The opening ceremony of the Heavenly Phoenix Sect was held as scheduled. Banners fluttered and fireworks shone brightly. All sorts of formations designed by Shi Tai were put to good use. Nine enormous pillars of light shone from the nine peaks of East Radiance, causing the spectators to cry out in alarm. Gong Zhengwu, who had fainted, was secretly taken away by six maids. He was arrogant and arrogant as he drooped. He did not even dare to ask Chu Jun for the sixth grade Tiger Rhino Soul Shaking Drum. Stealing chickens was not enough to eat rice.

After nearly two hours of tedious rituals, the opening ceremony of the Heavenly Phoenix Sect finally came to an end. The banquet started at the scene. Chu Jun toasted a few cups and then retreated to the back hall of the Heavenly Phoenix Palace. Just as he left everyone's sight, Chu Jun spat out a mouthful of blood and powerlessly fell to the ground.

"Chu Jun!"

"Master!"

Zhao Yu and Li Xiangjun, who were at the side, couldn't help but pale as they hurriedly supported Chu Jun to the left and right.

"I'm fine. Help me go back to my room and rest for a while!" Chu Jun whispered in a weak and inaudible voice.

Zhao Yu hurriedly picked up Chu Jun and ran to the back hall. Li Xiangjun was anxious and wanted to catch up. Zhao Yu turned around and said, "Incense Chief Li, can you please go greet the guests in front? I can do it here!"

Although Li Xiangjun was reluctant, she still nodded and said, "Alright, take good care of Master!"

"I will!" Zhao Yu hugged Chu Jun and quickly left the Heavenly Phoenix Palace through the back door.

Although Gong Zhengwu's last Soul Shaking Drum attack was partially weakened by Lin Yueyi, Chu Jun's divine sea was still injured to a certain extent. In addition, the second Soul Shaking Drum hit his divine sea, almost causing his divine sea to collapse. It was already good that he could endure for two hours until the ceremony ended.

Li Xiangjun was about to return to the front hall when she saw Du Wu and Wei Jing's father and son walk in. She couldn't help but be slightly shocked and hurriedly greet them, "Lord City Lord, who are you?"

Du Wu looked at Li Xiangjun and asked, "Where's Chu Jun?"

Li Xiangjun was the best at observing people's expressions. She had long noticed that Wei Jing and his son were very respectful towards this short-haired woman. Although she did not know the woman's background, her identity must be extraordinary. She quickly smiled and said, "Sect Master, he has some matters to attend to. If there is anything wrong with this girl, I will inform you!"

"No need, just take me there!" Du Wu lightly brushed her hair beside her ear.

Li Xiangjun raised her eyebrows and shook her head. "Sorry, I'm afraid it's not convenient!"

"If my guess is correct, Chu Jun has already fainted. Li Xiang mainly doesn't want to see Sect Master become an idiot, so she should hurry up and take us there!" Wei Jing's face was calm and his body emitted a faint dignity. Li Xiangjun immediately felt an invisible sense of oppression.

"Don't worry, if I want to hurt him, I don't need to wait until this time!!" Du Wu said indifferently.

Li Xiangjun's expression changed several times, but she still nodded in the end and turned towards the rear door of the palace.

Inside the cave, Chu Jun was feeding Chu Jun two Soul Nourishing Pills when Li Xiangjun and Du Wu arrived. Seeing that, Zhao Yu frowned slightly in displeasure. Li Xiangjun hurriedly explained, "Sister Zhao Yu, this girl said that she has a way to treat her master's injuries, so I brought them here!"

Du Wu did not waste any words. She simply rolled Chu Jun's eyelids and sent out her divine sense to probe Chu Jun's sea of consciousness. She exclaimed in surprise, "The divine sea actually did not shatter. How strange!"

Hearing this, Zhao Yu and Li Xiangjun's faces darkened in displeasure!

Du Wu explained, "Don't misunderstand. I'm not cursing him for shattering his divine sea. I just find it strange. The Tiger Rhino Drum, a sixth-grade magic treasure, is extremely terrifying. It's already good for a Golden Core cultivator to be able to withstand a single bang. Chu Jun received three bangs in a row only to injure his divine sea!"

Li Xiangjun proudly said, "How can my master be compared to an ordinary person!"

Du Wu glanced at Li Xiangjun and said, "Although Chu Jun's divine sea did not shatter, the injuries he suffered were not light. It was not something that ordinary divine nourishing pills and Divine Gathering Powder could recover from. Perhaps, it would even leave behind a headache!"

Zhao Yu hurriedly asked, "Miss Du, do you have any ideas?"

Du Wu took out a bottle of spirit medicine and threw it into Zhao Yu's hand. "This is the Healing Gold Pill. It specializes in healing the wounds of the sea of consciousness. Three times a day, one pill at a time. The wounds of the sea of consciousness will be healed in ten days!"

Zhao Yu hurriedly thanked Chu Jun and poured out a dazzling golden pill for Chu Jun to take. His actions were as gentle as a little wife's, causing Li Xiangjun and Wei An to be envious of each other. Of course, their envious objects were different.

This Divine Recovery Golden Pill was a high-grade fourth-grade spirit medicine. It was extremely precious and its effects were quite remarkable. After Chu Jun took one, his tightly knitted eyebrows relaxed and his complexion returned to a rosy color. The two women's tense hearts couldn't help but relax.

Chu Jun did not know how long he had slept before he gradually woke up. The person he had just opened his eyes to saw was actually Du Wu. He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

"You're awake?" Du Wu asked calmly.

Chu Jun glanced around and discovered that this was his cave residence. He couldn't help but ask, "Why are you here? Where are the others?"

