Chapter 683 - 400: All Equipment Gathered
Besides, those Tribulation Cultivators who had been frantically besieging Nangong Chu should have calmed down by now.
Some of them would surely become suspicious of their recent actions and start tracking him.
Therefore, under these circumstances, it would be best to conserve the side effects for an emergency.
At this thought, Zou Feng grew eager to begin his reckless cultivation mode, wanting to accumulate powerful side effects as quickly as possible.
Speaking of which, ever since he’d used up the side-effect Critical Strike, he hadn’t had a proper chance to cultivate and accumulate more.
Unfortunately, now still wasn’t the time. He had to keep running.
The big shots mobilized by the Tribulation Cultivator Camp surely included more than just "Great Flowery Sedan" and the "Elder General." This was clearly a setup to confront the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect’s first wave of reinforcements head-on.
They wanted to catch the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect completely by surprise. After all, in the past, these Tribulation Cultivators would usually plunder what they could and immediately flee back into the depths of the Northern Domain.
This time, however, they were doing the exact opposite, intent on making the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect pay an even greater price...
After a moment, Zou Feng, having caught his breath, didn’t dare to linger. He called to Su Qingyu, and they set off once more.
Not long after they started moving again, a sudden stir came from the nearby woods.
Su Qingyu assumed it was an enemy attack and braced for a fight, only to see a look of pleasant surprise on Zou Feng’s face.
Sure enough, it wasn’t an enemy. Darting out from the woods was a strange insect with the head of a beautiful woman.
Su Qingyu was no stranger to this creature. She immediately recognized it as the Gu Insect Zou Feng had been raising for a long time.
Xiaolv had previously lured away Zi Caiyi and had been injured in the process.
Although Zou Feng was worried about its safety, the situation had made it impossible for him to turn back and retrieve Xiaolv.
Fortunately, after a few days, Xiaolv had clearly recovered well and managed to catch up on its own.
As Zou Feng’s Lifebound Gu Insect, its ability to locate him was practically etched into its very instincts.
Zou Feng, for his part, had also sensed Xiaolv’s approach in advance.
Reunited after the ordeal, Zou Feng wasn’t stingy. He immediately took out an External Pill and fed it to Xiaolv.
After Xiaolv ate the External Pill, Zou Feng observed it for a moment. He discovered that not only were its injuries healed, but its poison had mutated again?
This had happened before. It seemed that every time Xiaolv suffered grievous injuries, it would rise from the ashes upon recovery and evolve once more.
Right now, Zou Feng needed more Exotic Poisons to accumulate side effects even faster, so he immediately had Xiaolv sting him a few times.
It was worth mentioning that no matter how powerfully Xiaolv’s poison evolved, it would always share the same root and origin as Zou Feng’s Poison Body.
Therefore, Zou Feng felt no strain when performing Refinement on this poison and could absorb it without needing to deliberately quiet himself and concentrate.
This was a huge contrast to refining the Golden Core Wolf Poison and Dragon Poison. While he wasn’t troubled by the side effects of any of them, he absolutely had to concentrate fully when dealing with the Wolf and Dragon Poisons.
After all, those poisons possessed their own spiritual intelligence and would resist during Refinement...
Just as he finished the Refinement of Xiaolv’s evolved poison, Zou Feng felt a sudden sense of dread.
’No doubt about it. Another powerful enemy has locked onto me, and they can’t be far. Otherwise, the feeling wouldn’t be this clear.’
Zou Feng opened the List of Gods, and as if guided by intuition, his gaze fell upon the name of a Great Demon: Yu Qing.
This wasn’t surprising. After all, Yu Qing had been tracking him from the start.
If he hadn’t been separated from Jiang Wanzhao and then had his path blocked by Nangong Chu, Zou Feng would have already been setting a trap to kill this demon.
In any case, this clam demon was now closing in on him again, as persistent as a lingering ghost.
"What is it? Another expert?" Su Qingyu asked, keenly noticing the change in his expression.
Before the words had even left her mouth, a figure abruptly appeared not far away.
It was Jiang Wanzhao, whom he had been searching for to no avail. She had finally appeared.
This was no chance encounter. After escaping danger, Jiang Wanzhao had actively sought him out.
With her Realm and her familiarity with Zou Feng, it wasn’t difficult for her to deduce his escape route from the slightest clues.
