Of course, with Zou Feng’s strength, there was no chance of Xiaolv turning on him. Zou Feng was mainly worried that the little guy would sense something was off and choose to sneak away.

He currently had no way of tracking Xiaolv.

The only reason it was still willing to stay by his side was because it knew that by following him, it had a better chance of picking up scraps and reaping more benefits.

Fortunately, Zou Feng already had a complete plan for how to handle Xiaolv.

First, whenever he had a free moment, he would have the little guy come to his hand and then mercilessly work it over.

Of course, this wasn’t just random handling; he was using his Great Universal Hand.

Because the Spider Gu King Poison was fused into his Great Universal Hand, the more he worked on Xiaolv, the more attached it would become to him.

This was similar to the ability of the original Poisonous King Spider, which could make people inexplicably adore it upon first sight, willing to devote themselves to it.

Zou Feng certainly couldn’t achieve an effect as exaggerated as the Poisonous King Spider’s, but after a few more days of this "handling," Xiaolv would be worked into a state of gradual confusion, letting its guard down.

Then, following the Path of Gu Cultivation from Biyou Palace, he could feed Xiaolv various specially prepared medicinal herbs, supplement it with a Secret Skill, and place a Gu Manipulation Restriction on it without it ever knowing.

That way, he wouldn’t have to worry about the little guy suddenly taking off and escaping his control.

After returning to the Silk Cave, Zou Feng immediately summoned Xiaolv and began the "session."

The results were surprisingly good.

At first, Xiaolv was a bit uncomfortable with and confused by Zou Feng’s sudden intimate gestures.

But as he continued the handling, he even managed to get the little guy to start purring.

Seeing that his conceived method was effective, Zou Feng couldn’t help but wonder. ’If I capture an enemy in the future and beat them every day with this kind of Palm Force...’

’...would they eventually not only lose all their hatred for me but maybe even fall in love with me?!’

This was, of course, a possibility, but Zou Feng had no interest in trying it. After all, it was completely unnecessary.

Since it was an enemy, killing them directly was still the most reliable option. He wasn’t some kind of demon who needed to turn his enemies into tools.

In the days that followed, Zou Feng focused his main efforts on researching the Gu Cultivation Skill, and he spent at least one hour every day vigorously handling Xiaolv. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Moreover, every time he handled Xiaolv, he could get it to willingly spit out its venom for him to collect.

As long as it was stored properly, Xiaolv’s venom wouldn’t lose any of its potency even after several months.

Now that obtaining the Toad Gu King Poison seemed hopeful, Zou Feng naturally had to consider how to get the Snake Gu King Poison and the Centipede Gu King Poison as well.

As long as he could get all five types of Poison of the Gu King, combined with his Iron Blood Gu Poison Group, he could immediately attempt to have the Five Poison Creatures ascend to the Realm of Transcendence and Sanctity, and at the same time, he could seize the opportunity to break through to the Third Grade.

In truth, Zou Feng wasn’t originally in a hurry to break through to the Third Grade.

After all, as long as he was lying low in Biyou Palace, even having a Demon Slaying Order on his head wasn’t a major issue.

But with the Biyou Palace Master’s recent "bouts of madness"—first choosing to completely fall out with the Celestial Essence Sword Sect, and now wanting to fight the Great Yan Dynasty’s Emperor at the Forbidden City Peak...

Her various actions were clearly just as the Yin Yang Man, Ding Gang, had said before: once this woman goes mad, it becomes a huge problem.

To put it bluntly, continuing to lie low in Biyou Palace was no longer the safest choice.

Heaven only knew if the Palace Master would suddenly return before her duel with the Great Yan Dynasty’s Emperor, pick a few talented individuals for a round of dual cultivation to prepare for the battle...

As for the last two types of Poison of the Gu King, he actually had a good chance of obtaining the Centipede Gu King Poison from Hundred-legged Ridge.

He had already learned that the situation at Hundred-legged Ridge was very different from the other four halls.

The other halls each had only one Leader with absolute authority.

But at Hundred-legged Ridge, besides the Mountain Lord, there was a boss with even greater authority...

This boss was not a person, but a giant centipede.

It was the very Gu King centipede said to have lived for over a hundred years, which the disciples of Biyou Palace called the Hundred-legged Ancestor.

Having lived for so long, it was clear that the Hundred-legged Ancestor had been entrenched in Hundred-legged Ridge since the time Biyou Palace was still the Five Poison Sect.

