The Secret Way of Immortality

Ren Qing felt his scalp tingle. He found it hard to imagine what indescribable horror would form after the Buddha was assimilated by the Supreme Heavenly Demon.

One had to know that Dipankara Buddha had already transcended the limitations of a terrestrial immortal, not to mention the Supreme Heavenly Demon, who was part of the Moral Heavenly Lord.

Ren Qing had originally been glad that Dipankara Buddha was not a complete Tathagata, which was why he could easily arrange a backup plan in Jing Prefecture.

The difference could be seen from the difference between Dipankara Buddha and Ratnasambhava Buddha.

Ratnasambhava Buddha had a physical body, and one could clearly feel the crushing aura against terrestrial immortals, which allowed Ren Qing to unhesitatingly use the Deathless.

But Dipankara Buddha did not have a physical body at all. Although he was beyond what a terrestrial immortal could compare to, he was still lacking.

The reason might lie with Maitreya Buddha. Who knew what Maitreya Buddha had done to control Dipankara Buddha?

But now...

Ren Qing swallowed. He seemed to have inadvertently attracted the Supreme Heavenly Demon, causing Dipankara Buddha to be eroded by the Heavenly Demon's aura, and in the end, he was "possessed" by the Supreme Heavenly Demon.

He couldn't help but let a large number of fungal souls descend on the periphery of the endless forest.

Ren Qing looked at the location of Dipankara Buddha, who on the surface did not possess the slightest Heavenly Demon aura, and was still filled with extremely rich Buddhist energy.

But the appearance of the black goat cross-legged and smiling, no matter how one looked at it, was extremely eerie.

The corpse immortal was more reliable. At least he could be summoned and dismissed at will, and he would never cause trouble, let alone let the situation get out of control.

Next time, he would never casually play with the Heavenly Demon's aura. He could summon the corpse immortal a few more times instead.

"Maa..."

Ren Qing covered his head. The deafening cry of Dipankara Buddha gave him a headache, and then the black goat said in a strange tone.

"At the time of birth, all directions are bright, and the sun, moon, and fire beads are no longer useful."

"Because of this peculiarity, it is named Universal Light."

Dipankara Buddha's size blotted out the sky, and soon far exceeded the scope of ten thousand meters, and his expression became more and more meaningful.

"Many believers, can call my name Dipankara, can unlock all the troubles in the world, after ninety-one kalpas, you shall become a Buddha..."

"Named Shakyamuni Tathagata."

The Buddha's light spread out, and the rabbit toads on the ground of Jing Prefecture knelt down weeping, and couldn't help but sing the praises of Dipankara Tathagata.

Their bodies became shriveled, their souls began to wither, and even their cultivation was decreasing, but their bodies emitted a faint light.

"Great goodness, I have been favored by the Heavenly Demon, so I will establish the Dao here, named the Eight Directions Buddha Realm."

Dipankara Buddha stood in the clouds, smiling and pointing his finger: "Wherever the Buddha's light shines, is my Dipankara Buddha's land, and believers can borrow this to live forever."

The sun overhead disappeared instantly, and boundless darkness centered on him, constantly spreading towards the entire Jing Prefecture.

Ren Qing stared at the darkness for a moment, and found that the vegetation, mountains, and rocks were instantly swallowed up, as if it was a black hole in the universe, leaving no trace.

Even Dipankara Buddha's figure was hidden in the deep and boundless darkness.

"Not good, something is going to happen."

At the moment when Dipankara Buddha disappeared, Ren Qing saw that the compassionate goat face was filled with murderous demonic nature.

The Buddha's energy gushing out of Dipankara Buddha's facial features was simply the Heavenly Demon's aura under the reflection of the darkness.

The goat's cry came from the darkness, and it was obvious that Dipankara Buddha really regarded Jing Prefecture as his own Buddha Realm, wanting to become a Buddha on the spot.

Hundreds of thousands of Heavenly Dao insect people had no time to evacuate Jing Prefecture, and let out desperate roars, their figures disappearing into the darkness.

