Chapter 720 - 419: Path of Emotion Severance

As he watched the tiny, humanoid Xiaolv fly joyfully toward him, a thought immediately popped into Zou Feng’s mind: ’Tiny can be cute, too.’

To be fair, compared to a full-sized person, this "mini" form had a unique charm of its own.

In short, she looked exquisite, like a toy perfect for holding in one’s hands.

But more than these random thoughts, Zou Feng was confused. He couldn’t understand why Xiaolv had taken such a form.

Beside him, Su Qingyu was just as baffled. "That’s not right. Normally, when a member of an Alien Race successfully transforms for the first time, there shouldn’t be any mishaps like this. Unless..."

She trailed off, then turned to Zou Feng with a very peculiar look in her eyes.

"Uh, Palace Master, why are you looking at me!?"

Just one look at Su Qingyu’s expression and Zou Feng knew she was pinning some unwarranted blame on him again.

It was no wonder Su Qingyu would misunderstand. Xiaolv was Zou Feng’s Lifebound Gu Insect, so when she transformed, she would naturally take on an appearance favored by her master.

At the same time, Su Qingyu couldn’t help but recall that among Zou Feng’s Dao Companions was a woman named Teng County, who was short and had the appearance of a young girl.

Furthermore, Jiang Wanzhao, the five-hundred-year-old "Granny," had recently developed an ambiguous relationship with Zou Feng. It would be strange if there wasn’t something going on there.

With these examples, it was only natural that his Lifebound Gu Insect would cater to Zou Feng’s preferences during her transformation.

"Mas... ter... Is... Xiaolv... pretty?"

Xiaolv dived into Zou Feng’s embrace, tilting her head up and speaking with a somewhat stiff smile.

As the saying goes, small but perfectly formed. After transforming, Xiaolv was simply much smaller, but in every other respect, she was fully developed.

"You look fine, but why aren’t you a normal size after your transformation?" Zou Feng couldn’t help but ask with a frown.

Xiaolv shook her head, her expression blank. "Don’t... know... Master... doesn’t... like it?"

’She doesn’t know?’

’As long as it wasn’t intentional, it’s fine. At this size, it seems I can forget about her helping me in combat.’

"Forget it, it’s not a big deal. You can just grow bigger when you have your next breakthrough!" Zou Feng couldn’t be bothered to dwell on it. As long as her poison was still useful, that was all that mattered.

Hearing this, however, Xiaolv looked down at her own chest.

"Master... thinks... they’re not... big... enough?"

As she spoke, Xiaolv puffed out her chest.

For her proportions, they were already impressively large; it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call them mountains.

"If they get... any bigger... I... won’t be able to fly..." As she said this, her voice took on a surprisingly plaintive tone.

Zou Feng pinched the bridge of his nose, wishing he could just slap the Gu Insect.

Su Qingyu was right there next to them. Xiaolv’s words were practically slanderous.

"I wasn’t talking about *those* being small, I meant your overall size! Don’t you think it’s different from a normal person’s?"

Xiaolv froze for a moment, then looked down at her transformed body again. "It is a bit small... but... it’s... usable..."

Now it was Zou Feng’s turn to be dumbfounded. He couldn’t tell if she was doing this on purpose or was just genuinely clueless.

"Enough, enough! Just stop talking for now. It seems that even after taking human form, you still can’t speak like one!"

Su Qingyu, who had been enjoying the show from the side, couldn’t hold it in any longer. She burst into a radiant laugh. "This Gu Insect of yours is really something else!"

"But she’s right, you know. Her essence is still that of the Demon Race. She’s not as fragile as you might think..."

"Stop! That’s enough!" Zou Feng cut Su Qingyu off before she could continue with her outrageous teasing. "Let’s get back to the Divine Ship!"

With that, he plucked Xiaolv out of the air and shot off toward Ye Chenhua’s Flying Celestial Ship.

Su Qingyu followed close behind, her laughter clearly growing even more gleeful.

In truth, her teasing was a kind of test for Zou Feng.

After all, Zou Feng had now broken through to the Golden Core realm and was highly regarded by an Upper Sect Elder of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect. Both his power and potential put the position of a direct disciple well within his reach.

She was well aware that the gap between them was widening, and their relationship could very well change because of it.

It was almost inevitable for a man to change once he possessed power and authority.

That was why Su Qingyu had been "disrespectfully" testing Zou Feng’s reaction.

Seeing that he hadn’t changed noticeably, at least for now, she couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

At the same time, she was extremely grateful that she possessed the naturally-born Calamity Poison Body.

After all, when it came to pure toxicity, their "exchanges" could no longer provide him with any substantial improvement.

However, when it came to fortune, the Calamity Poison Body could still provide Zou Feng with an incredibly esoteric blessing.

And even in terms of pure pleasure, the Calamity Poison Body was a supreme physique for such "exchanges."

’In any case, it’s fine as long as he hasn’t changed yet. If I can continue to stay by his side, reaching Core Formation in a short time is practically a sure thing for me...’

While flying through the air, Zou Feng suddenly realized that since Xiaolv had successfully transformed, it was no longer appropriate to call her by that name.

"From now on, your name is Lu Wu!"

The name had a double meaning. "Wu" (舞) meant "dance," which was fitting, but it was also a homophone for the word "five" (五).

After all, Xiaolv was a Gu that had been nurtured with the Five Poison Creatures.

"Thank... you... Master... for the name!" Lu Wu, of course, had no objections.

It was worth noting that even after her transformation, Lu Wu could still be stored in the Beast Taming Ring, making her just as convenient to carry around.

To avoid any suspicion that he was once again "hiding a beauty in a Golden House," Zou Feng didn’t put Lu Wu into the Beast Taming Ring after returning to the Flying Celestial Ship. Instead, he let her meet Jiang Wanzhao and Ye Chenhua.