Unorthodox methods, cultivating immortality relies on rich women

Shen Qingzhou's ability can be called "Reversal of Heaven and Earth" or "Eight Reversal Techniques," the core of which is that anything he touches can be instantly turned upside down.

This is a conceptual ability that utilizes rules; however, the extent to which the size and limits of objects can be reversed still requires further testing.

He continued to decipher the characters in the pool, a process that was both dangerous and exciting.

Not all characters can be transformed into skills, but they are not useless. Just as each character has its own meaning, Shen Qingzhou has not yet found a way to use them.

About two hours later, he deciphered another valid character, whose meaning was close to concepts such as "冥" (ming), "虚" ​​(xu), "寂" (ji), and "玄" (xuan).

Shen Qingzhou was overjoyed at first, thinking he could use the runes to create a void space, but he soon realized that he was overthinking it. However, he was not discouraged, knowing that these characters would eventually come in handy.

With so many characters, it's clear that it can't be parsed in just one or two days.

So Shen Qingzhou drank the pool water mixed with incense ash in one gulp.

The process was somewhat disgusting, but absolutely necessary.

As the water entered his throat, the runes in his throat and stomach parted to the sides, creating a hollow area around his stomach.

Immediately afterwards, countless black runes emerged from under the skin like tadpoles, instantly covering an area below the left rib, yet they remained distinct from the original runes on his body, untouched by each other.

This is similar to a programmer adding a "#" comment before obsolete code that they don't want to delete but are not currently executing.

Shen Qingzhou had designated an independent area to temporarily store these characters within his body for future study.

After doing all this, Shen Qingzhou, who had been full of energy, became listless again, but slightly better than before. At least her lips were no longer as white as paper and her legs were no longer trembling.

He tidied up the room and walked out the door around 10 p.m.

Xiao Qiu remained quietly seated on the sofa, seemingly lost in thought, her little hand unconsciously stroking Wu Ying's head.

This child is exceptionally well-behaved and sensible. Despite experiencing so much, she has hardly cried or made a fuss, and she almost always listens obediently to whatever Shen Qingzhou says.

This reminded him of Little Future.

Future is the youngest child in the Giraffe Welfare Home, about the same age as Xiao Qiu.

However, she has congenital autism and looks a bit dull, so the children in the orphanage call her Dumbass.

Everyone dotes on her; although she's a bit silly, she's very cute.

Even Shen Qingzhou couldn't help but smile when he thought of her.

Thinking about this, Shen Qingzhou realized that she hadn't been back to the orphanage for quite some time, and she couldn't help but miss it. She decided to go back and visit when she had some free time in the next few days.

"Xiao Qiu~"

"oh?"

Hearing Shen Qingzhou call her, the little girl looked up blankly.

"Why are you sitting here?" Shen Qingzhou walked over and sat down next to Xiao Qiu.

Xiao Qiu kicked her little feet a couple of times, looked at him with some curiosity, and said, "I'm waiting for my mom."

"Then you can go to sleep. You don't need to sit here and wait. It's very boring," Shen Qingzhou said.

Ghosts can also sleep, just like humans, but not to recuperate their bodies. Instead, they sleep to reduce the depletion of their souls, so it can also be called hibernation.

Ghosts are essentially a mass of conscious energy. When they are active, their energy naturally dissipates, and when they are dormant, their energy circulation slows down, thus reducing the dissipation.

Many old ghosts have stayed in the human world for a long time by means of this method.

However, ghosts have very shallow hibernation and will be awakened by the slightest noise.

Shen Qingzhou thought for a moment, then got up and walked to his desk. He opened the bottom drawer and took out a palm-sized coffin.

The coffin was entirely black, its surface covered with dense, blood-red runes. Although exquisitely crafted, it looked quite eerie.

"Come here." Shen Qingzhou beckoned to Xiao Qiu.

The little guy immediately slid off the sofa, curiously approached, and looked at the small coffin in Shen Qingzhou's hand.

"This is called a soul-nourishing coffin, it's used for... never mind... you wouldn't understand even if I explained it to you."

