Ren Qing knew that he had, by chance, already touched upon the bottleneck of the Double eyed aspect. If he wanted to, he could attempt advancement at any time.
But the risk within was unavoidable. A single misstep would lead to death and the dissipation of the Dao.
Song Zongwu said in a deep voice, "When you are ready, I'll take you to Restraint Officers' Hall to advance to the Ghost Envoy realm."
Ren Qing understood Song Zongwu's concern. Supernatural Remnants above the Half-Corpse realm would form Forbidden Zones, and only within the Restraint Officers' Hall could one act without scruples.
After a few words of advice, Song Zongwu prepared to leave. Ren Qing quickly stopped him.
"Senior Song, let's just set it for ten days from now. As the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot."
The faster the advancement of the Blindless Method, the better. With the Taotie Method at the Ghost Envoy realm as a foundation, the level of danger would definitely be reduced.
Ren Qing didn't even have the slightest mental burden. If he sensed anything going wrong midway, he could simply rely on consuming lifespan to forcibly break through.
Song Zongwu wanted to speak but held back. How could one break through realms so carelessly?
The key issue in advancing to the Ghost Envoy realm was the tribulation one might face. Usually, one had to adjust the body and mind to a level capable of withstanding the Inner Demon Tribulation.
Only in his own case, due to an urgent situation and the Restraint Officers' Hall being sealed for certain reasons, had he gone out into the wilderness to seclude himself.
However, after thinking it over carefully, Song Zongwu considered that Ren Qing already had three techniques at the Half-Corpse Realm, perhaps he was born with a Dao heart and had no fear of tribulation?
Song Zongwu reluctantly agreed. "Let's wait a bit longer. Lin Cheng will also be advancing to Ghost Envoy realm in at most twenty days. You two can do it together then."
"Lin Cheng?"
Ren Qing was stunned. In his memory, Lin Cheng was still far from touching the bottleneck of the Ghost Envoy Realm, how could he be faster than him?
Song Zongwu opened his mouth to explain. Mainly, it was because Lin Cheng's injuries were extremely serious, requiring forced advancement to Ghost Envoy realm through special means.
Only a snakeskin shedding could save his life, one could only describe it as a life-or-death gamble.
Ren Qing took the opportunity to ask about some cultivation-related confusions, and eventually gradually steered the topic toward Tu Di.
Song Zongwu's expression became slightly heavy. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "This matter is actually not something you can participate in, so I can only tell you part of the cause and effect..."
"Senior Song, hear me out first."
Ren Qing told Song Zongwu in full detail the process of encountering Tu Di at the Secret Pavilion and with the Rotten Mud Gang, as well as his own suspicions.
"Is Tu Di alive or dead?"
Song Zongwu was slightly surprised upon hearing this. He hadn't expected Ren Qing's thoughts to be quite lively.
He organized his words and replied, "Tu Di has long since had its soul and spirit both extinguished. Restraint Officers' Hall confirmed it using the Summoning Spirits Art."
As for deeper secrets, Song Zongwu had no intention of revealing them. He feared Ren Qing might get involved and encounter danger.
Ren Qing narrowed his eyes, his mind constantly recalling matters related to Tu Di, especially the books the latter had flipped through at the Secret Pavilion.
He hesitated and said, "Jiang... Ge...?!"
Song Zongwu's six eyes widened. He had originally intended to stop there and never expected Ren Qing to guess Tu Di's identity.
Ren Qing touched his chin and muttered, "The giant medicinal herbs manifested in the Disaster-Dispelling Forbidden Zone, there should be more than twelve, right?"
Since that was the case, Song Zongwu no longer intended to hide anything.
"To be precise, there were thirteen, representing thirteen types of Supernatural Remnants. The missing herb was the Demon Seed Sutra. The Disaster-Dispelling Forbidden Zone was able to control the Corpse Burner due to this Demon Seed Sutra."
Song Zongwu's tone contained more than a trace of admiration. What the Restraint Officers' Hall had only figured out through various techniques, Ren Qing had guessed with ease.
