Chapter 411: Chapter 264: Dao Discussion Platform

"Farewell!"

Now that things had come to this, there was no point in staying any longer.

Zou Feng clasped his hands, turned, and strode away.

He really couldn’t be bothered with the petty affairs of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect’s Outer Sect.

First, even if he became the Head Spirit Chef of the Outer Sect’s Dining Hall, he probably wouldn’t earn much Immortal Fate.

Second, Zou Feng felt it was unlikely he would remain in the Outer Sect for long. His sights were already set on the Inner Sect.

’Who had the time to play house with these people in the Outer Sect?’

As for offending Yang Haoyu and the trouble that might follow...

The solution was actually quite simple. Yang Haoyu could act so tyrannically in Courtyard Nine for one of two reasons: either he had powerful backers, or his strength was the greatest in Courtyard Nine.

Regardless of the reason, finding a suitable excuse to give him a beating would most likely solve the problem.

With this in mind, Zou Feng opened the List of Gods.

As expected, neither Yang Haoyu nor Qiu Lan appeared on the list.

’Clearly, they’d dealt with plenty of clueless newcomers like him before. They must have "disciplined" them all until they learned to face reality.’

’So there was no need to get murderous over something so petty.’

’Of course, the main reason was the rules of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect.’

’Killing a fellow sect member without a just cause was a crime that not even the backing of a True Disciple could save him from.’

As he walked out of the gates of Courtyard Nine, he saw Gongsun Jinghong and Teng County straight ahead.

The two of them must have just come looking for him.

However, before they could even enter Courtyard Nine, they had been cornered by someone.

The Outer Disciples as a group were, in reality, still somewhere between worldly Martial Artists and Dao-seeking Cultivators.

Very few chose to sever their carnal desires; of course, there was no need to.

So, upon seeing beautiful, flower-like newcomers such as Gongsun Jinghong and Teng County, it was inevitable that some would get ideas.

Unfortunately, the two women weren’t about to be swayed by the sweet-talking Outer Disciples. As soon as they saw Zou Feng emerge, they immediately turned to greet him.

Teng County threw herself directly into Zou Feng’s arms, while Gongsun Jinghong repeatedly asked where his room was, stressing that they should return to their rooms for Cultivation now.

This scene, naturally, filled the two Outer Disciples opposite them with envy, jealousy, and hate.

"Heh... A woman from the Foreign Affairs Hall cozying up to a handyman from the Dining Hall? What’s the damn point!"

"This batch of newcomers isn’t too bright, huh? Even if you’re going to latch onto someone, you should at least find a reliable senior brother to cling to..."

It was perfectly normal that these two couldn’t help but mock them.

Failing to pick up the girls, they flew into a humiliated rage.

Especially since they were all Outer Disciples and Zou Feng was a new "junior brother"—on what grounds did he deserve a girl on each arm?

However, because of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect’s rules, the two could only toss out a couple of taunts. With expressions that said they’d wait and see, they prepared to shuffle away in embarrassment.

But this mockery ignited a furious fire in Gongsun Jinghong, and it shot straight to her head.

"Then what does that make you two?" 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"Listening to you two, you must have been in the Outer Sect for a few years, right? You can’t even manage to get promoted to the Inner Sect in all that time, yet you have the nerve to stand here and act superior?"

Back in the Great Yan Dynasty, Gongsun Jinghong had searched for a long, long time before finding, among her peers, a man like Zou Feng—handsome, a capable fighter, and bursting with potential—to be her partner for practicing the Dragon and Tiger Kan and Li Skill.

Yet here, the high standards she took such pride in were being rendered utterly worthless by two so-called senior brothers who’d just popped out of nowhere.

This was, for Gongsun Jinghong, even more infuriating than a direct slap to the face.

"You..."

Seemingly not expecting a newcomer to dare speak so insolently to them, her senior brothers, the two men immediately spun around, their fury uncontrollable.

"You damn bitch, you think this is still the Outer Realm where you can do as you please?"

"Since you want to know what we are, let’s take this to the Dao Discussion Platform! I’ll make you understand, loud and clear!"

The Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect strictly forbade disciples from harming one another, but if both parties consented, Outer Disciples could settle their disputes on the Dao Discussion Platform.

Might makes right. That was the law of the Dao Discussion Platform.

On the platform, a fight could end with a light touch, or it could be a battle to determine not just a victor, but also life and death.

As long as the proper procedures were followed, the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect would not pursue any liability if a life was lost on the Dao Discussion Platform.

This method of conflict resolution was, in effect, the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect’s form of Cultivation Gu.

On the path of Immortal Cultivation, those who didn’t fight and scrap could never be nurtured into the kind of immortal seedlings capable of conquering the Ten Thousand Realms and roaming free.

"What did you call me?!" Gongsun Jinghong’s eyes turned sharp as she completely lost her temper.

She knew perfectly well what going to the Dao Discussion Platform implied, but by this point, Gongsun Jinghong had been stripped of all reason.

"Fine! The Dao Discussion Platform it is!" Gongsun Jinghong seethed through clenched teeth. "You think I’m afraid of you?!"

As she spoke, she started to take out her Token to formalize the challenge according to sect rules.

After all, her opponents had already brandished their own Tokens menacingly, their expressions clearly stating that this matter wasn’t finished.

However, just as Gongsun Jinghong took out her Token, Zou Feng pushed her hand down.

Gongsun Jinghong shot him a glance. "Don’t stop me," she said, struggling against his grip. "I have to flay that bastard alive on the Dao Discussion Platform!"

"Just keep practicing the Kan and Li Skill with me properly. Before long, losers like them who can’t even get into the Inner Sect won’t be worthy of licking your toes."

’Those two Outer Disciples were basically losers, it was true. But if Gongsun Jinghong were to fight a duel of arts against someone who had been cultivating Daoist Arts for years, the outcome would be grim.’

’He didn’t want to lose this partner, who enabled his Kan and Li Skill to advance by leaps and bounds, over such a petty affair.’

’Besides, part of the reason Gongsun Jinghong was so furious was that he had been the one they belittled.’