Chapter 68: Master Hunter!
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"It's about time!" Zhou Feng said softly to the Demon-Devouring Gu in his body.
From the beginning, the Demon-Devouring Gu had already absorbed an unknown amount of Spiritual Qi and Blood Qi.
In short, the Spiritual Qi and Blood Qi that he had passively digested using Gluttony had all gone into the Demon-Devouring Gu's stomach.
Unfortunately, he had yet to break through to the Soul Altar realm.
If he broke through to the Soul Altar realm, he would be able to turn the Demon-Devouring Gu in his body into his Vital Gu.
By then, it would be much easier to communicate, and he would even be able to command the Demon-Devouring Gu. He would not have to beg the Demon-Devouring Gu to work like he was doing now.
The Demon-Devouring Gu in his body also responded.
Suddenly, Zhou Feng's chest seemed to have been struck by a heavy hammer, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
It was so sudden, he was shocked.
Then, he noticed the Heart-Linking Gu along with the mouthful of blood on the ground.
"This is… the Heart-Linking Gu? It's out!?"
After seeing the expelled Heart-Linking Gu, he finally could not hold it in any longer.
His essence, energy, and spirit seemed to have been sucked dry in an instant, and his entire body went limp on the ground.
In this kind of life-and-death situation, the pressure was really too great.
However, he didn't expect that the Demon-Devouring Gu could actually help him resolve the Heart-Linking Gu's threat!
Jiang Jing was already dead! And now the Heart-Linking Gu's threat was also gone!
Didn't this mean that there was nothing that could restrain him now?
Zhou Feng could choose not to return to the Tri-Gu Sect and become a vagabond cultivator. However, the price was that he couldn't stay here. At least, he had to stay far away from the Tri-Gu Sect's territory.
After all, the Demon-Devouring Gu in his body had not truly recognized him as its master. If he met someone from the Tri-Gu Sect, there would still be a certain degree of danger.
If he stayed far away from here, perhaps he could live quietly until he died of old age?
'Live until I die of old age? Impossible!'
Naturally, Zhou Feng did not want to choose this path.
Escaping like this was too cowardly. He still wanted to break through to the Soul Altar realm and live forever!
After transmigrating to this world, he did not have any family or friends.
Rather than living a cowardly life alone, it would be better to pursue the legendary immortality.
'I have to return to the Tri-Gu Sect! Only the Tri-Gu Sect have the cultivation resources and techniques that I need!'
For Zhou Feng, only the Tri-Gu Sect could allow him to obtain sufficient cultivation resources and techniques. If he wanted to break through to the Soul Altar realm or beyond, he would have to rely on the Tri-Gu Sect.
In the end, being attached to a sect was much more efficient than cultivating alone.
But the current problem was, how could he go back?
The outside should be filled with people from the White Bone Temple and the Penta-Ghost Sect. It was natural for him to beat anyone in the Qi Condensation realm given his strength.
However, he would be in big trouble if he encountered a Soul Altar cultivator.
'Wait! I should be able to draw out a passive skill right now!'
If he was in a dilemma, he would first draw out the passive.
Zhou Feng immediately looked at the skill panel and found that the progress bar had already exceeded half.
Then, he took out all the Spirit Stones and began to absorb the Spiritual Qi to speed up the progress bar.
Although he was currently unable to increase his strength much by absorbing the Spiritual Qi, it would be worth it as long as he could increase the progress bar's speed.
Now that Zhou Feng's Spiritual Qi had reached its limit, it would be difficult to break through the upper limit no matter how he absorbed the Spiritual Qi and swallow
swallowed the pills.
In other words, his current strength had completely reached the upper limit.
There was almost no other way to increase his strength.
Not long after, the Spirit Stones that he had obtained from Jiang Jing and the Yun brothers were instantly sucked dry.
At the same time, more than half of his injuries had recovered.
Just now, in order to expel the Heart-Linking Gu, his chest had suffered a serious injury, and his meridians were severely damaged.
However, it didn't take much time for these injuries to heal with the cooperation of the Unyielding Heart and the Self-Healing Constitution.
"Finally full! Draw!"
Zhou Feng immediately drew a new passive skill upon seeing that the progress bar was finally full.
Now, only new passive skills could increase his strength.
