Why is my Hundred Lifetimes Book different?

You can stay in this meditation hall for three days to think things through and make a decision.

As darkness fell outside the window, Ren Qingshan considered the prices of inns in Tiandu City and decided to spend the night sitting cross-legged there.

Currently, six people have chosen the Pangu Great Strength Visualization Method, leaving four vacancies. It is unknown who these six people are, and who will fill the remaining three vacancies.

With two days left, will any new Jia Shang Guan Si (a type of martial arts technique) be refreshed?

Sitting cross-legged, various thoughts swirled in my mind.

This competitive model is like raising poisonous insects—cruel, but very real…

In the struggle for supremacy, one must either advance or retreat!

As Ren Qingshan closed his eyes to meditate, he vaguely sensed a gaze that seemed to be watching him.

Looking with his divine sense, he saw another cultivator, a young man in black, standing in the corner of the main hall. He had delicate features and was quite handsome.

Sensing Ren Qingshan's divine sense, the black-clad youth's divine sense fluctuated: "Fellow Daoist, greetings. I am Qin Guanhai."

"What's up?"

Ren Qingshan responded with indifference.

Trust and friendliness are very expensive for monks.

"No...it's nothing. Where are you from? I'm from the South China Sea, Xuan Turtle Island. It took me almost half a year to fly here to Tiandu. I chose the meditation method, and I also want to make a few friends in Tiandu so that I might be able to lend a hand if needed in the future."

The Heavenly Capital of the Qinghua Immortal Sect was built at the junction of mountains and sea, governing the land in the northwest and the ocean in the southeast. However, Ren Qingshan knew nothing about what happened in the endless ocean.

Qin Guanhai's telepathic transmission carried a slight hint of timidity.

The sheer size and grandeur of this capital city truly makes one feel insignificant.

"My name is Ren Qingshan, and I come from the Northern Region."

"After choosing the visualization method, I will leave Tiandu and return to my hometown to practice asceticism."

"Making friends is certainly possible. If you ever come to the Northern Region in the future and we happen to meet, I'll treat you to a drink."

Seeing his sincerity, Ren Qingshan responded politely.

Upon receiving this divine thought, Qin Guanhai smiled, appearing quite simple and honest.

People from Tiandu are quite arrogant.

Last night, he tried to speak to the two monks who were staying here, but no one paid any attention to him.

One of them, upon learning that he came from a remote island, clearly showed his disdain and contempt.

Trying to make friends again tonight...

Upon hearing that Ren Qingshan was also from out of town, he inexplicably felt a sense of kinship with him, as if they were both down-on-their-luck people in the capital.

After a moment's thought, he walked over and took out a fist-sized, grayish-brown stone from his storage bag. He carefully placed it in front of Ren Qingshan, then took a few steps back and said shyly, "This is whale saliva incense, a specialty of my hometown. It can be used as an ingredient in alchemy, or you can cut off a small piece, grind it into powder, and burn it. It has a calming and soothing effect. It's a small gift for our first meeting, nothing more."

Ren Qingshan looked at the incense stick on the ground, then at him, and was somewhat infected by the feeling.

Amidst the vastness of the mortal world, one can clearly sense the other party's cautious and subtle goodwill.

"Thanks. What kind of visualization practice do you want to do?"

"If you wish to cultivate an indestructible weapon, my family has a magical artifact that is quite compatible with this method. What about you?"

Ren Qingshan was slightly taken aback.

The magical artifact... turns out it belongs to a "wealthy" cultivator!

Well, perhaps it's not that the other party is rich, but that I am too poor. After all, if one's family doesn't have some connection with cultivation, it would be almost impossible to embark on this path.

But I am truly a pure-blooded mortal, 100% pure!

"I want to cultivate Pangu's great strength."

Ren Qingshan responded.

"I guessed so. You've been here ever since you went up to the third floor. Since there's no direct competition, I'm relieved. Hehe, then I wish you a smooth cultivation journey and swift success!"

Seeing the other person's innocent appearance, Ren Qingshan couldn't help but tease him, so he pretended to be serious and said, "I haven't completely thought it through yet. Actually, I'm also very interested in the Undying War Soldier."

Upon hearing this, Qin Guanhai's body stiffened slightly, his Adam's apple bobbed, and he took a deep breath, feeling somewhat at a loss.

"I was just kidding."

"I only choose the visualization method on Jia. If other visualization methods on Jia emerge in the next two days, then I will take a look. If not, then it will be this one, Pangu's Great Strength."

Ren Qingshan knew when to stop.

Upon hearing this, Qin Guanhai breathed a sigh of relief and gave an embarrassed smile: "This... alright, that's good. I've been here for two days, but I didn't have a place to stay in the city, so I was thinking of staying one more night. Tomorrow I'll go out and find a warship to hunt demons at sea, earning spirit stones while cultivating."

Going out to sea to hunt monsters?

Ren Qingshan's heart stirred slightly, but he didn't ask any further questions. He was currently preoccupied with many matters, including improving his cultivation and protecting his family, leaving him no time to spare.

After chatting with him for a while, we ended the conversation and each sat cross-legged to meditate and absorb energy.

At dawn the next day, Qin Guanhai politely took his leave and departed from the main hall.

The piece of whale saliva incense he gave him was examined by Ren Qingshan with his spiritual power and found to be fine, so he put it away for the time being.

