The Secret Way of Immortality

The turmoil in the ghost market gradually subsided, and the Jail Enforcement Hall returned to calm.

The impact even reached the outside towns, as various gangs, upon learning that Ren Qing was the newly appointed Lord of the Ghost Market, proactively reduced their scale.

After all, none of the current high-ranking members of the Jail Enforcement Hall originated from gangs, and even those at the Ghost Envoy realm were scarce, leading to widespread insecurity.

Inside the early market of Sanxiang City.

More than a dozen fishmongers took advantage of the early morning to sell their harvested fish, and as they watched the sun gradually rise on the horizon, they prepared to close their stalls.

It was currently a time when the weather was warming up but still had cold snaps, making it difficult to preserve the fish, and waiting any longer would only mean feeding them to the dogs.

The fishmongers threw the entrails to the flying water birds while discussing recent trivial matters and singing local folk songs.

The changes in Sanxiang City were subtle and gradual, with the government relaxing restrictions on leaving the city.

This led some gangs to abandon collecting protection fees and instead take up the business of escorting goods.

The fishmongers packed up their stalls, cleaned off the fish scales, and placed them in sacks on the pier, seemingly with a specific purpose.

Not long after they left by boat, several strong men strode over.

The strong men were all dressed in cyan-blue jackets, with snake-patterned scarves pinned to their right shoulders, and they walked with soft, silent steps.

They represented the "Serpent Scale Gang" of the Eastern District, a gang with a considerable number of cultivators who practiced the "Serpent Shedding Technique."

【Serpent Shedding Technique】

【Created by Taoist Mushe, cultivating this technique requires being immersed in a specific medicinal solution from a young age, making the whole body as soft as boneless, in order to succeed.】

After mastering the Serpent Shedding Technique, cultivators can accelerate their cultivation by consuming scales. Although fish scales are not as effective as snake scales, they are still useful.

The leading strong man picked up half of the fish scales and quickly left the early market, as if deliberately avoiding someone.

The remaining bags of fish scales remained in place until a young man arrived.

Lin Cheng opened his snake eyes, the traces of his mutation no longer obvious, mainly thanks to the Ghost Dust, which allowed him to move freely within the town.

He picked up the sack filled with fish scales, then a crack opened in his palm and he swallowed them in one gulp.

The Gluttony Technique was exchanged by Lin Cheng from the Great Dream Art Tower. The price was very low, and the materials required for cultivation were not troublesome.

Originally, the Great Dream Art Tower did not have the Gluttony Technique, but it suddenly appeared for some reason, seemingly intentionally provided by the Jail Enforcement Hall.

Even though the manual was incomplete, only allowing the mutation route of advancing to a Deputy Stomach, it still attracted many jailers to cultivate it.

Books recording Deputy Stomachs can be found through the Secret Pavilion. The Gluttony Technique is closely related to Abi Hell, which cannot help but spark speculation.

Many jailers have already tried to cultivate it, while some are still in the observation stage, because they do not understand what the Jail Enforcement Hall is planning.

Lin Cheng knew that Ren Qing had mastered the Gluttony Technique, so he did not hesitate to cultivate it.

He originally planned to use bitter yellow grass as an aid, but he did not expect his snake stomach to be extremely resilient, easily allowing him to enter the threshold.

Lin Cheng spent several months reaching the Half-Corpse Realm, making relatively smooth progress.

As he prepared to leave the early market, the light suddenly dimmed.

Lin Cheng paused slightly, retreating towards the yamen as if facing a formidable enemy.

Behind him, a pair of pale arms holding a lantern emerged from the ground, the faint light dispelling the darkness but making people shudder.

A crack opened in the lantern, and a lifelike butterfly flew out.

Lin Cheng was unable to move at all, watching helplessly as the butterfly landed on him, his back unknowingly soaked with cold sweat.

When he came back to his senses, the streets had returned to their original hustle and bustle.

A few pieces of information surged into his mind, seemingly about the ghost market.

Lin Cheng's expression froze. He didn't expect such methods to come from Ren Qing, but wasn't the style too gloomy and terrifying?

He muttered to himself: "The ghost market at midnight, stalls selling items by the jailers."

He thought of the newly opened ghost market and felt admiration for Ren Qing.

Although Lin Cheng had been there many times, he had not tried to build a relationship with him.

In his opinion, the difference between the two was too great. The Ghost Envoy realm was already an unattainable existence, let alone the Lord of the Ghost Market.

However, Ren Qing still remembered him, leaving him a stall in the ghost market.

"A stall..."

Lin Cheng was at a loss. Thinking about it, apart from the snake skin he shed not long ago, he didn't have anything to sell.

He walked towards his home, while the messengers traveled non-stop, traversing all parts of Xiangxiang.

Finally, the messenger returned to the ghost market, transforming back into a soul butterfly and landing in Ren Qing's palm.

Ren Qing nodded secretly.

The Bound Yin God needs a full five hundred years of lifespan to advance to the Fused Yin God. Even if Ren Qing controls the ghost market, it will not be easy to achieve.

Even during the ghost market's most prosperous period, he only earned two hundred years of lifespan.

It seems to be within reach, but Ren Qing can now clearly feel that the flow of people has decreased a lot, making it difficult to have another wave of revenge spending.

Unless the number of jailers continues to expand, that is the fundamental solution.

However, distant water cannot quench immediate thirst. Li Tiangang and others have just entered Yellow Sand City, and it will probably be difficult to form a rudimentary force.

Therefore, Ren Qing used the method of opening the market to continue stimulating the jailers to trade in the ghost market, otherwise it would be difficult to gather enough lifespan in a short time.

