Chapter 250: Chapter 183: Don’t Harm Us (2)

However, using the Wise Triple on so many people had left Zou Feng quite exhausted, so he quickly found a secluded place to rest.

Of course, he had to keep Yuwen Zheng with him at all times to be at ease.

Ever since meeting Zou Feng, Yuwen Zheng had become numb to the man’s bizarre and unimaginable methods.

The man had even removed his True Qi Mark. ’What’s the point of even trying anymore?’

Thus, for the rest of the time, he wore an expression of utter despair, completely giving up and letting Zou Feng carry him around.

But then he saw Zou Feng use yet another incomprehensible technique to help his subordinates reach Entering Grade!?

To Yuwen Zheng, this was even more absurd than having his True Qi Mark removed.

What did it mean to be able to mass-produce Entering Grade Martial Artists?

Given time, as long as Zou Feng didn’t fall prematurely, he would sooner or later build a force that could crush the Great Yan Dynasty Royal Family and even suppress the Major Sects.

Yuwen Zheng had to admit, when the Hongxing Gang members had been clamoring to “drape the yellow robe” on Zou Feng, he’d had an incredibly hard time holding back his laughter.

’Are you kidding me? Sure, my Yuwen Family has taken a fall this time, but how did things escalate to “draping the yellow robe” already?’

’Not even storytellers would dare make up something so ridiculous!’

But after discovering Zou Feng’s absurd ability to help others reach Entering Grade, Yuwen Zheng suddenly felt that Zou Feng being “draped in the yellow robe” wasn’t so preposterous after all…

Zou Feng had just found a suitable spot. He tossed Yuwen Zheng aside and was about to sit down when he felt a warm sensation at his waist.

Zou Feng immediately reached into the cloth pouch at his waist and pulled out a Jade Talisman.

It was the Communication Jade Talisman that Fu Zhouchen had used to send messages to Yuwen Boxi back at the Yuwen Mansion.

Three words were displayed on the Jade Talisman: “Where are you?”

Clearly, Yuwen Boxi couldn’t wait to exchange hostages with Zou Feng.

For every day Yuwen Zheng wasn’t returned, Yuwen Boxi’s heart would twist in agony, leaving him unable to eat or sleep.

At the same time, his hatred for Zou Feng grew to monstrous proportions.

The moment he ensured Yuwen Zheng’s safety, Yuwen Boxi planned to go on a killing spree.

In short, for reasons both public and private, his feud with Zou Feng was now irreconcilable.

Zou Feng was also eager to complete the trade with Yuwen Boxi as soon as possible—and then send the father and son to their graves.

If he dragged this out for a few more days, complications were bound to arise, greatly increasing the probability of drawing out experts from the Royal Family.

But before that, Zou Feng needed to ensure he was in peak physical condition, especially since his Black Tortoise Sea-Suppressing Force was on the verge of breaking through to the Peak Realm.

This wasn’t just wishful thinking. He still had three Nine Yang Primordial Energy Pills left, and his cultivation progress for the Black Tortoise Sea-Suppressing Force had already reached 95%.

With only five percent left to go, cultivating one more time after taking the Nine Yang Primordial Energy Pills made a breakthrough highly likely.

Getting another big boost in strength before the hostage exchange with Yuwen Boxi would make things much safer.

Therefore, Zou Feng didn’t reply to Yuwen Boxi immediately. Instead, he swallowed all three Nine Yang Primordial Energy Pills in one go and began cultivating the Black Tortoise Sea-Suppressing Force.

He chose not to make Yuwen Boxi bear the side effects of this cultivation session.

After all, the Black Tortoise Sea-Suppressing Force would likely break through this time. Combined with taking three Primordial Energy Pills at once, the side effects would surely be agonizing.

Although a Fourth Grade Expert like Yuwen Boxi could certainly withstand them, Zou Feng worried the man might then decide not to come in person.

Besides, he truly didn’t believe that with four of his skills approaching the Peak Realm, he couldn’t handle a single Fourth Grade.

The Fourth Grade from the Celestial Essence Sword Sect he had encountered at the Yuwen Mansion was indeed quite skilled.

But if Zou Feng had gone all out, that person would never have left the Poison Domain alive.

After beginning his cultivation, to ensure the Black Tortoise Sea-Suppressing Force would advance, he even took a small sip of Wangchuan Road.

Setting aside its dream-inducing effects, the wine did, after all, provide a massive amount of nourishment.

What Zou Feng didn’t expect was that this cultivation session would last the entire night without him even realizing it.

During this time, two of his Sixth Grade men were expended.

