Chapter 146: A Great Harvest, Corpse Dissection, Heretical Apotheosis

Forget it, I'll consider what comes next when the time comes.

There are only a few possibilities, after all.

The official forces are overwhelmingly powerful; they investigate everything, come to take away Carrie and the Moth God's corpse, and incidentally wipe out the Kano family, leaving me stranded and on the run.

Hmm, that's the least likely scenario.

It's highly probable they'll uncover a portion of the truth, but most of their attention will be drawn away by the cult. At most, they'll come to arrest Carrie, but with the family maneuvering behind the scenes, if enough money is paid, it can be safely smoothed over. Yes, enough money.

Of course, there's also a small chance nothing will happen. This belief stems primarily from my trust in the Americans' lack of interest in surveillance cameras and the relatively lackluster case-clearance rate of their police.

"Another thing to consider is the American department concerned with these matters. I wonder if there will be any contact."

The American authorities must have such an agency; that's a question that doesn't even need asking.

Louis shook his head. There was nothing to be done now; he could only meet the challenge as it came.

Just then, his grandfather called.

After picking up, his grandfather didn't say much, only telling him to hide the person securely. If all went well, the person named Carrie would cease to exist in the future.

Additionally, the family's losses would likely be significant. He scolded Louis a few times, telling him to keep a low profile and not provoke the authorities further.

Hanging up the phone, Louis sighed.

"Still too weak."

The vehicle was still speeding along, and Louis turned his gaze to the stone box in his hands.

This box could suck in a body as large as the Moth God's; perhaps there was a storage space inside? Or some kind of mystic realm?

He hadn't possessed any spatial treasures until now. Think of those ancient True Persons and high-ranking cultivators—which of them didn't have some kind of storage treasure or method?

This could be considered his first breakthrough.

However, the stone box was a bit large, and he didn't know how much space was actually inside.

After tapping on it and examining it carefully, Louis couldn't discern any hidden mechanisms, so he decided to study it slowly after returning to the base.

For now, let's look at the Inheritance Book.

Defeating the Moth God this time—even if it was indirect and involved schemes and tricks—wasn't that still a victory? If I hadn't acted, wouldn't it still be alive? It died because of me, effectively.

Rounding it up, that counts as me defeating it. No problem there.

And the opponent was at the level of a god—fallen, perhaps, but still a god. The inheritance it provided shouldn't be bad, right?

After going to such great lengths, if the inheritance was still just small-time stuff like before, Louis would have to consider learning the traditional skills of the Left Path.

*Rustle, rustle! *

As the pages flipped, he arrived at the Left Path Chapter, which was shining with golden light.

Very good. The Inheritance Book clearly recognized Louis's slaying of the Moth God.

Immediately after, Louis saw several golden pages.

Just by looking at them, Louis gasped, his eyes filled with shock.

There were four new techniques in this inheritance.

Corpse Dissection Method: Ascension

Nestorianism: Apotheosis Technique

Selection of Magic Treasures

Three Arts of the Yin Spirit

Louis took deep breaths. The value of these four techniques was terrifying. Should he say, "As expected of a god"? There was still some real substance to it!

Corpse Dissection to become an immortal has a long history.

It was developed by the True Person Ge Hong during the Wei and Jin periods. Because becoming an immortal is difficult, there are five types of immortals in the world: Heaven, Earth, Human, Spirit, and Ghost.

Heaven Immortals are the highest and most difficult; Earth Immortals consume resources like climbing to the heavens; Human Immortals can only mingle in the human world, half-immortal and half-human, with limited lifespans; Spirit Immortals, unless innate, are all constrained; Ghost Immortals are truly a last resort, the weakest of the five.

All five types of immortals have numerous conditions, each requiring immense aptitude, fortune, and opportunity. Under these circumstances, Ge Hong pioneered a relatively simple method for becoming an immortal.

Combining the methods of Ghost, Earth, and Human Immortals, one only needs a perfected Yin Spirit. Take the Ghost Immortal's technique of an indestructible soul to allow the Yin Spirit to enter and exit the blue void, then take the Earth Immortal's technique of merging with a blessed land to refine a life-bound object, and finally, use the Human Immortal's technique of a flawless physical body to fully nourish the Yin Spirit.

Finally, combine it with the technique of life-substitution.

Treat the physical body as a cocoon for a butterfly, absorb the nutrients, break out of the cocoon, leave the life-bound object in the human world to replace one's own fate, and the Yin Spirit enters the blue void directly, ascending as an immortal.

Some use their own physical bodies as life-bound objects, while others refine other treasures. After ascending, one can still control the discarded shell to walk in the human world.

Of course, this is taking a shortcut. During the ascension process, the number of people who perish is likely not small, and there are probably many hidden dangers after ascending.

Moreover, there are many prerequisites, a perfected Yin Spirit being one of them. Without this solid cultivation base, even if everything else is prepared, it will all be in vain!

Even so, this greatly lowered the threshold for becoming an immortal. After the Wei and Jin periods, there were not a few who became immortals through the Corpse Dissection Method.

"Becoming an immortal!"

