The Secret Way of Immortality

The sandstorm was still raging, but it also blocked some of the wind and sand, and the rocky Gobi Desert blocked the scorching sun.

But even so, Huangsha City still had to face the terrifying temperature difference of dozens of degrees day and night.

It was just that the nights were indeed better than the scorching days, after all, the cold could be alleviated by adding clothes.

Two Gobi people, wrapped tightly, used the light emitted by lanterns to lead the way, heading towards the entrance and exit of the Gobi Desert.

The leader was an old man, with a Taoist golden coin sword hanging from his waist, and a tattered Bagua ornament hanging on the scabbard.

The younger Gobi person was mainly responsible for carrying heavy objects, and the sacks on his shoulders were full of corpses.

He kept saying some fanatical and ignorant words, which made the old man frown repeatedly, almost scolding him.

"Daoist Shanzai, you said that the young child of Sixth Brother's family was lucky and didn't die. Is it really possible to become an immortal?"

"A'Zhuo, it would be good if one out of a thousand people could become an immortal. Don't speculate about things that are unclear."

A'Zhuo sighed after hearing this, and said in a low voice: "Liu Chuan, with such good talent, died on the road to immortality. It's better to be mediocre like me."

His expression was a little lonely, as if he felt envy for the corpse that failed to become an immortal.

The accents of the two people were almost the same as the residents of Hexiang Crane Mountain Town, which shows that they should have come from the same lineage.

Shanzai was relatively calm, reaching out and stroking the dozen or so corpses in the sack.

They came to the mass grave where the corpses were piled up, and skillfully took a stone table carved from rocks from the side, ready for sacrifice.

The incense made of corpse oil was lit, appearing unusually eerie in the faint cold winter.

The two meticulously carried out the complicated sacrificial process, which was very similar to the Taoist rebirth and transcendence, which shows that there is a inheritance.

Shanzai's original name was Zhang Jun. Because he was an official Taoist priest in Huangsha City, he had a Taoist name, although he was just a Taoist priest who specialized in handling corpses.

He began to chant loudly: "Supreme decree, transcend your lonely soul, ghosts and monsters, all four beings are blessed.

Those with heads are transcended, those without heads are ascended, those who are killed by guns and knives, those who jump into the water and hang themselves.

Those who die clearly, those who die secretly, those who die unjustly, those who are owed debts, those who are seeking lives..."

Shanzai didn't notice that a black shadow was wriggling in the mass grave, and quietly poked out part of its body to check.

Ren Qing was only attached to the ghost shadow, unable to use the ability of the Twin Nightmare Demons, and could only observe with blurred vision.

He found that the so-called "Taoist priest" not far away did not have the aura of spells at all, but was just reciting the Rebirth Mantra.

As for this Rebirth Mantra, Ren Qing also saw it in the books of the Wuwei Taoist Temple. It should have been passed down from the ancient Taoist sect.

According to Tiandaozi's annotations in the book, his explanation of the usage of the Rebirth Mantra was relatively vague, perhaps not as clear as the Gobi people.

Ren Qing hesitated slightly.

He was dozens of meters away from Shanzai. If he rushed over, it was another matter whether he would be discovered, but it was likely that he would not be able to hold on and would dissipate.

But what if the Taoist priest doesn't come again in the near future, wouldn't he miss it because of this?

Just then, A'Zhuo picked up the sack and walked into the mass grave.

He looked at the hideous corpses one by one, and with the strange sounds coming from the wind and sand, his expression seemed a little frightened.

A'Zhuo took out the corpse from the sack and carefully placed it in the mass grave: "May you wish to go to the Yama Palace after death, don't be a human again in reincarnation, ascend to the clouds and attain the Tao..."

The corpses were gradually placed and sorted out, with limbs overlapping each other, perhaps for fear of being blown away by the wind and sand.

He helped the last small boy's corpse to tidy up his clothes, and a slight look of envy appeared in his eyes.

A'Zhuo muttered to himself in a low voice: "I wish I were you. My parents said it well, 'If you hear the Tao in the morning, you can die in the evening...'"

At this moment, the corpse behind A'Zhuo suddenly moved. He was so frightened that he sat down on the ground, his legs were weak and his whole body was trembling.

Ren Qing used sound to strike west, originally wanting to attach himself to A'Zhuo's shadow, but suddenly found that the corpses in the sack seemed to be dying but not dead.

The corpses were all in the shape of children, and their bodies were also dry and thin, but they obviously still had vitality, and their lips were constantly trembling.

Ren Qing hesitated for a moment.

The purpose of the ghost shadow was to find out the situation in the Gobi Desert, so that the main body could obtain the Wine God Technique as soon as possible after passing through the sandstorm.

However, the ghost shadow was hidden in the shadow of a living person, and the influence was really limited. Reckless activities might be noticed by the monks, thus alarming the snake.

But these children were already dying, and most of their three souls and seven spirits had dissipated.

If the ghost shadow attached to the Niwan Palace of the child, it would be relatively stable, and it could even be controlled independently at night, but the only thing to fear was dying inexplicably during the day.

The modification of the sand boat was nearing completion, and Ren Qing would go to the Gobi Desert in a short time, so he had to gain something in a short time.

If it really didn't work, he would leave the body.

Ren Qing gritted his teeth, and the ghost shadow merged into the outermost corpse, which should be Liu Chuan in A'Zhuo's mouth.

Liu Chuan's body was already near death, lacking water in his body, and there was only one soul and three spirits left in the Niwan Palace.

