Everyone was startled by Ren Qing's idea.
If the various parts of the giant corpse Buddha's body were gradually turned into magical artifacts, would it not mean they could control a corpse equivalent to an Earth Immortal?
Xiao San'er smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "Senior Ren Qing, let's first finish refining the stomach before talking about that."
Han Li instinctively moved farther away from Ren Qing, always feeling that the latter's ideas were extremely dangerous.
Ren Qing smiled and did not continue speaking. In fact, through the corpse transformation of the Rebirth Technique, a plan had already gradually formed in his mind.
However, it was better to first roughly complete the artifactization.
After a brief discussion, the group quickly assigned responsibilities. Artifact refinement would mainly be handled by Ren Qing, White Lady, and Xiao San'er.
Li Tiangang would take Han Li to investigate whether there were usable resources in the stomach.
As for Li Yaoyang, Ren Qing asked him to quickly refine gu insects contaminated with Buddhist qi, which would later be used to explore the intestinal region of the giant corpse Buddha.
The tens of thousands of monks within the Buddha Within Buddha noticed the six Buddhas wearing kasayas constantly moving about everywhere, accompanied by earth-shaking sounds.
The artifact-refining materials that Ren Qing brought out were all flesh and bones, and the methods used to refine them had to activate the materials, making everything appear extremely strange.
Not to mention the various bottles and jars taken out by Li Tiangang, into which he poured eyeballs, human brains, and large quantities of unhatched insect eggs.
No matter how one looked at it, it did not resemble the Buddhist sect at all...
The monks could not understand the situation. Since Ren Qing and the others displayed not the slightest trace of Buddhist qi in their movements, they looked toward No-Thought, who had previously received the Buddha's audience.
They saw No-Thought place his palms together and respectfully kowtow to Ren Qing.
"Great Compassion Maitreya Bodhisattva above, the descent of the Buddhas must surely be to resist the evil demons from beyond the domain. You and I must not be influenced by inner demons."
"So that's how it is, I have been taught..."
"Great Compassion Maitreya Bodhisattva above, this poor monk almost fell into the path of the inner demon."
The tens of thousands of monks immediately understood, not daring to cause the slightest disturbance. Even when walking they tried their best to detour around the figures of Ren Qing and the other six.
After refining Nanshan, Ren Qing already had experience with large magical artifacts.
He asked White Lady to stimulate the flesh wall using several materials so that the half-dead flesh of the giant corpse Buddha could maintain its activity as much as possible.
Xiao San'er was among the few in the Restraint Officers' Hall with the deepest understanding of the Artifact Spirit Method. Aside from him, perhaps only the brain in the jar within the Longevity Forbidden Zone compared.
They had already mastered the basic Moon Patterns, but engraving them across the stomach was still far beyond them.
Ren Qing mainly asked Xiao San'er to investigate whether Heavenly Demon aura was hidden within the flesh wall, in case it interfered with the Moon Patterns and caused flaws.
He himself began preparing the materials used to engrave Moon Patterns within the stomach world.
The main material Ren Qing chose was actually the blood of his split souls. To gather sufficient blood, he had no choice but to let the split souls die several more times.
Moreover, each time the split souls regenerated their bodies, he deliberately selected different disease types.
As a result, what appeared to be ordinary blood actually contained dozens of disease types, and overall appeared as a viscous dark red.
The reason Ren Qing intended to use disease-filled blood to engrave Moon Patterns was mainly to prepare for the later refinement of magical artifacts.
When he saw the corpse-transformation marks on his own body, he realized that after obtaining the Rebirth Technique he could already barely control the Tai Sui Scripture.
The Tai Sui Scripture could cultivate disease types in a way similar to refining gu.
Ren Qing knew that many disease types had benefits greater than drawbacks, such as "Giantization Disease Type", "Hard-Bone Disease Type", "Flesh-Increasing Disease Type"...
He could completely use disease types to strengthen the body of the giant corpse Buddha while secretly imprinting his own mark within the diseases.
