The small world of Ghost Market where the outer gate of the Plague Department is located has quietly changed.
The mountain gate of the Taoist temple was shrouded in a faint aura of resentment, coupled with the corpse odor emanating from the roots of the peach tree, which mixed together to make it extremely pungent.
In just seven years, practicing Buddhism is no longer a secret.
In order to ensure the stability of the immortal seeds in their bodies, a large number of Plague Department monks chose to be parasitized by temple monks and condense [Sarira] by refining ghosts.
The so-called sarira is more like a strange immortal bone bred by ghosts. After it coexists with the body and soul, it cannot be separated, and it checks and balances the immortal seed.
The God of Plague also seemed to approve of the actions of Xiao Leiyin Temple.
In the past seven years, the monks of the Plague Department have not discovered any disadvantages of the relics.
As more and more fellow practitioners make further progress in their Buddhist practice, relics gradually become a shortcut to practice, or even a necessary condition.
After all, everyone knows how terrible the Plague Immortal Species is.
Almost as soon as they set foot on the path of cultivation, they were destined to become Nuo immortals of the Plague Tribe. Without the relics, it was only a matter of time before they lost control.
As the outer sect competition approaches, the temple monks give birth to a large number of ninth-level cultivators.
"Why."
Gao Qiu stood beside the spiritual field, looking into the distance at the escaping lights that shuttled through various places in the Taoist temple.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued to work on the iron hoe-like multiplier, clearing away patches of hard wasteland.
After not seeing each other for a long time, Gao Qiu looked like a farmer, with rough skin full of wrinkles and a layer of calluses on the palms of his hands.
Ever since Shen Lian went into seclusion to complete his immortal seeds, Gao Qiu has returned to his busy life of making a living.
The days of abundant resources before now seem like just an unrealistic dream.
Gao Qiu relied on helping Shen Lian collect pill recipes in his early years and barely cultivated to the seventh level.
However, due to his limited qualifications, Shen Lian has made no progress in the past few years since his seclusion. The only benefit is that his immortal seed is not easily out of control.
Of course, he is at least better than his fellow brothers of the same generation.
Most of the fellow disciples who had joined the Taoist temple together had already gone to serve in Taihuang Huang Zengtian's Peach Garden. If they continued to stay in the outer sect, their lifespans would eventually run out.
Gao Qiu showed self-mockery on his face.
If nothing unexpected happens, he will have to leave the Daoist temple if he continues to struggle for another one or two years.
Gao Qiu has already accepted the fact, so he focuses all his energy on growing spiritual materials, so that he will not be unable to exchange the peaches for enough Tai Sui Pills.
"I don't know what the situation is like for Senior Brother Tianwen?"
"Could it be that Senior Brother Tianwen has already practiced Buddhism?"
There are all kinds of strange rumors about Shen Lian in the Taoist temple. Some say he has become possessed, while others say he has fallen into madness like Li Liuru.
The old alchemy room had been closed for a long time, and people outside the sect gradually mentioned Shen Lian less and less.
Gao Qiu noticed that among the Plague Division disciples who passed through the spiritual field, one or twelve had already condensed relics. The obvious feature was a high bulge on their backs and resentment spreading from their body surfaces.
Thus, it can be seen that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s infiltration into the Plague Department is becoming increasingly serious.
The number of offspring of temple monks is apparently increasing, and no one knows where they come from.
Gao Qiu was stunned for a few moments.
He did not have the obsession of Elder Fengjing in resisting Buddhism. If he had a choice, he would definitely try his best to have the chance to transform himself into an immortal.
Gao Qiu used up all his magical power before he could complete the development of the wasteland.
Before anyone knew it, the bright moonlight filled the Taoist temple, and resentment rose inside the mountain gate.
He was just about to go back to his residence to rest for a while, when suddenly his expression became shocked and he took out an old talisman he was carrying from his arms.
The old talisman became scorching hot, and a thought flashed through his mind.
"Come to the old alchemy room."
Gao Qiu's hands were shaking with excitement, and he kept muttering "As expected" in his mouth. He did not even bother to recover his magic power and hurried to the back mountain of the Taoist temple.
"Brother is fine indeed. How could he go astray with his unprecedented talent?"
“If there hadn’t been a sudden appearance of Tianshou in the outer sect of the Plague Department, Senior Brother Daozi’s identity would have been beyond doubt. As long as he practiced Buddhism, Tianshou would never be comparable to Senior Brother Tianwen!”
