Immortality and cultivation begin at age forty, starting with Foundation Establishment.

Yu Peiyao looked delighted and asked, "A body lacking Yin?"

"So this kind of physique really exists in the cultivation world."

"Uncle-Master, will someone with this constitution definitely die once they start having sex?"

Yu Mochou said calmly and gently, "That's how it is. A person with a Yin deficiency body will die if they have intercourse with someone of the same cultivation level. All their soul power will be transferred to the person they have intercourse with, thus improving the other person's aptitude."

"Only those with a Yin deficiency body who mate with a cultivator who is more than one major realm higher are qualified to become a furnace cauldron."

Yu Peiyao said, "Shouldn't the physique given by Heaven be beneficial for cultivation? Why do I feel that this kind of Yin-deficient physique is even more miserable than me with four spiritual roots? Their fate is destined to be unfortunate."

Yu Mochou nodded and said, "A person with a Yin deficiency body is also known as a person cursed by fate. As long as she has sexual relations with someone, she will definitely not have a good ending."

"Of course, it's also possible that I'm mistaken, and that the woman named Feiyue is not deficient in Yin."

"After Chen An had intercourse with her, he could feel the increase in his soul power. If he weren't lacking Yin, you could kill her or study how she devoured the magic weapon, it's all up to you."

"We must not let go of any possibility that someone is deficient in Yin."

"Her appearance is the opportunity for you and Chen An to become Golden Core cultivators."

Yu Peiyao said, "I understand, Martial Aunt."

Yu Mochou said, "Peiyao, once you and Chen An have made up your minds, be sure to tell me. I need to witness this."

Yu Peiyao said, "Okay."

After four years of seclusion, Chen An became a disciple of Yu Mochou and began a six-month training program with her. Chen An had already become unfamiliar with the Demon Wolf Legion.

Fortunately, Yan Gang was still the same deputy captain, and his feelings toward Chen An had not changed much.

Just like many years ago when Chen An and Yan Gang did missions together, Yan Gang will not forget the people who helped him just because he has become successful.

In the quiet room, Yan Gang reported to Chen An on the events that had occurred in the Demon Wolf Squad in recent years.

"Zhu Fan's older sister, Zhu Yuehan, possesses dual spiritual roots and is a cultivator with great potential. After joining the Demon Wolf Battle Group, she successfully entered the Foundation Establishment realm with just one Foundation Establishment Pill, and subsequently gained numerous merits with the Demon Wolf Battle Group."

"In recent years, Zhu Yuehan's strength has grown stronger and stronger, and her reputation in the battle group has also grown. She has gathered many Qi Refining stage disciples from both the righteous and demonic paths under her command."

"I reckon that if it weren't for the reputations of Senior Brother Chen and Senior Sister Ye, many Foundation Establishment cultivators would choose to side with Zhu Yuehan."

"Junior brother thinks that Zhu Yuehan is stealing the limelight from Senior Brother Chen and Senior Sister Ye."

"Senior Brother Chen would be better off taking her as a concubine, or else he should find a way to send her to her death."

Chen An frowned slightly and said, "This Zhu Yuehan, does she really have that much ability?"

Yan Gang lowered his head and whispered, "I'm sorry, Senior Brother Chen. It's my fault."

Chen An said sternly, "Speak."

Yan Gang didn't dare to sit down, and immediately knelt on the ground and said:

"I think there are quite a few Foundation Establishment cultivators in the team who are close to Zhu Fan, so I think Zhu Fan and his sister Zhu Yuehan have a huge influence on the Demon Wolf Warband."

"So I, I wanted Zhu Yuehan to die, so that Zhu Fan would lose his greatest asset in the Demon Wolf Legion."

"Senior brother, I'm really not doing this for myself. I'm doing it for you, Senior Brother Chen, as well as Senior Sister Yu and Senior Sister Ye."

