White Fox Blocks the Way [New Book Please Collect!]

Miao Feng Mountain looked lush and green from afar. As they drew closer, they could hear the whistling sound of the mountain wind passing through the forest valley from south to north. The sound was like a mournful flute, surprisingly melodic, which was how the mountain got its name.

It was already near autumn, and the mountains had a hint of coolness.

With footsteps crunching on fallen leaves, a group of three arrived at the foot of the mountain.

Li Chu walked quietly, without a word.

Chen Zi'an remained silent, his movements somewhat stiff. Although he was leading the way to find his wife, he walked at the very back.

Thus, only Wang Longqi's voice was heard from time to time along the way.

"Back in the day, there was an Old Goddess Temple on Miao Feng Mountain. It was said to be very effective for praying for children, and people often came here to offer incense. But later, the Old Goddess Temple fell into disrepair. Do you know why?"

"Because later, Daoist Yu, Yu Qi'an, came to Virtuous Cloud Temple, and everyone said praying to him for children was even more effective! Hahaha..."

"Why aren't you laughing..."

Wang Longqi gradually fell silent too, finding the atmosphere a bit strange.

It was normal for Li Chu not to like chatting, but Chen Zi'an wasn't like this before. No matter what he said, Chen Zi'an would always play along—though it was mostly because he often treated him to meals.

He figured Chen Zi'an probably wasn't in the mood to joke around since he couldn't find his wife.

Li Chu had already used his Mind's Eye Art to scan the entire mountain. The vast mountain had a mixed aura, with demonic qi, yin qi, and human qi all present. However, he couldn't pinpoint the exact location of Chen Zi'an's wife.

His Mind's Eye Art could only observe qi, not truly see everything like the spiritual sense of a high-level cultivator.

He could only follow Chen Zi'an up the mountain to investigate.

The three soon reached the mountainside.

This was the narrowest part of the mountain path, a goat intestine path flanked by cliffs on both sides, leading straight forward. The mountain wind grew much fiercer as they passed through here.

Li Chu's nose twitched twice. The smell of the wind was off.

There was demonic qi.

Before he could carefully examine his surroundings, a rumbling sound echoed. Looking up, he saw a large, round boulder rolling down from the top of the cliff!

Judging by its size, if it hit them, all three would be crushed into meat paste!

"Step back!" Wang Longqi shouted, taking a few steps back first.

At this moment, Chen Zi'an's movements became much quicker, and he also retreated repeatedly.

It was Li Chu, however, who didn't rush to dodge. He stood his ground fearlessly, his gaze fixed on the top of the mountain wall.

The place where the boulder had fallen from.

A white shadow flashed past.

He frowned in surprise.

Boom--

With a loud noise, the giant rock landed, shaking half the road. The sound echoed far into the distance with the wind.

Although it looked terrifying as it rolled down from above, the giant rock actually landed two zhang away from them, so there was no danger.

Li Chu retracted his gaze and looked at the giant rock in front of him. He heard Wang Longqi exclaim, "Bother, the road ahead is blocked."

"This..." Chen Zi'an's expression also changed.

"This is the only way up the mountain. If we take a detour, it might take us two more hours!" Wang Longqi said anxiously.

Another two hours meant the sky would be dark, and it would be troublesome to find someone then.

Li Chu said calmly, "Move Aside."

Huh? Wang Longqi was stunned for a moment and quickly retreated behind Li Chu. He was too familiar with that tone.

As expected, Li Chu then drew his sword, swung it in the air, Swoosh--

Bang!

The giant rock blocking the road exploded, turning into pieces of crushed stone that scattered in the air.

It also revealed the astonished faces of Wang Longqi and Chen Zi'an, who were behind the rock.

Wang Longqi's mouth was wide open, and even the dull-featured Chen Zi'an had an exaggerated expression.

They couldn't understand at all why a person could explode such a large giant rock with one slash of an iron sword.

However, Wang Longqi was used to the surprises brought by Li Chu. After all, he had seen even more shocking scenes. He quickly calmed down and patted Chen Zi'an on the shoulder.

"How about that? Didn't I say Li Chu was very strong?" he said, looking proud.

Chen Zi'an nodded blankly and said, "Little Daoist Priest Li is truly a Divine Person."

Li Chu sheathed his sword calmly and shook his head, "I'm just at the very beginning of my cultivation journey."

With that, he walked forward resolutely. His cloth shoes stepped on the mountain path covered with crushed stones, his footsteps incredibly humble.

The two behind him followed closely.

According to Chen Zi'an's description, the small temple where he and his wife had taken shelter was on the mountainside, not far from the forest, in an open space.

However, the three of them walked in the forest on the mountainside for a long time but couldn't find it.

"What's going on?" Wang Longqi panted, "Where's the temple you mentioned?"

