The Secret Way of Immortality

The first rays of dawn appeared.

The furnace emitted wisps of thick smoke. Ever since the incident with the reanimated corpse, Xiao Wu and the others preferred to work in shifts through the night rather than let the furnace go out.

Besides, it was just a few corpses of drowned fishermen; they had already finished processing them in seven or eight hours.

Bo Feng simply got up early and specially imparted his experience as a fireman to Xiao Wu and the others, including how to react to various strange situations.

The past few days passed by so peacefully.

Ren Qing mostly stayed in his room cultivating, only occasionally going out for a walk.

Even though he had prepared to expend his lifespan to advance, it didn't mean cultivation was useless; at least it could temper his state of mind.

Ren Qing summarized his cultivation steps as follows: first, visualize the No-Eyed Method for two hours.

Then, use a stick to beat his skin all over until bruises formed, gradually recovering under the effect of the Human-Skin Book.

He didn't know the specific cultivation method of the Human-Skin Book, but after a few days of self-abuse, the toughness of his skin had indeed increased slightly.

Ren Qing also found a way to conceal the heterochromia of his eyes.

The method was to adjust the degree of closure of his eyes, blocking part of the sclera by squinting.

Changes in words and deeds could easily attract the attention of acquaintances, but subtle changes in appearance were difficult to detect.

After trying for a few days, Ren Qing found that it was indeed feasible; even Xiao Wu hadn't noticed.

Since he had no worries, Ren Qing planned to start advancing to the Double-Pupiled Realm.

But first, he needed to prepare some fresh pig eyes to restore his stamina, in case of accidents.

Ren Qing came to Zhang Butcher's meat stall.

He noticed that Zhang Butcher's complexion looked very bad, and his body was even thinner.

"What's wrong, Brother Zhang?"

Zhang Butcher rubbed his slightly red and swollen eyes and shook his head, saying, "I don't know why these past few days, as long as I keep my eyes open for a long time, I feel a stinging pain."

"A Qing, I've been to several clinics, but it's still useless."

Ren Qing was shocked when he heard this. He noticed that Zhang Butcher was blinking very quickly, and his eyeballs were slightly protruding.

"Brother Zhang, let me take a look?"

"Alright."

Zhang Butcher found a stool and sat down, and Ren Qing quickly moved closer to observe.

He pressed on the eyelids with his fingers, and Zhang Butcher's forehead immediately broke out in fine beads of cold sweat. The burly man couldn't help but wail.

"It hurts..."

Ren Qing looked puzzled. The information stream didn't show anything unusual...

No!!!

Zhang Butcher clearly had fifteen years of lifespan left, but now he had lost three years.

It couldn't possibly be a sudden illness. After all, even if his eyes went blind, it wouldn't have much impact on his lifespan, and it couldn't possibly reduce it so much.

Zhang Butcher asked worriedly, "What's wrong, A Qing? Is it too serious?"

"It's okay. It should be that your hands were stained with blood when cutting meat, causing a dirty disease in your eyes. Just rest well."

Ren Qing said this, but he vaguely guessed that it might be related to the Hundred-Eyed One.

The Hundred-Eyed One had disappeared for a few days, probably having returned to the West District, preparing to get rid of Zhang Butcher, whom he had dealt with, to avoid exposing himself.

"That's good. I've been worried for so long that I don't even enjoy drinking anymore."

Zhang Butcher breathed a sigh of relief. He had reached the point of grasping at straws, otherwise he wouldn't have believed Ren Qing, who had no medical skills.

Ren Qing realized that the Hundred-Eyed One was likely observing the meat stall in secret, so he didn't continue to ask Zhang Butcher, fearing that he would become murderous.

In order not to attract attention, he simply bought a few pig heads, waited until he returned to the Firewood Hall to dig out the eyes, and gave the pig head meat to Xiao Wu and the others to eat with wine.