Gao Qiu has witnessed Shen Lian's journey to enlightenment and knows too well how terrifying the latter's talent is.
It is said that the fourth Nuo Immortal also came because of Shen Lian. When he was preaching, he alarmed the three-headed Nuo Immortal, and soon he set foot in the Ninth Realm.
"Brother, your retreat should be to gather the relics."
"Tian Shou has already reached the ninth realm of perfection. He has thirty-six relics in his body. He will be able to transform into an immortal after the outer sect competition."
"I think my senior brother will be even better than you..."
While Gao Qiu was thinking, he had already arrived at the old alchemy room.
The old alchemy room was no different from a forbidden area. All the cultivators who had tried to enter it had their bodies and souls severely injured for unknown reasons, or even their foundations destroyed.
Only a few people know that the old alchemy room is home to a large number of demons.
Elder Fengjing has to be very careful on weekdays.
Gao Qiu was a little nervous, but there were no obstacles along the way, except for an unpleasant, pungent smell in the back mountain.
After he smelled the stench, the immortal seed in his body became unusually active.
"Brother...what are you doing?"
Gao Qiu was terrified. He had witnessed fellow practitioners practicing Buddhism, but it was definitely not this horrifying. Instead, the immortal seed would fall into a deep sleep.
It seems that immortals have a natural disadvantage when facing Buddhist scriptures.
It also prompted the practice of Buddhism to gradually become the mainstream in the epidemic department.
"Hehe, Brother is waiting for you in the alchemy room. Just walk east along the corridor."
The little girl's reminder sounded behind Gao Qiu, but she disappeared when he turned around. There were pairs of eyes in the dark constantly watching him.
The door of the alchemy room was ajar, and he saw the tripod at a glance.
The tripod was covered with cracks, and the magical instrument was pieced together by mycelium, the colorful mycelium was wriggling like a living thing.
Buddhism?
It is definitely not Buddhism.
Gao Qiu's pupils shrank slightly and he stood there at a loss.
His knowledge was indeed not high, but he could tell at a glance that Shen Lian not only did not practice Buddhism, but even did the opposite.
The mycelium is filled with at least a dozen types of pathogenic bacteria.
Shen Lian fused all the pathogenic bacteria and immortal species together through alchemy. The structure was extremely unstable, as if... it would get out of control at any time.
"Impossible, how could Senior Brother be so reckless?"
Gao Qiu has always been indignant about Shen Lian's situation.
In his opinion, if it weren't for the Little Leiyin Temple's interference, Shen Lian was destined to become one of the orthodox gods of the Plague Department and a prodigy favored by the Great Dao.
The scene before him showed that Shen Lian was about to become a foolish Nuo fairy.
Bang bang bang.
The movement of the tripod intensified, and the aura brought by the pathogenic bacteria became increasingly unstable.
Countless germs intertwined around the tripod, transforming into a mysterious Taoist rhyme. The hyphae began to spread, covering the alchemy room.
Gao Qiu suddenly remembered the resources that Shen Lian had asked him to collect.
All resources will help the immortal species grow stronger without exception. Ordinary cultivators would not dare to take them. Could it be that Shen Lian used them to assist in his cultivation? This shocking method of cultivation was simply unprecedented.
The next moment.
The Taoist rhythm suddenly subsided, and the tripod broke into pieces.
Gao Qiu had no time to escape and could only watch as the germs swarmed out. There was a figure standing in the center of the alchemy room.
"receive."
Endless germs entered Shen Lian's mouth and nose.
Shen Lian's martial arts golden body is still in the eighth realm of perfection, but the martial arts plague pill is only half a step away from becoming a land immortal. The immortal seeds contained in it have already taken shape, taking the first step towards creating his own true scripture.
He swept the martial arts plague pill, and because the disease sac was damaged, the plague pill had completely become independent.
The plague pill is like an organ, connected by blood vessels and meridians, becoming a part of the blood circulation and inseparable from flesh, blood and bones.
“Master… Senior Brother, you have achieved perfection in the ninth realm!!”
Gao Qiu stared at him in disbelief, his expression unable to help but reveal fanaticism.
Shen Lian smiled without saying anything. He carefully felt the Martial Arts Plague Pill. It took 56 points to integrate the fourteen types of immortal seeds into the Martial Arts Plague Pill.
In addition to the torture endured in nurturing immortal seeds, the cost is far beyond ordinary.
