This is how immortals are cultivated

After the system prompted him, Fang Suichu searched the body of the Taoist priest. However, apart from his robes and a few pieces of silver, the Taoist priest had no other belongings on him.

"How was this elixir converted..." Fang Suichu had no idea what on the Taoist priest's body could be converted into an elixir.

As he was thinking, Fang Suichu's gaze gradually moved to the Taoist's chest. He thought of something and his expression gradually became ugly.

"No way, are you going to do this to me again?"

But fortunately, his worries did not come true.

Just as Fang Suichu was about to rip the Taoist priest's heart and stomach out, the body before him suddenly shrivelled up. The rigid flesh and blood dissolved instantly, transforming into a stream of air that gushed out from his seven orifices, and the Taoist priest finally became a dried corpse.

The mummy opened its mouth and spat out a black bead the size of a longan.

There is no need to think about it, the so-called elixir that the system refers to is this bead.

Fang Suichu reached out and took the bead out of the mouth of the Taoist priest who had turned into a mummy, and held it in his hand.

While he was fiddling with it curiously, the system also gave him an introduction at the right time.

According to the system's description, this was a pill called Changyang Pill. Its effects were similar to the previous Zhengyang Pill, but its potency was even stronger. It could be considered an upgraded version of the Zhengyang Pill.

The spoils were elixirs used for cultivation, which made Fang Suichu very satisfied.

Fang Suichu was not averse to taking elixirs for cultivation. After all, external alchemy was also one of the orthodox ways of cultivation.

Moreover, Fang Suichu was eager to improve his cultivation quickly so that he could survive in this world full of weirdness and high mortality rate.

Fang Suichu put the pill away, but he didn't take it in a hurry. Instead, he thought of another thing.

He returned to the side hall and stood in front of the six iron coffins there.

Looking at the six iron coffins, Fang Suichu smiled.

You know, according to the system, he has seven senior brothers.

Since the eldest senior brother has been so generous as to "give" a sword and elixir, how can the other senior brothers not show some appreciation?

"The next step is to open the treasure chest."

Fang Suichu took action directly and opened the first coffin in front of him.

The moment he opened the iron coffin, Fang Suichu immediately stabbed the "Zhengyang Sword" in his hand into the coffin to prevent it from being a treasure chest monster.

After doing this and making sure that there was no sign of the corpse resurrecting, he pushed the lid of the iron coffin open completely and looked inside the coffin.

Inside the coffin was the body of a Taoist priest wearing a dark blue robe. The corpse was also mummified, and there was also a black bead in its mouth.

However, this bead is a little smaller than the one that the Taoist priest just spit out.

[Seventh Senior Brother gifted you the 'Changyang Pill.'] After Fang Suichu removed the bead, the system voice rang out.

"It's just like that... You can't just wait for adventures to come, you have to take the initiative to encounter them." Fang Suichu couldn't help but sigh.

Just like this treasure chest, if you don’t go looking for it yourself, it won’t come to you.

Putting the beads in his arms, Fang Suichu went to the second iron coffin and did the same thing.

[Sixth Senior Brother gave you the 'Changyang Pill'.]

[Fifth Senior Brother gave you the 'Changyang Pill'.]

.....

[Second Senior Brother gifted you the 'Changyang Pill'.]

As a burst of system sounds flashed across the screen, the side hall was already in a mess, and six more beads appeared in Fang Suichu's arms.

If the last drop of corpse fluid in the Taoist priest's gourd is added, Fang Suichu now has seven Changyang Pills and one Zhengyang Pill.

Fang Suichu was very satisfied with the profits generated by this copy, but it was time to leave this copy.

Chapter 7: Escape

Inside the stone cave below the gate of Changyin Temple, everything was quiet at this moment.

Trapped in a dark cave, it seems there is nothing I can do except eating, sleeping and daydreaming every day.

"Life like this is really torture..." A sigh came from the stone prison.

Li Qingming was huddled in the corner of the stone prison, sighing slowly.

