Chapter 658 - 388: A Big Score
"External Pill Immortal Refinement Dao (Perfection), Progress: 1%"
Of course, the gains from this Cultivation session were not limited to the rapid improvement of his Drunken Immortal Moon Chasing Step, which had given Zou Feng devilish footwork.
Because he had consumed another External Pill from a Dao Foundation Realm Late Stage cultivator, the progress of this Evil Art had finally reached the Realm of Perfection, just as he’d hoped.
After this technique reached the Realm of Perfection, the greatest change Zou Feng felt in himself so far wasn’t that some ability had been strengthened again, but rather...
...he felt that he had become more "delicious."
He even felt a faint impulse to gnaw on his own flesh and blood, or even to refine himself into an External Pill.
Although he could still suppress this feeling, if he continued practicing like this...
...then he might just end up having to gnaw on himself.
’I wonder how those Tribulation Cultivators from the Ninefold Celestial Court suppress these side effects of cultivating the Outer Alchemy Dao.’
’As their Cultivation deepens, they must have to supplement it with some Dharma Gate that I don’t know about.’
As the External Pill Immortal Refinement Dao broke through to Perfection, another improvement Zou Feng had anticipated was achieved without any surprises.
Just as he was carefully sensing the changes brought by the breakthrough of his External Pill Immortal Refinement Dao, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck him.
It was as if he’d had a sudden epiphany, and his gaze fixed on a point in the distance.
Within his sea of consciousness, it was still that chaotic space he had reached after crossing the "Celestial Gate."
The Primordial Chaos Qi, which had been flowing aimlessly, had now clearly received some guidance. It was rotating in a regular pattern and converging toward a central point.
This was clearly the precursor to a "planet" being born from the chaos.
For a Cultivator, this change meant he was close to condensing a Golden Core.
Zou Feng wasn’t surprised by this. He had long predicted that once either his External Pill Immortal Refinement Dao or his Soul-Seizing Blood Eyes broke through to the Realm of Perfection, he could use the opportunity to advance to the Dao Foundation Realm Late Stage.
’Since the External Pill Immortal Refinement Dao took the first step, once I level up my Soul-Seizing Blood Eyes, I naturally won’t be far from Building the Golden Core.’
Having finally reached the Dao Foundation Realm Late Stage, Zou Feng was no longer as panicked as he had been just moments ago.
The increase in his Realm made all of his senses much clearer.
For instance, he could now clearly sense that the Immortal Official who cultivated the Outer Alchemy Dao was no longer tracking Xiaolv. Instead, the official was rushing toward him at top speed.
Fortunately, he had already put a considerable distance between them. Even at the speed of this Golden Core Realm Tribulation Cultivator, it would take at least several hours to catch up to him.
And that was only if he stopped running.
If he continued to flee with all his might, relying on his now greatly improved Drunken Immortal Moon Chasing Step, it was hard to say whether this Immortal Official could still intercept him in time.
But now that Zou Feng was fairly confident he could escape, he was no longer in such a hurry to flee.
Although the attack on the Celestial Hearing Tower had plunged him into a level of danger he hadn’t faced in a long time, it had also brought numerous opportunities.
’Just imagine: if the wedding had gone smoothly and the Celestial Hearing Tower had continued to guard the Northern Domain, it would have been impossible for me at this stage to fight the Golden Core Realm Dragon King, Luo Gang, with Jiang Wanzhao’s help, let alone obtain the Dragon Poison amid the chaos.’
Needless to say, the Dragon Poison had granted him a massive boost. And on top of that, there was the High-Grade External Pill refined from the five Fairies he had just encountered...
In short, if the Celestial Hearing Tower hadn’t been breached, who knows how long it would have taken Zou Feng to reach his current level of strength under normal circumstances.
Without the necessary resources, it was entirely possible he could have been stuck in the Dao Foundation Realm Middle Stage for decades.
So, although he hadn’t intended to put himself in peril, the saying "fortune favors the bold" was definitely true.
’And since I’m already in this mess, and I’m not 100% sure I can make it back to the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect in time, why not... go for another big score?’
Zou Feng was already contemplating the possibility of turning the tables and killing the Golden Core Realm expert.
The benefits of killing an Immortal Official would be simply immeasurable for him.
’Why not give it a shot? Nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?’
’But things are different now. Without Jiang Wanzhao’s help, can I really take on a Golden Core Realm expert?’
Zou Feng began to weigh the possibilities, quickly running through all of his trump cards in his mind.
’Factoring in everything—side-effect Critical Strikes, all my various Big Moves—and using Luo Gang as a hypothetical opponent...’
’Recalling it carefully, my ability to fight Luo Gang back then actually depended on quite a few prerequisites.’
’First, Luo Gang misjudged my strength and was careless. Then, Jiang Wanzhao’s interference prevented him from truly focusing on our fight.’
’Another very important point: Luo Gang was a poison dragon, and a large part of his strength came from his virulent poison.’
’And that just so happens to be my strong suit.’
’With my poison resistance maxed out, I nullified too much of Luo Gang’s Poison Attachment damage.’
’Therefore, I had a natural advantage against Luo Gang.’
But as for what techniques the Immortal Official he was about to face possessed, Zou Feng was completely in the dark.
The only thing he could be sure of was that this Immortal Official cultivated the Outer Alchemy Dao.
And Zou Feng wasn’t actually familiar with the Immortal Techniques that could be derived from the Outer Alchemy Dao.
After all, his version of the Outer Alchemy Dao was something he had cobbled together randomly and had long since modified, with its focus entirely on "Refinement" and "absorption."
His only truly presentable offensive technique was the Outer Pill Cannon.
’Besides, since he has advanced to become an Immortal Official, he definitely wouldn’t have cultivated only a single Immortal Technique like the Outer Alchemy Dao.’
’He must have dabbled in the other Immortal Techniques from the Nine Immortal Ascension Skills as well.’