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

Relying on the instincts honed through years of survival training in the Demonic Sect, Yu Caiying immediately realized that Tian Tong was digging a pit for her to fall into.

Thinking about it carefully, since this thing is going to be handed over to Huang Tong, it can't just be left here.

But if anyone's going to move it, it should be Tian Tong who does it. What does it have to do with her, a mediocre mid-stage corpse cultivator?

She knew all too well that the biggest difference between herself and the other corpse cultivators and the Heavenly Child was not their cultivation or combat strength, but the difference in information.

No matter how clever or cunning the lower classes may be.

There are some pieces of information that the higher-ups don't want them to know, and they'll never find out no matter what.

Without intelligence, every rash action could lead to a disastrous outcome.

This makes those who are less cautious prioritize stability in everything they do, and they dare not compete for immediate gains.

I fear that any opportunities I see are merely hooks laid down by those above.

Over time, an insurmountable gap has formed between those who cultivate lower levels and those who cultivate higher levels.

Knowing that doing nothing would cause the opportunity to slip through her fingers, Yu Caiying's long-cultivated caution still made her retreat to the wall, anxiously watching the celestial child in front of the coffin.

Seeing this, Tiantong only sighed softly:

"Junior sister is such a coward."

However, he didn't spend much time on Yu Caiying, his gaze fixed on the dark coffin of the spirit.

Those eyes, which always held a smile, suddenly turned icy cold.

Something's not right.

He let Yu Caiying touch the coffin first, not just to test her reaction.

Having already learned about the relevant information from the palace before arriving, Tiantong had long noticed that the current state of the coffin was not right!

The leader of the corpse cultivators had icy eyes:

"The magical artifacts of the Netherworld realm possess inherent mysteries. If they are not suppressed, their influence will spread throughout the entire region, attracting the attention and covetousness of countless powerful cultivators."

"Not every magical artifact or magical implement possesses the wondrous ability to sever the perception of cause and effect, like the Whispering Bell!"

According to the custom of the cultivation world in the Northern Territory, the method used by cultivators to suppress artifacts of the Netherworld is called "Five Elements Suppression Method".

By using the five elements of spiritual objects that are mutually generating and mutually restraining, a talisman array is formed, thereby minimizing the impact of the leakage of nether energy.

This method is inspired by the story of how the Northern Emperor used his five immortals to suppress the netherworld and make the immortal path flourish.

The five immortals, each in charge of one of the five elements, possess comparable cultivation levels, sufficient to command and control each other without any single element becoming the sole dominant force.

Later generations used this to create the Five Elements Suppressing Yin Method. As long as the balance between the five spiritual objects is not broken, the object being suppressed will have no chance to escape.

However, at this moment, the balance between the five elements was broken.

The surge in the aura of the gold industry, originating from a certain point in this area, amplified the power of the "life-buying gold" used to suppress the Yin coffin.

This caused the [Shadow Dragon Water] to surge in energy, generating a dampness that permeated the entire lower level of the Corpse-Raising Institute!

Tiantong's gaze was icy:

According to the information provided by the court, the five foundation-building spiritual objects, each possessing a yin attribute, will be used to suppress the yin coffin without altering its aura.

"The water element's 'Shaded Dragon Water' energy, nourished by the metal element, should have consequently influenced the wood element's 'Sheltering Wood.'"

"However, the Wood element tradition inherently possesses a tendency to conceal itself in this world, leaving no place for water vapor to transform, which is why we are experiencing this strange phenomenon today."

"Was the rumor from that day true? A southern cultivator specializing in [Geng Metal] mysteriously disappeared on the northern slope."

"At that time, it even attracted several Foundation Establishment cultivators from the righteous path to travel north together to demand an explanation from the immortal sect..."

He didn't allow himself to think any further, and his mind returned to the urgent matter at hand:

Since the water element is overflowing, it must be suppressed by the earth element.

However, based on Huang Tong's previous hints, the fire-elemental spiritual object [Yin-Destroying Fire] here has already fallen into the hands of someone in the hall.

"Then the [Longevity Soil], which could have been used to suppress the Yin Water Qi, has lost its source of nourishment and naturally cannot suppress the surging Yin Water!"

[Dissipate Yin Fire], [Nourish Longevity Earth], [Buy Life Gold], [Shade Dragon Water], [Shield Yang Wood].

The balance among these five Yin-attribute spiritual objects has been broken, meaning that the Yin Spirit Coffin itself has transcended control.

Even if he only reveals a trace of his power, it is not something a mere Qi Refining cultivator like him can withstand!

In this situation, he dared not touch the coffin of the spirit without permission.

He only wanted to open the coffin lid and personally confirm the state of the five spiritual objects.

However, they feared that any unusual movement would result in them being swallowed up by the rampaging aura of the Foundation Establishment spiritual creature.

Fortunately, he soon stopped worrying about what to do.

The lid of the coffin for the spirits was pushed open from the inside out.

……

The morgue has three floors.

Yan Cheng peered through the hole in the wall and saw a thick, heavy, earthy yellow odor filling the courtyard.

In the center of that heavy, suffocating atmosphere, a colossal figure, as tall as a mountain, rose up and silently cast its gaze toward the hole.

It was a giant clay doll covered in thick scales, its solid and heavy body and limbs constantly demonstrating its formidable power to onlookers.

Its head had long, sharp horns, the shape of which was unlike any creature Yan Cheng knew in this world. Instead, it reminded him of a certain kind of fantastical creature he had seen in his previous life.

"……dragon?"

The moment the boy's gaze met the giant's pale, lifeless eyes, a torrent of information flooded Yan Cheng's mind, recounting the origin of this strange creature before him:

Name: Colossus with Dragon Head

Category: Spirit Doll

"Description: The guardian spirit puppet of the Heavenly Corpse Path is made of longevity-nourishing soil, and is known for its enormous size and extreme defensive power."

"It has extremely strong vitality. As long as a fragment remains, the spirit puppet can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth as raw materials to reshape its body."

Yan Cheng secretly cursed Tian Tong, Yu Caiying, and all eighteen generations of ancestors of the Heavenly Corpse Path.

Seeing that this body emerged from somewhere underground, it must be related to the antics of Tian Tong and the other two.

These two have stirred up a mess, ruining themselves in the process, and now they're dragging Yan Cheng into it too!

Those old fogies from the Heavenly Corpse Path act without thinking.

Leaving such a dangerous thing in the morgue, are you planning to punch the Taoist lineage successor who finally came knocking on your door?

The giant dragon-headed statue before us, though it has not yet reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

Every part of his body is composed of "longevity soil" at the foundational level.

If a Qi Refining cultivator's spell could knock a handful of dirt off this guy, that would be considered quite skillful!

Just as he was seriously considering fleeing and never having to care about this mess at the Hall of Longevity again.

Suddenly, Wang Qing, clad in golden armor and wielding a golden sword, laughed:

"Those old dogs of the Heavenly Corpse Path are really audacious, daring to use fragments of the colossus to suppress the Yin Spirit Coffin."

"That's true. They were suppressed so severely by your Demonic Sect back then, they probably don't have any more Longevity Soil left."

The female cultivator smiled brightly:

"This will serve as a testing ground for my rebirth!"