Chapter 738 - 428: Prototype of the Band

Zou Feng had ultimately underestimated his Hand of Poisoning.

The continuous feast meant to entertain the guests had caused an untold number of weaker disciples to lose control of their bodily fluids... After breaking through to the Golden Core Realm, the potency of the Hand of Poisoning far exceeded Zou Feng’s expectations. Many Dining Hall Elders, including Xue Cang, praised Zou Feng’s culinary skills to the heavens. Seeing these professional Spirit Chefs taste his dishes and reveal expressions of euphoric bliss akin to first love, Zou Feng knew his plan to open a high-end restaurant wouldn’t be much of a problem.

However, to prevent the feast from turning into an unrestricted orgy, Zou Feng stopped giving his all in cooking and exercised restraint. Only then did the nearly out-of-control situation gradually return to normal. The continuous stream of guests coming to offer their congratulations lasted for a full two days and one night. Zou Feng personally cooked for and entertained all of them, actually enjoying himself in the process. After all, he had always been fighting and killing before, constantly in a state of high mental tension, which was truly unpleasant.

His choice to first return to the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect this time was not only to properly digest his previous gains but also to get some good relaxation, preparing for his upcoming mission to slay Gongyang Wuji.

Picking up his Spirit Chef craft again after such a long time was the best form of relaxation for Zou Feng. He thoroughly enjoyed watching the exaggerated reactions of others after they ate his food—clothes bursting, bizarre shrieks, and the on-site spewing of various indecent substances. The entertainment value was absolutely maxed out.

When the revelry finally scattered, Zou Feng immediately felt his condition had adjusted remarkably well, and his realm had completely stabilized. He had broken through too quickly before; shortly after reaching the Golden Core Realm, he had relied on gorging himself to skyrocket into the Golden Core Realm Middle Stage. Some things weren’t necessarily better when done too quickly. When it was time to slow down, one had to slow down. Because of this, Zou Feng had previously felt that his Golden Core Realm Middle Stage was somewhat floating and not very solid. Now that his mindset had been adjusted, that floating sensation was finally gone.

Once he had free time again, Zou Feng suddenly remembered that he had previously instructed Tian Yun and the other women to do something...

It just so happened that his several Dao Companions were all present, seemingly waiting to cultivate the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill again. Zou Feng said, "Right, about the message I sent before, asking you all to cultivate Sound Rhythm Skills..."

Zou Feng had long envisioned forming a band capable of unleashing formidable combat power within the Xuanwu Poison Domain. Therefore, right when he broke through to the Golden Core Realm, he took advantage of the Celestial Dao Cauldron’s signal to instruct Tian Yun on this matter. Having been back for days, he had surprisingly forgotten to ask the women if they had begun their cultivation.

"Rest assured, Zou Lang, we’ve already selected our respective Sound Rhythm Skills and have been practicing them!"

Zou Feng nodded. "That’s excellent. What exactly are these Sound Rhythm Skills?"

After some inquiry, Zou Feng learned that the women had chosen different musical instruments to execute their respective Skills. Naturally, the instruments themselves were high-quality Magical Treasures. Tian Yun chose the flute, Bian Yixia chose the hand drum, Teng County used the guzheng, Gongsun Jinghong played the pipa, and Qiu Lan played the erhu.

Seeing the women take out their instruments and begin a live performance of their cultivation results, Zou Feng felt deeply gratified. If Lu Wu’s singing voice were added to the mix, then playing wind, bowed, and plucked instruments, as well as singing, would all be completely covered. With such powerful background music playing, the might of his Shaking Flower Hand would definitely reach a whole new level.

"Very good. Keep up your cultivation. Once you show results, you will join me on the northern expedition!

"However, you’re still missing a lead singer. When you cultivate your ensemble pieces in the future, bring Lu Wu along..."

Just as the women were about to ask who Lu Wu was, Zou Feng had already let her out from the Beast Taming Ring. They all naturally knew that Zou Feng raised a Gu Insect, but they hadn’t expected it to be so petite after taking human form. Teng County couldn’t even resist pulling Lu Wu into her embrace and playing with her in various ways. Lu Wu was already very familiar with the women, so she didn’t resist at all.

Two days quickly passed.

Early that morning, Zou Feng received a notification that his new residence had been prepared. As for how to name that mountain peak, Zou Feng had already decided, having visited it in advance. The place was filled with an abundance of wild spiritual fruits, and fresh flowers bloomed continuously throughout the four seasons. Calling it Huaguo Mountain was perfectly fitting. As for the palace situated within it, naming it the Water Curtain Palace was quite appropriate given the many spectacular waterfalls nearby.

Now that everything was sorted out, Zou Feng brought along his trusted aides and immediately moved into the Huaguo Mountain Water Curtain Palace. However, upon actually moving in, Zou Feng found himself unaccustomed to it, feeling that it wasn’t as comfortable as the Hongxing Inn. There was nothing he could do about it; he had never lived in such a large place before and needed time to slowly adjust.

Despite not being used to it yet, the benefits were extremely obvious. The Celestial Dao Cauldron would distribute more Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to a True Disciple’s residence. The powerful effects of cultivation in such a place went without saying. The abundance of Spiritual Qi was almost on par with the "Spirit Springs" that Zou Feng had to spend Immortal Fate to enter back during his Outer Sect days.

On the day he moved into the Water Curtain Palace, the matter Zou Feng had asked someone to look into yielded results. Coincidentally enough, a Spider Demon at the Early Stage of Golden Core Realm was actually imprisoned in the Demon Suppression Tower.

This was the Poison Demon Zou Feng needed the most right now. After all, without a Spider Demon, his concept of matching the Five Elements with the Five Poison Creatures couldn’t be officially implemented. Although strictly speaking, Teng County cultivated a Spider Poison Skill, she was not a Spider Demon after all, and she had yet to establish her Dao Foundation. Therefore, having Teng County bear the role of the Spider Poison among the Five Poison Creatures would significantly reduce the overall effectiveness.