Fortunately, after the immortal seed merged into one, the Martial Arts Plague Pill showed no signs of losing control, even when its aura overwhelmed the Martial Arts Golden Body, it did not backfire.
Shen Lian understood that he was on the right path, but it was a pity that the immortal seed was still incomplete.
When the soul communicated with the Martial Arts Plague Pill, it could see countless characters surging, which could not form a complete sentence at all.
"Brother Gao, tell me about the current situation of the Plague Department."
Gao Qiu did not hold back and told Shen Lian the news, even though he didn't know whether it was true or not.
Shen Lian was filled with thoughts, and always felt that the attitude of the God of Plague was too weird. No matter what, the Little Leiyin Temple was opposed to the Eight Sects of Taoism, so how could it allow Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to spread his Taoism?
"Junior Brother Gao, what are the requirements for participating in the outer sect competition?"
"Not really, but anyone below the ninth realm who goes to the ruins of the old heaven will die."
"Well, come with me."
Gao Qiu opened his mouth slightly, thinking that he had heard it wrong.
After Shen Lian repeated it, he explained awkwardly: "Junior brother's cultivation has not improved, I am afraid that he will drag you down."
"fine."
Shen Lian considered that after entering the inner gate, it would be much more convenient to have Gao Qiu help run errands.
If it is really dangerous during the outer sect competition, he will just put him in the ghost gourd. Besides, he doesn't think that the other disciples of the Plague Department can threaten him.
The ruins of the old heaven itself might be a greater threat.
"But……"
Gao Qiu had witnessed Shen Lian suppress the immortal species and knew how profound the latter's background was, so it didn't matter even if he couldn't play a role in the outer sect competition.
He almost agreed, but then he suppressed his distracting thoughts and said, "Junior brother has low aptitude. If he goes to the inner sect, he will probably become a Nuo Immortal."
Shen Lian looked at Gao Qiu and secretly activated the martial arts plague pill.
"Let's try it."
"What?"
"Don't resist, try your best to calm the fluctuations of your soul."
Gao Qiu was at a loss.
