I curiously looked at the corpse puppet formed by the evil sacrificial spirit. I couldn't find any flaws; it was exactly the same as Wang Lin's corpse puppet. What was even more amazing was that when I used my spiritual sense to check, I found that this corpse puppet's cultivation level was only at the Seven Apertures stage. It didn't have the powerful Yin energy of the little zombie or the evil sacrificial spirit's aura.
I thought that the Shifting Ink Bead I used was already a rare disguise technique, but I didn't expect that the evil spirit would casually take out an even more exquisite technique.
"What's the name of this magical technique? Why is it so mystical?"
The evil sacrificial spirit shook its head and said, "It's just a transplanting technique, it's not really magical.
If you want to learn, I can teach you when you reach the Celestial Master Realm. However, you can only learn but not use it. You have to at least cultivate the Yang Spirit before you can get a glimpse of its subtlety. "
His words stunned me. No wonder this technique was so exquisite. It turned out that I could only use it when I was a Yang God Celestial Master.
However, when I reached the realm of the Yang God Celestial Master, it didn't matter if it was the Metaphysics Association or the Dragon Tiger Mountain. Even if I couldn't afford to provoke them, I would still have the ability to protect myself. Even if I learned this transformation technique, it wouldn't be of much use.
With that thought, I calmed down a little. I asked the evil spirit to cultivate and recover his Yin energy. I sat down cross-legged and continued to adjust my breathing.
During this period of time, the shaman energy in my body had completely recovered. However, the injuries that I had suffered previously had yet to fully heal. Adjusting my breathing would allow me to better recover from my injuries.
Around two hours later, I opened my eyes and got up to move my body. The external injuries on my body were almost healed. As for the lifespan that I had used, it was impossible to make up for. No matter how much I regulated my breathing, it would be useless.
Then, I began to recall the techniques of the Corpse Yin Sect. Since I had decided to stay here, I had to understand the techniques of the sect. That way, I could disguise myself better.
Yin Qi wasn't a problem. The Yin Qi that the Corpse Sect cultivated came from shaman energy. Although I couldn't transform my shaman energy into Yin Qi, at least others wouldn't be able to see any abnormalities. In addition, my eyes could also lend Yin Qi to me. In theory, there was no flaw in this.
The only thing I was worried about was that I might not be able to smoothly explain my sect's cultivation technique when discussing it with others. That would arouse suspicion.
So for the next hour, I memorized the three cultivation methods of the Corpse Sect. Only after I memorized them did I stop.
Not only that, I also exchanged some commands with the evil sacrificial spirit. If we need to use the corpse puppets in front of outsiders, we can use the commands to communicate.
From beginning to end, it took me twenty hours to finish all the work. When I was done and was about to lie down to rest, someone knocked on the door of the cave.
My heart tightened. Finally, I was going to meet the people of the Yin Corpse Sect. I called Tong Tong and asked her to release her Yin energy to cover my face. Then, I opened the door.
When the door opened, a tall and thin Corpse Sect disciple was standing outside. He was pushing a cart with a lot of food on it.
I was stunned, but I immediately reacted. It was the disciple on duty to deliver food every day.
Last time I was in the Corpse Sect, I also did this task.
In the Corpse Sect, in order to allow the disciples to focus more on cultivation, all the disciples would take turns delivering food.
Also, the food was only delivered once a day. The Corpse Sect never cared about enjoyment.
Although the chores were done by the disciples of the White Corpse Cave, the disciples of the Corpse Sect also had to pass on orders from the higher-ups. Usually, each temple had their own responsibilities.
In Wang Lin's memories, the person who delivered the food to me was called Jiang Dong Cheng. Like Wang Lin, he had also opened five apertures. He was from the middle temple of the Black Corpse Cave, so we often interacted with each other. He was one of the more sociable disciples in the Corpse Sect, so he often got close to the disciples of the middle temple who had opened six apertures. This was especially true for a person named Xu Wei. Xu Wei had opened six apertures, but his corpse puppet had opened nine apertures. He was very close to the peak of the peak of the Black Corpse Cave.
