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Chapter 191 Burning Money for Sacrifices, Taiyin Refining Form

After confirming that the inscription on the stone coffin was indeed exactly the same as the rumored secret text, Yu Que and Wang Qilin were overjoyed.

However, Wang Qilin, with a shifting gaze, suddenly uttered:

"Hey Xie, don't be too happy yet."

Ancient esoteric texts are not easy to decipher. Even if this place truly possesses the lineage, it will undoubtedly be fraught with difficulties, and one wrong step could cost you your life.

Upon hearing this, Yu Que narrowed his eyes slightly, deeply agreeing with Wang Qilin's words.

Moreover, this scene reminded him of the last time he was in the secret cave.

Yu Que also remembered that the old ghost who disintegrated from the corpse also jumped out of a stone coffin, and an ancient incantation was left on the stone coffin as well.

"However, compared to the cave dwelling, this place appears more ancient, and the coffin is more mysterious, with more profound inscriptions."

He thought to himself, a sense of vigilance rising within him.

Yu Que glanced sideways at his surroundings, then sighed softly in his heart.

Now that he has arrived at this place, he doesn't know how to get out. He either has to participate in this "inheritance" or wait patiently until the martial arts exam is over and see if someone from the Dao Palace will come to rescue him.

Moreover, if there is truly an immortal's legacy here, and he doesn't get involved, he will surely regret it later.

So although Yu Que was wary, he did not speak up and leave. He simply listened quietly to the two people next to him arguing back and forth.

"Hmph, this brat is not worth discussing things with; he can't even tell the difference between good and bad goods."

At this moment, Xie Baiyu sneered: "The secret text is not something that can be seen with the eyes alone. Of course, it must be copied with divine sense. It would be best to engrave it in one's own ancestral temple."

Wang Qilin, with his neck stiff, said, "Of course I know, but we are so far apart. Unless we send our spirits out, how can we touch that stone coffin with our divine senses?"

"Do you dare to directly jump out of the Yin Spirit?"

Much of what they said was familiar or even commonplace to their peers, but it sounded incredibly novel to Yu Que.

"This kind of secret text is not seen with the eyes, but with the mind's eye?"

When Xie Baiyu heard Wang Qilin's question, the man also frowned.

He stood up and took several steps, wanting to fly to the stone coffin, but then stopped, looking wary.

Apart from the stone pillars, all around was pitch black, and no one knew what lay beneath them.

If one leaps and bounds haphazardly, one might invite some disaster.

Wang and Xie discussed it for a while, but neither could come up with a feasible solution.

Or rather, they didn't want to test the waters themselves.

So, without prior arrangement, the two of them turned their gaze to the taciturn Yu Que.

Their eyes flickered, and they said separately, "Brother Yu, you've been deep in thought just now. Did you discover something? Could you please enlighten us?"

“What this guy is saying is true, Brother Yu. We are both going to join the Dao Palace. Even if there are some minor transgressions, we are still fellow disciples. If you find anything, please feel free to speak up.”

Upon hearing this, Yu Que was fully aware of what the two were thinking.

However, he did not refuse, but smiled and said:

"When you were outside this place, you fought fiercely with me. Why are you all so timid and hesitant now that you're here?"

Yu Que pointed to the ancient stone coffin in the center and said loudly:
"Since we don't know the details of this thing's origin, let's just attack it. If it really is the so-called inheritance of immortals, surely it can't be worn down by our meager magical power?"

Upon hearing these words, Wang and Xie's eyes lit up, while the other's brows furrowed even more.

"Good idea, just touch it and you'll know."

"This method is inappropriate. If we violate the restrictions, wouldn't we be asking for trouble?"

The two spoke separately.

Yu Que didn't care about their completely opposite attitudes. He shrugged and continued to sit cross-legged on the stone pillar with an air of nonchalance.

"Thank you for the reminder, Brother Yu."

As soon as Wang Qilin shouted, his blood and qi surged and his magical power rose.

Xie Baiyu, standing to the side, frowned deeply and shouted again, "Wang Qilin, do not act rashly!"

"Hey, who do you think you are, daring to tell your Grandpa Wang what to do?"

Wang Qilin showed Xie Baiyu no respect whatsoever. He first took out a stack of talismans from his sleeve, hesitated for a few moments, added a few to his own power, then held onto a few more before throwing all the talismans at the stone coffin.

clap clap!

