The Secret Way of Immortality

Ren Qing's expression was grave.

What surprised him most was the bizarre placement of Daosheng Dao in the information stream. Unlike Wogu, it was independent of his techniques.

【Technique: Gluttony Art (Prison Within the Belly), Blindness Art (Twin Replicated Pupils...)】

【Daosheng Dao (Fragmented)】

When Ren Qing's consciousness made contact, information about lifespan consumption also appeared.

【Do you want to complete Daosheng Dao? It will consume five years of lifespan】

Could it be that the strange object of Daosheng Dao was colorless and formless, quietly integrating into him?

And Ren Qing had a feeling that Daosheng Dao might not be a technique...

If it was a curse, why would the information stream prompt him to complete it? Moreover, he carefully checked his flesh and bones, and there was nothing unusual.

Since he had doubts, he naturally would not deliberately consume five years of lifespan.

Ren Qing came back to his senses. Woya, inside the Prison Within the Belly, had died without warning, and everything revealed an unusualness.

Ren Qing planned to seek help from the Yin Messenger Realm. Then he took out the bone key and drew a doorway on the wall of the City God Temple, directly entering it.

He watched the Yin rain drifting down and took out a feather from his bosom.

This was a mortise feather, a token specifically used to contact Mortise, with the same function as the Blood Heart, but it was a one-time magic artifact.

Nether Crows would leave this magic artifact when releasing certain tasks, and the Great Dream Pavilion also sold them, the price was not expensive.

After the mortise feather came into contact with blood, it began to burn for no reason.

As the smoke and dust drifted away, a huge black shadow roared from a distance, smashing a deep pit in the ribs the moment it landed.

Ren Qing breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Mortise's figure.

Under normal circumstances, consuming a mortise feather would only attract a Nether Crow, unless Zhang Qiu had been notified in advance, and then the information would be written on a piece of paper and let it be carried away.

Mortise let out a cry: "Ren Qing, I happened to be free, and I smelled the scent of your blood, so I came over."

Ren Qing's expression was complicated. Was he being targeted by Mortise?

But there were good and bad sides. At least the three Yin Messenger Realm places to officially become a Jailer should have been mostly settled.

Ren Qing pondered for a moment and explained the matter about Woya and the two, and also roughly narrated the dream.

Also, after Wogu's death, he felt that something strange seemed to appear in his body.

Mortise's expression did not change at all. Its beak pecked at the flesh on Ren Qing's shoulder, and then it closed its eyes as if carefully examining it.

Ren Qing was a little uneasy, on the one hand, he had mastered a lot of techniques, and on the other hand, if it involved curses, it would be very troublesome.

After a long time, Mortise opened its eyes and said in a strange tone: "The taste of your flesh and blood is too bad, it feels like too much spice has been added."

Ren Qing gave a dry laugh.

"Don't worry, if it's a curse, it has nowhere to hide in the Jailer Hall, unless it far exceeds the scope of the Yang God Realm."

Ren Qing thought about it, how could the Blind Daoist be involved with the Heavenly Gu Realm? Moreover, the information stream still reacted to Daosheng Dao, maybe it was just a different form of technique.

Mortise muttered to itself: "If An'nan Town is related to Eight-Character Village, it is likely that rogue cultivators are raising Gu."

Ren Qing had a different view.

From Eight-Character Village, it could be seen that the strange object of the Immortal in the Mirror was brought by Ren Laohan, and then the Blind Daoist separated them.

Who knew what the purpose was, this person's brain was already incomplete, killing or saving people was just a matter of thought.

Mortise nodded and replied: "Similar things are not uncommon, but they are mainly concentrated in the towns around Sanxiang."

"After some cultivators who rely on devouring strange objects lose their way forward, they will use unorthodox methods to try to advance."

"I see."

The corners of Ren Qing's mouth twitched. Hearing the words 'unorthodox methods' from the mouth of a Jailer always gave him a feeling that the style did not match.

Mortise plucked a few feathers: "The task is temporarily completed. Next, it will be handled by the Jailers of An'nan City. You just need to ensure the safety of the Imperial Examination."

"Mortise feathers can also be used in the mortal realm, which will allow the surrounding Jailers to detect it."

"Thank you, Senior Mortise."

Ren Qing hurriedly took the mortise feathers. Seeing Mortise's attitude was so indifferent, it was obvious that it did not take the Blind Daoist to heart.

He knew that his words would not be taken seriously. Even if his talent was recognized, the reserve was still a reserve after all.

Moreover, the resources could not be compared with the official Jailers.

A little thought arose in Ren Qing's heart, and he couldn't help but tentatively ask: "Senior Mortise, do you think I can become a Jailer in advance?"

Mortise's wings flapped several times in a row, causing a howling wind.

Ren Qing thought there was no chance at all, but he heard Mortise continue to say: "I thought you kid was calm and unhurried, but I didn't expect you to be such a show-off."

“Yesterday, Song Zongwu gave me the token in advance. There are already two Yin Messenger Realm imprints on it. You can figure out the last one yourself.”

An expression of joy appeared on Ren Qing's face. If it was only because of the monthly salary, it would not matter if it was later, but after all, it was still related to weapon refinement.

If he wanted to master weapon refinement as soon as possible, he would inevitably have to enter and exit the fourth floor of the Secret Pavilion. It might not work to bribe with blood crystals next time.

"Here."

Mortise spat out a token from its beak.

It roughly explained the use of the token and then left the rib area.

Ren Qing played with the token in his palm, only feeling that the material was relatively heavy, which was far different from the reserve token.

After careful observation.

He found that the front of the token was engraved with the word "Jailer", but the color was pure white, and there was a hole in the lower right corner.

The font of the official Jailer was silver-white, and with the number of strange changes, the color would become more and more profound, until it turned into dark gold after reaching the Yin Messenger Realm.

On the back of the token, he could see some mysterious patterns, with two patterns in the center.

They were a hideous-looking evil ghost and a crow flying with its wings spread, which should represent Song Zongwu and Mortise, the two Yin Messenger Realm Jailers.

As for the third Yin Messenger Realm imprint, Ren Qing already had a plan.

Anyway, he had already become shameless in front of the Great Dream True Man, so he might as well try to probe Senior next month after the Ghost Market opens.

Another function of the Jailer token was more practical, because the material used for refining was called "Houtu Stone". As long as the weight applied was heavier, the hardness would increase accordingly.

Ren Qing took out a blood crystal and inlaid it into the corner of the token, deliberately leaving a hole, in order to activate the effect of the Houtu Stone.

With the accumulation of blood crystals, the token would be able to resist small-scale attacks, which could be considered a magic weapon that could protect his life at critical moments.

Ren Qing casually put away the Jailer token and then returned to the Fire Worker Hall.

As the Imperial Examination approached, he began to deliberately slow down the pace of cultivation and focus on the weapon refinement method.

Although the materials were all ordinary iron, the main thing was to practice the technique.

During this period, Ren Qing used wolf blood purchased from the Great Dream Pavilion to practice the Divine Foot Sutra. The effect was surprisingly ideal, but the aftereffects were greater.

The wolf blood must have come from a Jailer who practiced some kind of technique. After eating it raw, he only felt a burst of warmth emanating from his stomach.

Once he took too much, even Ren Qing almost couldn't control the trend of transformation.

This transformation was different from the Divine Foot Sutra. It was mainly affected by the blood of other techniques. In theory, by devouring a large amount, he could master the power beyond the Ghost Envoy Realm.