The Secret Way of Immortality

Chapter 141: The Other Shore Blooms, Soul, oh soul...

After the sun rose, An Nan Town returned to its usual tranquility.

Compared to other parts of Xiangxiang, An Nan was more like a densely populated village.

The people were preparing for the spring planting in their spare time, but it was still possible to see some traces of the Spring Festival decorations.

The inn then opened its doors to welcome guests.

Huang Ziwan walked to the steps outside, gazing at the bustling crowd before him, finding it hard to imagine the chaotic scene of the previous night.

Lu Xiaoyu sighed, at a loss.

Her cultivation was the weakest. Protected by the bronze mirror artifact in the room, she had not noticed the earth-shattering movements outside.

Ren Qing was the last to come downstairs, organizing his gains from last night as he walked.

After devouring two beast ghosts, the progress of the Heavenly Dao Dharma You Yuan in the ghost shadow had improved a lot, nearing the mid-stage of Qi training.

However, it was still just small-scale stuff; Foundation Establishment was the starting point for the Underworld Art.

Huang Ziwan suggested, "Since our mission is to transport the Other Shore Flower, should we go to the Other Shore Flower field to check the situation first?"

Ren Qing nodded in agreement, "Yes, and we can also inquire about the strangeness of An Nan Town."

The three headed towards the fields, even if it would attract the attention of other Jailers, it was better than not knowing anything.

When Ren Qing stepped outside the town.

He noticed that the soil in the fields was dark in color, indeed suitable for planting crops, and the yield must be considerable.

The Other Shore Flower field was located deeper. As they reached a certain range, they could smell a strange fragrance permeating the air.

The souls immediately cheered, and Ren Qing couldn't help but take a few more breaths.

The Heavenly Dao Worm in the ghost shadow became unconsciously active. If it weren't for Ren Qing's suppression, it would have lost control.

Why would the Other Shore Flower cause a reaction from the Heavenly Dao Worm?

Before he could overthink it, he looked up and saw a large number of vines covering the flower field.

Mu Yi saw Ren Qing and did not stop him, allowing them to approach the Other Shore Flower.

The Other Shore Flower was not much different from ordinary flowers, except that the petals had many strange patterns, each one unique.

A large number of bees were flying in the air, which, judging from the current season, should have been formed by a Jailer's spell.

Ren Qing looked at the Other Shore Flower in the center.

He saw that the petals were deep purple, and the soil near the roots was slightly blue, with a strange disharmony.

All the flower buds were slightly bulging, as if they were wrapping something.

Before he could investigate further, a sparrow landed not far from the three.

The sparrow spoke spiritually, "Don't worry, it will be a few days before the flowers bloom. I will transport them with you then."

Huang Ziwan couldn't help but ask, "Can the Other Shore Flower cause such a large-scale mutation?"

Mu Yi did not reply, and Huang Ziwan wisely closed his mouth.

Many secrets of the Jailer Hall could not be discussed in detail, especially when it came to the Soul Summoning Art.

Mu Yi paused for a moment and continued, "Ren Qing, since you have interfered in the Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts, you must pay attention to some things..."

"Don't look at those ghosts as if they are fish on a chopping board, but the closer the flowers are to blooming, the more unexpected anomalies will appear."

Huang Ziwan looked at Ren Qing in surprise. The other party had also interfered in the Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts, which many Jailers had participated in last night.

But thinking about it, it was understandable. If it weren't for the fact that the remnant souls were not very useful to him, he would naturally not be willing to let go of such an opportunity.

Of course, the risks involved were unavoidable.

Could it be that Ren Qing was already able to compete with those Ghost Envoy realm cultivators who had undergone two or three transformations...

Ren Qing asked, "How does the Other Shore Flower form the Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts?"

"The Other Shore Flower needs to be watered with remnant souls, and it is also mixed with the blood of Ksitigarbha. When the flowering season is near, the remnant souls it attracts will become increasingly strange."

Mu Yi said no more.

She didn't know many of the inside details, after all, her cultivation had not yet reached the Yin Messenger realm, and she could not participate in the Jailer Hall's decision-making.

Ren Qing's expression changed slightly after hearing this, but it was still within expectations.

Since the Jailer Hall was taking the risk of sending Jailers here, it also proved that the Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts was not just a simple collection of remnant souls.

The sparrow then flew away.

Huang Ziwan patted Ren Qing on the shoulder and reminded him, "Ren Qing, be careful. Generally speaking, Jailers whose spells involve souls are a little..."

As he spoke, he suddenly remembered that Ren Qing also had similar spells, and his words seemed to be indirectly scolding him.

Huang Ziwan chuckled awkwardly.

Ren Qing didn't care and turned to inquire about the information of the Jailers he had contacted last night.

However, Huang Ziwan didn't know much about them. Yu Dachuan and others were reclusive and rarely seen in Sanxiang City.

He cursed in his heart, "Damn it, I don't know how many Jailers are hiding, wanting to reap the benefits."

Seeing that it was almost noon, Ren Qing took the initiative to say, "Let's go, being in the Other Shore Flower field is too high-profile."

The three walked in the fields, not far from the main road.

Ren Qing stopped and signaled to Huang Ziwan. He saw a strong man riding a horse on the main road, who soon entered the town.

The strong man was obviously also a Jailer. It was likely that many more would come next.

Huang Ziwan and the other returned to the inn, preparing to rest during the day and increase their vigilance when night came, so as not to be affected by the Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts.

