Chapter 644 - 381: Jade Dragon Azure Sea Drunk
The operation to clean up the Celestial Hearing Tower proceeded smoothly and in full swing.
And Zou Feng reaped quite a few benefits from the operation.
He moved on the front lines, capturing spies, and seized every opportunity to refine External Pills for himself.
He also performed Refinement on Tribulation Cultivators from the Yama Underworld to enhance his Soul-Plundering Blood Eyes.
So, after a few days, not only had his cultivation of the Soul-Plundering Blood Eyes progressed significantly, but he had also stockpiled five high-quality External Pills.
He hadn’t consumed these five External Pills immediately for two reasons. First, he had "eaten" his fill over the past few days and still hadn’t properly digested what he’d already absorbed.
Second, although the spy cleanup was going smoothly, there was no guarantee that trouble wouldn’t erupt on the day of the wedding.
So this was a precaution, just in case.
With the spies mostly purged and the Tribulation Cultivators who had snuck in nearly all hunted down, a rare atmosphere of peace and calm gradually settled over the Celestial Hearing Tower.
After all, with the Tribulation Cultivators no longer causing trouble and the wedding preparations in full, festive swing, there was no reason for anyone to remain on edge.
Even Zou Feng felt this way. ’Besides, even if a major disaster did strike, there’s the special teleportation array at the top of the Celestial Hearing Tower as a safety net. No need to worry needlessly.’
Sure enough, everything went smoothly. On the day of the wedding, Yu Long Lake led a vast army of the Demon Race and established an exceptionally tight defensive line around the Celestial Hearing Tower.
This, combined with the Celestial Hearing Tower’s own original defensive line built upon an array barrier, amounted to a double layer of insurance. It was highly unlikely the wedding would go awry.
Seeing the Yu Long Lake Dragon Race place such importance on the wedding—mobilizing nearly their entire race—the last trace of Zou Feng’s worry vanished without a trace.
’This tour of duty in the Northern Domain, meant to bolster Jiang Wanzhao’s war record, will finally come to a close after the wedding.’
’Theoretically, she’s built up enough of a record.’
’We exposed a Golden Core Realm traitor from the Demon Race, purged the spies who had long been lurking in the Celestial Hearing Tower, and even facilitated the marriage alliance between the Yu Long Lake Dragon Race and the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect...’
’After this, if Jiang Wanzhao applies for a transfer back to continue participating in the campaign against the Outer Realm, she shouldn’t face any obstacles.’
’As for me, I’ve made a fortune on this trip as well.’
’Once I return to the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect, I’ll consume the External Pills one by one, bring my two great Evil Arts to the Realm of Perfection, and advance to the Dao Foundation Realm Late Stage.’
’Then I can focus all my efforts on the Refinement of that Golden Core Realm wolf poison and make a push for Building the Golden Core.’
’Once I advance to True Inheritor, I’ll no longer have to worry about Liu Chenyu and True Monarch Tianyan, Nangong Chu, causing trouble for me.’
"Why are you so distracted?" Su Qingyu’s voice came from above.
The two were in the middle of their exchange as Poison Cultivators, with Su Qingyu positioned above him, absorbed in drawing out venom.
"I was just thinking that once Brother Zhao’s wedding is over today, we probably won’t be staying in the Northern Domain much longer."
"What, haven’t you had your fill of those Tribulation Cultivators?" Su Qingyu wiped a bead of sweat from her brow. "If it’s a big deal, we can go ’fishing’ somewhere farther out before we head back..."
Zou Feng immediately shook his head. "Palace Master, you’re trying to get me killed. I have so many marks on me right now. If I go to the Tribulation Cultivators’ territory..."
"It was just a thought. I have plenty of marks on me, too..." At that, Su Qingyu couldn’t be bothered to say more and went back to her work.
But Zou Feng remained distracted, feeling that something was off. He was restless and uneasy.
This wasn’t without reason.
For the past few days, the "Whispers of the Queen Mother" had been flaring up from time to time, and the voice was growing louder.
It was as if this Queen Mother, whoever she was, was getting closer and closer to him.
Although every time he heard these voices, Zou Feng would enter his cultivation state, thereby redirecting the Queen Mother to go lecture Nangong Chu.
But these flare-ups were becoming too frequent, and it was deeply unnerving...
As noon approached, the two changed into fine attire and headed to the main hall of the Celestial Hearing Tower for the wedding banquet.
The Celestial Hearing Tower was already decked out in festive decorations, and every cultivator they passed on the way was in high spirits.
Their happiness wasn’t necessarily for the marriage alliance itself, but because a wedding banquet of this scale meant an unlimited supply of high-grade Spirit Wine and Spiritual Food.
It was said that the Yu Long Lake Dragon Race had even brought out a thousand-year-old vintage to give the Ninth Princess a more prestigious wedding.
The Dao Foundation Realm disciples might not care much for such culinary perks, but for the Spiritual Energy Realm disciples, this was a rare opportunity to gain tangible benefits.
However, Zou Feng was also quite interested in Yu Long Lake’s thousand-year-old vintage.
Speaking of which, his Drunken Immortal Moon Chasing Step, which had long since reached the Realm of Transcendence and Sanctity, hadn’t seen any improvement for a while.
Of course, this was also because Zou Feng hadn’t been deliberately focusing on improving this Skill.
After all, for his current needs, the Drunken Immortal Moon Chasing Step at the level of Extraordinary to Saint was more than enough.
But now that he had a free opportunity to improve this Skill, Zou Feng had no reason to miss it. ’I’ll have to drink my fill later.’
Given his position at Jiang Wanzhao’s side, no one would dare say a word if he drank a little extra.
It was worth noting that weddings between cultivators didn’t involve much pomp and circumstance; the procedures were kept simple.
It was only because this wedding was also a political alliance that a few more ostentatious procedures were added.
Arriving at the banquet hall, Zou Feng scanned the room and saw that Jiang Wanzhao and Yu Lingxiao, the two figures in charge of the Celestial Hearing Tower, had not yet arrived.
However, Luo Gang, the lord of Yu Long Lake, had already arrived with a retinue of the Demon Race and was currently chatting and laughing cheerfully with many of the guests.
Seeing Zou Feng look his way, Luo Gang even gave a polite nod of acknowledgment.