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

Useless to you?

Are you kidding me!

Wang Qing's first reaction was that this guy was bluffing her.

How could a miraculous elixir that can increase the chance of Foundation Establishment by 20% be useless?

Her past hardships as a rogue cultivator taught her that not every cultivator in the world is fortunate enough to wait until they have made all the necessary preparations before attempting a breakthrough.

It could even be said that many cultivators didn't even know what preparations were needed before resolutely knocking on the door to the Great Dao.

Generally, those from small, unrefined families can only increase the success rate of Foundation Establishment Pills by a maximum of 10%.

It was already a precious medicine that countless direct descendants would fight tooth and nail for!

Not to mention the Frost Snow Pill, a genuine immortal cultivation technique from the Northern Territory.

In the eyes of a former Foundation Establishment cultivator like her, a spiritual pill that could help her on her path to enlightenment was even more precious than a magical treasure like the Mysterious Whisper Bell or a ethereal mist. It could be called a profound medicine!

Even the best spiritual objects and magical treasures can only allow cultivators to obtain an invincible status and strength within their own realm, but they cannot truly improve a cultivator's cultivation level.

For cultivators who aspire to the Dao, rank and combat power are all illusory; only one's cultivation level is real!

Therefore, since ancient times, elixirs that help cultivators seek enlightenment and break through realms have been called mystical medicines.

It is a first-class precious medicine that helps people understand the profound Tao and replenish their nature and life.

If she hadn't known that she couldn't compete with Yan Cheng at this moment, she would have already taken the pills without hesitation, so as to leave herself a way to switch to cultivating [Cold Qi]!

Her eyes were dark as she looked at Yan Cheng, her mind racing with thoughts:

If this guy is telling the truth, then there are only two possibilities.

"Either he has a powerful cultivator backing him up, with all the necessary cultivation techniques, resources, and spiritual items, making him confident he can break through without this Frost Snow Pill."

"Or perhaps what he's cultivating isn't cold qi at all..."

"Could he be a Yin cultivator hiding his identity, posing as a low-level corpse cultivator infiltrating the Hall of Longevity?"

The shock in Wang Qing's eyes could no longer be concealed.

Fortunately, Yan Cheng's attention was not on her.

Feeling the lingering chill in the room, the young man pondered a few things:

"The restrictions along the way require cultivators to infuse them with Yin Corpse Qi to pass through."

"In other words, according to the expectations of the predecessors of the Heavenly Corpse Path, the one who comes here to receive the relics of the Daoist lineage should be a cultivator who has achieved Qi Refining through practicing the path of Corpse Fiend."

"The cold gold, snow fat, and mystical medicine here were prepared to help this cultivator switch to the proper path of cultivating cold energy."

No wonder this place is called the Corpse-Raising Institution...

"The term 'raising corpses' doesn't refer to simply keeping the long-dead, dried-up corpses below; it means nurturing a cold-qi corpse cultivator to inherit the Heavenly Corpse Dao lineage!"

His expression remained calm, but his thoughts were in turmoil:

Otherwise, this place could only be called a prison for corpses.

"The existence of those dried corpses in the prison is meant to serve as a warning to any new disciples of the Heavenly Corpse Path who come here, reminding them of the terrible fate that awaits those who continue to cultivate the path of Corpse Fiend."

"Those who are fortunate enough to inherit and cultivate Qi will cherish the hard-won cultivation they have acquired, and may not be able to decisively abandon it and change their cultivation path."

Only by showing him the terrible consequences of cultivating the Corpse Fiend path can he make up his mind!

Thinking of this, Yan Cheng couldn't help but sigh at the profound thoughts of the ancient cultivator of the Heavenly Corpse Path.

If it were the cultivators of the Hall of Longevity today, they would be focusing all their scheming on cultivation.

They wish all cultivators below could reach the end of their cultivation and have nowhere left to progress; they have no concern for the future of their juniors' cultivation!

While Cold Qi is indeed a lower-level Dao lineage of Upper Yin and Taiyin, it can still be considered a decent choice for cultivators without a strong background.

It is widely known, the techniques are easy to find, and the resources for cultivation are not scarce in the icy and snowy northern region.

Yan Cheng had heard Tian Tong mention, intentionally or unintentionally, that even within the Taiyin Immortal Sect, there were quite a few direct descendants who cultivated cold qi.

If the "Shangyin Heaven Corpse Path Chapter" hadn't already included a Foundation Establishment section for him to cultivate, he might have chosen the Cold Qi method as well.

Even if he has no intention of switching cultivation, the techniques and methods of the Cold Qi Path can still be an important asset for him, at least enough to exchange for benefits with Huang Tong!

"There's no time to lose, let's set off now."

……

The morgue has three floors.

This place was very different from the second floor, which was covered with restrictions. After Yan Cheng and Wang Qing ascended to this floor, they proceeded without encountering any dangers.

It makes sense, really. The fact that they were able to pass through the second layer of restrictions suggests that the newcomer was the talent that the Heavenly Corpse Dao Ancient Cultivator was waiting for.

These ancient cultivators could not have foreseen that after the destruction of their lineage, the inherently evil Taiyin Immortal Sect would seize their heritage for itself.

And one day, relying on this, they knocked on the door of the ruins and looted all the legacy of the Heavenly Corpse Path.

Those are members of the Demonic Sect; what wouldn't they do?

But they still managed to pass on their legacy, or rather, they had no better way to do it.

Passing down the traditions of Taoism to future generations certainly carries the risk of aiding the enemy.

But if, just to avoid aiding the enemy, one were to destroy everything that should have been passed down, then so be it.

Then, after a hundred or a thousand years, there will truly be no trace of the Heavenly Corpse Dao lineage that once existed in this world.

A corpse-raising institution, or rather a corpse-prison, might ensure that future generations remember the cruel and vicious Heavenly Corpse Path, which was not a benevolent force.

But that's better than no one remembering at all.

The only thing Yan Cheng couldn't figure out was how a cultivator specializing in corpse magic would break the cold qi restriction on the steel door if he had entered this place alone.

The Heavenly Corpse Path would never expect to gather a cultivator of Corpse Fiend and a successor of the Cold Qi lineage, and then have these two work together to explore for treasure.

As an outstanding disciple of the Immortal Sect, Yan Cheng quickly realized that this was absolutely impossible.

There is only one copy of each of the three secret treasures left on the second floor.

If two equally powerful cultivators were to come together and discover the treasure, they would inevitably fight each other to the death.

Unless this is exactly what the ancient cultivators of the Heavenly Corpse Path intended, if that were the case, why use three treasures? One would have been enough!

"There must be some way for cultivators to bypass the senses of the restrictions on the second level of the ground."

"Those restrictions are meant to stop cultivators who haven't mastered this technique and aren't practicing Corpse Fiend."

"The successor that the Heavenly Corpse Path hopes for must be a cultivator who has mastered this method..."

Suddenly, countless clues connected in his mind, forming a single thread:

"Deceiving the restrictions and perception... the Unseen Mist!"

"The 'Hidden Mist Concealment Technique,' which allows cultivators to absorb the boundless mist for their own use, thereby concealing their aura and blocking perception, was very likely seized by the Longevity Palace from the Heavenly Corpse Path."

"And the one recently released from the Hall of Longevity is suspected to have become the key to unlocking the legacy of the Heavenly Corpse Path within the hall..."

"It is precisely because she has cultivated the 'Hidden Mist Concealing Essence Technique' that she can move freely through all kinds of restrictions!"