The Secret Way of Immortality

The aftermath of the ancient Buddha Maitreya continued to ferment, and Jingzhou once again fell into a battle between immortals and Buddhas, which could be felt even from tens of thousands of miles away.

Ren Qing knew that the Three Lifetimes Buddha was truly an unkillable centipede; even a wisp of his remnant thought could not completely cut off the possibility of his resurrection.

Among the three Daos Ancestors of the same level, the Celestial Venerable of the Primordial Beginning represents the unification of all things, the Celestial Venerable of Morality represents the reproduction of living beings, and the Celestial Venerable of Spiritual Treasures represents shapeless chaos.

As for the Three Lifetimes Buddha, the ancient Buddha Maitreya carries the future, the ancient Buddha Dipankara represents the present, and the ancient Buddha Dipamkara leads to the past.

The Three Lifetimes Buddha might be impossible to kill and may still be alive, just not in Ren Qing's timeline.

Regardless of the Three Daos Ancestors or the Three Lifetimes Buddha, they are far beyond Ren Qing's reach.

The more Ren Qing thought about it, the more apprehensive he became. The Investiture of the Gods battle had to take into account the variable of Buddhism. Who knows if the remaining Three Lifetimes Buddha would intervene.

He recalled the events that had occurred in Jingzhou and discovered many suspicious points.

Who exactly killed the Wine and Meat Taoist?

Ren Qing now belatedly realized that refining magical artifacts with the internal organs of the Heavenly Gu Realm was not something Buddhism would do.

The Longevity Forbidden Zone had not moved, and the immortal position of Fengshen Boqiang must have been brought from elsewhere, possibly involving more than one cultivator.

When Ren Qing stole Fengshen Boqiang, the mastermind was able to quickly find a replacement. Masterless immortal positions are even rarer than living true immortals.

The Insect Nest also seemed to be cooperating.

If it weren't for Ren Qing's intervention, relying on the Insect Nest's ability to reproduce, it could easily supply the massive amount of flesh and blood needed for the 'Ten Thousand Buddhas Paying Homage'.

The Insect Nest got what it needed, and perhaps it could obtain the immortal position it had been longing for.

The layout of Jingzhou for hundreds of years didn't seem like something a single wisp of remnant thought could arrange. It looked like multiple forces were placing their pieces in it.

"Could it be that some cultivators want to revive the Three Lifetimes Buddha?"

"Or are they influenced by the remnant thoughts of the Three Lifetimes Buddha?"

Ren Qing was noncommittal, but at least he could be sure that among the four main mothers of the Insect Nest, one of them participated in the layout of Jingzhou.

His head throbbed faintly. If the first batch of immortals who achieved immortality through the Investiture of the Gods included believers of the Three Lifetimes Buddha, then there would be no peace to be had.

Of course, Ren Qing was not without means of restraint. He had immortal positions that could be implanted into immortal seats, but the specific effect would depend on the breakthrough of Heaven and Earth.

Ren Qing secretly pondered the chips he currently had on the table.

The immortal positions included Fengshen Boqiang, the Silkworm Mother Insect Immortal, and the Old Man Under the Moon.

The Old Man Under the Moon was the key to attracting Wuming into the game, and the Silkworm Mother Insect Immortal was intended for Li Yaoyang's destined path to immortality. In theory, Fengshen Boqiang should also be given to Feng Kongren.

"No, the immortal positions must first be used to construct a forbidden zone. Only by creating a small world isolated from the outside can there be conditions for achieving immortality and attaining the Dao."

Otherwise, before they even become immortals, Turbid Immortals will come to encircle and suppress them, not to mention the Three Daos Ancestors or the Three Lifetimes Buddha lurking in the dark.

Ren Qing shook his head. The more immortal positions required for the forbidden zone, the better.

He could open the back door for the Jail Guards Hall cultivators who were suitable for certain immortal positions, making it easier for Li Yaoyang to obtain opportunities, depending on whether he could seize them.

Even if they cannot become immortals, it is not necessarily a bad thing for the Jail Guards Hall cultivators.

