Cultivation: Tax Evasion!

Ren Qing now had to kill the real body of the Dao Attendant outside in a short time.

Otherwise, who knew what might happen, if more than two hundred students suddenly dropped dead, things would blow up.

As for abandoning the soul fragment, Ren Qing was somewhat unwilling to give up on the Dao of Non-Action Dojo.

No matter what, this involved a Yang God Realm cultivator, representing abundant resources, and even included information outside of Xiangxiang.

Ren Qing's main body continued searching for clues, while the soul fragment tried to stabilize the situation.

However, when the soul fragment had not passed on teachings to the students for a long time, the Dao Attendant's voice became urgent, roaring in agitation.

"Dao gives birth to Dao, Dao of Non-Action..."

The Dao of Non-Action Dojo began collapsing once more. Ren Qing had a feeling that once this place disappeared, he would lose the "Dao Gives Birth to Dao" that was neither like a technique nor unlike one.

By then, this opportunity related to the Dao of Non-Action Dojo would have nothing to do with him.

Ren Qing's head throbbed faintly. He forced himself to calm down, and the main body also stopped searching.

In the Qinghe Examination Yard, with hundreds of people, where exactly was the most suitable place to hide?

Ren Qing suddenly had a thought.

Wait, why should I stay passive? The incomplete "Dao Gives Birth to Dao" already grants the identity of a Dao Officer in the Dao of Non-Action Dojo, what if I use lifespan to complete it?

Wouldn't that make my influence stronger?

Ren Qing did not hesitate and consumed five years of lifespan.

Lifespan could be replenished again. As long as he relied on the resources of the Restraint Officers' Hall, it was just a matter of time.

But opportunities always passed in an instant.

The "Dao Gives Birth to Dao" shown in the information stream became blurry, and the word "incomplete" slowly faded.

Then Ren Qing noticed that "Dao Gives Birth to Dao" was not like a technique with an aberration path, it really was just the key to the Dao of Non-Action Dojo.

The information description was very simple.

[Dao Gives Birth to Dao]

Ren Qing once again focused his attention on "Dao Gives Birth to Dao." According to the information stream's prompt, there seemed to be a further possibility.

[Lacking Dao Rhythm, unable to consume lifespan to ascend]

Unfortunately, certain conditions were lacking. It was unclear how to obtain Dao Rhythm.

At the moment "Dao Gives Birth to Dao" was completed, the soul fragment underwent an earth-shaking change.

The originally plain gray-black Dao robe on his body gained some embroidery, landscapes were stitched on it, with rather simple lines.

Ren Qing instinctively waved his hand, and the students' consciousness was immediately expelled. In the vast Dao field, only the soul fragment and the Dao Attendant remained.

The Dao Attendant knelt respectfully on the ground, shouting as if in worship, "Welcome, Grand Dao Officer..."

The soul fragment did not leave in haste, to prevent the Dao Attendant from dragging the students into the Dao of Non-Action Dojo again, while Ren Qing's main body had already taken action.

He moved between the eaves and walls of the Qinghe Examination Yard, and relying on the Mirror-Faced ability, the nearby residents could not detect him.

Ren Qing arrived at the highest point of a building. His Double Pupils scanned every person in sight.

He first ruled out the officers patrolling according to the route. The Dao Attendant was different from the students, the former definitely had cultivation.

The officers had all been checked. There couldn't be anyone who slipped through.

Ren Qing then ruled out the students.

It seemed only the few miscellaneous workers in the Qinghe Examination Yard were left?

No...

Actually, there was no need to limit himself to a certain range. The imperial exams were under the attention of the Restraint Officers' Hall, it was unrealistic for a cultivator to sneak in.

Ren Qing immediately had a clue. He went straight to Zhao the clerk, didn't even need to explain, and the constables were immediately mobilized.

They began to drive the surrounding residents of the Qinghe Examination Yard outward, using the excuse that they were disturbing the examination.

Various stalls soon noticed something was wrong.

