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

Yan Cheng blinked slightly, seemingly showing no reaction, but the purple flames in his eyes flickered uncertainly.

"I see……"

"No wonder the sect leader was completely unconcerned, even knowing that the Moon-Covering Palace must contain treasures beyond the Foundation Establishment level."

"When the Moon-Sheltering Palace opened last time, the sect's True Persons had already come here and looted all the treasures they could find and take."

"The sect leader of the Taiyin Immortal Sect also came here... and it was he who took the [Youyu Bell] back then!"

The path of the Netherworld is not a traditional path of the Taiyin Immortal Sect.

The Immortal Sect must have established the Hall of Longevity to cultivate the Netherworld after obtaining the Netherworld Bell.

Since they regarded the Netherworld as their own, and were also from the Northern Territory and cultivated the Heavenly Corpse Path of the Netherworld, they naturally became targets that the Immortal Sect had to eliminate.

These histories wouldn't be recorded in the sect's history books. Yan Cheng felt a strange sense of satisfaction as he deduced the past that the immortal sect was unwilling to mention.

At that moment, he simply asked:

"So, the inheritance within the Moon-Covering Palace is indeed primarily based on the Netherworld Escape Technique?"

The Moon Laurel Pure Yin Mystic Essence, which Huang Tong had just smashed through the palace wall with a single punch while piloting a giant statue, and which then flew out of the palace and was fought over by the Foundation Establishment cultivators, was probably one of the "some benefits" that Mi Niang mentioned.

This item is certainly a treasure that cultivators would fight tooth and nail for in this world.

However, in Mi Niang's time, it probably wouldn't have been so extraordinary, and naturally, she wouldn't have regarded it as a core opportunity in the palace.

Mi Niang said:

"The Upper Yin Dao governs the cold of the extreme star, manifesting as the sun and moon, appearing in the world as cold Qi, and sinking into the netherworld."

"The great man who built this place was extremely knowledgeable in the path of the netherworld."

"Therefore, the [Whispering Bell] was used as the core to guard this hall, and from it extended three layers of obstacles: the Sea of ​​Mist, the Yang Body Restriction, and the Misty Corridor."

"But for the young master who is destined to set foot here, these obstacles do not exist."

Yan Cheng couldn't help but smile upon hearing this:

"Hit?"

He didn't consider himself someone favored by fate.

Yes, he was born with a magic mirror the moment he transmigrated, and smoothly cultivated to the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

However, there were no shortage of dangers and difficulties along the way. The Holy Maiden alone made him feel the crisis of life and death three times.

The reason he was able to sense the location of the road in the sea of ​​fog was because he had obtained the "Hidden Mist Concealment Technique" from the Silk Weaver earlier.

This was not inevitable. If the silk weaver had not barged into his room that day, things would have taken a completely different turn.

"Or perhaps, what appears to be a mere coincidence of that day was actually part of Shangxiu's plan..."

Yan Cheng broke out in a cold sweat in an instant.

Could it be that back when he was just an unknown early-stage Qi Refining cultivator, a higher-level cultivator had already set his sights on him?

Seeing that his expression was strange, Mi Niang said softly:

"【Shangyin】is inherently associated with the image of Yin and stillness. Even if you are not a corpse cultivator, the restrictions outside the palace will not actually work on you."

"However... the lord who built the palace that day had already foreseen that the [Shangyin] sect would inevitably be suppressed in later generations."

"A cultivator who enters this place is very likely to be a corpse cultivator as well."

That's why I'm here.

She stretched out her hand, and light seemed to shimmer on the long, black sleeves:

"It is solely to help the young master to become connected with the secret treasures of this place, and to become the new master of the Moon-Covering Palace and glorify the path of the Shangyin Sect."

Yan Cheng lowered her eyes slightly, her long eyelashes blinking gently from time to time.

He felt that his comprehension was not low at all; after all, he had mastered even the most difficult ancient techniques, such as the "Shang Yin Tian Shi Dao Zhang," through his own hard work.

