In a sense, the corpse cultivators of the Corpse Yin Sect were the cauldrons chosen by the Yang Spirit of the Celestial Masters to allow them to reincarnate.
Yan Nantian learned this secret when he became a Celestial Master.
He was not chosen by the Yang Spirit of the Celestial Master from the beginning. He just refined an ordinary corpse and reached the Celestial Master Realm at the age of 50 by relying on his own talent.
Logically speaking, even if he became a Celestial Master, there was no need to worry about being possessed.
However, talent did not equal strength. Some Yang Spirits of the Celestial Masters would make mistakes when choosing cauldrons. Some selected corpse cultivators were unable to reach the Celestial Master Realm when they were old. At this time, the corpse puppets had to choose new cauldrons. This was also the reason why the disciples of the Corpse Yin Sect had to refine the corpse puppets for the second time before becoming Celestial Masters.
Using this sacrificial refining, the Yang Spirits of the Celestial Masters who had chosen the wrong cauldrons would re-select the disciples who were about to enter the Celestial Master Realm.
Yan Nantian was re-selected by the Yang Spirit of the Celestial Master this time and became a cauldron.
At first, he didn't know. He just felt that his corpse puppet seemed to have developed intelligence, and his cultivation speed suddenly increased. It could be said that he was advancing at a rapid pace towards the Yang Spirit Realm.
Later, when he officially broke through to the Yang Spirit Realm, the Yang Spirit of the Celestial Master in the corpse puppet finally attacked him.
At that time, his Yang Spirit Realm was still unstable. When he was practicing the Yang Spirit Realm, the corpse puppet suddenly attacked him. It destroyed his body and controlled his Yang Spirit to devour it.
Yan Nantian was also good. Although it was the first time that his Yang Spirit had left his body after he officially became a Yang Spirit Celestial Master, under the pressure of the corpse puppet, he controlled his Yang Spirit and used all his magical powers to injure the corpse puppet and escape.
After that, all the members of the Corpse Yin Sect began to chase after his Yang Spirit. He hid here and there, and his Yang Spirit was injured several times. Finally, he escaped here and used a Taoist technique that he had learned by chance to absorb Yang Qi to barely keep his Yang Spirit from dissipating.
The people of the Corpse Yin Sect thought that his Yang Spirit had dissipated after being seriously injured. In addition, they couldn't find it anywhere, so they slowly forgot about it. It had been hiding here for about ten years.
He's very weak right now. If he hadn't met me, he wouldn't have had any chance to escape. He could only stay here and wait for death.
After telling his story, Yan Nantian was extremely grateful to me and repeatedly thanked me. He even said that after he left this place, he would definitely bestow upon me a great fortune that would allow me to reach the heavens in a single step.
I was curious. What kind of fortune could be described with such an exaggerated phrase as reaching the sky in a single bound?
Unfortunately, after I asked him several times, Yan Nantian kept me guessing. "Don't worry. You will know when the time comes."
At this moment, I wasn't wary of Yan Nantian anymore. I suppressed my curiosity and asked him to sit with me. We started to chat.
The facts proved that Yan Nantian was worthy of being a Heavenly Master. Although he came from the Corpse Sect, a typical evil sect, his knowledge of metaphysics was extremely profound. He was very clear about the details of cultivation. Moreover, he didn't skimp on his knowledge. As long as I had a question, he would explain it to me in detail.
After a whole day, I felt that my basic theoretical knowledge had increased a lot.
At this moment, I finally let go of my guard against him. I even felt grateful to him.
On the path of cultivation, besides the knowledge I had obtained from the Death Scripture, I didn't have a teacher to guide me. I had to blindly explore my way. Not only was it hard, but I also felt guilty.
Having someone who had once touched the Heavenly Master's power to teach me made me feel like I had never used anything before.
The next day, not long after Yan Nantian and I discussed how to take him out, the old man guarding the Soul Devouring Cave came to open my door and told me that I could go back by myself.
At this moment, Yan Nantian had temporarily taken possession of my magical compass. I used my Dao energy to transform into Yin energy to cover my body. Then, I pretended to be in pain and hurriedly ran out of the Soul Devouring Cave.
When I came out, I saw Wei Sanpeng's corpse, which I had used to disguise as my corpse puppet, standing outside the Soul Devouring Cave. After I left, Tong Tong immediately asked him to follow me to the Black Zombie Hall.
According to Wei Sanpeng's memories, he lived in the Black Zombie Hall's D area, room 29, in the Corpse Sect.
The places where the disciples of the Corpse Sect lived were divided into three areas: the White Zombie Cave, the Black Zombie Cave, and the Purple Zombie Cave. They corresponded to the disciples of the Dragon Seeking, Pressure Point, and Glory Knowledge realms.
Above them was the Flying Zombie Cave, where the Heavenly Master of the Corpse Sect lived. Wei Sanpeng had only heard of it and had never been there. He didn't even know where the Flying Zombie Cave was.