The Queen Mother of the Insect Nest fled in a panic, but soon followed in the footsteps of the Heavenly Dao insect people.

They were originally thinking of profiting from the chaos, but the development of the matter was unexpected. Dipankara Buddha actually directly turned into a Heavenly Demon.

Ren Qing did not expect that Dipankara Buddha would be so vulnerable in front of the Supreme Heavenly Demon.

Even the wild animals and birds in the surrounding areas of Jing Prefecture rushed to the opposite direction of Dipankara Buddha, not daring to stay any longer.

The vastness of the scene, even Ren Qing tens of thousands of miles away, had the illusion that this world was about to be destroyed, causing his heart to beat wildly.

Moreover, after the darkness covered Jing Prefecture, it still showed no sign of stopping.

Boom boom boom...

Cishi shook and swayed, and several cultivators from the Forbidden Corps looked on in astonishment.

They saw the Great Compassion Maitreya Bodhisattva rising from the ground, and the aura of a terrestrial immortal was exposed, and the terrifying Buddha's light spread in all directions.

The Great Compassion Maitreya Bodhisattva put his hands together, and a hurricane suddenly rose in Cishi.

Tens of thousands of monks knelt down piously, and wherever the Buddha's energy passed, their bodies and souls collapsed and vanished into ashes.

The Great Compassion Maitreya Bodhisattva took in hundreds of thousands of monks, and then strode towards the north, obviously extremely afraid of the Black Goat Buddha.

It was no longer just endangering Jing Prefecture, who knew what Dipankara Buddha's appetite was like?

Just as Ren Qing was thinking about passing on the message, Li Tiangang had already tried to contact all the cultivators around Jing Prefecture through spells.

"The cultivators of the Forbidden Corps listen to the order, evacuate Jing Prefecture with the Immortal Key as soon as possible."

"As soon as possible!!!"

Unfortunately, it was obviously too late. The speed of the darkness's expansion was too exaggerated, and it enveloped most of the territory of Shuize and Cishi in just a few breaths.

The Great Compassion Maitreya Bodhisattva resisted the darkness with Buddha's energy, barely running out of the range of Dipankara Buddha's influence, and then successfully escaped.

Even if the remaining cultivators mastered spells known for their speed, it was impossible for them to make it in time.

Han Li cursed a few times. He had just arrived in Cishi not long ago, thinking of completing his mission and collecting some resources to break through to the Yang God realm.

After all, the retreat to advance to the Yang God realm might last for decades.

His current blood crystals could be considered wealthy among his peers, but he had no confidence in successfully advancing to the Yang God realm within twenty years, and he needed to prepare resources for at least fifty years.

The mission Han Li chose was to smuggle people from Cishi. As long as he was careful enough, it should be without danger.

As a result...

Han Li watched helplessly as the darkness enveloped Cishi, and he fell into a silent void where he couldn't see his fingers, and even the sound disappeared.

He couldn't help but worry about the Taoist disciples who came to Cishi with him. Most of the Taoist disciples were only in the Ghost Envoy realm, and they were afraid that they would have a narrow escape from death.

Han Li couldn't help but show a wry smile, but when he made a slight movement, he instinctively felt a chill down his spine.

He couldn't distinguish the things in the darkness, but it seemed that something was crawling towards him.

That danger gradually approached, and countless pairs of eyes stared at him, making Han Li's back feel cold and his breathing became rapid.

He quickly activated the Immortal Key in his arms, but found that he could not communicate with the world in his stomach, let alone go to Dream City with his consciousness.

Han Li seemed to be in another world, and his whole body was soaked in sweat.

"My Buddha Dipankara..."

A hot breath blew in his ear, as if a figure was lying on his back, softly calling Dipankara Buddha's name.

Han Li was faced with a formidable enemy, and immediately used the Shadowless Ghost, his body turned into an amorphous shadow, hiding in the ubiquitous darkness.