With the potential shown by Heaven and Earth, it may be possible to enlighten immortals in the stomach world in the future.

It's just that Heaven and Earth must reach the level of a Earth Immortal at least, or even transcend it.

Achieving immortality and attaining the Dao is already a narrow escape from death, let alone the emergence of a large number of Gu Immortals, which will inevitably lead to a war between the Gu and the Turbid.

There is not much Ren Qing can do, but he will try his best to ensure that the situation does not completely get out of control.

As long as he has enough time, with five top-notch immortal positions, plus the assistance of the information stream, he will soon be able to transcend everything.

"The immortal positions of Fengshen Boqiang and others are far from enough. It seems I have to rely on Jingzhou."

The battle between immortals and Buddhas in Jingzhou will inevitably lead to the fall of true immortals, especially the Taiyin Star Lord and the Earth Immortal of Fortune, who are at a disadvantage.

With the means he had arranged in advance, it would not be difficult to obtain the immortal positions silently.

Thinking of this, Ren Qing used Heavenly Demon Possession to head to the edge of Xiangxiang.

As soon as he descended through the dragon limbs, a foul smell of gunpowder filled his nostrils. Although it was already the Great Cold, the temperature was much hotter than in the summer.

Ren Qing looked around, and Xiangxiang had been completely reduced to ruins, with no trace of its former glory.

Even though Xiangxiang was separated from Jingzhou by a swamp, it was still unable to avoid being completely destroyed by the aftermath of the battle between immortals and Buddhas.

The ground was full of deep pits, with red-hot lava flowing inside. The sky was covered by dark clouds, and explosions were deafening.

Ren Qing looked up and saw a red and black crescent moon hanging in the sky.

The edge of the crescent moon emitted golden light, obscuring the normal sun and moon. From time to time, huge meteorites fell to the ground.

The meteorites constantly decomposed, most of them melting into lava, and the core gave birth to life.

Before long, rabbit-toads tore open the lava layer and crawled out. Ren Qing's scalp would tingle at the sight of their strange and inexplicable appearance.

The backs of the rabbit-toads were covered with dense heads of goat cubs, only the size of fists, making immature and tender calls.

When they saw living animals, they couldn't wait to pounce on them, swallowing flesh, blood, and bones whole.

Ren Qing noticed that there were traces of long snakes wriggling in the abdomen of the rabbit-toads, and it was likely that their intestines had mutated into Heavenly Dao Insects.

The Supreme Heavenly Demon's main energy should be focused on fighting against the Buddha Dipamkara.

In order to protect herself, the Taiyin Star Lord has cooperated and coexisted with the Earth Immortal of Fortune. The two are now somewhat like a host and a parasite.

Fortunately, the Corpse Immortal ran fast, otherwise he would definitely be trapped in Jingzhou.

Ren Qing breathed a sigh of relief. The two true immortals should be able to hold on for a while. I wonder if they can avoid the fate of dying and disappearing.

He took the opportunity to advance his spells and raise his strength to the perfection of the Heavenly Gu Realm. When he obtains the immortal position, he can start to arrange the rules of the forbidden zone, so as to avoid long nights and many dreams.

"The Insect Nest is really not giving up..."

Ren Qing narrowed his eyes and focused his gaze on the several mountain peaks on the edge of Jingzhou, where he could clearly perceive the unique aura of the Insect Nest's method.

Even if the Insect Nest does not come out in full force this time, it will at least send two main mothers.

He re-arranged the means of surveillance, and deliberately increased the number of dragon limbs, so as to ensure that he would know the results of the immortals and Buddhas as soon as possible.

Ren Qing was just about to return to the Dragon Blood Sea when his expression suddenly changed slightly.

In a meteorite pit not far away, a seemingly ordinary fly was fluttering, easily dodging the splashing sparks of lava.

Ren Qing looked at the fly and did not see any traces of spells, but how could any insect be so comfortable in a high temperature of seventy or eighty degrees.

Call out the information stream.

