Chapter 413 - 265: Workplace Bullying

The three of them quickly returned to Courtyard Nine, to Zou Feng’s room.

Before they even saw the bed, Gongsun Jinghong pounced like a hungry tiger, kicking off the battle.

Teng County, just as she had on the Flying Celestial Ship, waited on the two of them, ready to provide all sorts of attentive services at a moment’s notice.

In truth, when cultivating the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill, Zou Feng wasn’t used to having Teng County present at first.

But after these past few days, he had naturally grown accustomed to it.

In fact, when he cultivated without her watching from the side, he would feel like something was missing...

Meanwhile, Zou Feng didn’t grow complacent just because he had crushed a punk like Tang Jingqiang. Instead, he trained even more diligently.

And the news of him easily defeating Tang Jingqiang had already spread rapidly to the A-block rooms, reaching the ears of Yang Haoyu.

The hand holding the teacup trembled slightly. Yang Haoyu looked up and frowned. "A one-move victory on the Dao Discussion Platform?"

"Who was his opponent?"

Qiu Lan, who had come to report the news, said, "It was Tang Jingqiang..."

Qiu Lan clearly found it hard to accept that Zou Feng had dared to face a veteran Outer Disciple on the Dao Discussion Platform so soon—and more importantly, that he had won so easily.

Yang Haoyu, however, relaxed his brow somewhat upon hearing that Zou Feng had defeated Tang Jingqiang.

"That explains it..."

"That bastard Tang Jingqiang... after realizing he’d have trouble advancing to the Spiritual Energy Realm within ten years, he fell into debauchery and gave up on improving. He’s a complete waste!"

"Besides, so what if that Zou Feng can fight? In the world of Immortal Cultivation, what matters is connections..."

At this point, Yang Haoyu couldn’t be bothered to waste any more thought on the matter. He wrapped his arms around the two Maids beside him and headed for the inner room.

Qiu Lan secretly rolled her eyes.

’And *he* has the nerve to say others are indulging in debauchery.’

’So when someone else takes a girl into a room, it’s ’indulging in debauchery,’ but when you, Yang Haoyu, take girls into a room, it’s ’dual cultivation and discussing the Dao’?’

Just as she was complaining in her heart, Yang Haoyu suddenly turned his head and asked, "Qiu Lan, have you thought about what I mentioned last time?"

At his question, Qiu Lan was instantly filled with annoyance.

Although she was attached to Yang Haoyu of Courtyard Nine, she had no intention of giving him her all. Her bottom line was to remain as she was now—just someone who ran errands for him.

It was a shame that even though she had cut her hair short and usually dressed in a tomboyish style, it still hadn’t managed to extinguish Yang Haoyu’s filthy thoughts.

A few days ago, he had intentionally-yet-unintentionally brought it up again, offering her a so-called "status" so he could cultivate her with better resources...

Qiu Lan knew very well that with her level of Talent and lack of background, she could probably enter the Inner Sect in about three more years, but that would be the end of her path.

But with enough resources, she could enter the Inner Sect in about a year, and her future path would naturally be much smoother.

Therefore, if she completely submitted to Yang Haoyu, things might indeed go much more smoothly for her.

But the problem was, she was unwilling.

In the end, Yang Haoyu was just one of the Head Chefs at the Taian Mountain Dining Hall, with some connections to the Inner Sect’s Purple Cloud Association.

An existence like that wasn’t enough to make her willingly offer up everything.

After all, while she also had a special Spirit Body, the problem was that it only had its best effect the first time.

"Brother Yang, please allow me... to consider it a little longer..."

She was clearly unwilling but didn’t dare to offend Yang Haoyu, so she could only continue to prevaricate.

Yang Haoyu snorted lightly, turned his head away, and said coolly, "Fine. I’ll be waiting!"

"But, Junior Sister, you’d best not keep me waiting too long..."

Qiu Lan gritted her teeth, clasped her hands in a farewell gesture, and turned to leave.

「Night.」

In Zou Feng’s D-block room.

The Cultivation of the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill had reached its halftime break.

Gongsun Jinghong was sprawled out to one side in a star shape, dead to the world, while Teng County was nestled in Zou Feng’s embrace.

"Brother Feng, I went to the Foreign Affairs Hall earlier. I heard one of the senior sisters there say that in less than half a month, the higher-ups will be assigning missions."

"When that time comes, Gongsun Jinghong and I will likely have to leave the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect temporarily. We won’t be able to accompany you like this..." Teng County said helplessly.

Hearing this, Zou Feng couldn’t help but feel a slight headache coming on.

Of course, it wasn’t that he was addicted to their company and couldn’t bear for the two women to leave.

The main issue was that the Cultivation of the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill required Gongsun Jinghong to be by his side frequently.

After coming to the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect, with the help of the abundant Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi here, this Daoist Art would soon allow him to achieve the state of Extraordinary to Saint.

Don’t be fooled by the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li’s limited effects now; once it reached the state of Extraordinary to Saint, it would lay an extremely solid foundation for shaping a special Spirit Body.

After he earned enough Immortal Fate to exchange for Daoist Arts with significant side effects, like the Yin-Sha Technique, this "foundation" would also allow him to cultivate other Daoist Arts faster and more smoothly.

To put it bluntly, Gongsun Jinghong had originally obtained the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill precisely to build a good foundation for her future Immortal Cultivation.

The Energy-Introducing Technique also built a foundation, but unfortunately, it couldn’t be displayed on the system panel.

"By the way, the Energy-Introducing Technique, how do you feel when you cultivate it?" Zou Feng asked casually.

Before the two women arrived, they must have already received the Energy-Introducing Technique at their respective residences.

They had most likely already tried to cultivate it.

"I don’t know if it’s a problem with my Talent, but when I tried to cultivate it earlier, the effects were very poor..." Teng County replied.

Zou Feng wasn’t surprised by this.

Teng County was also the type who was used to the rhythm of Evil Skills; she could no longer adapt to a Cultivation Skill like this that required a calm mind and slow, gradual practice.

Even if she could cultivate it, she would almost instinctively reject it.

As for Gongsun Jinghong, with the foundation from the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill and having already reached the First Grade Spirit Body Realm, it didn’t really matter if she cultivated the Energy-Introducing Technique or not.

"Don’t worry. You and Jinghong should just keep a low profile for now. After a while, I’ll figure out a way to get you transferred over from the Foreign Affairs Hall!"

This wasn’t just an empty promise from Zou Feng. He had already discovered that the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect, this so-called great Immortal Sect, wasn’t all it was cracked up to be.