"I’ve received reliable intel that quite a few people from the Celestial Essence Sword Sect are interested in this. They want to use those Immortal Treasures to find the Glazed Immortal Palace," Leng Jing added.

Zhong Zhe exhaled a ring of smoke, his eyes brightening. "Is that so?"

"No doubt about it!"

The reason for his sudden interest was simple. If even people from the Celestial Essence Sword Sect wanted to find the Glazed Immortal Palace, it meant there was a high probability it truly existed.

As the conversation continued, Zou Feng learned that things like "Immortal Palaces" and "mysterious ruins" were not without precedent.

The previous Sect Leader of the Cyan Nether Sect had even relied on a similar opportunity to ascend to greatness and ultimately achieve the Broken Void.

"But what does an opportunity for the Celestial Essence Sword Sect have to do with us?" Zou Feng couldn’t remain silent forever, so he asked casually.

Zhong Zhe glanced at him and said leisurely, "We certainly can’t meddle in the affairs of the Celestial Essence Sword Sect. But if the Ten Directions Sect still has some of those so-called Immortal Treasures, it might be worth our while to go take a look."

This was exactly what Leng Jing had been waiting to hear. Everyone knew the Sect Leader of the Ten Directions Sect was obsessed with the Biyou Palace Master.

The whole reason the Ten Directions Sect had dared to oppose the Celestial Essence Sword Sect was that their Sect Leader had acted as cannon fodder to curry favor with Su Qingyu.

"Master Zhong, do you know where the remnants of the Ten Directions Sect are?" Leng Jing pressed, seizing the opportunity. "Why don’t we join forces and investigate this!"

Zhong Zhe said coolly, "Regarding this matter, I must first report to the Palace Master before making a decision."

Hearing this, Leng Jing and Zeng Xiuyuan couldn’t hide the disappointment in their eyes.

Their original plan, of course, was for the few of them to join forces, seize the Immortal Treasures from the Ten Directions Sect, and then form a team to head for the Glazed Immortal Palace to gamble on this rare opportunity.

It wasn’t strange that they were willing to take such a risk.

Zou Feng understood this feeling all too well. After advancing to the True Qi Realm, his demand for Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was immense—so much so that even staying on Cloud Mist Mountain wasn’t enough to satisfy his needs.

The other Martial Artists in the True Qi Realm faced the same problem.

Zou Feng, however, still had little interest in any Glazed Immortal Palace and was even less willing to take such a risk.

’In any case, with my backers around, my future Cultivation will just be a bit more troublesome. I can still grind my way to the First Grade eventually.’

’There’s really no need to take a risk like this.’

Seeing that Zhong Zhe had no intention of plotting for this opportunity behind the Biyou Palace Master’s back, Leng Jing and Zeng Xiuyuan dropped the subject.

But just by looking at their expressions, Zou Feng knew the two hadn’t given up. They would probably still try to find the hiding place of the Ten Directions Sect’s remnants on their own.

Once this topic concluded, the dinner party came to an end.

Next, Murong Yuan had to arrange lodging for them.

This was no small matter. Because they had drunk Wangchuan Road, these powerful figures of the Evil Sects all needed to find a suitable place to sleep.

The most suitable environment would make their subsequent dreams more beneficial for their Cultivation, so it couldn’t be taken lightly.

The place Leng Jing chose was a brothel in Qingchuan City.

But he wasn’t there to sleep with the women. Instead, he produced various instruments of torture and demanded that the women use them on him after he fell asleep.

Zeng Xiuyuan’s choice was even more bizarre. He requested that Murong Yuan let him sleep in a prison cell with death row inmates.

With Zeng Xiuyuan’s looks, it wouldn’t matter to the prisoners that he was a man.

Zou Feng didn’t even want to imagine what might happen after Zeng Xiuyuan fell asleep.

Zhong Zhe’s tastes were relatively tame by comparison; he chose to rest at the Shuiyan Martial Arts Hall in Qingchuan City.

As for Zou Feng, he naturally returned to his martial arts hall to sleep. Compared to the others, he stuck out like a sore thumb.

In the circle of Evil Cultivators, being too normal made him the most abnormal one of all.

After bidding his seniors farewell, Zou Feng quickly returned to the Hongxing Martial Arts Hall.

After greeting Tian Yun and Bian Yixia, he entered the secret room alone.

But what he did next wasn’t to fall asleep and let the Wangchuan Road take effect. Instead, he took out the Treasure Bottle to examine it carefully once more.

This Treasure Bottle had previously reacted to the Poison of the Gu King, actively absorbing it.

So, every time Zou Feng absorbed the Poison of the Gu King, he never forgot to give a few drops to the Treasure Bottle.