[Buddha Fly]

[A fly converted by the aura of Buddha, able to understand human speech.]

"Three Lifetimes Buddha, Three Lifetimes Buddha..."

Ren Qing sneered a few times. He disrupted the Three Lifetimes Buddha's plan, so he would definitely be spied on by Buddhism, and it was normal to be waiting for him.

However, he has the Heavenly Demon Tribulation, and even Buddhas cannot easily detect him.

"Buddhism only knows how to play tricks. Fruit Position Buddhas are just means on the surface, and in secret they have controlled many Taoist forces' cultivators."

Ren Qing couldn't wait to help the Three Daos Ancestors clean up the sect, but unfortunately he didn't know the identity of the traitor.

He took a deep look at Jingzhou, and then used Heavenly Demon Possession to disappear in place, and returned to the relatively calm Dragon Blood Sea.

Ren Qing was studying how to arrange the immortal position forbidden zone, while waiting for the recovery of the Heavenly Dao cracks.

He kept the Fleshly Body Tathagata at the limit of bearing Heavenly Daoization, and the entire Spirit Mountain was turned into a raging fire, steadily digesting the Heavenly Daoization.

The monks chanted scriptures, believing that the Spirit Mountain Tathagata was burning karmic fire, which was a move to eliminate the karma for the sinners of the world.

The Pig Taoist has already mixed into the abbot of a temple at the foot of Spirit Mountain.

Don't look at him as being sloppy, but he does have a way of fooling monks, so he lives a fairly comfortable life in the Western Buddhist Realm.

Ren Qing looked at the Fleshly Body Tathagata and thought of the Tathagata Buddha position that he had accidentally created before.

Buddhism is really too evil. The Three Lifetimes Buddha is worse than the Three Daos Ancestors. If they fight because of this, it will be terrible.

Ren Qing suppressed his distracting thoughts and continued to simulate the construction of the forbidden zone with the intestines of the Forbidden Corpse.

However, in order to attract the Corpse Immortal to come, the Forbidden Corpse was only left with half of its body again, so it had to spend resources to re-breed flesh, blood, and bones.

At the same time, Ren Qing did not stop the Jail Guards Hall's external missions, the content involved various places, requiring the collection of useful clues, with no limit to the rewards.

Just when Ren Qing was busy, a situation of unknown good or bad appeared.

Usually, Ren Qing would routinely check the world in the mirror every few days, mainly to compare the number of upside-down cultivators inside.

But he didn't expect that one person in the world in the mirror had disappeared at some point.

Only when the external avatar dies and Wuming no longer tries to intervene will the main body sealed in the world in the mirror be freed.

Ren Qing's expression was complicated as he confirmed it multiple times.

The missing cultivator was insignificant among the many cultivators. He was a Guishi realm cultivator belonging to the Yellow Robe Monster's forces, not worthy of mention.

But the information reflected was very large, making Ren Qing think about it with trepidation.

It shows that Wuming has completely parasitized the Corpse Immortal, which means that he can influence the Corpse Immortal's subconscious mind, and he must have noticed the changes in Jingzhou.

The secrets known by cultivators like Wuming are definitely beyond Ren Qing's imagination, and even the Three Lifetimes Buddha's arrangements cannot be hidden from him.

Even Wuming felt the crisis and began to release the chess pieces in the world in the mirror in advance, which shows that the Three Lifetimes Buddha's forces are already deeply rooted.

The Dao-Buddha dispute is a big trouble that will explode at any time.

But this is also good. Next, Wuming will search for immortal positions suitable for eliminating disasters, and Ren Qing can also take the opportunity to obtain clues about the immortal positions.

Ren Qing understood that he was probably already exposed in Wuming's field of vision, but the other party definitely did not know his specific information.

A great trend called "Investiture of the Gods" has begun to emerge.

Ren Qing looked at this world from the deep sea, and due to the almost stagnant heart of Shi Fengdu, it beat uncontrollably and violently.

He took a deep breath, and ripples appeared on the sea with the palm of his hand.

