Bai Chen had just finished describing the risks of refining the poisons of the five Gu Kings.

Zou Feng feigned a solemn expression as he listened, but his mind was actually wandering.

’Since the risks of refining the poisons of the five Gu Kings are so great, does that mean a Third Grade expert could just drop dead on the spot?’

’Good thing I have no shortage of Third Grade experts on my list right now.’

’The Celestial Essence Sword Sect alone has several Third Grade masters. I’ve never even met them, yet they’ve so conveniently appeared on my list.’

’Besides, Liang Shunan, the Golden Toad Pond Master, had once mentioned that Vice Palace Master Bai Chen was also someone who had successfully refined the poisons of five Gu Kings.’

’So, is the reason this guy always looks so sickly, like he could drop dead at any moment, because he hasn’t been able to completely suppress the side effects?’

"White Palace Master, about this Snake Gu King Poison..."

After Bai Chen finished his explanation, Zou Feng deliberately put on a troubled expression, shifting the topic to the Snake Gu King Poison.

’Since Bai Chen seems so concerned about whether I can refine the poisons of the five Gu Kings, is it possible he’ll personally help me get my hands on the Snake Gu King Poison?’ 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

To his surprise, Bai Chen just smiled after hearing this and said, "Currently, the best Snake Gu King Poison is on Master Yin..."

In truth, any Gu Poison with the potential to take down a True Qi Realm expert could be called the Poison of a Gu King.

Thus, the Gu King poisons of Biyou Palace’s various halls were not set in stone.

Of course, thanks to the existence of the Hundred-legged Ancestor, the Gu King poison from Hundred-legged Ridge hadn’t been updated in a very long time.

But for the other halls, the Gu King poisons were updated frequently. At times, there were even periods where they had no Gu King at all.

Take the forbidden area of the Silk Cave, for example. If that White Jade Gu King Spider hadn’t appeared, it would have gone a long time without a Gu King.

Bai Chen’s words were a clear reminder to Zou Feng that to obtain the latest and most potent Snake Gu King Poison, he would have to find a way through Yin Suhong.

Moreover, he clearly had no intention of forcing Yin Suhong to hand over the Snake Gu King Poison.

Zou Feng wasn’t too surprised by this.

A Vice Palace Master, after all, was not the Palace Master.

Even though the new Leader of the Silk Cave hall from Teng County was rather pathetic, the Leaders of Biyou Palace’s Five Poison Halls actually held considerable status and power.

After all, aside from the special case of Teng County, these Leaders were True Qi Realm masters in their own right, and were considered the cream of the crop within their realm.

Thus, unless the Biyou Palace Master himself issued a direct order, Yin Suhong could at least pay lip service to the command while deliberately refusing to hand over the best-quality Snake Gu King Poison she currently possessed.

However, Zou Feng had only been testing the waters. Since Bai Chen had no intention of helping, it was no big deal.

’Perhaps this guy was using this as a test for me?’

"As for the Snake Gu King Poison, I can actually give you an idea!" Bai Chen suddenly changed his tune.

Zou Feng paused, stunned. ’So he’s going to help me after all?’

"Please enlighten me, White Palace Master!"

"It looks like you’ve cultivated your Body Refining Skill quite well, and you also practice a Dual Cultivation Skill. Your physical constitution is excellent, so why not try dual cultivating with Master Yin?"

"She’s always been in need of a sufficiently endur... ahem, a sufficiently *strong* dual cultivation partner. For a long time, she’s had a special mission posted within the palace for just that."

"You can state your terms: service her for a few days, and take the Snake Gu King Poison as your reward."

"But remember, don’t get hooked. If you dual cultivate with her for more than ten days, the risks will multiply!" Bai Chen said, acting as a pimp with a completely solemn expression.

After hearing him out, Zou Feng fell silent for a moment, then said, "Well... let me think about it..."

’Think about it? As if. That was just something to say. How could he possibly dare to dual cultivate with that venomous snake?’

’She was a top-tier expert on his list, and one of the best among all Third Grade Poison Cultivators.’

’Dual cultivating with her would be a death wish.’

After that, Zou Feng exchanged a few more pleasantries with Bai Chen, thanked him again, and took his leave.

As Zou Feng’s figure disappeared from the Five Poison Hall, Bai Chen could no longer conceal his delight.

"Yue’Er, it seems there’s always a way. Perhaps you won’t have to walk the worst path, after all..."

Back at the Silk Cave, Zou Feng threw himself into a frenzy of cultivation once more.

The elixirs from Bai Chen were like adding wings to a tiger, making his cultivation progress by leaps and bounds.

Furthermore, he periodically went to cook for the Hundred-legged Ancestor, and each visit would cause the giant centipede to wildly spew forth its Poison Miasma.

Bathing in the fresh, dense Poison Miasma caused his cultivation progress in the two skills he had chosen from Hundred-legged Ridge to skyrocket.

Thus, after only a single month, both of these skills simultaneously reached the Realm of Refining Fire.

The fusion process also went very smoothly.

The Netherworld Miasma Skill successfully merged into his Black Tortoise Sea-Suppressing Force.

"Black Tortoise Sea-Suppressing Force (Peak of Perfection), Progress: 36%"

The progress had shot up by more than twenty points, proving just how compatible this Skill was with the Black Tortoise Sea-Suppressing Force.

Of course, the Toad Gu King Poison also deserved credit for such a large increase in the Black Tortoise Sea-Suppressing Force’s progress.

Now, when Zou Feng was cultivating, he could exhale his very own "Poison Miasma," just like the Hundred-legged Ancestor.

Although its toxicity was very different from the Hundred-legged Ancestor’s Poison Miasma due to the nature of the skill, it did retain one shared characteristic.

The Poison Miasma that Zou Feng exhaled was also addictive.

Meanwhile, the fusion of the other skill, the Thousand-legged Dragon-locking Stake, into his Tribulation-Indestructible Body was just as smooth and compatible.

"Tribulation-Indestructible Body (Peak of Perfection), Progress: 19%"

Zou Feng was quite satisfied with this progress.

Most importantly, he could clearly feel that he had become much tougher; he now had a true body of steel.