The Secret Way of Immortality

Xu Sanliang, upon learning that Ren Qing had finally acquired a body technique called "Iron Grinding Swordplay," hurriedly left the Qingfeng Martial Hall.

Ren Qing could sense that although Weiwang Town maintained a superficial calm, the involvement of the Three Immortals of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity suggested undercurrents.

The occasional wails of funerals hinted at an increase in inexplicable deaths and injuries.

Finding the daily commute too troublesome, Ren Qing simply moved into the Qingfeng Martial Hall, specifically choosing a secluded corner room.

He also moved his body-honing sessions from the training grounds to the open space in front of his room, which made Xu Tu and the others quite unaccustomed.

The open space was paved with green bricks, and all the weeds were removed.

Ren Qing glanced at the sky; it was still several hours before noon.

He maintained the horse stance, practicing the Netherworld Heavenly Worm Technique. Nether energy flowed through his meridians, and his consciousness immersed itself in the body technique's content.

Body technique cultivation methods varied greatly, almost to the point of being bizarre.

For example, Iron Grinding Swordplay required holding an iron ball in the mouth until the saliva turned into molten iron, which was then swallowed to transform the bones into metal.

Night Roaming Swordplay was simpler, only requiring one to gaze at the moon.

However, he concluded that all body technique methods led to the same destination; cultivation mainly stimulated the disease seed, but it was not as insane as cultivation via mania.

Ren Qing still remembered the madmen of Weiwang Town; under the influence of mania, their bodies exhibited uncontrollable mutations.

Although Xu Sanliang and the others also had mutations, they were kept within reasonable limits.

It was the difference between benign and malignant.

However, according to the information flow, body techniques only barely controlled the disease seed, and there must have been many cultivators who lost control of their disease seeds.

What would happen to the disease seed after the cultivator died was unknown...

He also wondered how Weian Town handled body technique cultivators on the verge of death; were their corpses directly devoured by the diseased tree, turning into heads?

Comparing the Netherworld Heavenly Worm Technique, which also derived from the Jail Warden Method, the safety of the black worm and the disease seed was worlds apart.

The black worm's state was relatively stable, and because it originated from the Heavenly Dao Worm, it had an irresistible dependence on its host.

The disadvantage was that it was controlled by the ghost shadow's Heavenly Dao Worm mother, and cultivation required the absorption of true energy.

Ren Qing's current abilities could not perfect the Jail Warden Method, but he could indeed try to work on body techniques; he might even be able to create his own method.

Of course, he needed to acquire more body techniques first.

"Shanlu."

Xu Fu hurried along the path. Seeing Ren Qing lifting stone balls while in a horse stance, his expression couldn't help but show some astonishment.

Ren Qing exhaled a half-meter of white air, the nether energy circulating in his meridians returned to his dantian, and he could faintly feel the premonition of imminent completion.

"Shanlu, I've brought some instruments to aid in your cultivation."

Xu Fu took out a cloth bag containing a dozen ping-pong-sized iron balls, which sounded very solid when they collided.

Considering the price of ironware in Weian Town, this bag was almost equivalent to its weight in gold.

Ren Qing nodded and reached out to take it. A trace of heartache flashed across Xu Fu's expression, but he still generously released his grip.

【Xu Fu】

【Age: Fifty-three】

【Lifespan: Twenty-one years】

【Disease Seed: Asthma Disease Seed】

【Body Technique: Raging Wind Heavy Sword (Not Initiated)】

Ren Qing relied entirely on Xu Fu for food and drink, and he also had to ask for cultivation resources, so even with his thick skin, he felt a little embarrassed.

If he could speak, he would definitely ask about the Raging Wind Heavy Sword's cultivation method to see if he could help Xu Fu master the body technique.

Xu Fu had no idea what Ren Qing was thinking.

In fact, resources were allocated annually by several elders. He was originally the only one cultivating body techniques in Qingfeng Martial Hall, and he hadn't mastered any for many years, which led to an extreme scarcity of resources.

Now that Ren Qing was here, resources would increase significantly, and it wasn't a losing proposition since the wool came from the sheep.

Even if Ren Qing reached the Half-Corpse Realm and became independent, it would still affect resource allocation within five years.

"Shanlu, remember not to exceed one incense stick's time for your initial cultivation, and then gradually add half an incense stick each day to explore your own limits..."

Xu Fu looked at Ren Qing's extraordinary physique and couldn't help but feel envious.

The reason why mastering more body techniques wasn't better was because prolonged cultivation could lead to the disease seed going out of control.

As for how long it took to reach the limit, it mainly depended on each person's constitution.

In theory, after the age of forty, cultivation time would decrease year by year, and the probability of mastering body techniques would naturally decrease.

Like Xu Shiwang, although he had reached the Ghost Envoy Realm and his lifespan was far from exhausted, he had in fact stopped practicing body techniques and focused his energy on self-cultivation.

Ren Qing felt a little absurd after hearing this.

Body techniques also depended on resistance; if one was old and weak, there was no possibility of further progress.

Too realistic...

Wait, if he could bring vaccines from his previous life, wouldn't he be able to achieve an unparalleled immortal body and cultivate as easily as drinking water?

Or create a fabricated technique to strengthen immunity.

