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

The sounds of swords clashing filled the air.

The sparks from the longsword were evenly matched with the cold gleam from the sharp blade; neither could gain the upper hand.

However, the difference in their cultivation levels meant that this would be a battle in which Yan Cheng would have to take a defensive stance.

Having been impressed by Yan Cheng's feat of killing the palace guards, Deng Jian and Pei Yi were no longer worried about his safety.

They were simply waiting for the moment when this battle would come to an end.

In fact, as incomplete beings that cannot restore their spiritual power through breathing exercises, living corpses have no ability to wage a prolonged battle against living cultivators.

The dead have no intelligence and know not how to conserve their strength.

The more relentless and fierce the attack, the less room there is for maneuver, and the more it gradually erodes any chance of victory.

Yan Cheng, however, had already exhausted most of his spiritual power the moment he grasped the magic sword.

For him, who had no intention of confronting the female corpse, it was of little importance.

The female corpse was indeed highly skilled in her cultivation, retaining almost the entire perception of murderous intent.

This is a manifestation that can only occur when one's spiritual consciousness is so strong that it reaches the limits of the physical body at the late stage of Qi Refining.

Unfortunately, a person without a soul cannot retain much of their consciousness.

Her remaining intuition was useless against the silken net that carried no murderous intent whatsoever.

After the twenty-third clash of swords, Yan Cheng had already woven a net around the female corpse with the last of his silk threads.

As he took a deep breath, he channeled all his spiritual energy into the silk threads, and the silk net, now ablaze with purple flames, instantly bound the female corpse tightly!

Such methods were beyond what Deng Jian and Pei Yi could have imagined.

The two were stunned as they watched Yan Cheng walk toward the female corpse, which had been burned beyond repair by the flames and could no longer move, and kick away the long knife in her hand.

The longsword named "Falling Butterfly" is considered a top-grade spiritual weapon. Although Yan Cheng doesn't need it for the time being, it would be excellent to keep it to exchange with others in the future.

First, store it in the Immortal-Hiding Mirror.

Yan Cheng stared silently at the female corpse, which was already withered beyond recognition and was now burned beyond recognition by the starlight.

All that could be seen was the talismanic runes reflected in the mirror, which shone again on the surface of the woman's three cores as she revived.

The Theravada Buddhist Method of External Object Storage

【Shangzuo】is a lineage of Buddhist practice in the South, and is not within the scope of Yin-Yang and the Five Elements.

The corresponding spiritual objects are almost exclusively produced in the Shu region, where the Taoist tradition flourishes, and their scarcity in the northern border is comparable to the essence of the sun and moon.

Yan Cheng had always been curious about how the Buddhist monks in Lotus Temple, which was also a senior sect, had been established in the northern region for hundreds of years.

Originally, this shouldn't have been a problem troubling Buddhist practitioners.

These guys cultivate the "Path of Forging Meridians and Condensing Wheels," which involves diligently practicing and condensing the seven major chakras. They build their immortal foundation based on the chakras rather than the three dantian (energy centers), so they don't need any protective spirit objects.

However, because this path demands too much from one's character, Lotus Temple, based in the thirteen kingdoms of the North, mainly recruits local disciples. How could these people endure the torment of ten years of arduous cultivation?

The Northerners have always been this way. If you ask them to charge into battle and risk their lives, their courage and bravery are more than enough.

But to ask them to endure torment for an extended period of time is beyond the scope of mere bravado and is more painful than having their heads cut off.

Yan Cheng remembered that Tian Tong had mentioned that there were very few people practicing the ancient path in Lotus Temple nowadays.

The vast majority of them have modified the ancient "Qi-cultivation path" in the northern border, thus creating a demand for the town's spirit objects.

Here's the problem: Sichuan is thousands of miles away. Does every disciple in Lotus Temple have to obediently wait for spiritual objects to be transported from their hometown when they practice Qi cultivation?

Unfortunately, spiritual objects are scarce in the northern region, with only the [Jinshui] and [Liuhuo] among the five elements being relatively easy to find.

Given that Lotus Temple is one of the three major orthodox sects, it is not difficult to gather its influence.

