Chapter 578 - 348: Tiancheng Dao Foundation
「Five days later.」
In the backyard of the Hongxing Inn, Zou Feng tilted his head to look at the "green cocoon" on his shoulder.
The cocoon had gradually formed after Xiaolv fell into a deep sleep. At the time, Zou Feng figured it wouldn’t be long before she broke out, so he let her form the cocoon on his shoulder.
Now, five days had passed. Feeling the unusual stirring from within the cocoon, Zou Feng knew the time was near.
Any moment now, the evolved Xiaolv would emerge from her cocoon.
The only question was, would Xiaolv successfully take human form upon emerging?
Zou Feng found himself rather looking forward to it.
CRACK! The green cocoon split open.
A small, faintly humanoid head began to emerge from within.
’She actually transformed?’
’No, that’s not right. Even if she fully transformed at this size, she’d be no bigger than a little figurine...’
The next moment, the same elfin beauty with green hair and green eyes he had seen in the Visualization Map gracefully poked her head out of the cocoon.
Although her figurine-like size meant she couldn’t do much, it did nothing to diminish the charm of Xiaolv’s transformed state.
Just as in the Visualization Map, she was breathtakingly beautiful.
Even Zou Feng, her master, found it hard to believe that the Gu Insect he had once raised in a chamber pot would one day transform into this.
Her head was only about the size of an egg, but she was undeniably adorable in her tininess.
Then, for some reason, Zou Feng was inexplicably reminded of certain figurines from his past life that could double as... cups. They didn’t need to be very big, either...
"Eee... eee..."
A muffled whimper came from Xiaolv’s mouth. It seemed she couldn’t speak human words yet.
"Come all the way out first!" Zou Feng twitched his shoulder, motioning for Xiaolv to reveal her full form.
It was a casual command, but Xiaolv’s face turned visibly red.
This caught Zou Feng by surprise.
"What the hell are you blushing for? Get out!"
’Her blushing all of a sudden makes it seem like I’m actually after her or something.’
’It’s really not like that. No matter how unconventional my tastes are, I wouldn’t have improper thoughts about a Gu Insect—even if she’s a total knockout after transforming.’
Scolded by Zou Feng, Xiaolv first wore a wronged expression before obediently crawling the rest of the way out of the cocoon.
When her entire body was finally revealed, Zou Feng was left completely dumbfounded.
It turned out Xiaolv had transformed, but clearly not completely.
Her head was that of an elfin beauty, but her body was still the same bizarre insectoid form as before.
It was a rather off-putting sight.
’No wonder she was blushing and embarrassed when I told her to come out. Her transformation was only halfway done...’
"Tsk. You’d be better off changing back for now. This looks awkward!"
Xiaolv was quite obedient. Her head shook rapidly, and a moment later, she returned to her previous form.
Fortunately, despite the incomplete transformation, Zou Feng could clearly sense the increase in Xiaolv’s power.
Her newly evolved venom was exactly what he needed for his Foundation Establishment.
Without a word, just a single look, Xiaolv raised her stinger and plunged it into Zou Feng’s neck.
A stream of venom, its potency beyond measure, quickly flooded into Zou Feng’s body.
Zou Feng took a deep breath and silently promoted Du Rentian to the number one spot on his List of Gods.
He was about to focus on absorbing the venom, but just as he closed his eyes, a series of strange cries sounded next to his ear.
He opened his eyes to see that Xiaolv’s head had, for some reason, turned back into that of the beautiful woman. She was tilting her head back and letting out those strange cries, her expression indescribable.
Zou Feng snapped irritably, "Are you crazy? You’re the one stinging me with your Poison Hook, so what the hell are you screaming for?!"
But Xiaolv seemed to be lost in the moment, completely deaf to Zou Feng’s words. After another shriek, her insect body visibly wilted.
Seeing this, Zou Feng couldn’t be bothered to say anything more. Releasing so much venom at once was indeed a massive drain on Xiaolv.
’She really didn’t have to scream so ecstatically, though...’
’Ever since she started showing signs of transformation, her personality has gotten really weird.’
Come to think of it, Xiaolv had once devoured the Poison Scorpion used for cultivating the Chaos Finger and had since absorbed a fair amount of similar toxins. Because of that, she could already be considered a Lust Gu.
’So maybe it’s only natural that she’d act strange after starting to transform...’
But this wasn’t the time to worry about such things. Now that he had Xiaolv’s evolved venom, the next step was to begin the Five Elements Dual Cultivation.
With this in mind, Zou Feng placed Xiaolv in the backyard to rest and rushed into the largest bedroom.
Inside the bedroom, Tian Yun and the other four women were already waiting, naked and fully prepared.
’I will leap through the Heavenly Gate and forge my Dao Foundation today!’
The moment Zou Feng initiated the Dual Cultivation, the sky above all of Qingxi Mountain began to stir with an unusual disturbance.
The Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect was teeming with hidden masters. Many powerful beings nearby merely had to glance up to know that someone was forging their Dao Foundation.
And a rather impressive Dao Foundation at that!
Far away in Rakshasa Palace, Jiang Wanzhao also sensed the disturbance and rushed to Qingxi Mountain.
Meanwhile, in an Outer Realm where sandstorms blotted out the sun, True Monarch Tianyan, Nangong Chu, who was riding a giant beast, suddenly opened the vertical eye on his forehead.
This time, however, the vertical eye was clearly filled with confusion.
’He’s reached Foundation Establishment?’
’And could it be... that kind of Dao Foundation...?’
As he puzzled over this, a flicker of starlight, visible only to Nangong Chu and filled with an ominous aura, flashed and vanished.