Of course, this method is not a long-term solution. After the peak of the flow of people, it will inevitably slowly decline and tend to stabilize.

In addition, Ren Qing can also extend his life by advancing the Netherworld Skill.

As a Heavenly Dao technique, the Netherworld Skill does have a miraculous effect on prolonging life. As long as he reaches the Nascent Soul stage, he will definitely extend his life by at least several hundred years.

But after all, there are hidden risks, because the Heavenly Dao Insect is parasitic in the Ghost Shadow Body.

If the Heavenly Dao Insect's cultivation exceeds the Ghost Shadow, it may lead to a reversal of the primary and secondary, affecting the No Shadow Ghost's future as a core technique.

If Ren Qing wants to advance the Netherworld Skill in advance, he can only hope that the Heavenly Dao Insect will not have any mutations, otherwise it will definitely backfire.

He hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not consider the Netherworld Skill.

Qingxu Temple is related to the Heavenly Dao Insect, who knows if it will attract fire to himself, or wait for the No Shadow Ghost to advance to the Ghost Envoy realm before considering it.

But first, the No Eye Technique must reach the Fused Yin God stage to construct the first core technique.

Ren Qing calmed his mind and communicated with the soul butterfly body that constituted the ghost market.

He informed Lin Cheng and others in advance, mainly to let most of the stalls be occupied by his own people, so as to ensure that no accidents occurred.

At midnight, Ren Qing closed his eyes and simultaneously used the Dream Butterfly Technique and the No Eye Technique.

Changing the rules of the ghost market is more troublesome. Even with the framework left by the Great Dream True Man, the Dream Butterfly Technique cannot handle it.

Ren Qing used an inch of time as a guide, and then borrowed the power of the Dark Nightmare Lord.

The aura of the Dark Nightmare Lord slowly spread out from the inn as the center, until it permeated the entire ghost market, as if shrouded in a thin mist.

Rustling sounds appeared out of thin air.

All the jailers stood there in a daze, their breathing became heavy, and for some reason, a strange fear suddenly surged into their hearts.

In every dark corner, blood-red eyes appeared at the same time, as if something was hidden within.

Only the jailers who were in seclusion in the inn were not affected.

Lin Cheng stood on the open space of the ghost market, nervously spitting out scarlet blood.

Beside him were Lu Xiaoyu and Yan Jun, as well as some unfamiliar jailers, who should all have been invited by Ren Qing to set up stalls.

Crack, crack, crack...

A crack opened in the middle of the ghost market, like a hideous mouth, forcibly expanding the area at the top of the Dream Tree several times.

Even though the surrounding decorations were still the same, the feeling it gave people was completely different.

It was as if it really came from the Netherworld.

The jailers looked at each other, not knowing what was happening at all, and even had the idea that Ren Qing might have mutated and lost control.

Just as they were about to leave the ghost market, a phantom figure appeared in the sky.

Ren Qing transformed into a figure hundreds of feet in size, his whole body shrouded in black mist, only revealing his mysterious and unparalleled double-pupiled eyes.

The old jailers gasped. Their experience told them that the visions produced by the ghost market were not simple.

It is said that Ren Qing was able to advance to the Ghost Envoy realm at a young age, mainly because he occupied the opportunity, but seeing the tip of the iceberg displayed by the other party, they had to admit the horror of his talent.

This phantom is obviously cast after the fusion of two techniques, and the one that occupies the main position is actually the Ghost Envoy realm technique.

Under normal circumstances, it would take at least decades of hard work to control it freely.

In the blink of an eye, Ren Qing's figure disappeared again.

Ren Qing's soft words echoed in the ears of many jailers: "The northeast corner of the ghost market, the Fengdu Market will be opened every day at midnight."

"The Fengdu Market will be led by the jailers, and no one will interfere in any transaction."

Dense fog covered the northeast corner, and only a few people could be vaguely seen inside.

Lin Cheng suddenly found himself draped in a thin black mist, his figure completely hidden, and even his voice changed.

A dozen stalls appeared in front of him, all formed by techniques.

The jailers in the ghost market had not had time to marvel at Ren Qing's great power, and they all realized the business opportunities in it, and immediately went to the northeast corner.

As soon as they entered the fog, their figures were immediately obscured.

There were only a few stalls selling items in the market.

The clever jailers quickly occupied the remaining stalls. Anyway, they were not afraid of exposing their identities, so they simply shouted and sold like vendors.

Seeing that the market was on the right track, but the transaction volume did not increase much, Ren Qing had to wait patiently. He simply observed the techniques and ignored it, but after a few days, he felt that something was wrong.

The efficiency of prolonging life did show a trend of growth, but...

The items sold in the market became more and more bizarre.

Like the piglets covered with eyeballs, which would quickly grow back after being dug out, said to have been cultivated by a certain Hundred-Eyed jailer.

Or the evil ghosts kept in vases.

As long as they are put into animal skins, the evil ghosts will go to find specific beasts to suck blood every night, and finally spit them back into the vase.

There were even jailers who groped to refine pills. Although the efficacy could not be guaranteed, they were indeed cheap and good, and were deeply loved by the reserve.

Anyway, with the physique of the jailers, they could not be killed by eating them.

In a sense, it can indeed promote the development of alchemy in the Jail Enforcement Hall, but it is not known in which direction it will go.

The corners of Ren Qing's mouth twitched.

In any case, at least the goal has been achieved.

In order to sell inferior magic weapons and elixirs, the jailers will naturally go to the Great Dream Pavilion to exchange materials, and the efficiency of prolonging life is getting higher and higher.

Taking advantage of the rise of the market, he will be able to gather enough lifespan soon.

There is one more chapter, please wait for the officials to wait a moment