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

Zhu Xiuqi looked at the person who spoke and saw a petite woman with a robust physique.

Beneath the white robe, his skin was as smooth as mutton fat, creating a striking contrast with his well-defined muscle lines.

Without a doubt, this is a female cultivator who perfectly fits the aesthetic standards of male cultivators in the Northern Territory.

The only downside is that it's a little short.

Yan Cheng had wanted to complain about this for a long time. The Northern Territory was originally a place that produced tall and strong women, but the female cultivators in the Hall of Longevity were generally closer to the aesthetics of the South.

Tall people tend to lack muscle, while those with muscle often don't grow tall.

"Now it seems that this is also because everyone in the hall focuses on cultivating magical arts and doesn't pay much attention to physical training."

Legend has it that the ancient celestial dynasties were not lacking in muscular immortals, but the Taiyin Immortal Lord was clearly not on the same path as them.

"His remaining intentions will naturally influence the cultivators within the sect."

Regardless, seeing such a magnificent body as the female cultivator before him still made Yan Cheng feel quite refreshed.

The female cultivator noticed Yan Cheng's gaze, her eyes, filled with a fierce aura, narrowed slightly, but she remained silent.

The next moment, shards of frost as thin as cicada wings slowly appeared around her.

This caused not only the faces of all the cultivators except Tian Tong to change color, but also Yan Cheng's pupils to slowly contract.

The female cultivator living in seclusion on the fifth floor of the cave was actually a [Cold Qi] cultivator!

The child said slowly:

"Cheng Shuang, has been in the palace for five years, is in the late stage of Qi Refining, and her cultivation method is the 'Frost and Snow Technique on the Lake'."

"By practicing according to the law, one can achieve the foundation for immortality [Frost on the Lake]!"

"Unlike our junior brother Yan behind us, senior sister Cheng has been concealing her presence and cultivating [Cold Qi] since the moment she entered the hall, under the instruction of the hall master."

Even when Senior Sister Huang was alive, she didn't know you existed.

"I am Tian Tong. Although I now hold the position of a true disciple in the hall, I am still a junior in front of my senior sister. Senior sister does not need to show off her cultivation to me."

Cheng Shuang snorted coldly, but her gaze was fixed on Yan Cheng in the next instant:

"This is the Junior Brother Yan you mentioned?"

"He's quite handsome, unlike the others around him who reek of menace and foulness."

"If you can follow me in your cultivation, you should be able to achieve something in the future."

Yan Cheng smiled slightly, thinking to himself:

"The body-refining methods in the hall cannot compare to the exquisite nature of the 'Supreme Mysterious Chapter on Body Refining'."

"The reason this person's emanating chill is so powerful is entirely due to their exceptional spiritual cultivation."

"Without using the Yin Star Flame, it would be really difficult to fight if this guy got close..."

Seeing that he remained silent, Cheng Shuang became somewhat interested.

His eyes, which had been filled with a fierce light, gradually softened:

"It wasn't arranged by His Highness, yet Han Qi still managed to cultivate to the late stage of Qi Refining, and he hasn't been killed yet?"

"This kid seems to have some skills; he's much better than the lousy nobodies who usually come to this fifth floor."

She herself was only at the late stage of Qi Refining, but she cultivated [Cold Qi], and felt that she had the right to look down on corpse cultivators who cultivated Yin Sha.

If Huang Tong were still alive, Cheng Shuang would naturally avoid her sharp edge.

But do these kids who cultivate the "Yin Corpse Walking and Evil Technique" even deserve to be compared to Huang Tong?

Zhu Xiu, who also considered himself exceptionally talented, saw her so arrogant and immediately had the idea of ​​challenging her to a duel, but knew that he was unlikely to win.

Their faces looked ashen, as if they had been given bitter medicine.

The most embarrassed person was naturally Hu Jingxiu. This cultivator, who was determined to turn his back to the other cultivators in the hall, deliberately walked to the side so that he could also turn his back to Cheng Shuang and Tian Tong.

Of all the cultivators, he was the one least willing to see the situation escalate to the point where action had to be taken.

If things really come to a head, how can you turn your back to everyone?

The cultivators did not understand his persistence and dedication.

It should be said that most of those who were able to successfully cultivate to the later stages in the hellish place of the Hall of Longevity were people who valued the path of cultivation more than anything else, and had few attachments other than seeking the Dao.

Lin Xue is a prime example.

This fierce and proud female cultivator has always been extremely confident in her swordsmanship.

Now that he has reached the later stages of cultivation, he feels that he is the second most important disciple and has no intention of indulging Cheng Shuang's swaggering around.

She slowly gripped the hilt of the sword.

In an instant, Cheng Shuang's figure flew to her in front of her like an arrow. Ignoring her right hand that was about to draw her sword, she raised her palm and slapped Lin Xue's 100-pound body, sending her flying!

All the cultivators' pupils widened in shock. Just as Lin Xue was about to smash through the door of a cave, Tian Tong flicked his sleeve, and a silk thread arrived before she could, freezing her in mid-air.

This cloaked youth, widely recognized as the number one mid-stage corpse cultivator, still displayed his prowess even after breaking through to the late stage.

He held the unconscious female cultivator in his hand, his gaze filled with astonishment as he looked at Cheng Shuang:

"It's not a teleportation technique, but rather his own speed alone is so fast that cultivators of the same realm can't react to it."

"It's not in vain that the palace has spent so many resources to help you, fellow Daoist!"

Cheng Shuang turned her head away, her expression haughty:

"resource?"

"Back then, the Palace Master selected twenty-three people from among us at the same time, and they began to cultivate cold Qi from the very beginning of their Qi cultivation."

"The daily necessities, training methods, and resources provided to everyone are all the same as before."

"Of the twenty-three people in the end, only I reached the later stage of cultivation. Could this be considered a credit to the Emperor?"

Tian Tong's smile faded instantly:

"Fellow Daoist, your words are far too taboo."

"If the Emperor had not bestowed upon you the 'Frost and Snow Technique on the Lake,' you would not have been able to embark on this broad and promising path from the time you were ignorant and unaware."

"Even if you had ten times more talent, you would not have achieved what you have today."

Cheng Shuang glanced at him, her gaze icy:

"Are you implying that if you had also had the opportunity to cultivate [Cold Qi] back then, your achievements today would certainly surpass mine?"

"If that's truly your thought, why not just discontinue your cultivation and start over?"

"As a true disciple of the imperial court, requesting a copy of the 'Frost and Snow Technique on the Lake' shouldn't be too difficult."

If the earlier verbal exchanges were not taken seriously by Tendo, then...

This decisive statement was undoubtedly going to break his defenses.

Yan Cheng glanced at Tian Tong's completely frozen smile and thought to himself that Hu Jingxiu and Lin Xue were nothing compared to Cheng Shuang.

Is Tian Tong unwilling to dissipate his cultivation and switch to other practices?

In theory, any corpse cultivator in the hall has the freedom to change their cultivation method—as long as they have the ability to obtain the method.

The only exception is Tian Tong, who cannot and will never change his cultivation path. He is the vessel designated by the Palace Master and is destined to cultivate the [Netherworld]!

"What's the point of talking about being a true disciple? Surely you can get your hands on a single cultivation manual..."

"It is precisely because he cultivates the [Netherworld] realm, and is the possessed body of the Palace Master, that he is qualified to be a true disciple!"