The Secret Way of Immortality

Ren Qing didn't know how the Mud Club's matter would ferment, but he received his reward the next day.

He thought it would be delivered by the crows as Huang Ziwan had said, but he was met by Mu Yi instead.

The main reason was that Song Zongwu was temporarily unavailable, so he entrusted Mu Yi to inform Ren Qing about the details of the blood crystals.

This shows that Song Zongwu is still paying attention to Ren Qing's movements.

After Mu Yi's explanation, Ren Qing understood why the Jail Guard Hall used blood crystals as currency.

First of all, they are very easy to carry.

As long as they are baked at high temperatures, the blood crystals will liquefy and fuse together.

And after the fusion, the size of the blood crystals will not change at all, only the color and weight will increase.

Ren Qing chopped the blood crystal in half, and the broken blood crystal quickly turned into a water droplet shape again, but the overall weight was the same.

This shows that there is almost no loss.

As a result, the weight of the blood crystal has become the standard for evaluating value.

About a pound of blood crystal is called a 'sheng', ten pounds is a 'dou', and a hundred pounds is a 'shi'.

This unit of weight has actually been used for a long time, not only in the Jail Guard Hall, but also by ordinary people, and it is said to have a history of thousands of years.

Ren Qing was deeply puzzled by this.

Currently, there are no historical records about Sanxiang City, and it is not known what dynasty it is, and everyone takes it for granted.

In order not to show anything unusual, Ren Qing never asked about the erased history, which is likely to involve the separated north.

He can only explore it after he has reached a high level of cultivation.

Fortunately, the reward for this mission of the Mud Club was very generous, allowing Ren Qing to see the hope of change in a short period of time.

Even if he was just an onlooker from beginning to end, the Jail Guard Hall rewarded him with fifteen dou of blood crystals, which is one and a half shi.

You must know that one hundred dou of blood crystals can be exchanged for a strange object in the half-corpse realm.

However, for the vast majority of jail guards, although there are many strange objects in the Jail Guard Hall, it is still not easy to select the strange object of the required alienation route.

So they either use blood crystals to buy resources, or save up five hundred dou to directly exchange for the secrets of spells.

Ren Qing couldn't help but feel sorry. If he had become a reserve member in the Disaster Elimination Forbidden Area, he might have been able to choose spells.

He put the blood crystals and the large Miao sword into the prison in his abdomen, and then patiently stayed in the Fire Worker Hall for a few days to cultivate.

When the Ghost Market was about to open, Huang Ziwan finally arrived as promised and entered Ren Qing's room directly in Bo Feng's surprised eyes.

If Xiao Wu hadn't recognized Huang Ziwan, Bo Feng would have couldn't help but report to the authorities.

Ren Qing had already prepared in the room, and he was wearing a straw raincoat and hat.

Huang Ziwan didn't hide his appearance, he urged: "Brother Ren, let's go!"

Ren Qing took out the bone key and drew the entrance to the Jail Guard Hall, and the two stepped in one after the other, and the wooden door disappeared after a while.

Blood rain was still floating in Abi Hell, but it seemed much more lively.

Ren Qing stood on the ribs and looked around. Dozens of jail guards were heading towards the southeast. He didn't expect so many monks to come to the Ghost Market.

Huang Ziwan said: "You can exchange resources in the Ghost Market. You can come here every month if you are free."

Ren Qing asked curiously: "Are there any jail guards from outside Xiangxiang?"

Huang Ziwan said softly: "There are countless uncharted forbidden areas around Xiangxiang, so the Jail Guard Hall does not allow jail guards to leave Xiangxiang."

He paused and continued: "Song Zongwu must have left Xiangxiang, you can find a chance to test him."

Ren Qing shook his head, Song Zongwu was tight-lipped about this, how could he speak.

However, he vaguely guessed something.

Ren Qing suspected that there were not many forbidden areas in the south, so he prevented the jail guards who contained strange objects from going there, so as not to spread the forbidden areas.

Xiangxiang may be a buffer zone, located at the junction of the north and south.

And the north has completely fallen.

Huang Ziwan took Ren Qing for a long time, and the two came to the open space in the southeast, and then sat on the branches of a tree not far away.

Dozens of jail guards gathered nearby, seemingly waiting for something.

I don't know how long it took.

Huang Ziwan began to feel sleepy and yawn, and suddenly heard a jail guard in the crowd excitedly shout: "Here it is, the Ghost Market!!!"

The ground shook, and a thin mist slowly enveloped it.

The blood rain could not fall here, as if it was blocked by some inexplicable force.

After a while, the mist dissipated, and a dreamlike market came into view.

The market was bustling, the figures of the passers-by were erratic, all kinds of stalls were dazzling, and you could still smell the aroma of snacks.

The crowd immediately set off.

The jail guards walked through the streets, and the passers-by would turn into smoke when they touched them, and then gather again after a while.

Ren Qing followed behind, and couldn't help frowning and asked: "Is this a spell?"

Huang Ziwan nodded and said: "Dream Butterfly Technique."

"Dream Butterfly Technique..."

Ren Qing muttered to himself a few times, as if he had inadvertently seen it in the Secret Pavilion, but the records were relatively vague.

He only remembered an allusion.

Zhuang Zhou dreamed of a butterfly.

Huang Ziwan said with a respectful tone: "This spell was created by the Yin-Yang Realm cultivator, Great Dream True Man."

After mastering the Dream Butterfly Technique, monks can construct a dream that is both real and fake in a state of sleep, and pull others into the dream.

In other words, the Great Dream True Man makes a dream called 'Ghost Market' on the fifteenth of every month, so that the jail guards can gather here to trade.

Ren Qing's expression was a little dazed, and the surrounding noisy sounds poured into his ears, as if those illusory figures were all real.

An old man at a noodle stall took the initiative to shout to Ren Qing: "Guest, would you like a bowl of plain noodles?"

Before Ren Qing could speak, Huang Ziwan refused: "Old man, no need."

Ren Qing was surprised, could it be that the passers-by in the Ghost Market are not illusory.

Seeing this, Huang Ziwan explained: "The food sold in the Ghost Market can indeed be eaten, but it only has taste and cannot be swallowed into the stomach."

"Moreover, these foods do not require money, but it is said that they will reduce lifespan."

"I see."

Ren Qing raised his eyebrows, could it be that the Dream Butterfly Technique can be used to extend life?

The rules in the dream should be set by the Great Dream True Man, and it is indeed possible to obtain lifespan through trading.

Ren Qing showed joy. He didn't expect that he had only just come into contact with the Ghost Market and had already discovered clues to the longevity spell.

However, the Ghost Market is not like a dream at all. It feels like every phantom has intelligence. If they are independent of the Ghost Market...

Ren Qing's face changed slightly. Isn't the Rat Mother's spell similar?

Theoretically, the opossum clones used to replace death are just new lives that inherit memories, and are more like mother-child relationships with the main body.

The Land God summons an astonishing number of opossum clones, could it be to find another 'self' with independent consciousness?

"Ren Qing, what's wrong?"

Huang Ziwan interrupted Ren Qing's thoughts.

Ren Qing suppressed the distracting thoughts in his mind. Reporting the guess to the Jail Guard Hall would only cause trouble. He should tell Song Zongwu when he has the opportunity.