"Drawing…"
Master Hunter: You will obtain a hunting mark for every lifeform you hunt.
Each hunting mark can be stacked and increase your perception by a little.
'Master Hunter? Perception?'
'Is this a passive that needs to be slowly stacked?'
When Zhou Feng saw this new passive skill's description, it was hard for him to judge whether it was strong or not.
First of all, this passive was a developmental-type skill that could be continuously stacked. There weren't many layers of restrictions, so theoretically, it should be able to be stacked infinitely.
Secondly, what was the use of this 'perception'? To be able to sense the enemy more easily?
According to his understanding, this passive skill should be mainly meant for support.
'Every lifeform…'
Zhou Feng happened to see an ant at this time and then casually slapped it!
The ant was instantly killed.
Then, a message appeared on the skill panel.
"New species successfully killed! +1 hunting mark!"
'This!? It was effective? An ant was able to grant me one hunting mark!?'
Zhou Feng did not feel any clear changes because of this hunting mark.
Was it just that his intuition was a little sharper?
He was not sure, but what if he stacked a few more hunting marks?
There were thousands of lifeforms in this world, so didn't this mean that he could stack numerous hunting marks?
'Why don't I stack hunting marks first? Then I'll look for an opportunity to return to the Tri-Gu Sect!'
Zhou Feng had a goal now.
Since this new passive skill could be stacked continuously, then he would do so first. Then, he would secretly inquire about the Tri-Gu Sect.
It was decided!
…
On the other side, the White Bone Temple and the Penta-Ghost Sect people had already begun to search for Zhou Feng and Jiang Jing.
"I didn't expect that he would actually escape! The power of the Blood Mosquito Gu's self-detonation was astonishing!"
"It's fine! Jiang Jing won't be able to escape this area! We will find him sooner or later!"
"Right now, the only thing I'm worried about is that the Tri-Gu Sect will dispatch that crazy fellow when they realize something is wrong!"
"Yeah! That crazy fellow…"
"We can drag it out as long as we can! We can use the moment when the Tri-Gu Sect is fighting among themselves…"
The ones conversing were the two Soul Altar cultivators.
At present, these two had sealed off the area within 100 kilometers. They wanted to find Jiang Jing, who had escaped so that the Tri-Gu Sect wouldn't notice anything strange.
Unfortunately, the Tri-Gu Sect had indeed sensed something was wrong. After all, how many Soul Altar cultivators had already died? It would be strange if they still hadn't sensed something was wrong.
The problem was that the Tri-Gu Sect sensed that something was wrong and didn't react immediately.
This was because the Tri-Gu Sect was extremely discordant. It could be seen from the fact that the Bloodthirsty faction and the Penta-Poison faction lived separately.
As for the third faction, the competition between the different mountain peaks was also very great.
Now, the White Bone Temple and the Penta-Ghost Sect used this point to deplete a lot of the Tri-Gu Sect's vitality..
Chapter 69: Grand Elder Old Demon Gu
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"New species successfully killed…"
"I have 12 hunting marks now!"
Since Zhou Feng had obtained the passive Master Hunter, he began his passive journey.
He had already stacked 12 hunting marks during his short journey, which increased his perception by 12 points.
At this moment, he finally had a very clear feeling.
Zhou Feng felt that he had entered a very magical state.
His ears could hear very far away sounds, and he could feel even the slightest vibration. His eyes could see very small things, such as a swaying leaf. Looking from afar, he could even see the veins of the leaf.
"This is getting harder and harder! Different snakes are also considered a species!"
Zhou Feng restrained his spiritual power.
The hunting marks were getting harder and harder to be stack because only when killing a new lifeform could one stack them.
In other words, if one killed a spider, it would be useless if they later killed a subspecies of a spider.
This meant that the further back he went, the harder it would be to stack the hunting marks.
Other than that, what troubled him was how he was going to return to the Tri-Gu Sect.
He did not seem to know the way!
When he had come here, he was following others. Now that he was the only one left, how was he going to return?
Zhou Feng stood rooted to the ground, thinking about what he was going to do.
At this time, a Shadow Leopard stealthily moved to the back.
The Shadow Leopard was a very common demon beast. It grew and roamed in the dark forest.
It could control the power of darkness since its birth, so it was a natural master of disguise. It would often hide in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to sneak attack other animals.