Being imprisoned here was physically tormenting. The temperature in the cave was extremely low, and her clothing was thin. Although she wasn't freezing to death, she still huddled up in a ball, shivering every night. Her food consisted of only water and steamed buns, and only two meals a day, barely enough to fill her stomach.

However, compared to physical torture, mental torture is even more painful.

When everyone is destined to die, the difference between dying early and dying late is that the latter will endure more pain and despair before death.

"In this situation, it's better to die early and reincarnate... I almost forgot. If I'm caught by these people and used for cultivation, what if they use some kind of evil magic? I'm afraid I won't even have a chance to reincarnate."

"However, I've heard that if one's obsession and resentment are extremely strong, coupled with their own special talents, they can transform into very powerful spirits, ghosts, or gods. That seems like a good idea, at least they can still seek revenge."

"Bah... No way, if I turn into a monster like that, I might as well just die."

"You're right, Xiao Shuo."

Seeing no response from the next door, Li Qingming couldn't help but shout again:

"Xiao Shuo?"

"Ah?" A voice, as if waking from a dream, finally rang out from the dark cell nearby: "What's wrong? Sister Li."

"Were you daydreaming just now? What were you thinking about?" Li Qingming unconsciously slowed down his voice, making it softer.

The two met in the Immortal Quarter, a so-called "Immortal Quarter" that was actually a strange market for those who practiced the treacherous path, a place of great strangeness. While ordinary people in the settlement managed to maintain a relatively normal daily life, those who entered the treacherous path were completely different from ordinary people.

In the world of Guidao, in the Gui market, ordinary people like them are just like pigs and cows in an ordinary market, and are goods to be sold.

But humans are not animals, nor are they dead things. They have intelligence. Even animals in a fenced area will fight, let alone humans.

In this situation, the two girls naturally huddled together, encouraging each other to get through the day and supporting each other through despair.

Later, a fool named Fang joined the group of people who were holding each other in warmth. Of course, that is a story for another time.

The three of them had a strong bond. Not only did they stay together in the Ghost Market for a period of time, but they were also together even after being bought - although it's better not to talk about fate in such a situation.

In short, the relationships formed when people stick together in times of adversity are much more sincere than the relationships formed in times of prosperity.

In the worst case scenario, think positively; dying together is at least better than dying alone in fear.

"I was wondering...why hasn't my brother come back yet on New Year's Eve..."

Wu Yuanshuo began to answer Li Qingming's question, and the girl's voice was filled with deep worry.

Hearing Wu Yuanshuo's words, Li Qingming sighed again: "Then it seems that kid Fang can't hold on this time."

Li Qingming's words didn't reflect Wu Yuanshuo's worry. It wasn't that she was heartless; Fang Suichu and she had a life-long friendship.

The reason for this was that she was very rational and had a clear vision of what the three of them would face. This was also the reason why she was far more anxious and desperate than Wu Yuanshuo.

After saying this, Li Qingming prepared to comfort the grieving Wu Yuanshuo.

But at this moment, a displeased voice came from the dark cave near the entrance.

"Mr. Li, can't you say something auspicious to me?"

"Whoever can't hold on, even if it comes dozens of times, I can still hold on."

Li Qingming and Wu Yuanshuo believed Fang Suichu's daily escape from the cave wasn't good news; he might even be tortured and abused. While they were right—in the eyes of ordinary people, the Taoist priests' actions were fatal—for Fang Suichu, it was an opportunity. He longed for more opportunities like this.

Fang Suichu walked into the cave and looked at Li Qingming unhappily.

After he opened all the treasure chests in Changyin Temple and made sure that nothing was missed, he quickly left the Taoist temple and returned to the cave.

His five senses were now extremely sharp, and he heard the conversation between Li Qingming and Wu Yuanshuo before entering the cave.

"Brother New Year's Eve!"

Seeing a familiar face appear in front of him, Wu Yuanshuo swept away his previous worries and sadness and breathed a sigh of relief.

However, when Fang Suichu's complete figure appeared in front of them, Wu Yuanshuo and even Li Qingming were speechless at the same time.

Without him.

The thing Fang Suichu was holding in his hand, and the pale broken arm was too eye-catching.