Yes, that's right. The inexhaustible Moon Laurel Pure Yin Essence in the Hidden Immortal Mirror only played a supporting role at most.

But he still couldn't understand what Mi Niang meant, and asked in a low voice:

"You've waited here for a thousand years, just to hand over the Moon-Shielding Palace to the Yin cultivators who have come here?"

"But you just mentioned that the reason you have enjoyed such a long life is because your life is connected with the Moon-Covering Palace."

"If this place were handed over to someone else, wouldn't I die instantly?"

He absolutely did not believe that anyone in the world would willingly give up a long lifespan that was practically immortal just to pass on their legacy to others.

Let alone in the Immortal Sect, even looking at the entire Northern Territory, you might not find such a selfless and benevolent person dedicated solely to others.

If it really exists, then it's definitely a trap!

Mi Niang's answer surprised him:

No, it won't.

"The reason I am able to control this place and enjoy an endless lifespan is because my life is connected with the Moon-Covering Palace."

"The price is that you will never be able to step out of this place for the rest of your life. As soon as you step out of the stone palace, your body will collapse and decay."

"This is definitely not the path that someone like you should take."

"My plan is to link your life with mine, so that I can use you as a medium to control this place."

"In this way, I will be unharmed, and you, sir, will be able to obtain the treasure that the master bequeathed to the new master of this place through your connection with this place."

"That's a destiny of immortality that only cultivators of the Upper Yin realm are qualified to receive..."

She paused for a moment:

"However, in this way, the young master's control over this place remains only at an indirect level."

"Then I will not be able to rely on this place to live forever like I do, and I'm afraid that you will be displeased with this."

Yan Cheng smiled:

"If that's what you're worried about, then there's really no need to worry."

"There is a way to achieve immortality, which I have discovered myself."

"I have never sought the kind of immortality that is confined to the palace gates, a life of self-imposed confinement."

Mi Niang bowed slightly:

"I was overthinking it."

"Young master, you are truly magnanimous, worthy of being a descendant of the Shangyin lineage."

Yan Cheng said:

"I just don't understand what you mean by this so-called connection of lives that you've mentioned so many times."

Mi Niang sighed softly:

"I never imagined that the cultivation world would decline to such an extent that even the method of linking life and death has been lost."

"I should not criticize the actions of the immortal, but if the Moon Immortal Lord had not shot down the sun and caused the celestial dynasty to lose its glory, the northern border would not be in such a state today."

"The Ji clan are descendants of the Northern Emperor. They obtained the unorthodox inheritance of the [Shangyin] from an unknown secret realm, and thus established their country, which led to the former Great Zhou Dynasty."

"Although they are of the Emperor's bloodline, they do not necessarily have the Emperor's mind and vision."

"The Zhou dynasty lasted for eight hundred years, and all the laws and doctrines of the world were collected by one family and one clan. These traditions were lost with the fall of the Ji clan."

"Aside from the Taiyin lineage, which has always maintained a clear separation from the Zhou dynasty, the various families in the northern border... probably don't have many ancient methods left to inherit."

Yan Cheng wasn't surprised that she knew about the affairs of the Great Zhou.

Since the Zhou dynasty built the Shangyin Palace, it is certain that some of their descendants visited this Moon-Shielding Palace in the past.

It was only because the practice I followed, as Mi Niang said, was "not authentic" that I was unable to set foot in this hall.

But then Mi Niang continued:

"When the Biyue Palace was first built, the Zhou Dynasty was still in its infancy, and the method of linking life and death was still circulating in various places at that time."

"These methods seem to have evolved into the talismans that people use today."

"Using spiritual objects to suppress the three dantian, internally stabilizing the qi and externally displaying divine wonders, can indeed be considered as taking a step forward on the path of immortality."

"It seems that the person who created this method does not understand that there is a reason why we ancient cultivators do not need to use suppressing objects and can stabilize the three cores solely through our own cultivation and practice."