I Can Transfer the Side Effects of Evil Skills

She turned back and nodded at Zou Feng. "That last move... was powerful!"

As she spoke, she began to sway unsteadily. Her mature, womanly form dissolved, and she reverted to the state of a young girl.

Zou Feng quickly stepped forward and caught her.

"Senior Sister Jiang, are you poisoned?"

The moment he touched her, Zou Feng immediately sensed that Jiang Wanzhao’s body contained more than one type of Exotic Poison.

No wonder she hadn’t been able to shake her pursuers all this time. The poisons clung to her like maggots to a bone, preventing Jiang Wanzhao from ever recovering to her peak strength.

Otherwise, even if she were being pursued by two Golden Core Realm Tribulation Cultivators, while it was hard to say if she could have killed them in return, she would have had no trouble escaping.

However, after sensing for a moment, Zou Feng realized the poisons afflicting Jiang Wanzhao weren’t just from the two Tribulation Cultivators. She must have been ambushed and pursued by other Golden Core Realm Tribulation Cultivators as well.

The numerous Exotic Poisons in her system had combined to form an even more troublesome Mixed Poison.

To put it bluntly, Jiang Wanzhao’s condition was far worse than it appeared.

The Immortal Official who had just fled simply hadn’t been willing to take the gamble. Otherwise, given Jiang Wanzhao and Zou Feng’s current states, the outcome of the fight would have been uncertain.

Zou Feng dared not delay. With one arm around Jiang Wanzhao and the other carrying the "human resource" Sun Wuhen, he hurried back to where Su Qingyu was.

"Let’s go!"

You could never linger where a battle had just taken place. Heaven knew how many more Tribulation Cultivators were running rampant in the area.

In truth, although Jiang Wanzhao’s condition was terrible, she hadn’t lost consciousness. She could even have managed to travel on her own if she had to.

But being held in Zou Feng’s arms, fatigue washed over her like a relentless tide. ’I really can’t be bothered to move. I might as well take this chance to get some proper rest.’

Seeing this, Su Qingyu, who was standing to the side, wanted to congratulate Zou Feng on gaining another Dao Companion. But in the end, she worried that Jiang Wanzhao might hold a grudge and settle the score later, so she held her tongue.

Simply fleeing wasn’t enough; the most important thing was to recover their strength.

So, after putting some distance between them and the battlefield, Zou Feng prepared to detoxify Jiang Wanzhao.

But he was also very weak. If he wanted to help Jiang Wanzhao, he would first have to complete the Refinement of Sun Wuhen.

The situation was urgent, so Zou Feng didn’t bother asking for Jiang Wanzhao’s permission. He immediately began the Refinement of Sun Wuhen.

Strictly speaking, this Sun Wuhen was also a Poison Cultivator, making him a great tonic for both Zou Feng and Su Qingyu.

It was just a shame that Sun Wuhen’s Ten Thousand Souls Tribulation Clouds had been destroyed in the previous attack; otherwise, it would have been an even greater boon for Zou Feng.

Zou Feng couldn’t completely refine a Golden Core Realm resource by himself in such a short time, so Su Qingyu joined in, immediately receiving a share of the benefits.

The toxins were converted into nourishment, and her broken leg instantly healed for the most part.

As for Zou Feng, he reaped a massive harvest.

Soul-Seizing Blood Eyes (Perfection), Progress: 3%

This Skill, derived from a Yama Underworld Evil Art, required "resources" from the Yama Underworld to advance.

And a Judge from the Yama Underworld? The boost they provided to this Skill was, of course, enough to make it skyrocket.

His Soul-Seizing Blood Eyes had been a long way from the Realm of Perfection. Yet now, without even having fully refined Sun Wuhen, it had already achieved Perfection.

Of course, Zou Feng temporarily stored away the side effects from such a sudden leap in progress, saving them for a rainy day.

At the Realm of Perfection, his Soul-Seizing Blood Eyes could now truly pull an enemy into an Illusion Realm with a single glance.

Five Poison Holy Lotus Skill (Unity of Heaven and Man), Progress: 72%

Great Universal Hand (Unity of Heaven and Man), Progress: 58%

These two Poison Skills had also improved, but the progress wasn’t as significant.

But this couldn’t be helped. It wasn’t that the resource, Sun Wuhen, was lacking. Rather, once a Cultivation Skill reached the Unity of Heaven and Man Realm, any further progress was incredibly difficult to achieve.

Furthermore, the slow progress was also related to the fact that Zou Feng’s own Realm was not high enough.

To put it bluntly, a Dao Foundation Realm body had its limits.

