I Can Transfer the Side Effects of Evil Skills

Chapter 494 - 306: Shake Him Down

As if enlightened by Zou Feng, Qiu Lan’s expression shifted, and she finally let out a long sigh. "I understand now. Thank you for the advice, Brother Feng!"

Immediately after, Qiu Lan announced her intention to enter seclusion for a while.

She had clearly realized that she couldn’t keep wasting time like this.

Ever since she started following Zou Feng, she’d had no shortage of cultivation resources, and her life had become quite comfortable.

But on the other hand, Qiu Lan found that she was gradually losing her former ambition.

She even had the fleeting thought that even if she couldn’t break through to the Spiritual Energy Realm and advance to the Inner Sect, Brother Feng would still arrange a comfortable life for her afterward...

Although these thoughts were fleeting, once the seed of complacency was planted, it was bound to sprout one day.

’So, I absolutely can’t let this continue.’

After sensing that something was amiss, Qiu Lan realized another problem.

She had become far too engrossed in cultivating the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill...

Of course, Teng County and Gongsun Jinghong were also quite engrossed, but their indulgence didn’t interfere with their regular cultivation.

She, on the other hand, just looked forward to her daily "fix," focusing only on the pleasure of the process and pushing the actual cultivation of the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill to the side.

When Qiu Lan, now seemingly enlightened, wanted to immediately enter seclusion, Zou Feng naturally had no objections.

"Alright, go on. We’ll be waiting for your good news!"

Qiu Lan obviously wasn’t going to enter seclusion at the Hongxing Inn. Instead, she would find a random, quiet spot on Qingxi Mountain.

After Qiu Lan left, Gongsun Jinghong was the first to bring up their previous topic of conversation.

"I don’t think you should proactively challenge Li Dingjie!"

"Since severing his past is a crucial step for Li Dingjie to forge his Celestial Tier Dao Foundation, he should be the one who’s anxious, not you..."

At this, Zou Feng understood Gongsun Jinghong’s meaning.

"Exactly. He’s the one in a hurry, so I hold all the cards."

"Heh, if he wants me to agree to a match on the Dao Discussion Platform, how can I let him off without making him bleed a little..." As his expression flickered, Zou Feng was already considering what price to name.

Taking the opportunity to extort him was one thing—annoying Li Dingjie was just a bonus—but the main reason was that Zou Feng was genuinely short on funds.

The 20,000 Immortal Fate points he had earned from his last trip to the Insect Monster Outer Realm were nearly all spent over the past three months.

It couldn’t be helped. He was practicing far too many Cultivation Skills and other Skills at the same time.

On top of that, every meal consisted of various high-end, incredibly nourishing Spiritual Foods.

As for all sorts of Elixirs, he popped them like sunflower seeds during his morning and afternoon tea.

In truth, it wasn’t absolutely necessary to burn through resources so extravagantly.

After all, there was always the slow and steady approach to cultivation.

If he slowed his pace, his resource consumption naturally wouldn’t be so outrageous.

But for Zou Feng, the two words "rapid success" were practically carved into his bones.

Therefore, he had an instinctive aversion to the very idea of taking things slow.

In any case, he was certain he could squeeze this "discussion fee" out of Li Dingjie.

After Su Qingyu avoided a battle with him, it was even more unlikely that any of the other old acquaintances from Great Yan would agree to face Li Dingjie on the Dao Discussion Platform.

That guy’s only hope now was him.

Just as Zou Feng predicted, a single day later, an impatient Li Dingjie personally came knocking...

As evening fell, Zou Feng was bound in a web by Teng County, performing his daily cultivation of the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill.

Suddenly, Zou Feng sensed something and stopped moving.

The next moment, the "web" of Spiritual Qi around his body snapped, and he vanished from the giant net.

"Got some business to attend to. I’ll be right back!"

By the time he said this, Zou Feng was already standing at the courtyard gate, having put his pants back on.

With his pants on, he was instantly a completely different person.

Seeing this, Teng County and Gongsun Jinghong both stopped their cultivation, ready to await the good news.

Judging by the Sword Qi surging nearby, their God of Wealth, Li Dingjie, had indeed come to them...

Zou Feng went out the door and walked for a bit down the path. Sure enough, not far ahead, he saw Li Dingjie. Dressed in a pale cyan robe, he stood with his back to Zou Feng, his hands clasped behind him.

For a moment, it was as if Zou Feng was seeing a greatsword with human limbs standing there.

This was ample proof that Li Dingjie had achieved true Man-Sword Unity, becoming a "sword-man."

Even his every breath could stir a surge of Sword Qi. He was terrifying, to say the least.

The Sword Emperor’s Reincarnation Rebirth was truly living up to its name.

Sensing Zou Feng’s approach, Li Dingjie didn’t turn around, but sneered, "Poison refining, dual cultivation, playing chef... I never thought that even after coming to the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect, you’d still be messing around with such unorthodox methods..."

"None of your damn business!" Zou Feng shot back. "And I suppose digging out your fellow disciple’s sword bones like some heartless bastard is what you call cultivating the Great Dao?"

Li Dingjie didn’t answer. He turned slowly, his face grim as he stared at Zou Feng.

"Our Daos are different, so we have nothing to discuss. But you and I should have had our battle long ago in Great Yan..."

"Heh, alright, alright, stop trying to flatter yourself. Back in Great Yan, if you had dared to hold your head this high while talking to me, I would’ve beaten you until you saw stars!"

Lies don’t cut deep, but the truth is a sharp blade. The words made Li Dingjie’s face flush crimson, yet he had no way to retort.

After all, given Zou Feng’s dominance back in Great Yan, only a few top experts like Jing Huaisong and Su Qingyu were qualified to sit at the same table with him.

As for Li Dingjie, he could only sit at the children’s table.

Besides, Li Dingjie was never skilled at verbal sparring to begin with. He stewed for a long moment but couldn’t squeeze out a single word.

"Zou! A sharp tongue is useless. Do you dare face me on the Dao Discussion Platform?!"

"We’ll see whose Dao is the true Great Dao on the platform!"

Originally, Li Dingjie had planned to build up to his challenge more, in case Zou Feng refused to face him on the Dao Discussion Platform.