Chapter 583 - 350: All or Nothing (Part 2)
He no longer had to toss and turn with the five women for half the night just to achieve the optimal effect for his Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill Cultivation.
The current efficiency was much more pleasant. He could use "Divine Communication" to achieve the desired Cultivation effect at any time, even during a break for a meal or tea.
Occasionally, if he felt the urge and had plenty of time, he could revisit their physical intimacy.
This way, it was a happy outcome for everyone, without delaying either party’s Cultivation.
Of course, this convenience was only possible because Tian Yun and the other four women all practiced the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill and left their Divine Sense completely unguarded for him.
Otherwise, with Zou Feng’s current strength, he definitely couldn’t have performed the Divine Skill of "Taking People’s Chastity from a Thousand Miles Away."
Not unless his strength took another qualitative leap, and... he cultivated another sufficiently powerful Dual Cultivation Skill!
It was just that, at present, there were very, very few Dual Cultivation Skills within the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect that could catch Zou Feng’s eye.
Of course, this wasn’t to say the quality of the Dual Cultivation Skills collected by the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect was poor, but rather that very few were suitable for him.
Furthermore, since Zou Feng’s Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill had already reached the Realm of Transcendence and Sanctity, even some suitable Skills were rendered practically useless.
Even if he cultivated them to a certain level and integrated them into the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill, they wouldn’t provide much of a boost.
Forcibly cultivating these Skills would lead to an imbalance between effort and reward.
In short, every trade has its master. As vast and prosperous as the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect was, when it came to the quality and quantity of Dual Cultivation Skills, there was still a gap compared to certain sects named for carnal pleasure...
As he was pondering these matters, his Token vibrated.
It was a message from Su Qingyu, whom he hadn’t heard from in a long time as she had been in seclusion.
"You established a Celestial Tier Dao Foundation?"
Zou Feng replied, "Uh, it was just a stroke of luck. But you, Palace Master, you’re finally out of seclusion?"
"In that case, should I be calling you Brother Zou now?" Su Qingyu’s tone was clearly a bit melancholy.
Only after asking did Zou Feng learn that Su Qingyu had been in seclusion for nearly two years, also attempting to break through to the Dao Foundation Realm.
Her Cultivation progress had always been ahead of Zou Feng’s.
Last time, leveraging Zou Feng’s battle against Li Dingjie, Su Qingyu had bet her entire fortune—and then some—ultimately making a killing without any suspense.
Afterward, she immediately purchased an extremely expensive Foundation Establishment Treasure and entered seclusion to break through to the Dao Foundation Realm.
Now that she was out, she had naturally succeeded in her Foundation Establishment.
And thanks to the potency of her Calamity Poison Body, Su Qingyu had established an Earth Tier Dao Foundation.
This was actually quite impressive, leading Su Qingyu to feel that she could finally be a little smug when she emerged from seclusion.
But just as she was about to show off, she heard that Zou Feng had established a Celestial Tier Dao Foundation, and one of the highest quality among its peers at that...
"Never mind that. Want to team up with me?"
Zou Feng was taken aback. "Team up?"
"That’s right. After being in seclusion for so long, I have to do some work for the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect. Do you have any good assignments on your end? We can team up and go," Su Qingyu said.
It was clear that, based on their past friendship, she trusted Zou Feng completely.
Although the other former members of Biyou Palace were also trustworthy, the problem was that they couldn’t keep up with Su Qingyu’s and Zou Feng’s Cultivation pace. Teaming up with them would only make them a burden.
After a moment of thought, Zou Feng replied honestly, "Palace Master, I don’t really have any good assignments, but I do have a tough one!"
"Tell me about it!"
Zou Feng then told Su Qingyu about Jiang Wanzhao’s plan to go guard a Spiritual Vein in the Northern Domain.
After listening, Su Qingyu quickly grasped the key point.
"The Northern Domain... actually offers more opportunities for people like us. It won’t be that tough. I’m in!"
It was obvious that after joining the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect, Su Qingyu had been constrained by its rules and was feeling restless.
She was already itching to go out and have a feast...
"When do we leave?"
"In eight days."
"Then count me in... But, about Jiang Zhenchuan..."
Su Qingyu wanted to go, but she would need Jiang Wanzhao’s permission to be brought along.
Hearing this, Zou Feng assured her without hesitation, "Palace Master, you don’t need to worry. Senior Sister Jiang will have no objections to having another powerful ally."
