The Secret Way of Immortality

Ren Qing sat cross-legged in the dimly lit cave, trying to find an opportunity to advance to the Skin Refiner realm.

He thought that upon approaching the bottleneck, he would naturally advance.

But unknowingly, half an hour had passed, and apart from the tingling sensation from his skin not fading, there was no feeling of breakthrough at all.

Ren Qing's mouth twitched, and he opened his eyes.

He suddenly realized the most crucial point.

That was, although Ren Qing had three spells that had reached the Half-Corpse realm, he had no experience in advancing any of them.

If he were to explore on his own, it would definitely be difficult to advance in a short time, and there might even be unforeseen events while mining.

Ren Qing gritted his teeth and then took out an oil paper packet from the different mouth.

The powder inside was made from poisonous herbs found near the mountains and forests, dried and ground, and mixed with some iron sand.

It was all made with the help of Zhou Qianwu, and he didn't pay any money for it, just gave him some dry food as a symbolic gesture.

Ren Qing took off his clothes and then rubbed the powder hard on the surface of his skin, a burning pain spreading out.

Hiss…

Ren Qing gasped, if he didn't have to advance to the Skin Refiner realm tonight, he wouldn't use such an extreme method.

He didn't intend to stop until the skin all over his body turned deep red, and the poison gradually seeped into his bone marrow.

This made the tingling sensation produced by the Human Skin Book intensify.

Ren Qing tried to calm his mind and feel the gradual transformation of the spell, occasionally swallowing some beast eyes.

After more than half an hour, the pain caused by the toxin had begun to subside, but he still hadn't noticed any opportunity for advancement.

Ren Qing shook his head slightly disappointed.

Just as he was about to continue applying the powder, he suddenly felt his blood flowing faster, and an inexplicable fear surged into his heart.

The bats in the cave flew out in droves, as did insects and rodents.

Before Ren Qing could suppress his fear, a violent tearing sensation suddenly arose from his skin.

He couldn't help but look at his arm, the skin on it flowing like mucus, appearing extremely bizarre and strange.

Ren Qing's pupils dilated, and he suddenly realized something.

The scene was similar to that after a cultivator's death, but he didn't expect it to be happening to his own body now.

His skin seemed to be undergoing a bizarre transformation, trying to merge with his flesh and blood.

"What kind of hellish art style are these spells?"

Ren Qing instinctively grabbed his skin, trying to stop the bizarre transformation process, but the human skin became even more active.

Whispering voices sounded in his ears.

He finally understood why Song Zongwu was surprised that he had advanced to the Half-Corpse realm without anyone protecting him; there was indeed an unknown terror hidden within.

Ren Qing steadied his mind, thinking that if it really didn't work, he would consume his lifespan to forcibly advance.

Then he visualized the Eyeless Method.

The whispering sound turned into a miserable scream, and the aura of the Double Pupil spell directly suppressed the bizarre human skin.

Only the bizarre can fight the bizarre.

Seeing this, Ren Qing swallowed a large number of eyeballs, and his stomach began to churn.

He tried to visualize the Gluttony Method and the Eyeless Method at the same time for the first time, and unexpectedly succeeded under high concentration.

The human skin returned to normal, showing no sign of the original bizarre transformation.

It was not until the white line of the morning sun appeared that the consciousness of the human skin was completely obliterated, which also meant that the Skin Refiner realm had been advanced.

Compared to forced advancement, Ren Qing had overcome the tribulation, and his aura became more calm and steady.

Information flowed.

【Ren Qing】

【Age: Seventeen】

【Lifespan: Six years and two hundred and eleven days】

【Techniques: Eyeless Method (Double Pupil), Divine Foot Sutra (Wolf Foot), Human Skin Book (Skin Refiner), Gluttony Method (Secondary Stomach)】

The information flow did not show any abnormalities, indicating that autonomous advancement of spells was feasible, but it was inevitable to face risks.

From then on, all of Ren Qing's spells had reached the Half-Corpse realm, and what he needed next was to integrate the various spells.

The evolution tree in his mind regarding the Human Skin Book had also made new progress.

The three evolution directions for the Ghoul Envoy realm were:

【Substitute Ghost Skin: Absorb damage and become immortal】

【Boneless Blood Demon: Shapeless flesh and blood】

【Human-Faced Beast Demon: Fuse skin and transform into a beast】

Ren Qing thought for a moment, it seemed that the Boneless Blood Demon after the Skinner's advancement would have even more terrifying control over flesh and blood.

The Herder should be transformed into a beast form by some means, and according to the lifespan consumed, the cost of exemption would be the highest.

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As for Ren Qing's Skin Refiner, although it didn't have any means of attack, it made up for the defense deficiencies very well.

In order to experiment with the abilities of the Skin Refiner, he found a relatively thick branch and slammed it hard against his right leg.

The branch snapped in response.

Ren Qing couldn't help but frown, he found that a faint bruise had clearly appeared on his leg, indicating that it had not been completely blocked.

He felt that his skin was indeed more resilient, but his expectation was to be immune to blunt weapons.

Ren Qing shook his head slightly disappointed, just as he was about to return to the camp, he suddenly found that the injury could be controlled by consciousness.

The traces of the bruise disappeared from his leg and reappeared on his right arm.

His expression became surprised, it could be seen that the potential of the Skin Refiner was not inferior to that of the Herder and the Skinner, and might even be better.

In addition to strengthening the skin's toughness, the Skin Refiner's main ability was to control injuries.

Ren Qing picked up the large Miao sword and slashed hard on the back of his hand.

Then he noticed that the wounds caused by sharp weapons could also be transferred, but the depth of the injury could not be changed.

In this way.

It was equivalent to eliminating weaknesses such as the throat and lower yin.

Moreover, after advancing to the Ghoul Envoy realm in the future, the ability would definitely go a step further, representing an extremely terrifying survival ability.

No wonder it was called "Substitute Ghost Skin".

If he could master a method of rapid recovery, he could be said to be invincible.

Ren Qing couldn't help but feel deeply satisfied.

With the experience of autonomous advancement, if he wanted to master the Seed Demon Sutra next, he wouldn't need to deliberately consume his lifespan to reach the Half-Corpse realm.

When the matter of sealing off the Disaster Elimination Forbidden Area came to an end, he could accumulate his lifespan and prepare to break through to the Ghoul Envoy realm.

Ren Qing stretched his muscles and returned to the camp while the sky was slightly bright.

Most of the yamen runners had woken up and were diligently logging.

And the prisoners had even less sleep time.

But compared to entering the cave, they would rather do high-intensity work outside, at least they wouldn't die at any time.

Song Zongwu had just come out of the cave to eat some food, and when he saw Ren Qing, he asked, "Where did you go so early in the morning?"

Ren Qing replied with a smile, "I just went hunting when I had nothing to do."

"Hang in there for a few more days, the excavation of the mountain is going quite smoothly."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Ren Qing hurriedly drilled into the cave.

Song Zongwu looked at his back and muttered to himself, "Why do I feel like there are some changes, could it be related to the Human Skin Book?"

"Or has the Gluttony Method broken through to the Half-Corpse realm? That's really…"

Song Zongwu shook his head, thinking that after the excavation was completed, he would tell Ren Qing some of the advantages and disadvantages of the Ghoul Envoy realm.