Chen Zi'an's expression was grim. He scanned the terrain left and right, saying, "It was clearly right in front, but..."

"Let's look around some more."

Li Chu observed his surroundings silently, then spoke.

After walking for about another half an hour, the three of them still hadn't left the woods.

"What's going on? Since when did Miao Feng Mountain have such a large forest?" Wang Longqi's legs were weak from exhaustion, and he slumped to the ground.

Chen Zi'an's face changed drastically, his eyes showing a hint of fear, as if he were afraid of something.

Li Chu looked around and said, "We've returned here for the third time."

"What?" Wang Longqi shot to his feet. "Is this a ghost leading us astray?"

"It's similar to an illusion technique, but it's likely done by a demon," Li Chu nodded.

He had noticed earlier that a faint Demonic Qi had been lingering around them.

The smell was somewhat familiar.

This kind of misdirection was different from an Illusion Technique; it altered the surrounding terrain and concealed the true path, making it difficult to escape even with strong spiritual power.

He hadn't encountered this situation before, but now that he understood their predicament, there had to be a way.

It was like facing an unfamiliar question on an exam. In such moments, one must not panic but calm down and think.

Unfamiliar questions often contained familiar principles.

So, Li Chu sat down quietly.

Wang Longqi asked, "What's wrong?"

Li Chu replied calmly, "I'm thinking of a solution."

Wang Longqi turned to Chen Zi'an and said, "It seems your wife was really captured by a demon. This is clearly the demon using Demonic Arts to block our path, afraid to let us find her."

Chen Zi'an ignored him and looked at Li Chu instead.

Li Chu had already stood up before Wang Longqi could finish speaking.

"You thought of a solution?" Wang Longqi asked in surprise.

He knew Li Chu was usually quick, but this was too fast, wasn't it?

"Yes," Li Chu nodded.

He thought of it.

This kind of illusion uses terrain to confuse people, such as surrounding trees, rocks, and so on.

So...

As long as there are no these things around, the illusion will naturally have no effect.

He drew his sword again.

Wang Longqi felt that the atmosphere was wrong and quickly pulled Chen Zi'an back a few steps.

Immediately, a rumbling sound echoed through the mountains.

One sword.

Boom--

The white light of the sword energy transformed into a monstrous tidal wave, sweeping horizontally through this mountain forest.

Wherever it passed, trees toppled and rocks shattered.

This forest was not large to begin with. Swept by the rolling sword energy, it was instantly reduced to a few hundred bare wooden stumps.

"Whoa--" Wang Longqi shook his head in disbelief. "Is it really that exaggerated?"

Chen Zi'an also widened his stunned eyes. His pupils subtly shifted towards a certain spot, and he suddenly shouted, "It's there!"

The trees blocking their vision disappeared, and the distant scene became clear.

They could see a dark small temple in an open space not far away. It looked very abrupt and truly a bit strange.

The three quickened their pace and hurried over.

Just then, a wild beast's roar suddenly sounded from the side, and a white shadow flashed!

It lunged towards Chen Zi'an!

This time, Li Chu did not draw his sword. He pulled Chen Zi'an, who was beside him, behind himself.

Pfft.

Seeing Li Chu blocking Chen Zi'an, the white shadow immediately changed direction, flicked its tail, and landed in front, revealing its form.

It turned out to be a slender white fox with a bushy tail.

It crouched on all fours, looking at Li Chu, whimpering.

Then, it looked at Chen Zi'an, bared its teeth, and revealed a ferocious expression!

"This is the demon that kidnapped your wife?" Wang Longqi asked.

"I... I don't know," Chen Zi'an shook his head, flustered. "I only know my wife disappeared in that temple."

"Why are you blocking our way?" Li Chu asked.

This White Fox, he was familiar with it.

Every morning it would be the first to arrive at Virtuous Cloud Temple, more devout than anyone else. It was precisely that little fox about to take human form!

He believed this White Fox wouldn't do anything wicked.

The White Fox blocked the entrance to the temple, its expression ferocious. The meaning was clear: it wouldn't let them enter.

Wang Longqi said, "This fox is clearly a demon! It doesn't dare let us in."

"Wuu--" The White Fox bared its teeth fiercely at him.

Li Chu said softly, "Move aside."

"Wuwu! Wuwu!"

The White Fox cried out anxiously a few times, as if trying to say something, but it hadn't taken human form yet and hadn't learned to speak human language.

Seeing it couldn't stop them, it suddenly turned around, ran to the entrance of the Black Temple, and lifted its hind leg.

Hiss--

A stream of white liquid.

A gust of wind happened to blow, and an indescribable smell of urine drifted over.

Wang Longqi quickly covered his nose and mouth, exclaiming, "This fox... is so unethical! Damn it, this is a seal!"

The White Fox urinated at the temple entrance, truly like casting a seal, making it difficult for ordinary people to get close!