Chapter 739 - 428: The Prototype of the Band

It had to be said, a purebred Spider Demon was still the most convenient to use.

"Brother Zou, this Spider Demon is named Zhu Caiwei. She was imprisoned in the Demon Suppression Tower a hundred years ago," the Core Disciple who had come to report the situation introduced her to Zou Feng.

"And the reason for her imprisonment in the Demon Suppression Tower is?" Zou Feng took the opportunity to ask.

"It is said that something went wrong during her Cultivation. She was bewitched by a Tribulation Cultivator’s Gu, went mad, and refused to accept the jurisdiction of our Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect anymore."

He thought that this sounded exactly like the Spider Demon, Xie Lingwan, whom he had killed previously. However, Zou Feng still had to go and see her in person to draw a conclusion about her specific situation.

It was true that he needed a Poison Demon, but if the other party could not be used by him, he certainly couldn’t force it, or he would just be asking for trouble. If she was suitable and he could guarantee that this demon wouldn’t go mad again, then the higher-ups would presumably approve the application to release her from the Demon Suppression Tower. After all, Zou Feng had not only become a True Inheritor, but he had also established illustrious military merits in the previous Northern Expedition. Therefore, as long as his request wasn’t too excessive, the higher-ups of the Immortal Sect had no reason to refuse.

Without further delay, Zou Feng immediately set out for the Demon Suppression Tower.

When the Demon Suppression Tower finally came into view in the distance, Zou Feng could not help but feel rather emotional as he revisited this familiar place. After all, ever since Liu Chenyu had left him with psychological trauma in the Demon Suppression Tower, he had not been here for a very long time. However, along with Zou Feng’s breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm, this psychological trauma had long since vanished into thin air. Striding forward with the imposing gait of a dragon and tiger, Zou Feng entered the Demon Suppression Tower. After finding out which floor Zhu Caiwei was on, he headed straight up the stairs.

The Spider Demon, Zhu Caiwei, was imprisoned on the fifth floor of the Demon Suppression Tower.

After stepping onto the fifth floor, pitch-black darkness filled Zou Feng’s vision, as if he had entered some sunless, subterranean lair. It was worth mentioning that Zhu Caiwei definitely wasn’t the only one imprisoned on the fifth floor; there were also quite a few other Great Demons. Even the clam spirit that Zou Feng had captured alive was imprisoned on the fifth floor.

To reach Zhu Caiwei’s "cell," he naturally needed the corresponding method. Zou Feng had already asked for directions earlier. To reach Zhu Caiwei’s place of imprisonment, he needed to walk nine steps straight ahead upon arriving at the fifth floor, and then take seven steps to the right. Finally, by taking three steps backward, he would be able to reach Zhu Caiwei’s location.

Zou Feng followed this method. Once he finished walking, the pitch-black scenery before his eyes suddenly changed. It was obvious that he had entered the corresponding Alternate Space.

What suddenly appeared before him was not a spider’s lair, but rather... a brothel!?

People bustled about on the unfamiliar street, and right in front of Zou Feng was a brothel with several alluring women soliciting customers. An ordinary person would naturally be extremely bewildered to see such a scene, but Zou Feng knew very well that he had entered Zhu Caiwei’s Domain.

The nature of most Spider Demons leaned toward the lascivious, and they were naturally adept at the Replenishing Skill. Therefore, Zou Feng didn’t find it strange at all that a brothel would appear in Zhu Caiwei’s Domain. He now possessed a rather detailed understanding of all sorts of the Demon Race, especially these Poison Demons.

Among the existences known as Spider Demons, those who could achieve success in their Cultivation were basically all female Spider Demons. This was no coincidence. Just like normal spiders, the females were inherently stronger. Before taking human form, these female spiders already included male spiders in their diet. In fact, eating more male spiders provided them with far more comprehensive nutrition, allowing them to achieve human form much faster. To put it bluntly, Spider Demons could basically all be seen as being akin to "black widows."

As for the Domain before his eyes, it was originally created by Zhu Caiwei at the deliberate behest of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect. The purpose of the Demon Suppression Tower was to serve as a special Cultivation ground for disciples who had the corresponding needs. Thus, Zhu Caiwei’s Domain was most likely meant to allow disciples who entered it to overcome charm, as well as adapt to and neutralize the Spider Poison here.

However, for Zou Feng, a Poison Dao Great Cultivator, there was no need to overcome or adapt to any of this. Entering this kind of Domain was almost like returning home for him. In the next moment, Zou Feng even took a deep breath, allowing the Spider Poison to invade him more fiercely.

