Corpse Liberation Immortal

"Can the person on the other end hear our conversation?"

Hu Mang ignored Old Man Chen, who had just put on a show but was now cowering like a coward, and instead looked at the newly appointed Prison-Subduing Official.

Zhou Yu thought for a moment and replied, "Probably not. If the other party were truly the Lord Yama, then he would indeed have the ability to take over the prison. But since the other party is not the Lord Yama, I would definitely know in advance what he does."

In other words, are the abilities of a "Ghost Immortal" to reverse yin and yang, and the divine authority of a "Prison-Subduing Official" on the same level?

With that in mind, Hu Mang felt relieved.

"Come, come, old man, I'll show you something good."

"Nice one?"

Chen Sheng, whose legs were still shaking, perked up upon hearing this and immediately came over. The two found a corner and began to study it.

Zhou Tong was taken aback at first, then quickly moved closer, emphasizing that participation was the most important thing.

Only Zhou Yu remained, still agonizing over the missed fortuitous opportunity to meet righteous disciples.

Hu Mang didn't stand on ceremony and immediately took out his treasures: the Corpse Liberation Book, the Daoist Xuanyin's Storage Bag, and that strange rib.

The old man first picked up the Storage Bag and weighed it in his hand for a few moments.

"High-level Storage Bag?"

"Um.

"Can't open it?"

"Yes."

"That's to be expected. Storage Bag of this level are usually sealed by their owners with their Divine Sense. Unless the owner tries to open it, the Storage Bag will know where it was lost and who the thief is."

It has a built-in location system and a combination lock, and it's pretty advanced.

"Then what should we do?" Hu Mang asked.

"Is the owner of this Storage Bag dead?" Chen Sheng asked warily.

"Dead, dead as dead as can be."

If you've already self-destructed, aren't you dead?

"That makes things easier. Just use your Divine Sense to grind it down. After a year or two, it should be ready."

Chen Sheng nodded and tossed the thing over.

He wasn't going to examine the stolen goods anyway; he'd let the kid figure it out himself.

Then he touched that rib, and the moment he made contact, his old eyebrows shot up.

"Storage Bag from the demonic path, a treasure passed down through generations of the demonic path—how come you always manage to get involved with the demonic path?" Chen Sheng asked, somewhat puzzled.

He had wanted to tell people about the "Profound Yin Body Refining Technique" when he first got his hands on it, but he wasn't very familiar with it then and was worried he'd get beaten up if he did.

It doesn't matter now.

Hu Mang stroked his chin and realized that it was indeed true. Not to mention the Azure Mysterious Realm, even on Earth Star, he had managed to obtain a copy of the "Blood-Piercing Essence-Reversal Art".

"It's just a coincidence," he thought for a moment and said.

Meanwhile, Old Chen Sheng had already begun to study this rib.

"This is Shamanic Script, a type of sacrificial document. In the past, demonic cultivators liked to use it to inscribe cultivation methods. I happen to know a little bit of this script as well, the Corrupting-Bone Great Technique."

Old Chen translated the bolded tadpole-like characters.

"Is this a cultivation method or Law Technique Divine Ability?" Hu Mang asked.

"It looks somewhat like the 'Profound Yin Body Refining Technique,' but it's much more profound."

Old Chen's eyes practically popped out of their sockets; he should have known Hu Mang would have brought a magnifying glass for the other party.

Can you translate this?

"No problem. Probably to ensure the continuity of the tradition, there are no obscure characters; they're all very simple shamanic symbols—a pointless exercise."

Old Chen scoffed at this.

"Then this translation is yours."

"You trust me that much?"

"You can practice it if you have nothing to do; it'll help you stay healthy."

"Using demonic Cultivation Method to strengthen the body? I want to live a few more years!!"

Old Chen shook his head speechlessly, put down his ribs, and focused his attention on the last booklet. He immediately recognized that it was made of the same material as the Ghost Makeup Book," and his old face lit up with joy.

"You were being so mysterious, I thought it was some kind of treasure. Turns out it's either demonic loot or a demonic inheritance. I'm already so old, do you really want to drag me down with you? We have a Lei Thunder Sect who's skilled in exorcising demons right here. Luckily you have this one good thing, let me take a look, 'Brief Explanation of Corpse Liberation,' Corpse Liberation Method!"

Old Chen's eyes widened, and his expression became agitated.

"What, isn't this some kind of corpse refining technique? Is it even more precious than demonic Cultivation Method?" Hu Mang asked shamelessly.

"This... this is absurd! How can such a lowly practice as corpse refining compare to this? This method is the authentic way to seek immortality and attain enlightenment, the method of Corpse Liberation Immortal!!!"

What is Corpse Liberation Immortal?

Hu Mang was taken aback by Chen Sheng's shout. Zhou Yu, who was still hesitating on the other side, became excited after hearing the words "Corpse Liberation Immortal" and immediately came over.

They pushed the Hu Mang to the side.

Hu Mang looked at Zhou Tong, who had also been forced to stand up, and asked, "Do you know what Corpse Liberation Immortal is?"

Zhou Tong thought for a moment, then shook his head blankly as well.

"Alright then, by the way, can you read?" Hu Mang asked.

"My mother started my early education when I was three years old," Zhou Tong said, looking as if his intelligence had been insulted.

"Very good, then you will enlighten me, and I will give you the chance to be my mother."