After Ren Qing left the meat stall, he walked down the street carrying a linen bag containing the pig heads.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. Bo Feng's words kept echoing in his mind, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of dread.

"The cut on the neck is too smooth. It doesn't look like it was cut open by a sharp weapon at all, but rather like the head grew legs and ran away on its own."

Ren Qing's footsteps slowed slightly. Could it be that he had fallen into a misunderstanding?

The reason why the corpses were headless was not because the Hundred-Eyed One was cautious, but because he could make the dead's heads actively detach from their bodies...

Since they were both cultivating the No-Eyed Method, Ren Qing knew that he had to get rid of the Hundred-Eyed One, otherwise he would be targeted sooner or later.

After Ren Qing calmed down, he returned to the Firewood Hall.

He dug out the pig eyes and gave the remaining pig head meat to Bo Feng to handle, then made a special trip to Zhao Clerk's office to inquire about information.

Although Zhao Clerk was outwardly indifferent, he was still very easy to talk to.

Moreover, Zhao Clerk had met Ren Qing once and knew that he had spoken up to save dozens of people in the prison, which made him feel good about him.

Ren Qing spent some time looking through the files of the headless case, but it only recorded the preliminary investigation information.

According to the constables' interviews, the deceased had all suffered from prominent eye diseases in the days before their deaths, which then worsened to severe headaches.

Zhao Clerk noticed that Ren Qing was very engrossed and couldn't help but ask, "Ren Qing, why are you so concerned about the headless case?"

"Lord Zhao, haven't you noticed that headless cases are frequent in districts other than the West District?"

Ren Qing looked at the files a few more times, then returned them to Zhao Clerk: "I heard Bo Feng talking about this case yesterday, and I feel that it will always be the West District's turn. Let's prepare in advance."

Zhao Clerk pretended to be relaxed and said, "Don't worry, the Prison Guards have already intervened in the headless case. That murderer won't escape."

"Just in case, just in case."

Ren Qing didn't want to put all his hopes on the Prison Guards. According to the habits of these cultivators, they were likely to use Zhang Butcher to lure out the Hundred-Eyed One.

He chatted with Zhao Clerk for a few words and then returned to the Firewood Hall.

Ren Qing decided to break through to the Half-Corpse Realm as soon as possible. Only by achieving Double Pupils could he find the Hundred-Eyed One in the sea of people in Sanxiang City.

Before going into seclusion, he handed over all the matters to Bo Feng to handle.

Bo Feng was speechless. He clearly came to Tan Street to avoid being a manager, but why did it feel like he was busier than before?

Ren Qing sat cross-legged in the compartment that blocked the light.

He first reorganized the problems he encountered in his cultivation to ensure that nothing was missed.

When it was late at night, Ren Qing began the last No-Eyed Method visualization of the Martial Man Realm.

He wanted to see what exactly existed in the darkness.

In order to ensure that his state of mind was flawless, otherwise it might lead to cultivation deviation in the subsequent cultivation, knowing that these spells were accompanied by strange risks.

Familiar darkness enveloped his body, and strange noises came from all directions.

Footsteps gradually approached, but Ren Qing stared at it fearlessly, with a smile on his face.

When the darkness was pushed aside, a strange human-shaped black shadow walked out of it.

As the black shadow got closer and closer to Ren Qing, the two became the same appearance, even the expressions were exactly the same.

Ren Qing murmured, "Staring at fear without fear, so this is the Double-Pupiled."

The method of how to advance to the Double-Pupiled Realm had been found. Given time, even with his own cultivation, he could still reach the Half-Corpse Realm.

"But who made me the most short of time."

Ren Qing cancelled the visualization without hesitation.

The information stream converged, and the alienation began.

Advance tomorrow, and then it will be the headless case.

Thanks to Zongheng II Ten Thousand Realms, Holy Demons are Guilty, Ying Shi, Canghai and Yue, Sugar, Lamb's Bible and his God, Lonely and Hot Pot 68, and no Friday's reward.