I Can Transfer the Side Effects of Evil Skills

After Zou Feng meditated alone to recover for two hours, his Divine Sense flared with spiritual light, and he once again saw the ”Heavenly Gate” hidden within his sea of consciousness.

Zou Feng had originally been able to see this ”Heavenly Gate” long ago.

Unfortunately, he’d been ambushed by Liu Chenyu’s Outer Body Incarnation, which left him with a mental scar. This caused the ”Heavenly Gate” in his sea of consciousness to disappear, and even the staircase leading to it was shortened by a great deal.

But now, thanks to his recent successes in the Battle Sage Palace, Zou Feng had finally pushed through the fog and could once again see the ”Heavenly Gate.”

Furthermore, the fact that Zou Feng could now easily defeat Liu Chenyu’s Mind Body, coupled with the top ten on the Ascension Board being a bunch of cowards, had been a tremendous help in restoring his confidence.

This was especially true after he had confronted Liu Chenyu’s true self and realized she was just a powerful pervert. With that, the last shred of his apprehension toward her vanished into thin air.

’This is perfectly normal. After all, it’s hard to be afraid of someone who’s desperate for me to hit them with a Thousand Years of Death.’

Of course, just because he wasn’t afraid of her didn’t mean Liu Chenyu wasn’t a problem.

The most troublesome thing about her was that she didn’t actually seem to want him dead, which was why she still hadn’t appeared on the list.

Speaking of which, the List of Gods still hadn’t been upgraded to include more features and changes, which Zou Feng found to be a real pain in the ass.

Fortunately, it wasn’t a major issue. The ”Heavenly Gate” he could see now was much clearer, and the staircase leading to it had also extended much further upward.

Zou Feng estimated that from this distance, he could probably use the Five Elements Dual Cultivation technique to try and leap across.

However, he had a battle with Song Yuanze tomorrow. If he could defeat him and claim the number one spot on the Ascension Board, it would grant him a massive boost of ”momentum.”

Moreover, Zou Feng now knew that any disciple who broke into the top ten of the Ascension Board would receive a ”Blessed Fortune” reward from the Celestial Dao Cauldron.

The higher the rank, the greater the fortune.

From his experience at Jiang Wanzhao’s birthday banquet, Zou Feng knew perfectly well that this so-called ”blessed fortune” was actually a random reward from the Celestial Dao Cauldron.

However, it almost always rewarded a person with what they needed most at that moment.

If Zou Feng hadn’t received the Clear Heart Soul Suppressing Talisman as a reward from the Celestial Dao Cauldron back then, he would have likely fallen completely into Liu Chenyu’s trap and bewilderedly become her ninth Dao Companion.

Therefore, Zou Feng had no intention of missing this challenge from Song Yuanze, who had been coasting in the number one spot on the Ascension Board.

’Of course, I have no intention of underestimating Song Yuanze. I must prepare thoroughly for this battle and give it my all.’

Just as he was mulling this over, Zou Feng felt a profound surge of malice directed at him.

He immediately opened the List of Gods, and sure enough, three new names had appeared.

One of them, Du Rentian, was listed at the very top and was especially conspicuous.

Zou Feng didn’t recognize the name, but judging by its brightness, ’this person’s Realm is probably no small matter...’

”Qiu Lan!”

With just a single call, Qiu Lan answered immediately, ”Brother Zou?”

”Who is Du Rentian?”

Qiu Lan was the one from the Hongxing Inn who had joined the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect the earliest, and she also enjoyed keeping up with all the Sect’s gossip.

Since she’d never heard of anyone else in the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect with that name, she quickly replied, ”He’s one of Liu Chenyu’s eight Dao Companions, and also the most powerful one—a True Inheritor at the Golden Core Realm!”

’Huh? A Golden Core Realm True Inheritor is willing to be a Dao Companion to that bitch Liu Chenyu, and even share her with others?’

Zou Feng couldn’t quite wrap his head around it. ’I guess it really does take all kinds.’

’It looks like this simp Du Rentian is quite the devotee. He must have found out I rejected Liu Chenyu and now wants to kill me for it.’

’In other words, this guy would rather have another man join the club than see his goddess’s invitation get rejected?!’

’He’s seriously got a screw loose. How did a guy like that ever cultivate to the Golden Core Realm?’

”Got it. Go get some rest. No need to keep waiting outside.”

Qiu Lan acknowledged from the doorway and quietly withdrew.

Looking at the List of Gods again, he saw that of the three new stooges, besides Du Rentian, the other two were obviously not in the Golden Core Realm.

’But they’re probably Core Disciples at the Dao Foundation Realm.’

’In short, just three nearly-deranged simps.’

’Simps never meet a good end. Even if Du Rentian is at the Golden Core Realm, I’m not the least bit afraid.’

After that, Zou Feng paid the List of Gods no more mind, continuing to focus on his recovery and sensing the Heavenly Gate.

Night soon fell. Over at the Battle Sage Palace, Song Yuanze, who had not visited in a long time, strode into the main hall, his domineering presence on full display.

Song Yuanze was nearly two meters tall, broad-shouldered and powerfully built. His muscles looked as if they were forged from steel, and his gaze was naturally imposing.

As he was still number one on the Ascension Board, his sudden appearance in the main hall of the Battle Sage Palace naturally drew the attention of almost everyone present.

News of the upcoming duel between Song Yuanze and Zou Feng in the Battle Sage Palace tomorrow was already well known among the disciples, as neither party had kept it a secret. Song Yuanze, in particular, had been actively publicizing it.

However, duels in the Battle Sage Palace were forcibly ended before any real harm was done, and spectators could not watch them directly. Therefore, unlike the matches on the Dao Discussion Platform, no betting pools could be opened.

Even so, many people still planned to be there tomorrow to be the first to analyze the combatants’ conditions as they emerged from the light portals, hoping to deduce the winner.

As Song Yuanze strode majestically into the hall, he was followed by an effeminate man with delicate, almost feminine features.

However, despite the man’s somewhat matronly air, no one dared to look at him with contempt.