The Secret Way of Immortality

With a thought, Ren Qing commanded a portion of the ghostly shadow to entangle the aberrant entity.

Before he could tear open the aberrant's body, two black-furred arms suddenly burst from its chest and abdomen, forcibly ripping the flesh apart.

The massive aberrant had long been consumed by the parasites; its flesh and bones had completely vanished, and even the last vestiges of life had been extinguished.

A malformed monster crawled out from within.

Although it had the appearance of a Black Goat, it was only the upper half of its body, with the tail vertebrae and tattered internal organs exposed.

It emitted a hoarse bleating, its eyes filled with naked greed.

Ren Qing frowned slightly.

Clearly, the altar for summoning the Immortal Demon had been activated, but due to the aura of the Heavenly Demon, the summoned target had become a Black Goat.

It was likely that the upper half of a Rabbit-Toad cultivator had been corrupted by the aura of the Heavenly Demon, resulting in it being torn in half by the altar's power.

Judging by this, the Rabbit-Toad cultivators might arrive in the Fragmented Moon Layer ahead of schedule to avoid the aura of the Heavenly Demon, so the Restriction Disciples Hall must be prepared.

Baa...

The Black Goat's deafening bleat echoed, and its crawling speed gradually increased.

The ghostly shadow lay in ambush along the Black Goat's path, and the moment they made contact, dragon claws forcefully grabbed at the Black Goat's neck.

The head rolled several times, but the Black Goat's eyes remained fixed on Ren Qing.

Then, the Black Goat miraculously healed at a visible rate, but it still remained only half a body, causing its aura to be extremely unstable.

The sound of bones colliding emanated from Ren Qing's body, and the ghostly shadow surged into his right hand, forming a five-meter-long, ferocious dragon claw.

He slammed it forcefully towards the Black Goat!

Bang.

The once-famous Bottomless Cave of Jing Province instantly cracked and crumbled under Ren Qing's strike.

The ground caved in dozens of meters, even causing the surrounding mountains to shift.

Ren Qing soared from the ground, followed by an endless aura of the Heavenly Demon, and the Black Goat that kept dying and reviving.

The Black Goat chased its prey by instinct, unaware that its opponent was a tough nut to crack.

Ren Qing opened his mouth and inhaled, drawing all the ghostly shadows back into his body, causing his body to swell and take on a half-dragon, half-human form.

He was over twenty meters tall, his head almost resembling a dragon's, but his signature double pupils remained.

His bare skin was covered in scales, and a dragon spine emerged from his tailbone, transforming into a dragon-shaped tail that crackled as it swung through the air.

Ren Qing's transformed half-dragon form could not unleash his full combat power.

However, he had only just broken through to the Yang God realm and could not fully control this Yin spirit, which could cause unnecessary trouble.

Ren Qing pointed his finger, and the sky within a hundred meters was covered in dark clouds, with lightning flashing within, accumulating at a rate far exceeding that of the Yin Infernal realm.

Boom!

Lightning struck the Black Goat directly, sending it crashing back to the ground.

From the crater it created, it could be seen that even though the Black Goat was charred, it still retained its aura and absorbed the aura of the Heavenly Demon to recover.

"This is really troublesome; the combination of aberrant and Black Goat is simply too much."

Ren Qing felt a chill run down his spine.

The aberrant could release the aura of the Heavenly Demon to quickly affect the environment, while the Black Goat relied on the surrounding aura of the Heavenly Demon to become invincible.

The ghostly shadow could devour the aura of the Heavenly Demon, but only that in the air, not that contained in plants, trees, and rocks.

And wasn't this too much of a coincidence?

Blood Moon had just completed its layout in the Fragmented Moon Layer, investing an unknown number of aberrants, and then the Heavenly Demon egg in the Lower Crescent Moon Layer suddenly changed.

Could the final situation in Jing Province be a praying mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind?

But Blood Moon shouldn't be without the ability to fight back; after all, the location of the Heavenly Demon egg in the Lower Crescent Moon Layer was very obvious, and sealing it shouldn't be difficult.

It all depended on Blood Moon's subsequent actions.

The final outcome could not be predicted, but he wondered how much benefit the Restriction Disciples Hall could gain from it.

Baa...

The Black Goat healed again, its expression still dull, but its greed remained undiminished, showing that this kind of monster was born filled with evil thoughts.

"Come, lightning."

Ren Qing's gaze solidified, using lightning to wrap around his body, transforming into a blue-purple Daoist robe, exuding an aura as tangible as substance.

His twenty-meter body sat cross-legged in the clouds, as if he were the legendary Dragon King who controlled clouds and rain, wielding the divine power of lightning.

Lightning of various colors of the five elements fell one after another, turning into pseudo-dragons.

The lightning directly covered the Black Goat, completely obscuring its figure, and only the dense sound of dragon roars could be heard.

Even though Ren Qing tried his best to restrain himself when casting spells, and was accompanied by the Non-Being Gu to restrain his aura, the resulting momentum was still too great.

Several cultivators in Non-Action City clearly noticed the anomaly.

Based on the location of the lightning, they quickly guessed that it came from the Bottomless Cave, which aroused the attention of Li Tiangang.

Although the Restriction Disciples could not leave the city, they could use spells to view the Bottomless Cave, and Li Yaoyang's controlled Gu insects flew towards the Bottomless Cave.

In addition, there were more than a dozen demonic beasts hiding in the nearby mountains.

The demonic beasts were all companions gathered by Hu Wen, but they had gone back on their word when the time came, and chose to wait secretly for the situation to develop.

If Hu Wen came out of the Bottomless Cave, it would mean that he had completed the Immortal Demon's mission, and they would naturally choose to follow his lead immediately.

But who could have imagined?

