Chapter 790 - 454: Emergency Rescue

After Zhao Feixiong officially began using the Inference Skill to track Gongyang Wuji’s whereabouts, he was soon drenched in sweat, his body trembling slightly.

This didn’t look like inference at all; it was exactly like engaging in Magical Combat with someone. Such a sight left Zou Feng staring in astonishment. Was the Power of Destiny truly this profound?

Fortunately, though the inference process was arduous, the item Gongyang Wuji had left behind was too deeply connected to him. Ultimately, it allowed Zhao Feixiong to find a flaw to exploit.

With a PFFT, Zhao Feixiong spat a mouthful of blood, exhaled heavily, and then his face lit up with joy as he said, "I’ve got it!"

The fact that he had pushed himself until he coughed up blood meant he had clearly suffered an internal injury. This further proved that Gongyang Wuji’s Power of Destiny was truly terrifying. But on second thought, Zou Feng realized that if someone harbored malicious intentions toward him, the consequences of directly ending up on the list would be even more miserable.

Zhao Feixiong pinched his fingers to calculate for a little while longer. The joy on his face quickly scattered. "Not good, Senior Sister Jiang is in danger!"

He had obviously been tracking Gongyang Wuji, so why did it suddenly involve Jiang Wanzhao?

Zou Feng froze for a moment but quickly reacted. He wanted to find Gongyang Wuji as soon as possible, and Gongyang Wuji was likewise looking for an opportunity to eliminate him. Under such circumstances, Gongyang Wuji would naturally stop at nothing to stir up trouble.

It wasn’t difficult to uncover the relationship between Zou Feng and Jiang Wanzhao. Moreover, Jiang Wanzhao had been fighting on the front lines of the Northern Domain for the past few years, making her a relatively easier target. With Gongyang Wuji’s strength and Power of Destiny, staging a calculated ambush against an unprepared victim could very well cause Jiang Wanzhao to fall into his trap.

"Brother Zhao, are you sure Senior Sister Jiang is in danger?"

Zhao Feixiong nodded solemnly. "I can’t be wrong. According to my Inference Skill, Gongyang Wuji is about to make a move against Senior Sister Jiang. As long as we can find her in time, we’ll have a chance to catch him!"

Zou Feng didn’t understand anything about the Inference Skill, but since Zhao Feixiong was so certain, they naturally couldn’t delay any longer. Without another word, Zou Feng swung his arm and slammed a palm onto Fairy Ye Xiang’s skull.

Amidst a shrill and miserable scream, Fairy Ye Xiang quickly rolled her eyes back. But that was not the end. In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Zou Feng refined her into a chrysanthemum-yellow External Pill.

"The Outer Alchemy Dao!?" Liu Chenyu’s eyes widened from a short distance away. "You practice Cultivation in the Outer Alchemy Dao?"

Zou Feng ignored Liu Chenyu. Instead, he waved his hand, signaling the women on the Holy Lotus to quickly loot the entire Ju Le Palace. As one of the Celestial Seven Immortal Maidens, Fairy Ye Xiang’s temporary palace ought to hold quite a few good items. However, Zou Feng didn’t plan to lay a finger on those things. To him, the External Pill refined from Fairy Ye Xiang herself was already the greatest harvest of this trip.

Zhao Feixiong wasn’t interested in the items inside Ju Le Palace either. He returned to the Holy Lotus on his own and began Cultivating to heal his internal injuries. Even though he no longer harbored any romantic thoughts toward Jiang Wanzhao, he had been a past investment target of hers and had received many favors. Naturally, he didn’t want to see anything happen to her. Therefore, rushing to rescue Jiang Wanzhao this time, Zhao Feixiong believed he absolutely had to put in the effort.

Meanwhile, Zou Feng flew back onto Liu Chenyu’s Flying Celestial Ship and stood in front of her once again.

"Senior Sister Liu, there is no future in the Nine Immortal Ascension Skills. Stop practicing them!"

In truth, Zou Feng’s slap just now had already crippled Liu Chenyu’s Dual Cultivation Dao. Liu Chenyu naturally knew that her Dual Cultivation Dao had been ruined, but seeing that Zou Feng had also practiced the Outer Alchemy Dao of the Ascension Skill, she was clearly unconvinced.

He practiced it himself, yet he had the nerve to persuade others not to?

Of course, given the current situation, she certainly didn’t dare to publicly refute him. But even if she didn’t say it, Zou Feng could easily guess what was on her mind.

"You don’t believe me?" Zou Feng gave a superficial smile. "Fine. Actually, there is a way out for practicing the Ascension Skill. You can either kill one of the True Immortals and take their place, or you can kill the Queen Mother. If you’re confident you can pull that off, then by all means, you can practice the Ascension Skill!"

Having said his piece, Zou Feng offered no further words. He simply turned around and left.

Liu Chenyu remained frozen in place. The Nine Great True Immortals of the Celestial Court, the Queen Mother of the Western Heaven... Kill them?

Liu Chenyu had dealt heavily with Celestial Tribulation Cultivators in the Northern Domain, yet to this day, she had never heard of the Nine Great True Immortals making a move. It was as if these True Immortals only lived in rumors.

However, it wasn’t long before she realized that the war in the Northern Domain was still just a petty skirmish up until now. Entities on the level of the Nine Great True Immortals were still observing, secretly laying out their plans, and testing the waters. The same could be said for the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect. Of those elusive dozen or so Direct Disciples, not a single one had publicly shown their face in the Northern Domain yet.

Therefore, Liu Chenyu knew very well that Cultivators like them were nothing more than pawns on the chessboard of the true big shots. Since they were pawns, how could they possibly defy the natural order and replace the chess players?

As much as Liu Chenyu wanted to boast and yell at Zou Feng, claiming that the tides of fortune turn every three hundred years and that he shouldn’t look down upon a poor Golden Core Realm Cultivator, or that she might actually slay a True Immortal in the future... in the end, she didn’t dare. If she actually shouted that out, those big shots might mystically sense it and mark her as a target.

But Zou Feng clearly dared to do so, and he already carried the posture of someone who would slaughter his way up to the Celestial Court in the future.

Amidst her myriad thoughts, the Holy Lotus gradually vanished at the edge of her vision. Liu Chenyu swallowed hard and let out a dejected sigh. At this point, all the lingering hopes she still held for Zou Feng completely scattered into the wind.

Meanwhile, guided by Zhao Feixiong, Zou Feng was advancing toward the northwest. He wondered how Gongyang Wuji could possibly threaten Jiang Wanzhao.