Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 741 - 735 Dao Bizarre Remnant Body? Ghost Immortal Technique_1

The laws mastered by the Golden-Winged Peng Bird are not fixed; most are the Law of Gold and the Law of Swift Speed. The Golden-Winged Peng Bird transformed through the Ten Thousand Transformations True Spirit Form masters the Law of Gold, so its speed increase is not significant. To manifest other types of law powers using the Thousand Transformations Rule, one must first contact the corresponding Power of Laws and understand its nature. Qin Shiren helped the Gold-Winged Great Peng Bird Avatar manifest the Law of Swift Speed. After Jia Ren understood the Law of Swift Speed, he gained the ability to transform it.

SWOOSH!

With the Law of Swift Speed empowering him, Jia Ren, transformed into the Golden-Winged Peng Bird, moved more than ten times faster than before. He escaped the Qianhuan Sect’s territory at an incredibly astonishing pace. The Qianhuan Sect possessed a precious treasure that monitored everything. Still within their domain, he had to leave as quickly as possible. Once Lord Qianyu gave chase, escape would be impossible; the slightest mistake could lead to death and the obliteration of his Dao. During the escape, Jia Ren continually changed his appearance using the Thousand Transformations to avoid being located by Lord Qianyu.

「...」

Lord Qianyu took out a token, his expression wavering, uncertain whether to contact his master. He guessed what this treasure might be—likely the sealed Spatial Dao’s Deceptive Remains. If Yu Qiong Celestial Honor obtained the Spatial Dao’s Deceptive Remains, his strength would surely advance further, potentially reaching the Ancestor-Level of the Deceptive Path, or even Dao Ancestor Level. From then on, the Bizarre Path would give rise to a supreme expert. The Great Dao has transformed into the Dao Bizarre, halting progress in my realm. I cannot advance further; becoming a Daluo Golden Immortal is impossible. If I could assimilate the power of the Spatial Dao’s Deceptive Remains for myself, what heights could I reach? Never mind Half-Step Dao Ancestor; becoming a Daluo Golden Immortal would certainly not be an issue. This is my only opportunity!

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, but Lord Qianyu couldn’t resist the temptation to advance further. The Immortal Path is severed; the Bizarre Path is now the best choice. I hadn’t defected from the Immortal Path before because the path of borrowing laws held no allure for me. However, being a law-wielder is entirely different; it’s worth changing my Great Dao for!

Lord Qianyu teleported multiple times, entering the vast darkness of the Void. There, he wouldn’t be disturbed, preventing any unforeseen variables from affecting his plan. A series of Immortal Array Plates emerged, outlining the Heaven-Defying Evasion Formation. This formation couldn’t be maintained in the Void for long; its sole purpose was to conceal heavenly secrets and prevent anyone from disrupting his advancement.

My ascension to Trickster Daluo Golden Immortal hinges on this!

Lord Qianyu opened the Na Xian Bag, took out a Black Jade Box, and raised his hand to break the seals upon it. The Black Jade Box twisted and blurred. Inside, there were no Spatial Dao’s Deceptive Remains as expected; the box and its supposed contents had transformed into a mere black stone. Lord Qianyu was momentarily stunned, then erupted in fury.

Undoubtedly, I’ve been tricked by a Bizarre Immortal! I had prepared to ascend as a Trickster Daluo Golden Immortal, and it was all for nothing! The feeling of this is unbearable! If word of this got out, he would become the laughingstock of countless people! Lord Qianyu confirmed there was no Shadow-Capturing Immortal Jade nearby and heaved a sigh of relief. If this shameful incident gets out, I’ll have no choice but to move to a different Fairy Domain to live...

Damn that Bizarre Immortal! I will remember this enmity! Lord Qianyu was utterly enraged, crushing the Black Stone to powder in his palm. His plan in ruins, he didn’t linger and dispelled the Heaven-Defying Evasion Formation. After the formation vanished, Lord Qianyu sensed something, and his expression changed drastically.

The next moment, he teleported from the Void, appearing where Qin Shiren’s corpse lay. Although the body had been incinerated, Lord Qianyu could feel the lingering aura of his grandson in this place.

My most beloved grandson is dead?! If I hadn’t been so obsessed at the time and had escorted my grandson back to the sect, could this tragedy have been avoided?! A hundred thousand years ago, I failed to save my son, and now, I couldn’t protect the grandson I cherished so dearly...