On the way to the Black Zombie Cave, more and more Corpse Sect disciples appeared. I looked around and saw that most of them were in a hurry and didn't talk to each other.
According to Wei Sanpeng's memories, the entire Corpse Sect was like this. The cultivation atmosphere was very crazy, and there were no entertainment activities. It was also very difficult to become friends.
What caused this crazy cultivation atmosphere was a series of rules and regulations in the Corpse Sect. According to the rules of the Corpse Sect, those who didn't reach the Dragon Seeking Realm before the age of 20, the Pressure Point Realm before the age of 30, and the Glory Knowledge Realm before the age of 40 could be refined into a corpse puppet when the sect lacked corpses!
This bloody system was like a sword hanging above everyone's head, forcing them to cultivate crazily.
Even so, there would always be some people who couldn't meet the requirements every year. Although not everyone who couldn't meet the requirements would be refined into corpse puppets, the Corpse Sect would still select a few people to carry out this policy. Moreover, all the disciples would be present at the ceremony so that they could learn from it.
With the connivance of the Mysterious World, the Corpse Sect didn't have to worry about the number of disciples. Once they lacked manpower, they would send out disciples to search for children with excellent root bones from all over the country.
Every year, there were many cases of missing children in the country, and the shadow of the Corpse Sect could be found in most of them.
It wasn't that no one thought of resisting and escaping, but the Corpse Sect was located in the depths of Taihang Mountain. The road was rugged and very few people could escape by relying on their two legs.
Secondly, after cultivating for a period of time, they would have to deal with corpses every day. These people gradually became isolated and even felt that they were incompatible with ordinary people. They simply couldn't integrate into the real world, so they slowly gave up on the idea of escaping back.
Of course, the most important point was the supervision system of the Corpse Sect. Every living area, including the main roads along the way, had people guarding it day and night. The strength of these guards was at least at the Glory Knowledge Realm. It was said that every living area also had people at the Heavenly Master level secretly guarding it. However, Wei Sanpeng hadn't seen it with his own eyes, so he couldn't determine if it was true or not.
After returning to the area of the Black Zombie Cave, I saw two middle-aged men dressed in black sitting cross-legged on both sides of the road when I walked in. There was also a similarly black coffin placed horizontally on each side of them.
There was a strong Yin aura coming from the coffin. From the density of the Yin aura, it was at least at the Purple Zombie level.
These two people and two corpses were the guards of the Black Zombie Cave. Normally, they just sat cross-legged and cultivated, as if they didn't care about anything.
However, I knew that if I showed any intention of escaping, they would definitely stand up and kill me on the spot.
Because of the corpse puppet and Yan Nantian's Yang God, I was afraid of being seen through. When I arrived here, I quickened my pace and wanted to return to my room.
At this time, the black-clothed middle-aged man sitting on the left side of the road suddenly opened his eyes and said to me, "Wait!"
I suddenly froze and became nervous. I thought that I had exposed myself somewhere.
At this time, Yan Nantian's voice suddenly came to my head and said, "Don't be nervous. I have a Yang God body, so it's inevitable that my body is filled with Yang energy. I guess they found something wrong with my Yang energy. When they ask you later, just say that you just came out of the Soul Devouring Cave."
The Celestial Master's Yang God also had the ability to communicate with others through sound transmission. After listening to him, I heaved a sigh of relief and put on a pained expression. I lifted my foot and walked in front of the guard.
Just as Yan Nantian had predicted, the man asked about the origin of the Yang energy in my body. When he learned that I had brought it from the Soul Devouring Cave, he relaxed a lot. He asked for my name to verify my identity before letting me go.
I hurried back to my room number 29. The shabbiness of the room surprised me.
A Feng Shui master at the Pressure Point Realm could be considered a good expert in the outside world. No matter what he did, he could make a lot of money.
Unfortunately, in the Corpse Sect, reaching the Pressure Point Realm before the age of thirty was a disqualification.
A Wei Sanpeng at the Pressure Point Realm was nothing. He could only live in a small cave that was no different from a prison.
After I hurriedly closed the door, the first thing I did was call Yan Nantian out of the magical compass. Then, I asked Tong Tong to control Wei Sanpeng's body to lie down in front of me.
Just like what had happened just now, Yan Nantian's Yang Spirit naturally emitted Yang Qi, and it could not be concealed at all. Even if his body was in the magical instrument compass, it would leak out and attract the suspicion of others. According to him, the only thing that could completely conceal the aura of his Yang Spirit was his corpse.
Moreover, after he possessed Wei Sanpeng's body, he didn't need Tong Tong to control it. Wei Sanpeng's body would be the same as the other corpse puppets. Not to mention the people at the Glorious Consciousness realm, even if the Celestial Master came, he wouldn't be able to find anything wrong without careful examination.
This way, my next action would be much more convenient.
After Yan Nantian's Yang God came out, he directly jumped on Wei Sanpeng's body and disappeared. I didn't understand the process of possessing Wei Sanpeng's body, but after a few minutes, Wei Sanpeng staggered and stood up. He cupped his hands and bowed to me.