The originally calm Dragon Blood Sea suddenly boiled, and fish that looked like dragon snakes jumped out of the water one after another.

Since you want to find immortal positions, there must be gains in the deep and boundless sea.

The true immortals in this world are definitely not as rare as they appear on the surface. They may be sleeping somewhere in the ocean, or like the Matchmaker Immortal, only a body without a soul remains.

Ren Qing no longer restricts the spread of the Dragon Blood Ecology, but still changed the rules.

The Dragon Blood Ecology will not forcibly assimilate the original plants and animals. He requires dragons to coexist with ordinary species.

Ren Qing changed the Dragon Blood to be inherited only through reproduction.

The sea is really too unpredictable, there must be intelligent civilizations, maybe they have already developed a extremely brilliant power system.

However, Ren Qing is not without confidence. The Jiaoren tribe has begun to take shape.

One Jiaoren after another swam out from the caves in the deep sea. Relying on their fish tails, they could quickly sprint in the water, and their sharp teeth and claws were their weapons.

The spells that the Jiaoren first practiced were modified from the Wine God Method, which could control water flow to attack prey, and could also use water to bless their physique.

Later, Ren Qing passed on the Dragon Snake Spine to the Jiaoren tribe.

This made the difference between males and females more and more obvious. Females mainly focused on controlling water, while males strengthened themselves and pursued dragonification.

Even without the birth of Yin-Earth realm, the Jiaoren's combat power in the ocean is far beyond imagination.

Only the Jiaoren clan in the stomach world can be compared, but the environment encountered by the Jiaoren is not harsh, which leads them not to pursue individual strength, but to focus on the prosperity of the tribe.

Ren Qing's eyes swept over many Jiaoren, and he found that the new generation of leader was named "Tuna".

His consciousness came to Tuna's mind, and the latter was taken aback and quickly knelt down, calling out the names of the Four Seas Dragon Kings.

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"The Four Seas Dragon King is above..."

"From today onwards, the Jiaoren will explore to the south and collect all useful resources."

Ren Qing narrowed his eyes and continued without doubt: "As a reward, the Heavenly Court will help you build a Dragon Palace."

"Huha..."

Tuna raised his right arm above his head, making a gesture of willingness to submit.

Ren Qing withdrew his consciousness. As far as his eyes could see, tens of thousands of Jiaoren clusters surged out. Riding on domesticated low-intelligence dragons, they shuttled through seaweed and coral as if walking on flat ground.

Compared to the Jiaoren, they are more warlike, and their necks are covered with scales for hanging prey.

Ren Qing wanted to stimulate the development of the Jiaoren clan, after all, he still expects them to explore the ocean in the future, but he doesn't want to stifle their autonomy.

So Ren Qing would rather put himself in the position of a immortal god and make a deal with the Jiaoren.

He is not worried about the Jiaoren rebelling. As a Hunyuan Dragon Ancestor, all dragons in the world are his own children, and he can easily control their life and death.

Ren Qing then released a new external mission in Dream City.

Suddenly it caused a reaction.

The surroundings of the notice were filled with cultivators, most of whom were proficient in swimming, discussing with each other, and no cultivators had temporarily taken the mission.

External missions are different from ordinary missions, and the number of places is unlimited.

Once accepted, regardless of whether they are ready or not, the cultivators will immediately descend to the outside world, and may have to face a mountain of knives and a sea of fire as soon as they open their eyes.

Cultivators usually consider for a long time before seeing an external mission.

"Old Huang, I haven't seen you for a few years. I thought you had died from cultivation deviation."

Chen Haoyu carefully considered the gains and losses, and suddenly noticed a acquaintance mixed in the crowd, and quickly went over to say hello.

"I spit."

Huang Ziwan opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of poisonous phlegm, and wiped his nose with Chen Haoyu's sleeve.

Chen Haoyu was not angry, and couldn't help but look at Huang Ziwan, and found that although the latter was old, his foundation was really well laid, and his cultivation had unknowingly surpassed him.