"Hehehehe..."

A strange laugh echoed in place, and after the monster couldn't find Han Li, it gradually went away.

Han Li couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and continued to maintain the state of ghost possession, moving like water from the ground.

Since the Shadowless Ghost could avoid being detected by the monsters in the darkness, most of the Taoist disciples in Cishi could survive.

What Han Li had to do now was to quietly withdraw from the range of darkness.

Because of Dipankara Buddha's sudden transformation into a Heavenly Demon, the Forbidden Corps was in a state of desperation, and at least a hundred cultivators were trapped in it.

The cultivators who were in Jing Prefecture at that time had received Ren Qing's warning in advance, and had already returned to the world in their stomachs. On the contrary, the cultivators who were in Cishi and Xiangxiang were inexplicably involved in it.

They were completely out of contact, and even if Ren Qing used the Toe Leaving Technique one after another, he could not sense the traces of the Forbidden Corps cultivators.

The only thing worth celebrating was that only two or three cultivators had lost their lives due to panic.

Most of the cultivators were very calm in the face of danger, and their current situation was relatively stable, and they were even looking for ways to get rid of it.

Ren Qing gave them a divination.

Although it was a "bad omen", it did not deteriorate to a "major bad omen" that threatened their lives.

In the end, the darkness covered half of Jing Prefecture, as well as the entire Shuize and Xiangxiang, and one-third of the endless forest was also lost.

Ren Qing also sensed through Heaven and Earth that the Taiyin Star Lord and the Fortune Earth Immortal were on the verge of death, and now was indeed an opportunity to obtain the immortal position.

He asked the Forbidden Corps to count the losses, and noticed that Han Li was missing.

Feng Kongren was in the bottomless abyss, and was also not spared.

Ren Qing did not know the current situation of Dipankara Buddha, but the four Queen Mothers of the Insect Nest were trapped in the darkness. If a Heavenly Aberrant realm cultivator rashly went to Jing Prefecture, he would only be courting death.

After confirming that the cultivators would not encounter danger for the time being, Ren Qing calmly issued tasks.

Li Yaoyang would go to the periphery of the darkness and use Gu worms to investigate the situation inside.

Xiao San'er would try to illuminate the darkness generated by Dipankara Buddha with a magic weapon. If Li Yaoyang's Gu worms were ineffective, then he would switch to a magic weapon puppet.

Hu Wen led the demon vein to detour to Cishi, intending to dig underground towards Jing Prefecture, to see if they could avoid the influence from Dipankara Buddha.

Ren Qing immediately went into seclusion. It was not far from the healing of the Heavenly Dao crack.

He had to at least use the Toe Leaving Technique to contact Han Li and other cultivators, and if that didn't work, he had to send the necessary supplies to their respective sides.

Several fungal souls went to the darkness, but after entering, they lost contact with the outside world, and the Toe Leaving Technique could only weakly sense them.

Ren Qing had to pay attention to Jing Prefecture at all times. If the current Toe Leaving Technique could not communicate, he would immediately advance it to the level of Dao Birth One.

As long as he could barely control the immortal body of the Toe Leaving Dream Immortal, it would greatly bless the Toe Leaving Technique.

He didn't care at all whether Dipankara Buddha would destroy Jing Prefecture, but his own disciples must be saved, and it was best to obtain the immortal position.

"By the way..."

Ren Qing raised his eyebrows, and his consciousness descended to the Heavenly Palace in the world in his stomach.

Li Tiangang and Song Zongwu were discussing how to deal with the trouble in the Blessed Land Cave Heaven. After noticing Ren Qing, they quickly greeted him.

"Don't worry, Han Li and the others are not in danger for the time being. I can feel that their emotions are still relatively stable."

Song Zongwu said with emotion: "The Buddhist sect is really difficult to deal with. I can feel that Dipankara Buddha has not yet reached the level of Tathagata, but he already has a physical body. It will happen in these few years sooner or later."

