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

The cemetery is different during the day than at night; as soon as you enter the wilderness, a thin mist blocks your way.

The air was thick with the stench of death and the aura of yin, making it even worse than at night.

Logically speaking, during the daytime, when yang energy is dominant and yin energy is weak, this phenomenon should not occur.

Perhaps noticing Gu Qing's confusion, Li Fu explained, "This place is a yin place, a place where yin energy surges. At night, some things grow, so the yin energy and corpse energy are relatively thin. But after dawn, they grow out, and the yin energy and corpse energy, without anything to suppress them, naturally spread out."

Hearing this, Gu Qing's heart tightened.

Although he had considered that changing jobs might not necessarily be a good one, he never expected it to be worse than burying a body at night.

soon.

Gu Qing followed Li Fu to the tomb.

At a glance, there were hundreds or even thousands of tombs shrouded in the thin mist.

Some have steles.

Some have no inscription.

There were also seven or eight older Taoist boys carrying baskets on their backs, busy among them.

They crouched between the graves, holding small shovels, carefully digging out clusters of light black mushrooms.

"These are all Daoist disciples from three years ago. They are responsible for digging up Yin Corpse Mushrooms and are constantly corroded by Yin and Corpse Qi. However, you don't need to do this kind of work. Your ability to control insects has a better use."

After saying that, Li Fu continued to lead Gu Qing inside.

As Gu Qing passed the older Daoist boys, he couldn't help but glance at them a few more times, and they looked up at him in return.

From their faces, Gu Qing saw exhaustion, haggardness, and numbness.

Overall, he looks more like a poor, struggling person working hard to make a living than a Taoist disciple of Wufeng Temple.

Upon seeing this.

Gu Qing became even more determined to seize the opportunity presented by the assessment and change her identity.

"Let's start from here."

Li Fu led Gu Qing into the tomb.

Then he said bluntly, "Your task is to dig a hole, use insect control to enter, and sense the density of the corpse's aura. If any insects are corroded by the corpse's aura, light a stick of incense in front of the grave to suppress the corpse... This is the routine every day."

"Good job! I'll make you a Cold Mountain Venerable Meat every few days from now on. Also, watch your step on those Earth Yin Corpse Mushrooms, don't step on them. Every time you damage one, your parents will have to pay for it. Ten taels per mushroom."

Ten taels.

The expenses for an average family of three for half a year.

This price is comparable to that of a pound of cold mountain delicacies. The parents, who had just emptied their savings, could only rely on borrowing money to pay such a large sum at once.

However, Li Fu's words also made Gu Qing happy.

Every few days, you can have a cold mountain stew.

That's not bad.

"I will definitely work hard and live up to Master Li's expectations." Gu Qing raised his hand and bowed respectfully.

"Keep working hard, I'll come back in the evening to wrap things up."

After saying this, Li Fu left a box of corpse-suppressing incense and walked away.

After Li Fu left, Gu Qing found a bamboo pole and poked a hole in the grave with all his might. Then, just like yesterday, he found a bunch of maggots.

In hundreds and thousands of graves, carrion-eating maggots are rampant and easy to find.

It's worth mentioning that although Gu Qing didn't know where the corpse-eating worms came from, he always felt that they were related to these maggots.

Gathering her thoughts, Gu Qing began to make hand seals and chant incantations. The maggots, which had been scurrying about haphazardly, immediately began to crawl in an orderly fashion towards the cave entrance. Once inside, all the maggots fell in and disappeared into the depths of the tomb.

However, because they were bamboo poles, they couldn't reach the bottom of the coffin, so Gu Qing had to rely on himself to maneuver them to crawl inside.

Maggots are so small that they can easily penetrate into any tiny hole.

As the maggots burrowed deeper inside, Gu Qing immediately felt a chilling aura and a sharp, deadly smell.

It was several times heavier than the yin energy that lingered in the graveyard.