"Okay, I have been in seclusion for decades, and I should be able to find an opportunity to break through the Yang God Realm before I die peacefully."

Huang Ziwan was slightly proud. Back then, Ren Qing gave him some pointers, and he also practiced a Poison Bone Skill.

The complementary nature of the primary and secondary spells indeed gives it a sense of accumulated knowledge and potential. Your recent successful advancement to the Rongyin stage shows unstoppable momentum.

Chen Haoyu said with a sigh, "I used to think you were just talking nonsense, planning to coast along and directly transfer your body and soul to cultivate the corpse lineage."

"Hehehe..."

Huang Ziwan grinned sheepishly, just about to boast a few words when a hurricane blew from overhead.

Sun Luo landed beside the notice board, took a piece of task paper, and continued, "This kid Huang Ziwan is purely motivated because he realized that his zombie stuff is just for show, so he's striving to improve himself."

Chen Haoyu was stunned for a few breaths, then burst into uproarious laughter.

Huang Ziwan, like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water, braved the countless strange gazes and hurriedly grabbed the task to leave the stomach world.

As soon as he entered the water, he felt like a fish in the sea. His body, resembling a toad and a gecko, was no longer confined to the land environment.

Huang Ziwan caught up with Sun, and the two chatted while familiarizing themselves with the Dragon Blood Sea area.

The requirements for the external task were not many, mainly helping the Jiaoren race build houses, and all the resources obtained belonged to the cultivators.

However, the task location was in the sea, which made most cultivators wary.

Huang Ziwan had thought that Sun would definitely advance to the Yangshen realm after receiving the ghost immortal title, but he didn't expect that Sun couldn't cultivate other spells due to the alienation of his body and soul.

Sun's foundation could not be further improved, and he was stuck at the perfection of the Yin Official realm for life.

"I might as well have transferred to the corpse lineage earlier, so I simply came out to earn blood crystals."

Huang Ziwan sighed slightly, his restless mood calmed down. The Jinzutang still had a way out now, and the spell cultivation was systematic, unlike Sun who relied entirely on exploration.

Sun, Head in a Jar, and other veteran cultivators actually didn't have very good foundations.

They were already lucky to be alive back then, how could they have hoped for the Yangshen realm, which led to them being surpassed by later generations even with the immortal title.

Fortunately, they had the immortal title. Even if they transferred to the corpse lineage, their efficiency in absorbing Yin energy was unmatched, and the path was wider.

While chatting, Sun flapped his wings and joined the construction of the Dragon Palace.

The location of the Dragon Palace was right above the Matchmaker Immortal, which could conceal the aura of the immortal position. If the Matchmaker Immortal showed any abnormalities, it could be detected immediately.

Ren Qing deliberately hid the two immortal positions deep in the earth veins of the Dragon Blood Sea area.

He began to reverse-engineer the ascension method from the Silkworm Mother Insect Immortal, adding the information of the immortal position to the Little Heavenly Court to make the immortal department inheritance more plausible.

The complete ascension method of the Silkworm Mother Insect Immortal, directly reaching the Earth Immortal, is called "Weaving Insect Clothes".

Ren Qing's consciousness came to the stomach world, where temples and Taoist temples of various shapes stood, with the Yangshen realm being the outermost location.

Li Yaoyang's Taoist temple walls were full of corpses of large and small Gu insects, and the courtyard was piled with hundreds of bottles and jars.

He studied Gu insects day and night, rarely paying attention to anything else.

Li Yaoyang's life, originally taken care of by the corpse ghost, later had the corpse ghost stationed in the underworld, so he took in a second disciple, "Gu Zhenren".

If it weren't for Li Yaoyang's relationship, Gu Zhenren wouldn't have been qualified to go to the Heavenly Palace. He rose to prominence on the coattails of his master.

When Ren Qing came to see Li Yaoyang, Gu Zhenren happened to be away from the Taoist temple.

"Brother Ren, what's the matter?"

Li Yaoyang put down his work and hurriedly came to greet him.

"I have an ascension method to give you, which will be beneficial to your future cultivation."

