’But since I have the ability to resist this temptation, it doesn’t really matter.’

’Anyway, as for the Glazed Immortal Palace... whoever wants to go can go.’

’If I get the chance, I just need to find a few more Immortal Treasures to provide me with Spiritual Liquid.’

Leaving the secret chamber, he found that day had already broken.

This time, he had used the dreamscape of the Wangchuan Road for Cultivation, but he’d spent most of it visiting the Glazed Immortal Palace, so the results weren’t great.

His progress on the Great Universal Hand had only increased by a tiny amount.

’And most of that increase was likely thanks to the Spiritual Liquid...’

After washing up, Zou Feng had breakfast with Tian Yun and Bian Yixia in the pavilion.

It was worth mentioning that the stone table in the pavilion now bore two deep footprints, left there after Su Qingyu had rested her poison-wreathed legs on it.

A strange fragrance would also waft from it from time to time.

Consequently, Zou Feng had long since replaced the stone table. Otherwise, he doubted he would have had any appetite for breakfast in this spot.

"General Leader, someone from Biyou Palace is here!"

Just as he picked up his chopsticks, a member of the Hongxing Gang rushed in to report.

’Who else would come looking for me at this hour, besides Zhong Zhe, who stayed at the Shuiyan Martial Arts Hall last night?’

Zou Feng immediately went out to greet him personally and, sure enough, saw Zhong Zhe in the distance.

Zou Feng wasn’t surprised that Zhong Zhe had made a special trip to see him.

The Ten Directions Sect and Biyou Palace already had a connection. Yesterday, Leng Jing and Zeng Xiuyuan had suddenly brought up the Immortal Treasures and the Immortal Palace, and their proposal to hunt the remnants of the Ten Directions Sect was originally meant to test Biyou Palace’s stance.

Zhong Zhe was not one for pleasantries or small talk. Seeing Zou Feng come out, he immediately stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Last night, I contacted the Palace Master."

Zou Feng seized the opportunity to ask, "What did the Palace Master say?"

"Actually... the Sect Leader of the Ten Directions Sect came to Cloud Mist Mountain of his own accord shortly after the Palace Master returned."

According to rumors, the Sect Leader of the Ten Directions Sect was Su Qingyu’s most devoted sycophant. It was perfectly normal for such a person to go to Biyou Palace to see her.

Before Zou Feng could ask anything, Zhong Zhe continued, "The Palace Master has long heard about the Immortal Treasures, but she has little interest in such things. However..."

"The Palace Master wants to eliminate the Vice Sect Leader of the Ten Directions Sect!"

As Zhong Zhe explained, Zou Feng finally understood. After being condemned by everyone in the Central Plains and relentlessly purged by the Righteous Sects, the Ten Directions Sect was on the verge of annihilation.

Furthermore, the Sect Leader and Vice Sect Leader had already had a falling out.

The Sect Leader, for his part, had no lingering attachment to the Ten Directions Sect. He had come to Biyou Palace alone to continue being Su Qingyu’s sycophant up close.

The remaining sect members were led by the Vice Sect Leader, barely clinging to survival.

Unfortunately, life for these remnants was extremely difficult. The Vice Sect Leader was severely injured and in hiding. Once his injuries recovered somewhat, he planned to gather his remaining subordinates and flee to the Northern Desert.

After Zhong Zhe contacted Su Qingyu last night, his final directive was for him and Zou Feng to join forces. They were also to enlist the help of Leng Jing and Zeng Xiuyuan—who would be free labor due to their desire for Immortal Treasures—and together they would eliminate the Vice Sect Leader of the Ten Directions Sect.

"The job isn’t difficult. The Vice Sect Leader is heavily injured. We can send him on his way with ease," Zhong Zhe said all in one breath.

The intelligence on the Vice Sect Leader, including his hiding place, was of course provided to Su Qingyu by the Licking Dog Sect Leader.

’Su Qingyu isn’t so easily fooled, so the information from the Licking Dog Sect Leader should be credible.’

Zou Feng wasn’t opposed to this sudden mission.

He had wanted to collect a few more Immortal Treasures anyway.

When it came to treasures that could produce Spiritual Liquid, the more the merrier.

Based on what he had seen before, when the Immortal Treasures appeared, a rough glance showed that there were definitely over twenty of them scattered about.

So, even if the people from the Celestial Essence Sword Sect snatched half of them at the time, the Ten Directions Sect should have correspondingly gotten about ten.

When the time came, after killing the Vice Sect Leader and seizing the Immortal Treasures, even if he had to give a portion to Leng Jing and Zeng Xiuyuan, some would still end up in his own hands.

Especially since Zhong Zhe had just said that the Palace Master had little interest in these so-called Immortal Treasures...

