I Can Transfer the Side Effects of Evil Skills

Chapter 279: Chapter 198: Grass Thief

During this time, in addition to cultivating the Bone-Softening Palm, Zou Feng had also been practicing a Body Refining Skill.

It was called the Scorpio Demon Armor Technique.

This was clearly not a Cultivation Skill from Silk Cave. It originated from Biyou Palace’s Scorpio Cave.

Initially, Zou Feng had indeed wanted to cultivate one of Silk Cave’s Body Refining Skills.

However, after briefly looking through all the Cultivation Technique Secret Manuals for Body Refining Skills in Silk Cave, he was greatly disappointed.

After all, he needed a Skill to integrate into his Tribulation-Indestructible Body, and the Body Refining Skills from Silk Cave were truly unsuitable.

In Zou Feng’s opinion, Silk Cave’s Body Refining Skills were rather pathetic.

But on second thought, that made sense. Among the common Five Poison Creatures, spiders were known to have the weakest defenses.

So, it was no surprise that Silk Cave lacked any decent Body Refining Skills.

Fortunately, Teng County wasn’t at odds with all his fellow disciples. The Cave Master of Scorpio Cave was on good terms with him, as they were part of the same faction.

Leveraging this relationship, Zou Feng was able to ”borrow” the Scorpio Demon Armor Technique.

Of course, this Cultivation Skill wasn’t Scorpio Cave’s ultimate treasure. Besides, Zou Feng was an Honored Guest Elder, so ”borrowing” it didn’t incur a huge debt of gratitude.

Zou Feng had chosen this Skill specifically because it was well-suited for integration into his Tribulation-Indestructible Body.

He had already cultivated the Scorpio Demon Armor Technique to the Realm of Synthesis and Mastery. Once he reached the level of Refined Skill, he could attempt the integration.

”Elder Zou, it’s time to eat!”

Beneath a giant spiderweb, a female disciple wearing purple fishnet stockings and her hair in twin pigtails waved and called out.

This was the disciple Teng County had specially assigned to take care of Zou Feng’s daily needs. Her name was Zhi Shuang.

Zou Feng had just finished his Cultivation anyway, so he slowly descended.

Zhi Shuang immediately greeted him with a beaming smile and wiped the sweat from his brow.

She was like an innocent, naive young girl; on the surface, you would never guess she was a disciple of an Evil Sect.

Zou Feng accepted Zhi Shuang’s service without fuss. He then walked over to the freshly set dining table, sat down, and began to enjoy Biyou Palace’s ”Poison Food.”

That was right. Since most of the higher-Realm members of Biyou Palace were Poison Cultivators, their food was often laced with some amount of poison, or poisonous creatures were served directly.

The lunch spread before Zou Feng consisted of: White Jade Scorpion Sashimi, Fried Seven-Colored Spider, Black Blood Snake Broth, and Steamed Double-headed Baby.

They were all incredibly delicious and highly nourishing delicacies.

Zou Feng had been a little unaccustomed to it at first, but after a few meals, it no longer bothered him in the slightest.

With no mental block, the food was actually quite delicious, and Zhi Shuang’s culinary skills were excellent.

”Shuang’Er, don’t just stand there. Come have some too!”

Zhi Shuang, who had been swallowing hard, immediately thanked Zou Feng. She then grabbed a Fried Seven-Colored Spider and began to munch on it.

Shuang’Er was only Seventh Grade and hadn’t even reached the Gang Qi Realm, so she wasn’t qualified to enjoy meals of this caliber from Biyou Palace.

Of course, it was also because of her low Realm that Shuang’Er didn’t dare to eat much.

After finishing a Seven-Colored Spider, Zhi Shuang wiped the grease from the corner of her mouth and said, ”Elder Zou, you should be leaving the cave for a while today, shouldn’t you?”

After spending the past few days with him, Zhi Shuang was no longer overly fearful of Zou Feng, this mighty figure who bore a Demon Slaying Order.

According to what Teng County had said before, it was best for Zou Feng to leave Silk Cave for a while every ten days.

This was to avoid being affected by the numerous Silk Binding Love Gu, or even by the unique and peculiar environment of Silk Cave...

”That’s right. Where is the Cave Master now?”

Zou Feng had decided to leave Silk Cave after his meal, but he wanted to check in with Teng County before he left.

”The Cave Master is in seclusion deep within Silk Cave!”

Zou Feng had finished his meal by then. He stood up and said, ”Take me to him.”

Unexpectedly, Zhi Shuang looked troubled. ”Elder Zou, I’m afraid I can’t do that. When the Cave Master goes into seclusion, he gives orders that no one is to disturb him... Besides, none of us would dare...”

Zou Feng paused mid-stride. He turned and saw the look of lingering fear on Zhi Shuang’s face after she spoke, and he had a good idea of what was going on.

’It must be that every so often, the side effects of his Evil Skill Cultivation make Teng County irritable, even driving him into a frenzy.’

’That’s why he has to lock himself away—to avoid going on a rampage and killing indiscriminately.’

’Some disciples must have been unlucky enough to get caught in it before...’

In that case, Zou Feng certainly wasn’t going to insist. With a wave of his hand, he headed for the entrance of Silk Cave on his own.

Of course, he had somewhere to go after leaving Silk Cave.

A few days prior, the members of the Hongxing Gang, guided by a Silk Cave disciple, had crossed Qifeng Mountain and arrived in the Southern Border.

Zou Feng had already sent a letter to Murong Yunhai, so the Hongxing Gang members should have already settled in at Qingchuan City.

Furthermore, it was time to practice the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill with Tian Yun in actual combat.

However, just as Zou Feng stepped out of Silk Cave, he ran right into a Biyou Palace disciple who was waiting for him.

The disciple brought a verbal message from Vice Palace Master Bai Chen.

To put it bluntly, the message was telling Zou Feng, the Honored Guest Elder, that it was time for him to start earning his keep at Biyou Palace.

For the past ten days, Zou Feng had enjoyed exceptionally high-level treatment, with access to resources that were just shy of the very best.

But of course, they couldn’t just let him eat, live, and train for free indefinitely.

But Honored Guest Elders had a high degree of freedom, so he could choose for himself how he would serve Biyou Palace from several available options.

Zou Feng didn’t mind. After all, it was to be expected.

’Although, if all the available tasks are clearly impossible, I can always just make a run for it.’