Ren Qing directly took out several books recording spells, but they were all ascension methods below the Heavenly Gu realm, while the Weaving Insect Clothes was transmitted in memory.

【Weaving Insect Clothes】

【Created by Ren Qing, cultivation requires making clothes from full-year silkworm silk and throwing the soul into the silkworm clothes for two years to complete.】

【The upper limit of Weaving Insect Clothes can be cultivated to Earth Immortal, and it cannot be combined with other spells.】

【Immortal Position: Silkworm Mother Insect Immortal】

Generally speaking, the lifespan of silkworms is only about forty days, a short time but experiencing egg, larva, pupa to adult.

Full-year silkworms need to live naturally for a year, and only one out of thousands may be found.

Li Yaoyang's expression became extremely shocked. He had never seen a spell that could directly lead to Earth Immortal, but the difficulty of cultivation far exceeded ordinary.

Ren Qing informed Li Yaoyang of the Weaving Insect Clothes in advance to prepare for the future conferring of immortals.

Among the entire Jinzutang, there were hardly any cultivators with the qualifications to become immortals, and Li Yaoyang definitely needed to be cultivated as a priority.

Ren Qing would also need to retreat and advance his spells next, and he didn't have the energy to pay attention to Li Yaoyang.

"Brother Ren, this spell..."

Li Yaoyang wanted to say something several times, but his brain was blank. The sudden immortal opportunity caught him off guard.

"The upper limit can become an immortal, but it doesn't mean you're close to Earth Immortal. The upper limit of Heavenly Dao spells can also reach Earth Immortal, and there are countless people trapped in the Yangshen realm."

After Ren Qing finished speaking, he walked towards the door. Just as he stepped back from the wooden door, he suddenly turned his head and asked, "Li Yaoyang, what do you think of Gu Zhenren's character?"

Li Yaoyang came back to his senses and shook his head, answering, "Hard to say."

"The obsession with becoming an immortal is very strong, and the utilitarianism is far beyond imagination. If Gu Zhenren were to fall into the hands of a rogue cultivator or join any force,"

"He might become an unscrupulous evil cultivator."

What surprised Li Yaoyang the most was Gu Zhenren's trade-off of interests. The latter actually sold the clansmen he brought to the stomach world to the insect warriors on the mortal island for blood crystals.

Gu Zhenren is currently rebuilding to the half-corpse realm, and still needs a lot of time to retreat. In a sense, the clansmen can only be a burden.

After he sells them to the insect warriors, the humans and insects will get better development instead.

Ren Qing said with a light smile, "Don't worry, he won't betray the Jinzutang."

Li Yaoyang agreed, "Indeed, the Jinzutang is too suitable for Gu Zhenren to发挥, and no matter how he cultivates, he can't compare to Brother Ren's talent."

Ren Qing was curious about how far Gu Zhenren could go.

Moreover, the Jinzutang should be all-encompassing, and any cultivator will become a thriving nourishment in the stomach world.

Ren Qing bid farewell to Li Yaoyang and casually found a secluded place to retreat.

He also wanted to reverse-engineer the ascension method of the Old Man Under the Moon, which was equivalent to grasping the handle of the Nameless, allowing him to advance and retreat freely.

Ren Qing's own cultivation did not fall behind either.

With the Tathagata Body, the Heavenly Dao cracks only needed one-tenth of the original time to completely heal.

Ren Qing was very curious about the mysteries of the subsequent realms of the Heavenly Gu realm.

The creation of heaven and earth from one principle can initially transform into Zhen Yuanzi.

It's just that the immortal position rules of the immortal body are difficult to conceal, and it will inadvertently expose the secret of mastering the immortal position, so he has never revealed it.

Ren Qing sorted out the five spells, and the priority of advancement was naturally the highest for the creation of heaven and earth.

Ren Qing had previously advanced two spells in the Heavenly Gu realm, the immortal body of the ancestral vein was named "Emperor Vein Ancestral Dragon", and the immortal position of the Heavenly Demon Tribulation was named "Formless World".

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