people. Both groups had been searching for Wang Er.

Seeing this, Ren Qing took Wang Er into his abdominal prison.

Then, he saw some clues from the arrangement for the mountain god sacrifice. The Non-Action Sect seemed to have big plans, and their reaction was more激烈的 (jielie de - intense) than he had imagined.

Ren Qing was not surprised but delighted to see this. The muddier the water, the better.

If he really couldn't handle it, there was still the Forbidden Soldiers Hall. At worst, he would just drink some soup.

Moreover, after a long period of cultivation, Ren Qing's lifespan had reached just over ten years.

However, he did not choose to advance, partly to save some lifespan for advancing to Dao Birth Dao, and partly because advancing at this time would undoubtedly face the situation of lifespan exhaustion.

The scale of the mountain god sacrifice was formed. Next, Crane Mountain would hold a twelve-hour祭典 (jidian - ceremony) to pray for peace.

Ren Qing walked out of the inn and also had Wang Er混入 (hunru - mingle) in the procession.

They soon arrived at the mountain ridge, and the residents of Crane Mountain Town began to voluntarily send food to the giant mountain god statue.

Most of the food was not five grains, but the flesh and blood of wild animals obtained from hunting. The whole city exuded a strange meaty aroma.

The food was neatly piled on the altar.

Several forbidden soldiers stationed in Crane Mountain Town were hidden in the surrounding mountains.

The gong was sounded, and the mountain god sacrifice officially began. The mountain people spontaneously beat their chests and stomped their feet, imitating the whistling wind in the mountains.

With Ren Qing's observational skills, he could detect the abnormality even among thousands of people.

He used the corner of his eye to find several people with呆滞 (daizhi - blank) expressions, and there seemed to be traces of techniques on their bodies. They were likely传道者 (chuandaozhe - proselytizer) similar to the Spider Woman.

Ren Qing was immediately a little confused. Did the Non-Action Sect plan to expose themselves?

Thinking about it, it was impossible. Facing the terrifying existence of the Forbidden Soldiers Hall, even if the Immortal Lord advanced to the Yin Messenger realm, it would not be enough.

Unless there was something that made the other party投鼠忌器 (toushujiqi - be afraid to break the vase for fear of hitting the rat inside)...

Ren Qing thought for a long time and shook his head.

No matter what, the other party definitely planned to cause trouble.

Whether or not he could break the situation was not important. Disrupting the arrangement was the most important thing.

With a thought from Ren Qing, as Wang Er let out a喃喃细语 (nannixiyu - murmuring whisper), dozens of people were instantly pulled into the Non-Action Dojo.

Moreover, the targets he chose to preach to were all wealthy merchants in addition to gang members.

After their consciousness was projected into the Non-Action Dojo, they couldn't help but狂热 (kuangre - fanatically) roar, wishing they could掏心掏肺 (taoxintaofei - show their heart and soul).

Several mountain people pounced on Wang Er.

Wang Er did not struggle too much, but just looked at them with strange and inexplicable eyes, and the skin all over his body gradually turned紫黑色 (ziheise - purplish-black).

That was the canine distemper toxin spreading, and it would kill people in just a moment.

"You...do you know..."

"What?"

The middle-aged刀疤男 (daoban man - scarred man) subconsciously leaned over, only to hear Wang Er's vague muttering a few words, and then he lost his breath.

Screams came from the front of the procession.

The big-bellied and gold-clad wealthy merchant suddenly knelt on the ground, and his stomach uncontrollably became larger and larger.

He couldn't help but vomit, and actually吐 (tu - vomited) out a fist-sized heart.

"You...this group of freeloaders."

The fat merchant's trembling right hand pointed to the old man with crutches in the crowd, and he lost his breath just as he was about to say something.

The residents scrambled to retreat, and the scene was slightly out of control.

However, to Ren Qing's surprise, a wealthy merchant actually survived the side effects of the Pure Yang Immaculate Method, and then developed mutations under the influence of the invented technique.

His size swelled to over three meters, like the big boss of a mountain bandit.

Ren Qing frowned slightly. In this situation, it was inevitable to alarm the Forbidden Soldiers Hall. It depended on how the Non-Action Sect responded to the突发 (tufa - sudden) situation.

The forbidden soldiers rushed to the scene of the sacrifice, and the leading woman let out an刺耳 (ci'er - ear-piercing)啼鸣 (timing - cry), and the crowd suddenly became quiet.