Once he succeeded in Building the Golden Core, advancing these two Cultivation Skills would become comparatively easier.

Tribulation-Indestructible Body (Extraordinary to Saint), Progress: 89%

To Zou Feng’s slight surprise, the Refinement of Sun Wuhen had also given his Tribulation-Indestructible Body a significant boost.

’It’s probably because one of the side effects of refining this guy is torment akin to torture.’

’These Cultivators from the Yama Underworld are all masters of "torture Skills," so it stands to reason that refining them would carry similar risks.’

’Unfortunately for them, Zou Feng was in no position to "suffer" such torture.’

In short, his Tribulation-Indestructible Body was approaching the Unity of Heaven and Man Realm. He could foresee that once it did, attacks from any Cultivator below the Golden Core Realm would feel like little more than a scratch.

By this point, Zou Feng had essentially absorbed one Immortal Official, one Judge, and obtained two types of Golden Core Realm demonic poisons.

However, due to the limited time, he hadn’t been able to fully and completely refine all these gains.

But with all this, he had already taken a huge step toward the massive accumulation required for Building the Golden Core.

If he could return to the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect safely, Zou Feng would only need to purchase a few treasures to aid in Gathering the Pill, and he could then attempt to enter seclusion for Building the Golden Core.

’Of course, if I wanted to be a bit greedier, I could accumulate even more and strive to make my Golden Core bigger and more perfect...’

The Refinement of Sun Wuhen was temporarily concluded. Next, he had to detoxify Jiang Wanzhao.

The Mixed Poison in Jiang Wanzhao’s body was even more troublesome than the Golden Core Realm wolf poison he had dealt with before. He could only try to "rub" it out by hand.

"Senior Sister Jiang, to dispel this poison, I’m afraid I’ll have to..."

Jiang Wanzhao understood immediately and began to take off her clothes without the slightest hesitation.

"It’s fine. Do what you must!" As she spoke, her eyes were filled with absolute trust in Zou Feng.

Seeing Jiang Wanzhao start to disrobe, a speechless Su Qingyu turned her head and rolled her eyes. "I’ll act as Guardian for you two!"

With an "out of sight, out of mind" air, she quickly walked away.

Zou Feng had no time to explain anything to Su Qingyu. He focused his full attention and entered "rubbing mode."

The last time he used this rubbing method to detoxify her, although she had been deeply poisoned then as well, her physical condition had been much better than it was now.

Back then, she had been barely able to endure the pleasant sensations from the massage-like technique, or at least avoid making any strange noises.

But now, her physical condition was so poor and her resistance was at rock bottom; she simply couldn’t hold back.

Thus, less than three breaths after Zou Feng began, Jiang Wanzhao’s high-pitched scream echoed through the entire valley.

It might have been a scream, but it was clearly tinged with pleasure. The more one listened, the more unsettling it became.

Outside the valley, Su Qingyu, who was acting as their Guardian, was unsettled by the sound. At the same time, her suspicions grew. ’There’s something very wrong with Zou Feng’s detoxification method.’

’But setting that aside, a sound this loud greatly increases the chance of attracting Tribulation Cultivators...’

Speak of the devil. No sooner had Su Qingyu thought the noise would attract pursuers than a dozen ferocious-looking Tribulation Cultivators appeared on the distant horizon.

Seeing this, Su Qingyu could no longer be bothered with propriety and shot back into the valley without hesitation.

When she returned to where Zou Feng was treating Jiang Wanzhao, the sight that met her eyes, while different from what she’d imagined, was still an eyeful.

In Su Qingyu’s eyes, Zou Feng looked like a veteran bathhouse attendant, using every trick in the book to scrub Jiang Wanzhao until she was glistening.

You could almost use her skin as a mirror.

Moreover, this rubbing detoxification method seemed to be at a critical juncture, judging by Zou Feng’s solemn expression.

But the situation was urgent. He had to be interrupted.

"We have pursuers!"

Hearing this, Zou Feng asked without turning his head, "How many? Any Judges or Immortal Officials?"

Although she’d only had a quick glance, Su Qingyu had gotten a basic sense of their numbers. "Thirteen of them, all in the Dao Foundation Realm. I don’t see any Judges or Immortal Officials for now."

"Then it’s nothing to worry about..." Zou Feng audibly sighed in relief.

’Nothing to worry about?’

Despite having witnessed Zou Feng’s power, Su Qingyu couldn’t agree with that assessment.

If a dozen or so Dao Foundation Realm Tribulation Cultivators worked together to cast an Array or create a joint Domain, the combat power they could unleash wouldn’t be far off from the Golden Core Realm.

The current situation definitely couldn’t be described as "nothing to worry about"...