Taking a few more steps forward, he felt as if his body had been entangled by invisible and intangible spider webs. However, despite being entangled, it didn’t affect his movements because it was just a thin layer. Without paying it much mind, Zou Feng resumed his steps and walked into the brothel like a normal customer.

Everything here felt like Truth itself—the customers coming and going, the girls displaying their seductive charms, and the still-charming Madam who stepped forward to greet him.

"Young Master, do you have any girl to your liking in mind?" After approaching and offering a round of flattery, the Madam asked straightforwardly.

Zou Feng didn’t beat around the bush either and said directly, "I’m looking for a girl named Zhu Caiwei!"

The Madam’s smile remained unchanged. "You had better choose another girl..."

"Why?"

"Uh... we do indeed have a girl named Zhu Caiwei here, but she... only sells her art, not her body... I’m afraid she might neglect you, Young Master."

Hearing this, Zou Feng spread his hands and said, "Then if I sleep with her without paying, it isn’t considered selling!"

The Madam’s smile froze. "You must be joking, Young Master. How could that work? You should choose another girl..."

Zou Feng couldn’t be bothered to waste any more breath on this illusory Madam. He immediately looked up and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Zhu Caiwei, stop playing these flashy tricks with me and come out to see me!

"I’ll count to three. If you don’t come out, you’ll face the consequences!

"One..."

As soon as he finished counting "one," all the customers and girls in the brothel, including the Madam, became completely motionless, as if they had been struck by an Immobilization Spell. In truth, this brothel was saturated with extremely potent Spider Poison. Even an ordinary Golden Core Realm Cultivator would become restless with carnal desires and do absurd things if they stayed in it for too long. A situation like Zou Feng’s, where he was completely unaffected, was extremely rare.

"Two—"

Before his voice had even faded, the scenery before his eyes changed once again. After a burst of spatial distortion, the brothel from just a moment ago vanished like a Mirror Flower Water Moon. What reappeared before Zou Feng’s eyes was a courtyard where a funeral was being held.

In the main hall, a woman wearing mourning clothes was sobbing as she mourned her deceased husband. Seeing this, Zou Feng didn’t even need to think to know that Zhu Caiwei was playing tricks again. She must have realized that the brothel, filled with numerous alluring women vying for attention, couldn’t affect him in the slightest, so she had changed the scene.

A widow who had just lost her husband, holding a funeral... Zou Feng didn’t deny that there were indeed people who were into this sort of thing, but his tastes really weren’t that heavy. Instead, this actually made Zou Feng laugh out of sheer anger.

"Zhu Caiwei, you are... playing with fire!"

With that said, Zou Feng stomped his foot heavily. A surge of Evil Qi rocketed into the sky, immediately causing this patch of space to shake and crumble, as if it were on the verge of collapsing. Zou Feng knew very well that if he didn’t teach Zhu Caiwei a lesson now, she would just continue to test him and constantly create all sorts of unsightly scenes.

"Don’t...

"Please quell your anger, Fellow Daoist..."

The scene changed once again. This time, what appeared before Zou Feng was a young woman’s boudoir. The one begging for mercy was a delectable, youthful, and beautiful young girl.

"May I know... how to address you, Fellow Daoist?" Despite being in a panic, she forced herself to try and communicate with Zou Feng.

"True Inheritor of the Immortal Sect, Zou Feng!"

Zou Feng stopped unleashing his Evil Qi, but he still felt dissatisfied with Zhu Caiwei’s appearance. Because this Spider Demon still hadn’t become completely honest. She had actually appeared in the image of a maiden in her boudoir, putting on a pitiful and weak appearance. She clearly still had ulterior motives. This was equivalent to testing his fetishes once again. Otherwise, Zou Feng wouldn’t be foolish enough to believe that a Golden Core Great Demon—one judged by the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect to have been bewitched by a Tribulation Cultivator’s Gu and driven completely mad—would appear so "weak."

"So it is Zou Zhenchuan... May I ask why Zou Zhenchuan has graced my humble abode with his presence?" Zhu Caiwei said with a timid expression.

Zou Feng temporarily ignored the demon’s probing and got straight to the point. "Do you want to leave the Demon Suppression Tower?"

Hearing this, Zhu Caiwei couldn’t help but be taken aback. "What does Zou Zhenchuan mean by this?"

"It means that I can take you out of the Demon Suppression Tower, so you won’t have to be imprisoned here anymore!"