"I will hunt you to the ends of the earth and tear you limb from limb!!!" Lord Qianyu’s rage pierced the heavens, as if to suppress the self-reproach crushing his heart. All traces and the aura of the culprit had been erased, making it impossible to track the target. He teleported back to the sect and used the Heaven-Monitoring Immortal Mirror to review the recorded images of that time.

The scenes in the corresponding area played in reverse, as if time itself was flowing backward, returning to the moments before Qin Shiren’s death. Only then did he finally glimpse a clue. A Golden-Winged Peng Bird flew out of Qin Shiren’s Na Xian Bag and, with an incredibly decisive strike, killed him. Lord Qianyu personally witnessed the gruesome death of his grandson, his body trembling with rage, unable to control his emotions.

A Golden-Winged Peng Bird?! Lord Qianyu recalled that over a thousand years ago, he had forcibly seized a Golden-Winged Peng Bird and gifted it to his grandson. The Heaven-Monitoring Immortal Mirror had never been able to locate it since. Evil deeds bring evil consequences. Is this revenge, a thousand years late? The Na Xian Bag?!

Lord Qianyu recalled the premonition from the Heavenly Mystery Divine Omen: one day, he would suffer a great loss because of that runaway creature. Now, the prediction had come true. The Heavenly Mystery Divine Omen had given a second warning. I was worried about some forbidden item in my grandson’s Na Xian Bag, but after finding nothing unusual, I thought it was a false alarm... It seems now the murderer was hiding in the Na Xian Bag all along!

Today, the mastermind behind the theft of the Qianhuan Sect’s Celestial Secret Vault had finally surfaced. Was the Black Jade Box that supposedly held the Spatial Dao’s Deceptive Remains even real? The Bizarre Path forces wouldn’t waste so much effort just to humiliate me. It was most likely this person who swapped it...

"You’ve ruined my Great Dao! You deserve to be sliced into a thousand pieces!!!" New hatred piled upon old, causing Lord Qianyu’s fury to surge. He suddenly thought of the Black Stone. The Black Stone! That must be it! For the past ten thousand years, all the Black Stones that had entered the Qianhuan Sect’s treasury... He finally understood how the intruder had gained access to the vault.

"Find him, no matter the cost!!!"

From that day forward, wherever Lord Qianyu passed, not a single intact Black Stone could be found.

「...」

Jia Ren was unaware that Lord Qianyu’s nature had become so twisted, his morality so debased, that he wouldn’t even spare Black Stones. He fled for an unknown number of miles in a single breath, only stopping his Escape Light when he confirmed the omnipresent sense of being watched had vanished. To prevent any mishaps, he changed his identity multiple times.

Should I join an Immortal Path sect on par with the Qianhuan Sect? Even if Lord Qianyu discovers me, he surely wouldn’t be so deranged as to charge into a sect and start killing. Jia Ren quickly dismissed this idea. The Immortal Path was different now. The vast majority of Immortals were affected by the Power of Laws, their upper limits sealed, with no possibility of further advancement in their entire lives. If I join a sect, my realm and Cultivation Level will rise rapidly; even a fool would realize something is amiss. Moreover, Qin Shiren possessed a method to strip others of their Power of Laws. Who could guarantee other sects didn’t have similar means? How could outsiders compare to a sect’s own progeny? If my Power of Laws were coveted, an Immortal Monarch-level expert could forcibly seize it, and I’d truly become like fish on a chopping block. The only benefit of joining another sect would be Golden Immortal Techniques, but the reward doesn’t justify the risk.

Jia Ren urgently needed a large number of Golden Immortal Techniques—the more, and the more varied, the better. Once the Cultivation Technique issue was resolved, his accumulated Celestial Treasure Immortal Power could be converted into Cultivation Level. I should go to a market to purchase Golden Immortal Techniques.

Jia Ren had obtained a large amount of Immortal Jade from the Qianhuan Sect, so he wasn’t short of funds. His aura deliberately plummeted, dropping to the Loose Immortal Realm. Exposing his Power of Laws still carried the risk of being targeted. Compared to that, posing as a Loose Immortal or Profound Immortal without any discernible Power of Laws was best for disguise. Loose Immortals were the most numerous and thus less likely to attract attention.

