Mythology

Chapter 303 The Ghost Immortal's Method of Becoming an Immortal
[The timelines of the allusions "Ghost Slaying Immortals" and "Nine-Bend Ghost" are similar; do they incorporate elements from the secular world?]

"Fusion."

Yang He silently recited the command in his heart, and the sword blade quietly disappeared from his palm.

"The remaining stories in the Investiture of the Gods are now very clear. After the Nine-Bend Formation comes the Immortal Slaughtering Formation, the Sage will step in and overturn the table, followed by the completed Plague Scattering Demon Formation, and finally the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation."

"maybe."

Yang He remembered something and turned to ask, "Wang Lan, could you let me see the device that sensed the magic seal?"

“Ancestor, this item is a unique official list of the Grand Commander. There are thirty-six of them, and they are used specifically for communication between officials of the rank of Garrison Commander and above.”

Wang Lan respectfully presented the official list, while Yi Qidong, standing beside him, also took out a copy.

Yang He raised an eyebrow. The so-called official list was clearly a fragment of the Investiture of the Gods, except that the aura of the innate treasures within it had dissipated.

To be precise, the original Investiture of the Gods seemed to have been drained.

[Vulgar things: gods give birth to gods]

[Related Allusion: "The Sealing of Ghosts Terrace" - mundane objects are incomplete and cannot enter the world of the allusion]

A hint of surprise flashed in Yang He's eyes. Whenever any mundane object was nearby, his spiritual vision would be disturbed, but the fragment of the Investiture of the Gods was an exception.

"After the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, there should be the conferment of titles upon many immortals and gods. Since gods are born from gods, they are in the hands of the Grand Minister's court, and it shouldn't be difficult to collect them."

"Hehe, but I'll have to take control of the Grand Court as well."

Yang He played with the official list for a while, then returned it to Wang Lan, saying, "Find out who holds all thirty-six official lists, and when the time is right, take them all from them."

Official lists are symbols of status; forcibly hiding them will only attract the attention of those with ulterior motives.

"Yes, Ancestor!!"

The cultivators didn't ask any questions about mundane items, fearing that Yang He might not have any needs. After all, given the speed at which the ancestor's cultivation was recovering, he might have already stepped back into the True Immortal realm in less than ten years.

At that time, the patriarch will be all-powerful in the Grand Secretariat, and will not need their assistance.

"Ancestor."

Lei Dechang also followed Wang Lan in addressing Yang He as Ancestor, stretching out his small hands around his eyes and looking towards the outside of Peibai City, "That Corpse Dog Taoist has come and is wandering along the official road."

Wang Lan's face revealed murderous intent. "I'll take care of this person without leaving a trace."

"You can discuss this yourselves. All actions must be in line with the overall situation. The mere Corpse Dog Taoist is not worth worrying about, and I don't care about disturbing your cultivation."

Yang He didn't care at all; there were very few cultivators in the mortal realm who could threaten him.

Later generations of cultivators, relying on continuous resurrection, are much stronger than those of three thousand years ago. However, with the blessing of immortal bodies and the possession of the Corpse Wheel Small World far exceeding the ordinary, they are no longer a threat.

Yang He's only worry was the deep hell. The Mother of Humanity was just the beginning, and he didn't know how many fake saints would be resurrected.

He was powerless against the Nine Netherworld Maiden at her peak, let alone a mother.

Looking directly at a mother, I even felt a strong sense of powerlessness.

"I must become an immortal as soon as possible."

"Perhaps achieving immortality through Journey to the West is the safest bet, but the fragments of mortal beings from hell that have fallen to the mortal realm are extremely rare. I must find a way to ascend to true immortality before the Investiture of the Gods ends!"

Yang He seemed to be deep in thought, and the main hall fell silent.

Wang Lan gave a wink, and Si Nantu summoned the Mirror Ghost, which disappeared into it. A moment later, it returned to the main hall. "Ancestor, the Dao Pavilion of the Great Court stores various Daoist lineages and is under the supervision of Lord Wang Lan. I have already sealed it off for you."

"kindness."

Wang Lan added, "My grandson's lineage has been placed in a corner of the Taoist Pavilion, while the lineages of the other commanders are kept by themselves."

"fine."