After finishing his conversation with Su Qingyu, Zou Feng went inside and informed his five Dao Companions, who were still basking in the afterglow, about his impending trip to the Northern Domain.
They never had any objections to Zou Feng’s decisions.
Their only concern was not knowing how long Zou Feng would be gone and whether his Cultivation of the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill would suffer because of it.
"It’s hard to say exactly how long I’ll be there. It depends on when Senior Sister Jiang accumulates enough impressive merits."
This was the truth. Jiang Wanzhao had volunteered for this mission and mobilized so many people. If she just went through the motions and came back after a year or so, it would be completely useless.
On the other hand, if she found an opportunity right after arriving to slay a high-ranking Cultivator from an enemy power, no one could find fault with her even if she only stayed for a few months.
"As for the Cultivation of the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill, you don’t need to worry at all. In fact, your current progress is already quite good. It’s more worthwhile for you to focus on continuing to cultivate your respective Five Elements skills for now."
"Besides, you all participated in my establishment of the Celestial Tier Dao Foundation. That alone is enough for you to spend several years comprehending and absorbing."
Hearing this, the women all agreed.
In reality, as Cultivators, they shouldn’t pin all their hopes on Zou Feng. Doing so would gradually cause problems with their state of mind, which would be extremely detrimental to their advancement to higher Realms.
For the next few days, Zou Feng barely left his home, focusing on comprehending and consolidating his Dao Foundation Realm.
The process of consolidating his Realm went very smoothly, thanks to his complete lack of shortage of Immortal Fate, with a steady supply of various supplementary Elixirs.
However, after advancing to the Dao Foundation Realm, his expenses had also shot up considerably.
It couldn’t be helped. Elixirs that were quite effective in the Spiritual Energy Realm were practically useless in the Dao Foundation Realm.
He had to spend a great deal of money to buy Elixirs suitable for Dao Foundation Realm Cultivators to see any benefit.
This made Zou Feng extremely glad he had planned ahead and opened several booming fried rice restaurants during his time in the Spiritual Energy Realm. Otherwise, he would be in the embarrassing state of being completely strapped for cash.
Four days passed like this. Liu Chenyu led a team out of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect to conquer another newly discovered Outer Realm.
Her sycophantic confidants, including Du Rentian, all went with her as expected.
With these sycophantic "big brothers" temporarily occupied, Zou Feng’s subsequent journey to the Northern Domain would be relatively safer.
The only thing that still made Zou Feng quite wary was the newly ranked True Monarch Tianyan, Nangong Chu.
Over the past few days, Zou Feng had, of course, inquired about Nangong Chu’s current situation.
The information he received was no different from before. All anyone knew was that Nangong Chu was guarding an unstable Outer Realm and couldn’t return for the time being.
Being suddenly targeted by this dangerous individual gave Zou Feng a major headache.
The main problem was that this guy’s astrology skill was genuinely capable of divination and plotting.
It was very likely that, just like with Liu Chenyu, he would find himself tricked without even realizing it.
’Speaking of which, could it be that this guy suddenly developed killing intent toward me because he sensed it when I established my foundation, and consequently saw a so-called star of death?’
***
Eight days passed in a flash.
On the morning of the eighth day, Zou Feng had already boarded Jiang Wanzhao’s exclusive Flying Celestial Ship, ready to depart.
Standing beside him was a rather reluctant Leng Jing.
That’s right, Leng Jing had been conscripted as well.
In fact, for this trip, Jiang Wanzhao had brought along most of the people from her faction. It could truly be described as mobilizing in full force.
From this, it was clear that Jiang Wanzhao was truly going all out.
If this trip yielded no results, or if she suffered heavy losses, she would likely find it very difficult to make a comeback in the future.
"Brother Leng, why the long face?" Zou Feng asked, already knowing the answer.
Leng Jing gave a bitter smile. "After coming to the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect for Immortal Cultivation, I’ve found that I’m even more afraid of death..."
"But if you don’t strive, don’t continue to improve, then according to the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect’s rule about having to work regularly, you’re actually more likely to die even faster."
"That may be true, but..."
"Brother Leng, don’t tell me you don’t even have aspirations for an Earth or Yellow Tier Dao Foundation?"
Just as they were chatting, a voice full of surprise and apprehension sounded from behind Zou Feng: "Greetings, Brother Zou!"