Chapter 851: Marrying the Queen Mother, I Become the Celestial Emperor?

In truth, Zou Feng didn’t really want to pay attention to the Queen Mother right now. But he knew that if he didn’t respond, this almost harassing summons would likely continue endlessly, becoming an unbearable annoyance. Left with no choice, Zou Feng sank his Heart Spirit into his sea of consciousness and responded to the call of the Queen Mother of the Western Heaven.

“Have you met Houtu?”

As soon as he “connected,” the Queen Mother’s questioning voice rang out. These words made Zou Feng pause. Strictly speaking, he hadn’t actually met Lady Houtu face-to-face; he had simply been unilaterally targeted by her. But for the Queen Mother to ask this, she had obviously noticed something. Most likely, she could tell that he had already been “marked” by Lady Houtu.

“Uh, not exactly… Just as she was about to emerge, she was suppressed again by my Immortal Sect’s Right Protector and the Celestial Dao Cauldron…

“I have no idea what this Lady Houtu even looks like,” Zou Feng replied.

With the advancement of his Realm and having essentially been the Queen Mother’s “online friend” for quite some time, Zou Feng’s tone when conversing with her had grown increasingly casual. He no longer carefully used all sorts of honorifics like he used to, and the Queen Mother didn’t seem to mind this playboy-like shift in his attitude.

“Then why does she bear a grudge against you and view you as her food?”

Zou Feng feigned surprise. “Is that really the case?! Then again, I did participate in the attack on the Underworld, so it’s only natural that she holds a grudge against me…

“By the way, may I ask the Queen Mother, what exactly is the background of this Lady Houtu?”

In truth, even the higher-ups of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect didn’t know the specifics of Houtu’s origins. Zou Feng had already asked the Undying Master about this. He was merely testing the waters to see if he could pry some information out of the Queen Mother.

“You’re asking about Houtu’s origins?” The Queen Mother gave a soft hmph. “That’s not important. You only need to know that she’s a lunatic, and that’s enough!”

“You sure have the nerve to call someone else a lunatic,” Zou Feng thought to himself. Outwardly, however, he dropped his intention to probe further.

“But you all don’t genuinely believe it’s that easy to reseal Houtu, do you?”

Hearing this, Zou Feng was taken aback. “Is the Queen Mother saying that the seal failed!?”

If Houtu could actually get out, he would be in deep trouble. But that shouldn’t be possible. The higher-ups of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect weren’t that incompetent. Furthermore, with the Celestial Dao Cauldron suspended high above the Northern Domain, even if Houtu could break the seal, she definitely couldn’t do it in a short amount of time.

“That seal your people threw together really isn’t much. Houtu was just chatting with me a moment ago.

“Back when she was sealed by Emperor Fengdu, she had no way to communicate with me…”

Being able to communicate with the Queen Mother didn’t mean she could immediately escape. Besides, what the Queen Mother said wasn’t necessarily true. It was most likely just a bluff to scare him so that…

“No matter. Once I leave this place, even if you gave Houtu ten times the courage, she still wouldn’t dare lay a finger on you!” the Queen Mother promised domineeringly.

In the end, she really just wanted him to help her escape as soon as possible…

“You’re currently someone whose words carry weight in the Immortal Sect. Now that the Yama Underworld has been destroyed, find a way to hurry those old fogeys up. Make them dispatch their troops to attack the Celestial Court at once!”

According to the Queen Mother, the best way to help her escape was for the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect to attack the Celestial Court, leaving the Nine Great True Immortals too overwhelmed to deal with anything else. Then, Zou Feng could seize the opportunity to head to the Turquoise Pool and let the Queen Mother see the light of day again. It was inevitable that the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect would attack the Celestial Court, but Zou Feng certainly wasn’t going to foolishly venture to the Turquoise Pool alone.

The reason the Queen Mother was so certain Zou Feng would save her, however, was naturally because she firmly believed he had already been bewitched by her. After all, if he hadn’t been bewitched, exchanging words with her in his sea of consciousness for so long would have driven him utterly insane by now. Yet not only had Zou Feng avoided going mad, but he had advanced by leaps and bounds. He had now reached the Nascent Soul Realm Middle Stage, possessing strength that far exceeded an ordinary Nascent Soul Realm Cultivator.

Therefore, in the Queen Mother’s eyes, this was a classic sign of him becoming her devout follower. Only then could he achieve his current accomplishments under the influence of her “will.” To be able to perfectly accept her “will” without letting those old fogeys from the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect spot any flaws—this Zou Feng was absolutely the Heavenly Destiny Person who could help her escape!

“Rest assured, Queen Mother. The moment an opportunity arises, I will naturally persuade the Immortal Sect’s higher-ups to deploy their troops as soon as possible and help you purge those Celestial Court traitors!” Zou Feng continued to play along.

Hearing this, the Queen Mother was naturally quite satisfied. “Do well, and I will not treat you poorly!

“In the future, the right to marry me and ascend to the throne of the Celestial Emperor will belong to none other than you!”

Zou Feng was utterly baffled. Was there actually such a ridiculous condition? Why had he never heard her mention this before? Who the hell would want to marry a deranged monster…

In truth, the Queen Mother hadn’t mentioned this “benefit” earlier because she was worried that Zou Feng would become so ecstatic upon hearing it that he would go mad and gradually lose control. She didn’t think this out of sheer narcissism; her very existence was uniquely potent enough to produce such an effect. Her charm was so overwhelmingly powerful that it could captivate both men and women alike.

The position of Celestial Emperor had remained vacant all this time simply because the Queen Mother had continuously refused to choose a husband. After all, according to the Celestial Law, one had to become her husband before they could sit upon the throne of the Celestial Emperor.

The Nine Great True Immortals had fought tooth and nail precisely because they all madly desired to marry the Queen Mother. But when they later discovered that she had no interest in any of them, their humiliation turned to anger, and their love twisted into hatred. Subsequently, they joined forces to set a trap, practically sealing the Queen Mother within the Turquoise Pool.

The reason she was only revealing this heaven-defying “benefit” now was naturally because she believed Zou Feng’s current Realm was high enough to withstand the sheer joy of the news. She had originally thought that upon hearing this, Zou Feng would be wild with joy and offer profuse gratitude. Unexpectedly, he remained unusually calm.