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Lin Jiufeng looked at White Fox, never expecting her background to be so tragic.

Her father had been killed by the Supreme Elder of the Supreme Dao Sect. Her mother had exhausted her life's blood to give birth to her. She herself had been born deficient, sealed away for a hundred years, and after entering the world, had been hunted everywhere because of her pure white fur.

Tragic, in capital letters.

"How do you know the Feather Ascension Scripture?" Lin Jiufeng asked curiously.

By all rights, White Fox and Zhou Sheng had never met. It was impossible for him to have taught White Fox the Feather Ascension Scripture.

Could it have been passed down through her mother?

White Fox asked in confusion, "What Feather Ascension Scripture?"

Lin Jiufeng said, "The white immortal radiance you unleashed when you broke free of me in the Scripture Pavilion just now."

"That came with my bloodline. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Mother said Father passed it down to me," White Fox explained.

Lin Jiufeng looked at White Fox in surprise. He had never expected the Feather Ascension Scripture could be passed down to the next generation like this.

"Since you and my father were fellow disciples, I'll take Father's biography and leave," White Fox said, slowly backing away.

"Wait." Lin Jiufeng called out to her.

White Fox immediately looked at Lin Jiufeng warily, her body tensing. If Lin Jiufeng showed any intention of doing something, she would flee at once.

Though it would be difficult to escape his grasp.

She would not simply sit and wait for death.

Lin Jiufeng noticed White Fox's movements and knew she was highly guarded and did not trust him. He said gently, "If you leave now, you'll only be delivering your beautiful fur to those outside. Why not stay? Let us make three rules. As long as you don't leave the Feather Transformation Sect, you can go wherever you wish. I'll also teach you the Feather Ascension Scripture. Your father was hunted by the Supreme Dao Sect because of this cultivation method. The white immortal radiance within you is part of the Feather Ascension Scripture. Don't you want to learn the whole thing?"

White Fox looked at Lin Jiufeng suspiciously, unsure whether she should believe him.

Lin Jiufeng smiled. "If I didn't want you to leave, I could simply seize you. You definitely couldn't escape. There's no need for me to waste so much breath."

White Fox asked doubtfully, "Why are you so good to me?"

Lin Jiufeng chuckled. "Because your father was a genius of the Feather Transformation Sect, and he was also my benefactor."

After all, Lin Jiufeng had first activated his Heaven-Defying Comprehension by reading Zhou Sheng's biography. He had comprehended the Feather Ascension Scripture, regained his youth, and risen against the tide.

Now that he had encountered Zhou Sheng's surviving daughter, Lin Jiufeng would naturally help however he could.

White Fox paced back and forth, unable to make up her mind.

Seeing this, Lin Jiufeng turned and left, waving a hand as he said, "Stop agonizing over it. Tomorrow morning, I'll be cultivating qi on the roof of the Scripture Pavilion. Come then, and I'll teach you the chant for the Feather Ascension Scripture."

White Fox watched Lin Jiufeng's retreating figure grow farther away, and her body gradually relaxed. She murmured, "I'll stay a few days first. I'll see whether this Daoist will truly teach me the Feather Ascension Scripture, then decide whether to leave."

The next day.

As the morning glow began to rise, Lin Jiufeng sat cross-legged atop the Scripture Pavilion, feeding on the dawn glow and breathing in and out spiritual qi. His body was light, his aura ethereal, like an Immortal amid the clouds.

On a mountain peak not far away, White Fox stared unblinkingly at Lin Jiufeng, still wavering.

Then Lin Jiufeng's voice reached her. "If you don't come soon, the morning glow will pass. Remember, the morning sets the course for the whole day. This is the best time for Cultivation."

White Fox curled her lips but did not argue, quietly drawing closer.

When she reached the roof of the Scripture Pavilion, Lin Jiufeng casually cast down a streak of white immortal radiance. It enveloped White Fox, startling her so badly that she fixed her gaze tightly on him.

Lin Jiufeng made no further movement. Sitting in meditation with his eyes closed, he said softly, "Comprehend it carefully. This immortal radiance will guide you through the circulation of the Feather Ascension Scripture."

