Chapter 607 - 362: Death Note?
"Fellow Daoist... Wan’Er and I... we both cultivate the Path of Joyful Union from the Nine Immortal Ascension Skills. If Fellow Daoist is interested... I will surely... satisfy you..."
The so-called Path of Joyful Union was, in fact, the Dual Cultivation Skill among the Nine Immortal Ascension Skills.
Although Zou Feng knew nothing about it, anything produced by the Ninefold Celestial Court was bound to be an Evil Skill. He didn’t expect it to be any normal form of Dual Cultivation.
Seeing Zou Feng’s silence, the purple-robed woman continued, "This skill will bring you a pleasure like that of Ascension! Fellow Daoist, you only need to try it to know that I speak the truth!"
With that, she mustered what little strength she had left, lifted the hem of her skirt, and revealed a coquettish posture.
Just a moment ago, she had been a lofty, aloof Fairy, yet now she had suddenly fallen to the mortal realm... no, she had fallen straight into a brothel.
Such a stark contrast was the best way to stir a man’s heart.
Unfortunately for her, Zou Feng had long been on guard against the Charm Techniques these Celestial Court Fairies might possess. He had entered a sage-like state of clarity in advance.
Sights of such snowy-white skin now only seemed dull and uninteresting.
"You guessed right. I do desire your bodies..."
Hearing this, looks of joyous relief washed over both women’s faces.
’As long as that’s his goal, we’re fine.’ After all, with the Path of Joyful Union they cultivated, they could at least preserve their lives for now.
Once this man tasted the pleasure of Ascension to Immortality, he would absolutely be unable to bring himself to kill them.
"But only to use your bodies to aid my Alchemy!"
Before his voice had even faded, Zou Feng slammed both his palms down, striking the two women’s skulls simultaneously.
Caught completely off guard, all they could do was watch helplessly as the blow landed squarely.
An immense force, like a mountain crashing down, made their bodies tremble. Blood poured from their seven orifices, and they couldn’t even utter a scream.
A moment later, a chilling, ethereal blue flame instantly engulfed the two Celestial Court Fairies.
This flame was the "furnace fire" of his Way of Refining Immortals into External Pills. It was also mixed with the Silent Extinction Poison Flame that Zou Feng cultivated, strengthening the furnace fire’s power.
It was worth noting that the Way of Refining Immortals into External Pills didn’t perform a Refinement on the flesh and blood of these Tribulation Cultivators from the Ninefold Celestial Court.
Instead, it performed a Refinement on the "Magical Power" they cultivated.
Next, Zou Feng channeled his full power, making the "furnace fire" burn ever hotter.
Currently, his progress in cultivating the Way of External Pill Refinement was still rather poor, so he couldn’t achieve instant Refinement.
Thus, a full meal’s worth of time passed before the Refinement was finally successful.
Two Elixir Pills, brimming with immortal energy and clearly identifiable as "Immortal Pills," appeared in Zou Feng’s palm.
As for the two Celestial Court Fairies, their bodies had shriveled up as if all the water had been drained from them. Devoid of life, they crashed to the ground like rotten wood.
Zou Feng had no intention of saving these two Elixirs. He consumed them on the spot.
These two External Pills were different from any Elixir he had ever taken before. It was as if they were originally part of his own body and had only been temporarily separated.
The concept of an External Pill carried the meaning of having others safeguard one’s cultivation for them.
Not long after, once he finished absorbing the External Pills, Zou Feng uncontrollably performed a Tiger Body Shakes. He immediately felt light as a feather, as if he could fly without even using his Spiritual Qi.
Perhaps because it was his first time absorbing an External Pill, the effect was far stronger than he had anticipated.
"Way of Refining Immortals into External Pills (Minor Success), Progress: 35%"
Zou Feng was quite shocked that the progress had jumped so much at once.
’At this rate, if I consume another seven or eight pills, or perform Refinement on a Dao Foundation Realm Cultivator from the Celestial Court, won’t this Skill break through to the Great Success Realm?’
But the benefits of absorbing the External Pills weren’t limited to the progress of his Way of Refining Immortals into External Pills.
Zou Feng could also clearly feel his "Dao Foundation" becoming more stable, and he was faintly on the verge of breaking through to the middle stage.
In the early stage of the Dao Foundation Realm, although the intangible Dao Foundation helped a Cultivator leap through the Celestial Gate, it was, in reality, still in a precarious state.
Only upon reaching the Dao Foundation Realm Middle Stage could the Dao Foundation be completely stabilized and gradually coalesce into something that allowed one to glimpse the celestial path...
