Chapter 860 - 488: Urgent Summons

As for Gongyang Hechuan, after a brief moment of shock, he also began to dance. However, his Dancing Skill was rather rusty, falling far short compared to Gongyang Jin.

Zou Feng’s intention was naturally to have these two Brothers Gongyang act as batteries for Xuanwu Paradise. He planned to drain everything they had to sustain the prolonged operation of Xuanwu Paradise. With the help of these two Brothers Gongyang, Xuanwu Paradise would definitely expand to an absolutely terrifying scale in a short amount of time.

Although Zou Feng could come up with this method, other Nascent Soul Realm experts could naturally think of it as well. The reason very few Cultivators chose this method to strengthen their Small Thousand Worlds was, of course, because the side effects were too severe. After all, "installing batteries" required the right model.

Allowing other Nascent Soul Cultivators to stay in one’s own Small Thousand World for extended periods without the intent to attack them was tantamount to implanting a highly incompatible "organ" into one’s own body. Finding an organ that perfectly matched oneself without causing any rejection was an incredibly rare occurrence to begin with. Because of such rejection reactions, unless they were among the minority of Cultivators with special physiques or deranged Tribulation Cultivators, no one would court death by letting other Nascent Soul Cultivators act as "batteries."

However, for Zou Feng, operating and expanding his Small Thousand World was naturally a form of Cultivation as well. Any rejection reactions caused by the two Brothers Gongyang could easily be redirected outward.

Seeing that both Gongyang Jin and Gongyang Hechuan were already "happily" engaged in a Dance Battle within Xuanwu Paradise, Zou Feng waved his hand and let Xuanwu Paradise fade into the void. This time, however, fading into the void did not mean it went dormant; it continued to operate ceaselessly.

As for how long these two "batteries" could sustain the operation... They were Nascent Soul Realm experts, after all, so their durability was beyond question. As long as they put in enough effort, Zou Feng wouldn’t even mind letting them take an occasional break and providing them with some nourishment so they could serve as workhorses in Xuanwu Paradise for an even longer time.

Having settled this plan, Zou Feng prepared to gather everyone on the Holy Lotus and return to the Eastern Earth Immortal Realm. There, they would find a suitable place to undergo secluded Cultivation together in order to better prepare for the impending grand war.

Unexpectedly, just as he was about to set off, the Token on him began to vibrate. Zou Feng took out the Token and saw that Undying Master was looking for him. The message included a set of coordinates and requested that he hurry there immediately to discuss an urgent matter.

Seeing how urgent Undying Master’s tone was, Zou Feng didn’t delay. Without returning to the Holy Lotus, he sent a quick message to his Dao Companions and Jiang Wanzhao before immediately setting off.

Judging by Jiang Wanzhao’s reply, he knew she hadn’t been summoned this time. From this alone, he could deduce that she had indeed not been promoted to a Direct Disciple, or else she would be qualified to attend this meeting. Furthermore, ever since they returned to the signal coverage area of the Celestial Dao Cauldron, it had yet to show any signs regarding her promotion. This was partly because the Celestial Dao Cauldron had been incredibly busy lately and had no time for other matters, but it also indirectly reflected that Jiang Wanzhao had not been shortlisted as the next candidate for a Direct Disciple.

On his way to the coordinates, Zou Feng couldn’t help but sigh. It seemed like he hadn’t had any free time in a long while. He couldn’t even settle down for a proper Cultivation session. But it couldn’t be helped; he always had a feeling that a massive tribulation would befall the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect. Clearly, this tribulation wouldn’t just be brought about by the Ninefold Celestial Court and the Dubhe Abyss. The upper echelons of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect evidently shared this premonition, which explained their urgency. They were in a rush to eliminate the threats posed by the Ninefold Celestial Court and the Dubhe Divine Domain before the great calamity struck, so they could focus entirely on dealing with it.

Undying Master’s summons this time were most likely to discuss these very issues. Since the coordinates Undying Master sent were not far from his current location, Zou Feng didn’t bother communicating with the Celestial Dao Cauldron to teleport. It didn’t take long for him to reach his destination.