Yang He nodded, "You all go about your business. The coming period will be turbulent, and the Grand Master will have to deal with the aftermath of the Nuwa Festival."

After saying that, he bent down and stepped into the mirror.

Passing through the mercury-like mirror, you soon arrive at a dimly lit room where seven or eight rows of wooden shelves are filled with all sorts of human heads.

The head had its eyes closed and was uttering unconscious murmurs.

The Taoist temple had no doors or windows; the walls were just a thick layer of flesh and blood, clearly inside one of Bigan's organs.

"The two thousand years of the Da Si Dynasty have not been entirely fruitless; at least it obtained the method of the Jade Slip with Human Head from the Zi Shi Sect."

The jade slip containing the human head has no soul; its remaining intelligence comes purely from brain tissue.

Yang He picked up a human head, and his consciousness entered the Niwan Palace, which had shrunk to the size of a walnut. Fragmented memories flooded into his mind.

[The Wonderful Method of Gathering and Raising Animals]

He had seen this technique before at the Beast Cave of Mo Lishou's dojo on Kowloon Island.

The methods of gathering and raising animals have changed significantly, and the text devotes considerable space to describing how to revive them. The Grand Court has explored three paths to revival.

First, discard the skin of the 'Beast Transformation'.

Or it could be 'animal husbandry' that abandons human tendons, or 'gluttony' that abandons the stomach and intestines.

Yang He showed interest, not expecting that the resuscitation method of discarding organs was so profound, and it proved that the system of later generations did indeed have its merits.

After careful reading, I realized that the path to recovery was essentially guiding the evil spirits to transform.

Yang He himself is definitely not suitable for the revival method. With the suppression of the immortal body, the three ghosts will not have any possibility of backlash or loss of control. The transformation between humans and ghosts complements each other.

Each head was examined in turn, ensuring that the tradition was firmly remembered.

The various lineages have very extreme views on the Guixu Realm, and later cultivators are unable to condense small worlds, so their cultivation focuses on controlling the Ghost Domain.

Records about the Ghost Realm in later generations are very limited; it is only known that one can master it after completely transforming into a ghost. Wang Lan's failure to transform into a ghost led to him going astray and becoming possessed by a demon.

Once transformed into a ghost, the person in the Guixu Realm will continuously fall into endless hell in future lives, and their body and soul will undergo a transformation that brings them closer to ghosts and gods.

"Currently, the commanders of the Grand Masters in the mortal realm are probably all those who failed to transform into ghosts."

"I wonder if there are any merits to the Taoist traditions of later generations, and whether I can learn from their strengths and make up for my weaknesses, so that I can better adapt to the Heavenly Dao rules of the main world."

"what?"

Yang He picked up the human head that was emitting a corpse aura. Inside was recorded the original revival method, which reminded him of Liu Zhishang, whom he had come into contact with through the Ten Deadly Formations.

If the Ten Deadly Formations were a real world, Liu Zhishang would definitely have his name recorded on the Investiture of the Gods.

This person is exceptionally talented, forcibly carving out a narrow path in a desperate situation. The true Grand Ancestor should be Liu Zhishang.

Yang He then found Wang Lan's "Innocent Brain-Generating Technique".

As the commander's lineage, it needs to be perfected in many aspects. It even mentions that the source of the Big Head Ghost is Ma Yuan, a little-known character in the Investiture of the Gods.

Yang He's gains were mediocre, and he felt that the later systems had already deviated from the original path.

I originally thought there would be a shortcut, but now it seems that forcibly pursuing multiple disciplines is no less than cutting off one's own foundation. There is really no need to abandon the organs.

He suppressed his distracting thoughts and silently finished reviewing the list of names.

Not to mention that there have been real discoveries, especially those unorthodox and heretical paths that are not valued by the Grand Master, one of the lineages has already formed the prototype of a method to achieve immortality.

The Method of Returning to the Origin of the Mysterious Female

[One must abandon the physical body while retaining the three souls and seven spirits at the Integration Realm. Only after the souls and spirits transform into ghosts and pass the Heavenly Tribulation is there a slight possibility of becoming a Ghost Immortal.]

"Ghost Fairy!!"

"According to the commentary of Taiyi Zhenren on the Three Heads and Six Arms Dharma Body, one becomes a god by being conferred a title on the Investiture of the Gods, and becomes a true immortal by passing the heavenly tribulation without relying on external forces. There are dozens or even hundreds of methods to become an immortal in the world."

