The Secret Way of Immortality

Time slipped away unnoticed as Ren Qing pondered the intricacies of spells, decades passing like a brief nap at his current level of existence.

He made a conscious effort to distance himself from the affairs of the Jail Division.

Because Ren Qing was acutely aware that many familiar friends and relatives had succumbed to the erosion of time.

Some had willingly embraced death as their lifespans waned, while others had transformed into zombies or ventured into the restrictive path of the divine.

Did he feel regret? Undoubtedly, to some extent.

However, Ren Qing had no reason to interfere with their choices. In fact, the very mechanism of the lightning tribulation was designed to allow the world within his stomach to operate independently.

If he were to forcefully ensure that every friend and relative attained immortality, the Three Realms within his stomach would inevitably face calamity.

The Heavenly Dao should not be driven by favoritism, using this to sever the possibility of aberrant change.

When Ren Qing finally awoke, fifty years had already passed.

The Immortal Position Forbidden Zone was adorned with magnificent void fortresses, connecting nearly every humanoid cave dwelling, used to cultivate resources.

Many rogue cultivators at the Heavenly Guile Realm were nearing the point of soul decay.

Those at the Heavenly Guile Realm were generally capable of prolonged survival. Although not truly immortal, they possessed numerous methods to extend their lifespans.

However, as the years of survival increased, issues inevitably arose with their bodies and souls, particularly the soul, which would accumulate aberrant changes, eventually leading to uncontrolled mutations.

Once the soul underwent uncontrolled mutation, even if it could be suppressed with elixirs, it was not a permanent solution. The mutation was like a stubborn ailment that could not be eradicated.

Ren Qing extended his right hand. Due to his immense size, the void fortresses were built entirely around him, and his every move had a profound impact.

The cultivators immediately turned their attention to the sole immortal within the forbidden zone.

“The Heavenly Court governs the Xuanhuang Great World, and within it lies the method to attain immortality. If you wish to achieve immortality through this, you may become a member of the Heavenly Court.”

After Ren Qing finished speaking, he imparted the information regarding the lightning tribulation into their minds, instantly causing an uproar within the void fortresses.

The Jail Division cultivators were equally excited.

Although they knew about the lightning tribulation, they were unaware that the Heavenly Immortal position was tied to attaining immortality, and they couldn't help but feel exhilarated.

Of course, they also understood that the immortals of the world within Ren Qing's stomach might not be universally applicable outside, but having a choice was better than having the path to immortality severed.

Rogue cultivators swarmed towards Li Tiangang, the manager of the Heavenly Court, eager to understand the conditions for joining, but they were all turned away.

Li Tiangang had returned to the world within Ren Qing's stomach after receiving advance notice of Ren Qing's message.

The Jail Division had already conducted a degree of screening of the rogue cultivators, most of whom were cold-hearted and prone to rebellion.

Li Tiangang passed the problem to Ren Qing, deciding to retreat into seclusion for a few years.

The stagnant water of the void fortresses stirred with ripples, as Heavenly Guile Realm cultivators secretly inquired about the Jail Division, and the atmosphere became subtle.

Elephant Master traversed the metal passageways, listening to the surrounding discussions about the authenticity of the path to immortality, his expression numb and unchanged.

He was dressed sloppily, his exposed skin appeared rotten, and countless maggots wriggled within his wounds, making him look strangely grotesque.

The other cultivators avoided Elephant Master as if he were a plague god.

Elephant Master showed no reaction, and pus dripped with every step, his mutation already very severe.

Ever since his failure in the competition for the immortal position, his body and soul had suffered severe damage. Before his injuries could fully heal, his soul had fallen into mutation.

Elephant Master's consciousness was blurred, and the uncontrolled mutation made him incredibly irritable, yet he struggled to even maintain basic control of his body.

If nothing unexpected happened, once his mutation reached a certain level, his body and soul would undergo another drastic change, turning him into a mindless monster.

At that point, even without the Jail Division taking action, the rogue cultivators would dismember Elephant Master into eight pieces, as the flesh and bones of a Heavenly Guile Realm cultivator were superior materials.

