Chapter 746 - 432: Blood Spirit Incarnation

Other Sects usually built structures like an Observatory or a Heaven-Ascending Platform. The Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect, however, had built a Tripod Observation Platform based on its own unique characteristics. Zou Feng had never even heard of such a place within the Immortal Sect before. He wondered what the point of observing the cauldron was since the Celestial Dao Cauldron was visible simply by looking up.

Despite his doubts, he knew the Undying Master wouldn’t seek him out for no reason, nor would he truly just have him gaze at a cauldron. After replying that he would be there immediately, Zou Feng set off.

Upon arrival, he realized that the Tripod Observation Platform hadn’t been built step by step into the sky; instead, it was suspended directly high in the air. It was extremely close to the Celestial Dao Cauldron, bearing no obstructions or ostentatious decorations. The vicinity was covered in various Restrictions that Zou Feng completely failed to understand. However, he must have been granted some sort of special permission beforehand, as he encountered no obstacles during his flight.

Landing on the platform, he immediately spotted the Undying Master standing with his hands behind his back about a hundred feet away, facing away from him. Zou Feng took a few steps forward and bowed. "Disciple Zou Feng greets Elder Undying!"

The Undying Master slowly turned around. He first raised a hand, gesturing for Zou Feng to dispense with the formalities, then smiled. "Are you wondering why we needed to build this Tripod Observation Platform when one could simply fly high into the sky to observe the Celestial Dao Cauldron?"

Zou Feng did indeed have that question, so he offered an awkward smile and didn’t deny it. He deeply remembered this Upper Sect Elder who had placed great hopes in him back during his time in the Outer Sect. Even though the Elder hoped he would join his lineage after being promoted to a core disciple, Zou Feng felt no aversion to the idea.

"If not for this Tripod Observation Platform, getting close to the Celestial Dao Cauldron wouldn’t be so easy!" the Undying Master explained before Zou Feng could ask. "Take a good look at this Celestial Dao Cauldron, one of the foundations of our Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect. See if you can comprehend anything from it."

"Yes, sir!" Zou Feng agreed. He tilted his head up and began to carefully observe the Celestial Dao Cauldron. Strictly speaking, because the Celestial Dao Cauldron was impossibly massive, he couldn’t make out much even from this close distance. At most, he could clearly see some profoundly abstruse patterns engraved on its body.

Zou Feng originally thought he probably wouldn’t comprehend anything, but as he kept staring, one of the patterns on the cauldron gradually morphed into a monster. The upper half of this monster took the form of a Human woman. Her beauty went without saying, but it was primarily her aura—a captivating blend of pure innocence and seductive allure—that made Zou Feng feel as if he was being drawn in.

Su Qingyu had once said that extreme beauty was, in its own way, a type of poison. This statement couldn’t have been more fitting when applied to the monster on the cauldron. However, the reason he considered this thing a monster was that the beauty’s lower half was grotesquely blinding. Her lower body looked like a patchwork of various venomous insects, quite similar to Lu Wu before she had taken human form. It had a spider’s body, a scorpion’s stinger, a centipede’s mandibles, venomous snake fangs, and the slime of a toad... In fact, it looked even more bizarre and hideous than Lu Wu prior to her transformation.

"Huh?" Zou Feng was instantly taken aback, truly not expecting to see such a thing on the Celestial Dao Cauldron.

"What did you see?" the Undying Master asked, knowing Zou Feng had discovered something just by looking at his expression.

Zou Feng didn’t hide it, briefly describing the monster he saw to the Undying Master. Hearing this, the Undying Master wasn’t surprised in the least.

"You primarily cultivate Poison Skills and Poison Techniques. Even your Body Refining Skill relies on a Poison Body for tempering, and you are quite accomplished in Dual Cultivation Skills. Therefore, it’s perfectly normal for you to see this kind of monster on the Celestial Dao Cauldron."

It sounded like what each person saw on the Celestial Dao Cauldron varied depending on the individual. Following this logic, Zou Feng asked, "Elder Undying, then does me seeing this pattern mean..."

"It means the most important thing for you to do right now is to continue cultivating diligently along this path!" the Undying Master explained. "The fortune bestowed by the Celestial Dao Cauldron can point out what the recipient needs most. By the same logic, it can also point out the correct direction!"

Zou Feng frowned upon hearing this. During the previous promotion ceremony, the fortune bestowed upon him by the Celestial Dao Cauldron was to kill Gongyang Wuji and seize his luck. Now, it was telling him to cultivate diligently. Wasn’t that contradicting itself?

"Looking at your expression, you were originally planning to continue participating in the Northern Expedition?" the Undying Master asked, seeing through Zou Feng’s confusion.

Zou Feng answered truthfully, "Even though this disciple wishes to stay in the Immortal Sect to cultivate diligently, unfortunately, in terms of the necessary cultivation resources..."

Cultivating the Nine Immortal Ascension Skills alone destined Zou Feng to be unable to just lie low within the Immortal Sect. Conversely, relying on his overflowing luck, Gongyang Wuji was still wreaking havoc across the Eastern Earth Immortal Realm, proving his Dao through endless slaughter. If Zou Feng didn’t hurry up and match this pace, he feared Gongyang Wuji would widen the gap between them. Even if he wanted to use side effects to weaken Gongyang Wuji, the problem was that without any heavy hitters, the side effects wouldn’t be potent enough either.

However, upon hearing this, the Undying Master shook his head and laughed. "The time since you broke through to the Golden Core Realm is ultimately still a bit too short. Who told you that staying in the Sect to cultivate diligently and going out to plunder resources are in conflict?"

Hearing this, Zou Feng immediately understood. "Is Elder Undying suggesting that I can let an Outer Body Incarnation do it for me?"

In truth, it wasn’t as if Zou Feng hadn’t thought of this method earlier. The problem was that when he previously used an Outer Body Incarnation to escape, he realized he wasn’t an expert in this technique. The Outer Body Incarnations he created were fine for confusing opponents while fleeing, but that was about it.