The giant corpse Buddha truly could not recognize a master, but it would undoubtedly leave a hidden backdoor. When the opportunity arrived, refining it would naturally follow.
The reason Ren Qing had previously not cultivated the Tai Sui Scripture was because the technique had the defect of causing corpse transformation of the body, something that even the information stream could not exempt.
Mastering the Dead Man's Sutra would certainly solve everything once and for all, but the Rebirth Technique was also a solution.
If Ren Qing supplemented vitality through Reincarnation Remaining Souls, he should also be able to suppress the Tai Sui Scripture, though it would be best if there were a difference in realms between the two.
Using the Rebirth Technique at the Yang God realm to suppress the Tai Sui Scripture at the Yin Difference realm.
Of course, cultivating disease types through the Tai Sui Scripture was quite troublesome, so he could only hope the Longevity Forbidden Zone could provide assistance.
Ren Qing did not immediately begin cultivating the Tai Sui Scripture. Instead, he used the disease blood to inscribe Moon Patterns.
He also mixed materials that increased the toughness of flesh into the blood. After drawing only a few strokes, he noticed Buddhist qi emerging from within the Buddha Forest.
The moment the diseased blood touched the flesh wall, a pale black color spread inside it.
However, after leaving the Longevity Forbidden Zone, the disease types were in a state of neither life nor death, and the giant corpse Buddha itself was extremely resilient.
As a result, the disease types could not continue proliferating within the flesh.
Seeing the Buddhist qi surge violently, Ren Qing quickly slowed the speed of engraving.
Yet the Buddhist qi flowed toward the flesh wall. Not only did it fail to eliminate the harmless disease types, it instead blessed the Moon Patterns, causing the patterns to turn pale gold.
Ren Qing immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Using an artifact to absorb the diseased blood, he swiftly inscribed lines across the flesh wall like flying dragons and dancing phoenixes.
When the monks saw such a scene, they believed most of No-Thought's words. After all, only Great Compassion Maitreya Bodhisattva could command Buddhist qi.
Xiao San'er stared at the direction of the Moon Patterns as if entranced.
Even though he knew that what Ren Qing was engraving were the most basic Moon Patterns, reaching such a level was not something attainable overnight.
In fact, Ren Qing also wished to engrave more complex Moon Patterns, but without the assistance of the ghost shadow his artifact-refining ability had naturally declined considerably.
However, his purpose was only to refine a rough framework. The specific details would be supplemented after he mastered the Tai Sui Scripture.
Ren Qing spent several days. Only after every part of the stomach was covered in golden Moon Patterns, and the giant corpse Buddha had already resumed traveling, did he finally stop.
The stomach had completely been refined into a magical artifact. Although relatively crude, the defensive strength had increased by at least thirty percent, and resistance to Heavenly Demon aura had greatly improved.
Most importantly, Ren Qing had spread the disease types throughout the stomach through this process.
Exhausted, he sat cross-legged on the ground. Even with the cooperation of Buddhist qi, engraving Moon Patterns on the flesh of the giant corpse Buddha was not easy.
Ren Qing closed his eyes and felt the faint connection established with the stomach, unable to stop a smile from appearing at the corner of his mouth.
Li Tiangang and the others also each gained something.
They discovered that in the corner of the stomach near the south side there was an amber-like material containing a drop of crystallized blood.
This type of amber would accumulate continuously over time and could be considered a regenerative material.
Ren Qing originally thought it was another useless material like Buddha skin and Buddha bones, which caused mutation into an Indestructible Golden Body when consumed. He summoned the information stream to check it, but the result was unexpected.
Maitreya Blood
Condensed by Great Compassion Maitreya Bodhisattva. Consuming it can increase one's capacity to contain foreign auras. The effect gradually decreases with repeated use.
Maitreya Blood was not only extremely useful for Daoist temple disciples, but many Restraint Officer methods also involved foreign auras, making its effect extremely versatile.
