txolops Chapter 040 Corpse Dissection Immortal? Gatekeeper Gong
Chapter 040 Corpse Dissection Immortal? Gatekeeper Gong
On the east bank of the Tongtian River, within the territory of the Chechi Kingdom.
The town is named Yunqi Town because it is shrouded in mist in the morning. There are about seven or eight hundred households in the town.
Using his soul-possessing supernatural powers, Li Yue attached himself to the door frame of a house and temporarily settled down to rest.
"What should we do now?"
Having narrowly escaped death, and as his emotions calmed down, he couldn't help but worry about the road ahead.
According to Li Yue's previous plan, he would land on the east bank and then either head south or north to leave the territory of Chechi Kingdom, thus completely avoiding the Journey to the West route three hundred years later.
Although he has now landed, he has abandoned his physical body and his strength has been greatly diminished.
Within the territory of Chechi Kingdom, based on the previous nighttime tour and information obtained from some believers, evil spirits were rampant and demons and monsters were everywhere.
His soul, a mere wisp, wanders aimlessly; isn't that just courting death?
After much deliberation, I think it's best not to act rashly for now.
But he couldn't remain a wandering ghost forever; in this Journey to the West world, he still needed to cultivate.
How can one cultivate without a physical body?
"The Immortal of Corpse Dissection!"
Li Yue had read online in his previous life: "The superior person ascends to the void and is called a celestial immortal; the middle person travels to famous mountains and is called an earth immortal; the inferior person dies first and then sheds their skin and is called a corpse-dissolving immortal."
Let's set aside the distinction between superior, middle, and inferior for now. As long as we can cultivate ourselves, we can at least make a living in this world.
The concept of "death before transformation" refers to the process of the soul leaving the body after death to begin cultivation.
Although Li Yue is not exactly dead, his soul has still left his body. They all end up the same way, so he should be able to cultivate his body and achieve immortality.
The question now is, how does one cultivate the Corpse-Dissolving Immortal technique?
In my past life, I looked up some information online about methods like fire liberation, water liberation, military liberation, and sling liberation. These are all methods of corpse liberation, which are basically just teaching you how to die. Do you really need to teach someone how to commit suicide?
However, the specific cultivation methods after corpse liberation are mostly vague and ambiguous.
With these alone, one cannot cultivate oneself.
"Don't be impatient or anxious, perhaps the solution is right there."
Thinking back to when I was a monster in the Tongtian River, I learned to absorb the essence of the sun and moon, refine blood and food, and transform into human form without anyone teaching me. I just learned these things naturally.
Now that he has achieved "corpse liberation"—let's call it that for now—perhaps as long as he calms down, the cultivation method will automatically emerge, just like before.
"Yeah, right."
Half an hour later, Li Yue let out a long sigh.
No matter how hard he tried to calm himself down, his mind remained blank.
The cultivation methods he used before actually originated from the bloodline of demons; they were pre-existing traditions, not something that arose out of thin air. He is now just an ordinary soul, not a banished immortal, so how could he possibly possess the cultivation methods of the Taoist classic, the Corpse-Dissolving Immortal?
Without the proper methods, one cannot cultivate the Corpse-Dissolving Immortal technique, at least not at present.
We have no choice but to find another way out.
Within his sea of consciousness, the talisman of lewd worship surfaced.
Fortunately, the ceremonial talisman was still intact and not bound to the physical body, so it was discarded along with the ceremonial talisman.
"This is……"
Upon opening the erotic shrine, Li Yue was immediately taken aback.
ban!
The first page features the image of the "Fish Chaser" and the third page features the image of the "Iron Anchor General," both marked with a large vermilion "Forbidden" character, and the graphic information has turned into a lifeless gray.
What happened?
Could it be related to his abandonment of his physical body?
Indeed, this is true. Depending on their function, some of the priests in the Yin Si Lu (a type of ritual incantation) are separately bound to the soul or the physical body.
