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

The Hall of Longevity has four floors, including the Hall of Transmitting the Dharma.

"Everyone, bring out what you've gained from this exploration and let Senior Sister take a look."

The one who spoke on behalf of the eldest sister, who remained silent with her eyes lowered, was still Tiantong, who was wearing a cloak and laughing leisurely.

This outstanding corpse cultivator seems to have received many benefits from the hall for offering the Yin Spirit Coffin.

His aura was much stronger than before, and he was probably only a step away from the late stage of Qi Refining.

Yan Cheng, who was watching from the side, saw through it all. This guy could have broken through to the next level long ago, but he was just deliberately staying at the threshold of the later stage to keep a low profile.

However, naturally no one would expose this. With Huang Tong deliberately avoiding the audience, Tian Tong was undoubtedly the leader among the Qi Refiners in the hall, and every word he uttered exuded an air of grandeur.

"The eldest sister has obtained the spiritual item [Yin-extinguishing fire], and the Huang sister has obtained the magical artifact [Yin-spirit coffin]. They are both satisfied and have no further desires for anything in the Corpse-raising Courtyard."

"I am asking you to show me your harvest, not because I covet what you have gained."

Seeing the doubtful expressions on the faces of the group of corpse cultivators, especially Li Bai and Pei Yi, Tian Tong smiled without changing his expression:

"The five elemental spiritual objects that exist in the Heavenly Corpse Path have already been distributed among the true disciples of Zhubing."

"The remaining items are either [Netherworld] or [Cold Qi]. Among them, only the items related to the cultivation of Corpse Fiend in the Netherworld are suitable for you."

"I don't believe you are all so lucky that everything you've gained in these short few hours is actually helpful for your Corpse Fiend cultivation!"

He paused, then smiled broadly:

"Moreover, I believe that you may not be able to discern the origin and purpose of each item you have acquired."

"If you act recklessly without knowing the full story, you might not only gain something useless, but also ruin your future and even your life!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd, who had been harboring deep suspicions, immediately relented.

Yan Cheng watched coldly, thinking to himself that Tian Tong was indeed quite skilled, always able to hit the nail on the head with his words.

The biggest difference between the corpse cultivators and the true disciples of the hall lies not in their cultivation level or their techniques, but in the ethereal concept of Daoist cultivation.

Dao Xing (道行) refers to the understanding of the Dao, which is not limited to the knowledge of one's own lineage of practice, but includes all knowledge and understanding of the myriad phenomena in the cultivation world.

For a cultivator, simply knowing the path they cultivate is not enough to go far.

At the very least, one must be like Tian Tong, able to thoroughly understand the basic principles of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, so that if someone uses spiritual fire to attack you, you know to use spiritual water to defend yourself.

This is just the most basic step in the cultivation of Tao.

To go further, one must not only be familiar with the basic common sense of the cultivation world, but also have a comprehensive and thorough understanding of the matters related to the lineage one cultivates.

Distinguish common spiritual objects of this lineage and master the usage of spiritual artifacts and ritual implements of this lineage.

Furthermore, one should understand which lineages one's own tradition suppresses, and which lineages suppress it...

For a cultivator to advance their cultivation to this level, they would need to spend at least several decades studying Daoist scriptures and treatises behind closed doors. Yan Cheng didn't think that corpse cultivators had that kind of opportunity.

He has the Immortal Mirror that reflects information about all things, which is equivalent to having a certain level of cultivation himself, but it can only barely help him avoid some of the more obvious pitfalls.

As for judging a person's lineage by sight and aura alone, like the true disciples in the palace, Yan Cheng knew he was incapable of it.

He thought to himself:

"However, whether it was the Holy Maiden, Wang Qing, or Zhong Tianying, they all mistakenly believed that the [Upper Yin] I cultivated was [Tai Yin]."

"Although these two paths do share similarities, and I myself attained this level of cultivation using a Yin spiritual object, my performance is still far too inconsistent with their status."

"The only reasonable explanation is that the [Upper Yin] sect has been hidden from the world for far too long, even longer than the founding of the Hall of Longevity."