This Shadow Leopard regarded Zhou Feng as its prey, so it quietly crawled in the bushes.
Moreover, because its body was in the shadows, even some small insects that passed by did not notice the Shadow Leopard's existence.
Zhou Feng seemed to have not noticed it as he was still deep in thought.
After observing for a while, the Shadow Leopard could not hold back anymore. It suddenly jumped at breakneck speed and attacked Zhou Feng from behind.
At that moment, Zhou Feng turned around with a calm expression, and a tentacle shot out, instantly piercing through the Shadow Leopard's body.
The sneak attack failed!
"The wilderness is a dangerous place. There are actually so many demonic beasts. Moreover, don't I have Nature Affinity?" Zhou Feng couldn't help but frown.
He didn't know how many times he had been attacked.
For example, in terms of strength, the Shadow Leopard in front of him was at least at the 3rd or 4th Level of Qi Condensation.
This was a little ridiculous. One had to know that this was just a random demonic beast in this forest.
Fortunately, his strength was top-notch, and his perception was strong enough. Otherwise, he would not be able to survive for long here.
Moreover, he remembered that Nature Affinity was in action. He could become one with the surrounding environment when in the wild.
At the same time, it was very easy to get a good impression of flowers, birds, insects, and beasts. Why did this passive skill seem to be of no use at all?
Just as he was thinking about what to do next…
"Boom!"
A booming sound reverberated throughout the entire area!
A black cloud covered the entire sky, and an oppressive and decaying aura began to spread.
"You dare! Crazy woman, are you trying to destroy this mineral vein!?"
"Stop! Do you really think that we are afraid of your Tri-Gu Sect! We have already obtained the support of the Voodoo Cult!"
"Does your Tri-Gu Sect really think that you can cover the sky with one hand?"
"…"
A furious roar attracted Zhou Feng's attention.
"This is… a huge battle?"
It sounded like the White Bone and the Penta-Ghost experts were locked in battle with the Tri-Gu experts.
"Thousand Soul Banne Banner!"
A clear voice faintly responded to those furious roars.
And then, more than 1,000 demonic figures appeared out of thin air. These demonic figures all had their own forms.
The strange demonic figures blotted out the sky and began to devour all living things around them.
"Ah! Old Demon Gu! Are you really not afraid of the Voodoo Cult Lord?"
"You're dead! There are things that the Voodoo Cult Lord needs here! You—"
"…"
Zhou Feng looked at the distant demonic figure. Suddenly, he felt that it was somewhat familiar!
"This… This demonic figure…"
Wasn't this the demonic avatar condensed from the Demon-Devouring Battle Art?
Subconsciously, Zhou Feng activated the Demon-Devouring Technique and condensed a demonic avatar using the Demon-Devouring Battle Art.
"Eh? Are you a disciple of my Bitter Bamboo Peak? Why are you here?"
A voice sounded in Zhou Feng's mind, and then a person appeared in front of Zhou Feng out of nowhere.
Zhou Feng swallowed his saliva and looked forward. He saw a person whose gender was difficult to distinguish staring at him with a burning gaze.
This person's face was extremely handsome, and from a distance, it was difficult to distinguish the gender.
This was a combination of feminine beauty and male masculinity.
However, what made Zhou Feng's scalp tingle was that this person's hands and neck were covered with poisonous blisters, and each one of them was as disgusting as small mushrooms.
This was extremely incompatible with that handsome face. Just one look was enough to make one feel disgusted.
"I—"
Old Demon Gu interrupted Zhou Feng before he could speak.
"The Demon-Devouring Technique is very crude! The Spiritual Qi is extremely mottled, while the Blood Qi is a mess! The realm is also at the 9th Level of Qi Condensation! That's right! This is a disciple of my Bitter Bamboo Peak!"
At that moment, Old Demon Gu's voice suddenly changed. The earlier clear and sweet voice became hoarse.
"Interesting! All the meridians in the body are severely damaged! Is this forcibly taming the Spiritual Qi in the body?
"The Spiritual Qi in the body is so heavily conflicted, but he still survived? His body is so tough?
"His heart was bitten… Is this the Heart-Linking Gu? This fellow is actually fine after the Heart-Linking Gu's backlash!?
