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

Yan Cheng immediately thought that this guy was joking with him.

Kill Huang Tong? If you had that ability, you would have done it yourself long ago. Why would you have been suppressed by Huang Tong until now?

Yan Cheng did intend to get rid of Huang Tong, but in his plan, that would be something to do at least after he had cultivated to the late stage of Qi Refining.

Before this, he never thought that even he, who was now at the peak of the mid-stage of the Zhu realm, had any chance of surpassing Huang Tong!

Even setting aside the Soul-Capturing Bell, the combat strength of a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator can be seen from the Saintess's performance in the Corpse-Raising Institute.

Otherwise, why would Yan Cheng be in such a hurry to bring out the spirit sword [Breaking Clouds]?

It's all so that when faced with a similar situation, one can fight their way out with a sharp weapon in hand!

A spirit sword at the Qi Refining level is naturally not as good as the magic sword [Guanqing] in Wang Qing's hand that day, but it should be enough to handle battles at the Qi Refining level.

Thinking of this, Yan Cheng's expression turned strange:

"You're not just testing me with your words, are you?"

The saint's expression was calm and serene.

Do you think I have the leisure or inclination for such things?

"I'm being kept under the control of my senior sister, so I can't go to Biyue Palace this time, but Huang Tong will definitely be going."

"The Moon-Covering Palace was lured into existence by the female cultivator she released. In her eyes, she had performed a great service and feared that others would steal the fortune that she deserved!"

Yan Cheng's mind stirred slightly upon hearing this:

"As expected, it's related to the silk weaver..."

He had long known that Huang Tong deliberately let the silk weaver escape that day in order to use her as a key to obtain something hidden somewhere on the northern slope.

He had previously thought that Huang Tong's scheme was related to the morgue, but now it seems that's not the case.

At least in the morgue, he didn't notice any trace of the Weaver Girl's presence.

If the other party had indeed been to the Corpse-Raising Institute, they would surely have taken the "True Method of Pulsating Silk and Stabilizing Yang".

Even if she was unwilling to become someone else's vessel for cultivation, she would not allow others to obtain this inheritance.

It's always better to have the legacy in your own hands than to let it fall into the control of others!

But if the Silk Weaver was not the key to the Corpse-Raising Asylum, but the key to the Moon-Covering Palace, then the nature of the matter would be different.

Yan Cheng couldn't help but glance at the Holy Maiden.

If the Moon-Covering Palace is truly as important as claimed in the hall, then the Lord of the Longevity Hall promoted this female cultivator to a true disciple, allowing her to accumulate power and influence within the hall.

It's just fattening up a pig that's destined to be slaughtered!

Now that the Moon-Covering Palace has appeared in the world, this person's situation has become quite delicate.

If she could prove the existence of the sun with her yin body, adding a valuable foundation-building combatant to the palace, it would certainly be what the palace master desires.

The true disciples, including Zhong Tianying, would never stand by and watch this person achieve success.

That's why he personally intervened to prevent the Holy Maiden from going to the Moon-Covering Palace.

With the confinement in place, the next step will likely be a covert execution.

This guy, who has already been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve by the emperor, is desperate and has come here to deceive him.

The saintess looked up and "glanced" at him, seemingly already anticipating his thoughts:

"You really are just like that child, a typical example of a downward-thinking mentality."

"The Moon-Covering Palace is Huang Tong's opportunity to attain enlightenment. They are all afraid that they will put countless efforts into Huang Tong, only to end up with nothing."

"Ultimately, they are projecting their own minds onto others, believing that if they were in my shoes, they would never allow Huang Tong to establish his immortal foundation before me."

"Just forbid me from going, lest things change."

"But no one in the palace dared to kill me, or even block my path."

"What our master wanted wasn't just the Yin energy, but also the Yang energy..."

"In fact, compared to the numerous Taiyin Foundation Establishment cultivators within the sect, only someone who achieved Taiyang Foundation Establishment with a Yin body has enough weight to regain the sect's attention!"

She paused for a moment:

"As for the so-called opportunities within the Moon-Hidden Palace, they are actually of little use to me."

"Whether it's the Taiyin or the Youming, they all clash with my path. Even if I were to find a magical treasure among them, it would be of no use."

"My [Light Prism] is not something that can be achieved with just one or two external objects."

At this point, he immediately sneered:

"I was just laughing at Huang Tong, wondering if he was just trying to fool you all, or if he was really fooled by his senior brothers and sisters."

"Do you really think there are any valuable items from the Yin Dao sect in the Moon-Sealing Palace?"

"Since ancient times, the Taiyin sect has been controlled by the immortal sects. This is a legacy originating from the Immortal Lord level. How could just anyone get a share?"

"The Heavenly Corpse Path obtained some remnants of the ancient Netherworld Path and nurtured a Nascent Soul True Monarch, thinking that they could rule the Northern Foothills."

"Finally, they angered the Immortal Sect, which issued an imperial decree to destroy them."

"The sect could not bear to see the path of the Netherworld lost, so they established the Hall of Longevity."

"But to say that the Immortal Sect truly values ​​the Netherworld Path is a joke."

The saintess's expression was quite complex:

"Even Master himself values ​​the Yin and Yang energies far more than the Netherworld he cultivates."

"But why can't I see that he looks exactly the same inside the sect?"

"Since ancient times, the path of the Netherworld has been hated by the Northern Emperor and suppressed by the Zhou Dynasty. Those who have reached the Nascent Soul stage or the Core Formation stage have perished faster than wheat being harvested in the field."

"It wasn't until the ancestors of the Heavenly Corpse Path accidentally broke into the Moon-Covering Palace and obtained the inheritance of the Ancient Netherworld Path that the Great Dao lineage was able to continue for hundreds of years."

The saintess's gaze was dark:

Even if Huang Tong doesn't know, the people behind her certainly do.

"All the magical objects and treasures in the Moon-Hidden Palace are merely embellishments."

"What truly matters to Netherworld cultivators is the hope of continuing their path... the cultivation methods after achieving the Core Formation stage, and even the sliver of hope of forming the Nascent Soul stage!"

Her voice suddenly became calm and slow:

"Have you... ever heard of the 'Upper Yin'?"

In that instant, Yan Cheng was certain that if the Holy Maiden had eyes that could see, her changes in expression would not be able to escape her notice.

Fortunately, the saintess was blind.

He responded in the most indifferent tone possible:

"no."

"Is it a concept related to the underworld?"

The saintess remained silent for a long time, seemingly carefully considering whether Yan Cheng's reaction was unusual.

After a long pause, she finally spoke:

"That's one way to put it."

"The Upper Yin Path is the Path of the Extreme Stars, from which both the Taiyin and Taiyang originate."

"The coldness of the upper yin, when it descends to the mortal world, becomes [cold qi], and when it sinks to the nine springs, it becomes [the netherworld]."

"The ancient cultivators were right to call it the ancestor of all Yin!"

She said softly:

"It is said that the name of the Heavenly Corpse Path is taken from the 'Heavenly Corpse Path Chapter of the Upper Yin Path,' which is a legendary supreme Taoist method that can enable a Yin body to achieve enlightenment..."

"Since it can teach the Yin body to cultivate to the point of balance of the two energies, there must also be a method to assist the Yang body in cultivating the Yin method."

"Huang Tong's path to Foundation Establishment and Core Formation is destined to be fraught with dangers due to the limitations of his yang body."

"The latent legacy within the Moon-Hidden Palace is her hope for achieving enlightenment!"