Why is my Hundred Lifetimes Book different?

"This divine power consumes so much energy!"

"Fortunately, I have the Limitless Spiritual Root; otherwise, I fear I would not have been able to hold on for long. At most, half an hour would have been enough for all my spiritual energy to be exhausted."

The first time Ren Qingshan used the Divine Speed ​​Barrier Breaking and Escape Technique, he felt his spiritual power gushing out like a waterfall, more than ten times that of ordinary flight.

The speed is only eight times faster, but the energy consumption is far more than eight times. In terms of cost-effectiveness, it's a loss.

However, its lethality has naturally undergone a qualitative change.

The benefits of top-tier spiritual roots are now becoming apparent. The spiritual storage capacity of a limitless spiritual root far exceeds that of an ordinary spiritual root cultivator, by at least ten times, in order to withstand such losses.

"From one tank to eight... Now, I'm a fast man!"

Ren Qingshan was in a very pleasant mood.

Although he had just experienced a horrific death and felt extreme pain, the gains from this death were immense.

The innate divine abilities like the Swift Breakthrough and Escape Technique are far stronger than the third level of Qi Refining. Combined with the Myriad Dust Qi Mind Attack and the strength of the Limitless Spiritual Root, he now finally has a combat technique that can be called a powerful move.

Breathe!

Two breaths!

Three breaths!

The distance that was once far was now covered in the blink of an eye. Before the spiritual energy could even penetrate the soil, it was intercepted by Ren Qingshan, who immediately hurled a burst of spiritual energy at it.

Spiritual energy burst forth, sending earth and rocks flying, intercepting it at the ground.

At this moment, Ren Qingshan saw its true form, which was a skeleton with white bones, shimmering with a lustrous color in the dark night. However, it was much smaller than an ordinary skeleton, like an infant.

"This is... a heretical cultivator from the White Bone Sect?"

Ten years ago, when I passed through Huaiyin County, I saw that only one in ten of the county's graves remained with skeletons. There were also heretical practitioners of the White Bone Dao in the county who used skeletons as food for their practice, but they were very secretive and I couldn't find them at the time.

Unexpectedly, ten years later, traces of the White Bone Evil Cultivator were seen again in Bailu Mountain, Shanyang County!

The White Bone Evil Cultivator had been purged multiple times under the rule of the Immortal Sect. Its core cultivation techniques were obtained by the Immortal Sect and later improved by a powerful being into the White Bone Spirit Seed, which can nurture the White Bone Spirit Root. However, its vitality is too vigorous, like a skin disease that is difficult to cure.

It must be admitted that the guardian immortal master is still somewhat useful.

Ancient texts record that when the White Bone Path was at its most rampant, it created the White Bone City, where no living people remained; all were reduced to bones and used as provisions for cultivation.

Nowadays, it is precisely because of the guardian immortals in each county that they can only steal bones in the desolate mountains and wilderness to cultivate.

"Ren Qingshan?"

"Is that you?"

Within the eye sockets of the stark white bones, two green flames flickered leisurely. A divine thought drifted over, its mouth opening and closing, making a sound like bones clashing, which startled Ren Qingshan as if he had seen a ghost.

Well, it really was a ghost story.

Skeletons are no different from ghosts.

"How do you know me? Who are you?"

Ren Qingshan also communicated with him using divine sense.

"Now that I'm in this state, neither human nor ghost, you certainly wouldn't recognize me. But do you still remember Linglong, Ruyi, fifty taels of gold, and five hundred taels of silver?"

Upon hearing this, Ren Qingshan immediately remembered Lu Jing'an, the guardian immortal master of Zhulu County!

The first kind person I met ten years ago when I was traveling thousands of miles to set up a bowl!

"Is it Fellow Daoist Lu?"

"How did you become like this? How could you... join the Path of Bones?"

Ren Qingshan frowned slightly, his mind wandering.

From a guardian immortal master to a monstrous cultivator of bones... such a change is truly lamentable.

I vaguely remember that he once had beautiful wives and concubines, and many children.

"You still remember me? Five years ago, when my time was almost up, I had no choice but to join the White Bone Sect in search of a way to prolong my life, and I've been doing so ever since."

