"You... you killed Chiyue!?"

"ROOOAR... The Dragon Race of the Northern Domain will hunt you to the ends of the earth—"

When Jiang Wanzhao heard this, she couldn’t hold it in any longer and burst out laughing.

Such a typical display of impotent rage. So what if the Dragon King of the Northern Domain came? Would he dare so much as fart before the gates of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect?

Next, Jiang Wanzhao beckoned again, crushing the remaining two dragons one by one.

She then collected all their flesh and blood into a gourd-like Spiritual Artifact.

Then, as if she had just done something trivial, she turned and flew onto Zou Feng’s Flying Celestial Ship.

"Don’t worry, you’ll get your share of the essence from these three beasts!"

As she said this, Jiang Wanzhao’s gaze burned as she sized up Zou Feng, as if seeing him for the first time.

Although Jiang Wanzhao didn’t know what Zou Feng had experienced on this trip, she knew Lu Guanghua must have made some arrangements before exhausting the last of his strength.

When Lu Guanghua suddenly perished, Jiang Wanzhao even guessed he was likely preparing an Outer Body Incarnation.

She had thought Zou Feng’s chances of survival were slim.

She never expected Zou Feng to return safely.

For Jiang Wanzhao, this was even more shocking than when she first learned Zou Feng had defeated the Reincarnated Sword Emperor.

After all, if it had been her back when she was still in the Spiritual Energy Realm, she would never have been so confident of success.

"Let’s head back first!"

With that, Jiang Wanzhao walked straight into the ship’s cabin.

Zou Feng had assumed she would leave the same way she came. Was she planning to hitch a ride on his Flying Celestial Ship?

Jiang Wanzhao noticed Zou Feng’s confusion and said casually, "Do you think activating the Celestial Dao Cauldron’s precise teleportation is cheap?"

"If there’s no emergency, there’s no need to spend the Immortal Fate."

’So she really did teleport here directly using the Celestial Dao Cauldron’s function.’

’That ability is truly terrifying. Under the coverage of the Celestial Dao Cauldron’s signal, who would dare make an enemy of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect?’

’Before an enemy could even reach the gates of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect, a pile of True Inheritors or even more powerful disciples would just drop on their heads. Who could possibly withstand that...’

"Jiang Zhenchuan, I first need to pick up two of my Dao Companions coming from the Great Yan Dynasty."

Jiang Wanzhao was slightly surprised. "So, you knowingly walked into Lu Guanghua’s trap and took the risk of returning just to ensure the safety of those two Dao Companions?"

"It’s rare to see someone who has mastered such Poison Skills and Evil Arts still be so loyal and righteous..."

Of course, this wasn’t a bad thing for Jiang Wanzhao. It made her previous investment seem even more worthwhile.

A thought stirred in Zou Feng’s mind, and he couldn’t help but blurt out, "If... and I’m just saying if, Jiang Zhenchuan encounters any trouble in the future, I will also rush to help without a second thought!"

Hearing this, Jiang Wanzhao smiled gracefully.

It had been a long time since anyone around her had spoken to her in such a casual tone.

"Tell me about it. What happened when you returned to Great Yan? I don’t think I’ve been back in over four hundred years..."

This was one of the reasons Jiang Wanzhao decided to stay and travel back to the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect with Zou Feng.

After all, Great Yan was her homeland too.

The two of them continued to chat as they searched for the Xiangrui’s location.

With Jiang Wanzhao around, he no longer had to worry about any sea clans, much less a shortage of Spirit Stones.

And Jiang Wanzhao didn’t shortchange Zou Feng; she gave him the Poison Glands from the three sea dragons, along with a portion of their dragon blood, for his Refinement.

She even gave him the entire remaining corpse of Chiyue.

Zou Feng didn’t even have to ask to know that many parts of these Dao Foundation Realm sea dragons were excellent materials for Artifact Refining.

’I don’t know Artifact Refining myself, but I can give them to Tian Yun to practice with.’

As for the Refinement of the dragon blood and Dragon Poison, Zou Feng certainly wasn’t going to start the process right away in front of Jiang Wanzhao.

After all, because he transferred the side effects, there were no difficulties or reactions when he refined poisons.

If Jiang Wanzhao were to notice and insist on getting to the bottom of it, it would naturally lead to unnecessary trouble.

Before long, under the search of Jiang Wanzhao’s powerful Divine Sense, they quickly found the Xiangrui’s location again...

「Five days later.」 Zou Feng returned to the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect with Bian Yixia and Tian Yun.

As soon as the peaks of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect came into view, Jiang Wanzhao left ahead of them.

Over the past few days, aside from chatting with Zou Feng at the beginning, she had spent most of her time in meditative Cultivation.

"This is the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect!?"

