Liu Ming was self-aware enough to know that with his qualifications and abilities, he probably couldn't completely squeeze out other people's souls.

So it decisively abandoned the first method and began to seriously study the second method.

It thought that it didn't necessarily have to occupy that person's body forever. It just wanted to live a few more days and experience as much of the life it hadn't experienced when it was a human as possible, so as not to leave any regrets.

So it found a place and, with utmost focus and patience, earnestly began to learn how to allow its soul to enter another body.

It had never been exposed to any magic before, nor did it have any talent, but with an extremely urgent desire, it spent nearly ten years learning this method.

After learning the spells, he couldn't wait to start looking for a target.

Although it has learned the spells, it lacked prior knowledge in this area, so while it has mastered the techniques, it does not possess sufficient strength to freely choose its targets.

At that time, it could only select older people.

Because older people generally have weaker yang energy than younger people, making it easier for the virus to take advantage of them.

And it's best to choose someone who doesn't have any relatives around, otherwise, once its soul possesses that person's body, it will definitely want to control the body.

Since it aims to enjoy life, it certainly doesn't want to wrong itself or suppress its personality too much.

Therefore, if the target it chooses has many relatives around, once it possesses the person, the person's "personality" and "behavior" will definitely change.

In this situation, it is very easy for the person's family to discover it, which is extremely disadvantageous for it.

However, most elderly people who have no one by their side are widowed or childless, without a spouse or even children. Even if they have children, they are often unfilial.

Otherwise, it would be rare for an elderly person to grow up without anyone to take care of and accompany them.

This type of elderly person is very likely from a poor family.

Liu Ming didn't want that person to have someone by their side, but he also didn't want the other person to actually come from a very poor family.

After all, how can it enjoy life and live a good life by borrowing that person's body?

So finding a suitable target isn't as easy as it seems.

Just as Liu Ming was searching the world for a suitable target, Old Hu's wife happened to pass away due to illness.

Liu Ming had previously considered targeting Old Man Hu, but at the time, Hu Meng's grandmother was still alive, and the two elderly people had been together for decades, had a very good relationship, and understood each other's temperaments and personalities very well.

If it had possessed Old Man Hu at that time, his wife would definitely have noticed.

Although Old Hu has many children, including one very wealthy one, and his children are all filial to him and often send him money, he is quite well-off and lives a very good life, which perfectly meets his requirements.

But what could he do when he had an old woman by his side?

The old woman's presence will inevitably affect its plans.

So initially, Mr. Hu was excluded by Liu Ming.

Unexpectedly, God had mercy, and that old woman, Old Hu, actually died!

And after his wife died, his children offered to bring him to live in the city, but he refused and wanted to stay in his hometown.

In that case, wouldn't he be living alone with no one else around?

With no one else watching over him all the time, and this old man having money, isn't this the kind of person I've always dreamed of possessing?

So after deciding on his target, Liu Ming didn't waste a moment and immediately used his magic to let his soul enter Old Hu's body.

At first, things certainly didn't go smoothly. Old Hu's spirit strongly resisted its own, and its body also rejected its spirit.

Fortunately, Liu Ming had anticipated that the process wouldn't be so smooth, so he patiently tormented Old Master Hu's soul every day.

Old Master Hu was already quite old, and he had recently lost his beloved, which had dealt him a great blow and caused him considerable physical and mental harm. In addition, Liu Ming was constantly attacking his soul.

Therefore, in the end, Liu Ming's soul successfully squeezed into and possessed Old Master Hu's body.

Meanwhile, Old Master Hu's soul was squeezed to the side and gradually lost its vitality under Liu Ming's countless attacks.

After Old Master Hu's soul could no longer resist, Liu Ming finally gained control of Old Master Hu's body.

It was extremely excited after the success.

While no one was home in their hometown, the children would first communicate with Grandpa Hu by phone. When he answered the phone, he would tell his children that they didn't need to come back to see him, as he was doing well at home.

In this way, Liu Ming avoided many opportunities to meet with Grandpa Hu's descendants.

And it took advantage of this time to indulge itself and experience as many things as possible that it had never experienced before.

However, because it currently operates under the identity of "Grandpa Hu," it doesn't dare to act too openly.

For example, it really wanted to go for a "foot massage," but Grandpa Hu's wife had just died, and if someone found out he had gone to a massage parlor, his children and descendants would definitely come back to ask what was going on.

For example, it wants to eat a big meal every day, but the better restaurants are far from the village, so it can't go every day and can only go occasionally with an excuse.

But all of this is enough to make Liu Ming so happy with his current life that he doesn't want to leave.

It originally intended to enjoy the body for a short time before leaving Old Hu's body.

After all, if its soul stayed in Old Hu's body for too long, Old Hu's own soul might be squeezed out and disappear.

Having enjoyed this kind of life, it gradually forgot its original ideas.

Or perhaps they've become so engrossed in their wonderful and leisurely lives that they have no desire to leave.

However, if it doesn't leave, after a while, Old Hu's soul will die, and his body will also die, which means Old Hu's lifespan will end.

Once Old Hu dies, although it can remain in his body while he is still alive, it is not the original owner of the body. Once it loses Old Hu's soul as support, the body, or more precisely, the corpse, will gradually rot.

How will it survive then!

After realizing this, Liu Ming understood that if it wanted to continue living off Old Hu's body and enjoying life, it couldn't let Old Hu die.

However, Old Hu's soul is already very weak due to the pressure it has exerted. If this continues, it is estimated that he will perish completely in a few years.

This was clearly not the outcome Liu Ming wanted to see.

In order to continue to "live," Liu Ming could only try to find a way to solve the problem of Old Man Hu's soul gradually weakening.

It not only cannot make Old Hu's soul perish, but it also cannot restore his soul too well.

Because once Old Man Hu's soul begins to recover, he will have the ability to expel his own soul.

Therefore, the best way is to keep Old Hu's soul in a state where it neither perishes nor can it contend with one's own soul.