19

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So the four of them split into two groups: Chen Sheng and Zhou Yu studied advanced Immortal Method, while Hu Mang and Zhou Tong studied the Azure Mysterious Realm versions of the "Thousand Character Classic" and "Hundred Family Surnames".

While researching advanced Immortal Method, Zhou Yu, a brother who dotes on his sister, happened to see Hu Mang and Zhou Tong with their heads close together. He immediately frowned and felt a pang of unease.

However, upon seeing Hu Mang's buzz cut, his expression softened somewhat.

Buddhist monks should abstain from women, right?

The other party's Buddhist teachings are so profound; he must be a highly accomplished monk who is celibate.

As a student, Hu Mang was competent, especially after comprehending the "State of Mind" of Mysterious Yin Devil Moon, which automatically awakened his talent of photographic memory. Basically, Zhou Tong only needed to teach him once, and he could learn it. In addition, although the characters of the Azure Mysterious Realm and Heavenly Gate were somewhat different, they were of the same origin as simplified and traditional characters. Therefore, Hu Mang's progress was naturally rapid, faster than ever.

During this process, Chen and Zhou finally thoroughly studied the entire "Corpse Liberation Book Manual." Then, Old Chen Sheng let out a long sigh, which was hard to tell whether it was regret or emotion.

"If I had obtained this method sixty years earlier, I might have had the slightest chance of ascending to immortality."

"That's really exaggerated?"

Hu Mang raised his head in surprise.

"Between the Corpse Liberation Immortal and the Ghost Immortal, who is stronger?"

Chen Sheng was taken aback upon hearing this, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I've heard that both Ghost Immortal and Corpse Liberation Immortal are second-rate immortal fruits, but considering that Ghost Immortal is related to Ghost Immortal and death and reincarnation, then Ghost Immortal is probably a higher grade."

"Oh."

Hu Mang nodded.

If the Ghost Immortal is equivalent to a second-rate academy diploma, then the Corpse Liberation Immortal is probably equivalent to a third-rate academy diploma?

But considering that most cultivators in this realm never graduate, and that even those at the Heavenly Gate don't know what graduation is, it's truly quite impressive.

"But can one become an immortal with just a small booklet? What exactly is recorded in it, Cultivation Method?" Hu Mang wondered.

Now Old Chen Sheng was finally intrigued and began to explain in detail to Hu Mang, "The methods of cultivating immortality in this world are as follows: the superior cultivator ascends to the void, becoming Heavenly Immortal; the middle cultivator travels to famous mountains, becoming Earth Immortal; the inferior cultivator dies first and then sheds their skin, becoming Corpse Liberation Immortal, like a cicada shedding its shell or a snake shedding its skin—"

"The Corpse Liberation of the corpse is the transformation of the physical form, the refinement and metamorphosis of the true nature, and the transformation of the body. Although it is a lower level of immortality, the inheritance it receives is not necessarily light. It is what is meant by 'hiding back to the three lights, and the sun sinking into the night'—"

Hu Mang listened attentively, nodding occasionally, and finally concluded that this method of ascension was damn mysterious.

It is not the ascension of the physical body, nor the ascension of the Primordial Spirit, but the ascension of consciousness, and this ascension of consciousness even requires abandoning the physical body to operate.

One wrong move and it's all over.

As for whether it can succeed, theoretically speaking, it can.

But whether or not one truly succeeds depends largely on fate.

And this theory seems strangely familiar.

Hu Mang pondered deeply; he seemed to have indeed heard this saying somewhere, or at least something similar.

Then a brilliant idea struck me.

Holy crap, wasn't this the headline news a few days after the development of the Divine Sense internet access function?

Consciousness upload, virtual ascension!

Since Divine Sense can connect to the internet, theoretically speaking, both Nascent Soul souls and Primordial Spirit can also infiltrate the network.

Abandon your physical body and cultivate immortality within the Spirit Network!

Of course, after the rumors subside, the classic debunking process will inevitably follow.

Various experts and professors have debunked these claims on various programs, citing theoretical inconsistencies, technological immaturity, and limitations of the Third Spirit Network Revolution, among other things.

In short, Divine Sense access the internet is already the limit. If you really have the ability, show me a magical Law Artifact that can transmit Golden Core.

The rumors came to an abrupt end.

Then I couldn't find any similar discussions anymore.

Sure enough, these days, debunking rumors is just like warding off evil spirits—it both involve cutting off one's penis.

But this book, "Brief Explanation of Corpse Liberation," seems to be studying virtually ascension from a technical perspective—or rather, Corpse Liberation ascension.

"So, although this book doesn't contain a core method for Corpse Liberation, it discusses how to modulate the various parts of the physical body to a level where Corpse Liberation is possible?"

That's exactly right.

"So, if you were sixty years younger, would you really be willing to take the risk? Even without the core cultivation method?" Hu Mang asked with great interest.

"Certainly!!"

For the first time, a solemn expression appeared on Chen Sheng's oily old face.

Hu Mang realized he had underestimated the people of this world's pursuit of a higher level.

If I had to put it another way, this world is somewhat like a super-plus version of the overseas cultivation world, filled with battles on a more sophisticated level.

Chaos and carnage.

Moreover, the Spiritual Qi resources of this world are fully capable of supporting the birth of such super cultivators.

"Okay, then think about it more, and dream about it tonight."

Chen Sheng's old face fell, and he immediately lost his composure.