I Can Transfer the Side Effects of Evil Skills

With this in mind, Zou Feng no longer lingered. He leaped into the air and departed from the peak of the Battle Sage Hall.

And those disciples, who still craved more, watched Zou Feng leave with faces full of regret.

That dance just now had brought real benefits, and they all wanted to ask Zou Feng to teach them...

A dance that could bring tangible benefits to Cultivators—wasn’t this just another one of the Hundred Skills of Cultivation?

On the way back to the Hongxing Inn, Zou Feng was already brimming with confidence about forging his ideal Dao Foundation.

Another Cultivation Skill reaching the state of Unity of Heaven and Man, the Celestial Dao Cauldron’s tip on strengthening his Lifebound Gu Insect, a new Domain Expansion, and the "momentum" gained from truly dominating the Ascending Heavens Board at number one...

Adding to that the offsetting Five Elements Dual Cultivation he was already planning to implement, the Heart of the Ant King, and all the other various conditions—a Celestial Tier Dao Foundation was hardly his limit.

Although what he ultimately forged would still be called a Celestial Tier Dao Foundation, that was only because it was the only tier ranked higher than the Terrestrial Tier.

However, forging such an extraordinary Dao Foundation also came with considerable risks.

When leaping the Celestial Gate, if you overshot the leap, you wouldn’t be stepping through the gate but falling into a bottomless abyss, or smashing your head against the doorframe...

But Zou Feng had a big brother, so he naturally didn’t have to worry about that.

He had already decided who would help him leap the Celestial Gate: the newly-ranked sycophant, Du Rentian. His "big brother" Du!

Gongyang Marquis was too durable; Zou Feng feared he would need to reach the Golden Core Realm before he could make the man truly suffer.

And no matter how much of a sycophant Du Rentian was, he was still a True Disciple. Targeting him outright would bring immediate trouble for Zou Feng.

Therefore, even though the current side effects probably weren’t enough to kill a True Disciple, making him miserable for a while and leaving him with no time for crooked schemes would be sufficient.

Returning quickly to Qingxi Mountain, Zou Feng didn’t hurry back to the Hongxing Inn. Instead, he sat down by a nearby creek and began using his Gu Technique to call for Xiaolv.

These days, Xiaolv no longer stayed cooped up in the courtyard of the Hongxing Inn.

The entirety of Qingxi Mountain was its playground.

Since he had given everyone a heads-up, the other disciples living on Qingxi Mountain all knew that Xiaolv was Zou Feng’s Gu Insect, so no one dared to provoke it.

Before long, Xiaolv came flying over excitedly.

Lately, Zou Feng hadn’t been taking it with him.

First, with Zou Feng’s current strength, Xiaolv was becoming less and less helpful. Second, after their perilous encounter in the Insect Nest Grotto where Xiaolv had nearly died, Zou Feng didn’t want it to face danger again.

Flying to Zou Feng’s shoulder, Xiaolv, as usual, habitually licked his cheek to show affection.

Previously, when Xiaolv did this, Zou Feng didn’t mind and just let it be.

But he had just seen Xiaolv’s transformed appearance in the Visualization Map, so when the little guy did it again, Zou Feng felt a little uncomfortable.

With a cough, Zou Feng waved his hand to stop Xiaolv from continuing its slobbering, took out the Deep Blue Tears, and said, "Eat this!"

Xiaolv looked at the Deep Blue Tears, and a moment later, its tail started wagging like a little electric motor.

It instinctively sensed that this thing would be of immense benefit to it.

It swallowed the item in one gulp. After only a few breaths, it seemed to have trouble digesting it. Xiaolv grew agitated, flying around restlessly.

This wasn’t because it was impatient, but because of the toxicity of the Deep Blue Tears. If it couldn’t digest and absorb it quickly, the poison would cause it immense pain, and even inflict considerable damage.

Seeing this, Zou Feng, who of course knew the solution, immediately took out the Visualization Map.

"Look over here!"

He tossed the Visualization Map into the air, where it unrolled for Xiaolv to study.

When Xiaolv first saw the Visualization Map, it felt like it was looking in a mirror, but it gradually sensed something was off.

So, unconsciously, it began to imitate the movements on the Visualization Map.

After mimicking the movements for a short while, the previously indigestible Deep Blue Tears were no longer a problem.

