Chapter 862 - 489: Bad News and Mobilization

This was simply too abnormal. As the Vice Sect Leader of the Immortal Sect, Xu Xiongda should have exuded absolute prestige in every aspect. No matter the reason for his reluctance to go, he shouldn’t have shown it so openly. Of course, if Zou Feng could see the odd look on Xu Xiongda’s face, the others naturally noticed it too.

However, everyone maintained a tacit understanding and ignored it. But Yan Canglan naturally couldn’t pretend not to see it.

"Junior Brother Xu!" Yan Canglan called out without looking back. "Do you have something to say?"

His tone was clearly tinged with helplessness. Reminded by his senior brother, the Sect Leader, Xu Xiongda’s expression finally returned to normal. He then took a few steps forward, swept his gaze over the attendees, and chuckled. "To be honest, this trip to the Dubhe Divine Domain poses absolutely no challenge to me!

"I’d much rather go screw over that Old Witch, the Queen Mother of the Western Heaven!"

As he spoke, Xu Xiongda licked his lips, genuinely acting as if he viewed the Queen Mother as his prey.

Zou Feng realized that Xu Xiongda’s earlier scowl was simply because he hadn’t been assigned to attack the Ninefold Celestial Court. Or rather, because he wasn’t given the chance to get his wish and do *that* to the Queen Mother of the Western Heaven...

"Junior Brother Xu!" Seeing Xu Xiongda’s words becoming increasingly inappropriate, Yan Canglan quickly interrupted him. "Say something useful!"

At the same time, Yan Canglan sent a telepathic message. "Why weren’t you sent to the Ninefold Celestial Court? Don’t you know your own limits?

"If the Queen Mother of the Western Heaven were truly that easy to deal with, would we have failed to catch her after all these years?"

Xu Xiongda replied telepathically, "Senior Brother, at the end of the day, you just don’t believe in me..."

Yan Canglan’s tone softened. "Regardless, deal with the Dubhe Divine Domain first. The Ninefold Celestial Court won’t be easily breached. By the time you return, we might not have even..."

Hearing this, Xu Xiongda finally grew excited. "That’s wonderful!"

With their telepathic exchange concluded, Xu Xiongda smoothly changed the subject. "I heard the Empress of the Dubhe Divine Domain isn’t bad. I suppose I can have a little appetizer before taking on the Queen Mother!"

After saying this, Xu Xiongda let out a series of sinister laughs. A portion of the disciples immediately echoed his sentiments, churning out an endless stream of unbearable dirty jokes. For a moment, Zou Feng began to suspect that their Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect were the real villains here.

However, there was truly no need to harbor any mercy toward their enemies. If a Tribulation Cultivation Force were to wipe out the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect, their fate would only be even more miserable. What Tribulation Cultivators excelled at wasn’t giving someone a quick death, but making them wish they were dead.

Still, for Xu Xiongda, as the Vice Sect Leader, to harbor such heavy lust made him feel rather lacking in prestige.

Zou Feng had dealt with the Queen Mother of the Western Heaven for quite some time, so he knew perfectly well that what she excelled at most was amplifying and exploiting the desires of others. Yan Canglan was most likely aware of this as well, which was why he didn’t let Xu Xiongda lead the conquest of the Ninefold Celestial Court. After all, in theory, an expert of Xu Xiongda’s caliber shouldn’t have any problem resisting the Queen Mother’s charms. But it was always better to be safe than sorry...

Next, under Xu Xiongda’s instigation, the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect’s pre-war mobilization began to look like a group of bandits preparing to descend the mountain and rob travelers.

Xu Xiongda laid claim to the Empress of the Dubhe Divine Domain, while the other disciples began discussing how to divide the stunning Princesses among themselves. Some even plotted to capture handsome Princes alive. Zou Feng had run with gangs in his early years, so he quickly became accustomed to this sight.

At the end of the day, the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect had never been one of the Renowned and Righteous Sects to begin with. Within the Sect, there were quite a few people like him who engaged in the Cultivation of Evil Techniques.

Moreover, Immortal Immortal Cultivation originally emphasized doing as one pleased, living freely, and remaining unbound by restraints. If there were as many rules as there were in the mythical Celestial Court from Zou Feng’s past life, the people below would have rebelled long ago. It was just that compared to those Tribulation Cultivation Forces, the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect was still relatively orderly. They hadn’t completely eradicated human desires or completely forgotten their own humanity...

In short, they were vastly superior to the Tribulation Cultivation Forces, who only knew destruction, annihilation, and chaotic madness.

"Junior Brother Zou, it seems we’ll be fighting side by side again soon!" Ma Qianqin walked over with a beaming smile. "Once we reach the Dubhe Divine Domain, just tell your senior sister which Princess you want! I’ll capture them all and personally deliver them to your bed!"