Riding on the Flying Celestial Ship, Tian Yun couldn’t help but exclaim in amazement from time to time.

The area covered by the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect was simply too vast, and every so often, they would see structures that would be considered miracles in the eyes of a Martial Artist from Great Yan. It would be strange if she weren’t constantly amazed.

After bringing the two women back, the first thing Zou Feng had to do was, of course, follow the procedures to have them join the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect.

During the Kouxian Gate’s assessment, Tian Yun, as expected, showed an aptitude for Artifact Refining.

As for Bian Yixia, she was unexpectedly found to have the potential to become an Alchemist.

’When I think about it, her Six Harmonies Reincarnation Skill manifests a giant "fan" when it operates. It’s actually quite suitable for fanning a furnace...’

After the two women joined the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect, Zou Feng certainly wasn’t going to let them stay in the Outer Sect, so he brought them directly back to the Hongxing Inn.

The only trouble was that the Outer Sect’s monthly examinations were unavoidable.

But it wasn’t really a big problem. After all, with Zou Feng’s current reputation in the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect, it would be strange if anyone in the Outer Sect dared to provoke Bian Yixia and Tian Yun once word got out.

Moreover, as long as they didn’t neglect their Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill, it wouldn’t be long before both women could break through to the Spiritual Energy Realm and be promoted to the Inner Sect.

As for Zou Feng’s other Dao Companions in the Hongxing Inn...

Besides Qiu Lan, Teng County and Gongsun Jinghong were actually acquaintances from the former Great Yan Dynasty, so they would likely get along with the familiarity of people from the same hometown.

In Tian Yun’s opinion, the fact that Zou Feng had only taken on one new Dao Companion, Qiu Lan, since arriving at the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect could be considered quite self-disciplined, strictly speaking...

After taking care of these miscellaneous matters, Zou Feng could finally continue his Cultivation in peace and prepare for Foundation Establishment.

Also, it was time to refine the gifts from the Dragon Race.

To maximize the effects of the Refinement, Zou Feng went to the third floor of the Demon Suppression Tower again.

Stepping back into this pitch-black space, Zou Feng couldn’t help but take a deep breath, feeling a sense of nostalgia.

If Lu Guanghua hadn’t suddenly stirred up trouble, he would have spent the last three months cultivating in the Demon Suppression Tower.

His Cultivation progress had been significantly delayed.

’Let’s see if the gifts from the Dragon Race can make up for the lost time.’

He quickly found a wooden hut with no other disciples inside, lit an oil lamp, and immediately began the Refinement of the Dragon Poison.

It wasn’t just the Dragon Poison. He also had to refine the toxins from that goldfish leader, which were also rare and valuable.

For an ordinary Cultivator in the Spiritual Energy Realm to refine the toxins of a Dao Foundation Realm existence would be no different from suicide.

Fortunately, Zou Feng had his "big brothers and sisters."

He immediately opened the List of Gods to find his next victim.

But upon inspection, there weren’t many "big brothers and sisters" left who were strong enough.

After all, he had recently lost Fu Jiaming and Lu Guanghua.

Luo Yingning?

’She’s a "talent" I’ve singled out. I can’t let her die out of my sight...’

After a moment of thought, he finally decided to let the most mysterious "big brother" on the list, Gongyang Marquis, bear this great responsibility.

The Glazed Immortal Palace this guy created had a time flow so different from the outside world. The more you thought about his Realm and strength, the more terrifying it became.

Weakening him as soon as possible would give Zou Feng a better chance of survival if they were ever forced to confront each other in the future.

Without further hesitation, Zou Feng immediately began the Refinement.

The process flashed by in three days and three nights.

Although there were no side effects for him, completely refining and absorbing these poisons still required time to grind through.

The final results, of course, left Zou Feng overjoyed.

"Five Poison Holy Lotus Skill (Unity of Heaven and Man) Progress: 35%"

The Skill’s progress had increased by more than ten percentage points.

"Great Universal Hand (Extraordinary to Saint), Progress: 89%"

Zou Feng hadn’t expected the progress of his Great Universal Hand to soar so dramatically.

It seemed the Dragon Poison provided a greater boost to the Great Universal Hand than to the Five Poison Holy Lotus Skill.

"Black Tortoise Sea-Suppressing Force (Extraordinary to Saint), Progress: 71%"

"Silent Extinction Poison Flame (Great Success), Progress: 95%"

The degree of improvement in these two Cultivation and Technique Methods was also a pleasant surprise for Zou Feng.

However, there was one thing that was a pain in the ass for Zou Feng: the Black Tortoise Sea-Suppressing Force clearly indicated that it could not be improved any further.

This naturally meant it had reached its limit and could not reach the Unity of Heaven and Man realm.