"Indeed, we can only wait for two years, and we can't be obsessed with Jing Prefecture for too long."

Li Tiangang was also very calm. It was impossible to give up the layout for a hundred people.

Ren Qing had been staring at the hexagrams on the surface of the tortoise shell. Han Li and the others should have found the rules in the darkness, and the hexagrams were maintained at a small bad omen.

"It's okay, leave Jing Prefecture to me to handle."

He had to seize the time to advance the Toe Leaving Technique, but before that, there was something he had to tell them, so that the Forbidden Corps could take the opportunity to develop spies.

The corners of Song Zongwu's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but ask: "Ren Qing, since it's not for the disaster of Dipankara Buddha, then..."

"Two seniors, the four Queen Mothers are trapped in Jing Prefecture, why not take a trip to the Insect Nest?"

Ren Qing's intention was very simple. First, completely infiltrate the Insect Nest, and if the Queen Mothers were all lost in Jing Prefecture, the Forbidden Corps would take over the Insect Nest's power and use it to strengthen themselves.

However, the Insect Nest involved the game of multiple forces, and at least there were pawns planted by Nameless and the Buddhist sect, so he had to be careful.

Li Tiangang said helplessly: "You really know how to find things for us to do."

He did not refuse, and turned to ask Song Zongwu: "Old Song, let's take a trip. It is said that the scale of the Insect Nest town is as high as several million people. I wonder how the supplies are supplied."

Ren Qing hesitated for a few breaths and said: "You can bring True Man Taihan or True Man Yuhua, and the cultivators of the insect vein can also be dispatched as much as possible."

Although he did not let the insect vein contact the affairs of the Insect Nest, he could not always exclude the insect vein from going out on missions. If this continued, some of the Heavenly Dao insect people would definitely have opinions.

He felt that since the Insect Nest's power was so easy to infiltrate, it was not bad for the Forbidden Corps to have one more.

As for how much loyalty the Heavenly Dao insect people had to the Insect Nest, it was actually not necessarily true. From beginning to end, they mainly believed in the Fortune Earth Immortal, and even the Queen Mothers could only be pushed back.

The Insect Nest belonged to a theocratic society, but the Fortune Earth Immortal they believed in was contrary to them.

Fortune Tathagata probably knew of the existence of the Insect Nest, but after thousands of years of breeding, the system of the Insect Nest and Jing Prefecture had long been very different.

Ren Qing estimated that if he let Fortune Tathagata recognize each other, the latter would also feel that the orthodoxy of the Non-Action Taoist Temple was in the Forbidden Corps, not the Insect Nest.

Li Tiangang and Song Zongwu discussed how to invade the Insect Nest, and Ren Qing left the world in his stomach and his consciousness returned to his body.

With the strength of the Forbidden Corps, it was already barely able to undertake multi-line operations.

Ren Qing was also relatively relieved of the two, and even if the Insect Nest had hidden Heavenly Aberrant realms, he could let Taoist Mu She go to support them.

Before Ren Qing became an immortal, the prisoners held in the third layer of the underworld, no matter how they looked at the Forbidden Corps, their relationship could only be mercenaries.

It was okay to use them occasionally, but if they really joined the Forbidden Corps, there would be rebellion sooner or later.

The Forbidden Corps had previously explored the reality of the Insect Nest, but due to the four Queen Mothers, the clues obtained were limited to the periphery.

The various branches were vigorously discussing the strategy to deal with the Insect Nest.

Sure enough, as Ren Qing expected, after a brief silence, the insect vein, led by Taoist Yuhua, organized a group of the most elite cultivators.

The necessary precautions were still there, and Li Tiangang deliberately paid attention to the movements of the insect vein.

In the face of unprecedented changes in the future, the Forbidden Corps should indeed eliminate internal and external troubles and maximize its war potential.

Ren Qing then fell into the advancement of the Toe Leaving Technique. Although the Heavenly Dao crack had not completely recovered, it could still support the consumption of 40,000 years.