The vendors couldn't help but complain a little, in their eyes, the government was completely blocking their source of income.

Originally, during the exam period, a small temple fair had formed around the Qinghe Examination Yard. Stalls could make a good amount of silver each day, but now the residents were being driven out.

But after all, a weak arm can't beat a strong thigh. Though the vendors talked among themselves, they still weren't ready to leave.

They feared that if the government didn't seal off the area, wouldn't it be a waste of the spot they had occupied early in the morning?

Ren Qing expelled the Dao Attendant from the Dao of Non-Action Dojo, while his main body observed the various types of stalls.

He saw a candied hawthorn vendor suddenly look confused, unconsciously packing up and heading out of the Qinghe Examination Yard.

Ren Qing took out Zhun's feather stained with blood, contacted the Restraint Officers while quickly following.

The stall had just turned into a relatively secluded alley when suddenly a figure appeared ahead. Ren Qing spoke up and asked.

"How much for the candied hawthorn?"

"Ten copper coins per skewer..."

The vendor stopped the cart in a daze, then began arranging the candied hawthorn.

Ren Qing scrutinized the man in front of him.

The other appeared to be in his early thirties. On the surface, there was no sign of cultivation. His actions were nearly indistinguishable from an ordinary person's.

What made Ren Qing uncertain was that a cultivator should bear marks of aberration. Even he himself was not exempt.

But the vendor was completely the opposite.

Ren Qing reached out to take a skewer of candied hawthorn. The moment their hands touched, the information stream surged.

[Zhao Daniu]

[Age: Twenty-eight]

[Lifespan: Thirty-six years]

[Techniques: Human Skin Book (Human-Faced Beast Demon), Dao Gives Birth to Dao (Incomplete)]

He was actually at the Ghost Envoy Realm?!

However, with only a single technique, he shouldn't be too hard to handle.

Seeing this, Ren Qing was already prepared to make a move.

He lowered his head casually. In the blind spot of vision, the palm of his right hand split open, revealing the eerie grin of the aberrant mouth.

The Dragon-Snake Spine lashed toward Zhao Daniu.

But Zhao Daniu unexpectedly did not dodge, wearing a blank expression.

Ren Qing's attack had been premeditated. The aberrant mouth also used suction to lock the target in place. The Dragon-Snake Spine swept forward without restraint.

Smack!!!

Zhao Daniu's head burst like a watermelon, splashing blood everywhere.

Ren Qing didn't feel like he had landed a fatal blow. Instead, there was a strange sense of emptiness and he immediately retracted the Dragon-Snake Spine with a wary expression.

Zhao Daniu's head regrew, but lacked a skullcap. His damaged brain was exposed to the air.

He looked at his palm in disbelief, there was still brain matter on it.

"What... happened, am I..."

Ren Qing's brows furrowed. Could it be Zhao Daniu also had no memory of the Dao of Non-Action Dojo?

It looked like he didn't even know he had mastered the technique. Similar to Wogu's situation, he was probably affected by the blind Daoist.

Except for Ren Qing, who retained memory through the Twin Nightmare Ghosts' soul fragment, no one would realize they had entered the Dao of Non-Action Dojo.

Moreover, the blind Daoist's deranged obsession subtly controlled them, selecting specific groups of people to transmit the Dao to.

If Ren Qing hadn't consumed lifespan to complete "Dao Gives Birth to Dao," he likely wouldn't have escaped either.

The only fortunate thing was that the Restraint Officers likely wouldn't notice anything in the short term.

As long as Ren Qing figured out what Dao Rhythm actually was, he could monopolize the Dao of Non-Action Dojo.

Zhao Daniu touched his head. The light in his eyes gradually dimmed.

Due to torn clothing, a palm-sized patch of tiger-striped skin was revealed on his neck.

The Dragon-Snake Spine struck again. Zhao Daniu still didn't dodge, allowing the sound of tearing flesh, bones, and tendons to ring out.

His body regenerated at a speed visible to the naked eye. The tiger-striped beast skin spread from his neck across his entire body.