Of course, although the Hundred-legged Ancestor possessed extremely high Spiritual Wisdom, it hadn’t reached the exaggerated level of being able to speak human language or shapeshift into a person.

In essence, it was still equivalent to an extremely powerful Demon Beast.

The reason a giant centipede could command such great authority was not, of course, merely due to its impressive strength.

After all, no matter how strong it was, could it be stronger than the Biyou Palace Master?

If it had truly rampaged without restraint, it would have been forcefully suppressed long ago.

So, the real reason was that the Cultivation Skills practiced by all the disciples of Hundred-legged Ridge were heavily reliant on the gifts of this centipede.

The Hundred-legged Ancestor would exhale Poison Miasma daily, keeping Hundred-legged Ridge shrouded in a dense Poison Miasma year-round.

This Poison Miasma provided the optimal environment for the disciples to practice the Cultivation Skills of Hundred-legged Ridge, allowing them to achieve twice the results with half the effort!

Because they were constantly benefiting from the Hundred-legged Ancestor’s gifts, the overall strength of the Hundred-legged Ridge disciples was, as one would expect, the strongest among the five halls.

Whether it was Entering Grade or advancing to the Gang Qi Realm, the disciples of Hundred-legged Ridge were astonishingly fast.

They even had the highest number of True Qi Realm experts.

However, while the benefits were great, the drawbacks were also quite severe.

Namely, the disciples of Hundred-legged Ridge would develop a strong dependency on the miasma and venom provided by the Hundred-legged Ancestor.

To put it bluntly, they were severely addicted.

No matter how strong they were, they were just a bunch of addicts. If they didn’t bathe in the Hundred-legged Ancestor’s Poison Miasma for a few days, they would feel awful all over and lack the energy to do anything.

If this went on for too long, while not life-threatening, their Martial Arts Realm could even regress.

Even after advancing to the True Qi Realm, where their resistance to addiction was stronger, they still couldn’t completely shake it.

Unless they reached the First Grade, the Realm of Transcendence...

So, this was the main reason why the Hundred-legged Ancestor’s authority surpassed even that of the Mountain Lord.

As for why Zou Feng felt he had a chance to obtain this Hundred-legged Ancestor’s Poison of the Gu King...

All the disciples in Biyou Palace knew that because this giant centipede couldn’t find a suitable mate, its only remaining instinctual pleasure was its appetite.

Having lived for so long, it had long since grown tired of primitive eating habits and had instead fallen in love with meticulously prepared gourmet food.

Hundred-legged Ridge was also famous for having a large number of chefs.

Many disciples would even take the initiative to diligently study the culinary arts, offering all sorts of delicacies to the ancestor in order to curry its favor and get a few whiffs of the freshest miasma up close.

Upon learning this news, Zou Feng immediately thought, ’What a coincidence.’

’Being a chef is my original profession.’

’And putting my culinary skills aside, my "Hand of Poisoning," which is already thoroughly marinated in all kinds of Exotic Poisons, has been proven multiple times to be able to create supreme delicacies that can make many a Martial Artist’s clothes explode on the spot.’

’Besides, I’m a transmigrator. With my current culinary skills, I can try to replicate all the delicious foods I saw in videos from my past life.’

’I guarantee I can let the Hundred-legged Ancestor taste dishes it has never even seen before.’

If he could satisfy the Hundred-legged Ancestor, causing it to happily and more vigorously exhale Poison Miasma, the Mountain Lord of Hundred-legged Ridge would be overjoyed. Therefore, if he recommended himself and demonstrated his culinary skills, they would absolutely not object.

In that case, obtaining the Centipede Gu King Poison soon should be a sure thing.

So, the biggest problem remained the Snake Gu King Poison.

Due to the previous battle for the True Inheritor position, Teng County had killed Yin Suhong’s lover, Wang Wenjing, thus creating a mortal enmity.

Even he, the Honored Guest Elder who had aided Teng County during that battle and later chose to take up residence in the Silk Cave, had also become Yin Suhong’s mortal enemy.

That woman’s name had appeared on his List of Gods long ago.

But there was no use dwelling on this problem now. You can’t get fat in one bite. He would first focus on getting the Toad Gu King Poison and the Centipede Gu King Poison.

Besides, if his guess was correct, the Snake Gu King Poison might just come to him in a much more direct manner...