Looking from afar, an open-air, pure white palace filled with numerous stone pillars had appeared in the sky. Although theoretically, one should be able to see right through this open-air palace at a glance, with Zou Feng’s current eyesight, he actually couldn’t see what was inside it at all. Around the outer edges of the palace, there were many Golden Core Realm disciples standing guard, their auras clearly indicating immense strength. Zou Feng didn’t even need to ask to know that these guarding Golden Core Realm disciples were basically all at the level of True Disciples. If even the guards were True Disciples, could it be that Undying Master called him over to participate in a gathering of the Immortal Sect’s Direct Disciples and some Elders with actual authority? He suspected that another major incident had occurred.

"Greetings, Brother Zou!"

Surprisingly, there were a few familiar faces among the True Disciples guarding the area. However, the gazes these former peers directed at him were filled with absolute awe. It wasn’t that they lacked worldly experience; rather, the speed of Zou Feng’s promotion had been too fast, too legendary. Not long after being promoted to a Direct Disciple, he had actually served as the main force in annihilating the Rebirth Hall King Yan during the assault on the Underworld.

The fact that Zou Feng was the main force had been actively spread by Ma Qianqin. She disdained claiming these merits. Knowing full well that the successful slaying of the Rebirth Hall King Yan was primarily due to Zou Feng’s stellar performance, she simply told the truth whenever anyone asked.

Nodding to the True Disciples who greeted him, Zou Feng walked briskly toward the depths of the palace. After taking only about a dozen steps, the scenery before him abruptly changed. Silhouettes gradually emerged in an area that had been shrouded in clouds and seemingly devoid of people. Every single one of them possessed an extraordinary bearing, standing out as paragons among those in the Nascent Soul Realm.

As for the figure at the very front... It was nothing but a blurry silhouette radiating a faint glow, its facial features indiscernible. Yet, purely based on its build and aura, Zou Feng immediately recognized that the figure was definitely Yan Canglan, the Sect Leader of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect, who had once communicated with him via a wisp of Divine Thought.

He was surprised to realize this was a meeting hosted by the Sect Leader of the Immortal Sect himself, yet he wondered why Yan Canglan wasn’t there in person, as it appeared to still be just an image formed by a wisp of Divine Thought.

"You’re here?" Undying Master revealed his figure from the swirling clouds beside Zou Feng.

Zou Feng nodded, then asked with slight confusion, "Elder Undying, what happened?"

He asked this because he saw a clear look of melancholy on Undying Master’s face. The several Direct Disciples nearby also shared similar expressions; some had their brows tightly furrowed, while others were fuming with anger. Ma Qianqin, on the other hand, maintained her usual lazy demeanor. However, upon sensing Zou Feng’s gaze, she suddenly turned her head, flashed a wide grin, and simultaneously winked at him.

This flirtatious wink sent a shiver down Zou Feng’s spine, prompting him to hastily avert his eyes.

Undying Master responded in a low voice, "Not long ago... one of our Immortal Sect’s Direct Disciples perished!"

Hearing this, Zou Feng suddenly understood. Pinnacle Celestial only had a dozen or so Direct Disciples in total, so the recent fall of one was undoubtedly a major event. Even during the previous assault on the Underworld, although there had been casualties among the Immortal Sect’s Nascent Soul Realm experts, none of them were Direct Disciples. This wasn’t a coincidence; after all, the Immortal Sect’s Direct Disciples were beings blessed with immense providence, making them incredibly difficult to kill. But once a Direct Disciple fell in this war, it was tantamount to a tear opening up in that layer of providence.

"Who killed them?" Zou Feng was quite curious about this.

Undying Master smiled bitterly and shook his head. "We still don’t know..."

Upon hearing this, Zou Feng couldn’t help but look at Yan Canglan again. If a wisp of Yan Canglan’s Divine Thought was here, it meant that even the Sect Leader of the Immortal Sect didn’t know who had killed the Direct Disciple. For a dignified Direct Disciple of the Immortal Sect to die such an unexplained death clearly indicated that the situation was becoming increasingly severe.

Next, Undying Master told Zou Feng the name of the fallen Direct Disciple. Actually, if Zou Feng had to pick one Direct Disciple to meet with an accident, he would naturally hope it was Li Chengxin, who had schemed against him before. As it turned out, that guy had good Luck and wasn’t the fallen Direct Disciple. However, since the bastard hadn’t perished, why wasn’t he here attending this gathering now?