Elephant Master struggled to look back, noticing that some rogue cultivators were already following him in the distance, only refraining from attacking due to the rules of the void fortresses.

“Elephant Master, are you willing to serve the Heavenly Court?”

Elephant Master paused slightly, as Ren Qing's voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

Before he could decide whether to agree, it seemed that the mere intention to do so was considered his default consent.

Elephant Master disappeared from the void fortresses, reappearing in the world within Ren Qing's stomach.

Above his head, tribulation clouds gathered, and a triple lightning tribulation was poised to strike. In an instant, lightning crashed down upon Elephant Master's nearly collapsing body.

Boom!!!

Elephant Master endured the pain, the maggots within his wounds turned to charcoal, and the White Bone Yin Qi deeply buried in his bone marrow was also dispelled.

His state of mind became peaceful, and the triple lightning tribulation was not enough to take away the vitality of his advancement, instead allowing Elephant Master to display a resurgence of life from withered wood.

An insignia appeared before Elephant Master, proactively merging as soon as it made contact with the Ghost Immortal position, and a mysterious aura enveloped his body and soul.

Under the protection of the Heavenly Dao, Elephant Master's mutation gradually subsided.

However, it was clearly unrealistic to completely remove the mutation with the Ghost Immortal position, but at least it would not continue to worsen, and his life was saved.

Elephant Master sat cross-legged on the mountain cliff, revealing a hint of Zen.

At the same time, figures undergoing tribulation at the Heavenly Guile Realm appeared in various parts of the world within Ren Qing's stomach.

They were all more or less mutated, and without the Jail Division's intervention, they would all become products of the Great Dream Pavilion within a century.

The Jail Division recruited cultivators like Elephant Master mainly because they could not easily leave the world within Ren Qing's stomach before possessing the Earth Immortal position.

Ren Qing could sense that the number of Heavenly Guile Realm cultivators in the world within his stomach had exceeded ten.

Furthermore, several Yang Divinity Realm cultivators from the Jail Division had also chosen to enter seclusion to seek opportunities, indicating that the resources of the Immortal Position Forbidden Zone were indeed invaluable to high-level cultivators.

Ren Qing no longer hesitated and summoned the information stream of the Corpse Fengdu.

【Do you want to advance to Earth Immortal, which will consume 190,000 years of lifespan】

He was surprised, noticing that the lifespan consumed for Corpse Fengdu to advance had decreased by 10,000 years compared to before.

The change in lifespan in the information stream indicated that the drawbacks of the exemption were diminishing.

It was likely due to the Heavenly Immortal position integrating into the immortal position, suppressing the influence of the Three Dao Ancestors.

For Ren Qing, consuming 10,000 fewer years of lifespan was a pleasant surprise, even though it would only save about ten years with the Earth Immortal's Vajra body.

As soon as Ren Qing confirmed the information stream, the Yin Qi of Corpse Fengdu autonomously circulated through his meridians.

The surprise in his eyes flashed past, the breakthrough of Corpse Fengdu was clearly different from the creation of heaven and earth. The immortal body indeed had a fusion process.

According to the information stream, Ren Qing's five spells possessed compatibility, but truly unifying the immortal bodies was not simple.

Ren Qing endured the discomfort in his internal organs, maintaining the great circulation of Corpse Fengdu.

Fengdu Yin Qi rapidly circulated, and wherever it passed, flesh and bones turned into corpses, corpse spots covered his skin, and his state was half-alive and half-dead.

“Cough cough cough…”

Ren Qing couldn't help but cough up blood, which was immediately collected by the cultivators in the void fortresses, as it was an extremely precious Corpse Dao resource.

If used to refine Corpse King Pills, taking them would save at least five hundred years of cultivation.

Some Fengdu Yin Qi seeped into his intestines and stomach, eventually being absorbed by the underworld in the world within his stomach, increasing the Yin Qi density of the third layer of the underworld.

Ren Qing's teeth became sharp, and his nails also turned bluish-purple.

Dense pustules appeared on his skin, and corpse Qi leaked from his mouth and nose, causing the void fortresses to sizzle.