"Cultivating recklessly until now and still not suffering a Qi Deviation? And the Demon-Devouring Gu in his body seems to have undergone several transformations?"
"…"
The more Old Demon Gu looked at Zhou Feng, the more interested 'he' felt. At the same time, he analyzed Zhou Feng's body condition.
At some point, Old Demon Gu's voice changed from a hoarse voice to a clear and melodious female voice.
Zhou Feng felt as if his underwear had been stripped off, and Old Demon Gu had seen through all of his secrets.
Old Demon Gu's gaze swept over every inch of his body. That feeling made all the hair on his body stand up, but he did not dare to make any movements.
Old Demon Gu looked for a while before finally giving Zhou Feng a chance to speak. "Speak! How did you get here?"
"I accepted the sect mission—"
When Zhou Feng started to explain how he got here, Old Demon Gu interrupted him.
"It seems that someone in the sect doesn't put me in their eyes!
"You! Very good! You are qualified to be my disciple!"
Old Devil Gu's face suddenly revealed a strange smile..
Chapter 70: Spirit Nurturing Pill in Hand!?
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All the hair on Zhou Feng's body suddenly stood on end. His body naturally began to tense up, and an inexplicable sense of fear emanated from the bottom of his heart.
Old Demon Gu pulled out a piece of flesh from his body.
After this piece of flesh was pulled out, it was still squirming crazily as if it had its own consciousness.
A heavy aura enveloped Zhou Feng. Before he could react, the piece of flesh flew onto his body.
"I—"
Zhou Feng subconsciously tried to dodge, but he was unable to do so.
The piece of flesh directly fused into his body.
Then, a strange mark formed on the palm of his right hand.
"Let's Go! Otherwise, those Voodoo lunatics will catch up!"
After Old Demon Gu did all this, he grabbed Zhou Feng's shoulder with one hand. Then, he charged into the sky.
Zhou Feng immediately experienced flying.
The moment Old Demon Gu left, a booming sound echoed once again.
Old Demon Gu had completely destroyed the chain of mines!
Since the Voodoo Cult needed the resources there, it was naturally impossible to allow those lunatics to get their hands on them.
Therefore, Old Demon Gu didn't care about the consequences and directly destroyed the mines.
As for the conspiracy of the White Bone Temple and the Penta-Ghost Sect this time… It was also vanquished.
Since many Soul Altar Tri-Gu cultivators died, the Sect Leader finally gave the order to the Grand Elder, who was stationed in another secret realm, to take care of it while he was at it.
Grand Elder Old Demon Gu's way of handling such matters was also straightforward and crude. He killed all the suspicious characters in this area.
After the suspicious people died, the conspiracy would naturally disappear!
After all, people were the ones making conspiracies.
Old Demon Gu's way of dealing with them was also very similar to Bitter Bamboo Peak's style. Or rather, it could be said that the style of the Tri-Gu Sect had always been this simple and crude to the outside world.
Old Demon Gu's flying speed was extremely fast, and he did not use any spiritual artifacts.
In the blink of an eye, they arrived at Mount Gu. It must be known that Zhou Feng had walked for several days back then.
However, the air-space was also very dangerous. Just now, they actually passed by a huge eagle.
The terrifying aura its body exuded caused even Old Demon Gu to carefully avoid it.
"That is…"
This was the first time Zhou Feng observed the entire Tri-Gu Sect's layout.
A huge array actually enveloped this mountain range.
There were numerous buildings in front of the mountain peak, and behind it was a somewhat dilapidated pagoda.
But when he wanted to see clearly, a cloud of mist enveloped the back of the main peak.
"We're here!"
A languid old woman's voice entered Zhou Feng's ears.
When he looked at Old Demon Gu again, he discovered that Old Demon Gu's appearance had changed entirely.
The poisonous blisters on his body, which were like small mushrooms, had all disappeared.
What replaced them was his skin, which was as smooth as jade.
The thin black gauze clothes could not hide the voluptuous mountain peaks at all. This fellow's curvaceous figure gave people a lingering charm.
If Old Demon Gu was a very deformed monster before, he was now a charming and mature lady.
Such a huge change naturally left a huge impact on Zhou Feng's heart.
This… This change was too huge!
