Chapter 752 - 435: Will Return!

Yue Ya skillfully brewed the herbs, then added several packets of pungent powder before bringing the bowl to Zou Feng. Naturally, these powders were poisons unique to Cheyue Country. Of course, this wasn’t to harm Zou Er. It was precisely what he had asked for; he needed poisons to heal his injuries.

"Master, please drink it quickly..."

Zou Er took the porcelain bowl and downed the herbal-laced toxic brew in one gulp. After drinking the poison, his complexion immediately improved significantly. Letting out a long breath, he said to Yue Ya, "Thank you for your hard work!"

Yue Ya shook her head vigorously. "No, Master, you are the one working hard. I thought the heavens were blind, but thank goodness you arrived..."

Zou Er had "arbitrarily" taken Yue Ya as his disciple because the girl had truly helped him tremendously after he was injured. Those who showed him kindness deserved to be rewarded. Furthermore, all of Yue Ya’s family and friends had long since been reduced to "resources" for the Tribulation Cultivators of the Ninefold Celestial Court. Her hatred for the Ninefold Celestial Court had almost become a demonic obsession. Had Zou Er not come here, she absolutely would have completely succumbed to the darkness and turned into a mindless monster. This wasn’t Zou Er’s imagination; it was the absolute truth.

The Ninefold Celestial Court utilized these "resources" in diverse ways. It was far from just simple marrow extraction, bone refining, skinning, or Alchemy. They had far more malicious methods at their disposal. The fact that all of Yue Ya’s family and friends had been killed, leaving her as the sole survivor, was highly suspicious in itself. More than likely, a Tribulation Cultivator had noticed Yue Ya’s special constitution and deliberately kept her alive. They wanted to let despair and hatred erode her unchecked, ultimately transforming her into some unknown monster under the current special environment of Cheyue Country. By doing so, they might reap an even better "resource."

"Master, can you tell me more about the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect? That True Monarch Tianyan you mentioned last time... why did you suddenly change it to True Monarch Houyan?" Seeing that Zou Er was recovering well, Yue Ya was overjoyed. She immediately slipped behind him and massaged his shoulders while asking curiously.

Zou Er coughed. "Just a slip of the tongue. Don’t pay it any mind. Let me tell you about something else..."

If things went smoothly, Zou Er genuinely planned to bring Yue Ya back to the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect. The merits this girl had earned were no small matter. Not only had she saved the heavily injured Zou Er, but more importantly, she had bought him time. And during this time, Zou Er had finally figured out the gist of what kind of malicious Array the three major Immortal Officials entrenched in Cheyue Country had set up here. This was an extremely crucial piece of intelligence. Without advance preparation, even if his main body arrived in person, he could easily suffer an unexpected defeat.

Moreover, having survived until now, Zou Er could finally complete his final task. During the first two years of his wilderness grinding journey, Zou Er had successfully refined quite a few External Pills. Once his main body obtained these External Pills, there was no need to mention the kind of enhancement they would bring to the Nine Immortal Ascension Skills. However, Zou Er could barely protect himself now. It was practically impossible for him to bring the harvest of this journey back to his main body.

Therefore, Zou Er decided he might as well choose to pass away in meditation right here. He would condense those External Pills, the power and experience he had gained during this time, and all sorts of intelligence into a single Blood Spirit Pill. If his main body came here and fused with this Blood Spirit Pill, it would harvest all the fruits of his past three years of labor. This way, he could be considered to have successfully completed this mission, even if it couldn’t be called a perfect success.

After chatting for a while, Yue Ya grew increasingly excited, wishing she could immediately follow Zou Er back to the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect. Of course, this wasn’t because she had let go of her hatred, but because she knew that by returning to the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect, Zou Er could summon powerful reinforcements to end the seemingly endless tragedy in Cheyue Country.

"Master, once your body recovers a little more, I will carry you on my back and escape! We’ll go back to the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect!" She wasn’t just joking around; she truly intended to do this and had already made all kinds of preparations. Whether it was plotting their escape route or deliberately training her body during this period, it all showcased Yue Ya’s immense determination.

Faced with the young girl’s resolve, Zou Er really wanted to nod and agree immediately, but he truly couldn’t. After a moment of silence, Zou Er decided to tell the truth.

"Yue Ya, your master... won’t be able to go back!"

Yue Ya froze, then forced a smile that looked worse than crying. "M-Master, please don’t make such an inauspicious joke..."

"Yue Ya, perhaps this is still hard for you to understand, but your master’s main body is actually still at the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect. The me standing before you is merely a clone..." Zou Er tried his best to explain. But to an ordinary little girl whose only distinguishing trait was a somewhat special constitution, concepts like Outer Body Incarnation and passing away in meditation to form a Blood Spirit Pill were no different than listening to a foreign language.

So, despite Zou Er explaining at length, Yue Ya’s face was already streaming with tears. All she knew was that her only hope—the master who had shone like a beam of light into her boundless darkness—was about to disappear.

"Master... I don’t want you to pass away... I can carry you out of here... Please believe me... really..." Yue Ya threw herself into Zou Feng’s arms, her hands gripping his arms in a deathly tight hold.

Zou Er let out a sigh, reaching out to gently stroke her blonde hair. "Passing away in meditation is just a temporary departure... Sigh, I promise you, it won’t be long before I come back to pick you up!

"When that time comes, I will make those three Fake Immortal scums of Cheyue Country kneel before you, making them regret ever being born into this world..."

After hearing this, Yue Ya kept shaking her head nonetheless. "I don’t want that, I don’t want that... I just want you to live, Master... Please don’t leave Yue Ya..."

Seeing that no matter how he tried to persuade her, Yue Ya refused to accept reality, Zou Er felt quite helpless, yet he also completely understood her reaction.