However, when the corpse energy swept over the maggots, it did not corrode them; it only slightly slowed their movements.

After confirming that there was nothing wrong with the body in one of the graves, Gu Qing continued to inspect the second one.

And so it went, one after another.

It was fine at first, but the mental stress from controlling insects increased as time went on.

Because he wasn't yet a true cultivator, having not reached the first level of Qi Refining, he had no Yin energy to draw upon, so the insect-controlling technique only consumed his own essence, energy, and spirit. After half a day, in some ways, it was more tiring than digging a pit to bury a corpse.

Fortunately, no one was supervising his work, so he could take a break when he was mentally exhausted, or even close his eyes and rest for a while before continuing.

However, it was ultimately impossible to make up for the enormous losses.

After three hours, Gu Qing was experiencing a tearing pain in his head.

Moreover, this pain cannot be relieved in a short period of time, and resting during the day is not enough; it can only be replenished by sleeping at night.

Because after nightfall, yin prevails over yang, and every breath at that time can replenish one's vital energy.

As darkness fell, Gu Qing dared not continue. After lighting an incense stick to suppress the corpse at the problematic grave he had just found, he quietly waited for Li Fu to arrive.

Not long after, Li Fu emerged from the thin mist. He glanced at the half-burnt incense in front of Gu Qing, and after carefully examining the tomb, he smiled with satisfaction, "Well done... Go back and rest."

"Thank you, Taoist priest."

Gu Qing bowed and walked back in a daze.

When they returned to the backyard of Wufeng Temple, they happened to run into the Taoist boy who was burying the body and was packing his things to go down the mountain to the mortuary to carry the coffin.

When they saw that Gu Qing could barely stand, their envy vanished.

Some people even sneered with schadenfreude.

However, most people took the initiative to greet Gu Qing upon seeing him.

"Fellow Daoist Gu."

"Fellow Daoist Gu."

Some people have already started calling him Brother Gu, saying, "Brother Gu is back."

Gu Qing was not surprised to sense the changes in everyone.

In your past life, if you were familiar with your superiors, the people below you would treat you with the same enthusiasm as if you had known them for over a decade.

Not to mention in this kind of environment.

After a brief greeting, Gu Qing followed the older Daoist disciple directly to the dining hall, ate his fill, and then slept soundly until dawn.

At daybreak, I will evaluate it again.

The evaluation results surprised Gu Qing quite a bit.

[Evaluation Panel Lv1 (4/100)]

[Today's Review!]

[By using insects to examine the corpses at the Fufeng Forest Tomb, three corpses that were about to commit fraud were discovered ahead of time. This earned praise from Daoist Duofu, who rated it as Grade D - Corpse Aura +5]

[The Corpse-Eating Insects devour the corpse of the decapitated villain, rated as D-level - Corpse Qi +10, Yin Qi Replenishment +5]

[PS: The rating is very low, but I'll try harder!]

"I can actually gain 5 points of corpse energy every day."

Gu Qing was pleasantly surprised and thought to herself.

Previously, burying corpses would only take a whole day and then end at 1 a.m.

Now it's a five-fold return.

"So be it if it takes a toll on my energy and spirit. Once I've mastered the first level of the Subduing Insects Technique, I can absorb Yin energy into my body and truly begin my cultivation. At that time, I can mobilize the Yin energy within my body to perform the insect control technique."

Perhaps by then.

Daily reviews will yield higher rewards!

No hesitation.

Gu Qing used up all the corpse energy.

【Corpse Eater】

[Status: Larva (49/50) - Breeding Direction: Black Armored Carcass Worm]

"Unfortunately, we were just one point short."

Gu Qing turned off the control panel and headed straight for the dining hall.

Although he had slept all night, his head was still a little sore and his energy had not fully recovered, but Gu Qing was full of enthusiasm.

Tomorrow is the day when the corpse-eating worms will transform into adult worms.

I wonder what kind of improvement will be made then.