During the long wait, Zou Feng couldn’t help but glance at his nearby fellow disciples. To him, almost all of them were unfamiliar faces.
It was no wonder. He had only recently broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm and hadn’t yet had the time to interact with the disciples in this circle of the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect. In fact, it hadn’t been long since he became a True Inheritor. He had spent his time either in secluded cultivation or fighting brutal battles against Tribulation Cultivators in the Northern Domain, leaving him with absolutely no opportunity to befriend the sect’s prodigies.
Furthermore, this mission to annihilate the Yama Underworld was extremely arduous. The vast majority of the disciples wore solemn, unsmiling expressions. Ma Qianqin, on the other hand, would step forward to greet acquaintances whenever she spotted them. If she noticed someone had packed on more muscle, she would loudly praise them.
Eventually, perhaps feeling too bored from just waiting around, Ma Qianqin simply approached Zou Feng again. “That dance you did earlier… wasn’t bad!”
When Zou Feng and Zhao Feixiong had their dance-off on the Holy Lotus earlier, Ma Qianqin had seen it all.
“You flatter me, Senior Sister Ma!” Zou Feng replied casually.
“Since we’re just killing time anyway, why don’t you teach me?” From the look in her eyes, it was clear she was genuinely interested.
Hearing this, Zou Feng hesitated for a moment before nodding. “Alright. Since Senior Sister Ma wants to learn, I’ll teach you!”
True to his word, Zou Feng began teaching Ma Qianqin the essentials of the Shaking Flower Hand. As a Body Cultivator, Ma Qianqin found the movements completely effortless and was soon doing them quite well.
However, because of her massive build, doing this kind of dance looked somewhat awkward, distinctly lacking in aesthetic appeal. But Ma Qianqin herself didn’t feel that way at all. The more she danced, the more enthusiastic she became, constantly urging Zou Feng to increase the difficulty and teach her more new moves.
Seeing this, Undying Master decisively turned away and closed his eyes to rest, pretending not to know either of them.
The other nearby disciples had been waiting to enter the Yama Underworld in batches, brimming with murderous intent. With Zou Feng and Ma Qianqin causing such a ruckus, they could barely maintain their grave expressions. This was definitely not the way to lighten the mood…
A few people harbored complaints about the display, but upon seeing that Ma Qianqin was one of the culprits, they were too intimidated to speak up and simply pretended not to see anything.
After teaching Ma Qianqin for a while longer, Zou Feng felt that he might have just discovered another Dance Dao genius. As for Ma Qianqin, she was getting completely carried away. What started as mere interest was quickly turning into an addiction.
“Now is the time!” Just as they were getting into the groove, Undying Master received a notification and immediately shouted a reminder.
The moment his voice fell, the magma at the bottom of the volcano surged up once again. Zou Feng and Ma Qianqin immediately stopped and looked toward the crater in unison.
Truthfully speaking, this boiling, churning magma was clearly no ordinary natural occurrence, and it looked rather terrifying. Especially when one considered that they had to take a leap of faith right into it…
Ma Qianqin, however, looked like she couldn’t care less. She grinned. “I’m tired from dancing anyway, so I might as well take a bath!” With that, she was the first to leap down.
Undying Master turned to Zou Feng and gave his final instructions. “Remember, do not be careless. Focus entirely on slaying the Tenth Hall Yama!”
After saying this, Undying Master floated down with a graceful motion.
When it was Zou Feng’s turn, he pondered for a moment before deciding to take his speaker with him. Shouldering the “Golden Lotus” formed by the Ruyi Glaze Crystal, he played the tracks he had recorded earlier, and only then did he take the plunge.
During the descent, even though he was clearly diving toward churning magma, Zou Feng felt a sense of disorientation. It felt as though he were plunging into a bottomless abyss…
He didn’t know how long this continuous freefall lasted. Zou Feng was on the verge of breaking down, his mind growing so groggy that he almost wanted to fall asleep.
He had no choice but to use Visualization of the Queen Mother in his sea of consciousness to forcefully keep himself awake. In the past, whenever he visualized the Queen Mother, it was equivalent to establishing a link with her, and she would usually chatter at him for a bit.
Unexpectedly, even after a long time had passed during this Visualization, he failed to establish any connection with her.
“So the Yama Underworld can block the Queen Mother’s pollution?” he thought.
Zou Feng remembered that when he was staying at the Pinnacle Celestial Immortal Sect, he still couldn’t avoid being harassed by the Queen Mother…
However, the effects of visualizing the Queen Mother yielded immediate results. Zou Feng quickly regained his energy, his mind clearing up significantly.
This proved that the List of Gods was still in effect. If it were anyone else, being polluted by the Queen Mother right now would only make matters worse. But Zou Feng could actually use it to refresh his mind.
Just as his spirit was soaring, he finally hit the bottom!
Sensing the ground, Zou Feng immediately adjusted his posture and landed firmly on his feet. Looking around, there was no magma to be seen. It was completely pitch-black, and he couldn’t see a thing.
Fortunately, the “Golden Lotus” Zou Feng carried on his shoulder could serve as a Rotating Electric Light Lamp in addition to being a speaker.
In the next moment, Zou Feng tossed the “Treasure Lotus Lamp” upward. Blinding, colorful lights instantly illuminated the surroundings. If he played some music now, he could get the party started right away.
However, although he could see now, the area around him was vast and empty. There was nothing there. Even Undying Master and Ma Qianqin, who were supposed to have jumped down with him, were nowhere to be found.
As for releasing his Divine Sense to scan the area…
Since the Yama Underworld could cut off even the Queen Mother’s pollution, his Divine Sense couldn’t expand outward at all. Forcing it out would feel like sinking into a quagmire, yielding no useful information.
Therefore, Zou Feng was truly in a dilemma regarding which direction to take next. Fortunately, he didn’t stay troubled for long. After a long period of silence during its upgrade phase, the List of Gods finally reacted.