"This is the only information gap I can maintain among all the true disciples; it might come in handy when the time is right!"

Meanwhile, Deng Jian and the others finally managed to drag out a few items.

Considering that the three of them spent a lot of time fighting amongst themselves, their gains were surprisingly substantial to Yan Cheng.

Although they are all things related to the Qi Refining level and have nothing to do with the path of cultivation.

Deng Jian kept a Cold Qi Spirit Sword for himself and exchanged a dark blue gourd the size of two palms for two large bottles of Meridian Opening Pills, enough for him to break through to the Eighth Meridian Perfection.

According to the Hidden Immortal Mirror, the gourd is a spiritual material called "Green Gourd Wood" or "Hidden Wood," which only grows around Foundation Establishment spiritual objects like "Sunshade Wood," making it a derivative of the latter.

The Hidden Wood is a rare spiritual material. The only Hidden Wood Foundation Building item in the Corpse Raising Institute was obtained by the true disciple of the Hall.

In Yan Cheng's view, Deng Jian's deal was a complete rip-off.

But then he thought, this thing is useless to Deng Jian, he can't use it or sell it. It has value but is of no use to him. It would be better to exchange it for the Meridian Opening Pill, which can at least help open up the eight meridians.

Upon realizing this, Yan Cheng's gaze towards the other person immediately became strange.

Although this guy has an eccentric personality, he seems to be the smartest of the three mid-stage ones, and we might need him in the future.

In comparison, the deal made by Li Bai and Pei Yi seemed extremely unprofitable.

The former offered the "Frost-Containing Bottle," a spiritual artifact capable of storing and releasing cold energy, while the latter presented the "Frost Swallow," an aid for cultivators of cold energy to circulate their qi.

They were all Qi-refining artifacts, yet each of them only received a bottle of "White Jade Cleansing Cream" in exchange.

This item was obtained by Zhong Tianying from a secret room in the Corpse-Raising Institute. It can help cultivators heal internal and external injuries, and is especially effective against injuries caused by water and fire.

In those years when the ancient cultivators of the Heavenly Corpse Path were constantly battling with others, the "White Jade Cleansing Cream" was indeed a rare and precious elixir.

However, it is still completely incomparable to the Cold Snow Pill obtained by Yan Cheng.

One can only benefit the flesh and blood, while the other is a profound elixir that points directly to the Great Dao. Their rarity is on a completely different level from the very beginning.

But what choices do the two of them have?

If their arms are not healed as soon as possible, the two of them will have trouble even surviving, let alone pursuing their future paths.

The two men's injuries were inflicted while serving the emperor, and the so-called precious medicine the emperor was giving them was only just enough to compensate for their losses.

Although the two must have hidden other gains, can a few external items at the Qi Refining level really be equivalent to the time they lost in their cultivation while recovering from their injuries?

In Yan Cheng's previous life, the Changsheng Palace's approach would have provoked even the donkeys in the production team to rise up in rebellion.

However, at this moment, the two could only bow and express their gratitude, their minds filled with the endless debt of gratitude their senior sister owed them.

Yan Cheng was filled with emotion as he watched, but then he noticed that Tian Tong's gaze was fixed on him.

He had already prepared his explanation, and at that moment he simply shook his head and said:

"Those two have ruined it all!"

He didn't need to say who those two were; they were naturally the Holy Maiden and Wang Qing.

Yan Cheng didn't think Zhong Tianying had the ability to see through the depths of his consciousness and discover the Hidden Immortal Mirror and the three treasures of cold qi that he had stored in the mirror.

If the mirror, being his greatest advantage, could be so easily seen through, then what was the point of all his painstaking scheming?

Before Tian Tong could respond, Zhong Tianying, seated in the main seat, gently clapped his hands and sighed:

"Junior Brother Yan is completely selfless, only dedicated to serving the court. Such loyalty deserves to be rewarded."

She kicked the small mountain of gold and stones piled at her feet, and said with a smile in her eyes:

"The relics of Fellow Daoist Wang have too much yang energy and are not suitable for Third Junior Brother. So let's give them all to him."