Seeing that the newcomer wasn’t Yu Qing, Zou Feng’s heart, which had leaped into his throat, settled back down.
’At least my luck hasn’t completely run out. I didn’t just sense Yu Qing’s malice only to be immediately cornered by her.’
"Senior Sister Jiang!"
Taking a few steps forward, Zou Feng immediately saw that something was wrong with Jiang Wanzhao’s expression.
"You’re injured?"
Jiang Wanzhao waved her hand. "It’s nothing serious... But we can’t linger here..."
As Jiang Wanzhao explained, Zou Feng learned that she had crossed swords with the Elder General on the Stage not long ago.
But it wasn’t a one-on-one fight. After all, the Elder General had numerous Fairies on his stage providing support.
Jiang Wanzhao hadn’t expected that the Fairies singing and dancing on the stage could have such a significant impact on her, preventing her from using her full strength during her fight with the Elder General.
Thus, Jiang Wanzhao, who was already not in peak condition, was defeated and injured by the "Elder General." She had no choice but to make a humiliating retreat and go into hiding.
She couldn’t even think about carrying out her plan with Zou Feng to atone for her past failures with new merits.
The Elder General, of course, pursued her relentlessly, wanting to firmly claim this prize for himself.
So, Jiang Wanzhao’s situation at the time was extremely perilous, and her chances of completely shaking off the Elder General were incredibly low.
But just when the situation seemed hopeless, the Elder General suddenly gave up the chase and flew off in another direction.
This, of course, was because Zou Feng had unleashed his "fragrance" at full blast, luring the Elder General away and causing him to temporarily abandon his pursuit of Jiang Wanzhao.
In fact, the Elder General was not disappointed after changing targets. After all, True Monarch Tianyan, Nangong Chu, was certainly a more valuable prize than Jiang Wanzhao.
As the two exchanged information, Jiang Wanzhao realized that, by a strange twist of fate, Zou Feng had saved her yet again.
As a True Disciple, being repeatedly saved by her subordinate in the Dao Foundation Realm left a complicated taste in Jiang Wanzhao’s mouth.
However, the thought that they had long since shared "the intimacy of skin on skin" helped her come to terms with it.
’A fated benefactor isn’t necessarily someone stronger than you, after all.’
"With the Tribulation Cultivators making such a big move, there’s no need for us to keep pushing our luck," Jiang Wanzhao said with a long sigh.
’Although I desperately want to redeem myself, staying alive is more important than anything.’
’With so many powerful Tribulation Cultivators on the move, and True Monarch Tianyan still engaging in infighting, what’s the point of trying to redeem myself? We’ll be lucky just to make it back to the Celestial Dao Cauldron’s signal range alive.’
However, Zou Feng did not agree with Jiang Wanzhao’s rational suggestion.
In fact, before Jiang Wanzhao had found him, he too had thought that escaping was the best course of action.
But now, with Jiang Wanzhao’s return, it meant his "Gun Holster" and gun stock were complete once more.
Not to mention the return of the evolved Xiaolv, which was like getting more powerful "bullets" for his "gun."
But most importantly, Yu Qing was about to catch up. Even if they fled with all their might, they might not be able to shake off this Great Demon...
"Senior Sister Jiang, I’m being targeted by a clam demon named Yu Qing. And if I’m not mistaken, she’ll be here very soon!"
"Yu Qing!?" Jiang Wanzhao had clearly heard of this clam demon. "About how long until she tracks you down?"
She didn’t waste time asking pointless questions about why Yu Qing was so intent on killing Zou Feng; she immediately grasped the severity of the situation.
Zou Feng said, "I can’t say for sure, but it shouldn’t be more than half an hour."
Hearing this, Jiang Wanzhao made a swift decision. "Then it will indeed be difficult to shake her. In that case, it’s not too late for us to kill this demon before we leave!"
Jiang Wanzhao had also figured it out. Although the current situation was chaotic, the one who really needed to flee as far and as fast as possible was actually True Monarch Tianyan, Nangong Chu.
Even if he had already broken out of the siege, he couldn’t hope to completely shake off "Great Flowery Sedan" and the "Elder General" anytime soon.
And by using this precious time "bought" by Nangong Chu, they could indeed attempt their original plan of hunting Golden Core Realm Tribulation Cultivators.
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