And after absorbing the Deep Blue Tears, Xiaolv’s aura began to change noticeably, starting to bear a stronger and stronger resemblance to the creature in the Visualization Map.

However, the Visualization Map must have reached its final stage, as it began to display the transformed appearance, which left Xiaolv completely stunned.

After staring blankly for a long moment, the little guy actually blushed.

Seeing this, Zou Feng could barely resist retorting, ’What the hell are you blushing for?!’

In the end, however, Xiaolv didn’t transform on the spot. Instead, looking extremely exhausted, it flew back to Zou Feng’s shoulder and fell into a deep sleep.

Every time it had evolved in the past, Xiaolv would fall asleep like this, so Zou Feng was already used to it.

All he had to do now was wait for Xiaolv to awaken after its successful evolution, collect its new venom, and then he could attempt to leap the Celestial Gate.

Zou Feng had a feeling that Xiaolv wouldn’t sleep for long this time—it would probably wake up in just a few days.

’So, barring any accidents, I should be forging my Dao Foundation within the next few days!’

Letting out a sigh of relief, Zou Feng returned to the Hongxing Inn.

After checking on the cultivation progress of Tian Yun and the other women, Zou Feng felt even more confident.

In truth, the requirements for the offsetting Five Elements Dual Cultivation were also extremely demanding.

Not only did it require Dao Companions of the corresponding five elements, but they also had to be completely trustworthy and all be accomplished in the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill.

"Everyone, put aside other matters for now and prepare yourselves. Participating in my Foundation Establishment this time will be of immense benefit to you when you leap your own Celestial Gates in the future!" Zou Feng instructed after finishing his questions.

The women all agreed, and the thought that Zou Feng was about to undergo Foundation Establishment—and that they could take part in it—made them uncontrollably excited.

During this preparatory period, it was not suitable to practice the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill, so Zou Feng was about to send them back to their own cultivation.

Unexpectedly, before he could speak, his Token began to vibrate.

He picked it up and saw that Liu Chenyu had issued him a Summoning Order!

A year had passed since he last voluntarily answered Jiang Wanzhao’s summons. According to the rules of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect, he had to once again participate in a conquest of an Outer Realm or complete a mission that contributed to the Sect.

And someone like Liu Chenyu, who held significant sway even among True Disciples, was naturally qualified to issue a designated summons.

Since she truly didn’t want to harm Zou Feng—and from a short-term perspective, it would even bring him considerable benefits—the not-quite-human Celestial Dao Cauldron would most likely approve of this summons. After all, it was perfectly reasonable.

"Feng, you know I won’t harm you. Why not stay by my side and complete this conquest?"

"There’s a guy named Du Rentian with a strange temper who really means you ill. Your safety can only be guaranteed if you join the conquest by my side..."

Accompanying the Summoning Order was a message from Liu Chenyu.

In fact, refusing this summons was simple: he could just respond to Jiang Wanzhao’s summons instead.

However, something seemed to have happened to Jiang Wanzhao. Ever since leading the conquest of the Insect Nest Grotto, she had been sidelined and had no assignments!

This was naturally not a good thing for a True Disciple, so it was no wonder people were saying Jiang Wanzhao was in a precarious situation.

In short, since Jiang Wanzhao had no assignments herself, it was useless for Zou Feng to try and respond to her summons.

But fortunately, he was indeed on the verge of forging his Dao Foundation.

So, Zou Feng temporarily ignored Liu Chenyu’s messages and, in response to the Summoning Order, quickly submitted an application for temporary deferment.

Of course, this kind of application wasn’t something you could fudge by simply claiming you were about to have a breakthrough. You had to undergo an inspection to verify the claim.

But as the current number one on the Ascending Heavens Board, who had just recently caught the attention of the Celestial Dao Cauldron, Zou Feng naturally had no issues.

The review process took less than ten breaths’ time before the corresponding reply arrived.

The reply was two words: Application Approved!

After receiving the reply, Zou Feng directly forwarded the successful application notification to Liu Chenyu.

Surprisingly, Liu Chenyu didn’t seem angry at all. She replied, "As expected of the man I have my eye on. Amazing!"

"Congratulations in advance! You make me so proud!"

Along with the congratulatory and auspicious words came a transfer of sixty thousand Immortal Fate points.

This Liu Chenyu was truly generous, but Zou Feng had no intention of accepting the money. He had always preferred to do things the hard way.