I wanted to return the favor, but I really didn't have anything to give back. I couldn't very well give him a few spirit stones in return, could I?

The sea is indeed rich in resources, and inland, wherever there is a bit of spiritual energy, whether it is a mine or a medicinal herb field, it is all part of the immortal sect's industry.

If we have the chance to meet again in the future, we'll talk about it then.

It remains to be seen whether this innocent young man will be able to survive this brutal selection process.

But there was no other way.

According to the rules of the Qinghua Immortal Sect, this is the only way to advance to the fourth level of Qi Refining.

A massive army crossing a single-plank bridge!

It tests not only one's cultivation level, but also one's wisdom, temperament, and methods...

In short, only look at the results.

Only the victors are qualified to continue the journey!

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Day two.

From dawn to dusk, the visualization method was not refreshed.

There was a cultivator, around forty years old, with an exceptionally robust and muscular build and a thick beard, whose name was recorded in the Pangu Great Strength Method.

After registering his name, he stared at the blurry image for a while, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked, then he yelled before leaving.

Ren Qingshan watched from afar, listening to his ghostly cries, and sensed a fearless attitude towards death.

After he left, Ren Qingshan thought for a moment and walked toward the guard at the entrance of the third floor.

"May I ask, this Pangu Great Strength Technique is listed here as the top skill, yet the quota isn't full, and it hasn't been snatched up by any aristocratic families. What's the reason for this?"

The guard glanced sideways and said indifferently, "This method isn't new. The one who drew this visualization diagram was a Foundation Establishment cultivator on his deathbed, about ten years ago. It was already hanging here, going through several rounds, but no one ever succeeded in cultivating it. They all died!"

"Especially when one has cultivated one-tenth of their divine sense and is forming a remnant seal, they must withstand a cataclysmic blow. If their divine sense cannot withstand it, it will shatter instantly, resulting in utter death!"

"If the Immortal Sect had not respected the great cultivator's last wishes and not wanted this lineage to be lost, it would not have brought it out again."

"The diagram is fine, but I died. I can only blame my own lack of skill."

"If you're afraid of dying, don't choose this!"

Ok?

Ren Qingshan appeared nonchalant, but a hint of joy suddenly welled up inside him.

This picture seems to have been made for me!

The Foundation Establishment cultivator on the verge of collapse...

Over the course of ten years and several rounds of trials, no one has yet succeeded in completing it...

Ok?

Is there some kind of scheme going on here?

A predetermined cause and effect?

With the Book of a Hundred Deaths, theoretically I should be completely safe... However, I still need to be careful, careful, and even more careful!

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Day three.

By noon, the visualization method had still not been refreshed.

Ren Qingshan was still silently watching the Pangu Great Power Diagram when he suddenly heard footsteps at the top of the stairs, so he immediately moved away.

Two monks went upstairs.

A tall, slender young man, dressed in a white shirt and jade pendant, looked like a young master.

The other one exuded a powerful aura, yet his face was adorned with a tattoo on his forehead, edged in gold, which read the character "郑" (Zheng).

This is... a celestial slave?

Some powerful families would select loyal children from among their servants, train them from a young age, provide them with resources and ordination, and of course, have methods of control, training them like assassins.

Without immortal servants, a family cannot be considered a top-tier aristocratic family.

The two headed straight for the Pangu Great Power Diagram.

"Young master, please choose carefully!"

"This method has an extremely high mortality rate, especially when the residual seal is solidified; there is almost no chance of survival!"

"Young master, you are of noble birth, why take such a risk!"

The servant girl blocked the young master's path, pleading desperately.

However, the young master's eyes were full of stubbornness, and his posture was exceptionally firm.

"Get out of the way!"

"Young master, why don't you look at other options? Let's wait a bit longer. There's no rush, really no rush!"

"Get lost! What do you know? You come too! Register your name!"

The young master grabbed the fairy servant, glanced around, and seemed to notice Ren Qingshan. He lingered on Ren Qingshan's face for a few moments, sneered, but ignored him. He then pricked his finger and dripped blood to record his name.

Xiannu burst into tears, but was forced by the young master to register her name.

After the two left.

Ren Qingshan frowned slightly.

Has this young master come up with a solution? Or has he learned some secret?

Judging from his tone, he seemed determined to get his hands on the painting.

If there is cause and effect in this visualization, could he be the one who made the promise?

Or did he think he was the promised one?

At this point, only one space remained on the visualization image. Ren Qingshan made up his mind and finally walked towards it, dripped his blood, and recorded his name.

Even if it's a den of dragons and tigers, we still have to jump in.

If such a top-level meditation technique had a low mortality rate, how could it possibly be available to ordinary cultivators?

Fresh blood dripped into the jade slip.

In an instant, a visualization image, as powerful as a resounding bell, suddenly entered my mind.

Accompanying this is a piece of information inherent in the visualization diagram.

[Pangu's Great Strength Visualization Method]

[The 5th Showdown]

[Current number of fellow practitioners: ten]

[Current remaining divine sense: 108]

[Once you comprehend and refine over 100,000 divine thoughts, you can condense the remnant seal of Pangu's Great Power. Simultaneously, you can sense information from fellow cultivators, striving to fight and defeat them by any means necessary, gathering all their divine thoughts to forge a complete divine power!]

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