Therefore, in order to make more efficient use of the resources in the North, a certain senior monk who lacked great virtue created this "Theravada Buddhist Secret Method for External Storage".

Its function is to make the five elements spiritual objects compatible with the [Supreme Seat] lineage cultivated by Buddhist cultivators, so that they can be used as the life-bound talisman for Qi Refining cultivators!

Yan Cheng cursed inwardly. These damned bald monks had no shame whatsoever in their quest to squeeze every last drop of resources from the already scarce Northern Territory…

They even hypocritically added the words "outside the sect" to the name of the mantra, as if to remind practitioners that this method is ultimately not the true path of Buddhism.

If everyone has the means, it is best to practice the righteous Dharma of forging veins and solidifying the wheel.

If that's really the case, why not just not create this technique at all?

Damn it, even though Senior Brother Tiantong's usual remarks are often laced with his own agenda, his comments on these self-proclaimed righteous people are spot on.

Confucian scholars like to use lofty principles to intimidate people, while the Three Pure Ones are fond of pretense and hypocrisy.

As for Shi Xiu, his favorite thing is to act like a prostitute while pretending to be virtuous.

"Our Immortal Sect is truly fair; we treat everyone, superiors and subordinates alike, as individuals of talent..."

Yan Cheng secretly mocked himself, thinking that if he stayed in this godforsaken place for a few more years, he felt he would turn into a bitter woman.

Since Buddhist practitioners do not cultivate the Five Virtues, it is naturally impossible for them to create methods that make the Five Elements spiritual objects compatible with the lineage of the Supreme Dao.

This so-called "The Secret of External Object Reception in Theravada Buddhism" was, unsurprisingly, copied from a fragment left over from an ancient celestial dynasty.

The divination using the Hidden Immortal Mirror was successfully completed, and the original version was titled "Comprehensive Explanation of All Things in the Town".

The beauty of this method lies not only in saving cultivators the trouble of finding a corresponding method to contain a specific spiritual object, but also in eliminating the requirements for the cultivator's cultivation level and lineage.

Its scope of application extends from the five elements of spiritual objects to almost all the Daoist traditions that existed in the world before the collapse of the Immortal Dynasty!

Yan Cheng's eyes lit up:

In other words, aside from the spiritual artifacts of the three major religions, which are already extremely difficult to obtain.

"The vast majority of all kinds of spiritual creatures naturally born and raised in this northern region fall within the scope of this 'Comprehensive Explanation of All Things in the Town.'"

However, the "Shangyintian Corpse Path Chapter" does not specify what objects practitioners should use to ward off evil spirits.

"In other words, as long as I can obtain the corresponding items, I can freely combine them to create the most suitable combination of talismans to suit my needs!"

This is undoubtedly great news that has swept away Yan Cheng's troubles of the past few months.

It should be noted that he was not lacking in spiritual items; the Yang Gold he obtained from Wang Qing alone was a wonderful item that helped him harmonize Yin and Yang.

Compared to the spirit sword [Breaking Clouds], which possesses an inherent sharpness, it is more suitable for being placed in the Qi Palace.

My previous concern was simply that the boundless mist of the elixir might not be able to suppress the yang energy within the metal, thus affecting my cultivation after entering the later stages...

Now, with the help of this "Comprehensive Explanation of All Town-Suppressing Objects", he can create the most suitable combination of town-suppressing objects without ignoring the ratio of Yin and Yang energies!

"For example, if I were to place Yang metal into the middle elixir, the Yang energy within that metal would naturally be absorbed by the Yin cultivation method within my body, transforming it into a state of balanced Yin and Yang."

"At the same time, I was able to obtain the ultimate profound secrets by suppressing a Foundation Establishment level spiritual object into my Qi Palace."

"The unique and powerful protective mechanisms of the three Qi Palaces during Qi Refining will all be integrated into the Immortal Foundation during Foundation Establishment!"

"This is no different from winning at the starting line... As long as I can successfully establish my foundation, I will be among the top performers in the early stages of foundation establishment the moment I achieve Dao!"