Normally, Wang Lin didn't have much interaction with these people, nor did they have any conflicts. However, this Jiang Dong Cheng was like a fox borrowing the tiger's might and often had conflicts with the disciples of the middle temple. Two years ago, when Wang Lin had just entered the middle temple, they had a quarrel. After that, Jiang Dong Cheng had targeted Wang Lin many times. At first, Wang Lin wasn't convinced, but after he found out that Jiang Dong Cheng was close to one of the geniuses of the middle temple, Wang Lin could only swallow his anger and apologize to Jiang Dong Cheng. However, Jiang Dong Cheng was a vengeful person and would often humiliate Wang Lin. Wang Lin was a beggar who grew up on the streets, so his patience wasn't lacking at all.
As all this information quickly flashed through my mind, my reaction was a bit slow, so I didn't catch the food that Jiang Dong Cheng passed to me. As a result, Jiang Dong Cheng deliberately moved his hand away, causing the food to fall to the ground.
He must have gotten used to this kind of thing, so he chuckled at me and said, "Junior Brother Wang, even if you don't want to eat, you can't waste food like this. If Manager Chen sees this, he will give you trouble."
This kind of thing had already happened more than once in Wang Lin's memory, so I naturally knew what Wang Lin's reaction would be, so I directly apologized to him. "I'm just too clumsy. Please forgive me, senior brother Jiang."
Jiang Dong Cheng liked to bully others. Seeing that I was apologizing, he didn't say anything more. He picked up the bus and was about to leave. However, before he left, he suddenly turned his head and asked me, "Junior Brother Wang, did you make a breakthrough recently?
I can see that the Yin energy around your body has increased a lot. "
My heart skipped a beat. Earlier, when I had Tong Tong cover me with Yin energy, I had accurately calculated the range of Yin energy needed to seal the five apertures. I didn't think that Jiang Dong Cheng would be able to see through it.
However, the difference shouldn't be too big, so he wouldn't be suspicious.
I quickly nodded. "I've made some progress recently, but I'm still far from Senior Brother Jiang's."
Jiang Dongcheng squeezed out a smile at me with a smile that didn't reach his eyes. He put down the train once again and said with a warmer tone, "It seems that Junior Brother Wang's talent is pretty good … Tomorrow is the end of the month examination. Junior Brother Wang will definitely be remembered by Palace Head Liu. If Palace Head Liu takes a liking to you and accepts you as his disciple, Junior Brother Wang will reach the heavens in a single bound."
The end of the month exam?
Wang Lin's memory didn't have any exam, but looking at Jiang Dong Cheng's expression, it was clear that he wasn't lying to me. It seemed that the soul search didn't find this part of his memory.
I quickly shook my head and said, "Senior Brother Jiang, don't make fun of this little brother. Even if Palace Master Liu were to accept a disciple, he would accept a senior like Senior Brother Jiang. It wouldn't be my turn."
Jiang Dong Cheng shook his head. After exchanging a few more pleasantries, he specially gave me another portion of food before finally leaving.
He was really a smart person. He had bullied me many times in the past, but after seeing that my cultivation had improved, his attitude immediately changed. He really knew how to seek fortune and avoid calamity.
After he left, I cleaned up the leftovers at the entrance before returning to the cave to cultivate.
When I woke up the next morning, I paid attention to the movements at the entrance. At noon, I heard a few sets of footsteps outside the cave. I knew that it was definitely time for the exam. I prepared a little before leaving with the evil sacrificial spirit.
When I arrived outside, there were groups of two or three disciples walking together in the same direction. I followed the crowd and saw a few familiar faces on the way. However, no one took the initiative to greet me, so I naturally didn't pay attention to them. Very quickly, I followed the crowd to the Black Zombie Cave's middle hall.
When I arrived, most of the people had already gathered. Behind the table at the front of the group sat a middle-aged man with a cultivation of the middle stage of the Glorious Memory realm. He should be the Palace Master Liu that Jiang Dong Cheng had mentioned. There was also a man with a goatee who had reached the pinnacle of the acupoint pressing realm. From his appearance, he was most likely Steward Chen.
After Steward Chen and the others arrived, he called names. Afterwards, Palace Master Liu stood up and pointed at a stone tablet not far from him. "According to the order, go to the Yin Qi tablet and begin the Yin Qi test. If your Yin Qi increases, you will be rewarded. If your Yin Qi doesn't increase, you will be punished. If your Yin Qi doesn't increase, you will have to clean it up and move to the Soul Devouring Cave for a few days.
