Chapter 745 - 431: Five Poison Sounds Paired with a Divine Melody

Lu Wu’s expression was rather peculiar. She fell silent for a moment before lowering her head and stammering, "Dual... Dual Cultivation..."

Although Lu Wu could speak now, she still couldn’t communicate fluently. In many cases, understanding her complete meaning still relied on guesswork.

"That’s right, I’m going to do my Dual Cultivation now." Zou Feng thought Lu Wu was asking if he was about to engage in Dual Cultivation.

Unexpectedly, this answer made Lu Wu shake her head. "Dual Cultivation... with... with Lu Wu..."

"Huh!?" Zou Feng froze in surprise. He truly never expected his Gu Insect to suddenly make such a request. Besides, Lu Wu had already been in her humanoid form for some time, yet she had never brought this up before.

"What are you..." Zou Feng frowned, failing to understand what Lu Wu was suddenly playing at. Was she unaware that her overly miniature body was fundamentally incapable of normal Dual Cultivation?

The next moment, Lu Wu actually struck a few poses that she considered extremely seductive, but were in fact quite comical. "Is Lu Wu... not beautiful...?"

Speechless, Zou Feng rubbed his temples. "Tsk, it’s not a question of being beautiful or not. Your body is too small!"

Lu Wu looked down at herself, then glanced at a certain spot on Zou Feng, before stating with absolute certainty, "No... no problem!"

She wasn’t spouting nonsense. As a member of the Demon Race, there would always be ways to solve such problems, allowing her to become an action figure that was both pleasing to the eye and practical to use.

Seeing that Lu Wu was already eager to give it a try, Zou Feng didn’t bother wasting his breath. He lightly swept his palm past Lu Wu’s eyes. The spiritual influence of the Great Universal Hand instantly snapped Lu Wu out of her rather abnormal state. This manually forced her into Wise Mode.

"Who taught you this?" Once Lu Wu returned to normal, Zou Feng asked calmly.

Although Lu Wu used to act a bit spoiled from being favored, she would absolutely never overstep her bounds like this for no reason. For her to act so abnormally, there was definitely someone pulling the strings behind the scenes.

Lu Wu hesitated for only a moment before giving up any attempt to hide the truth. "It... it was Sister Caiwei..."

Zhu Caiwei? Zou Feng raised an eyebrow.

Ever since he brought Zhu Caiwei back, the demoness had behaved completely normally and got along quite well with the other demonesses. Her rule-abiding and submissive style of doing things made everyone in the Water Curtain Palace feel that she lacked the demeanor expected of a Golden Core Great Demon. And now, it turned out this fellow was pulling a stunt like this behind his back?

Zou Feng initially wanted to summon Zhu Caiwei immediately to confront her, but on second thought, this couldn’t really be considered a crime. After all, even if Zou Feng really did engage in Dual Cultivation with Lu Wu, there wouldn’t be any harm. In terms of Poison Cultivator exchanges, there were only benefits. Moreover, it might even serve as a catalyst to open the door to a whole new world...

"Go on out!" Waving Lu Wu away, Zou Feng temporarily dismissed the idea of questioning Zhu Caiwei.

Lu Wu deflated like a punctured balloon. Having failed to win Zou Feng’s favor, she felt both embarrassed and disappointed. Seeing that Zou Feng was dismissing her, she could only helplessly flutter her wings, preparing to fly out the window.

However, just as she was about to fly out, Zou Feng stopped her. "Wait, how is your practice going with the song I taught you last time?"

Zou Feng suddenly remembered the matter. Although the Toad Demon had also shown considerable singing Talent, Zou Feng still wanted Lu Wu to be the true lead singer of the Xuanwu Dance Troupe.

Strangely enough, even though Lu Wu struggled to speak fluently, she experienced absolutely no blockages when singing. Her enunciation was extremely clear, and her pitch was spot-on. Furthermore, because Lu Wu combined the characteristics of five poisonous creatures, while others were said to be well-versed in the five musical notes, she could be called well-versed in the Five Poison Creatures. Her singing contained intense toxicity, maximizing its spiritual pollution effect.

Therefore, Zou Feng naturally wouldn’t let Lu Wu’s Talent go to waste. He planned to teach her all the divine songs from his past life that had left a deep impression on him. Following "A Smile in the Martial World," he had passed the song "Tense" on to Lu Wu a few days ago.

Prompted by Zou Feng’s question, Lu Wu turned around, brimming with confidence. "I’ve practiced... quite well!"

"Let’s hear it." Zou Feng made a "go ahead" gesture.

When it came to her innate Talent for singing, Lu Wu was not one to hold back. Her expression immediately changed, and she instantly got into the zone. After taking a brief moment to prepare herself, Lu Wu cleared her throat and began to cast her spell.

