Starting with the Corpse-Eating Worm, he worked his way up to become the Left-Winged Immortal Lord.

Upon entering the Yin Land, Gu Qing couldn't wait to activate Yin magic to nurture the Ghost-Covering Leaf medicinal seed.

At the same time, the Taiyin Jar containing the stinging insect was taken out, and the Shadowless Corpse-Eating Insect was concealed as it burrowed into the small hole that had been dug yesterday.

Before long, Gu Qing controlled the Shadowless Corpse-Eating Insects to come to the stone coffin.

After crawling into the tiny hole yesterday, the Shadowless Corpse-Eating Worm was instantly as happy as a child who had seen candy.

Excitement and joy intertwined.

Before Gu Qing could react, the Shadowless Corpse-Eating Worm had already started eating on its own, devouring the corpse energy in the coffin one bite after another.

After Gu Qing interrupted it, the Shadowless Corpse-Eating Worm even showed a hint of reluctance and low spirits.

However, upon seeing the purple zombie, its reluctance vanished completely, replaced by an even more frenzied joy.

It frantically pounced on the purple zombie, opened its mouth full of teeth and began to gnaw at it indiscriminately, one bite after another. However, the corpse-eating worm's teeth gnawing at it were like a knife cutting through an iron ingot, making it extremely difficult to swallow directly.

If the Corpse-Eating Worm hadn't been upgraded to the second tier and evolved into the Shadowless Corpse-Eating Worm, significantly increasing its refining ability, we probably would have been left watching helplessly today.

Even so, the Shadowless Corpse-Eating Worms did not devour the purple zombies very quickly.

The purple zombie in the coffin had been kept in the coffin for far too long. Although its cultivation level was far inferior to the Shadowless Corpse-Eating Worm, because it had been kept in the stone coffin for many years, every piece of its body was extremely difficult to swallow and refine after entering its stomach.

In less than half an hour, the corpse energy gained by the corpse-devouring worms was equivalent to the amount of corpse energy they used to refine for a mortal corpse.

Refining is slow.

But the profits are huge!

Overnight, the Corpse-Eating Worms refined 20% of a purple zombie, and the amount of corpse energy they harvested was unimaginable.

As dawn broke, the daily review arrived as scheduled.

[Evaluation Panel Lv1 (21/100)]

[Today's Review!]

[Burialed in a yin-heavy place, nurtured a broken-hollow shovel beetle in a first-tier yin artifact, the Taiyin Urn, for seven hours. Rating: D-grade - Corpse Qi +30, Yin Qi Replenishment +15]

[Burialed in a yin-heavy place using yin methods for seven hours to nurture a second-tier ghost-shrouding leaf medicinal seed, rating C - Corpse Qi +50]

[The Shadowless Corpse-Eating Insect successfully refined a first-tier upper-level purple zombie in its prime state, rated C-level—Corpse Qi +200, Yin Qi replenishment +100]

"If you refine it to 20%, you will obtain 200 units of corpse energy."

Gu Qing smiled happily.

One corpse is refined every five days, and each corpse yields 1000 units of corpse energy.

Within seven days, the Shadowless Corpse-Eating Worm will be able to advance to the next level.

"This is truly a treasure trove!"

The thought that at least a hundred giant zombies were buried in the Yin Land filled Gu Qing with even more joy.

of course.

He wasn't greedy enough to covet all the zombies; he only wanted to quietly refine a portion of them.

next moment.

Gu Qing shifted his gaze from the daily evaluation panel to the information panel of the Void Stag Beetle. The Void Stag Beetle was just a hair's breadth away from breaking through to the upper level of the first tier. Once it broke through, he would have a greater ability to protect himself.

Deng Hui, who was able to steal the True Method of Foundation Building from Xuanqing Academy, is definitely not a good person, and he would never give up this method.

No hesitation.

Gu Qing immediately consumed 127 points of corpse energy.

The Hollow Stag Beetle immediately stepped into the first-level advanced realm.

Hollow Stag Beetle

[Status: Adult (0/2000) - Breeding Direction: Lower Tier 2]

Upon entering the first-tier advanced stage, the aura of the Void-Shattering Stag Beetle surged dramatically, and the color of its spike, capable of breaking through stone coffins, magical artifacts, and talismans, deepened considerably.

Gu Qing immediately used it to try and break the coffin.

The stone coffin, which had previously required several attempts to break open, can now be shattered with a single blow.

"However, the next stage of training doesn't aim for evolution, it's just a simple upgrade. Is it because its ranking is too high, so it can't evolve easily?" Gu Qing pondered to himself, then closed the panel.