Ren Qing's forehead bulged with veins, and the Fengdu Yin Qi made him suffer excruciating pain.

The problem was that, as the Yin Qi continued to circulate in the great circulation, its density had actually surpassed the scope of the Heavenly Guile Realm, indicating that the information stream did not consider Ren Qing at all when advancing realms.

Three days after Ren Qing's advancement, even the cultivators in the void fortresses noticed his strangeness.

Ren Qing's flesh was extremely swollen, like a corpse soaked in water after death, presenting a terrifying and inexplicable gigantism.

The manifested phenomenon was likely due to the Corpse Dao spell.

The rogue cultivators belatedly realized.

This Heavenly Court Immortal Venerable seemed to be preparing to break through to the Earth Immortal again, which was clearly not the same spell as when he became an immortal two hundred years ago.

They felt incredibly absurd, could there really be such a talented cultivator in the world?

He could actually cultivate two spells at the same time, and successively advance to Earth Immortal, which also meant that Ren Qing had seized two immortal positions for this purpose.

They did not consider the aspect of the Earth Immortal Ascension Method at all, because it was impossible to comprehend the Ascension Method in the records of the major forces.

The rogue cultivators inquired with the Jail Division cultivators, but found that the other party's reaction was average.

The Jail Division had long been accustomed to Ren Qing's evildoing, and Li Tiangang had even known long ago that Ren Qing cultivated several spells at the same time.

Becoming an immortal?

Senior Ren Qing already had a spell that reached the Earth Immortal level, and the certainty of becoming an immortal again should be greater, which was something he could do.

Just……

Li Tiangang, who was in seclusion, paid attention to the affairs of the void fortresses with a distracted mind, and couldn't help but mutter to himself: "Why do I feel that this kid Ren Qing cultivated more than two spells back then."

He shuddered and quickly dismissed the unrealistic idea.

Li Tiangang began to contact cultivators to repair the void fortresses, fearing that Ren Qing's eruption of Yin Qi would cause most of the magical artifacts to be corroded.

Compared to the calmness of the Jail Division cultivators, the rogue cultivators couldn't help but feel a little frightened when they saw the increasingly unstable Ren Qing.

Ren Qing was like a time bomb, and if he didn't succeed in advancing……

An attack at the Earth Immortal level would sweep through the entire Immortal Position Forbidden Zone, and let alone the void fortresses, even the immortal position cultivators would be reduced to ashes.

What made the rogue cultivators the most incredible was that the Heavenly Court had no intention of withdrawing the small world.

They didn't know that the small world was in Ren Qing's intestines and stomach, and how could the world within his stomach remain alone if Ren Qing died?

Ren Qing thought that the Yin Qi would not increase without limit, but soon found that his physique was actually beginning to lean towards the Undying Emperor Corpse.

His core spell was the creation of heaven and earth, and the immortal body should also be dominated by the unity of all things, how could he allow the Undying Emperor Corpse to occupy it.

Ren Qing stabilized his mind and took the initiative to guide the Fengdu Yin Qi distributed throughout his body.

He knew that he had to find a container for the Fengdu Yin Qi, and his eyes fell on his five internal organs, so he took the initiative to surge the Yin Qi towards his five internal organs.

As soon as the Fengdu Yin Qi touched his five internal organs, his heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys simultaneously turned into corpses, while the rest of his flesh and bones became fresh again.

The organs turned black-gray and were slightly atrophied, but they were still wriggling.

The Earth Immortal of Corpse Fengdu had been completed, representing that Ren Qing controlled the undead in the world, and life and death reincarnation were all within his thoughts.

Ren Qing noticed that five facial features actually appeared on the surface of his five internal organs, somewhat similar to himself, and his expression was extremely solemn and respectful.

“Fengdu Five Emperors?”

According to legends, the Great Emperor of Fengdu had five subordinates to help him manage the underworld.

They were the Eastern Ghost Emperor who ruled Taodhi Mountain Ghost Gate Pass, the Western Ghost Emperor who ruled Bazhong Mountain, the Northern Ghost Emperor who ruled Luofeng Mountain, the Southern Ghost Emperor who ruled Luofu Mountain, and the Central Ghost Emperor who sat in Baodu Mountain Luofeng Six Heavens.