He originally planned to continue to precipitate for a period of time, but now the plan could not keep up with the changes.

[Whether to advance to Dao Birth One will consume 40,000 years of life]

Ren Qing felt a slight swelling in his brain, and the brain tissue was transforming towards crystallization, indicating that the immortal body source of the Toe Leaving Technique was the brain.

In a trance, his consciousness came to a bizarre dreamland.

The dreamland was full of twisted vegetation, the light was like waves, and it was constantly changing, making Ren Qing overwhelmed.

“The Dream God said Zhi Li, call upon him to sleep, a clear dream brings good fortune.”

The long sigh of the Dream God Zhi Li echoed in the dreamscape, but slightly different from when the heaven and earth were promoted, Ren Qing didn't notice his figure.

The crystallization of the brain intensified, and it should need to devour the flesh and blood of the Dream God Zhi Li.

Ren Qing thought that Zhi Li Art's breakthrough to the Dao-Birth-One bottleneck would be slightly different, but then the Dream God Zhi Li's murmur became painful.

The sky of the dreamscape turned blood red, and the vegetation became twisted and terrifying.

Ren Qing noticed a string of crystal clear seven-colored glazed flowers, which suddenly turned into the shape of intestines and stomachs, hanging bloody on the branches.

“So, what I'm experiencing should be the dreamscape of the Dream God Zhi Li?”

Ren Qing ignored the increasingly bizarre dreamscape, focusing his energy on the promotion of Zhi Li Art, while communicating with the monks of Jingzhou with his consciousness.

Receiving the blessing of the Immortal Body, even though the Dao-Birth-One Immortal Body was only in its initial stage, Zhi Li Art received earth-shattering improvements.

Ren Qing's consciousness seemed to cross thousands of mountains and rivers, arriving at that silent darkness.

He could hear the sound of a heart beating within the darkness, and a large number of creatures crawling around, which was terrifying.

Ren Qing stared at the darkness, vaguely feeling the positions of the monks.

He didn't rush to approach with his consciousness, but continuously used Zhi Li Art to strengthen the connection between Zhi Li Art and the monks.

The fungal souls distributed in various parts of the darkness were not idle either.

The fungal souls spread the disease seeds in the air, letting the breeze carry the disease seeds into the depths.

Han Li didn't notice the fungal seeds at all, focusing on the not-too-distant sound of wooden fish being knocked intermittently.

He maintained his half-human, half-shadow state, which minimized the consumption of spells and didn't produce any noise.

Han Li didn't know what happened to the Fixed Light Buddha, only that there were unspeakable monsters in the darkness that could easily wipe his neck.

He had been trapped in danger for many days and gradually began to understand how to survive.

First, he couldn't make a sound, even breathing could attract monsters, and the Yin-Envoy Realm was unable to fight them.

Secondly, the number and strength of the monsters were increasing over time.

Han Li had completely given up on head-on confrontation and just wanted to find a way to leave as soon as possible.

He narrowed his eyes and gradually crawled towards the source of the wooden fish sound.

Before long, Han Li noticed a gaunt figure with his back to him, who looked like a monk.

“The Great Compassionate Maitreya Bodhisattva couldn't have left monks in the Maitreya Domain, could it be monks from Jingzhou who mistakenly entered the Maitreya Domain?”

Han Li quietly went around to the front of the figure, only to find that both sides of the figure were backs, as if two different people were superimposed together.

He was startled, then noticed that the sound of the wooden fish came from the figure's abdomen.

Anyone else might study the figure's abnormality, but Han Li, seeing this, turned around and left without hesitation.

“Han Li, use him to light a bonfire, and you can activate the Immortal Key.”

Han Li's hair stood on end, then he realized it was Ren Qing, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, his eyes full of relief.

He was almost collapsing, and naturally understood that the source of the darkness was the Fixed Light Buddha.

In Han Li's view, the Fixed Light Buddha was at least at the level of a Land Immortal, and the Forbidden Corpses Hall was not enough to look at, and abandoning them was obviously more normal.