The roles of "Fish Chaser" and "Anchor General" are tied to a physical body, or more precisely, to the original physical body. Now that the physical body is gone, these two divine duties cannot be performed.
Actually, it's not just these two things. The Five Gods are bound to both the physical body and the soul. Li Yue only has his soul left at this time, so it also has some influence.
The "Good Fortune and Misfortune" skill can still be used, but the supernatural power "Turning Stone into Gold" is currently locked. Although you can continue to level up, any supernatural powers related to the physical body that you awaken later will also be unusable.
However, the [Dream Gentleman] that Li Yue originally looked down on the most was only bound to the soul, so it had no effect at this time.
"This is troublesome."
After understanding the situation, Li Yue couldn't help but frown.
The Yinsi Lu (a talisman for worshipping deities) was his last resort. If the supernatural powers and abilities of the deities in the Yinsi Lu were still intact, he would have some confidence. However, most of them were sealed off.
But then he thought about it again. The supernatural powers and techniques of the Fish Chaser and the Anchor General all depend on the physical body. Even without the seal, he could not use most of them now.
If that's the case, what should we do?
[Dream Master] was not affected. Should we focus on improving this divine position next?
Although not a martial god, a higher level and more supernatural abilities will always allow one to protect oneself.
For example, the reason Li Yue was able to escape death this time was precisely because of the Dream Man's night travel and soul-binding supernatural powers.
After a moment's hesitation, he raised his hand and summoned the Dream-Entwining Branch.
This town has seven or eight hundred households, and there must be at least a thousand women. Even if you take away the young and the old, there are still six or seven hundred women. It shouldn't be difficult for them to become Dream Boys.
Lost in thought, before I knew it, the sun had set and night had enveloped the entire town.
Waaaaaah~ Waaaaah~
As the sun sets, all sorts of demons and monsters emerge from the shadows, emitting low growls.
Li Yue leaned against the door frame, watching the surging black mist all around him, and couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine. The day and night in Chechi Kingdom were simply two different worlds.
However, it seems to have little impact on ordinary people.
Ordinary people cannot see ghosts and monsters, so they are free from fear because they cannot see them. Even if someone is harmed by a ghost or monster, it is just an isolated case and will not cause too much panic.
After all, there are very few monsters across the four continents who can wipe out the entire population of a country like the three demons of Lion Camel Ridge.
Li Yue is currently just a spirit, lacking the ability to protect himself. He is attached to the door frame, trying not to make any noise, for fear of disturbing the wandering ghosts.
"Um?"
But as the saying goes, what you fear most is what happens. A little imp dressed in rags and carrying a broken bowl passed by the door, then suddenly stopped and stared at the door frame with a puzzled look on his face.
"Who did this brat come from, daring to occupy my territory!"
The poor man frowned, shouted, and suddenly reached into the door frame to pull Li Yue out.
"Ouch! It's burning hot!"
Just as Li Yue was wondering how to deal with it, the little ghost suddenly let out a scream. The ghostly claw that had just touched Li Yue quickly withdrew, hugged it to its chest, and kept blowing on it as if it had been burned.
"This is……"
Li Yue was surprised and was about to peek out to take a closer look.
"Don't come any closer!"
The little devil was terrified and grabbed the broken bowl from the ground, then turned and ran away.
[Perform the duties of the gatekeeper priest once!]
[Current progress 1/10!]
Just as Li Yue was completely baffled, a notification sound suddenly rang out.
Li Yue slightly widened his eyes and quickly checked the list of erotic rituals.
[Gatekeeper: Rank 8; a gatekeeper responsible for guarding the peace and tranquility of a household.]
"A new clergy!"
Unwittingly, a new divine office was triggered.
Although both are only miscellaneous gods, they are of the eighth rank, which is one rank and two levels higher than Meng Zhonglang.
Most importantly, it protects the home and its inhabitants; it seems to be a god of war.
Li Yue's face immediately lit up with joy. He wanted to settle down and make a living, and at the moment he lacked military strength.
This doorman is perfect!