Why is my Hundred Lifetimes Book different?

Everything for the wedding had been prepared long ago.

We followed the procedures step by step.

Upon receiving the bride, before even seeing her face, Ren Qingshan used the Nine Chapters of Soul Capture to send out a seed of thought to investigate.

After thoroughly investigating her inside and out, she was found to be "clean".

Ren Qingshan was relieved.

Amidst the joyous atmosphere, a thought flashed through my mind: Am I being too cold-blooded?

On such a joyous day, they even suspected the bride might be up to something.

However, he immediately shook his head and smiled.

Better safe than sorry.

During the wedding ceremony, under Jin Qianyuan's guidance, Ren Qingshan lifted the veil and saw Jin Miaoyin for the first time.

Her eyes and brows carried a hint of nobility, joy, and liveliness, along with a touch of just the right amount of shyness. Her gentle gaze met his, and her oval face flushed slightly.

After the wedding ceremony and subsequent worship at the ancestral hall, she returned to her bridal chamber to change. Biting her red lips gently, she tentatively called out, like a fawn, "Husband?"

"Um?"

Ren Qingshan turned to look at her.

She stood up and gave a graceful bow: "From now on, if I do anything wrong, please give me your guidance, my husband."

Ren Qingshan shook his head and smiled: "Why do you say that?"

"I know that you are devoted to the Tao, diligent in your practice, and have devoted yourself to the development of your family. You are a person of unwavering resolve in your practice."

"We have never had a romantic relationship, yet we are able to get married. Although it is not perfect, this is the cause and effect that the Lord himself calculated for me. When I first saw you in that battlefield, I felt a strong connection with you. Perhaps... perhaps it is because of our arduous cultivation in our previous life that we have this blessing in this life."

"I am of average talent in cultivation and my progress is not remarkable, but I am good at being a wife and mother and managing the household. I only hope that my husband will cherish me in the future."

She spoke softly, her bright eyes sparkling, her demeanor warm and endearing.

Ren Qingshan pondered for a moment.

"I am not made of stone. If you do not betray me, I will treat you well. But if you betray me, you can try my methods."

Jin Miaoyin's long eyelashes trembled slightly as she stepped forward, gently took his hand, and nestled into his embrace, her face flushed with shyness. "You...you have such a strong murderous aura. Our marriage is ordained by fate, how could I possibly betray you?"

That would be best.

"With your Qi Refining Level 4 cultivation, why don't you use the Worry-Free Pavilion to cultivate wealth?"

Ren Qingshan knew that she had already solidified the true seal and safely passed the meditation contest. Perhaps she hadn't even contested it at all, but rather took the route of getting through it by default.

For Foundation Establishment families, having a direct descendant at the fourth level of Qi Refining is commonplace.

"Those belong to my father and the family. They can be used as dowry, but they are against the family rules for my own cultivation."

"My sixth uncle had the best relationship with my father, which is why he wanted to preserve my lineage. Otherwise, it would probably have been distributed to the collateral branches long ago, based on need."

"My husband is exceptionally talented and has been accepted into the fold by the Lord, which allows me to stand up straighter and no longer have to live cautiously."

Listen to her say...

Ren Qingshan gently stroked her hair.

"Jin family, if anyone dares to bully you in the future, I will personally step forward and settle the score with them."

Jin Miaoyin looked up at him, slightly stunned, and couldn't help but smile.

But it made me feel more at ease.

……

In the blink of an eye.

That was six months later.

For the past six months, Ren Qingshan has been nurturing his weapon every day, refining it with all his heart and soul, and studying the runes. He has never slacked off for a single day.

Knowing that he was engrossed in cultivation, Jin Wujiu did not assign him any tasks.

However, he was content with his monthly salary of 15,000 spirit stones from the immortal sect.

This is the treatment of a Qi Refining Level 6 cultivator who serves as the leader of the Ten Directions Walk.

In addition, the commander can recruit three trusted subordinates to join the headquarters, and their salaries will be paid by the Immortal Sect.

However, Ren Qingshan did not do this for the time being.

Treatment is entirely based on one's cultivation level.

After a full six months of refinement, the "flagpole," the Giant Force Finger, and the Azure Origin Gold are now both independent and perfectly integrated.

All three runes were inscribed with divine thought.

Ren Qingshan carefully selected three runes: wind, fire, and thunder.

