Chapter 767 - 442: Immortal Cooking Platform?

Thinking about it carefully, it really seemed to be the case. Chopping, cooking, seasoning, and serving—didn’t they perfectly correspond to the four stages of immortal-slaying? Therefore, calling the Immortal Slaying Stage the Immortal Cooking Platform was perfectly fitting. He figured he always unconsciously showcased his culinary skills...

Looking again at the freshly forged External Pill before him, it was indeed extraordinary. Gold, silver, and red flashed alternately, and a strange fragrance refreshed the mind. Next, Zou Feng grabbed the pill without hesitation and refined it in an instant.

"Tribulation-Indestructible Body (Unity of Heaven and Man), Progress: 68%"

"Nine Immortal Ascension Skills (Limit-Breaking), Progress: 22%"

The effects of the Three-in-One External Pill not only allowed the Nine Immortal Ascension Skills to reach the Limit-Breaking Realm as desired but also caused the cultivation progress of the Tribulation-Indestructible Body to skyrocket once again. Zou Feng, who had previously integrated the Blood Spirit Pill, was already strong enough to be called an Alien Species among those in the Golden Core Realm. Having refined the tricolor External Pill, even Zou Feng himself couldn’t temporarily figure out exactly how strong he had become. He estimated that even without the power of the Immortal Slaying Stage, he could easily handle the Three Pseudo-Immortals who had possessed the Golden-winged Roc.

In fact, the reason the Immortal Slaying Stage’s power had been so exaggerated earlier wasn’t just because of the Immortal Slaying Dao that Zou Feng had comprehended from the Nine Immortal Ascension Skills; the original Demon-slaying Platform also played a vital role. Indeed, whether it was the Demon-slaying Platform created by the Three Pseudo-Immortals or Zou Feng’s Immortal Slaying Stage, their origin was the Nine Immortal Ascension Skills. Since the intensity of Zou Feng’s Nine Immortal Ascension Skills held the upper hand, he naturally managed to absorb the Demon-slaying Platform to strengthen his own Immortal Slaying Stage. Otherwise, the effects of the Immortal Slaying Stage would absolutely not have been as absurdly powerful as before. That was indeed a method beyond what a Golden Core Realm Cultivator could normally deploy.

If Zou Feng wanted to unleash the Immortal Slaying Stage with equivalent power again, he would likely have to wait until he advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm. However, being temporarily unable to use the Immortal Slaying Stage posed no problem for him. After all, among Cultivators of the same realm, he could currently walk completely unopposed. At this stage, the only person in the same realm who could pose a threat was probably Gongyang Wuji from the Dubhe Divine Domain...

Deep within the Northern Domain, at Tongku Volcano.

"Junior Brother Lin, run..."

The shrill scream abruptly ceased; the person’s head had been forcefully ripped off. Behind him, a war god-like figure emerged from the flames. That domineering and unparalleled aura completely overshadowed the surrounding volcanic craters that threatened to burst at any moment. This person was none other than Gongyang Wuji, the recently infamous Divine Domain prodigy who had been a massive headache for the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect.

More than three years had passed, and Gongyang Wuji had now advanced to the Golden Core Realm Late Stage, his Path of the Tyrant becoming ever clearer. Just moments ago, he had single-handedly fought against three True Disciples of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect. Those three True Inheritors had originally stumbled into this place by accident, lured by the peculiar Illusion Realm of Tongku Volcano. They correctly judged that some kind of Exotic Fire most likely existed here and naturally attempted to explore it. To their surprise, the Exotic Fire in this place had already been claimed by Gongyang Wuji, who had just successfully finished its Refinement.

But as three True Inheritors traveling together, they thought they had found an easy prey and could slay Gongyang Wuji right then and there. However, after the battle, two were dead and one had fled. This was only because the last person had fled decisively enough. Otherwise, all three would have been neatly left there forever.

Tossing aside the headless corpse of the Immortal Sect’s True Disciple in his hand, Gongyang Wuji gazed off into the distance at the fleeing figure, his eyes filled with an unsatisfied look. True Disciples of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect? Nothing more than that. Compared to his Tyrant Dao, the vision of these so-called True Inheritors was pitifully narrow. Moreover, no matter how many of these True Disciples he killed, it just wasn’t satisfying, nor did it alleviate his hatred. The one he truly and urgently wanted to slay remained Zou Feng, the man who had murdered his sister.

It was exactly because of this hatred that Gongyang Wuji had not become dispirited; instead, he climbed to an even higher level. His Tyrant Dao had unexpectedly sublimated the very moment Gongyang Yuhuan died. This made him realize that someone else killing his sister could equally allow him to prove his Dao.