"I'm very smart," Xiao Qiu said, looking up at him with a face full of dissatisfaction.

"I'll lend it to you for now. You can rest inside," Shen Qingzhou said.

Xiao Qiu's eyes widened upon hearing this, staring at Shen Qingzhou as if she were a fool.

"I'm so big..." she exclaimed, stretching her arms out in an exaggerated gesture, "but it's so small, how am I supposed to get in?"

Finally, she looked at Shen Qingzhou suspiciously and concluded, "Are you a little fool?"

"Go inside, stop with all the nonsense."

Shen Qingzhou slid open the coffin lid with his finger, scooped it up over her head, and Xiao Qiu instantly disappeared from the spot.

Then, with another flick of his finger, the coffin lid closed instantly; this soul-nurturing coffin was a sliding lid.

"Woof woof..."

The shadowy creature, which was crouching on the sofa watching this scene, immediately barked a few times at Shen Qingzhou.

"She'll be fine. Let her out tomorrow morning. Go find your dog-loving friends to play with." Shen Qingzhou waved his hand.

"Woof woof..."

Wu Ying then called out to Shen Qingzhou a few more times.

"Whatever, I'm going to sleep." Shen Qingzhou stretched, picked up the coffin, and walked directly into the master bedroom.

Wu Ying lay back down on the sofa, seemingly waiting for Shen Qingzhou to release Xiao Qiu the next morning.

Silent all night.

The next day, I slept until I naturally woke up.

The sky was already bright, and the curtains were tinged with a bright orange. A few rays of sunlight slipped through the gaps in the curtains and into the room, casting warm, bright spots of light on the floor. Even the air was filled with tiny specks of light.

Shen Qingzhou stretched and relaxed. After a night's rest, he had fully recovered and was full of energy.

He got up from the bed, grabbed a few clothes from the closet, and was about to leave when he saw the coffin for nurturing the soul placed on the bedside table. He then picked it up and went out.

Then--

He noticed that there were several more people inside the house.

Besides Jiang Xinyue, Jiang Haichao and Lu Guohua also came, along with an unfamiliar woman.

Seemingly worried about disturbing Shen Qingzhou's rest, the group simply sat quietly on the sofa.

Upon seeing Shen Qingzhou emerge from the room, he immediately stood up.

"Good morning, Mr. Shen..."

"Master, I apologize for disturbing you..."

"Hello……"

The group greeted each other.

"You're here so early, how's it going? Have you confirmed that the baby is okay?" Shen Qingzhou looked at Lu Guohua.

"Yes, yes, Master, please have mercy, thank you, thank you..."

"Master, hello, I am Grandma Zhao Zhao. Zhao Zhao has fully recovered, so we came here specifically to thank you."

Grandma Zhao Zhao, Ruan Qiongfang, bent down and picked up a large pile of things from the side and placed them on the coffee table.

Shen Qingzhou glanced at them and saw that they were all high-quality items, quite expensive, especially the two cartons of cigarettes, which were particularly to his liking.

"I accept the gift, but not a penny less," Shen Qingzhou said.

Upon hearing this, Ruan Qiongfang thought to herself, "Why is this master speaking like this?"

Lu Guohua, however, was already used to Shen Qingzhou's way of speaking. Upon hearing this, he quickly said, "Master, our whole family has scraped together 500,000 yuan. We don't know if that's enough. If it's not, please tell us the amount, and we'll try to raise more..."

Jiang Haichao and Jiang Xinyue stood aside listening, but they were not surprised, because compared to Lu Guohua's grandson's illness, 500,000 was really not much. They just didn't know if Shen Qingzhou was satisfied with this amount.

Shen Qingzhou smiled upon hearing this.

"You old man, you're quite clever, aren't you? You've put me in a difficult position first..."

Old Man Lu preemptively said that he had prepared 500,000 yuan, and emphasized that it was raised by his whole family, just in case Shen Qingzhou would ask for an exorbitant amount.

But they also said that if it wasn't enough, they would find another way to make up the difference, leaving some room for maneuver.

So, he's a cunning old fox.