"They're outside. I need to talk to you alone!" Du Wu went straight to the point and said, "Why hasn't your divine sea shattered after receiving the three strikes of the Soul Shaking Drum? Although your divine sense is much stronger than an ordinary Gold Core, it definitely won't be able to withstand the three strikes of the Soul Shaking Drum!"

Chu Jun's eyes lit up and he said indifferently, "Must I answer?"

"If you don't answer, I won't force you!"

"Then I won't answer!"

A trace of undetectable anger flashed through Du Wu's eyes as she asked, "The Shao Clan has more than a dozen golden cores in three months. Is it your masterpiece?"

"Do you have to answer?" Chu Jun asked again.

"Yes!" Du Wu said resolutely this time.

Chu Jun chuckled, "That's one thing!"

Du Wu said coldly, "Forget it!"

"Alright, I have a pill called the Spirit Devouring Pill that gives late Foundation Establishment cultivators a certain chance of forming a golden core!" Chu Jun said directly.

A light flashed in Du Wu's eyes. It could allow late Foundation Establishment cultivators to form pills. If he were to control this type of pill, wouldn't he have as many Golden Core experts as he wanted? Thus, he became even more determined to take Chu Jun for his own use.

"I can give you the prescription for the Spirit Devouring Pill, but this is the second thing I promise you!" Chu Jun said generously. Because the Spirit Swallowing Pill did not have the unique refining method that Lin Yueyi taught him, even if he knew the prescription, it was impossible to refine it. However, he did not know that Du Wu's appetite was much greater than he imagined. Not only did she want to swallow the Spirit Swallowing Pill, she also wanted to make him whole.

"If you want the prescription, why don't you just give me the Spirit Swallowing Pill? It's one thing anyway!" Du Wu said calmly.

Chu Jun was instantly dumbfounded. If she asked him to provide tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of Spirit Devouring Pills, wouldn't she be a pill slave for her entire life?

"Cough, do you have anything else to ask?" Chu Jun hurriedly changed the topic.

"Of course, there are too many questions on you. For example, how did you defeat Venerable Primordius, and how can you simultaneously cultivate three different attributes of cultivation techniques!" Du Wu nodded.

Chu Jun couldn't help but sweat. This involved the small world and Lin Yueyi, and they couldn't be revealed to outsiders.

"Do you really want to say it? Then I'll leave the last two things to you. I don't owe you anything in the future!" Chu Jun pretended to be relaxed.

Du Wu looked at Chu Jun sharply, as if she wanted to see through Chu Jun's heart. After a while, she said, "I'm not going to fall for you. That would be too easy for you!"

Chu Jun couldn't help but feel relieved, but a look of disappointment appeared on his face!

Du Wu curled her lips and said, "Stop pretending. You're still a little tender to play with me!"

Chu Jun almost fell!

"I know that these two things are definitely related to secrets that you don't want to reveal. However, knowing that this secret isn't very useful to me, so I would rather not ask!"

"Then why did you ask me about the Spirit Devouring Pill just now? Don't you think you've wasted an opportunity?"

"I have my own plans. You don't need to worry!"

Chu Jun was speechless. He rubbed his swollen and painful forehead and said, "If you have anything else, just say it directly. Take advantage of my current brain!"

"Return that Soul Shaking Drum to the Gong Clan!" Du Wu said indifferently.

Chu Jun raised his eyebrows and sneered, "Is this the second thing?"

"No, you don't have to. I'm just suggesting!"

"Why should I pay them back? Why is the Gong Clan a top-notch force?"

Du Wu said disdainfully, "If it's just the Gong Clan, even if you kill Gong Zhengwu, Ben … I can guarantee that they won't dare to fart. However, this Soul Shaking Drum isn't from the Gong Clan!"

Chu Jun's eyes lit up as he said in a deep voice, "So there is someone behind the Gong Clan that you dare not provoke? Furthermore, this person is your enemy. Is it all because of you that Gong Zhengwu came to cause trouble this time?"

"That's right!" Du Wu nodded and said, "Obviously, he has been sending people to monitor me and attack all the forces that are close to me. Your Heavenly Phoenix Sect has already attracted his attention!"

Chu Jun's expression couldn't help but darken. Although he didn't know Du Wu's true identity, the person who could make the City Lord bow was not an ordinary person. Moreover, the people behind the Gong Clan could make Du Wu fearful. They were definitely existences that he couldn't afford to offend.

"You don't have to worry. The Heavenly Phoenix Sect can't cause him to fight. He's mainly targeting me. As long as you return the Soul Shaking Drum, he won't do anything to the Heavenly Phoenix Sect!" Du Wu said straightforwardly.

Chu Jun looked at Du Wu's heroic face with a complicated expression and asked, "Isn't it good for me to oppose your opponent?"

Du Wu shook her head and said, "Because there's no need. The current Sky Phoenix Sect can't let him suffer any damage at all!"

"You're very honest!" Chu Jun could only smile bitterly.

"In addition, I have something for you to do very soon. You absolutely cannot cause any complications!"

Chu Jun was secretly unhappy. This feeling of people holding their noses was very uncomfortable. With an unfriendly expression, he asked, "What is it?"

"In two months, Chongming Island will hold a rising star competition. Anyone under the age of 30 can participate. I want you and Zhao Yu to do their best to enter the top twelve!"

Chu Jun frowned and asked, "Why?"

"All you have to do is do it!"

"Alright, but Chongming Island is hiding a dragon and crouching a tiger. Yu'er and I cannot guarantee that we will definitely enter the top twelve!"

Du Wu coldly stared at Chu Jun and said indifferently, "Then wait for the Heavenly Phoenix Sect to be annihilated!"

Chu Jun's gaze turned cold. His eyes narrowed into two dangerous cracks as he coldly said, "Is this a threat?"

Du Wu shook her head and said, "It's a reminder!"

Chapter 18 The Eighteenth Floor