Shen Lian stretched out his hand and touched his forehead. A particle of addiction germs quietly entered the Niwan Palace and landed on the former's devastated soul.
Gao Qiu covered his head and screamed, and his immortal seed underwent drastic changes.
The Martial Arts Plague Pill now has the magical effect of granting martial arts in the Martial Arts True Realm, which is equivalent to using the ability of the True Scripture to reproduce and occupy the Gao Qiu Immortal Seed.
After a moment, Gao Qiu's immortal aura showed subtle differences.
Shen Lian touched his chin thoughtfully.
"Gao Qiu's immortal seed is still the Night Sweats Immortal Seed, but the structure is more stable, and the Dao rhyme inherits the texture of the [Night Sweats] part of the Martial Dao Plague Pill."
At the same time, the immortal seed is bred in Gao Qiu's body and soul. Shen Lian can easily control the other party's life and directly wipe out the immortal seed.
Gao Qiu opened his eyes, and in his eyes there was only awe that came from seeing the statues of the Three Pure Ones.
仙人抚首赐予机缘？
困扰瘟部无数年月的问题，竟然…解决了？
高秋感应着仙种，元神中央多出一道繁琐的道韵经文，使得自身仙种不再有失控的风险。
甚至他可以服用弊端较大的丹药，说不定修行速度能赶上寻常同道，将来有蜕凡成仙的可能。
高秋不知该说些什么，想要下跪却被沈炼阻拦。
“点化你举手之劳，未来能走到那一步还得看你自己。”
沈炼把高秋当做小白鼠，武道瘟丹能察觉后者身魂的状态，看看如何调整仙种授武。
武者中已经有神游八境，得为九境提前做足准备。
“多谢师兄大恩，师弟高秋愿意付出犬马之劳。”
“外门大比再说，近日应该就会举办。”
高秋行了个道礼，没有再继续打搅沈炼，缓步离开旧丹鼎室。
沈炼摊开手掌，病菌如臂使指的涌出。
或许成仙后仙种另有缺陷，但至少目前已经走对路了，接下来继续尽可能的补全瘟丹，待到仙种尽善尽美再融入武道金身。
无错版本在69书吧读！6=9+书_吧首发本小说。
“武道瘟丹晋升陆地神仙应该水到渠成，不过真正的蜕凡成仙还得看长生桩和不灭玄功。”
沈炼深吸一口气，光是闷头修行肯定不行。
成仙后的修行并不明了，目前也就知道境界的名称，很难想象仙佛会如何利用体内真经。
沈炼取出灵符，峰景长老的传念提到还有半年外门大比。
他稳固着武道瘟丹的修为，同时从丹田内取出一物。
外表形似佛陀脑袋的丹果，皮肤、血肉、人骨、脑髓栩栩如生，总感觉眼瞳随时会睁开。
龙鱼袍的灵性钻出道袍，眼巴巴的趴在沈炼肩头。
“总算是成了。”
中乘佛法【如来经】孕育丹果极为漫长，前后花费快十年，难怪沙师兄提到过，碧波潭镇压的真经非常接近大乘佛法。
要不是榕树晋升六阶，摸估着得延长到五十年左右。
沈炼看到鉴定得来的信息，忍不住啧啧称奇。
【中乘如来果】
【由榕树孕育而出，中乘如来果内蕴含如是光明令人爱乐八字，分别演化成如来四物。】
【服用佛肉，能炼化得到一缕如来佛血。】
仅凭佛肉一项，长时间的等待已经值回本。
不等沈炼剥离佛肉，职业面板显露提示。
【已触发〈八相释迦〉职业，消耗20点数可就职】
【真如檀蝉—八相释迦契合度96.3%】
莲台晋升七阶的契机，就这样不费吹灰之力得手。
八相释迦明显牵扯到如来佛祖，沈炼甚至有种就职的冲动，西游记说白了不就是围绕佛门。
他最近也确实在有意无意关注第五职业，有过一定考虑。
但八相释迦背后的因果绝对难以言喻。
先前就职血灵童，弄出一堆怪事。八相释迦？怕是西方灵山都得倾巢而出拜见如来。
“再说吧，第五职业必须得谨慎再三。”
“前四职业牵扯到的不是妖魔古怪，就是草木灵根，莲台夸张到触发如来职业才能晋升。”
“第五职业是不是搞个道门的换一下风水？”
【炼化佛皮，能让皮肉化作佛陀开光的袈裟。】
“皮肤变为袈裟，我岂不是得形象沦为剥皮僧人。”
沈炼直接剥离佛皮，如来果的结构和人头一模一样，皮肤甚至与佛肉有着些许粘连。
他小心翼翼的处理佛皮，趁着生机尚存扔给龙鱼袍。
啊呜。
龙鱼袍一口吞掉，顿时有霞光外泄，立刻陷入晋升至宝的蜕变中，内外灵纹无比玄妙。
【服用佛骨，浑身骨骼在四百五十六年间成就七宝佛骨。】