The next instant, White Fox felt the immortal radiance enter her body and circulate through her meridians, stirring the Feather Ascension Scripture hidden within her and making it circulate together.

White Fox felt as though her body were soaking in a hot spring, incredibly comfortable.

She glanced at Lin Jiufeng, then obediently lay down to one side, keeping a distance from him as she quietly contemplated it.

Lin Jiufeng opened his eyes and looked at the quiet White Fox, revealing a faint smile. At last, he had gained a sliver of her trust.

And so, one Daoist and one white fox cultivated quietly atop the Scripture Pavilion, neither disturbing the other.

The morning glow brushed over them both, as though draping them in a layer of immortal light.

When Lin Jiufeng finished meditating and rose, intending to greet White Fox, she too swiftly got up and ran off.

She refused to have much contact with Lin Jiufeng.

Lin Jiufeng shook his head. White Fox had evidently been hurt deeply by humans and was far too guarded. Resolving that could not be done overnight; it would take time to smooth away.

Time flowed on.

Several days passed in the blink of an eye.

During this time, Lin Jiufeng went to meditate and cultivate qi atop the Scripture Pavilion every morning.

White Fox came every time, remaining some distance from Lin Jiufeng as she followed him in learning the Feather Ascension Scripture.

Lin Jiufeng did not say a single word to her, but every time, he wholeheartedly passed the Feather Ascension Scripture on to White Fox.

Once the morning meditation and qi cultivation ended, White Fox immediately ran off. Lin Jiufeng did not ask where she went. So long as she did not leave the Feather Transformation Sect, that was enough.

Apart from accompanying White Fox in cultivation each morning, Lin Jiufeng remained as he always had during the rest of his time—reading books and seeking Enlightenment, always composed, calm, and unruffled.

He lived at his own pace, orderly and unhurried.

Within the Feather Transformation Sect, everything was peaceful and serene.

Even White Fox, cautious and suspicious by nature, gradually came to like the atmosphere of the Feather Transformation Sect.

After all, there was no scheming and no deception. There was only a gentle old Daoist and three young Daoists fresh from the mountains.

White Fox found such days very comfortable. Thus, without fail every day, she went to cultivate with Lin Jiufeng, and never again mentioned leaving the Feather Transformation Sect.

And so, the Feather Transformation Sect could be said to have gained another member.

Aside from diligently teaching White Fox the Feather Ascension Scripture and cultivating hard himself, Lin Jiufeng had also been gathering news from the outside world.

Bai Yunfei had left the Feather Transformation Sect more than a year ago. Lin Jiufeng knew nothing of where he was now or what had happened to him.

Although he knew Bai Yunfei was most likely fine, what if he was not?

So Lin Jiufeng often spread his Primordial Spirit to its limit, sensing the conversations of people three thousand li away, hoping to hear news of Bai Yunfei among them.

Heaven did not disappoint the determined. On this day, Lin Jiufeng truly heard people discussing him.

"Recently, the experts of the Supreme Dao Sect have been withdrawing from the Million Mountains one after another. I heard they failed to capture the young Qilin."

"How could they capture it? The young Qilin is the hope of the Demon Race. Once it grows up, it will inevitably become the Leader of the Demon Race. How could those peak great demons let the Supreme Dao Sect take the young Qilin away?"

"That's true. I heard they fought several times, and several Eighth-Ban Dao Ancestors died. The Supreme Dao Sect could no longer hold on, so they withdrew from the Million Mountains."

"The Supreme Dao Sect lost face in the Million Mountains. They'll surely seek to recover it elsewhere. Bai Yunfei, the Sect Master of the Feather Transformation Sect, is in danger."

"You mean the Supreme Dao Sect is going to deal with Sect Master Bai Yunfei?"

"Definitely. Bai Yunfei has been so high-profile over the past year. Does the Supreme Dao Sect look like it has such a good temper that it would tolerate him? They made no move before only because their experts were away. Now that those experts have returned, Bai Yunfei is the perfect target to make an example of."

"Then Bai Yunfei is finished. The Supreme Dao Sect has quite a few Eighth-Ban experts."

"Yes. It depends on whether Bai Yunfei can escape. If he doesn't flee in time, he'll be in great danger."