Fang Suichu naturally noticed the expressions of the two people. Adhering to the spirit of "as long as I am not embarrassed, it is others who are embarrassed", Fang Suichu ignored their gazes and said:

"There's no time to lose, let's run away."

As he spoke, Fang Suichu took the "Zhengyang Sword" in his hand and slashed at the iron chain that bound the stone prison door, and the iron chain broke with a sound.

This happened twice, and the prison doors of Li Qingming and Wu Yuanshuo were opened.

Li Qingming finally came back to her senses. She looked at the obviously weird zombie arm in Fang Suichu's hand and asked:

"That Taoist priest, did you kill him?"

There is only this answer, otherwise it cannot explain the origin of Fang Suichu's broken arm.

But if that was the case, Li Qingming was puzzled as to how Fang Suichu had done it.

"That Taoist priest has already summoned the spirit. How can an ordinary person possibly take him down?"

"Could it be that something unexpected happened on the mountain, or that the Taoist priest's cultivation went awry and he was so unlucky that he went astray?"

"But that's not right. If that were the case, ordinary people would be dead too."

"Of course it's because...I'm not an ordinary person." Fang Suichu interrupted Li Qingming's chattering.

"I'm sorry to have kept this a secret from you for so long. I'm actually a rare Taoist genius. I killed that monstrous Taoist priest in just four days."

While Fang Suichu was reading these words without any emotion, he had already walked into the other cell and brought the girl out.

He held the soft little hand, pretending to leave, while looking at Li Qingming who was still standing in the cell, and said:

"Still dawdling... If you don't run away, I'll leave you here."

Li Qingming also reacted and quickly walked out of the cell, following Fang Suichu and Wu Yuanshuo.

As they left the cave, Fang Suichu explained the situation to Li Qingming and Wu Yuanshuo.

"The Taoist priest we bought belongs to a Taoist temple called Changyin Temple."

"I haven't heard of it...it seems to be wild fox Zen." Li Qingming said.

"Well, that's what I thought too."

When I asked the Taoist priest some questions before, he seemed very enthusiastic about the promotion of his Taoist school, which also proved that Changyin Temple is not very prosperous now.

"There are only two people in Changyin Temple. One is the Taoist priest, and the other is the temple master, who is still in seclusion."

"That's normal. There's not much inheritance on this kind of mountain path, and the risk of practicing is very high. Plus, there's not much ability to obtain resources to supply the disciples, so there aren't many people." Li Qingming echoed.

Fang Suichu looked at Li Qingming with a slightly sideways glance. His previous life was a fool, and he spent most of his time in a daze. However, based on his previous memories, he had not expected Li Qingming to be quite knowledgeable in this area.

"Anyway, I've already killed that Taoist priest. Now there's no one stopping us from leaving. The temple master is clearly more formidable than his disciple. While that old monster is still in seclusion and can't come out for the time being, we need to get away from this mountain as soon as possible."

Chapter 8: Maze

Practicing the evil ways in this world is inherently dangerous.

Fang Suichu could see this from the six iron coffins in the side hall.

Aside from the Taoist priest he had killed and the abbot, everyone else in Changyin Temple was already dead. They weren't killed, but rather lost control of themselves... According to this world's parlance, they should be said to have died from demonic possession.

However, the condition of the master of Changyin Temple was very wrong.

The three of them were bought by the Taoist priest from the Ghost Market because the master of Changyin Temple wanted to restore his status.

What will happen if a person who practices the evil way completely loses control? The answer is very clear. He will completely become an evil creature and turn into an extremely dangerous monster.

The mountain path of Changyin Mountain is filled with white mist, which seems to never dissipate all year round.

The three of them walked quickly on the mountain path. Seeing that Li Qingming seemed to have some knowledge of the strange ways, Fang Suichu asked Li Qingming some questions on the way down the mountain.

"You said earlier that the Taoist priest had already 'invited spirits'. The so-called inviting spirits should be the realm of cultivating ghosts, right?"

"You mean the realm of cultivating immortals?" Li Qingming said.