Zou Feng figured that perhaps Su Qingyu hadn’t discovered the true use of the Immortal Treasures.

This wasn’t surprising. Zou Feng himself had carried the Treasure Bottle for so long and had only discovered yesterday that it needed to absorb enough Exotic Poisons and then be activated with True Qi to produce Spiritual Liquid.

The conditions for other Immortal Treasures to produce Spiritual Liquid were likely just as demanding; their true function couldn’t be discovered with just a casual bit of research.

’Of course, there’s also the possibility that my Treasure Bottle is the only Immortal Treasure capable of producing Spiritual Liquid...’

’But things have come to this, so what’s the harm in making the trip?’

After their discussion, Zou Feng had Zhong Zhe join him for breakfast.

Zhong Zhe had no intention of talking to Tian Yun and Bian Yixia. He merely nodded in acknowledgment out of respect for Zou Feng, then ate a few bites on his own.

In Zou Feng’s opinion, Zhong Zhe’s reluctance to interact with others wasn’t just due to his personality; there was likely another reason...

After advancing to the True Qi Realm, one would clearly sense that they had stepped onto the Immortal Path.

They had leaped from being a Martial Artist to a Cultivator.

So, unconsciously, they would no longer see themselves as an ordinary Martial Artist, nor would they pay much mind to Martial Artists below the True Qi Realm.

’From this, I can see that me killing two Third Grade experts while I was still in the Gang Qi Realm was truly absurd.’

’It was all thanks to having too many Cultivation Skills at the Peak of Perfection. Quantity had led to a qualitative change.’

After breakfast, they rested for a moment with some tea. Since they still had to wait for Leng Jing and Zeng Xiuyuan, they couldn’t set off immediately.

But Zou Feng had no desire to sit around idly.

So he left Zhong Zhe to his own devices, returned to his room with Tian Yun and Bian Yixia, and seized the time to continue cultivating the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill.

However, this Cultivation session was different from the previous ones.

Zou Feng poured out some Spiritual Liquid in advance, turning the room into a "Grotto Heaven Blessed Land."

He was trying to enhance the effects of their Cultivation, while also allowing Tian Yun and Bian Yixia to gain greater benefits.

Zhong Zhe’s indifferent attitude toward the others just now had given Zou Feng a strong sense of urgency.

’I can’t expect Tian Yun and Bian Yixia to catch up to me, that’s unrealistic.’

’But at the very least, I have to prevent a "divide between immortal and mortal" from forming between me and the two women.’

As the saying goes, when one person achieves the Dao, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.

’I have to find a way. No matter what, I can’t let my women fall too far behind me.’

And the results of this Cultivation session were just as Zou Feng had expected—explosively effective.

Not only did his own progress in the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill increase more than before, but Tian Yun and Bian Yixia also benefited greatly.

The main reason was that cultivating in an environment rich with Spiritual Qi made them feel like they had endless strength. Whether it was True Qi or Gang Qi, it circulated with incredible smoothness.

The two of them surprisingly no longer felt like they couldn’t keep up.

After a round of Cultivation, it was nearly noon. Seeing that it was almost the appointed hour, Zou Feng reluctantly got out of bed and left the martial arts hall with Zhong Zhe.

Zhong Zhe wasn’t at all surprised by Zou Feng’s behavior—seizing every possible moment to cultivate, even with a mission right around the corner.

He once knew an Evil Cultivator who would carry a naked woman on his shoulder wherever he went. Whenever the mood struck, all sorts of indescribable things could happen at any moment.

Before long, Zou Feng followed Zhong Zhe to the North City Gate of Qingchuan City.

Leng Jing had already arrived and was waving to them from a distance.

He was clearly quite excited that Zhong Zhe, who had been uninterested in the matter yesterday, had now turned around and invited him and Zeng Xiuyuan to help annihilate the remnants of the Ten Directions Sect.

It was obvious that Leng Jing was extremely desperate to find the Immortal Palace via the Immortal Treasures.

This made Zou Feng rather suspicious.

Logically, a veteran Evil Cultivator like Leng Jing should be exceptionally cautious. Yet, the man was acting like a reckless youth, dead set on trying no matter what.

’Perhaps practicing his Evil Skill has caused some incurable ailment, and he now sees finding the Immortal Palace as his last resort...’

After they gathered, they waited for about the time it takes to eat a meal before Zeng Xiuyuan finally arrived late.

From a distance, Zou Feng could see that Zeng Xiuyuan’s walking posture was clearly off; he kept making a motion as if to adjust his rear.

Seeing his bizarre gait and remembering that the man had spent last night in a death row cell, Zou Feng couldn’t help but feel a chill...