And as his Dao Foundation grew more stable, the List of Gods, Zou Feng’s greatest reliance, actually began to change.
Ever since he first awakened this thing, Zou Feng had an instinctual certainty that the List of Gods could evolve and wouldn’t be limited to its previous, singular function.
But after all his Cultivation, the List of Gods had shown no obvious changes, making Zou Feng suspect that perhaps it would only upgrade after he condensed a Golden Core.
Unexpectedly, the List of Gods had suddenly reacted.
As for the root cause of this reaction—whether it was the advancement of his Way of Refining Immortals into External Pills or the transformation from his more stable Dao Foundation—Zou Feng couldn’t tell for the moment.
Within his Sea of Consciousness, the List of Gods radiated with immense light, bright enough to illuminate his entire Sea of Consciousness and leave nothing that didn’t belong there with a place to hide.
And as for what specific new functions the evolved List of Gods had, Zou Feng, who was mentally connected to it, already understood them completely.
Before he could examine it more closely, the sound of multiple figures slicing through the air came from the distance.
The Tribulation Cultivators of the Ninefold Celestial Court had finally tracked him here due to the sudden disappearance of their comrades.
The one in the lead wore golden armor and was clearly a Dao Foundation Realm Celestial General.
Behind him followed more than ten "Celestial Soldiers" of the Spiritual Energy Realm.
Such a lineup might have looked ethereal and divine, but in Zou Feng’s eyes, it was brimming with a sinister, ominous aura.
Before, to be on the safe side, Zou Feng would have turned and fled.
After all, the goal of his trip had been achieved. There was no need to get tied down by these Celestial Soldiers and Generals, especially since the Celestial General had clearly reached the Dao Foundation Realm Middle Stage and looked very difficult to deal with.
The problem was, with a Celestial General providing backup, the trouble these Celestial Soldiers could cause by joining forces was immeasurable.
Once he was tied down, and more Celestial Generals arrived after hearing the news, he would be in for more trouble than he could handle.
However, with the upgrade of the List of Gods, none of this was a problem anymore.
Zou Feng hesitated for only a breath before deciding not to leave just yet. ’Since they’ve delivered themselves to my doorstep, I’ll refine them all. I won’t leave a single one behind!’
Although they were still quite far away, in Zou Feng’s eyes, a name had appeared above the heads of each of those Spiritual Energy Realm Celestial Soldiers.
Looking at these names, Zou Feng merely had a thought, and their names would then appear on the List of Gods.
On the upgraded List of Gods, the area where names were displayed was now divided into four rows.
The bottom row corresponded to Spiritual Energy Realm Cultivators, the one above it to the Dao Foundation Realm.
Further up was the Golden Core Realm.
As for Gongyang Marquis, whom Zou Feng had long suspected of being in a Realm above the Golden Core Realm, his name, as expected, was displayed alone at the very top.
Of course, the function of the upgraded List of Gods wasn’t as simple as just dividing the names into rows.
For Spiritual Energy Realm Cultivators, Zou Feng could now see their real names directly, and even if they harbored no killing intent toward him, he could still forcibly add them to the list.
For example, right now, with a single thought, he made nine of the Celestial Court’s Celestial Soldiers appear on the list.
That’s right, being added to the list wasn’t just being put on as a candidate; it meant all nine of these Celestial Soldiers would simultaneously have to bear the side effects that Zou Feng transferred to them.
The reason Zou Feng didn’t put all of the dozen or so approaching Celestial Soldiers on the list was naturally because that row’s current limit was a maximum of nine names.
This ability to forcibly add someone to the list just by writing their name made Zou Feng feel like the List of Gods was about to evolve into a Death Note...
Unfortunately, he couldn’t just write the name of the Dao Foundation Realm Celestial General to add him to the list, nor did a name appear above his head.
Of course, there was no need for a name to appear now. The Celestial General had already spotted Zou Feng, and the moment his killing intent arose, his name instantly appeared on the list.
With that, the vast majority of the Celestial Soldiers and Generals who had tracked him here were now on the list. Zou Feng, naturally, had nothing to fear.
In his eyes, these people were all just living, breathing External Pills.
With a sinister grin, Zou Feng immediately began Cultivating at full power, wildly practicing his Way of Refining Immortals into External Pills.
While the benefits of consuming an External Pill were great, the accompanying side effects were equally immense.
Under normal circumstances, a newbie cultivating this Skill would never dare to be like Zou Feng and consume two pills on their very first try.
And they certainly wouldn’t dare to start cultivating so recklessly right after consuming an External Pill.