The five internal organs woke up from their slumber and responded in unison: “Your subordinate is here.”

The corners of Ren Qing's mouth twitched. He had once criticized the evilness of the Five Viscera Gods, but he didn't expect that the advancement of Corpse Fengdu would also have similar changes.

However, Corpse Fengdu was still different from the Five Viscera Gods.

The "Heart God, Liver God, Spleen God, Lung God, Kidney God" of the Five Viscera Gods were individuals completely independent of the cultivator.

Back then, every time Hu Wen used the Five Viscera Gods, he had to discuss it with his internal organs.

The Five Emperors of Corpse Fengdu were controlled by Ren Qing, and would usually fall into slumber, so as not to interfere with his body and soul.

The specific function of the Five Emperors was to transform into ghost generals commanding thousands of troops.

Ren Qing could not try it out in the Immortal Position Forbidden Zone, but it was estimated that once the Five Emperors unfolded a complete military formation, each would be equivalent to an Earth Immortal.

Corpse Fengdu's divine power, "No Life for the Dead", was no longer limited to severed limbs and dragon species.

Even if it was only a drop of blood that Ren Qing had left behind, it could become a carrier for resurrection under the effect of No Life for the Dead.

Of course, the time required for resurrection would also increase accordingly.

Overall, after Ren Qing's Corpse Fengdu became an immortal, not only was his self-preservation ability greatly increased, but his means of group attack were undoubtedly richer.

He glanced at the information stream.

【Ren Qing】

【Lifespan: None】

【Immortal Body: ???】

Spells:

【Creation of Heaven and Earth (Earth Immortal)】

【Divine Power: Law, Heaven, and Earth】

【Immortal Position: Zhenyuan Earth Ancestor】

【Immortal Title: Heavenly Dao】

………

【Corpse Fengdu (Earth Immortal)】

【Divine Power: No Life for the Dead】

【Immortal Position: Fengdu Corpse Emperor】

【Immortal Title: Great Emperor of Fengdu】

………

The immortal bodies of Corpse Fengdu and the Creation of Heaven and Earth had disappeared, indicating that they were merging with Ren Qing as the carrier.

When all five spells reach the Earth Immortal level, a new immortal body will be conceived.

After Ren Qing successfully advanced, the corpse transformation of his body receded like a tide. If it weren't for the faint Yin Qi permeating his mouth and nose, one would only think that the previous danger was just an illusion.

The rogue cultivators looked at each other. It seemed that the Immortal Venerable had indeed achieved dual spell Earth Immortal.

They originally thought that when the number of cultivators who became immortals increased, there would inevitably be great chaos in the forbidden zone, shaking the Heavenly Court's rule.

Now it seemed that the Heavenly Court was already invincible.

No wonder they wanted to consecrate the gods, the Heavenly Court indeed had the foundation for this.

Ren Qing closed his eyes and began to communicate with the Corpse Immortals outside using Corpse Fengdu, and countless figures flashed in his mind.

The figures were all undead who relied on Yin Qi to survive, and the number was more than Ren Qing imagined.

Ren Qing found that the undead were mainly concentrated at the junction of the north and south. They were like yaks on the plains. When they were in an environment at a certain altitude, they would instinctively produce a warning.

Now, the situation in the south was unknown, and the north was shrouded by the head of the Mother of All Things.

If the undead were a little sensible, they would not set foot in the north and south, bury themselves in the ground, and wait for the end of the disaster.

Only the Corpse Immortal was different, its location was in the hinterland of the south.

Ren Qing's consciousness approached the Corpse Immortal, and then a deep and boundless darkness appeared in front of him, indicating that the other party was still in the depths of the Buddhist world.

The appearance of the Corpse Immortal was even more bizarre.

His entire body was filled with black hair in every pore, and deformed organs resembling goat hooves grew from the bottom, with countless mouths bleating like goats.

Tens of thousands of black goats knelt near the Corpse Immortal.