'Is this a man or a woman? Is this the original appearance? Could it be because of the Demon-Devouring Technique?'
Many questions arose in Zhou Feng's heart.
Old Demon Gu walked elegantly to Myriad Gu Tower without waiting for him to think too much.
"The Grand Elder is back!"
The news of the Grand Elder's return instantly spread throughout the entire inner sect.
For inner disciples, no matter which Elder it was, it was a rare sight.
Not to mention the strongest among the Elders, the
the Grand Elder.
Thus, many people began to gather.
However, Old Demon Gu directly led Zhou Feng into Myriad Gu Tower.
The other inner disciples only glanced at him.
Zhou Feng and Old Demon Gu, who had just entered, bumped into Old Niu, who was about to leave.
'Oh no! This…'
Old Niu's heart turned cold when he saw Old Demon Gu. Then, his eyes instantly turned gloomy when he saw Zhou Feng following Old Demon Gu.
'What to do! What to do!?'
At that moment, Old Niu was like a dead dog, his mind constantly thinking of countermeasures. He had never thought that the Grand Elder would actually return to the sect at this time.
'Normally, wasn't the Grand Elder handling matters outside?
'Moreover, why is Zhou Feng following behind the Grand Elder.'
"Is it this person?" Old Demon Gu pointed at Old Niu, his expression somewhat languid.
"Yes!" Zhou Feng didn't know what was happening either, so he could only nod.
Old Niu's body was instantly torn into pieces as soon as he finished speaking. He didn't even say a word to defend himself.
'Is he seeking revenge on his parents?'
This scene made the corners of Zhou Feng's mouth twitch.
He killed Old Niu because of just one sentence?
Moreover, this Old Niu was also a Soul Altar cultivator!
Zhou Feng never thought that he would have such a day.
Old Demon Gu threw a medicine bottle to Zhou Feng and casually said a few words, "There's a Spirit Nurturing Pill inside. I'll give you three days. If you don't achieve a breakthrough, then you'll die!
"I hope you can survive! Previously, a person failed to break through, so I could only eat them reluctantly!
"The Qi Condensation realm is garbage. It rakes one's stomach turn!"
That 'calm' tone made one's hair stand on end.
'Failed breakthrough? Eaten? This couldn't be Eldest Senior Brother, right!?'
Zhou Feng felt that not only was his situation not getting better, but it was actually getting worse.
'But the Spirit Nurturing Pill was obtained just like that? I can at least try to break through to the Soul Altar realm!'
Old Demon Gu directly disappeared after handing the Spirit Nurturing Pill to Zhou Feng.
Zhou Feng was the only one left.
After going around in circles, he finally returned to the Tri-Gu Sect.
However, after going outside once, it seemed that everyone died, leaving only him alive.
Should he say that his luck was good or bad?
Zhou Feng's emotions were a little complicated, but he did not overthink. He planned to return to Bitter Bamboo Peak and initiate his breakthrough.
…
After returning to Bitter Bamboo Peak, there didn't seem to be any changes during the time Zhou Feng had been away.
He seemed to be the only one on the peak right now.
No new disciples had joined yet.
Zhou Feng returned to his room and didn't hesitate or prepare anything. He directly consumed the Spirit Nurturing Pill that he had just obtained.
When the Spirit Nurturing Pill had entered Zhou Feng's stomach, he felt his entire body become soft while his consciousness became hazy.
This feeling was like the legendary Immortal Ascension.
Threads of spiritual light shot out of his mind.
Countless threads of spiritual power began to transform into soul power, and a surge of soul power converged in his mind.
This feeling was as if he had suddenly become enlightened!
In a trance, he seemed to see… the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi? His body seemed to be slowly rising into the sky?
Zhou Feng felt that he was slowly floating toward the sky. His field of vision was getting bigger and bigger, while the buildings on the ground were slowly shrinking..
Chapter 71: Soul Altar Realm and Soul Harvesting!
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Zhou Feng felt that his spiritual power was constantly being transformed.
And because the spiritual power in his body was extremely mottled, the converted soul power was also very impure.
This caused the process of casting the Soul Altar to be extremely difficult.
Not only was the speed of casting the Soul Altar slow, but the quality was also very poor.
Nonetheless, his spiritual power was too potent, so even though the speed of casting the Soul Altar was slow, it was very stable.