The talismans flew wildly, transforming into streaks of spiritual light in mid-air. Among them were shimmering water, fiery light, cold light, and smoke, creating a beautiful and chaotic spectacle as they lashed towards the stone coffin.

Seeing this, Xie Baiyu, though he did not agree with acting hastily, did not intervene since things had come to this point. Instead, he narrowed his eyes and remained vigilant, lest the restriction be triggered and Wang Qilin's blood splatter on him.

Soon, a magical scene appeared before their eyes.

The talismans wrapped in spiritual light, upon approaching the stone coffin, seemed to transcend centuries; their light quickly dimmed, and the talismans decayed rapidly, eventually turning into wisps of ashes that swirled around the stone coffin.

Instead, the wisps of incense they carried were slowly absorbed by the stone coffin, causing the inscription on the coffin surface to flicker slightly.

Upon seeing this, Wang Qilin was not disappointed at all, but rather overjoyed: "Hey, there's movement!"

The man turned around, looked at Xie Baiyu's cautious demeanor, and immediately sneered:

"Young Master Xie, please rest assured. All the secret realms in the world may have problems, but this place is the only one where there is no major problem."

Otherwise, if the three of us die here, Huangshan Taoist Palace will become a laughing stock.

Upon hearing this, Xie Baiyu's expression shifted slightly, but surprisingly, he did not continue to argue with this person.

He realized this again, took a breath, and said:

"Well, since we're already here, why bother with this or that?"

Xie Baiyu quickly took out a large handful of paper money and incense pills from his sleeve and threw them at the stone coffin without a care.

"Gentlemen, I observe that this coffin can emit incense smoke, so perhaps it is necessary to offer some sacrifices. Do not be stingy with gold and silver."

The paper money and incense balls flew to the stone coffin, and like the previous talismans, they quickly decayed and turned into ashes.

However, the rich incense it released formed a thick fog that enveloped the stone coffin, causing it to rise and fall.

The stone coffin seemed to be breathing. "It works!"

All three people present were visibly shaken.

So Wang Qilin and Yu Que immediately took out large sums of talisman coins and incense pills and smashed them against the stone coffin.

During this time, Yu Que and the two men exchanged a few glances.

They all noticed that the amount of paper money and other items each of the three men had taken out far exceeded the amount they could carry with them. Clearly, all three had storage containers in their possession.

This made Yu Que sigh inwardly, "As expected of a scion of a noble family, he can already enjoy storage devices after just entering the eighth rank."

Xie Baiyu and Wang Qilin, therefore, looked at Yu Que with even more respect, believing that although he was a candidate from the foot of the mountain, he was not poor, and could even be described as wealthy.

Buzz!
After receiving a large amount of incense smoke, the inscription on the stone coffin shone brightly and detached itself from the surface of the coffin, floating in the dark underground tomb chamber. The inscription was as dense as fireflies and as brilliant as the starry sky.

When Yu Que and the others saw this scene, they all felt it was beautiful and quite magical.

What amazed them even more was that the inscriptions were not fixed in one place, but swayed and floated in the tomb chamber, and soon drifted to the vicinity of the stone pillar where the three of them were, within reach.

They hesitated, but in the end, Xie Baiyu couldn't hold back any longer.

The man raised his finger, his face hesitant, his fingertip covered in a bluish-purple color, and then pointed at the nearest cryptic inscription.

Yu Que and Wang Qilin kept a close eye on this person.

They noticed that Xie Baiyu's expression suddenly became complicated, sometimes dazed, sometimes tense, and sometimes gloomy. He then quickly withdrew his fingers and sat there without saying a word.

The boy sat cross-legged in meditation, his inner energy surging and appearing extremely restless, as if he were healing an injury.

However, neither Yu Que nor Wang Qilin were intimidated by the other party.

Since this person did not die immediately and did not show any significant changes on the surface, they naturally dared to touch those secret texts.

Immediately, Yu Que released his divine sense and captured a secret text in his mind.

Suddenly, a mysterious feeling arose in his heart.

It was like a beam of light, a stream of water, or a silver needle, piercing his skull so hard it felt like his mind was about to split open.

Yu Que calmed himself down for a while before he came to his senses.

The four characters "Taiyin Refining Form" appeared in his mind, along with half a fragment of a map and several complex and difficult incantations buzzing in his ears.

Yu Que couldn't help but marvel inwardly: "The ancient secret texts are truly amazing. Their characters are completely unpredictable, and the more you read, the more information you can gain."

