I laid on the bed for a long time, unable to sort out my thoughts.
Although this wasn't the first time I had come to the Corpse Sect, my current identity was different. Moreover, I wasn't familiar with this place. In order to avoid contact with others, I didn't go out. I stayed in the cave and tried to figure out the ins and outs of this matter, but I still couldn't find any clues.
Early the next morning, my cheap master, Temple Master Chen, brought me to the Black Zombie Cave and had me become the disciple of the cave master.
This person was different from Temple Master Chen. He was very eccentric and didn't say a word to me. He directly brought me to a dark cave and had me choose a cultivation technique there.
Although it was said that he was choosing, the cave was actually very dark. With Yan Nantian's current acupoint cultivation, he couldn't see anything. He could only feel his way forward. Who would have thought that after a few steps, his hand would touch something that looked like a piece of silk. Then, a light flashed in the distance and his body flew backwards. When he opened his eyes again, he was back outside the cave.
The Corpse Sect's method of imparting cultivation techniques was quite interesting. As I reported the situation to the Black Zombie Cave Lord, I lowered my head to take a look and found that the technique recorded on the silk was the "Yellow Springs Ascension Technique" that I had obtained from Yan Nantian.
So this cultivation technique came from this place.
After bidding farewell to the Black Zombie Cave Master, I returned to my cave and began to cultivate according to the "Yellow Springs Ascension Technique".
Yan Nantian's cave only had Mysterious Yin Qi, so his cultivation speed couldn't be compared to before.
There was no sense of time in the mountain, and the Corpse Sect was filled with cultivation devils. Normally, it was impossible to see anyone.
Several years passed by like this. Due to the year-round nourishment of Yin Qi and Yan Nantian's talent, he reached the Glorious Knowledge realm in less than ten years.
Thirty years of Glorious Knowledge was already considered a top genius in the Corpse Sect. According to the rules, I had to move to the Purple Zombie Cave to continue cultivating.
In the dark Corpse Sect, time seemed to pass much faster than the outside world. I seemed to have forgotten how long I had been here. My previous memories were already blurred, and I couldn't distinguish myself from Yan Nantian.
After an unknown amount of years, Yan Nantian, or rather, I, had reached the peak of the Yin Qi Source Stone and was finally ready to advance to the Celestial Master realm.
Corpse Sect disciples had two opportunities to refine corpse puppets. One was when they first started cultivating, and the other was when they advanced to the Celestial Master realm.
The sect gave me new corpse puppets. I threw away the old corpse puppet and refined it again, officially entering the Celestial Master realm.
After reaching the Heavenly Master Realm, the new corpse puppets displayed powerful abilities. Furthermore, they became more and more adept at using them.
However, there was one time when I accidentally discovered that the corpse puppet was staring at me with a burning gaze while I was cultivating. I felt that something was wrong.
It was hard to describe what kind of feeling this was, but in the following years, every time he cultivated, he would always be more vigilant, not daring to fully immerse himself in it.
The cultivation of the Heaven Master Realm was originally extremely slow, but for some reason, when I cultivated, my progress was extremely fast. In just a few years, I touched the threshold of the Yang Spirit.
"In the Corpse Sect, strength is everything. Once you reach the Yang God Celestial Master realm, you can become the Grand Elder and have endless power."
The excitement of improving my cultivation weakened my usual vigilance. Finally, when I mastered the Yang God Celestial Master technique, the strange corpse puppet moved.
"After the Yang God left my body, I could see the surrounding environment, so I noticed the corpse puppet's movements. However, this was my first time cultivating the Yang God Celestial Master technique, and I hadn't learned any Yang God spells yet. Moreover, I couldn't even retrieve my Yang God in a short time."
"So, I could only watch as the corpse puppet walked to my side. It suddenly grinned and attacked my body, destroying it in an instant."
"Before I could react, it reached out to grab my Yang God and opened its mouth as if it wanted to swallow me."
"But how could I let it succeed? If I was swallowed, wouldn't it mean that I would perish forever?"
"So, I fought with it while trying to control my Yang God. Finally, I used all of my energy to repel it."
I blankly looked at the torn body on the ground and couldn't help but feel a dull pain in my heart.
From then on, I finally understood what was going on.
I didn't dare to stay in the Corpse Sect any longer and ran away as fast as I could.
However, I had been immersed in cultivation for so many years that I wasn't even familiar with the terrain of the Corpse Sect. In addition, I only had a Yang God body, so my mind wasn't complete. I aimlessly floated in the air, not knowing where to go.
I didn't know where the road ahead of me was, but the regret in my heart was real. If I had been more vigilant and discovered the problem with the corpse puppet earlier, I wouldn't have ended up like this. "
I secretly swore that if I had the opportunity to rebuild my body in the future, I would definitely return this hatred countless times over.
While I was thinking about this, the Corpse Sect had already discovered what had happened and began to hunt me down.
There were many Corpse Sect disciples, and under the siege, I panicked and ran into the Flying Zombie Cave.
