Starting with the consumables of the Demonic Sect, one can barely achieve immortality.

Reincarnation of a higher being?

Yan Cheng was taken aback at first, then almost burst out laughing.

That's the good thing about dealing with smart people; they don't need to bother making up stories to fool the other person, who will automatically fill in the blanks with a complete and reasonable truth.

At this moment, silence spoke louder than words; he simply gazed silently at the Lady of the Palace below.

At the same time, he carefully examined the female cultivator whose figure was obscured by the white smoke of sandalwood incense when they last met.

The ancient method of foundation building grants a lifespan of three hundred years. This palace master's wife, who is just over a hundred years old, is undoubtedly still in the prime of her life, and in Yan Cheng's eyes, her appearance and figure are top-notch.

"Judging by their skin color, they don't seem to be locals..."

"It seems that over the past few centuries, with the expansion of forces across the strait into the north, the area around the northern foothills has become inhabited by people of mixed ancestry from other regions."

"I used to think that those who still practice shamanistic practices these days were all from isolated, conservative tribes..."

Yan Cheng was a pragmatic man; he only admired the Palace Master's wife's bronze skin and didn't care about its origin. He thought to himself:

"That old fellow, the Palace Master, is truly blessed. A Core Formation cultivator with little lifespan left, who's already plotting to seize another's body, must be at least four or five hundred years old."

"The lady is indeed a beauty, hundreds of years younger than him, truly..."

He sighed inwardly, but his expression remained as cold as ice, lest Ye Shenglan, a shrewd woman of a hundred years, notice something amiss.

In fact, he was overthinking it.

Ye Shenglan only glanced at his face before hurriedly lowering her head, fearing a more severe backlash. How could she dare to examine his facial expressions any further?

At this moment, this Foundation Establishment cultivator, who always prided himself on his caution, felt only regret:

"If I had known he was very likely the one blessed by the Moon Star, I should never have made predictions about him out of momentary curiosity."

"He neither immediately shattered my spirit nor let me go back; he was probably annoyed by my reckless behavior and wanted to teach me a lesson?"

Despite her fear, when she keenly realized that Yan Cheng had no intention of taking her life immediately, her thoughts suddenly became clear:

"Since this person has attained the rank of Taiyin and is able to look down upon others, they must have received immense benefits in the Biyue Palace, thus elevating their destiny to the point that it can no longer be concealed."

"Tong'er...this child has always been arrogant and domineering, yet also clever and quick-witted. There must have been a conflict with him in the palace, which was easily resolved!"

As for the idea of ​​avenging Huang Tong, Ye Shenglan wasn't afraid to have it, but rather she simply didn't have it at all.

As she told Bai Shang, Huang Tong was not her bloodline descendant, and her kinship with her husband was already very distant.

The Huang family was dwindling in number, and Huang Tong was considered one of the more talented among them. That's why her husband took her in as his true disciple and nurtured her with special care, hoping that a Netherworld Immortal would emerge in the Hall of Longevity to succeed to the throne.

But with Huang Tong dead, there's no need to talk about these things anymore.

Ye Shenglan agreed to Bai Shang's calculation of Yan Cheng's karma not because she really wanted to avenge Huang Tong, but simply because she wanted to find out Yan Cheng's background!

"Looking back now, it seems I underestimated him."

Ye Shenglan believed that Yan Cheng must be the reincarnation of a true master in the sect.

Regardless of which lineage this person cultivated in his previous life, he undoubtedly intends to cultivate the [Taiyin] lineage in this life as well.

The opportunities within the Moon-Shielding Palace were reserved for this person from the very beginning!

As for the reason for that opportunity, Ye Shenglan now has some guesses:

"It must be fate."

"Even today, within a sect, it's extremely difficult to provide enough resources for a Taiyin True Person to cultivate."

"Even if the next generation of Dao-cultivating True Immortals are exceptionally talented, they may not be able to take over the resources from those high-ranking cultivators who have been high above for countless years."

"Unless he has incredibly powerful connections... but if that's the case, why would he bother plotting against us at the Hall of Longevity?"

At this moment, she had already made up her mind that Yan Cheng should be a True Person of moderate status in the sect, who had been reincarnated to seek the opportunity of Taiyin.

The reason for choosing the Hall of Longevity and being born into the body of an ordinary corpse cultivator was to naturally take over the affairs of the Moon-Covering Palace:

A wisp of the Taiyin destiny that was never taken away!

"I've heard that hundreds of years ago, our sect competed with the Heavenly Corpse Sect for the opportunities within the Hidden Moon Palace. More than ten True Immortals participated, and even a True Monarch watched from afar."

The truly exceptional opportunities were definitely snapped up back then.

"Back then, the positions of immortality were not as hidden as they are today, and various spiritual objects of the Taiyin were not as scarce as they are now. It was normal for the adults to look down on such a small wisp of destiny."

"Now that the spiritual energy in the Northern Territory is becoming increasingly thin, the opportunities that were once disregarded by sects are now being put to good use."

Realizing that her deductions were logically connected, Ye Shenglan realized that what she saw was no longer pure risk, but rather the opportunity that came with it:

"What this lord seeks is nothing more than a low profile; otherwise, why would someone of his stature act as if even Chang'er is wary of him?"

"He captured my soul as a small punishment to warn the Emperor not to conduct any further unnecessary tests."

"If I mess things up for him, the consequences will probably be more than just grabbing me and scaring me..."

"Conversely, if we do everything in accordance with this person's wishes, so that he can achieve success in the sect, this person will become an asset to Your Majesty within the sect in the future!"

"My husband must know this, otherwise there's no way to explain why he's been so silent lately, keeping himself locked up in his seventh-floor cave all day."

This is not only a sign of respect for this true master, but also tacit approval of his use of the Hall of Longevity as a springboard to obtain the Taiyin!

Compared to the true disciples who each had their own agendas, Ye Shenglan, whose path to enlightenment had been clearly severed, had a purer mind.

At this critical juncture, when her husband's lifespan is nearing its end and he is about to undergo the process of possession, it would be unwise to offend any of the True Immortals within the sect.

Xuan Tang has been gone for many years, and the friendship he accumulated in the sect has long been exhausted.

If we could seize this opportunity to unite with this real person who has unlimited potential but needs allies, it would undoubtedly greatly benefit my husband's development in the next life!

More than anyone else, she wished that the Lord of the Longevity Palace could live another life. His current noble status was something that ordinary early Foundation Establishment cultivators could not attain.

It's all because she's a real person's wife!

"In order to accomplish great things, whatever demands this person makes of us, we should do our utmost to meet them."

"However, the reasons behind this are not convenient to explain to Chang'er."

"If she remains obstinate, even if she truly attains the [Prism of Light], we will have no choice but to resolutely sever ties with her..."

With her mind made up, Ye Shenglan's gaze became firm. She mustered her courage and looked up at the figure on the altar, a figure far more profound and unfathomable than that of an ordinary True Immortal.

"I am but a humble scholar, and I only hope that I can use my old age to share your burdens."

"We only hope that the true master will remember our camaraderie, work together with one heart and one mind, and achieve mutual benefit."

The first statement is nonsense that no one in the Immortal Sect would believe, while the second statement, based on self-interest, is what can move people's hearts.

But all he received was a dismissive reply from the master on the altar:

"If there were a way to achieve immortality, how could you possibly attain it?"

"Just take care of yourself!"