"What is it?" The Fat Daoist asked impatiently.

"I come from Ping'an Village, wanting to join the Corpse-Driving Sect."

Declaring an identity from Ping'an Village is much better than having no identity or being found out to be from the other side of the Longjiang River.

"Ping'an Village, that remote corner nobody cares about?" The Fat Daoist looked surprised, glanced at Lou Yi, "Do you have a Spirit Root?"

"I have a Yin Spirit Root," Lou Yi replied.

"Come inside." The Fat Daoist entered the Corpse Hall, and Lou Yi followed.

Upon stepping into the Corpse Hall, a burst of chilling Yin energy rushed towards him.

If it were an ordinary person facing this, they would likely catch a cold.

But Lou Yi's Qi-Blood was incredibly strong, so he didn't feel anything.

In the courtyard, corpses were neatly arranged on the ground.

With eyes tightly shut, all wore white clothes, with a yellow talisman paper on each forehead, presenting a somewhat eerie scene.

Lou Yi's expression didn't change; for someone who loitered around graveyards and dug graves all day, this was nothing significant.

Seeing Lou Yi's calm demeanor, the Fat Daoist was a bit surprised, then he took out a copper mirror and shone it on Lou Yi's face.

Immediately, an irregular stone appeared in the mirror, composed of hexagonal honeycomb-like particles.

Most were a dim gray, with only one section in the top left corner emitting a faint glow.

The glow occupied about 5-6% of the stone's area.

"A Lower-Grade Spirit Root, barely passable; if you had come to our sect two years earlier, it wouldn't be a problem.

But this year, many geniuses have emerged everywhere, making it a bit difficult," commented the Fat Daoist.

Upon hearing this, Lou Yi secretly shook his head.

The level of his Spirit Root was worse than he imagined, even after enhancing his Yin Affinity over a dozen times.

It seems that the higher the level, the harder it is to improve the Spirit Root.

To upgrade to a Middle-Grade level, conservatively, he would need to slay dozens of Yin-Element creatures.

"I kindly ask for the Immortal Master's guidance." Lou Yi discreetly handed over a cloth bag.

The Fat Daoist casually took it, weighed its heft, and his expression improved significantly.

"Do you have any relatives or friends in our sect?"

"No."

"Do you have an Immortal Ascension Order?"

"No."

"Then I think you might have a hard time," the Fat Daoist said, stopping there, and gave Lou Yi a sidelong look.

"Please guide me, Immortal Master."

Seeing this, Lou Yi handed over another bag filled with silver taels.

The Fat Daoist took it but continued to look at Lou Yi expressionlessly.

"This fat guy is too greedy," Lou Yi cursed silently in his heart.

But being under someone's roof, he handed over a handful of gold leaves.

Seeing this, the Fat Daoist's eyes lit up, and he finally smiled, "Normally, I wouldn't tell others, but you really know how to get along.

Truth be told, I have some ties with Daoist Lee from the Seeking Immortality Hall of Jin City, and if I write a recommendation letter..."

At this point, the Fat Daoist stopped, looking meaningfully at Lou Yi.

Upon hearing this, Lou Yi handed over a bulging sack containing all the gold and silver jewelry he had, with at least a thousand silver taels inside.

Money is just an external possession; as long as he could enter the Corpse-Driving Sect, everything would be fine.

However, the seemingly money-loving Fat Daoist returned it after taking it, sneering, "Do you know how many people want to join our sect and can't? Pass this step and the way ahead is wide open.

Don't say I, Yao Shengkang, am greedy for your wealth, it's just because you get what you pay for. What you offered isn't enough."

'Is this fat guy just toying with me?' Lou Yi became a bit skeptical.

But the strong perception of a Martial Artist told him the Fat Daoist wasn't lying.

After thinking for a moment, Lou Yi took out a yellow crystal the size of a lychee.

This was obtained after killing a Cow Demon in the Red Leaf Forest, even Immortal Master Xia said this thing was precious.

As expected, the Fat Daoist exclaimed upon seeing it, "Cow Crystal?"

His eyes gleamed, wanting to snatch the crystal immediately.

But unexpectedly, in a blink of an eye, Lou Yi had already taken the crystal back.

"Such speed, a high-level Martial Artist?" The Fat Daoist's pupils shrank, and he couldn't help but step back, not daring to get too close to Lou Yi.

That move just now slightly intimidated the Fat Daoist, making him realize the other wasn't someone to mess with.

"Give me the Cow Crystal, and I'll recommend you to the Seeking Immortality Hall in Jin City."

"Alright, I hope the Immortal Master will keep his promise," Lou Yi replied.

The transaction concluded.

That very day, Lou Yi received a recommendation letter from the Fat Daoist, Yao Kangsheng, and hurried to the Seeking Immortality Hall in Jin City.

Originally, Daoist Li from the Seeking Immortality Hall was a bit hesitant after testing Lou Yi's Spirit Root.

But upon seeing the recommendation letter, he immediately decided to accept Lou Yi.

'That fat guy may be greedy, but he does get things done once he's benefited,' Lou Yi couldn't help but think.

With this, he essentially set one foot into the Corpse-Driving Sect without experiencing the expected twists and turns.

'The hardships have all been endured before, now entering the Cultivation Realm, I must develop steadily and grow low-key,' Lou Yi thought.

He moved into the Seeking Immortality Hall, waiting seven days before departing for the main sect.

Unlike the True Blood Sect, the Corpse-Driving Sect's Seeking Immortality Hall allows Spirit Root testing every day, but only sends a carriage to pick people up once a month.

Five or six people had already moved into the Seeking Immortality Hall, both male and female, all around ten years old.

However, most were very reserved, holding great distrust towards strangers, staying in their rooms all day with little interaction with others.

Only a young man named Su Yu was willing to communicate with Lou Yi.

Su Yu was a local, fair-skinned, tall, from a modest merchant family, considered well-off.

But being born of a concubine, his father neglected him greatly, barely caring.

This led to his somewhat peculiar personality and extreme remarks.

"That freckled face, doesn't even respond when I talk to him, probably very self-conscious."

"The girl who lives next to you, I've never heard her speak, she might be mute."

"What's your Spirit Root level, oh, only lower-grade, I'm also lower-grade, but very close to middle-grade.

A good Spirit Root only makes the start easier; we can catch up later, might not be worse than those geniuses."

After chatting a few times with Su Yu, Lou Yi found that this person had no filter, was eccentric, and wasn't worth getting too close to.

But having nothing else to do, chatting with this local wasn't without benefits, as he could gain some information and knowledge about the Corpse-Driving Sect and the Cultivation Realm.

For example, disciples of the Corpse-Driving Sect control corpses of various levels including Grass Corpse, Spirit Corpse, Iron Corpse, Copper Corpse, Silver Corpse, and Gold Corpse.

The Sect Leader is called the Three Corpses Daoist, possessing three Silver Corpses, and it's even said that he hides a Gold Corpse, his cultivation is profound, unmatched in the Zhao Kingdom.

The Zhao Kingdom and Chu Kingdom have been at war for years, hence the Corpse-Driving Sect and Red Sun Sect are also not on good terms, mortal enemies.

Of course, much of what Su Yu knew was hearsay, but it already allowed Lou Yi to learn a lot of useful information.

Seven days later.

The eight disciples recruited into the sect stood together in the courtyard of the Seeking Immortality Hall, awaiting departure.

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