Ren Qing chose to directly station in the Niwan Palace, forcibly replacing the soul with a ghost shadow.

A'Zhuo was lying in the pile of dead people, couldn't help shouting: "Taoist priest, there are demons!"

Shanzai frowned, but still endured his displeasure and finished reciting the Rebirth Mantra, knelt down respectfully and walked quickly to A'Zhuo.

"You're startled, you can't become an official Taoist priest like this."

"There really is..."

Before A'Zhuo could finish speaking, Ren Qing moved his body slightly under control, and even Shanzai couldn't help but show astonishment.

"Uh."

Ren Qing continued to make noises to attract attention.

Shanzai hesitated for a moment and then approached Liu Chuan's body, putting his hand on his neck, and as a result, he could really feel a weak pulse beating.

The other children's bodies had already had no reaction, and only the Niwan Palace had a little vitality left.

Seeing this, A'Zhuo asked: "What should I do, Taoist Shanzai?"

Shanzai hesitated and took out a water bag from his arms, and then poured a little on Ren Qing's mouth, and the latter swallowed it into his throat greedily.

Ren Qing therefore found that the Gobi people's absorption of water was extremely exaggerated, and almost every drop was not wasted, and was tightly locked in the body.

More water was poured into the child's mouth, and his skin became fuller.

Shanzai was very puzzled, how could anyone in such a state still survive? Under normal circumstances, the water would have been lost and turned into a Ze person.

Ren Qing continued to pretend to be unconscious, the sky was dawning, and it was about to be daytime.

Shanzai hesitated and said: "Take it back to the Taoist temple and talk about it. It's best to find his parents. If not, return it to the government. Maybe he can continue on the road to immortality."

He picked up Ren Qing and carried him on his back, and hurried towards Huangsha City.

A'Zhuo hurriedly followed behind, and when he heard the road to immortality, he couldn't help but look towards the ladder to the sky, wondering what he was yearning for.

Ren Qing took the opportunity to squint his eyes. The vision of this body was much better than that of the ghost shadow.

The nearby yellow sand was everywhere, and occasionally you could see mummified corpses hanging on pillars, which shows that not everyone is qualified for the mass grave.

Shanzai soon came to Huangshan City, and there was no city wall at all.

There were a dozen or so half-meter-sized glass covers in the open space outside the city, all trapping thin Gobi people with extremely desperate expressions.

Ren Qing quickly reacted.

The glass covers were clearly used to collect water. When the sunlight shines on them, the inside will become hot like a greenhouse.

The water in the Gobi people's bodies will be distilled out.

Even if they die, the most valuable resources must be stripped away.

However, judging from A'Zhuo's contemptuous appearance, the glass cover should be filled with criminals.

Ren Qing didn't know why children like Liu Chuan who died because of ascending to immortality would have their bodies depleted of water.

The town was still very lively, especially during the hour when day and night alternate.

All kinds of stalls are set up on both sides of the street, and the things sold are very rough. Except for some stone utensils, they are all meat.

Ren Qing found that it was not human flesh, the meat was white and rich in oil.

And the proportion of Taoist priests in the residents of Huangsha City is too high, three or four out of ten are all Taoist priests, and many of them are familiar with Shanzai.

Some of them are holding palm-sized jars in their hands. These Taoist priests are most respected by the Gobi people, and even Shanzai will deliberately give way.

Taoist decorations are everywhere on the streets.

The most obvious is the ladder to the sky, where you can see several Gobi people climbing up, reinforcing the ladder with white bones.

However, Ren Qing found that the ladder seemed to have reached a certain height, and the Gobi people were now starting to build platforms on the ladder.

He was stunned. This distance was indeed not much different from the Qingxu Temple in the clouds. Could it be that he could really climb into it through the ladder to the sky?

What is the meaning of Shanzai's so-called becoming an immortal?

Ren Qing felt that even if he controlled this body, he might die inexplicably on a certain day, so it was better to take a risk.

Shanzai took the two to a simple stone house, and stone statues of three Taoist ancestors were placed in the hall, offering incense.

Just as they were about to rest for a moment, Ren Qing pretended to wake up, and to be on the safe side, another wisp of ghost shadow was separated and hidden in the statue.

However, controlling Liu Chuan required at least two-thirds of the ghost shadow, and the remaining wisp could barely maintain not dissipating for a long time.

At this time, the sun was about to rise, and there was not much time left.

Shanzai breathed a sigh of relief and asked: "Liu Chuan, are you okay?"

Ren Qing shook his head, his eyes staring at the stone carving of the Taoist ancestor, and said strangely: "Shanzai, I want to become an immortal."

Shanzai's back felt cold. How could a child say the voice that only adults have, and the expression he revealed was completely unfathomable.

He suppressed his distracting thoughts, only thinking that he was overthinking: "I originally wanted to send you back to your parents, but since you asked so..."

"Then I'll ask you again."

"The three realms of becoming an immortal are by no means easy. Just eating yourself is not something ordinary people can do. Are you sure you still want to become an immortal?"

"Sure."

After Ren Qing finished speaking, his expression became dull. The outside was already bright, and without the control of the ghost shadow, Liu Chuan was like a walking corpse.

Shanzai stepped forward to check, and his face suddenly turned livid.

Although Liu Chuan in front of him had a heartbeat and breathing, he had no reaction. According to his understanding, this was a sign that his soul had completely dissipated.

Then who was communicating with him just now?

A'Zhuo couldn't help but interject: "Taoist priest, when will you send Liu Chuan to the government?"

"Immediately."

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