I Can Transfer the Side Effects of Evil Skills

Chapter 474 - 296: A Timely Pillow?

"Five Poison Holy Lotus Skill (Extraordinary to Saint) Progress: 85%."

Having finished refining the exotic poisons he’d purchased, Zou Feng let out a long sigh and opened his eyes.

He had ultimately failed to break through to the Unity of Heaven and Man Realm in one go, but Zou Feng was mentally prepared for that.

After all, of the "Five Poisons," he was still missing one.

Even the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect currently had no snake poison on par with the Centipede Monster.

’Could it be that I can only keep waiting like this, to see when the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect "restocks" during its conquest of an Outer Realm?’

Before, when the breakthrough for the Five Poison Skill was still far off, waiting was no big deal.

But now, he was just one last poison away from achieving Unity of Heaven and Man.

This made Zou Feng truly unwilling to just wait idly.

’Should I just go talk to Su Qingyu? See if I can have an... "in-depth exchange" with her Calamity Poison Body for a night to absorb enough poison?’

Zou Feng quickly dismissed the idea.

’First of all, Su Qingyu would almost certainly refuse. And even if she agreed, her poison wasn’t the specific snake poison I need; it wasn’t the right "prescription," so the Five Poison Skill might not break through anyway.’

Besides, at this point, his Five Poison Skill gained very little benefit from refining Su Qingyu’s exotic poison.

The Great Universal Hand was now benefiting more from it instead.

’Refine Xiaolv?’

’I’ve raised it for so long. To say I have no attachment at all would be lying to myself.’

’Besides, even if I did refine Xiaolv, it still wouldn’t be the "right prescription." It might not be enough for the Five Poison Skill to achieve Unity of Heaven and Man.’

After pondering for a long time without coming up with a solution, Zou Feng decided not to waste any more time. He got up and left.

The place where he refined those three exotic poisons was a random, secluded spot he had found on a nearby mountain.

’I’d thought the surroundings would be a complete mess, but it doesn’t look too bad.’

’This must mean that since my promotion to the Spiritual Energy Realm, my ability to refine these exotic poisons has reached a new level.’

’Unlike before, when refining exotic poisons would cause a huge ruckus.’

’As for the big brother who’s been taking all the heat for me...’

On his way back, Zou Feng naturally didn’t forget to check on his number one patron—that is, Gongyang Marquis.

First, there was the breakthrough to the Spiritual Energy Realm, which he’d forced by haphazardly cramming himself with massive amounts of materials.

And just now, he had refined three exotic poisons in a row.

The side effects from all that stuff had been passed on to Brother Gongyang.

Looking at Brother Gongyang’s name now, Zou Feng breathed a secret sigh of relief, but his eyes still widened in shock.

He was relieved because Brother Gongyang’s name—which had always been incomparably robust, its brightness never fading—had finally changed.

What shocked Zou Feng, however, was that while the brightness had dimmed, it was only by a minuscule amount.

’Just what realm is this guy in?!’

’Whatever. No use overthinking it. I’ll just keep grinding.’

Back at the Hongxing Inn, Zou Feng took no rest, immediately resuming his cultivation of the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill with Gongsun Jinghong.

Originally, Gongsun Jinghong had long been unable to handle such exclusive attention, but thankfully, she had now also advanced to the Spiritual Energy Realm, and her... endurance had taken a quantum leap.

As a result, during their cultivation, she even tried to turn the tables and take the lead a few times.

Now that Zou Feng was in the Inner Sect, he had far more freedom than he did in the Outer Sect.

There were no compulsory chores or tasks.

Of course, to earn Immortal Fate, the average Inner Sect Disciple couldn’t afford to do nothing at all.

They would still choose to continue developing their side professions or pursue other ventures.

Otherwise, the monthly stipend and benefits given to Inner Sect Disciples were not nearly enough to support their future cultivation.

By now, Zou Feng was well aware that the stage after the Spiritual Energy Realm involved leaping through the Celestial Gate to establish one’s Dao Foundation.

And these Dao Foundations also varied in quality.

In descending order of quality, they were: Celestial, Earth, Profound, and Yellow.

Even if you established a Yellow Tier Dao Foundation, which would still allow you to become a Core Disciple with better benefits, advancing to the rank of True Inheritor was nearly impossible without some fortuitous encounter.

Still, even though it was the lowest tier, reaching this realm extended one’s life by a thousand years. For the vast majority of Inner Sect Disciples, this alone was a goal they would strive for their entire lives.

Establishing a Profound Tier Dao Foundation gave one a chance to vie for the status of True Inheritor, but the odds weren’t great.

Those in the Outer Sect who ranked in the top one hundred on the potential list, yet delayed their advancement, were usually doing so to build up their foundations. Their goal was to accumulate enough to establish at least a Profound Tier Dao Foundation in the future.

With an Earth Tier Dao Foundation, the hope of becoming a True Inheritor was significantly higher.

As for establishing a Celestial Tier Dao Foundation—that basically reserved you a spot as a True Inheritor.

Zou Feng, for his part, had no doubt he could establish a Celestial Tier Dao Foundation.

After all, he could be as reckless as he wanted without facing any consequences.

’But to establish a Celestial Tier Dao Foundation... it goes without saying that one of the main hurdles is still resources.’

’Even with no side effects, how could Immortal Cultivation be that easy?’

’Just go into seclusion, meditate a bit, and become an Immortal?’

’As if. Who do you think you’re kidding?’

Immortal Cultivation is, by its very nature, an act of defying the heavens. If you don’t seize vast amounts of the world’s natural treasures, how can you expect to transcend its rules?

The Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect didn’t remain standing in the Immortal Realm because its disciples sat around meditating all day. It relied on a single word: Plunder!

Within the Sect, a dedicated group of higher-ups was constantly searching for and locating other Outer Realms.

The moment a new, conquerable Outer Realm was discovered, the Sect would immediately organize a force. Like a plague of locusts, they would descend upon those resource-rich realms and pick them clean, not even leaving the bones behind.

It might not sound very righteous, but once those Outer Realms developed to a certain point and exhausted their own resources, they would inevitably walk the same path of plundering others.

Even the Immortal Realm where the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect was located had been invaded by other Outer Realms before.