He continued, "Before his death, Tu Di had come into contact with a Demon Seed Sutra herb seed that hadn't yet matured."
"Perhaps deceived by the Disaster-Dispelling Forbidden Zone, Tu Di brought the herb seed out of the Forbidden Zone, and as a result, his body and soul were devoured by the Demon Seed Sutra."
Ren Qing suddenly understood: "The Demon Seed Sutra caused Tu Di to remain in a half-human Half-Corpse state and instinctively search for memories from before his death."
How to put it, it was like a corpse with fragmented memories suddenly regaining consciousness and intending to revive itself...
Jiang Ge's actions were well explained. The reason he acquired the Supernatural Remnant of the Plague Technique was primarily to use the Plague Mother to resurrect.
Unfortunately, he had no soul, so the opossum clones couldn't survive.
And the Summer Grass Formular definitely had similar abilities. But the Martial Practitioner realm Supernatural Remnants that Jiang Ge had devoured were far from sufficient, it was more like bait to lure fish onto the hook.
Ren Qing suddenly felt a trace of pity for Jiang Ge.
Judging by the current situation, Jiang Ge's intelligence was gradually dissipating over time, though his instincts remained fixated on reincarnation.
The only thing Ren Qing couldn't understand was what exactly the Restraint Officers' Hall's goal was. Logically speaking, corpses containing so many Supernatural Remnants were no different from time bombs.
The safest method would be to immediately imprison him within the Restraint Officers' Hall.
Ren Qing's expression subtly changed.
Perhaps the Restraint Officers' Hall had left a contingency on Jiang Ge that allowed them to risk feeding him Supernatural Remnants.
Ren Qing pinched his temples, his head was starting to throb slightly.
Seeing this, Song Zongwu smiled and said, "No matter how the Restraint Officers' Hall operates, they naturally have some level of confidence. When you reach the Yin Runner realm, you can take part in such decisions."
"That does make sense."
Ren Qing smiled wryly and nodded. What he needed to consider right now was how to grow stronger.
"Right, Senior Song, what's special about the Summer Grass Formular?"
Song Zongwu hesitated for a few breaths and said, "The Summer Grass Formular can refine diseases into Gu worms and even transform the self into part of the disease, so it's extremely bizarre."
Transform the self into part of the disease...
Ren Qing repeated the words to himself.
It shouldn't be limited to diseases. If it could control bacteria, there's no reason it couldn't affect cells too. It should make sense to be capable of extending lifespan.
But how to get started was a problem.
The simplest method was still to acquire a Supernatural Remnant. He didn't even need to spend blood crystals, just getting a chance to come into contact would be enough.
Ren Qing shamelessly inquired about ways to earn blood crystals. The other party didn't seem very surprised upon hearing that.
After all, Ren Qing had mastered several techniques and had resources many times greater than others.
Song Zongwu said seriously, "Since you're about to advance in cultivation, you might as well use this period of time to complete a task."
Ren Qing was slightly surprised why this was suddenly brought up, but still readily agreed.
Even if the task was somewhat difficult, with his Ghost Envoy realm cultivation, escaping unscathed was easy enough, it would basically be blood crystals for free.
"The location is at Bazi Village."
Ren Qing was stunned for a moment. After reacting, he guessed at Song Zongwu's well-meaning intentions.
Song Zongwu feared that being away from his relatives for too long would leave a flaw in his heart, which could affect the tribulation he might encounter during advancement to Ghost Envoy realm.
Ren Qing found it hard to refuse. Besides, he really should make a trip back to Bazi Village.
His former life's old mother was already over forty. According to this world's standards, that was about the time when lifespan would be exhausted.
Bazi Village wasn't far from Sanxiang City, it wouldn't take much time to go back and forth.
Song Zongwu reminded him, "Bazi Village is only involved with a Supernatural Remnant, there haven't been any fatalities. That's why we're only sending a reserve officer."