But the results were not as good as he had hoped.

The cultivation progress of his Black Tortoise Sea-Suppressing Force ultimately got stuck at 99%.

He was just one step away, but for some unknown reason, neither the Nine Yang Primordial Energy Pills nor the Wangchuan Road could provide any more help.

It seemed that for the Black Tortoise Sea-Suppressing Force to reach the Peak of Perfection, he either needed more time and continued cultivation…

…or he was missing a decisive factor.

But Zou Feng didn’t have time to investigate such matters right now. The boost he received from reaching 99% was already quite substantial.

Many Cultivation Skills, upon reaching a higher Realm, couldn’t be advanced through sheer hard training alone.

Perhaps after a satisfying, all-out battle with an expert like Yuwen Boxi, the Black Tortoise Sea-Suppressing Force would immediately be perfected, reaching the Peak of Perfection.

With this in mind, Zou Feng finally took out the Communication Jade Talisman to reply to Yuwen Boxi.

He had, of course, already figured out how to use the Communication Jade Talisman.

You just had to channel Gang Qi or Inner Qi to your fingertip and write directly on the talisman, though you couldn’t write more than ten words at a time.

“Yuwen Shuo’s burial site!”

This was Zou Feng’s reply.

It was also the location he considered the safest for the hostage exchange.

Yuwen Shuo had been killed deep within Qifeng Mountain. That area was a Forest Sea of seemingly endless, towering trees, and was home to many Demon Apes.

Once the exchange was done, the location was perfect for either fighting or retreating.

Zou Feng believed that Yuwen Boxi must have already found out where Yuwen Shuo had died and had probably even visited the site himself.

Sure enough, not long after he sent the message, a simple, clear reply came from Yuwen Boxi: “Fine!”

Putting away the Jade Talisman, Zou Feng first went to inform Tian Yun, then immediately rushed toward the meeting point.

The place wasn’t far from the Forest Sea, so Zou Feng was certain he could arrive early and make some preparations…

Tian Yun wanted to go with him to help, but Zou Feng politely refused.

After all, he had to be prepared for the possibility that things would go south and he’d have to flee. Having Tian Yun there would only hinder a full-speed escape.

Furthermore, the gang members here needed a Fifth Grade Expert like Tian Yun to hold the fort.

Besides, if Tian Yun went, Zou Feng would be the first to break the condition of coming alone, giving Yuwen Boxi the perfect excuse to immediately summon another expert of his own.

After giving his instructions, Zou Feng once again picked up Yuwen Zheng and sped toward the Forest Sea…

A short while later, Yuwen Boxi, mounted on an exceptionally large steed that clearly had a Demon Beast bloodline, was gazing at the distant Qifeng Mountain.

Compared to his two sons, Yuwen Boxi’s frame was far more imposing.

He stood over two meters tall, and his muscles bulged so much they looked grotesquely enhanced, as if by drugs.

Sitting upright on his horse, Yuwen Boxi looked like a giant compared to the petite Bian Yixia, who was being carried behind his saddle.

It was a good thing his mount was a Demon Horse; a normal horse’s legs would have likely snapped under his weight.

“All of you, wait here for now!” Yuwen Boxi commanded suddenly without turning his head, after gazing into the distance for a while.

Behind him stood a dozen or more Gang Qi Realm experts.

Among them were two at the Fifth Grade Realm, and at their head was an old man in a brocade robe with the transcendent air of a sage. He was, in fact, at the Fourth Grade Realm.

“My Lord, you… you’re really going into danger alone?” one of his Personal Guards couldn’t help but step forward and advise.

“Danger?” Yuwen Boxi scoffed, then shot the Personal Guard an annoyed glare.

That single glance was enough to make the guard feel a stinging pain, as if being pierced by needles.

Knowing he had misspoken, the guard broke into a cold sweat and quickly knelt. “Calm your anger, My Lord! This subordinate knows his mistake…”

Yuwen Boxi didn’t bother arguing with the guard, but he suddenly found the situation laughable.

’It seems even my own confidants have lost their confidence because of that Hongxing Gang General Leader, Zou Feng.’

’It really is absurd when you think about it. I, the great Governor of Jiangnan, have truly been thwarted by an upstart.’

’In the past, I never would have dreamed that the leader of a small-town gang could push me into a corner like this.’

’I’ve even nearly lost the son in whom I had placed all my hopes.’

’Fortunately, Yuwen Zheng is still alive, and I can still wash away this shame.’

’This hostage exchange will be the Hongxing Gang’s General Leader’s most foolish decision to date.’

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