This was the cave of the Corpse Sect Elder. For me, it was no different from a dragon's pool or a tiger's den.
In the end, I was surrounded by the people of the Corpse Sect in a cave.
In the midst of the chaos, a person walked out from the crowd of Corpse Sect disciples. It seemed to be Yan Dongyue. He pointed at me and cursed, "Yan Nantian, although you and I share the same mother, you betrayed the sect today. I have to clean up the sect. Surrender!"
I really admired the Corpse Sect's methods. They were actually able to kill each other.
I didn't want to argue and just frantically looked for an escape route. Eventually, I found a small hole in the wall of the cave. From this small hole, I entered the Yin Qi passage.
This Yin Qi passage was the holy land of the Corpse Sect. After seeing me enter, the others didn't dare to chase me, so I managed to escape with my life.
However, the Yin Qi in this Yin Qi passage was very dense, and I only had a Yang Spirit body. Under the stimulation of Yin and Yang, it was as if I had entered a magma furnace. The endless pain wasn't a big deal, but the most important thing was that I wouldn't be able to endure for long before being devoured by the Yin Qi.
With no way out, I ran around in a chaotic state. I didn't know how long I had been walking, but I finally felt a trace of Yang Qi in the distance. At this time, my Yang Spirit was on the verge of collapse. That trace of Yang Qi was like a distant lighthouse that attracted me to a cave.
Relying on the Yang Qi here, my Yang Spirit was able to survive. After an unknown amount of time, I finally regained my consciousness and recognized that this cave was the Soul Devouring Cave that the Corpse Sect used to punish their disciples.
This Soul Devouring Cave was filled with Yang Qi. For a sect that cultivated Yin Qi like the Corpse Sect, this place was no different from hell.
No one would come here to search, but after the Yang Spirit left the body, it couldn't survive for long.
I didn't know if it was fate, but when the Yang Spirit was on the verge of dissipating, I found a stone slab in the Soul Devouring Cave. There seemed to be some kind of cultivation technique recorded on it.
I didn't know if I could see the words clearly, but the Yang Spirit had already begun to absorb the Yang Qi in the surroundings with the help of this cultivation technique.
Relying on the Yang Qi here, my life was finally saved. However, in the endless years that followed, there was no way out. I could only hide in this small cave and taste the loneliness and resentment.
The Yang Qi here could only be used to save my life and couldn't be used to cultivate. Therefore, I couldn't see any hope of revenge in my endless resentment.
Over the years, there were also disciples of the Corpse Sect who came here to be punished. However, I didn't dare to do anything in front of those disciples who carried corpse puppets with them and were covered in Yin Qi.
Day after day, year after year, I didn't know how much time had passed. Finally, one day, the door of the cave was opened again, and a thin young man with a cold face walked in.
Seeing this person, the three words' Wei Sanpeng 'suddenly appeared in my mind. While I was confused, I saw two completely different powers in his body.
Dao Qi... Shaman Qi... In an instant, countless chaotic thoughts flooded my mind. I suddenly recovered my memories and realized that I wasn't Yan Nantian and that I wasn't in the Corpse Sect. I was on the fourth floor of the Spirit Lock Tower.
After recovering my thoughts, I looked at the me in Wei Sanpeng's appearance and vaguely grasped something in my mind.
The Spirit Lock Tower had arranged for me to come here and experience Yan Nantian's life. What was it trying to tell me?
What was the point of having me become Yan Nantian?
I seemed to understand. The Spirit Lock Tower wanted me to experience Yan Nantian's entire life. It wanted me to understand how miserable Yan Nantian had been in the past. It wanted me to understand that there was a reason why Yan Nantian had such a temperament.
He had taken my body for revenge and to find justice for himself.
If it hadn't been me who entered the Soul Devouring Cave that year, but someone else, he would have done the same.
Thus, he wasn't targeting me. He just couldn't let go of the obsession in his heart.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel much better. It seemed that Yan Nantian wasn't as unbearable as I had imagined. It was just that he had lost himself because of what he had experienced.
I suddenly felt that I didn't hate him as much as I did before. On the contrary, I felt some sympathy for him. If it was me, I would have made the same choice.
This had nothing to do with right or wrong, but life and death.
I stood up and heaved a sigh of relief.
The Soul Devouring Cave in front of me suddenly collapsed. I subconsciously wanted to avoid it.
However, when I came back to my senses, I found that I was standing in the Spirit Lock Tower and my surroundings were still chaotic.
After I calmed my mind and stretched my limbs, it seemed that I had finally passed this trial.
Looking at the chaotic scene in front of me, I felt an inexplicable sense of enlightenment.
It seemed that coming to the Spirit Lock Tower was something that had already been decided. Every time I passed through a floor, I would gain something.
However, even now, I could only vaguely feel something in my mind. I still couldn't understand what this Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was trying to tell me.
After a long period of silence, I didn't think too much about it.
Since the matter of this floor had been resolved, there was no need to stay here.
Thus, I took the prayer beads and wandered around.
With my previous experience, I quickly found the entrance to the next floor.