The secret text he incorporated into his consciousness was definitely not the first one on the inscription, but upon careful reading, the information he gained started from the very beginning.

He tested it several times, and no matter which one he read, as long as it was a single one, the information it conveyed was all the same.

After a few attempts, Yu Que no longer hesitated. He immediately expanded his divine sense as much as possible, sweeping away all the secret texts around him and pulling them to his side.

On the other two stone pillars, Wang Qilin and Xie Baiyu also made the same gestures at the same time.

In an instant, a myriad of profound insights emerged in their minds.

Moreover, those spiritual runes seemed to want to enter their ancestral temple and imprint themselves upon it. However, all three were vigilant and did not allow these spiritual runes to enter the temple.

Soon, the three of them had already grasped the outline of the inheritance called "Taiyin Refining Form".

This item is indeed an ancient Taoist text.

It is a technique that allows the deceased to be reborn underground, with their nails and hair growing back, and their corpses becoming lifelike, eventually leading to enlightenment. At the same time, it is also a secret art that can enhance a cultivator's innate talent and aptitude, accompanied by numerous profound and mysterious spells.

This method is similar to that of the immortals of today, both focusing on cultivating the spirit. It emphasizes that as long as the spirit is complete and the vital energy is abundant, even if the physical body is withered and decayed, there will still be a day of rebirth.

By practicing this secret method, a person's spirit will not dissipate after death. When the body has decomposed to a certain extent, a cleaner body will grow from the physical body.

At that time, cultivators can continue their cultivation in their newborn bodies, with Taiyi guarding the corpse, the three souls nourishing the bones, and the seven spirits serving the flesh.

Furthermore, a person's innate qualities are fixed after birth, and their physique and physical constitution are not easily changed. Ordinary people who want to cultivate themselves into immortals often have to find methods to strengthen their tendons and bones.

This method of "Taiyin Refining Form" is a shortcut to complete transformation.

The so-called "refining the body" means, as the name suggests, that one can change one's tendons and marrow, refine one's body, and recreate a superior physical form in order to increase the hope of ascending to immortality.

However, the price of practicing this technique is that the practitioner must "go underground," which means they must die once and rot their original body before they can have the possibility of reshaping a new body and successfully refining their form.

Having pondered this, the three of them were all deeply moved.

"The primordial spirit attains enlightenment? Is this the secret to becoming an immortal?!"

"Taiyin Refining Form, what a familiar name. Corpse Dissolution Immortal, this is the Corpse Dissolution Immortal method mentioned in the book!"

"This method is actually related to the Taiyin (the moon)."

The three were filled with conflicting thoughts and ideas.

Yu Que, in particular, compared the contents of the manual with the things he cultivated, and he also recalled that what this method was about was exactly the same as the legendary Corpse-Dissolving Immortal.

It suddenly opened its eyes, its gaze flickering as it stared at the stone coffin:

"Could it be that this time, we've encountered a true Immortal of Corpse Dissection?"
Furthermore, since the name of this method contains the characters 'Taiyin,' could it be related to the Taiyin lineage...?

While he was pondering and struggling with his decision, Wang and Xie, who were beside him, made the same move at the same time.

That is, they immediately opened their minds, allowing the spiritual light and secret texts scattered around to enter their ancestral temple one by one, imprinting themselves on the temple, and they fought and competed with each other, refusing to give way.

There were only this many secret documents on site.

Whoever can import more secret texts into the ancestral temple will undoubtedly obtain a more complete immortal inheritance. Moreover, the one who obtains the most complete inheritance may even have an even greater opportunity later.

With a whoosh, one after another, luminous runes rained down on the two of them.

Seeing this, Yu Que was still hesitant, but he quickly released the ancestral temple and tried to include as many of the secret texts beside him as possible in the temple, so as not to end up with nothing and regret it later.

However, after taking those spiritual texts into the ancestral temple, Yu Que did not rush to engrave them on the temple. Instead, he devoted his energy to suppressing them one by one, keeping them but not using them.

This is because he still has a concern in his heart, a concern that is even greater than before.

Since the method of "Taiyin Refining Form" is preserved here, could there also be a Corpse-Dissolving Immortal undergoing the refining process?

At present, is it life or death, good or bad...?

Whoosh, the inscriptions remaining on the stone coffin still flickered, like breathing, their light and shadow shifting.

(End of this chapter)