Chapter 676 - 397: This is a "Zheng" Character?
"Yu Qing?"
The female Snake Demon started, asking in surprise, "Fellow Daoist, are you speaking of Immortal Maiden Yu of Yu Long Lake?"
’So she really is from the Demon Race of Yu Long Lake...’
The geography of Yu Long Lake was uniquely blessed. Its waters were vast, and it bordered a Spiritual Vein, making it a natural breeding ground for Great Demons.
Although the Dragon King Luo Gang was nominally the Leader of the Yu Long Lake demons, he wasn’t necessarily the most powerful among them.
’In that case, this Yu Qing... abandoning Jiang Wanzhao to relentlessly pursue me... Is she trying to avenge Luo Gang?’
’Was their bond really that deep?’
"I don’t care what ’Immortal Maiden’ she is. Just tell me her true form."
The female Snake Demon’s eyes flickered. "Immortal Maiden Yu is... a clam demon!"
Huh?
Zou Feng pictured Yu Qing reverting to her true form and almost subconsciously censored the image in his mind.
However, a clam becoming a demon and cultivating into a Golden Core Realm Great Demon was quite rare, at least in Zou Feng’s experience.
And having been hunted by her, Zou Feng could clearly sense that Yu Qing’s power likely surpassed even Luo Gang’s.
For a clam demon to be this powerful was even rarer.
’Then again, since she’s a clam demon, could her Golden Core also be called a "pearl"?’
Before Zou Feng could ask anything more, the female Snake Demon rushed to spill everything she knew. "As a clam demon, Immortal Maiden Yu possesses a natural Dual Cultivation Saint Body, which can bring immense benefits to her Dao Companions..."
"According to the rumors, she and the Dragon King of Yu Long Lake, Luo Gang, definitely had a thing going on!"
Upon hearing this, Zou Feng’s eyes lit up.
It wasn’t that he coveted some Dual Cultivation Saint Body. After all, that poison dragon Luo Gang had probably used it repeatedly, and he had no interest in seconds.
His sudden interest stemmed from a different reason: if this clam demon could engage in dual cultivation with the poison dragon Luo Gang, it proved that even if she wasn’t a Poison Cultivator herself, she could still bring immense benefits to one.
After all, even medicine could become a potent poison if used improperly.
Therefore, to Zou Feng, a clam—an ingredient in medicine—could very likely be subjected to Refinement for the sake of his Poison Cultivation.
’Besides, I still suspect that Yu Qing is hunting me for some ulterior motive, not to avenge Luo Gang...’
Seeing Zou Feng fall into deep thought, the Snake Demon on the water’s surface grew incredibly nervous.
Although they were both in the Dao Foundation Realm, this Snake Demon could recognize power when she saw it. She knew perfectly well that he could take care of her in just two or three moves.
This wasn’t just a judgment based on the grim aura emanating from Zou Feng, but also on her own understanding of the current situation.
She knew, of course, that the Celestial Hearing Tower had been breached, that the Tribulation Cultivation Sects had launched a full-scale invasion, and that many from the Demon Race had joined the rebellion.
Therefore, any Core Disciple of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect who could carve a bloody path through such chaos and survive until now had to be an elite of the Dao Foundation Realm, an existence she absolutely could not afford to provoke.
She was terrified that if Zou Feng became the least bit displeased, he would subject her to Refinement on the spot.
However, as if her worst fears were coming true, the man before her finished his contemplation and immediately fixed his attention on her...
His eyes held a clear hint of greed.
The female Snake Demon sighed to herself. ’Looks like I can’t escape getting "drilled" after all.’
’This is perfectly normal,’ she thought. ’He’s been fleeing for his life, his nerves stretched taut. So of course, the first chance he gets, he’s going to want to blow off some steam.’
’Oh well, as long as he doesn’t drill right through me...’
"And how should I address you, Fellow Daoist?" In the next moment, the female Snake Demon’s eyes became as soft as silk. Her tail coiled and uncoiled, stirring indecent ripples in the water.
’I can’t resist anyway, so I might as well try to enjoy it.’
’If I’m proactive and make sure he’s satisfied, I can minimize the risk of him pulling up his pants and leaving me for dead afterward.’
Zou Feng didn’t answer the Snake Demon’s question. Instead, he reached out his hand and snatched at her through the air.
With that one motion, he plucked the female Snake Demon from the pool, holding her aloft by the back of her neck.
"Eeeeee..."
’This is no time to complain about him being too rough,’ the female Snake Demon thought. ’I need to use these coy whimpers to get him more excited.’
Zou Feng, however, was slightly taken aback.
The demon’s upper, human half was normal enough, but her snake tail was absurdly long—it looked to be over ten meters.
’If that thing wrapped around you...’
"Stop that noise. I’m just borrowing something!" Zou Feng cut off the female Snake Demon’s coquettish whimpers.
The female Snake Demon caught his meaning. "Take it, take it all... You can have it however you want, Fellow Daoist..."
Zou Feng rolled his eyes. Unwilling to waste time explaining, he simply began extracting the poison from the Snake Demon’s body.
That’s right. All he coveted was the poison in her body.
As for her body...
Given Zou Feng’s current standing, he wouldn’t have minded paying homage to the great Xu Xian, but the problem was her obvious lack of enthusiasm. She was only playing along to save her own skin.
That was no fun at all. Zou Feng wasn’t that desperate.
Besides, he had no time to waste on such meaningless affairs.
And as for "borrowing" her poison?
Zou Feng would repay her with an even more potent Exotic Poison. Strictly speaking, the Snake Demon was making out like a bandit on this deal.
"Ah... Fellow Daoist, this is what you wanted?"
"What else?"
"Fine, take it, but please, Fellow Daoist, don’t take all of it..."
Most of this Snake Demon’s power lay in her poison. If he drained it all, she’d be completely helpless.
Before the demon could finish speaking, Zou Feng had already completed the poison extraction.
He hadn’t drained her completely dry.
After all, while her poison was decent, its main purpose for Zou Feng was to create a Mixed Poison.
If his Luck was good, it might even enhance his Snake Stance.