He felt that a small space had been opened up in his mind.
This small space was like the storage space of a storage bag.
Then, more spiritual power poured into this space.
Finally, this space was branded with Zhou Feng exclusive seal.
At this stage, Zhou Feng's soul power could be said to have extremely obvious personal characteristics.
Starting from the Soul Altar realm, others could identify a person through their soul power.
No matter how a person or their appearance changed, their soul power was tough to alter.
As long as they could detect a person's soul power, they could rely on this trace of soul power to confirm the person's identity.
At the same time, breaking through to the Soul Altar realm was also the most dangerous threshold.
Why were there so few Soul Altar cultivators?
9th Level Qi Condensation cultivators were almost everywhere in the Tri-Gu Sect's inner sect. Unfortunately, there weren't many who could break through to the Soul Altar realm.
This was because other than the Spirit Nurturing Pill, which was challenging to obtain, one would encounter a Heart-Questioning Tribulation when they broke through to the Soul Altar realm.
This truth-seeking trial was the first tribulation that all cultivators encountered on the path of cultivation.
Every cultivator's truth-seeking trial was different. Some people might not even feel it and muddle through it.
However, some people would not be able to pass it no matter what.
The difficulty of the truth-seeking trial had nothing to do with one's aptitude. Everything was all about the heart.
At that moment, Zhou Feng encountered his first truth-seeking trial.
Suddenly, some philosophical questions appeared in Zhou Feng's mind.
"Why do I have these philosophical questions?"
'Why do we exist? Is the world we live in real?
'Is our will free? Or are we just puppets controlled by someone?'
If some smart people pondered over these questions, they might become more and more obsessed.
To smart people, ordinary questions were not difficult for them. Only these philosophical questions would make these people think more.
Zhou Feng did not feel anything about these questions.
'Why do we exist? Isn't this question self-obvious? I exist!
'Does this world really exist? Nonsense!'
This so-called Heart-Questioning Tribulation did not trap Zhou Feng at all.
It worked!
After a long breakthrough, Zhou Feng's Soul Altar was finally forged.
The soul power in his body began to be combed again.
Moreover, he could discern further places and things that he could not normally sense.
The most obvious change was that he could now look inside!
'These are… my meridians?'
Zhou Feng was shocked when he saw his meridians for the first time.
The originally smooth meridians were now covered with crisscrossing scars.
Although these scars had already healed, they still looked terrifying.
Then, there were hidden injuries all over his body, and some of his meridians were even blocked.
His current body could be described as a porcelain doll riddled with holes.
In other words, it looked like nothing had happened, but in reality, it was riddled with holes.
These were all the consequences of his cultivation and random devouring.
But there was no other way; the previous situation did not allow him to cultivate slowly.
Next was the Demon-Devouring Gu!
Zhou Feng saw the Demon- Devouring Gu in his body through his inner vision.
The appearance of the Demon-Devouring Gu was not what he had imagined. It looked like a small caterpillar with a few black rings on its body.
'My heart… Is the backlash from the Heart-Linking Gu so severe!?'
Zhou Feng's heart had a hole!
Such a close observation was terrifying, but why hadn't he felt it at all until now?
'I have already broken through to the Soul Altar realm, but why doesn't my strength feel like it has increased?'
Zhou Feng felt somewhat surreal.
He had broken through successfully just like that? But why did the Soul Altar realm not seem to be much different from the Qi Condensation realm?
That's right! The Soul Altar realm also seemed to be divided into grades!
According to Zhou Feng's information, his Soul Altar seemed to be a Grade-9 one!
Grade-9 Soul Altar? This seemed to be the lowest grade, and it could only nurture a soul artifact.
Regarding this, he was already mentally prepared, so he wasn't too disappointed.
He was well aware that he hadn't made any preparation before his breakthrough. He had only relied on the Spirit Nurturing Pill for his breakthrough.
In addition to the various flaws left behind by his haphazardous cultivation, a Grade-9 Soul Altar was also within expectations.
Zhou Feng was also clear that his cultivation aptitude wasn't very good, and he mainly relied on various passive skills.
Speaking of passive skills, he couldn't help but glance at the skill panel.
Who knew how long it would take to draw the next passive skill?
Although he had drawn one passive skill two days ago, the more passive skills he had, the better.
