"Because of Fang He, the Masked Man deliberately sped up the pace of the Jungle Adventure. She might have gained some unexpected reward deep within the secret realm... Since she hadn't used the core to send me any information, Fang He clearly hadn't encountered any danger. For now, I should focus on finding the Heavenly Fox."
Yu Jing first went to the lakeside cave where Ancestor Lanhu had once lived, trying to find some clues nearby.
After all, it had been several decades since Ancestor Lanhu had encountered the Heavenly Fox here. There were no useful clues left in the surrounding woods, and the Heavenly Fox pendant hanging around his neck showed no reaction either.
"Let's go to the cliff Big Bear mentioned."
The area directly ahead consisted of an endless stretch of mountains. The cliff where Big Bear had encountered the white fox was located at the highest mountain peak.
Big Bear's mission had been to climb the mountain and pick a special fungus plant. Because he was familiar with animals, he had happened to notice the white fox moving through the forest.
Because they were near the border, they encountered no living creatures along the way.
He climbed the mountain on foot, deliberately slowing his pace while fully activating his plant perception to sense everything within a thousand-meter radius.
As time passed and stars filled the night sky, Yu Jing unknowingly reached the summit, more than two thousand meters above sea level. He still hadn't discovered anything.
"Still nothing?"
Not only had he failed to find the Heavenly Fox, he hadn't found any clues in the forest at all. The only thing he had discovered was the trail Big Bear had left behind. Standing at the edge of the cliff, Yu Jing sighed. Once tonight passed, only nine