"There’s no need!" Zou Feng decisively refused.

It seemed Ma Qianqin still hadn’t given up on her desire to have a child with him. Furthermore, her method of currying favor... He suspected that gifting him a Princess would only be a front. When the time came, the one who truly wanted to get into his bed would be Ma Qianqin herself.

Ma Qianqin chuckled, paying no mind to Zou Feng’s attitude. Conversely, Yan Canglan suddenly looked over and said, "Among the Direct Disciples of our Immortal Sect, we’ve never had the joyous occasion of two becoming Dao Companions. Could it be..."

Although he sounded like he was muttering to himself, anyone could hear that Yan Canglan intended to play matchmaker for Zou Feng and Ma Qianqin.

Zou Feng immediately felt something was off. Logically speaking, no matter what, Yan Canglan shouldn’t be meddling in such trivial matters. Even if two Direct Disciples became Dao Companions, it wouldn’t bring any substantial benefits to the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect...

Despite his inner suspicions, Zou Feng pretended not to understand and turned to chat with the Undying Master instead. He turned a deaf ear to the jeering voices all around him. Unexpectedly, after exchanging just a few words with the Undying Master, Zou Feng suddenly felt a deep sense of malice.

Without batting an eye, he immediately opened the List of Gods. A gleaming, golden name had strikingly appeared on it, and the text was currently bolded and enlarged.

"Jiang Shiyin?" he wondered.

The name was extremely unfamiliar. Zou Feng was certain he didn’t know anyone named Jiang Shiyin. There was no such person among the upper echelon of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect either. Meanwhile, the Royal Family of the Dubhe Divine Domain almost entirely bore the surname Gongyang. Although there were definitely members with different surnames, could any of them be this powerful? Therefore, this person named Jiang Shiyin most likely came from...

As he was pondering this, Xu Xiongda, the Vice Sect Leader of the Immortal Sect, suddenly walked toward him. Seeing this, Zou Feng stopped dwelling on the matter and bowed. "Sect Leader Xu!"

"You truly live up to your reputation. Not bad, not bad at all!"

Zou Feng’s rise to power had been so rapid that he still hadn’t had the time to meet all the upper echelons of the Immortal Sect. For these high-ranking members of the Immortal Sect, Zou Feng was equally unfamiliar; they had mostly only heard of his impeccably solid battle record.

"I heard... you have quite a few Dao Companions, and you’ve taken in a wide variety of Demonesses?" Xu Xiongda looked at Zou Feng with the gaze of a kindred spirit.

Zou Feng hurriedly shook his head. "Sect Leader Xu, those are all rumors. I only have five... six Dao Companions! Those Demonesses by my side are merely Maids I’ve subdued!"

After some thought, Zou Feng still counted Su Qingyu, even though she verbally refused to admit she was his Dao Companion. Moreover, there was no denying that his relationship with Jiang Wanzhao was becoming increasingly ambiguous. Hence, the number of his future Dao Companions would very likely rival that of Wei Xiaobao...

Xu Xiongda didn’t believe Zou Feng’s answer for a second. He laughed and said, "A real man dares to act and takes responsibility! Why try to hide it? Tell me, what type of woman strikes your fancy the most?"

In truth, Zou Feng genuinely didn’t have any specific preferences, so he gave a perfunctory reply. "One who can sing and dance..."

"Excellent! Once we take down the Dubhe Divine Domain, I’ll pick out a Princess or Princess Consort who excels at singing and dancing and gift her to you!" Xu Xiongda’s tone was exactly like an elder of the Sect offering a welcome gift to a junior.

Zou Feng knew that even if he politely declined, it would only fire up Xu Xiongda more, causing the man to spout all sorts of twisted logic to force him to accept. Thus, he simply offered an awkward smile and said nothing more.

"Speaking of which, apart from Empress Tianshu, that Dubhe Divine Domain also has some Wuxiang Emperor who can shapeshift into anything. That should be quite interesting!"

Believing he had properly rewarded this junior, Xu Xiongda didn’t say anything further. Instead, he turned back to his fellow kindred spirits to excitedly fantasize about the various thrills that awaited them after conquering the Dubhe Divine Domain. They truly didn’t take the Dubhe Divine Domain seriously, treating it as nothing more than an easy meal.

Truth be told, although the atmosphere was becoming increasingly improper, the slight dip in morale originally caused by the fall of a Direct Disciple had now completely vanished into thin air. Xu Xiongda seemed to be treating this war like child’s play, but in reality, he was using his own unconventional method to boost morale.

The location of the Dubhe Divine Domain was, in fact, just an Outer Realm. And conquering an Outer Realm was exactly the sort of activity the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect excelled at and never tired of. It was right up their alley.