"Taking advantage of the gap?"

The Blood Sea Immortal Venerable was stunned.

"Yes, we’ll take advantage of the situation and kill Jiang Feng, then seize the Dragon Capital Underground Palace for ourselves."

The Central Earth Cultivator exclaimed excitedly.

"You’re from around here, you’re more familiar with Jiang Feng. Go to Dragon Capital and investigate—find out if the one who cast the Blood God Curse is Jiang Feng."

The Blood Sea Immortal Venerable thought for a moment and said.

"Ah... That’s way too dangerous."

The Central Earth Cultivator’s expression changed abruptly and he waved his hands desperately.

"You know it’s dangerous, yet you want us to go die for you? Fuck, Central Earth Cultivators really are all pieces of shit."

The Blood Sea Immortal Venerable was furious at his words.

Recalling the fate of his three elders, he sent out a Talismanic Seal, blasting the man to death on the spot.

The few who’d been eager to volunteer watched the scene and wisely shut their mouths, not daring to speak recklessly anymore.

"Get back, all of you! We can give up on Dragon Capital Underground Palace for now, but we absolutely cannot lose Divine Sect."

The Blood Sea Immortal Venerable didn’t dare linger, fleeing with everyone in tow. He returned to Divine Sect at once and activated the Sect Protection Array, preparing for a war of attrition against Jiang Feng.

Dragon Capital.

On Black Iron Mountain.

The blood-red light piercing the clouds suddenly vanished; the crimson glow in the sky disappeared without a trace. The common folk pointed at Black Iron Mountain, thinking a miracle had taken place, that an Immortal was having enlightenment there, and many began to kneel and worship toward the mountain.

"Looks like the Blood God Curse."

On South City Tower, Xiao Zhan’s jaw dropped. Since acquiring Great Tang, recruiting the Central Earth Loose Cultivators and the Yun Gui Sect Mages, he understood more about the affairs of Central Earth.

He knew Divine Sect possessed two heaven-defying techniques.

One was Celestial Calculation Divine Skill.

The other was the Blood God Curse.

The commotion on Black Iron Mountain matched the abnormal signs of the Blood God Curse, and he hadn’t expected Jiang Feng to have mastered this technique.

"My lord, what was that just now?"

A Purple Bamboo Forest Cultivator asked, puzzled.

"Hahaha, our ancestor’s divine skill has reached great success!"

Xiao Zhan laughed loudly.

He had no idea that after casting the Blood God Curse, there’d be a weakened period; he only thought that now outsiders would realize Great Tang had not just Jiang Feng as a guardian deity, but also a Great Power powerhouse sitting in command, effectively intimidating the Lin Family Cultivators and preventing them from overturning Great Tang’s rule.

On Black Iron Mountain.

Jiang Feng felt more than half of his life functions had been drained; if not for his extraordinary physique, the side effects of the Blood God Curse might have put him into a coma.

Those three old Lin Family Cultivators were all Qi Condensation Peak powerhouses—had the Qinglong Cauldron’s defense not exceeded their expectations and let Jiang Feng seize the chance to break the Seven-Star Sword Technique with the Dragon Bone Bow, causing rebound, otherwise even if Jiang Feng used the Blood God Curse at the start, he wouldn’t necessarily have gotten the upper hand.

Managing to kill them with the Blood God Curse today owed a lot to luck, and Jiang Feng’s willingness to unleash the full power of the curse, not fearing excessive loss of life functions.

Now the spell had ended.

Jiang Feng’s aura was weak, his skin wrinkled; he pulled out Spiritual Spring Water and gulped down several mouthfuls, gradually restoring his lost life functions, and his wrinkled skin slowly smoothed out.

But the feeling of weakness still hadn’t faded much.

It seemed he’d need some time to recover.

Though the weakness didn’t leave him powerless; even if the Blood Sea Immortal Venerable came himself, Jiang Feng could cope—though killing him wouldn’t be easy.

After adjusting his qi, Jiang Feng checked his panel.

Name: Jiang Feng

Fortune: 13,782,261

Cultivation Technique: Yang Technique (Great Success) Foundation Establishment Technique (Beginner+)

Skills: God-Binding Finger (Proficient+) Alchemy (Beginner+) Rune Secret Spell Basics (Proficient+) Blood God Curse (Perfection+)

Realm: Qi Condensation (Perfection)

Divine Power: Immortality

"Up by more than thirteen million."

"This is the biggest single increase ever."