Ren Qing suppressed his distracting thoughts. Similar fabricated techniques could bring about changes in the forbidden zone and even lead to high-realm cultivators on a large scale.

He still needed to consider it carefully and figure out more secrets within the Changsheng Forbidden Zone before proceeding.

Ren Qing put an iron ball in his mouth and used his tongue to hold it against his upper palate, positioning the iron ball below his tongue to prevent accidental swallowing.

Xu Fu quickly reminded him, "You must try to communicate with the 'disease seed' in your body that governs cultivation, so as to gradually master the body technique..."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly stared blankly at Ren Qing, who was trembling all over, revealing a terrifying aura.

"He's already mastered it?"

Xu Fu didn't know what to say; his decades of hard work had become meaningless, which might just be a difference in talent.

With a bitter expression, he had no choice but to leave the area near the room so as not to disturb Ren Qing.

Ren Qing ignored Xu Fu. The Netherworld Heavenly Worm Technique began to circulate, and he also practiced body techniques, implementing multitasking.

He swallowed molten iron about every half hour, and the texture of his bones improved.

But Ren Qing felt that the body technique, as a means of suppressing the disease seed, was not particularly balanced.

The growth rate of the disease seed was always faster than that of the body technique, which led to a corresponding increase in the burden on the body as the realm increased.

This kind of cultivation was a technique of self-destruction; how did the founder achieve ascension?

Ren Qing cultivated for more than three hours and did not feel any so-called limit, which showed how strong the foundation of this body was.

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During this time, Xu Fu occasionally came to check on Ren Qing's situation, but the frequency clearly decreased, indicating that he was frightened.

At noon, the disciples of Qingfeng Martial Hall returned to their rooms, took out tables and chairs, and had the servants bring the meals.

Ren Qing practiced martial arts outside the room, so the food naturally changed locations.

The Qingfeng Martial Hall disciples had become somewhat accustomed to the pressure that Ren Qing brought, which was one of the reasons why Xu Fu allowed them to interact with each other.

Ren Qing didn't finish his cultivation. It was best not to stop the Netherworld Heavenly Worm Technique midway, otherwise it would damage his cultivation.

He brought the jade pendant artifact from the Changsheng Forbidden Zone, but the nether energy stored inside was at most barely enough to reach the Golden Core stage, so it was best not to waste it.

It was because of Ren Qing's thought that he seized a fleeting opportunity.

"Senior Brother Wang Shanlu, eat something before you practice?"

Zhao Liangxin said softly. Seeing that Ren Qing was still unresponsive with his eyes closed, he helped him serve some food, and then they sat around the stone table.

As the only Strength Gathering Realm disciple, he had more or less come into contact with information about body techniques and couldn't help but look at Ren Qing.

With Senior Brother Wang Shanlu's talent, mastering body techniques should be nothing surprising.

The nether energy in Ren Qing's lower dantian became increasingly thick. Finally, as the cycle revolved, it gathered like rivers flowing into the sea, developing in the direction of condensation and liquefaction.

He continued to absorb nether energy until the nether energy showed a trend of accumulating sand into a tower.

Only then did Ren Qing stop the Netherworld Heavenly Worm Technique, and his cultivation reached the completion of the Qi Refining stage, allowing him to prepare to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Zhao Liangxin felt the mysterious aura emanating from Ren Qing. Even though it disappeared in a flash, his heart couldn't help but burn with passion.

He wondered when he would be able to come into contact with body techniques.

The other disciples were unaware and discussed rumors within Weian Town with each other.

Ren Qing listened intentionally and unintentionally and quickly noticed something was wrong.

The yamen seemed to be urgently recruiting city defense soldiers.

The choices of Weian Town were controlled by the elders. The soldiers seemed to be maintaining order, but it must be related to the reconstruction of Weiwang Town.

Xu Tu and the others, who came from humble backgrounds, were very interested in this, but unfortunately, the yamen's requirement for soldiers was over the age of twenty.

Weian Town was also repairing dilapidated houses everywhere, and even making population statistics, giving it a feeling of impending storm.

Ren Qing analyzed the truth of the news, and the time for him to develop should not be much.

Although he didn't know what would happen, he could foresee that it would definitely be fraught with dangers.

Although he wanted to re-incubate the soul fragment, Ren Qing planned to acquire more body techniques this time, and then find a deep mountain to hang up and cultivate.

As for why he chose Iron Grinding Swordplay, it was mainly because Night Roaming Swordplay affected the eyes and was very easy to expose.

Iron Grinding Swordplay affected the bones and at most increased the weight.

Ren Qing's bones immediately began to become thicker, but they were forcibly compressed, and a faint golden luster spread across the surface of the bones.

Crack crack crack...

More bone spurs emerged from his back, and his tailbone was slightly sore.

Ren Qing subconsciously touched his tailbone and found a finger-sized tail, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

He had just said that the traces of Iron Grinding Swordplay's heteromorphosis were relatively mild, but now it seemed that advancing to the Ghost Envoy Realm was likely to grow a bony tail.

In the following days, the martial arts halls were almost completely closed.

They seemed to have foreseen something, and the entire Weian Town became chaotic without warning, and the number of funerals increased as a result.

When Heaven wants to destroy someone, it must first make them mad, as if welcoming the coming "Immortal".

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