Perhaps trying to salvage the good impression she had in her master’s heart, Lu Wu sang with exceptional effort, entering an explosive state where her skill approached the Dao.

The volume of her singing didn’t seem too loud, yet the entire Water Curtain Palace could hear it crystal clear in that moment. The Piercing and destructive power of the song "Tense" naturally went without saying. Now, bolstered by Lu Wu’s Five Poison Sounds, its might was simply off the charts.

Even Zou Feng, who had an incredibly strong resistance to Spiritual Type influences, felt his hairs stand on end and his scalp tingle as he listened. He felt an indescribable sense of discomfort washing over him. He had originally intended to Cultivate the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill, but his enthusiasm was entirely drained. He no longer had the interest to do anything at all.

If Zou Feng was like this, it went without saying how the rest of the Water Curtain Palace fared.

Hearing Lu Wu’s rendition of "Tense," sung with the Five Poison Sounds, the Water Curtain Palace practically exploded into chaos. Those who were in the middle of Cultivation nearly lost their grip on their Dao hearts, thinking that the Water Curtain Palace was under enemy attack.

However, there were also a few who trembled as they listened, unexpectedly experiencing a moment of epiphany. Certain Cultivation bottlenecks that had troubled them for a long time were actually resolved with ease, leading to sudden enlightenment.

When Zou Feng heard continuous screams starting to echo from outside, he quickly signaled Lu Wu to stop singing. If she truly kept singing like that, while it might not kill anyone, those in the Water Curtain Palace with the lowest Realms would likely suffer severe internal injuries.

"Mas... Master... was my... singing... alright?"

Zou Feng couldn’t help but give her a thumbs-up. "Very good. How did you practice?"

"I followed... Master’s orders... and went to a secluded place far away from the Water Curtain Palace to practice my vocals!"

Zou Feng nodded. "Keep practicing, but remember, you must never carelessly sing inside the Water Curtain Palace again!"

Despite saying so, Zou Feng was faced with an urgent problem that needed solving. Lu Wu’s singing was terrifyingly powerful, but it couldn’t distinguish between friend and foe. If she unleashed it within the Xuanwu Poison Domain in the future, it would likely end up as a pyrrhic victory—killing a thousand enemies while sacrificing eight hundred allies.

Therefore, he had to concoct an antidote capable of neutralizing this spiritual pollution. But it shouldn’t be a major issue; the Great Universal Hand could even correct personalities, let alone cure spiritual pollution.

After waving Lu Wu away, Zou Feng ultimately still had no interest in following his plan to Cultivate the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill. Thus, he left his room to explain the situation to those disturbed by the singing before turning his attention to researching the antidote.

In the blink of an eye, two months passed.

During these two months, Zou Feng spent the vast majority of his time Cultivating madly, trying his best to increase the burden on Big Brother Gongyang Marquis.

Among his five Dao Companions, Tian Yun successfully broke through to the Dao Foundation Realm. The remaining three Dao Companions who had yet to break through were actually just a hair’s breadth away from doing so.

However, despite the rapid progress of his Dao Companions, the results of Zou Feng’s own Cultivation were not very significant. Although he thoroughly digested his previous gains and completely stabilized his Golden Core Realm Middle Stage, his Cultivation progress was far too slow compared to when he was matching wits and courage with the Tribulation Cultivators in the Northern Domain.

The several Cultivation and Technique Methods he was practicing had even slower progress. Especially the Nine Immortal Ascension Skills. Without the gifts from the Tribulation Cultivators, it was truly difficult to improve them.

Furthermore, because the Celestial Dao Cauldron presided high in the sky, both the frequency and the power of the Queen Mother’s murmurs appearing in Zou Feng’s sea of consciousness had drastically decreased. This made it impossible for Zou Feng to even utilize the Queen Mother’s murmurs for Cultivation.

Naturally, Zou Feng couldn’t sit still anymore.

He originally planned to rest and recuperate well in the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect for a while longer. Once all five of his Dao Companions broke through to the Dao Foundation Realm, he would then restart his northern expedition.

However, the current situation—lacking the continuous gifts from Tribulation Cultivators—was akin to having his food supply cut off, making Zou Feng quite uncomfortable. Particularly regarding the Cultivation of the Nine Immortal Ascension Skills, Zou Feng couldn’t bring himself to harm innocent people, which meant he could only target the Tribulation Cultivators.

However, just as Zou Feng decided to embark on his expedition early, and this time without bringing his Dao Companions along, Undying Master suddenly sent him a message.

It stated that there was an urgent matter to discuss, summoning him to the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect’s Tripod Observation Platform.