When the demonic beasts looked towards the Bottomless Cave, they saw a terrifying figure sitting in the clouds.

The slightest leakage of aura made them kneel powerless on the ground, their expressions becoming terrified, and they dared not even raise their heads.

Two streams of white air spewed from the dragon's nostrils, and the dark clouds slowly dispersed.

Lightning struck not far from the demonic beasts, and the aftershocks alone severely injured them.

However, none of the demonic beasts dared to feel resentful; this method was clearly a minor punishment from the Immortal Demon, a warning for their pre-battle retreat.

Ren Qing secretly tried various methods until the Black Goat was completely reduced to ashes, and then he stopped unhurriedly.

To completely obliterate the Black Goat, it was best to use continuous attacks.

By constantly destroying its body, the aura of the Heavenly Demon would be wasted on restoring its injuries, and the effect of lightning was still quite good.

Ren Qing transformed back into human form, and the dragon spine emerged from his back, turning into a ten-meter-long Flood Dragon carrying him towards Non-Action City.

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When the Gu insects came to the Bottomless Cave, they were shocked by the scene before them.

Li Yaoyang had also explored the Bottomless Cave before, although there were no Heavenly Demon-corrupted aberrants at that time, it was certainly not as embarrassing as this.

Large swaths of forest had been destroyed, and there were deep pits on the ground like meteorites falling.

The center was a dead zone ravaged by lightning, and even after several hours, the soil still contained traces of lightning.

The corners of Li Yaoyang's mouth twitched.

His main body subconsciously looked at the top of his head, and the dragon spine took Ren Qing into Non-Action City, a faint smell of burnt permeated the air.

Was this the nascent form of a supernatural power born from the consummation of the Yin Infernal realm?

How could it be more powerful than what Great Dream Master described, or...

Impossible, Ren Qing had only just advanced to the consummation of the Yin Infernal realm not long ago, and it was impossible to break through to the Yang God realm silently.

Li Yaoyang shook his head, told Li Tiangang about the situation in the Bottomless Cave, and continued to focus his attention on the Heavenly Dao Insect's dead egg.

Ren Qing was about to find an inn when Li Tiangang found him.

Li Tiangang's gaze towards Ren Qing was extremely complicated, not like Li Yaoyang's suspicion that the latter had advanced to the Yang God realm.

He had not seen the current state of the Bottomless Cave, and based solely on the information reported by Li Yaoyang, he would naturally not guess in the direction of the Yang God realm, only thinking that Ren Qing had mastered another lightning control technique.

Having talent wasn't about creating like this, right?

Li Tiangang was about to open his mouth to persuade Ren Qing, saying that spells were about quality, not quantity, lest this Yang God realm seed of the Restriction Disciples Hall go astray.

However, Ren Qing took the lead in talking about the events encountered in the Bottomless Cave.

Li Tiangang's expression became solemn after hearing this. There were too many forces involved in Jing Province at the moment, and the Restriction Disciples Hall was likely to be affected at any time.

But even if they retreated back to Xiangxiang, it didn't mean they could escape the danger.

Blood Moon, Heavenly Dao Insect, Supreme Heavenly Demon, no matter which existence it was, it would not take even half a day to cross the water and go to Xiangxiang.

"Although there is a possibility of mutual destruction, we still have to be prepared."

Li Tiangang pondered for a long time, looking at Non-Action City, which had been built with a lot of effort, and it was a pity to abandon it.

Ren Qing understood what Li Tiangang meant.

The Restriction Disciples Hall had a secret plan to migrate south, otherwise, they would not have specifically sent people to explore the seemingly ordinary endless forest.

"Since Non-Action City is already a magic weapon, can it go further and be directly refined into a Strange Fetus Device, thereby possessing the ability to migrate long distances."

Li Tiangang's eyes lit up, but turning theory into practice would take a lot of time.

"We can only try."

The two discussed for a long time, simply determined the general countermeasures, and then Li Tiangang hurriedly went to Ghost Market to contact Great Dream Master.

A bold idea arose in Ren Qing's mind.

The altar for summoning the Immortal Demon was composed of complex patterns, which shared the same origin as the demon patterns in the aberrant's body. If he could master it...

Could he reverse the operation and summon the Earth Immortal Heavenly Dao Insect from the Moonless Layer to the Fragmented Moon Layer?

Wouldn't that be an extra trump card out of thin air, making it more free to advance and retreat?

The altar array patterns could be collected by the demonic beasts helping to collect information through the way of releasing tasks in the Demon Market, which shouldn't be a big problem.

But Ren Qing only had an idea at the moment. If it were that simple, why didn't the aberrant directly pull Blood Moon into the Fragmented Moon Layer?

Moreover, the Earth Immortal Heavenly Dao Insect was both friend and foe, and communication was too troublesome.

What Ren Qing could do was to promote the Netherworld Art to the Avatar stage. Even if he couldn't control the Earth Immortal Heavenly Dao Insect, he could improve his strength.

However, he was a little troubled about whether to forcefully promote the Netherworld Art through lifespan.

The Netherworld Essence produced by the Daoist disciples alone was far from enough for the Heavenly Dao Insect to break through the bottleneck, unless everyone in Jing Province practiced the Netherworld Heavenly Insect Art.

This was not difficult.

However, collecting Netherworld Essence required converting cultivation into spirit crystals through the Immortal Market. He couldn't possibly let tens of thousands of Jing Province people go to the Dreamland Market, right?

With the current Dreamland Market, it could accommodate at most two or three thousand people.

Wait...

Ren Qing looked at the White Bone Great Sage, who had been suppressed in the Eternal Imprisonment Cage for a long time, and planned to refine it into a flesh and blood magic weapon similar to the Dragon Tree.

The White Bone Great Sage seemed to sense malice, and its body, bound by the black rope, struggled frantically, but to no avail.