The banner, due to its inherent characteristics, is a powerful symbol of fire and wind. The wind amplifies the flames, making the banner flutter and exude immense power.

As for the thunder, the inscription on the flagpole is the thunder of the Five Elements. When used, the thunder of the Five Elements is used to contain the Heavenly Tribulation Thunder, which is a sneaky trick.

Ren Qingshan followed Jin Qianyuan's advice and did not try to do too much. He simply engraved three runes on his natal artifact first.

If we have the opportunity to obtain any special runes in the future, we can add them later.

That flag...

Top-quality materials are indeed hard to find.

Ren Qingshan simply used his divine sense to weave the myriad mortal world's energy into a flag, containing the Nine Chapters of Soul-Capturing Thought Seed. When the flag was unfurled, it could arouse the mind, and the thought seed could silently infiltrate.

The flag is easy to change.

This also leaves room for future promotion.

Ren Qingshan named this flag: Dutian Hongchen Flag.

Having refined it to this extent, in terms of realm, I can be considered to be in the mid-stage of the Weapon Nourishing Realm. All I need to do is give birth to a weapon spirit, and I can naturally enter the next realm, Soul Integration.

There are two ways to create a spirit:

One method involves meticulous refinement using various spiritual materials, which has the advantage of a higher degree of compatibility, but takes a long time.

Secondly, there is the process of imbuing with spirit. Whether it is a spiritual object born from heaven and earth, the spirit of a demon beast, or a human soul, as long as it is purified through ritual, it can be imbued with spirit.

The method of "human soul refining" was not found in the Zheng family's inherited jade slip.

Ren Qingshan learned of this matter from Jin Qianyuan.

At the same time, I learned another secret about spiritual practice.

That is:

—The human soul that can be sacrificed as a weapon spirit must be a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining who has successfully combined soul and spirit. This is because if the soul has not been successfully refined, the human soul is extremely fragile and will die upon contact. Neither soul searching nor possession can target it.

In this matter, it is actually safe.

However, once the soul is successfully refined, the soul becomes solid and can leave the body, with endless uses. It can also be possessed by soul searchers, and its self-awareness can be erased, turning it into cultivation material.

It has both advantages and risks.

From this, Qingshan vaguely thought of something.

Jin Wujiu's cultivation has been stuck at the seventh level of Qi Refining, the Soul Integration Realm, probably because of this.

He lost the struggle among the various branches of the Jin family and became a "Celestial Cauldron". He guessed that the technique of the Celestial Cauldron was to use others as furnaces to forge his own Dao foundation.

As a "Celestial Cauldron", Jin Wujiu can live a carefree life without breaking through to the Soul Refining stage. It doesn't matter if his cultivation level is low, since he has no hope of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage anyway.

On the contrary... once the soul refining is successful, it's like a ripe fruit falling from the tree, benefiting someone else.

No wonder he spent his days indulging in wine and women, living a life of debauchery.

This prestigious family was both his glory and an unavoidable constraint and burden.

Understanding these things made Ren Qingshan more wary of the Soul Refining Realm.

—Death is one thing, there's the Book of a Hundred Deaths. But if one's soul is refined into a human and becomes cultivation material, then everything is truly wasted, all for someone else's benefit.

……

"Master, I have already inscribed three runes. Does the Heavenly Creation Instrument have an opportunity that suits the spirit of the artifact?"

To obtain a human soul and weapon spirit in the Nourishing Weapon Realm, it is absolutely impossible without the help of family elders. Although Ren Qingshan does not reject this method, he would prefer a better option if one were available.

The best treasure to find the spirit of the artifact is the Celestial Creation Instrument.

Send the message.

Ren Qingshan quickly received his reply.

"Nothing yet, wait a bit longer. Since you're searching for a spirit, you might as well go out and explore more, like the Endless Sea or the Heavenly Ruins."

"Capture a few extraordinary individuals at or above the sixth level of Body Refinement for me. They cannot be subjected to the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning. I need to create a visualization diagram for them."

"Recently, cultivators in our Immortal Sect have sprung up like mushrooms after rain, and there are so many that we don't have enough visualization diagrams."

Seeing this task...

Ren Qingshan remained silent.

The suspicions that had crossed my mind were now completely confirmed.

The body cultivation visualization diagrams I saw in the visualization hall earlier must have been made using body cultivation materials and the secret methods of Foundation Establishment cultivation.

My Immortal Sect truly lives up to its name as the Demonic Sect.

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