"But I didn't expect Zhu Yuehan to be so powerful. She successfully killed two Foundation Establishment Demonic Cultivators all by herself, and even returned with more than three hundred Qi Refining disciples."

Chen An bent down and helped Yan Gang up. Yan Gang was not a god, and he could not predict everything. As a Qi Refining stage cultivator, he had already done his best to control the entire legion and earn countless resources.

Making mistakes is normal; to never make a mistake would be to be a saint.

Chen An said, "I understand. Have you discussed this matter with Junior Sister Yu? What did she say?"

Yan Gang gave an awkward smile and said, "It's what Senior Sister Yu said: she told me to find Senior Brother, and preferably have him take another concubine."

"She said the path to a woman's deepest heart is... well, anyway, the senior brother won't lose out..."

Chen An closed his eyes, weighing the options in his mind, and asked, "What about those two Foundation Establishment stage demonic cultivators? How are they doing?"

Yan Gang said, "Blood Butcher and Erhuang, they seem to behave more obediently than the loose cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage. They do whatever they are asked to do without ever complaining."

"Moreover, when the demonic cultivators at the lower levels are disobedient, it is these two who step up to manage them. In the past two years, we have been able to achieve a great deal of results, and Xue Tu and Er Huang have made a significant contribution."

"Wang Kui said that we should wait a few more years, cultivate new demonic cultivators to Foundation Establishment, and then let the two of them die. We can temporarily use their Foundation Establishment as publicity to recruit more Netherworld Cult demonic cultivators to die for us and earn spirit stones."

Chen An did not refute Yan Gang's approach. Yan Gang's management philosophy was very clear: cultivate new people and suppress the old ones. This is what many factions do before they have their own loyal followers.

The core cultivators' contributions are too great. If they were to improve their cultivation, it would easily affect the status of Chen An and Yu Peiyao. However, Chen An and Yu Peiyao would not introduce them into the Yu family, let alone let them join the sect.

Therefore, death or elimination is a normal operation for ordinary forces.

Of course, it can also be seen as Chen An and Yu Peiyao's strength improving too slowly, making it impossible for them to exert absolute suppression over the cultivators under their command.

However, the people under their command must not interfere with Chen An and Yu Peiyao's control over the entire Demon Wolf Battle Group.

Only a smart person like Yan Gang would maintain the Qi Refining stage even if he could reach the Foundation Establishment stage, thus reducing Chen An and Yu Peiyao's wariness of him.

There is a lot of distrust among practitioners.

As power grows, distrust will inevitably arise within the organization, which will also trigger various conflicts.

New and old, young and old.

If Chen An were at the bottom of society, he would have resisted this unfair treatment; he might even have drawn his knife and stabbed Yan Gang to death.

But Chen An is not from the bottom; he is the beneficiary of this power struggle. He only needs to provide the lower-level cultivators with more substantial benefits within a reasonable scope to win over everyone's hearts.

As a low-level cultivator, I should thank Chen An.

Yan Gang reported a lot of information, but then hesitated to say something, looking like he wanted to say something but held back.

"Senior brother, how about I give you my life spirit tablet?"

"Junior brother, I am definitely loyal to senior brother."

"But, senior brother, I have too much power now."

My junior brother is afraid that one day I will lose sight of my original aspirations.

"Junior brother entrusts his life to senior brother. If senior brother ever feels that junior brother has done something wrong, then he will crush junior brother's life spirit tablet."

Chen An stepped forward and patted Yan Gang on the shoulder. Yan Gang was indeed Yan Gang; he had considered everything for Chen An, including Yan Gang's own level of trust.

Chen An had no reason not to trust such a person.

Because at the very moment Yan Gang said those words, his popularity rating was still rising, which was almost inhuman.

"Junior Brother Yan, it's time to reach the Foundation Establishment stage."

You don't owe me anything.

"I'll keep the Soul Tablet. If I don't, you probably won't be able to sleep tonight, Junior Brother."

"I hope that when the war ends, we will still be brothers in arms."