……

For the next two days, Gu Qing continued to receive 280 corpse energy and 115 points of yin energy replenishment daily.

The remaining corpse energy reached 1003.

The amount of Yin energy replenished reached 1090.

If he so desired, he could break through the Foundation Establishment True Method of the Worm-Free Rejuvenation at any time, and he would then step into the second level of Qi Refining.

however.

There has been no news from Deng Hui. If he breaks through to the second level of Qi Refining now, he will definitely be Deng Hui's first target.

In addition, the Taoist priests from Wufeng Temple who went out to pursue the suspect have not returned, and seven or eight more people are going to provide support every day.

This forced Gu Qing to suppress his desire to break through.

of course.

It wasn't just Deng Hui; Chen Ye's threat was also partly due to this.

He needs to further improve his Shadowless Corpse-Eating Insect realm; at least he needs to be able to break through to Chen Ye or Deng Hui.

……

This morning.

Li Fu delivered meat to his door once again.

Upon arrival, Li Fu exclaimed excitedly, "Fellow Daoist Gu, today we've finally gotten our hands on Lengshan Venerable's Meat, the finest tenderloin. Normally, even those mid-stage Qi Refining Daoists can't buy it, but today I've finally stumbled upon it!"

Li Fu placed the food box on the small stone table in front of the house and said, "The tenderloin is the most tender and nourishing part of the pork. Come and eat it while it's hot."

Gu Qing still did not refuse, even though using Leng Shanzun's flesh would provide him with negligible improvement at this point.

They couldn't even make it into the top tier of the daily evaluation.

But as long as he continued to eat, Li Fu was happy, because each meal he ate would help him accumulate more favors.

Gu Qing was willing to add more support because only by adding enough support would Li Fu stand more firmly on her side.

Behind Chen Ye is a deputy abbot, so whether I can successfully participate in the assessment a year later depends on Li Fu.

"Master Li, I will always remember your kindness!" Gu Qing accepted the bowl and chopsticks, responding earnestly.

Upon hearing this, Li Fu chuckled.

"There's no need for such formalities between us." He said there was no need to be polite, but the smile on his face couldn't hide his satisfaction.

Then Li Fu suddenly added, "By the way, I received news this morning. Deng Hui was found last night... Damn it, that guy really knows how to hide... Guess where he's hiding?"

"where?"

Gu Qing asked hurriedly.

Li Fu said angrily, "The He Sha Valley at the end of the Lianwu Mountains is a gathering place for monsters and spirits. Neither Chen Ye nor Uncle Lu dare to go there rashly. However, this time the temple sent three Qi Refining Level 6 cultivators, who are guaranteed to capture Deng Hui!"

Hearing the word "guaranteed" only added to Gu Qing's unease.

and many more.

Deng Hui defected from Xuanqing Academy, and the people of Xuanqing Academy couldn't catch him for months. How could he be found so easily by the cultivators of Wufeng Temple?

On what grounds?

Others may not know the true method of the Worm's Foundation Building, but he does, so he sees it very clearly.

If it was discovered so easily, there's only one possibility—this was a diversionary tactic.

Li Fu sighed again, "The last time three Qi Refining Level 6 cultivators made a move was many years ago... I remember I was only seven or eight years old at the time, and it seemed to be some kind of sect that wanted to destroy the Wufeng Temple."

"Which three?" Gu Qing asked hurriedly.

Speaking of which...

I haven't seen my master these past few days either.

Could he have gone to the Lianwu Mountains as well?

Li Fu listed them in detail: "Two of the three great protectors of our Wufeng Temple are Chen Ye, Daoist Qiyun, and Daoist Yang, the manager of the Weapon Hall."

"How many Qi Refining Level 6 cultivators are left in our temple?" Gu Qing asked again.

"Why are you asking this?" But Li Fu still chose to answer, "There's Uncle Lu, a Dharma Protector, and then there's Master Qiuyue, the manager of the Talisman Hall. However, that Dharma Protector went out with the Abbot a while ago, so currently only Uncle Lu and Master Qiuyue remain at Wufeng Temple."

Two people?

Gu Qing was speechless for a moment, and felt even more uneasy. "Master Li, it's best not to stay in Fufeng Forest these next few days."

"Don't worry, if those unorthodox and unorthodox sects dare to come, this humble Taoist..."

Li Fu didn't take it seriously, but Gu Qing interrupted him sternly.

"I have a bad feeling about this. Listen to me, don't stay in Fufeng Forest. It would be best to bring the Taoist boy back as well."

Seeing Gu Qing's serious expression, Li Fu didn't say anything more and nodded silently.