Although Gongyang Wuji still wanted more action, he did not pursue the fleeing True Inheritor. He had a profoundly mysterious premonition—he felt that if he really gave chase, a major problem would likely occur. One had to know that the Nascent Soul Old Monsters of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect were all eager to get rid of him. Therefore, when something felt wrong, one absolutely must not let it get to their head, lest they become the one to suffer the severe consequences.

Thinking up to this point, Gongyang Wuji decisively evacuated. Before leaving Tongku Volcano, however, he couldn’t help but open his palm. In the center of his palm, a wisp of deep purple flame danced like living Creatures. This was the Exotic Fire he had accidentally discovered when he came here to cultivate in seclusion. Gongyang Wuji had read countless ancient texts; he took one look at it back then and determined that this flame was the Purple Heaven Departing Fire. Its unrivaled dominance and its power to burn everything to ashes without ever extinguishing matched him perfectly.

He knew that obtaining this flame was absolutely the will of heaven working in the unseen world. Even the Purple Heaven Departing Fire itself was choosing a suitable master. Otherwise, why had none of those Tribulation Cultivators in the Northern Domain, nor those Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect Cultivators who had long penetrated deep into the Northern Domain, discovered this fire? In short, for this trial, apart from accidentally sacrificing his royal sister, everything else had far exceeded his expectations. At this current pace, as long as he could slay Zou Feng, he could immediately attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm...

In the next moment, Gongyang Wuji closed his fist around the flame and departed with a hearty laugh.

Meanwhile, in Cheyue Country, following the destruction of the Three Pseudo-Immortals, all the bewitched citizens snapped awake. This made it impossible to maintain the Array barriers surrounding the periphery of the country. Deprived of their greatest reliance, the subordinates of the Three Pseudo-Immortals immediately fell into disarray and were defeated by the Holy Lotus without any suspense.

The Xuanwu Dance Troupe meticulously built by Zou Feng was not to be trifled with. Even if it was merely presided over by Su Qingyu, its power could not be underestimated. What’s more, on the Holy Lotus, there were five Poison Demons of considerable strength assisting from the sidelines. Especially Zhu Caiwei, who had advanced to the Golden Core Realm Late Stage many years ago. Had she not been captured and imprisoned in the Demon Suppression Tower, unable to continue her normal Cultivation, she probably would have already advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm. Now that she followed Zou Feng, however, achieving this goal would not be a big problem.

Seeing that the Holy Lotus was still chasing down those utterly routed and fleeing Tribulation Cultivators, Zou Feng didn’t intervene. With Zhu Caiwei around, it was unlikely anyone would slip through the net. Allowing them to continue the pursuit also served as a way to drill the troops. After all, the biggest reliance Zou Feng had in daring to storm into the Northern Domain with only his Dao Companions and subordinates was not his Luck as a Child of Fortune, but rather this carefully built Xuanwu Dance Troupe. With his current strength, if he were to encounter a Nascent Soul Old Monster, it was hard to say whether he could clash head-on. But if he added the Xuanwu Dance Troupe and brought the power of the Xuanwu Poison Domain into full play, he most likely wouldn’t have anything to fear.

Next, Zou Feng ignored the pursuit of the Tribulation Cultivators and, with a flicker, appeared in front of Yue Ya.

"Master!"

Yue Ya had been staring blankly at the sky, her eyes brimming with tears as she mourned her lost loved ones. After all, now that the great vengeance had been exacted and Cheyue Country had finally found salvation and liberation, Yue Ya, like the rest of the citizens of Cheyue Country, inevitably wept tears of joy, overwhelmed with emotion.

Looking at this nominal disciple of his, Zou Feng felt a bit conflicted. Naturally, it wasn’t that he wanted to renege on their relationship, but rather he was considering how to arrange Yue Ya’s living situation moving forward. Should he send someone to escort her back to the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect so she could cultivate in peace first, or should he just keep her by his side?

Fortunately, Zou Feng didn’t struggle with the decision for too long. Because he had already discovered something else on Yue Ya...

As expected, Zou Er accepting Yue Ya as a disciple had another profound meaning. Previously, Zou Feng found it strange. Yue Ya was indeed Zou Er’s benefactor, but there were plenty of other ways to repay that favor. After all, as long as the main body arrived, even if Yue Ya wanted to be the queen of Cheyue Country or enjoy the highest tier of treatment in other countries within the Eastern Earth Immortal Realm untouched by the flames of war, it would merely take a single word from Zou Feng. Yet Zou Er still chose to take her as a disciple. Obviously, this was because he had roughly perceived that Yue Ya had a special constitution. And since Zou Feng had just refined the Golden-winged Roc into an External Pill and absorbed it, he could see things even more clearly now...