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

Wang Qing's pupils dilated to their maximum. She wanted to speak, but Yan Cheng's large hand gripped her so tightly that she couldn't breathe.

This body of a Qi Refining early-stage corpse cultivator was ultimately too weak.

If one ignores the fiery rage emanating from those eyes, Yan Cheng's expression at this moment is quite calm.

The large hand gripping Wang Qing's neck showed no sign of loosening.

He already felt something was wrong; the magical power of the Black Gold Corpse Control Ring seemed too weak on this female cultivator, as if it needed to be replenished several times in less than a day.

Considering the vast difference in their social standing, this is completely illogical.

Unless, like himself, this female cultivator has a rank one level higher than his true cultivation level!

It would be far too easy for a mid-stage cultivator to kill an early-stage cultivator, but before understanding the situation, Yan Cheng did not intend to take her life hastily. He simply said softly:

"Aren't you going to give a proper explanation?"

This single sentence was enough to intimidate Wang Qing into speaking.

However, she couldn't bring herself to speak.

Therefore, only after Yan Cheng slightly loosened his grip, allowing her body to slump against the wall, did the female cultivator manage to open her lips and say with difficulty:

"I'm just guessing."

"You cultivate cold qi, and your progress is so rapid. You must have consumed some extraordinary spiritual items."

"Although there are many cold qi spiritual objects in this mountain, truly good things are not easy to find, and the palace may not necessarily do its best to search for them for you."

"Cold Qi is traditionally considered the successor of Upper Yin and the assistant of Taiyin..."

"The only thing that can most effectively boost one's cultivation of cold qi, and that you could obtain here, is the Moon Laurel Pure Yin Mystic Essence!"

Yan Cheng narrowed his eyes and said coldly:

"This is not the kind of insight that an ordinary early-stage corpse cultivator should have."

Wang Qing raised her head and glared at him, her eyes as hard and fierce as when she first met him and pointed her sword at Yan Cheng.

But as soon as she saw Yan Cheng raise the Black Ring again, her breath deflated like a punctured balloon, and her brows furrowed deeply.

Does it matter?

"As long as you have this item, I will have no choice but to condense the Corpse Fiend for you and hand over the fruits of my hard work."

"With me providing you with malevolent energy, you won't have to worry about not being able to exchange enough resources for cultivation from Huang Tong."

"Isn't that enough?"

Yan Cheng shook his head, his expression subtle.

If Huang Tong were here, she might have let Wang Qingmeng get away with it.

This sinister thing had a clear objective and knew that she didn't have the time or energy, so it guarded against every possible change in the palace.

As a cold qi corpse cultivator in her eyes, Yan Cheng was a greater variable than anyone else, yet Huang Tong didn't simply refine him with a flick of her bell.

But Yan Cheng is different from her.

Huang Tong is able to ignore the variables that seem to pose no immediate obstacle to her goals because she is confident in her strength.

With the Golden Bell in hand, even the Holy Maiden must lower her head before her, so she can naturally allow her followers to act as they please within certain limits.

Yan Cheng didn't have the Soul-Capturing Bell, and because of his lack of strength, he had to be extra cautious.

Without waiting for Wang Qing to reply, he formed a hand seal and once again used the wondrous [Insightful Insight] to sweep it over her.

Indeed, he has reached the perfect early stage of Qi Refining, with no abnormalities...

Yan Cheng blinked slightly and raised the black gold corpse-controlling ring.

The divine power of the lower body was applied to Wang Qing's body, leaving a layer of grayish-white on the surface of her eyes, which were like strong liquor.

However, at that very moment, Yan Cheng clearly saw a bluish-white light flash by between Wang Qing's eyebrows!

Yan Cheng's eyes flickered.

Perhaps due to his current level of understanding, his current [Insight] can only reflect the outline of things and cannot delve into their hidden secrets.

However, what I just saw was quite similar to the scene when a cultivator's natal protective artifact was used to unleash its wonders.