Ren Qing's separated soul directly appeared in the Non-Action Dojo at the same time as Wang Er died.

The separated soul was wearing a gray robe, and happened to be混 (hun - mixed) among those wealthy merchants and hoodlums.

At this time, there was no preacher in the Non-Action Dojo. The蒲团 (putuan - meditation mat) in the center was like it was prepared for the Immortal Lord, which was really an invitation into a trap.

As long as the Immortal Lord still hadn't become a Dao Official, he, as the Great Dao Official, could suppress him. Maybe he could take the opportunity to force the other party out.

Ren Qing looked at the female forbidden soldier, and his main body quietly came to the outer edge of the crowd.

Zeng Lin was one of the few Ghost Envoy realm cultivators among the forbidden soldiers in River Mountain Town.

She looked extremely陰沉 (yinchen - gloomy) and quickly asked several probationary members to check the暴毙 (baobi - sudden death) corpses to find out what was going on.

The old man with crutches stopped Zeng Lin and said with a smile, "My lord, we mountain people's own affairs will not bother you."

"Old Liu, I'm just confirming whether it's related to妖邪 (yaoxie - demons and monsters)."

Zeng Lin glanced at the other party.

The mountain people's clan concept was extremely strong, which led to their internal unity, and many things could not be interfered with even by the yamen.

This person was named Liu Bao, and he was the话事人 (huashiren - spokesman) who was elected by the mountain people ten years ago.

Liu Bao shook his head and said, "After all, it happened during the sacrifice. In order to prevent the mountain god from getting angry, it is impossible to investigate deeply..."

Before he could finish speaking, he felt the arms of the two people扶 (fu - supporting) him tremble.

Liu Bao subconsciously looked around, and many people had similar situations, expressing a fear that went deep into their bones.

There was an additional figure in the Non-Action Dojo.

The seven or eight faces on the Immortal Lord's neck looked a little ugly. He didn't notice at all that Ren Qing was mixed among the Dao seekers.

He waved his拂尘 (fuchen - whisk).

The mutated wealthy merchant outside went crazy and rushed to the altar, then jumped up and jumped into the burning fire basin.

Under the scorching heat, he seemed to regain some灵智 (lingzhi - intelligence) and wanted to say something, but was eventually swallowed by the flames.

Zeng Lin didn't notice the traces of techniques, but still felt her寒毛直立 (hanmaozhili - hair standing on end).

She turned and left the altar, planning to report the truth to the Forbidden Soldiers Hall.

When encountering such things that were obviously related to the mountain people, directly handing it over to the Forbidden Soldiers Hall was the easiest thing to do. There was no reason to confront them.

Zeng Lin's steps stopped.

Suddenly someone exploded into minced meat, and flesh and blood fell like raindrops.

However, the people seemed to be unaware and continued to kneel and recite prayers for peace, making the scene毛骨悚然 (maogusongran - spine-chilling).

Seeing this, she couldn't care so much and wanted to leave this place with the probationary members, but in a恍惚 (huanghu - daze), she noticed the change in the surrounding environment.

When Zeng Lin reacted, she had come to a strange dojo.

The Immortal Lord was sitting in the center, and his originally plain face was twisted together, and his eyes were full of殺气 (shaqi - murderous aura).

"Please sit!!!!!"

"Bestow Dao technique!!!!!"

Zeng Lin's body uncontrollably sat on the 蒲团 (putuan - meditation mat), listening to the crazy words in the Immortal Lord's mouth, and her heart was shocked to the extreme.

After her consciousness entered the Non-Action Dojo, her main body was subtly influenced by the Immortal Lord, turning a blind eye to the surrounding chaos.

Zeng Lin and Liu Bao went towards Crane Mountain Town, without any of the previous tense atmosphere.

Ren Qing was stunned and was shocked by the Non-Action Sect's audacity.

He looked towards the hillside and found that figures were rushing towards here, and they should be preachers controlled by the Immortal Lord.

The Immortal Lord seemed to realize something and planned to杀鸡取卵 (shajiquluan - kill the chicken to get the eggs), wanting to use Dao rhyme to advance to Great Dao Official.

The Dao seekers were then挟持 (xiechi - kidnapped) by the clan forces, but they did not resist too much.

The next chapter will be posted later, work delays coding too much.