"What's going on!? How did the progress bar turn gold!?"
Zhou Feng was bewildered. The progress bar, which had already reached 0, was now full and had even turned gold.
This meant that he could draw another Gold passive skill!
'Why? Why?'
He had already drawn one passive skill. How long had it been? Less than two days!
Could it be because he had broken through?
Zhou Feng began to recall the changes in his progress bar after breaking through.
Thinking about it, he noticed some changes.
It seemed that every time he broke through, his progress bar would increase extremely quickly.
Suddenly, he was able to draw passive skills again, and when his realm stagnated, the frequency of drawing passive skills was not that high.
If breaking through his realm could speed up the acquisition of passive skills, then should he change his strategy?
"Gold passive skill! This is the second one! I wonder what good passive skill I can draw!"
Zhou Feng did not say anything else and directly started to draw the passive skill.
In any case, if he could draw it, he would draw it. Having a new passive skill would not be a loss.
"Drawing…"
Soul Harvesting: You might obtain a soul for every cultivator you kill.
Each soul could increase a little bit of soul power!
'Soul power!'
Zhou Feng immediately noticed this term. Soul power seemed only to be obtained after breaking through to the Soul Altar realm!
Moreover, the soul power's strength seemed to affect many things.
For example, if one's soul power were strong enough to nurture a spiritual artifact, then the speed of nurturing the soul artifact would be faster!
Furthermore, compared to strengthening the power of the soul as per normal, the passive skill's condition was not too difficult to achieve..
Chapter 72: Shabby
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'There's no upper limit again! In other words, as long as one is willing, one can stack infinitely!'
Zhou Feng looked at the passive Soul Harvesting and raised his eyebrows.
Evidently, this passive skill was ridiculously powerful.
This was because its effect could be stacked infinitely, unlike the passive Master Hunter.
The passive Master Hunter allowed him to stack 1 hunting mark per new lifeform he killed.
However, there was a limit to the number of new lifeforms in this world, even though Master Hunter's description did not explicitly state it.
However, the hunting marks could not be stacked infinitely.
On the other hand, the passive Soul Harvesting was different. As long as Zhou Feng killed a cultivator, he would have the chance to collect their soul.
This did not have Master Hunter's passive and invisible restriction.
Assuming Zhou Feng's lifespan was 100 years, how terrifying would his soul power be if he harvested 1,000 souls per year?
"And there's a lot of room for manipulation!"
After reading this passive skill's description, Zhou Feng couldn't help but harbor a sinister thought.
It would be too easy for him to harvest a soul when he was strong enough.
For example, he could kill at will regardless of good or evil. He would collect tens of thousands of souls if no one stopped him.
Another example was that he might be able to establish a sect.
He could absorb a large number of new disciples every year. When these new disciples cultivated to a certain level, he would harvest them one by one.
These dark thoughts were completely out of Zhou Feng's control. They couldn't help but appear.
Especially in this world, there weren't many moral restrictions.
No one knew him. Everyone else was just a stranger to him.
In addition, Zhou Feng had seen and experienced many dark things in the Tri-Gu Sect.
Zhou Feng forced himself to calm down. His desires could not control him.
'No rush! This is just one of the many passive skills.'
He would be able to draw out even better passive skills in the future. Thus, there was no need for a mere passive skill to cause him to lose his mind.
'That's right! That mark!'
In order to prevent himself from harboring dark thoughts, Zhou Feng diverted his attention.
Old Demon Gu seemed to have left a mark on his body if he remembered correctly.
Before breaking through to the Soul Altar realm, he had been unable to sense anything suspicious.
But now? After opening up the Soul Altar, Zhou Feng could also use his soul power to inspect his surroundings.
He immediately looked at his right hand.
Sure enough, this time was completely different from what he had seen before.
Under the blessing of his soul power, his right hand was now attached to a black sphere of soul power.
This sphere of soul power was like gangrene that was attached to the bone, firmly sticking to his hand.
What's worse, that sphere of soul power had been seeping into his body.
If he did not observe it carefully, he would not have noticed it at all.
Is it like this again?'
Zhou Feng's heart was immediately filled with an unknown fire, and a feeling of annoyance arose spontaneously.
It was always like this! The feeling of being constantly threatened by someone was really too unpleasant.