A nascent corpse cultivator, whose dantian between the eyebrows has not yet been opened, where would he get a natal talisman?

He couldn't even make out the shape of the object that shimmered with a bluish-white light.

Based on past experience, this means that the object illuminated by the [Cave Illumination] is positioned above him, and the celestial mirror is shielding it to protect him.

But Yan Cheng's current rank has reached the peak of Qi Refining. The only one who could surpass him in rank would be...

Yan Cheng stared at Wang Qing and asked, word by word:

"A Foundation Establishment cultivator's backup plan?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Qing's face suddenly fell, and she looked like she was mourning.

After a long pause, he replied in a bitter tone:

"When did you figure it out?"

Yan Cheng wasn't really sure; he hadn't expected this female cultivator, despite her courage, to be so gullible.

Without showing any emotion, he simply said:

"Do you want me to hand you over to Huang Tong, or do you want to confess honestly yourself?"

Wang Qing's watery gaze sharpened, and she stared intently at him:

"If you hand me over, I will tell her that you have been tempered by the moonlight."

"At worst, I'll be turned into a corpse puppet, but you'll likely be refined alive into a pill furnace!"

Yan Cheng smiled and said:

"I have no doubt that His Highness is capable of doing such a thing."

"But based on just one sentence from you? That's hard to say."

"Huang Tong may not trust me much, but he certainly doesn't take you, a mere early-stage corpse cultivator, seriously."

"Especially since you borrowed money from the Holy Maiden... no matter what you say, Huang Tong will assume you were acting under the Holy Maiden's orders!"

Indeed, after observing for some time, Yan Cheng has figured out Huang Tong's core interests.

We can collect fewer strands of Yin Corpse Fiend, refine fewer Corpse Puppets, and take fewer portions of the spiritual artifacts and items in the hall.

However, opposing the Holy Maiden is Huang Tong's unwavering core principle.

We must oppose it year after year, month after month, day after day, without a moment's slackening.

Yan Cheng completely understood her mindset. If she didn't take advantage of this opportunity to defeat the Holy Maiden, would she wait until the Holy Maiden reached the Foundation Establishment stage before fighting her?

However, when those in power reveal their true desires, it becomes easy for those below them to use their authority to seek personal gain.

Yan Cheng believed that Wang Qing might not be afraid of death, but she would definitely be afraid of being captured by the Soul-Capturing Bell!

Wang Qing's expression was uncertain. Only when she saw Yan Cheng slightly raise his arm, intending to use the Black Ring on her again, did she grit her teeth and speak:

"I'll talk, I'll talk! Stop messing around in my head with that stuff!"

Seeing Yan Cheng smile and lower her hand, she took a deep breath and said:

"How much do you know about the matter of body possession and reincarnation?"

Yan Cheng was naturally aware of this.

The "Shangyintian Corpse Path Chapter" he cultivated was a method for cultivating the Yin body of a corpse, created by ancient cultivators to prevent the possession of other bodies.

The term "Heavenly Corpse" at that time referred to a flawless, divinely bestowed body for corpse cultivators; it was not originally intended for others to possess.

Unfortunately, by now, the bodies of corpse cultivators no longer belong to them.

Tian Tong possesses exceptional talent and progresses rapidly, making him the most promising corpse cultivator to reach the peak of Qi Refining.

But what good does this do him personally?

Almost everyone in the hall believed that Tian Tong was the body that the Lord of the Hall of Longevity would possess in the future!

A Foundation Establishment cultivator's physical body can be considered a vessel of the Great Dao, and cannot be possessed.

Therefore, the best option for cultivators who want to reduce the effort required to rebuild their physical body after possessing another body is to choose a body belonging to a cultivator at the peak of Qi Refining.

Yan Cheng glanced at Wang Qing, his expression somewhat strange.

If he were truly a Foundation Establishment cultivator, would he even bother with a body only at the early Qi Refining stage?