Jia Ren rode a black brush, a lower-grade Immortal Artifact, searching for a market. Using continuous Escape Light, he flew over a hundred thousand miles without stopping at markets or cities for mortal Cultivators, finally arriving at an Immortal market. This Immortal market was segregated from mortals and ordinary Cultivators. A Formation at its periphery judged entrants based on their immortal power or Spiritual Power. Those with only Spiritual Power were denied entry, while those with immortal power could pass freely.

This place was called the Chongqing Immortal Marketplace. It wasn’t very bustling, with fewer than thirty Immortals present, making it seem rather desolate. Unless it was a treasure land with special resources or a strategic location, most Immortal markets had few Immortals. Only three shops sold Immortal Techniques, and each could offer one or two Golden Immortal-level Cultivation Techniques, but... Jia Ren had already obtained no fewer than two hundred Golden Immortal Techniques from the Qianhuan Sect and previous markets, covering many types. The seven Immortal Techniques available here were, without exception, already among those he possessed.

The path to collecting Golden Immortal Techniques covering all The Three Thousand Great Paths was long and arduous. If I can’t find the Golden Immortal Techniques I want, my only option is to impersonate a disciple of an Immortal Path sect and infiltrate other sects to obtain them. Compared to searching markets, infiltrating other sects is the real shortcut.

Just as he was about to inquire which sect in the Donghua Immortal Domain had the most extensive collection of Cultivation Techniques, a voice transmission reached him from an old, goat-bearded Daoist, "Fellow Daoist, are you perhaps looking to purchase Golden Immortal Techniques?

"Please don’t misunderstand; I wasn’t following you. It’s just that a few of these shopkeepers are old acquaintances, and since I happen to have a few Golden Immortal Techniques, they informed me."

Jia Ren had noticed the old Daoist when the latter was observing him. I initially thought he was a bandit targeting me, but it turns out he wants to sell Golden Immortal Techniques. Something is better than nothing. Since I’ve encountered this, I can’t miss the opportunity.

"What kind of Immortal Techniques?" Jia Ren asked, somewhat curious.

"Ahem, they aren’t ordinary Golden Immortal Techniques. To be precise, they are Ghost Immortal Techniques."

Ghost Immortal Techniques? Jia Ren carefully confirmed the term was indeed "Ghost Immortal," not "Bizarre Immortal." Ghost Path Cultivation Techniques belonged to demonic and heretical ways, rarely circulated in the Four Splendors Immortal Realm, which was a domain for orthodox Immortals of the Immortal Path. Ghost Immortals and Demon Immortals of paths such as the Ghost Path, Demonic Path, and Corpse Path typically resided in regions like the Abyssal Demon Realm and the Black Death Demon Realm. The Abyssal Demon Realm and the Black Death Demon Realm bordered the Donghua Immortal Domain. Ascenders who cultivated such techniques would also ascend to their corresponding Demon Domains. Additionally, there were Demon Immortals in the Barren Domain and Heavenly Marsh Domain, which bordered the Xihua Immortal Domain. Most Demon Immortals seen in the Four Splendors Immortal Realm were beasts tamed by Immortals; few independent Demon Immortals entered the Immortal Domains.

The goat-bearded old Daoist’s Golden Immortal Techniques most likely originated from those two great Demon Domains. I wonder if a Demon Immortal’s Golden Immortal Technique could benefit my Tianbao Transformation Immortal Technique? Whether it works or not, I’ll acquire it first and see.

"I only want Golden Immortal-level Cultivation Techniques, no lower-tier ones," Jia Ren specified.

The goat-bearded old Daoist chuckled and hastily assured him, "Rest assured, Fellow Daoist, the quality will not disappoint you. It is said this Cultivation Technique is related to a powerful ghost god."

A sheepskin scroll covered in talisman-like script was handed over. The characters on it seemed alive, vying to burrow into Jia Ren’s Sea of Consciousness. Jia Ren appeared to be ensnared by the ghostly writing, frozen in place like a walking corpse.

Another unlucky fool. An Immortal Artifact shaped like a sack enveloped Jia Ren. The goat-bearded old Daoist then swaggered out of the Chongqing Immortal Marketplace.