The black goats were originally colorless and formless, but now seemed to have undergone drastic changes, regaining flesh and blood, and thus becoming fragile.

The goats struck bizarre poses, holding their eyes with both hands, mouths silently screaming, but their bodies were already dried up.

Ren Qing vaguely remembered having found this in ancient sacrificial texts.

Digging out the eyes and holding them with both hands, the body language represents "I see," a declaration of fanatical faith to the gods.

The Corpse Immortal seemed to sense Ren Qing's presence and couldn't help but tremble.

There was also a gap in Immortal positions; the Soul-Reaping Ghost Immortal wasn't even worthy of carrying shoes for the Fengdu Corpse.

Even though Ren Qing was tens of thousands of miles away, he could still inflict heavy damage on the Corpse Immortal, who couldn't even put up the slightest resistance.

It was hard to imagine that Ren Qing had to be cautious when facing the Corpse Immortal in the Heavenly Gu Realm.

The Corpse Immortal wanted to get away from the Buddhist realm, but seemed to have exhausted its strength, and after supporting itself with goat hooves for only a few steps, it was already overwhelmed.

Bang!!!

The Corpse Immortal crashed heavily to the ground, causing many black goat corpses to turn into debris.

Ren Qing's pupils dilated as he realized that there was a tens-of-meters-wide gap in the Corpse Immortal's back, which should have been torn open from the inside.

"Nameless..."

Ren Qing gasped; how could the Heavenly Demon Transformation Nameless be so terrifying?

Tearing open the Corpse Immortal's body with bare hands and causing a large number of black goats to kneel, even a Earth Immortal couldn't do such a thing.

Ren Qing carefully examined the Corpse Immortal, and as a result, the Soul-Reaping Ghost Immortal's Immortal position still existed.

Nameless simply disdained the Soul-Reaping Ghost Immortal; the Corpse Immortal had truly become a stepping stone, abandoned in the Buddhist realm filled with Heavenly Demon aura.

Ren Qing took a deep breath, and Fengdu Yin Qi enveloped the Corpse Immortal's illusory figure in his mind.

The Corpse Immortal was on pins and needles, allowing the Yin Qi to pass through its body inside and out.

From the wound, it could be seen that Nameless already had the characteristics of a black goat, otherwise there would be no traces of goat hooves walking.

However, Nameless should still retain his intelligence, but it was unknown where he went.

Ren Qing sighed helplessly; he had originally wanted to directly control Nameless, but now he was afraid that even Nameless's whereabouts would be difficult to find.

"Wait, it's not entirely without a solution."

Ren Qing had mixed his blood in the Blood Pool, which was later swallowed by the Corpse Immortal.

Even if Nameless did not actively absorb the blood, it would inevitably be contaminated, and perhaps it could still be searched for using Corpse Fengdu.

Ren Qing was not in a hurry; an empty Heavenly Immortal position appeared in his mind.

The Immortal positions in the restricted area had already been integrated into the Heavenly Immortal position, so the several that were successively conceived in the Stomach World had been kept in Ren Qing's hands.

Ren Qing threw the Heavenly Immortal position into the Corpse Immortal, and the latter's injuries showed a tendency to recover.

The Heavenly Immortal position could suppress the alienation; as long as the Corpse Immortal was not affected by the Heavenly Demon aura, even the most serious injuries could be healed in a breath.

As a result, the Corpse Immortal regained some intelligence and even made a gesture of bowing in submission.

Immediately afterwards, the Corpse Immortal's consciousness fell into a deep sleep, completely handing over its body to Ren Qing's disposal, not out of trust, but out of an instinctive fear of the Fengdu Corpse Immortal.

With a thought from Ren Qing, a large amount of Yin Qi spewed out of the Corpse Immortal's mouth.

The Yin Qi drilled into the black goat corpses as if they were his arms and fingers, and then the corpses' hands and feet began to move, temporarily turning into zombies.

The zombies dug into the ground, and because the soil was hard, their bones would break from time to time, but fortunately there were enough of them.

Before long, a deep pit that could accommodate the Corpse Immortal appeared in place.