Ren Qing controlled the fungal souls to look around, but the Dao-Birth-One Zhi Li Art still couldn't penetrate the darkness.

He was also struggling in Jingzhou, and the Broodmother of the Zerg was probably doomed, the level above Land Immortal was completely incomparable to the Heavenly Gu Realm.

Ren Qing attached the fungal soul to Han Li's Niwan Palace.

“Dig out the corpse, and remember not to make a sound.”

【Corpse Tinder】

【Condensed by the erosion of the Fixed Light Buddha, it can dispel the Heavenly Demons after burning.】

Han Li nodded slightly, and after wiping the sweat from his forehead, he wrapped the corpse with the Shadowless Ghost, and then dismembered the limbs little by little.

The corpse's right leg was buried in the soil, and the skin, flesh, and bones were even older.

It shows that the corpse might have originally been just a skeleton, which gradually grew into a complete corpse under the stimulation of the Fixed Light Buddha's aura.

Han Li laid the corpse flat, then took out a fire pill from the storage bag.

The fire pill is a unique pill that can release scorching flames, and can even burn smoothly underwater.

Han Li secretly rejoiced that the storage bag was filled with a lot of miscellaneous things.

The fire pill was indeed an accidental product of the alchemist, its effect was relatively useless, and the price was so cheap that only street stalls would sell it in bulk.

He placed the fire pill next to the corpse's most fatty thigh, and soon flames burst out, and a strange meaty aroma filled the air.

The corpse looked like it had no moisture at all, but it still crackled.

Han Li's expression was tense, his right hand touched the flying sword at his waist, his mouth opened, and the cold needle magic weapon hidden under his tongue was ready to go.

“My Buddha Fixed Light……”

“My Buddha Fixed Light, My Buddha Fixed Light……”

Dense murmurs came from all directions, and if Han Li hadn't trusted Ren Qing, he would have left the range of the bonfire long ago.

The flames of the corpse could only illuminate within half a meter.

Ren Qing still couldn't see the appearance of the monster clearly, but according to his estimation, it was likely a rabbit-toad that had been eroded by the Buddha's aura.

He looked at Han Li, who was greedily breathing in the smoke from the bonfire, staring south in shock.

“Han Li, don't panic, they don't dare to approach the bonfire.”

“Use the Immortal Key to go to the world in the stomach.”

Ren Qing urged a few times, but Han Li didn't respond at all, his expression was not at all the calmness and composure of the past, as if he had become a believer of the Fixed Light Buddha.

Han Li's lips moved slightly, squeezing out four words from his teeth: “My Buddha Fixed Light.”

“Damn it.”

Ren Qing used the fungal soul to seal Han Li's Niwan Palace, but unfortunately it didn't work, Han Li repeated “My Buddha Fixed Light” as if he was possessed.

It wasn't until the bonfire burned out that Han Li regained his sanity.

As the fire disappeared, the monsters in the darkness couldn't wait to pounce, but fortunately Ren Qing drove Han Li's shadow to use the Shadowless Ghost.

“Disciple, disciple this is……”

“What exactly did you see?”

Han Li tried hard to recall, but his memory seemed to have gaps.

“Forget it.”

“Han Li, you wait in place, I plan to separate some ghost shadows to come here, and when the bonfire is burning, directly take you to the world in the stomach.”

“Senior Ren, the Fixed Light Buddha has not yet reached its peak, I want to find a way to gather the fellow disciples of the Forbidden Corpses Hall.”

Ren Qing didn't stop Han Li, after all, he had the Shadowless Ghost to protect him.

He signaled the ghost shadows to rush to the Maitreya Domain, but as soon as they left the Dragon Blood Sea, the direction of Jingzhou shook again.

The darkness expanded by another thousand miles.

The monks of the Forbidden Corpses Hall who were dispatched outside were mentally prepared and transferred to the world in the stomach in time with the Immortal Key, so the number of trapped people did not increase.