The creator of the Mysterious Female Returning to Origin Method only constructed the framework. To supplement and perfect it, one would probably need to consume the Dao Fruit of the Chan Sect and comprehend the wisdom of a sage.

Yang He could see that the Ghost Immortal method was a completely opportunistic way to achieve immortality.

If Corpse Immortals are considered inferior immortals, then Ghost Immortals are even more inferior, because Ghost Immortals simply abandon their physical bodies to survive the Heavenly Tribulation, and they face almost no difficulties in the Tribulation Transcending Realm.

Yang He copied the Mysterious Female Returning to Origin Method into his small world.

It may seem that ghosts and immortals have nothing to do with you, but that is not the case.

"My true form definitely needs the most suitable method to become an immortal, but the permanent role is different, so I can take a shortcut and choose to become a ghost immortal."

"Since I've already become an immortal, even a trashy ghost immortal is still an immortal."

"The Nuo Xiang Gui, through the transformation techniques derived from the ghost immortal role, can still briefly exert the strength of an immortal even when I am in the Guixu Realm."

Yang He swept over the Niwan Palace, where the second Nuo Xiang Gui (a type of demonic spirit) flag was already being conceived.

"Unfortunately, the current permanent characters are not suitable for becoming ghost immortals."

The Three Corpse Taoist is definitely biased towards Corpse Immortal. The Immaculate Ghost Buddha belongs to the Nuwa Palace. Both the body and soul are consumables, and the method of becoming an immortal depends on the sect's stories.

The Blood and Flesh Taoist Temple and the Ten Absolute Cities cannot be considered living things. As part of a small world, they can naturally transform into Taoist temples after their true forms become immortals.

"Yes, so I need to find a new permanent character in the world of allusions."

Yang He doesn't need to add a Celestial Court for the time being. The scale of the Ten Absolute Cities is extremely exaggerated, and it's unknown how many resources it will take to rebuild them. The next permanent character will not consider refining a Celestial Court.

"The number of permanent characters is indeed insufficient. The Three Corpse Taoist is controlled by Kong Xuan, and the Immaculate Ghost Buddha is unable to cultivate. He can be used as a trump card, but playing him on a daily basis will delay his ascension to immortality."

After clarifying his thoughts, Yang Li turned and left the Taoist Pavilion.

It was late at night when we returned to Peibai City.

The moonlight was hazy, casting a light silver frost over the streets and alleys, and one could see that the Nuwa Temple in the city still had incense burning slowly.

Yang He glanced at the Nuwa Temple and saw the snake-scale whip striking the backs of the believers.

His skin was covered with scale-like wounds, which he used to pray for the blessing of the goddess Nuwa. A thread above his head disappeared into the endless hell.

Yang He was not surprised at all. Regardless of the connection between the Mother of Man and the Goddess Nuwa, the revival of the sage meant that mortal thoughts would be affected, becoming the Mother of Man's eyes and ears to spy on the mortal world.

"The sage has been resurrected?"

"I feel that calling it a mythological revival would be more appropriate."

Yang He returned home, unaware of what methods Wang Lan had used. The Grand Master cultivators were nowhere to be seen in Jialiang Water Village, and only Sun Qi remained at the yamen.

Jialiang Water Town is like a paradise, and even turbot is rarely produced.

Yang He chatted with Old Man Yang for a while, and then prepared for the story in the side room, mainly by refining a large number of pills to aid cultivation.

After exhausting all sorts of resources, half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period, undercurrents were swirling within the territory of Dasi.

Yu Zheng was no ordinary person. Even though his cultivation was slightly inferior, his methods far surpassed those of ordinary people. He colluded with Yi Qidong to massacre 40,000 followers in Xishan.

Yang He had heard of this in Jialiang Water Town: corpses piled up in the riverbed, blocking the flow of water.

The Zishi Sect openly issued a warrant for Yu Zheng's arrest, but in reality, they were powerless to stop him. Yu Zheng was hiding within the government offices, attempting to achieve the fifth revival.

With their immortal bodies and the accelerated training provided by later systems, their cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds.

After confirming that everything was going smoothly, Yang He brought up the control panel.

(End of this chapter)