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

On the third floor of the Corpse-Raising Institute, in a dark room, is a record of the Cold Qi cultivation technique.

Yan Cheng scoffed at the seemingly earnest words of the Holy Maiden.

Trying to seduce me with dual cultivation? Do you take me for some clueless novice who's never been with a woman before?

Although he is still a virgin in this life, he has a lot of experience from his previous life. He has been deceived and also deceived others. He believes that his scheming and mental skills in this area are no less than anyone else's.

"Sign this policy, and I'll have sex with you." "Pay the membership fee, and I'll sleep with you for one night."...

Yan Cheng had encountered countless temptations like these before.

He knew all too well that if he met the other party's needs, they would have no incentive to fulfill any subsequent promises.

Therefore, he would never satisfy the other party's needs before he had received any benefit from it.

The other party often has the same idea. The goal has not yet been achieved. Who knows if Yan Cheng will turn his back on us after getting a taste of the benefits?

In fact, Yan Cheng really did have similar plans!

The result was that both sides were caught in an endless chain of suspicion, and neither could achieve their respective goals.

In Yan Cheng's hometown in his previous life, this kind of thing was not considered common.

In the resource-scarce Northern Territory, where there is no mutual trust among cultivators, the situation would only be more severe.

As for why the atmosphere in the North is so bad, whether a certain famous sect has played a role in it, that's a secret that's best left unsaid.

Yan Cheng, however, did not see anything wrong with it.

A lose-lose situation is better than a win-lose situation; this principle holds true in any world.

Although he wanted to use dual cultivation to condense his innate Qi, thereby increasing his success rate in Foundation Establishment.

But if one actually believes what the saintess said, one might not even have the chance to establish one's foundation!

Moreover, the saintess had already proven through her actions that she was not trustworthy.

Yan Cheng didn't think someone who would bully the weak and attack those below them would have any sense of morality or commitment to keeping their word.

Her suggestion was very touching, but...

Yan Cheng smiled slightly:

"My favorite thing to do is to say no to those who are self-righteous."

"Please, Holy Maiden, find someone more capable."

The saintess seemed to have anticipated his answer and sighed softly.

"Junior brother has been deeply harmed by Huang Tong and his gang. He only knows how to be suspicious when things happen, and has long forgotten the friendship that should exist between fellow disciples."

"If that's the case, I'll have no choice but to use force to make you submit."

Beside the saintess, the clone whose body was covered in dark, malevolent energy immediately attacked, pounding the door of the dark room with punch after punch!

Yan Cheng's expression remained unchanged, but he was inwardly cursing:

"Damn it, here we go again!"

He had already anticipated this; the Holy Maiden practiced Yang magic, which meant that her Yin-evil avatar might not be able to use any Yin-attribute techniques.

However, the other party had no intention of fighting him with magic; he was simply relying on the advantage of his late-stage Qi Refining cultivator's stats!

Although Yan Cheng possessed several newly acquired cold Qi techniques, he was able to unleash them using the extremely yin and cold Upper Yin Star Qi.

However, the Holy Maiden practices solar magic. When cold energy encounters it, it will likely disintegrate instantly, like the sun melting snow!

Furthermore, Wang Qing clearly had no intention of letting him go, and the next sword light could strike at any moment.

His mind raced, and in a split second he made a decisive move, leaping down through the hole in the wall!

Rather than being attacked from both sides by a Foundation Establishment cultivator and a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, it would be better to face Wang Qing alone.

In any case, the other party has no intention of taking his life for the time being; they are just using him as a bargaining chip to force the Foundation Establishment cultivator in the hall to make a move.

As long as Wang Qing still hasn't given up the idea of ​​drawing out the Foundation Establishment cultivator in the hall, she won't easily kill him!

Unexpectedly, as he fell, the giant dragon head statue, which had been brutally slashed by Wang Qing's golden sword, suddenly raised its arm and punched his figure in mid-air!

Yan Cheng's pupils snapped upwards in an instant.

Are you kidding me?

He firmly believed that the reason the dragon-headed statue was awakened at this moment was because the palace had dug a large pit to get rid of Wang Qing, who had infiltrated the morgue.

If you're going to hit Wang Qing, then hit Wang Qing. Why are you using your free hand to hit him?

Fortunately, the high rank brought by the [Hidden Radiance] technique helped him master the newly acquired Cold Qi technique in almost an instant.

In the midst of his busy work, he formed a hand seal, and his figure instantly transformed into flying snowflakes, narrowly avoiding the heavy blow from the dragon-headed giant statue!

"The Cold Qi Technique: Frost and Snow Body..."

"Was it special treatment given to him by the Emperor...?"

Having successfully smashed open the steel door and entered the Cold Qi Quiet Room, the Holy Maiden looked out through the hole and watched as Yan Cheng dodged the heavy punch and landed steadily. Her expression was quite complicated.

She did indeed "see" the magical runes in the room.

However, having little knowledge of the Dao of Cold Qi, she had neither the inclination nor the time to delve into the inheritance contained within the runes.

Moreover, in her understanding, even the most exceptional genius could not instantly unleash magical techniques after receiving a lineage.

Unless, of course, the person in question has a status far higher than that of the law they have studied.

But Yan Cheng's cultivation level is only at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, so how could he possibly master Qi Refining level techniques in an instant?

The saint's expression was somber.

The person Wang Qing had just addressed was Zhong Tianying, the eldest disciple of the Lord of the Hall of Longevity and the senior sister of all the true disciples.

This Foundation Establishment cultivator practices fire-based techniques, and the immortal foundation he has built is called [Wild Bandit Flame].

Its magic lies in making those within its scope act recklessly, disregarding the consequences.

If the saintess was not mistaken, the other party had already personally arrived in the area of ​​the mortuary.

So, my actions just now, including injuring myself in front of Yan Cheng and chasing after him, seemed to be driven by my own will, but in reality, they were all influenced by the [Wild Bandit Flame] Immortal Foundation!

Her mood was worse than ever before:

"Before Foundation Establishment cultivators, the thoughts, actions, and resolve of Qi Refining cultivators are nothing more than playthings manipulated at will."

"Whether I pursued Yan Cheng or Yan Cheng jumped down, no matter how much I thought it was the only feasible decision, in reality I was only fulfilling the wishes of the upper cultivators."

"This is the terrifying aspect of Foundation Establishment cultivators... Before they have established their immortal foundation, lower-level cultivators don't even have the room to manipulate power and scheme in front of higher-level cultivators!"

Her gaze was directed towards the golden-armored female cultivator in the central courtyard, who seemed to have the upper hand:

The only problem is, why does this person also seem to have been hooked...?

"Is it because your rank dropped?"

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After landing, Yan Cheng immediately hid in a corner, just like Tian Tong, and used his [Cave Illumination] to observe the battle between the man and the clay statue in the central courtyard.

On the surface, the dragon-headed giant statue possessed only the combat power of the Foundation Establishment Realm but lacked any real status, let alone any magical or profound techniques. That's why Wang Qing crushed it like cutting melons and vegetables.

Interestingly, Wang Qing's situation didn't seem to be much better than that of the dragon-headed giant statue.

Yan Cheng's eyes shone brightly:

"This guy... isn't he also at the Foundation Establishment stage?"