Free Web NovelChapter 555: Chapter 336: The Quintessential Dao Companions (Part 2)
Especially since he was at the critical moment of Foundation Establishment, there was absolutely no room for error.
Speaking of which, Zhao Feixiong’s Face Reading Skill was really something else.
If he had listened to Zhao Feixiong back then and kept his distance from all other women besides his Dao Companions at home, he might have avoided this calamity even without the Clear Heart Soul Suppressing Talisman.
Furthermore, when Luo Yingning had come to him before, she had also said that a great disaster was about to befall him.
’Looking back now, that woman must have known at the time that Liu Chenyu already had designs on me...’
After returning to the Hongxing Inn, Zou Feng drank an entire pot of cool tea before he gradually calmed down.
Although he had avoided this ordeal, his Foundation Establishment had still been affected in the end.
Zou Feng currently felt much like a man who’d been caught cheating and was scared limp.
It had left a psychological scar. Getting his drive back anytime soon would be easier said than done.
Foundation Establishment also depended on momentum and a bit of metaphysics. Once his morale faltered, it would be a wonder if he wasn’t affected.
But as the saying goes, fortune and misfortune are two sides of the same coin. This whole ordeal with Liu Chenyu had actually brought an unexpected surprise.
"Great Universal Hand (Extraordinary to Saint), Progress: 96%."
Zou Feng truly hadn’t expected the Great Universal Hand to benefit from this. Its cultivation progress was now on the cusp of reaching the Unity of Heaven and Man realm.
Needless to say, having another Cultivation Skill reach the Unity of Heaven and Man realm would be a massive boost to his combat power.
Zou Feng soon figured out why his Great Universal Hand had improved.
The Great Universal Hand had always focused on spiritual-level attacks.
This time, he had been practically hypnotized by Liu Chenyu, his mind left in an abnormal state for a long time.
But once he successfully broke free of the hypnosis, it was as if his spirit had been tempered. His spiritual will naturally rose to a new level, triggering a significant enhancement in his Great Universal Hand.
While the progress of his Great Universal Hand was a happy occasion, Zou Feng still had to worry about the problem with his Foundation Establishment.
Before being "startled" by Liu Chenyu, whenever Zou Feng immersed his mind, he could faintly see a blurry "heavenly gate" in the sky.
He could even see an incomplete staircase leading to the heavenly gate.
But after being "startled" by Liu Chenyu, he could still see the "staircase," but the outline of the "heavenly gate" had become even more blurry...
So, Zou Feng’s current priority wasn’t finding another suitable Foundation Establishment Treasure, but rather quickly finding a way to restore the state he was in before, on the verge of Foundation Establishment.
As Zou Feng was stewing in his frustration, a clamor came from outside.
The women were in the courtyard, their laughter and congratulations unceasing.
’Good news?’
Zou Feng immediately stopped dwelling on his Foundation Establishment, got up, and pushed the door open.
One glance into the courtyard and Zou Feng knew the source of the celebration.
It turned out that Bian Yixia, who had recently gone into seclusion at the spirit spring, had returned, having successfully broken through to the Spiritual Energy Realm.
With this, all five of Zou Feng’s Dao Companions had become Inner Sect Disciples of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect.
Zou Feng was quite pleased by this and sighed with heartfelt emotion. ’My own Dao Companions are the best. The temptations out there are just too conniving...’
The next moment, just as Zou Feng was about to step forward and congratulate Bian Yixia as well, he suddenly made a new discovery.
’What a coincidence!?’
He froze for a moment. Since he needed to verify his discovery in person, he first stepped into the courtyard and joined the group congratulating Bian Yixia.
After a while of lively celebration, Zou Feng turned to Bian Yixia and asked, "Yixia, have you been cultivating a Fire Element Daoist Art?"
In private, during intimate moments, Zou Feng still called Bian Yixia ’Miss,’ but it wasn’t appropriate to use that address when others were present.
Upon hearing his question, Bian Yixia immediately nodded. "I recently chose a Skill called the Mystic Radiance Li Fire Art. With my breakthrough to the Spiritual Energy Realm, this Art is also starting to show some results..."
’Just as I thought!’
In truth, neither Bian Yixia nor the other women could only cultivate the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill.
The Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill was only equivalent to a Heart Skill; it served a supportive role.
The women certainly had to cultivate other Daoist Arts to raise their Realms and strength normally.
Since everyone’s situation was different, Zou Feng naturally wouldn’t give them careless advice. Thus, the specific Skills they chose to cultivate were all decided by the women themselves based on their own circumstances.
