The Secret Way of Immortality

The advancement of spells is like the mutation of the body, becoming more pronounced at higher realms.

Just as Ren Qing suppressed his appetite, a piercing pain suddenly came from his abdomen, as if the alien stomach was churning.

Blood uncontrollably surged into the alien stomach, a similar transformation having been experienced during the advancement to the Half-Corpse realm.

Ren Qing's flesh gradually withered, but his belly swelled like a ten-month pregnancy.

He completely lost his sense of the alien stomach and could only endure the pain while constantly visualizing the Gluttony Method.

A buzzing sound caused the furniture in the room to vibrate violently, and a teacup fell to the ground and shattered.

The people in the Fire Worker Hall did not dare to disturb Ren Qing.

Fortunately, the vibration was fleeting.

The information stream not only completely eliminated the cost, but also compressed the time of advancement; otherwise, it would have taken at least several days and nights.

When the blood began to flow back, Ren Qing's body returned to normal, and the alien stomach contracted to the size of a fist.

He lay on the ground, gasping for breath, and unknowingly fell asleep.

When Ren Qing woke up, it was already noon the next day. He felt his strength had increased several times, and his bones and flesh had become more solid.

However, the Gluttony Method did not directly affect the body, so the improvement in physical fitness was not obvious, but without a doubt, the spell had undergone earth-shattering changes.

The information stream surged.

【Ren Qing】

【Age: Seventeen】

【Lifespan: Thirty-nine years and twenty-five days】

【Spells: Gluttony Method (Prison Within the Stomach), Blindness Method (Double-Pupiled), Divine Foot Scripture (Wolf-Footed), Human-Skin Book (Skin-Tempered), Armor Plating Art】

After advancing to the Ghost Envoy realm, lifespan did indeed increase.

It was a pity that the thirty-nine years of lifespan, although making the date of death slightly more lenient, was still far from longevity.

But at least he didn't have to worry about the depletion of his lifespan in the short term, and he even had a surplus to consider the next spell to advance to the Ghost Envoy realm.

Ren Qing spread out his palm.

The alien mouth opened, with two rows of teeth growing inside, making it look a bit ferocious and terrifying.

Ren Qing focused his mind on the alien stomach. The originally narrow space inside the alien stomach had become much more spacious, about ten cubic meters.

The six sides of the alien stomach space were composed of walls, similar to the Avici Hell, but without any signs of decay.

This was the 'Prison Within the Stomach'.

The pig eyes he had collected were placed in a corner of the prison.

With a thought, Ren Qing's flesh walls instantly devoured the pig eyes, replenishing his own qi and blood, but the effect was not significant.

But as long as he wanted to, the current alien stomach could easily digest ordinary beasts.

Of course, how it would fare against cultivators remained to be seen.

But he felt that apart from Ghost Envoy realm cultivators, Half-Corpse cultivators trapped in the alien stomach would probably have no power to resist.

Ren Qing tried to control the alien stomach.

The alien stomach was gradually separated into two parts, each being an independent prison, separated by flesh walls.

As long as he wanted to, he could even divide the alien stomach into seven or eight prisons, but the space would be too narrow.

Ren Qing turned to look at the bed in the厢房 (厢房 is a wing room) ,明明相距数米 (明明相距数米 means clearly separated by several meters), but it could easily be taken into the Prison Within the Stomach.

The items taken in must not exceed the prison's capacity, and the strength of the repulsive force was closely related to one's own strength and aura.

But if he wanted to use it on cultivators, it was best to assist it with other means.

From the current point of view, the Prison Within the Stomach had indeed reached the level of the Ghost Envoy realm, but it was still far from Ren Qing's expectations.

He could only place his hopes on those three transformations.

Ren Qing focused his attention on his mind. The mutated tree of the Gluttony Method was already showing signs of reaching the sky.

The branches of the mutated tree were covered with buds.

After a brief contact, he received a large amount of information. Unexpectedly, the buds were all mutated branches of the Ghost Envoy realm.

Ren Qing's mind focused on a seedling, and the information of the mutated branch was revealed.

【Soul Devour】

【Do you want to choose the mutated branch 'Soul Devour', which will consume fifty years of lifespan?】

He then obtained the specific information of Soul Devour. After choosing this type of mutated branch, the Prison Within the Stomach would have the ability to absorb souls.

And Soul Devour could become stronger as the realm increased, equivalent to a divine power.

Ren Qing couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Under normal circumstances, the three mutations of Ghost Envoy realm cultivators were uncontrollable, and the abilities involved were naturally varied.

Some mutated branches could even have negative effects.

For example, the mutated branch of the Prison Within the Stomach 【Sentience】, after choosing it, the alien mouth would gain intelligence, but it would also create more risks.

Or 【Sharp Teeth】, which simply made the teeth of the alien mouth sharper.

Ren Qing searched among the seedlings, and various mutated branches came into view.

It took him several hours to find a mutated branch called 【Warden】.

Its function was to imprison strange objects within the prison, but it was currently limited to the strange objects formed by his own spells.

This was the mutated branch of the Ksitigarbha's Avici Hell.

【Warden】 seemed to have little use, but for Ren Qing, it was undoubtedly the foundation for his survival in this world.

After mastering 【Warden】, he could completely cultivate spells similar to the Hill Spirit, without having to consider the mutation affecting his body.

He could usually imprison the strange objects of the spells in the Prison Within the Stomach, and when needed, he could fuse his body with the strange objects, instantly transforming into a Hill Spirit.

Even after reaching a higher realm, the Prison Within the Stomach could imprison more strange objects.

Ren Qing pondered to himself.

For beastly spells like the Divine Foot Scripture, the mutated branches of the Ghost Envoy realm should involve a lot of body mutation.

When the time comes, he would find the three mutated branches that would maximize his strength.

He understood that the more inhuman one was in this world, the stronger one would be.

And with 【Warden】, the Spinal Cord Practitioner was equivalent to having no weaknesses.

The natal magic weapon refined by the Spinal Cord Practitioner was connected to the spine, so it would indirectly injure oneself, but he could completely put the strange object of the Spinal Cord Practitioner into the prison, and re-integrate it into the spine after it was fully restored.

As for the injuries on the spine, he should be able to transfer them after the Skin-Tempered Practitioner advances.

The only downside was that choosing a mutated branch would consume fifty years of lifespan.

In this way, three mutations plus advancement to the Yin Official realm, just in the Ghost Envoy realm, he might need two hundred years of lifespan.

Ren Qing's mouth twitched. Next, he had to figure out where the Forbidden Prison Hall kept the spell manuals and strange objects.

Swallowing pig eyes was too inefficient, and mastering a new longevity method had to be put on the agenda as well.

This mission of the Muddy Gang was a good entry point. As long as he could show corresponding value, the rewards would definitely be considerable.

Ren Qing looked at his thirty-nine years of lifespan, hesitated for a moment, and canceled the information stream.

Before the Prison Within the Stomach undergoes the mutated branch 【Warden】, he should save as much lifespan as possible.

He would first try to cultivate the other spells on his own, especially the Blindness Method. He was actually close to reaching the bottleneck for advancing to the Ghost Envoy realm.

As for the Armor Plating Art, there was no need to deliberately save lifespan for advancing to the Spinal Cord Practitioner.

But the Spinal Cord Practitioner needed weapons with superior materials. The Great Miao Blade was okay for ordinary use, but it was a bit勉强 (mianqiang, meaning barely adequate) to be used as a natal magic weapon.

Ren Qing had to pay attention to the materials first, and then ask Liu Hu to forge it.

He continued to seclude himself to stabilize his cultivation.