Let's begin. "
I was speechless as I listened from the side. The rules of the Corpse Sect were really simple and cruel. If your cultivation didn't increase, you would have to go to the Soul Devouring Cave. It was no wonder that the people of the Corpse Sect cultivated so desperately.
There was also an order for the Yin Qi test. In the Corpse Sect, there was only one rule, and that was that those with the highest cultivation would be at the front and those with the lowest cultivation would be at the back.
Therefore, the first to walk over were the people who had reached the Six Apertures Sealed. Among them was the short and fat Xu Wei. Moreover, he walked in the front, so he was obviously the strongest among the Middle Temple disciples.
When he reached the stone tablet, Xu Wei placed his hand on it. Soon, a thick Yin Qi appeared and hovered around the stone tablet.
After this wave of Yin Qi appeared, another five waves of Yin Qi appeared in quick succession. It was obvious that this Xu Wei had reached the Six Sealed Acupoints.
Palace Master Liu, who was sitting on a chair to the side, nodded and said with a gratified expression, "Not bad, your Six Apertures Sealed has been completely stabilized. It even shows signs of surpassing …"
Before he could finish his words, another stream of Yin Qi appeared out of thin air above the six streams of Yin Qi surrounding the stone tablet. Although this stream of Yin Qi was extremely dim, it signified that Xu Wei had reached the Seven Acupoints Acupoints!
Although there was only a difference of one aperture between the Six Apertures Sealed and the Seven Apertures Sealed, it was actually the difference between the middle and late stages of the Six Apertures Sealed. Moreover, after reaching the Seven Apertures Sealed, one could advance to the Upper Temple of the Black Zombie Cave.
Palace Master Liu stood up from his chair and praised with a smile, "Good, you've actually reached the Seven Apertures Sealed. Xu Wei, it has been less than two years since you came to the Middle Temple, right?"
The short and fat Xu Wei immediately withdrew his hand and respectfully replied, "Yes, it has been one year and seven months since I came to the Middle Temple."
"Not bad!"
Palace Master Liu happily nodded. He was obviously very happy for Xu Wei and continued, "Okay, after today's exam, go back and pack up. Tomorrow, move to the Upper Temple.
Remember to cultivate well in the Upper Temple. Otherwise, no matter how talented you are, you will only end up as a refined corpse in the future. "
The refined corpse he mentioned was another rule of the Corpse Sect. Those who had reached the Dragon Seeking Realm before the age of 20, the Acupuncture Realm before the age of 30, and the Wisdom Realm before the age of 40 would be refined into corpse puppets for later generations to use.
Therefore, the most vicious curse of the Corpse Sect was to curse them to become refined corpses.
However, Palace Master Liu's status was extraordinary and he was encouraging Xu Wei, so he didn't dare to say anything else and just nodded in agreement.
After Palace Master Liu finished speaking, the people below also began to talk. Their voices were full of envy. From time to time, someone would say that Xu Wei would be able to enter the Upper Temple and obtain better nourishment from the Yin energy. In the future, he would definitely soar to the sky.
After listening to their words, I realized that the quality of the Yin energy coming from the Yin energy passage in each hall of the Black Zombie Cave was different.
However, after thinking about it for a while, I realized that the Yin energy in the Black Zombie Cave near the Tai Sui was much denser than the other side. It was normal that the quality of the Yin energy was different.
While I was thinking, the other people who had reached the Six Acupoints Acupuncture Realm also started their tests. From the beginning to the end, no one's cultivation base had stagnated. Palace Master Liu wore a satisfied smile on his face.
Soon, the people behind me also went to take their tests. From time to time, some of them would advance to the next level, and Palace Master Liu would reward them.
Eventually, after waiting in line for half an hour, it was my turn to take the test.
I was startled and quickly talked to Tong Tong, asking her to control her Yin energy at the Five Acupoints Acupuncture Realm during the test.
After talking to her, I walked forward and imitated the others. I put my hand on the stone stele and used my pupil to control the Yin energy to pour into it.
Soon, the first ring of Yin energy appeared. Then, the second ring, the third ring … the fifth ring.
After the fifth ring, I thought that Tong Tong would stop. However, the sixth and seventh rings quickly followed. I didn't even have time to shout for her to stop.