沈炼略显迟疑，七宝佛骨应该是某种不俗的仙骨，面对奈何未知的事物多少有些忌惮。
他端详头骨几息，随即挖去一片指甲大小的骨片。
沈炼一口吞掉骨片，骨片一入喉便化为七彩色泽的液体，跟随着血液涌入眉心骨。
眉心骨沾染七彩，骨骼潜移默化发生改变。
沈炼催动食补神通，佛骨的养分向肠胃转移，如果察觉到不对劲，可以直接制止仙骨成型。
“以我现在的肉身，哪怕换一副骨架都问题不大。”
沈炼将佛骨研磨成粉末，混着药酒灌进肠胃，七宝佛骨的蜕变速度开始加剧，不过能看出确实是以百年为计数单位的。
【炼化佛脑，能让如是光明令人爱乐八字烙印金身。切记切记，持有经文者，需负经西行！！！】
沈炼把如同水晶的佛脑摄入莲台中央。
他忙活完如来果，逐渐临近外门大比的时日，武道瘟丹九境圆满的修为也已经稳固。
沈炼透过窗户，见到山底有傩仙的身影有若隐若现。
旧天庭废墟通常在鬼市的夹层，只能借助傩仙的身躯往来，外门大比设在囚仙房实在古怪。
山顶的铜钟被敲响，代表着外门大比即将开始。
“话说回来。”
“瘟部傩仙对于兼修佛法的修士应该会抗拒吧，近些年来传道出问题的概率明显在加剧。”
沈炼喃喃自语道：“如果瘟部全员兼修佛法，傩仙绝对得失控，正神如何处理……”
轰！！！盗汗道院内长老居住的府邸生出巨响。
沈炼脸色凝重，连忙传念询问峰景长老。
峰景长老回沉声应道：“并非我，是秋阳长老他…走火入魔了，仙种失控走火入魔了。”
“秋阳长老不是早已兼修佛法，怎会失控？”
“大势所趋。”
峰景长老话音刚落，秋阳长老的府邸门窗大开。
扭曲至极的经文四溢而出，如同蜉蝣，却多出几分尸蛆的特征，使得地面墙壁腐烂不堪。
“峰景长老，他是不是在沦为傩仙？”
“恩。”
道院弟子纷纷别过脑袋，他们直视经文后，有尸斑浮现在脏器表面，干呕出血肉碎片。
唯有沈炼目不转睛。
秋阳长老形成的瘟部傩仙与常规不同，但处处透露出一股别样的美感，特别是观摩蜉蝣的轨迹。
【已触发〈太上道肠〉职业，缺少必要条件无法就职】
经文在半空相互聚集，场面就像是沈炼前世夏季的路灯旁，有着无数蚊虫追逐灯火。
缓缓构成一截肠胃。
相比寻常傩仙，秋阳长老所化的道德天尊之胃，呈现尸体的灰黑色，腐臭味儿扑面而来。
在道德天尊之胃内，随即有人形血肉在蠕动。
“看来。”
沈炼眯起眼睛，望见道院弟子形形色色的神情。
“要么瘟部正神已经死绝，要么一门心思直奔小雷音寺，压根没有想过走回头路的可能。”
道德天尊之胃变成袈裟的样式，里面的人形血肉长成百米大小，傩仙变为身穿袈裟的庙和尚。
其实称之为【傩僧】更为恰当。
傩僧的道行超过万年，气息比庙和尚更甚几分。
几头傩仙有暴动的迹象，但最终没有围剿傩僧，任由傩僧落在集市，肠胃袈裟盘住一座座建筑。
峰景长老瞳孔微缩，傩僧现身的同时，自己便得到内门长老的传念，只得开口：“众弟子听令。”
“若是参与外门大比，可通过新晋傩仙前往囚仙房。”
众修士犹豫再三，部分人靠近集市。
他们体内的舍利子主动沟通傩僧，非但没有危险，佛法修行的效率反而得到傩僧加持。
今后外门的传道，傩僧将会占据主导。
嗖嗖嗖。
越来越多的修士驾驭飞剑没入集市。
因为佛法的横空出世，九境修士竟然有二十余人，所有道院统统算上，至少得两三百数。
按照以往内门的比例，未来陆地神仙会井喷。
没有兼修佛法的九境修士进退两难，以目前的情况，他们这群正常人反而会成为众矢之的。
狂风呼啸。
后山的浓雾破开个口子。
七年未曾有过动静的沈炼扶摇直上，散发出的瘟丹气息无比纯粹，显然没有兼修佛法。
“嗡～～”
傩僧突如其来举起手臂，没有接触到沈炼就被傩仙挡开。
沈炼稳稳钻进傩仙半虚半实的肠胃里，仿佛身处血肉溶洞，另一头连接着无尽虚空。
道院万籁俱寂，没有一人跟随沈炼。
峰景长老连连叹气。
“瘟部都在修行佛法，天瘟怎能对抗大势。”
“正神啊，你们与地藏王菩萨的合作能延后百年，说不定瘟部的局势真会因天瘟改善。”
峰景长老脑海中闪过沈炼的言语，后者言之凿凿的打算，把添寿在外门大比时解决掉。
添寿一死，怕是瘟部要乱上加乱了。
此时。
高秋一咬牙离开道院，驱使蹩脚的秘术没入肠胃。
没人在乎一个七境修士，他们更想知道瘟部的大道之争是何结局，天瘟是否在垂死挣扎。
沈炼与高秋一前一后，朝着尽头走去。
短短几分钟的路程，却有种穿梭传送树的恍惚感，肠胃尽头则是伸手不见五指的黑暗。
沈炼本准备唤出鬼葫芦，突然意识到偷渡参与外门大比，高秋大概率事后也得不到名额。
"Junior Brother Gao, no matter what danger you encounter, you must remain calm. Let's talk about it after we meet up."
Gao Qiu nodded in response.
Shen Lian stepped into the end without hesitation, and was enveloped by endless darkness.
He vaguely heard voices talking outside the darkness.
"How many Plague Immortals will go crazy because of the Queen Mother's peaches?"
"Not sure, 20 to 30 people?"
"I hope he won't be imprisoned in the southern corner of the Prison Immortal Room under our jurisdiction."
(End of this chapter)