After a great deal of persuasion, Zou Feng finally convinced Jing Huaisong to continue his "farming" style of Immortal Cultivation at his own pace.

After sending Jing Huaisong off, Zou Feng went inside, his mind finally at ease, and eagerly began to practice the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill.

While cultivating in the Demon Suppression Tower, he had been free from the temptations outside the wooden cabin, but after holding back for three days, it was inevitable that some fiery frustration had built up.

The training effect in the Demon Suppression Tower was quite good. Zou Feng decided that after a while, he would go into seclusion in the Demon Suppression Tower and train frenziedly in the Yangsui Sutra, ignoring everything else. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

The next thing he had to do was open the private restaurant he had been envisioning as soon as possible.

With his current financial resources, plus the support of Dining Hall Elder Xue Cang, opening a private restaurant would be quite simple.

But while opening a restaurant was simple, figuring out how to turn a stable profit would require some careful planning...

The next morning, after staying up all night practicing the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill with the three women, Zou Feng walked out of his room feeling refreshed and invigorated.

He took out his Token and finally saw that many new messages had appeared.

The first was a message that Su Qingyu had entered seclusion.

’No wonder. Even though she made a fortune with me, she hasn’t invited me over to appreciate her feet... uh, I mean, to celebrate with some tea.’

’So it turns out she used the Immortal Fate she earned to buy some Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, which greatly improved her Poison Technique, forcing her to enter seclusion to assimilate her gains.’

Zou Feng was actually a little disappointed that Su Qingyu hadn’t invited him to... taste some tea.

’But once Su Qingyu comes out of seclusion, her Poison Technique and Poison Body will surely have changed, creating new flavors to sample.’

He kept scrolling through his messages. There was another one from an Outer Sect Elder he barely knew.

In an extremely respectful tone, the Elder asked if he knew a female Outer Sect disciple named Qin Yueshuang.

Zou Feng thought for a moment before recalling that Qin Yueshuang had been his temporary teammate during his first monthly assessment.

After the assessment, Qin Yueshuang had frequently sent him messages offering to share her bed, but Zou Feng had always given her noncommittal replies and hadn’t thought much of it.

After all, ever since he became the "Hidden Dragon of the Twin Rankings" in the Outer Sect, he had received similar suggestive offers from numerous female disciples every few days.

’Truth be told, I don’t consider myself a virtuous man. I’ve even thought about just letting myself go and indulging in the life of a human piledriver.’

’But after careful consideration, I decided it would be too much trouble and a waste of precious time.’

’Practicing the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill with Gongsun Jinghong and the other two women is, after all, still a form of Cultivation.’

’If I were to engage in dual Cultivation with women who haven’t practiced the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill or don’t have a "Poison Body," it would be a complete waste of time.’

’The number of Cultivation Skills and Daoist Arts I need to practice is already overwhelming. I don’t have the spare time to just let loose.’

’Unless... unless I become a true member of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect’s upper echelon in the future...’

With that, Zou Feng replied truthfully, "I know her. What’s wrong? Did something happen?"

The other party’s reply came quickly. "It’s a trivial matter. I just needed to confirm. Zou Zhenchuan, you needn’t worry..."

’This guy is really laying it on thick, already calling me a True Inheritor.’

Since the other party wasn’t explicit, Zou Feng couldn’t be bothered to ask for details.

In truth, he could guess what it was all about.

Most likely, Qin Yueshuang had also gone all-in betting on him and made a huge profit. Her ego had inevitably swelled, and she had started acting arrogantly, likely offending someone without realizing it.

But because Qin Yueshuang had been telling everyone that she had once been his teammate, the offended party didn’t dare to act rashly and wanted to confirm the truth of her claim first.

Though his reply was a simple "I know her," it had very likely saved Qin Yueshuang from disaster.

Zou Feng certainly didn’t mind handling something that required so little effort on his part.

He didn’t even feel the need to remind Qin Yueshuang to be more discreet in the future.

In any case, with True Disciples now appearing among the top names on the List of Gods, the grudges of the Outer and Inner Sects really didn’t amount to much anymore.

The last message was from Leng Jing.

"Younger Brother Zou, open the courtyard gate when you’re finished!"

Evidently, Leng Jing had arrived some time ago but had heard the activity within the room and had no choice but to wait outside.

Seeing the message, Zou Feng immediately went to open the gate for Leng Jing.

"Younger Brother Zou, when you become a True Disciple, don’t forget to save a spot for your old brother!" Leng Jing began flattering him wildly the moment they met.

But Zou Feng knew Leng Jing hadn’t come just to shower him with praise.

He was surely here to deliver a message from Jiang Wanzhao.

Speaking of whom, Zou Feng still had a rather favorable impression of Jiang Wanzhao.

It wasn’t just because she had been willing to casually invest in him back when he was in the Outer Sect. More importantly, when he was in the Insect Monster Outer Realm, Jiang Wanzhao had rushed over as soon as she received his message.

Although Jiang Wanzhao hadn’t come specifically to save him, the fact remained that she *had* saved him, even if it was just a matter of convenience for her.

However, after he rejected Jiang Wanzhao’s proposal to stay by her side and ignored her warnings about fighting Li Dingjie on the Dao Discussion Platform, he figured she must have become quite displeased with him.

But all that displeasure had vanished like smoke the moment he killed Li Dingjie and metaphorically slapped True Monarch Tianyan across the face.

Sure enough, after a bit more small talk, Leng Jing got down to business.

"Younger Brother Zou, at noon today, the Old Ancestor is hosting a banquet at Kuixing Pavilion specifically to celebrate your achievements."

"And if I’m not mistaken, the celebratory gift the Old Ancestor has prepared for you this time will be quite substantial..." Leng Jing added with a knowing grin.

To put it bluntly, all her previous help had just been a casual investment; she hadn’t taken him all that seriously.

But now, this lottery ticket named Zou Feng, though only half-scratched, had already revealed a sizable prize.

It would be a miracle if she didn’t hurry to increase her investment now.