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

Even if the True Lord himself were to arrive, he would find it difficult to harm you in the slightest.

Yan Cheng's first reaction was that the female cultivator in front of him was really good at bragging.

Have you ever seen the True Lord?

However, upon closer reflection, Mi Niang is a living fossil of the cultivation world who has lived for a thousand years. Perhaps she has actually met Nascent Soul True Monarchs, who are not uncommon in recent times.

The person she mentioned who built this place was clearly not just a True Lord.

Yan Cheng absolutely did not believe that Mi Niang could defeat a Nascent Soul cultivator head-on.

However, given her profound control over this place, it's not impossible for her to temporarily stall the enemy.

Now his only concern is whether rashly making a contract with this female cultivator of unknown origin will bring about any irreversible consequences.

However, according to her, if he firmly refused to make a deal with her, he would miss out on the hidden destiny of immortals in this place.

To be called a "fate of immortality" by a cultivator who has survived since ancient times is definitely not limited to the opportunities of the True Person or True Lord level!

Thinking of this, he slowly spoke:

"Fellow Daoist, may I speak frankly as to what this hidden immortal opportunity is?"

Mi Niang shook her head and said:

"I do not know."

"Although I have received your grace and sworn an oath to share my life with this Moon-Shielding Palace, thus enjoying boundless lifespan and gaining the authority to control all the mysteries within the palace."

"But that immortal destiny is not actually part of the Moon-Covering Palace; it is merely temporarily stored here."

"I am not a cultivator of the Upper Yin realm, and I have never personally witnessed that celestial opportunity... I'm afraid you will have to discover its mysteries yourself, young master."

Mi Niang's explanation was reasonable, and even Yan Cheng, who was extremely suspicious due to the poisoning by the emperor, could not find any flaws in it for the time being.

It makes perfect sense to think about it this way:

The great man who built the Moon-Shielding Palace, wouldn't he have been wary of Mi Niang stealing the divine destiny she left to future generations for herself?

That's why they assigned a corpse-raising woman with no cultivation to guard this place.

"The [Upper Yin] lineage is not solely for corpse cultivators. Although that being set up a yang body restriction outside the palace, it doesn't necessarily require His successors to be corpse cultivators."

"Corpse-raising women cannot cultivate on their own. If they wish to advance further, they can only wholeheartedly assist the lucky ones recognized by the Hall."

In this way, Mi Niang and the Immortal Destiny in the mortal realm formed a community of shared interests.

Yan Cheng couldn't help but marvel at the arrangements made by the former master of this place.

As a member of the Immortal Sect, he knew very well that alliances, promises, oaths... all these things built on mutual trust were unreliable.

Only shared interests can truly form the backbone of mutual trust between people.

It seems that the atmosphere in the North has remained as bad as ever.

Even those above the True Lord level have to be careful when arranging for cultivators to cultivate.

Mi Niang said:

"The fate contract is tied to the cultivator's consciousness; it cannot be done without reaching the late stage of Qi Refining."

"I wonder if you, young master, have already entered the later stages?"

Yan Cheng shook his head.

Mi Niang's mask completely concealed all her expressions, and silence spread uncontrollably until the corpse-raising woman spoke again:

"If Your Highness requires, I can retrieve the Moon Laurel Pure Yin Mystic Essence from the palace to help Your Highness break through quickly."

"The cultivators outside the palace are taking the reappearance of the Moon-Covering Palace very seriously. The Foundation Establishment cultivators are lingering there, so they probably won't pressure you too much. There's enough time for you to break through, young master."

Yan Cheng smiled:

"It won't take long."

"I just need some time to accommodate the Zhongdan Town object... well, about fifteen minutes should be enough."

Mi Niang bowed slightly:

"I will wait outside the palace."

The corpse-raising woman's figure turned into mist and slowly slipped out through the crack in the door.

Yan Cheng sat cross-legged on the ground, raised his head, and the nine empty altars seemed to be silently watching him.

He also silently gazed at them until countless hours had passed before Yan Cheng closed his eyes, and a golden temple appeared in his palm.

Gengyang Temple

This item was commissioned by Yan Cheng to Lin Caifeng to forge the spirit sword "Breaking Clouds," as a precaution.

When Geng metal is in the heavens, it is represented by fierce winds and frost, which kill all things; when it is on earth, it is scorched by the blazing sun, remaining upright and unyielding, thus it is Yang metal.

In this era where the moon overshadows the sun, the metal element is also the one among the five elements that is closest to the yang element.

The production of Yang metal in the Northern Territory is even greater than that of Yin metal. There is also a saying in the palace that the sun guides the metal industry, which became the theoretical basis for the dual cultivation between the third senior brother Deng Tianliu and the saintess.

Yan Cheng received a large amount of Yang Metal, so naturally he couldn't just stuff it into his Qi Palace like a bull chewing grass.

Therefore, a small portion was set aside for Lin Caifeng to develop freely, ultimately resulting in the [Gengyang Temple], a piece of artifact of comparable quality to a mid-tier spiritual weapon.

It is said that during the time of the Immortal Dynasty, a certain True Immortal who was in charge of the Metal element among the Five Elements was closest to the [True Immortal Lord of the Pure Jun Dao of the Sun].

They even willingly served as attendants, acting as companions in the other party's religious tradition.

However, Lin Caifeng had never actually seen an ancient temple. This object was built according to his imagination, and although the details were exquisite, it probably had little to do with the original.

Yan Cheng had already thoroughly read "The Complete Explanation of All Things in the Town" and had experience in containing the ever-changing fog. This time, everything went smoothly and naturally.

As a strange sense of fullness filled his Qi Palace, Yan Cheng had already sensed something.

The wondrous power obtained from housing the Gengyang Temple is called the "Temple Suppressor," which has the miraculous power to control water and fire, and to ward off evil spirits and demons!

The section on warding off evil spirits and subduing demons can be skipped, since who knows if, by the standards of ancient cultivators, I would also be considered one of the evil spirits that must be eliminated.

The meaning of controlling water and fire is to improve the accuracy and flexibility of cultivators when using water and fire techniques.

Even without consciously using divine sense to control it, relying on this heaven-blessed sense of touch, one can still easily unleash ingenious transformations that ordinary cultivators would find difficult to master even after half a lifetime of arduous training.

In other people, this is called a talent for spellcasting.

Yan Cheng knew that he didn't have any extraordinary talent in this area.

So far, in every duel he has fought, he has always relied on his superior stats to suppress his opponent.

The match against Wang Qing doesn't count, but that was because of the superior attributes of the Shangyin Star Flame, which allowed it to damage the Dao Body of a Foundation Establishment cultivator beyond its level.

"After today, things will never be the same..."

Starlight seemed to gleam in Yan Cheng's eyes:

"With Starfire in my hand and this wondrous enhancement to my fire magic, I have the ability to fight even against the likes of the Holy Maiden and Huang Tong!"

Just then, he suddenly heard the sound of a golden bell.

Yan Cheng would never mistake this sound.

It was the sound of the Soul-Capturing Bell in Huang Tong's hand!

Yan Cheng stood up abruptly and picked up the [Breaking Cloud] that he had casually placed aside.

I felt the cold sweat on my forehead was already as big as soybeans, and it was about to trickle down my temples at any moment.

Only one thought remained in my mind:

"How is that possible?"

"She's not practicing the 'Upper Yin' (a form of internal energy cultivation)!"