"We have a past connection. So, have you now become the guardian immortal master of Shanyang County?"

Lu Jing'an brought up the past and inquired about the present.

"We have a history, and strictly speaking, I owe you a favor."

"I won't kill you this time. Leave White Deer Mountain, and from now on, our grudges will be settled."

Ren Qingshan understood that what he meant by talking about the past was simply to ask for a way to survive. Since that was the case, he would let him go.

"In that case, thank you very much!"

"Goodbye!"

Lu Jing'an was overjoyed. Without lingering, seeing that her goal had been achieved, she immediately crawled away and disappeared into the ground.

Ren Qingshan stood still, feeling the cold wind, and after a while, he leaped into the air.

It was an old friend!

If a cultivator is nearing the end of his life, can he actually switch to cultivating the White Bone Path?

Or perhaps, after the White Bone Path resurfaced, its methods became increasingly mysterious, extending its reach even into the group of guardian immortal masters?

It's hard to say.

After all, the guardian immortals of such barren spiritual lands have almost no path to advancement, and Liu Yunsong's tragedy is not unique.

But people always strive for improvement. If righteous cultivation doesn't work, what about unorthodox cultivation?

Or perhaps, this White Bone Path is simply a collection of birds and rabbits raised by powerful immortal sects, to be harvested periodically?

"This matter is not my concern for the time being, so let's avoid making any unnecessary trouble. If it were someone else, I would have killed them, but Lu Jing'an has repaid this favor, which can be considered as settling a karmic debt."

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The next day, Ren Qingshan met with Liu Yunsong and the other two again, learned about the Hua family of Tiandu, and secretly discussed with his father. Late at night, he took the three sons of the Ren family, his wife and children, to Zhenbei City.

This time, Ren Qingshan first used his supernatural powers to fly at high speed. When he was almost at Huayang County, he landed far away to ensure stability.

The Dark Night Golden Falcon's innate divine ability has been stripped away, so its speed should have decreased significantly, but it's unknown whether other unforeseen events will occur.

It's best to be cautious if you're traveling with family.

Even if I were to encounter the Golden Falcon again, I could certainly run away, and even be faster than it, but I couldn't say for sure about my family.

Fortunately, this time there were no accidents, and we arrived in Zhenbei City safely.

Seeing that the ten arenas at the city gate were still bustling with people, a scene of prosperity, Ren Qingshan had already used the characteristics of the Myriad Zhang Red Dust Qi to change his appearance, transforming into a burly man with a full beard and an iron tower-like build.

The vast mortal world's energy can evolve into a lifelong form, simulating anyone's aura, emotions, and cultivation techniques, and even briefly becoming that person.

This was the first time Ren Qingshan had officially used this feature, and he found it quite good.

A similar supernatural power exists in the Daoist Arts Pavilion, called the "Transformation Divine Power," which is a sixth-grade Daoist art and can only be practiced by Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Unless one possesses certain special talents or supernatural abilities, it is generally impossible for cultivators other than Foundation Establishment cultivators to see through this kind of simulated evolution.

The three sons of the Ren family did not need to change their appearance. At Ren Qingshan's instruction, they all changed their surname to Li, but kept their given names. If others asked, they would say that they came from Pingxi County.

Li is a common surname with a large population.

Pingxi County is Wang Shuzhen's hometown, located south of Zhenbeicheng.

"Good news! Good news! The jackpot results for yesterday's lottery are in!"

Winning numbers: 01, 09, 16, 19, 23, 25... Lucky number: 04!

"The total prize pool for this draw is 102,000 spirit stones. One first prize winner will receive 50,000 spirit stones, and the second prize winners..."

As soon as he arrived at the city gate, Ren Qingshan heard the newspaper boy shouting loudly, attracting a group of cultivators to watch.

A subtle feeling arose in his heart, and Ren Qingshan couldn't help but shake his head and smile.

This is the trace I left behind in Zhenbei City.

However, this was the sin committed by the "handsome, dashing, and debonair Ren Qingshan".

What does this have to do with me, a middle-aged man with a full beard?

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