Unfortunately, even after the Treasure Bottle had absorbed the poisons of five different Gu Kings, it still showed no particular reaction.

Thus, Zou Feng had gradually forgotten about the bottle. He hadn’t even taken it out to study since advancing to the True Qi Realm.

But since he had just heard his Evil Cultivator seniors confirm that these Immortal Treasures were the real deal, he naturally had to study it again immediately.

’Specifically, what would happen if I tried infusing it with True Qi?’

’Previously, neither Inner Qi nor Gang Qi could get any reaction out of it. So what about True Qi?’

Zou Feng acted on the thought. After taking out the Treasure Bottle, he quickly channeled his True Qi into it.

After just a moment of infusing it with True Qi, the Treasure Bottle actually had a reaction unlike any before.

The body of the bottle began to glow fiercely, and a holographic image of an "Immortal Palace" materialized above it in the secret room.

It was completely identical to the Immortal Palace that had appeared when the Immortal Treasures first emerged.

It was just that the aura and sense of profound mystery exuded by the illusory palace weren’t as strong as when all the Immortal Treasures had emerged together.

But despite this discovery, Zou Feng’s face showed no sign of joy.

It was the same as before: he had no intention of taking risks, so the Treasure Bottle’s map function was of little use to him.

’Besides, the more I look at this thing, the more suspicious it seems. Would an Immortal really be so bored as to use such a method to expose their own residence?’

’It’s more likely a trap to lure people in to be used as disposable pawns.’

’Otherwise, why can only Martial Artists of the True Qi Realm activate the Treasure Bottle?’

’It’s highly likely that those in the Inner Qi and Gang Qi Realms would be useless. It has to be True Qi Realm Martial Artists to be considered... qualified material.’

At this thought, Zou Feng even considered selling the Treasure Bottle for a high price.

’Let someone else who’s willing to risk it all for a fortune go for it. I’ll just take the profit.’

"Huh?"

Just as he was mulling this over, Zou Feng noticed the Treasure Bottle in his hand suddenly make a slight noise.

He opened it and saw that some liquid had appeared inside.

He brought it to his nose and sniffed, his brow furrowing slightly.

’It doesn’t smell like poison...’

The next moment, Zou Feng summoned Xiaolv and had the Gu Insect sniff it as well.

After just one sniff, Xiaolv turned its head away in disgust.

This reaction from Xiaolv meant the liquid was indeed non-toxic.

After all, if it were some kind of Exotic Poison it had never tasted before, Xiaolv would have been desperate for a sample.

After a moment of thought, Zou Feng simply poured out a single drop of the liquid.

The moment the drop hit the floor, it instantly vaporized like water on a hot surface, rising as a wisp of steam that quickly dissipated.

Zou Feng, however, suddenly felt his mind clear and his spirits lift.

’This is... Spiritual Qi!?’

Zou Feng quickly understood why he was reacting this way.

Since advancing to the True Qi Realm, he had spent the last several days in a place with thin Spiritual Qi, and his condition had actually been getting quite poor.

If Zhang Xun hadn’t recklessly thrown his life away, Zou Feng would have already returned to Biyou Palace to rest and recuperate with the help of the relatively abundant Spiritual Qi on Cloud Mist Mountain.

He never imagined that the drop in the bottle was actually highly condensed, liquid Spiritual Qi.

Zou Feng immediately began Cultivating. Sure enough, his practice was much smoother than before; he no longer felt like he was training for nothing.

Unfortunately, this burst of Spiritual Qi didn’t last long, and the secret room soon returned to normal.

Composing himself, Zou Feng picked up the Treasure Bottle again.

’So, this thing can produce Spiritual Liquid as long as it’s fed a sufficient amount of Exotic Poison?’

If that was true...

Zou Feng was overjoyed. If he really had enough Spiritual Liquid to sustain his Cultivation, he wouldn’t have to grind away slowly in the True Qi Realm.

Instead, he could maintain his rapid progress, continue to furiously practice his Evil Skills, and achieve breakthroughs quickly.

His path to cultivating to the First Grade would be greatly shortened.

It was just... he had clearly fed the bottle the poisons of five different Gu Kings before, yet it had only produced this tiny amount of Spiritual Liquid?

The efficiency was pathetic.

But since this bottle could produce Spiritual Liquid, it was highly likely that the other Immortal Treasures had a similar function.

It was just that the other Immortal Treasures might not necessarily require being fed poison to produce it.

At this point, Zou Feng still had no intention of venturing to the Immortal Palace. These Immortal Treasures, on the other hand... he could definitely try to get his hands on a few more of them.