He never would have thought that with Bian Yixia, the last to step into the Spiritual Energy Realm, cultivating a Fire Element Daoist Art, the women had coincidentally gathered the "Five Elements."
Tian Yun cultivated a Water Element Daoist Art, Gongsun Jinghong was Metal, Teng County was Wood, and Qiu Lan was Earth.
Together, his five Dao Companions now represented all Five Elements.
And this coincidence caused a flash of inspiration in Zou Feng’s mind.
If using Dual Cultivation to create a counter-balance to help build a better Dao Foundation was a viable method, then he never needed to do it with Liu Chenyu in the first place.
It was just that the woman had previously created the impression that she was the most suitable candidate, and had bewitched him with her masterful art of seduction.
Among his current Dao Companions, however, there was indeed no one who was up to the task of a counter-balanced Dual Cultivation.
Never mind the fact that their Compatibility was unsuitable; the gap in their power alone was far too great.
Too large a power gap meant the "intensity" would be insufficient, and it wouldn’t create the "counter-balancing" effect at all.
However, if all five women participated together, they could naturally compensate for the power gap to a certain extent.
As for the issue of Compatibility...
The Five Elements can give rise to all things.
It wouldn’t be difficult to derive a power that was perfectly suited to "counter-balance" with him.
They had just happened to gather all Five Element Daoist Arts. Next, they just needed to jointly practice a "Five Element Derivation" technique, and the Compatibility issue would surely be solved with ease.
In short, the more Zou Feng thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.
’Now, I can finally stop worrying about finding a Foundation Establishment Treasure.’
’I really should have discussed this with them from the start.’
’It’s my own fault for letting Liu Chenyu cloud my mind. I couldn’t even think straight and was just heading down a dead end.’
Next, Zou Feng told the women his idea.
After hearing his plan, the women agreed with delight and without a shred of hesitation. They immediately took out their Tokens to purchase a "Five Element Derivation" Skill.
After all, if the counter-balanced Dual Cultivation succeeded, the benefits wouldn’t be one-sided for Zou Feng.
This was a chance to personally participate in the Foundation Establishment process ahead of time!
Personally participating in someone else’s Foundation Establishment was equivalent to a deeply immersive experience. The benefits for their own future Foundation Establishment were immeasurable.
Before long, Zou Feng and the five women had selected a Five Element Derivation Skill and were just waiting for it to be delivered.
While they were waiting, Zou Feng’s Token began to vibrate.
He picked up the Token and saw that it was a message from Jiang Wanzhao.
"I heard you fell for that bitch’s trick?"
It wasn’t surprising that Jiang Wanzhao had heard the news so quickly. After all, several disciples guarding the Demon Suppression Tower had seen that something seemed to have happened between him and Liu Chenyu.
"I almost fell for it. It’s all thanks to the Clear Heart Soul Suppressing Talisman I got from a fated opportunity..." Zou Feng replied truthfully.
"Come to the Rakshasa Palace at once!"
’Looks like Jiang Wanzhao wants to check in person to see if Liu Chenyu actually managed to mess with me.’
Zou Feng couldn’t have asked for anything better.
He was already worried that the negative effects Liu Chenyu had on him might not have been completely cleared.
When he had rejected Liu Chenyu and left, the woman hadn’t shown the slightest anger and still looked as if she had him right where she wanted him. That in itself was highly suspicious.
Putting away his Token, Zou Feng immediately said goodbye to Bian Yixia and the other women before heading toward the Rakshasa Palace.
Speaking of which, Jiang Wanzhao seemed to be unusually idle recently, spending most of her time in the Rakshasa Palace...
However, Zou Feng knew very well that it wasn’t a good thing for a True Disciple to be idle.
Having nothing to do most likely meant that her corresponding gains were also not very high.
For example, while Liu Chenyu had spent a long time setting a trap for him, that was, after all, only her Outer Body Incarnation.
Therefore, Jiang Wanzhao was very likely in a difficult situation, with no new Outer Realms to participate in conquering and not many properties outside the sect to guard and maintain.
She wasn’t even in seclusion to improve her Cultivation...
Riding his own Flying Celestial Ship, Zou Feng reached the Rakshasa Palace in the shortest time possible.
In the open space outside the Rakshasa Palace’s main gate, Jiang Wanzhao stood with her hands behind her back in the form of a little girl, apparently waiting for him right outside.
After Zou Feng landed, before he even had a chance to bow, Jiang Wanzhao suddenly waved her hand, sending out a large ball of Qi Force that enveloped him.