"Looks like after killing those three Lin Family elders and forcing the Blood Sea Immortal Venerable to think twice, maybe for a long time now they won’t dare to raid Dragon Capital. I can focus on cultivation, accumulate more Fortune Points, and reach Foundation Establishment sooner."

Jiang Feng analyzed seriously.

He knew that by killing those three Lin Family elders, not only had he resolved his own danger but also Great Tang’s troubles, dodging many hidden threats, which allowed his Fortune Points to soar so much at once.

"Hopefully this time I can gather enough Fortune Points to succeed at Foundation Establishment in one go."

Jiang Feng thought to himself.

With things calming down, he didn’t have to rush to spend all those more than ten million points—he could keep accumulating; he believed that now he’d thoroughly intimidated the Blood Sea Immortal Venerable and company, Fortune Points would keep rising.

As long as Dragon Capital stayed peaceful, Fortune Points would grow daily. The longer the Blood Sea Immortal Venerable and company kept quiet, the greater the increase.

You could say, today’s battle not only passed through a dangerous wave but also gave Great Tang a long stretch of peace ahead. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Of course, caution was still necessary. He couldn’t relax vigilance against the Blood Sea Immortal Venerable and their crew.

Jiang Feng didn’t think that today’s battle would make the Blood Sea Immortal Venerable and Lin Family Cultivators completely give up on Dragon Capital Underground Palace. On the contrary, next time they’d come better prepared; maybe a Foundation Establishment powerhouse would really arrive.

In any case, Jiang Feng had to keep checking his Fortune Points.

The moment signs pointed the wrong way, he’d have to escape.

If he could reach Foundation Establishment before the Blood Sea Immortal Venerable’s next invasion, that would be a whole different matter.

As for the idea of uniting with Xiao Zhan and the others and charging into Divine Sect to uproot the Blood Sea Immortal Venerable’s lot, the thought hadn’t even crossed Jiang Feng’s mind.

He knew perfectly well his two consecutive victories relied solely on the Dragon Bone Bow and Qinglong Cauldron. If he left Dragon Capital, his home base, and took Xiao Zhan’s crew to attack Divine Sect, the danger would spike, and facing so many Blood Sea Loose Cultivators and Lin Family Cultivators at once, he’d be thrown into chaos.

If they all turned on him or he got trapped by Divine Sect’s Array, Xiao Zhan’s men might not even be able to help.

Better to stay put in Dragon Capital, develop safely, and prioritize raising his cultivation; if that still didn’t work, he’d just have to take Han Dong and run.

Bottom line, he couldn’t risk everything and go all out against that pack of desperadoes.

After weighing pros and cons, Jiang Feng’s figure flickered; he left Black Iron Mountain and returned to the Imperial Palace Inner Courtyard.

By then Han Dong already knew Jiang Feng had won big. He personally cooked up a dish of pork head meat and a couple of side dishes, preparing a pot of pickled veggie tofu to treat Jiang Feng.

It was rare to enjoy a stretch of peace, and gather a wave of Fortune Points. Though Jiang Feng was weak, he was happy inside, polishing off the pickled tofu with Han Dong and drinking several jugs of yellow rice wine.

After eating and drinking his fill,

Xiao Zhan requested an audience.

Jiang Feng sobered up and met Xiao Zhan in the lounge.

Xiao Zhan reported, "Immortal Master, the scouts say the Blood Sea Immortal Venerable has brought everyone back to Divine Sect. They’ve activated the Sect Protection Array and seem ready to hole up inside."

"Also, three Lin Family Cultivators have secretly headed to the Sea of Blood, going toward Dragon and Snake Island. My men couldn’t stop them—I suspect they’re off to recruit Foundation Establishment powerhouses."

"Some Central Earth Loose Cultivators who used to ally with the Blood Sea Immortal Venerable saw your power and snuck away on the road back, coming here to defect."

"They say our plans to ambush Divine Sect Mansion were leaked by Lian Junmiao. Because the three Lin Family elders didn’t gain the upper hand against you, Lian Junmiao was already executed in retribution."

"I wanted to ask how you want to deal with those who betrayed us midway then returned to side with us."

Xiao Zhan kept reporting in detail.

Then lowered his head to wait for Jiang Feng’s instructions.

"Personnel management is your specialty; do what you think is best, no need to ask me. As for Lin Family Cultivators’ moves, you know what to do. I’m going to be cultivating in seclusion for a while; unless absolutely necessary, don’t disturb me."

Jiang Feng just wanted to be a hands-off shopkeeper, not get tied up by Xiao Zhan.

"Understood."

Xiao Zhan could only accept, reported a few more matters, then bowed and left.