After hearing Ren Qing explain the effect of Maitreya Blood, Li Tiangang clicked his tongue and said, "Maitreya Blood should have been generated after the stomach was turned into a magical artifact and the flesh stabilized."
Ren Qing suddenly said, "Could it be that as the artifact aura of the stomach gradually grows stronger, the resources produced will increase?"
"That should be the case."
Thinking about it, it made sense. Because of the Buddhist qi, the giant corpse Buddha's body had been on the verge of collapse. How could it produce spiritual materials or treasures?
Li Tiangang played with the Maitreya Blood while muttering to himself and walked toward the south side, intending to personally collect the materials.
Ren Qing then went to check on Li Yaoyang. The latter seemed to be using Heavenly Dao Insect eggs as a primer, mixing materials related to Buddhist qi to refine gu.
He did not disturb him and found a corner far from the Buddha Forest to enter seclusion.
For other cultivators, it would be impossible to break through a realm within the stomach of the giant corpse Buddha without exposing the aura of Restraint Officer methods.
Ren Qing alone was an exception, since the information stream simply did not follow logic.
Shall the branch Rebirth Samsara be chosen? It will consume five hundred years of lifespan.
Ren Qing did not hesitate much. The dream market had already recovered, and the transaction volume was gradually increasing. The number of people practicing the physical martial path had approached one hundred thousand.
It might still be difficult to gather five thousand years, but one thousand years of lifespan was not hard.
At the moment the Rebirth Technique reached the Yang God realm, the bamboo forest within the stomach world began expanding. The roots of the Life-and-Death Two-Colored Bamboo plunged deep underground.
Two auras, vitality and death intent, intertwined like substance and formed a river.
The river appeared dark green, and at first glance it seemed as if countless souls were entangled within it, clearly resembling the Yellow Springs River that governs life, death, and reincarnation.
However, Ren Qing's Yellow Springs could currently only absorb and release vitality and death qi. It would probably require a higher realm to undergo regenerative transformation.
Vitality could cure diseases and prolong life; death qi could age the body and reduce lifespan.
Calling it the "Rebirth Yellow Springs" would be more appropriate.
What made Ren Qing slightly regretful was that the efficiency of prolonging life through vitality was rather ordinary.
Because whenever the Rebirth Yellow Springs consumed a certain amount of vitality, it must also consume an equal amount of death qi, keeping the two in balance.
If Ren Qing wanted to absorb vitality, the death qi he released would be enough to turn a hundred li into a land of death where any living creature that touched it would die, which was simply not worth the loss.
He feared causing too great a disturbance and attracting certain existences, or accidentally harming the stomach world.
What he valued more was the potential of the Rebirth Yellow Springs. In the future it might allow him to construct a reincarnation system unique to the stomach world.
Ren Qing then glanced at the various jailers. Their transformation seemed to be nearing completion, and the breakthrough of the Rebirth Technique had not affected them at all.
He stopped paying attention to the stomach world and took out the compiled volume of the Tai Sui Scripture.
The information stream surged.
[Tai Sui Scripture]
[Created by Dao Lord Tai Sui. To cultivate this method one must plant fungi within oneself: one in each of the eyes, ears, mouth, and nose; one in each of the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys; one in the body; and one in the soul. Only then can it be accomplished.]
[Fungal Body: without blood or bone]
[Fungus Devotee: microscopic within the fungus]
[Fungal Filth: the body conceals toxic filth]
After mastering the Tai Sui Scripture, the cultivator's body is used to cultivate a natal fungus species. Over time the natal fungus multiplies, causing the flesh and bones to undergo corpse transformation.
Ren Qing took a deep breath.
Whether he could refine the giant corpse Buddha would depend on the Tai Sui Scripture.
He was extremely curious what was extraordinary about this technique that Dao Lord Tai Sui had deliberately split into two parts.
Ren Qing estimated that after Darkest Demon Lord broke through to the Yang God realm, he should be able to contact Dream Realman. He wondered whether the latter had found traces left behind by Dao Lord Tai Sui.
Thirty days of lifespan may be consumed to exempt the cost and master it.