Ren Qing then strolled around An Nan Town.

He didn't find the Water Gourd, but the Jailers were already unable to restrain themselves and had begun to lay out their plans.

Ren Qing felt slightly heavy in his heart. Even if his strength was the best in the Ghost Envoy realm, it didn't mean that the other Jailers were lambs to be slaughtered.

The Taoist temple where Yu Dachuan was located had been simply repaired.

Worshippers came in an endless stream.

The descendants of the dead wealthy merchants donated money on the side, and their faces were full of joy, knowing that they could not wait for their fathers to go to the West as soon as possible.

Yu Dachuan stood at the entrance of the Taoist temple, greeting the people entering and exiting with a kind face, and occasionally giving away some so-called consecrated artifacts.

Ren Qing stopped, clearly Yu Dachuan was choosing candidates for casting spells.

Yu Dachuan also had cleverness, targeting mortals whose lifespans were exhausted.

"Infinite Life Buddha..."

He gently stroked the devout worshippers with his palm, speaking eloquently, attracting many passers-by to stop and watch.

Ren Qing's mouth twitched.

It was only because the Water Gourd was stationed in An Nan Town. If it were Song Zongwu, these borderline behaviors would have been exposed long ago.

Yu Dachuan suddenly felt hostility, glanced at the crowd with his peripheral vision, but only caught Ren Qing's figure slowly leaving.

He muttered a few words in his heart and refocused his attention on the crowd in front of him.

Ren Qing came to the street in the north of the town, with a few shadows floating overhead. Looking up, it turned out to be a group of children flying kites.

The patterns on the kites were unusual, outlining faces that seemed to grin as they fluttered in the wind.

Ren Qing looked at the old man in the distance.

Wan Qi was wearing a straw hat, like an old farmer working in the countryside. As long as a child asked him for a kite, he would immediately start making it.

As the children flew the kites, part of their Yang energy would be drawn away. Although it would not affect their lifespan, it would inevitably cause them to develop cold diseases.

Such methods were still relatively restrained. The Bat-man had already controlled hundreds of bats to attack the farmers' livestock.

When the real Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts arrived, it was hard to imagine what it would be like.

But in a sense, these Jailers' methods had not crossed the line, at least they conformed to the rules set by the Water Gourd.

If Ren Qing rashly intervened, it would only make the situation more chaotic and out of control.

Moreover, the Water Gourd was extremely strange, and it would not be surprising even if he attacked the Jailers, as he had seen in the Disaster Elimination Forbidden Zone.

Ren Qing then returned to the inn.

He ate something and sat cross-legged on the bed.

Until the sun went down, the lively town gradually became silent, and the dying remnant souls gradually broke away from the shadows.

However, no Jailers took action. They were all waiting in the dark.

Ren Qing would not be reckless this time either. If it hadn't been for the ghost shadow actively sensing danger last night, it might have caused the Water Gourd's dissatisfaction.

He opened a crack in the window.

Feeling the cold wind blowing in from outside, the double pupils in his eyes turned.

In addition to observing the street, there was also the Other Shore Flower field on the distant hill.

Ren Qing had realized during the day that this plant was extremely strange.

The ghost shadow became somewhat excited, covering every corner of the room with its body.

From the outside, one would only find that the room was as dark as an abyss, not even a trace of light from the candle.

Ren Qing stared at the corner, where an egg-like insect was jumping.

The Heavenly Dao Egg was only the size of a fingernail when it first parasitized, but it had grown to such a size in a short period of time. It was incredible.

The Heavenly Dao Egg seemed to be able to grow larger along with the host, as could be seen from the corpses in the pond of the Non-Action Dojo.

Those giant-like cultivators should have mastered some special Heavenly Dao Dharma, which caused the Heavenly Dao Worms they spawned to be unusually exaggerated.

It was foreseeable that the Shadow Ghost would inevitably become larger and larger, perhaps causing the Heavenly Dao Worm to become like a mountain...

Ren Qing came back to his senses, the Other Shore Flower field in the distance seemed to have changed.

It was already Si time, and the next would be Chou time, soon he would witness how the Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts was formed.

Ren Qing wanted to explore the Soul Summoning Art even more.

The separated soul left the main body.

Ren Qing used the ability of the Twin Nightmares, looking at the Other Shore Flower field from two different perspectives, but there was no difference at the moment.

Time gradually passed.

There were quite a few Jailers watching the Other Shore Flower field, just like Ren Qing.

When it was approaching Chou time, the first to take action was not the Other Shore Flower, nor was it the rib buried in the soil.

He saw Mu Yi stretch out the branches of the tree.

Countless vines grew, directly covering the flower field.

Ren Qing's vision was different from the past. Mu Yi's aura was relatively stable, and his cultivation was probably close to the third transformation.

Such means were more like a seal, and should be the ability of a transformation branch.

Dong dong dong...

A dull sound came from the hill.

Because of the bronze mirror artifact, the people in the house would not notice anything unusual.

Ren Qing couldn't see what exactly happened to the Other Shore Flower, but he could clearly feel that it seemed like a fierce beast was about to break free from it.

After about ten minutes, the vines cracked open.

The Other Shore Flower drilled out frantically like a climbing tiger. Judging from the number of flower buds, it should be one-third of the flower field.

The flower buds seemed to be brewing something.

Ren Qing felt a sense of familiarity in his heart, but he couldn't find the source even after careful recollection.

My sister is getting married, the second chapter will be a little later