From the Bloodthirsty Gu and the Heart-Linking Gu to the mark this Old Demon Gu left now.
He seemed to be in a state of being threatened.
'Soon! I am already in the Soul Altar realm! When the time comes…'
Zhou Feng's anger slowly subsided. He believed that these days would not last for long. His speed of improving his strength would definitely surpass everyone else with so many passive skills helping him.
Moreover, no one would notice Zhou Feng.
At present, in the eyes of others, Zhou Feng should be a person with relatively good luck. He was barely able to break through to the Soul Altar realm, and his Soul Altar was only a Grade-9 one.
He also didn't have any backing behind him, and his physique wasn't special.
Moreover, his aptitude wasn't considered monstrous. Basically, no one would pay too much attention to such a person.
In the end, he would just become a nobody, which was suitable for him. He would pretend to be a pig to eat a tiger. He would take advantage of this situation in order to increase his passive skills' stacking buffs.
Still, although the current Zhou Feng had broken through to the Soul Altar realm, he was completely ignorant of all the Soul Altar cultivation knowledge and techniques.
Meanwhile, his body was also riddled with injuries because no one taught him previously.
He should find someone to guide him on his cultivation path. Otherwise, it would be very easy for an accident to happen.
Unfortunately, he was the only one left on Bitter Bamboo Peak. The only person he could find was Old Demon Gu.
'I can only go and find him! Otherwise, the rest of my cultivation path will be too difficult!'
Zhou Feng did not want to face Old Demon Gu. At least, he did not want to stand in front of Old Demon Gu without the ability to protect himself.
Old Demon Gu only needed to make a slight move, and his life would be in his pocket.
Although this kind of feeling was really unpleasant, he was all alone and had no other way. After all, Old Demon Gu was his master in name!
After thinking for a while, Zhou Feng slowly walked to the back of the mountain.
The back of the mountain was still as gloomy as before. He had come here once before.
At that time, the back of the mountain had almost been barren, giving people a strange and cold feeling.
At the same time, it would constantly increase one's appetite. One's stomach may not be hungry at all, but saliva would constantly flow out of their mouths.
Fortunately, Zhou Feng had the Level-2 Gluttony, or else he would have been controlled by his appetite long ago.
"Looks like you have a few secrets! You actually relied on a Spirit Nurturing Pill to break through to the Soul Altar realm!
"Moreover, you've cultivated the Demon-Devouring Technique, and you're actually not affected by your appetite?"
Zhou Feng had just arrived at the back mountain when a rough voice entered his ears.
It was Old Demon Gu's voice.
It was different from the mature woman's voice from last time. This time, it was the voice of a brawny middle-aged man.
When Zhou Feng heard Old Demon Gu say that he had secrets, his expression was a little stiff, and he forcefully changed the topic.
"Master! That—"
"Master? Hahaha~" Old Demon Gu interrupted him like before. "Interesting! It seems that you really have a lot of secrets! This is Bitter Bamboo Peak's heritage jade slip!"
After saying that, a black jade slip flew toward him.
Zhou Feng was quick and caught the jade slip.
"It contains all the information you want to know! I hope you can survive and beat those monsters. Otherwise, you can only become a part of my Thousand Soul Banner!"
After saying this, the back mountain once again returned to its previous silence.
There was only a jade slip—this was the only support Zhou Feng could obtain now.
Compared to the other peaks, the support he received could be said to be shabby.
If the people from the other peaks broke through to the Soul Altar realm, then they could directly obtain resources from the sect.
First, there were the trained slaves that could assist you in your daily cultivation and collect resources.
Most importantly, when these slaves were handed over to you, they also brought along the Heart-Linking Gu. There was no need to worry about the loyalty of these slaves.
Secondly, there were all sorts of Soul Altar cultivation methods, life-saving talismans, medicinal pills, and materials to forge spiritual tools.
After reaching the Soul Altar realm, the sect would begin to truly invest in its disciples.
Unfortunately, Zhou Feng was on Bitter Bamboo Peak.
There wasn't a single form of help mentioned above. There was only a jade slip.
This jade slip was given by Old Demon Gu when he was in a good mood.. If he was in a bad mood, not to mention this jade slip, he might even swallow Zhou Feng whole~