Immortality, eternal youth—the ultimate goal of cultivation—had appeared so easily.

Louis could feel his heart beating wildly. If he were willing, once his Yin Spirit was perfected, he could begin preparing for Corpse Dissection, becoming an immortal and living forever.

He would be free from the life of the masses in the human world, who live like mayflies, busy and repetitive.

But a moment later.

Louis calmed down.

Because the Corpse Dissection Immortal achieved through this method is too weak, with too many flaws and conditions.

Is an Earth Immortal not enough to rule a territory? Is a Heaven Immortal not enough to be honored as an ancestor? Even a Spirit Immortal is worshipped by the masses, with infinite majesty!

Why choose the small path of Corpse Dissection!

To choose a muddy path when there is a more magnificent future is not what a wise man would do.

Even so, Louis carefully memorized this method in his heart. If some accident were to happen in the future and his physical body were destroyed, it would count as a retreat, preventing his soul from being extinguished.

Subsequently, Louis looked at the Nestorianism: Apotheosis Technique.

He knew about Nestorianism; it was actually Christianity that had been introduced to China at one point, later fusing with local traditions and changing its appearance to form a religion. In its later stages, it had effectively detached itself from the Christian headquarters, ignoring orders and forming its own lineage.

Louis was very curious about what kind of strange techniques this religion had. After all, the previous heretical technique, Poisonous Fire Art, was still his trump card. He wondered what this Apotheosis Technique meant.

After a brief examination, Louis's expression became strange.

"This Nestorianism... is heretical enough."

It is well known that no matter how many branches a church worshipping God splits into, they all follow monotheism—meaning all gods other than God are fake! They are demons! They are heretics! They must be crusaded against!

Even the Protestants only dare to speak of the Trinity; they don't dare to openly cause a schism.

But Nestorianism is different. Not only do they cause a schism, but they also attempt to become gods themselves!

That's right, become gods themselves!

The person who developed this technique is truly a damn genius!

It says that God was originally just God, but later became the Trinity, and later still, countless saints and prophets appeared under God's command.

So, as a person who is the spirit of God's Trinity, why can't one ascend to godhood?

This is just to be closer to God; it's not heresy, and it's certainly not an offense. It's just a slight adjustment to the theory of the Trinity.

This is the theory. As for the practical application, it appears even bolder. First, ensure you have enough willpower and leadership, and use a Taoist astrological ritual to deceive the heavens and shift your fate.

Then, imitate God in eliminating the mythologies of various nations—that is, slay gods, demons, widely known monsters, etc. —absorb their power, strike them down to become demons, subordinate angels, or mindless trash, and elevate your own status from human to god.

Afterward, combine it with local Chinese deity culture to establish a name for yourself, set rank regulations, and step by step, promote yourself to elevate your status.

Every step taken is progress toward the status of God's spirit.

This is primarily about elevating one's own status: from human to prophet, then to saint, then to holy son or daughter, and finally becoming a holy spirit, which is equivalent to the ranks of Chinese deities—lower three ranks, middle three ranks, upper three ranks—and then becoming the crown prince.

Of course, the heresy doesn't stop there. It also briefly mentions how to prevent oneself from being assimilated by God.

I am the spirit of God, but God is not me.

One only needs to spread the faith widely enough to resist God, using public opinion to oppose God.

"I really don't know what kind of great talent developed this set of deity-rank elevation methods, openly stealing God's power."

Louis sighed once again. The concept inside was simply the god of gods, but it was just too bold. Was he really not afraid of being beaten to death by God and His fanatics?

Wait, it seems he really wasn't afraid.

In a place like America, there are simply too many people stealing God's power; there are even those who impersonate God and cause a huge stir, and God has never cared.

This place has long been "entertainment to death" and "money is supreme." Fanatics? What a joke!

"It's just that the final countermeasure seems a bit unreliable, but if my own strength is strong enough..."

Louis thought of the God-Lord Visualization Diagram he had been practicing, as well as the task of spreading the Taoist orthodoxy.

Very good. It seems this Apotheosis Technique is worth a try, but he must control the progress. Before his own strength is strong and hard enough, he cannot elevate his status too high, otherwise, he might be assimilated by God.

Additionally, that Taoist astrological ritual for deceiving the heavens and changing fate must be studied carefully. The effect is too powerful!

Louis took a few deep breaths. As the cold air diffused in his lungs, the icy sensation allowed Louis's thoughts to cool down again.

Just then.

The vehicle stopped. They had arrived at the base.

Louis was just about to speak.

"Where is this? How, how did I appear here?" Margaret in the back seat suddenly woke up, shouting and screaming.

Louis frowned. With a wave of his hand, fine powder was scattered into her mouth, nose, and eyes. *Slap! * He clapped his palms, and she fell directly into a coma.

The Cotton-pulling Art, a small technique that had always followed Louis, had also been optimized by Louis with modern technology not long ago.

After all, there are many things in modern technology that have anesthetic and hallucinogenic effects, so it's natural to optimize and upgrade it.

Looking at the unconscious Margaret, Sue, who had also woken up, shrank back, not daring to speak at all.

"Let's go."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 147 =====