After Ren Qing exhausted the remaining zombies, he successfully buried the Corpse Immortal in the soil, isolating it from some of the Heavenly Demon aura's erosion.

In this way, the Corpse Immortal's condition could gradually improve, and it would not interfere with the rooting and sprouting of the Heavenly Immortal position.

Ren Qing did not value the Soul-Reaping Ghost Immortal, but the Heavenly Immortal position it conceived was crucial.

The road to immortality in the Stomach World had ostensibly restarted, but in reality, even if cultivators passed through the Ninefold Thunder Tribulation, there would be no extra branches of the Heavenly Dao.

The Soul-Reaping Ghost Immortal was a pleasant surprise.

Ren Qing withdrew his consciousness and searched for Nameless's whereabouts in his mind again.

However, there were too many Undead, and he was far away, so he could only screen them one by one, which was not very efficient.

It took a full fifty years to see only one-tenth of the Undead in the world, and this was with the help of the Mycelial Soul.

Later, Ren Qing handed it over to the Mycelial Soul to handle it completely, while he was busy with the Heavenly Demon Tribulation.

As a result, Nameless had not yet been discovered, but he first detected a long-sealed Immortal position.

[Immortal Position: Soul-Seizing Ghost Immortal]

The Soul-Seizing Ghost Immortal was attached to the rock, making that area known as the Flesh and Blood Mountains.

A force once tried to find the location of the Immortal position, but there were countless rocks in the mountains, and there was no difference on the surface.

Ren Qing naturally accepted it with a smile, and integrated the Heavenly Immortal position into the Immortal position first.

When the Corpse Immortal recovered from his injuries, he could use the Corpse Immortal to explore the reality of the Buddhist realm, and at least find the specific location of the Immortal Position Forbidden Zone.

The Soul-Seizing Ghost Immortal enlightened Ren Qing that even if he did not leave the Immortal Position Forbidden Zone, he could still discover the Immortal positions outside.

When the Ancestral Dragon Vein became an Immortal, he would have countless Dragon Blood offspring, and if nothing unexpected happened, the Dragon Blood Sea would have expanded a hundredfold.

There must be Immortal positions hidden in the sea, and the Heaven and Earth life force could become much more complete because of this.

Ren Qing had to use the days in the Immortal Position Forbidden Zone to possess the strength to protect himself outside.

The promotion of the Ancestral Dragon Vein was put on the agenda.

The rogue cultivators in the restricted area were successively annexed by the Forbidden Soldiers Hall. If Li Tiangang felt that this person could not be controlled, he would simply wait for him to be alienated and out of control.

There was no need to worry about the consequences of the Forbidden Soldiers Hall if he switched to the Corpse Path.

Nameless's whereabouts were detected by the Mycelial Soul in the seventy-fifth year.

Hundreds of years had passed since Ren Qing entered the Immortal Position Forbidden Zone, and no matter what Nameless turned into, he would not be surprised.

But when Ren Qing came into contact with Nameless, a chill still rose up his spine.

Nameless was no longer human at all; the whole was like a ten-thousand-meter-high wall of flesh and blood, erected on the plains of the beast pen.

Black goats were constantly born from the flesh and blood wall, wandering all over the plains.

Ren Qing gasped; Nameless was different from ordinary flesh and blood walls, and the aura it exuded had already reached the category of Earth Immortal.

In short, Nameless did achieve immortality after becoming a Heavenly Demon.

Nameless's face appeared on the surface of the flesh and blood wall. He seemed to sense that someone was observing him, and immediately woke up from his slumber.

"Insignificant thief."

The flesh and blood wall recombined and turned into a black goat more than ten thousand meters tall.

Black liquid flowed from Nameless's facial features, which was obviously the blood of the Fengdu Corpse Emperor, and the other party had discovered the clue.

Ren Qing did not panic and continued to stare at Nameless.

He felt a characteristic on Nameless that was different from Immortals and Buddhas.

Nameless did not become an Immortal by relying on the Immortal position, nor was it related to Ren Qing's unique Immortal Path or Divine Path, but was the fourth known way to become an Immortal.