Gourd Saves Fox

"Incense Burning Valley..."

Li Xiaoyu and Lu Xueqi both fell into silence.

Their hearts were filled with sympathy for these two fox demons, as well as rage toward the overbearing conduct of Incense Burning Valley.

They had always believed that Incense Burning Valley, like the Green Cloud Sect and Heavenly Sound Temple, was a righteous sect of high standing, a leader of the righteous path that protected the common people.

Yet they never expected that behind the scenes, they would actually engage in such deeds as imprisoning souls and exterminating entire families.

"This is what you call a righteous sect!"

The Three-Tailed Demon Fox looked at the two silent figures and said with grief and indignation.

"Under the banner of acting on behalf of Heaven, you carry out methods even more cruel than those of the Demon Sect!"

"What difference is there between you and them!"

Her questioning left both Li Xiaoyu and Lu Xueqi speechless.

They looked at the Six-Tailed Demon Fox on the bed, hovering on the brink of death, and at the Three-Tailed Demon Fox beside them, who was overwhelmed with sorrow; their hearts were a complex mix of emotions.

Righteous and demonic—how should they truly be defined?

Is it by the sect one originates from, or by the kindness or evil of one's heart?

At this moment, the deeply ingrained concepts in their hearts began to waver.

"I am sorry."

After a long while, Li Xiaoyu finally spoke with difficulty.

"Although we cannot represent the entire righteous path, we are willing to apologize to you for the actions of Incense Burning Valley."

Li Xiaoyu bowed deeply to the two fox demons.

Lu Xueqi followed suit and bowed as well.

Their actions left both the Three-Tailed Demon Fox and the Six-Tailed Demon Fox stunned.

They had not expected these two disciples of the Green Cloud Sect to apologize to them.

The hatred in the eyes of the Three-Tailed Demon Fox dissipated significantly, replaced by complex emotions.

"Forget it, forget it."

The Six-Tailed Demon Fox sighed weakly.

"This matter has nothing to do with you."

"Cough, cough..."

As he spoke, he began to cough violently again, and blood clots, black and frosted, spilled from the corners of his mouth.

The aura of the Six-Tailed Demon Fox grew even weaker.

"Don't speak anymore!"

The Three-Tailed Demon Fox hurriedly supported him, tears welling up once again.

"It's useless, it's all useless, you are about to leave me..."

She held the Six-Tailed Demon Fox, crying like a helpless child.

Watching this scene of life and death, the hearts of Li Xiaoyu and Lu Xueqi were pierced with sharp pain.

They could feel that profound love which transcended race and death.

No.

They could not just watch him die.

A thought sprouted wildly in Li Xiaoyu's heart.

He had to save him!

No matter the method, Li Xiaoyu could not let these two lovers be separated by death!

"Perhaps, I can try."

Li Xiaoyu looked at the Three-Tailed Demon Fox and said in a deep voice.

Li Xiaoyu's words caused the sobbing Three-Tailed Demon Fox to freeze abruptly.

She raised her tear-filled eyes to look at Li Xiaoyu.

"What did you say?"

The Six-Tailed Demon Fox, dying on the bed, also struggled to open his eyes to look at this Green Cloud disciple who had made such an astonishing claim.

"I said, perhaps, I can save him," Li Xiaoyu repeated, his voice firm.

Lu Xueqi also looked at him in surprise, wondering what method Li Xiaoyu could possibly have to save a fox demon whose origin had been damaged by the strange poison of the Nine Cold Freezing Thorn and whose life force was about to be severed.

"What method do you have?" The Three-Tailed Demon Fox stood up from the ground, walked quickly to Li Xiaoyu, grabbed his arm, and asked urgently.

Hope rekindled in her eyes.

"As long as you can save him, I, the Three-Tailed, am willing to do anything for you, even if it means becoming your slave or servant, never to be reincarnated for all eternity!"

She said excitedly.

Li Xiaoyu looked at her expectant gaze, feeling immense pressure in his heart.

He did not actually have full certainty; he had simply thought of his Immortal-Slaying Gourd.

This mysterious gourd could devour the spiritual energy of all things, purifying and converting it.

So, could it also devour the tyrannical ice poison within the Six-Tailed Demon Fox? Could it even convert this extremely yin and cold energy into pure life force?

It was a crazy idea, but it was his only option at the moment.

"I need you to trust me completely."

Li Xiaoyu looked at the Three-Tailed Demon Fox and said solemnly.

"During the healing process, no matter what happens, you must not disturb me."

The Three-Tailed Demon Fox looked at his firm gaze, then at her partner on the bed whose aura was weak, and finally nodded heavily.

"Okay, I trust you!"

"As long as you can save him, I will listen to whatever you say!"

Having received her consent, Li Xiaoyu did not hesitate any longer.

He walked to the bedside, looked at the weak Six-Tailed Demon Fox, and said in a low voice, "Senior, please forgive my offense."

Immediately, Li Xiaoyu sat cross-legged and placed his palm against the wound on the Six-Tailed Demon Fox's chest.

Upon contact, a terrifying chill capable of freezing the soul surged forth, threatening to turn his arm into an ice sculpture.

Li Xiaoyu let out a muffled groan and immediately circulated the Taiji Profound Clarity Path to protect his heart meridian.

At the same time, he sank his consciousness into his dantian to communicate with the Immortal-Slaying Gourd, which had recovered its vitality.

Little guy, it's up to you, he thought to himself.

Hum!

The Immortal-Slaying Gourd trembled slightly, and a suction force emanated from Li Xiaoyu's palm, seeping into the Six-Tailed Demon Fox's wound.

The tyrannical ice poison entrenched within the fox's body began to stir violently the moment it touched this suction.

However, it could not break free from the pull and was drawn out from the Six-Tailed Demon Fox's body.

"Roar!"

The Six-Tailed Demon Fox let out a low, pained growl, his body trembling violently.

"Don't be afraid, hold on!" Li Xiaoyu shouted in a low voice, increasing the suction.

One could see wisps of pale, black-streaked cold energy flowing continuously along his arm and into the Immortal-Slaying Gourd within his body.

Nearby, the Three-Tailed Demon Fox and Lu Xueqi watched this scene nervously, their hearts in their throats.

They could feel that the Six-Tailed Demon Fox's aura was becoming weaker and weaker as the cold poison was extracted.

His flame of life could be extinguished at any moment.

The Three-Tailed Demon Fox wanted to rush forward several times, but remembering her promise to Li Xiaoyu, she forcibly held back, able only to pray anxiously from the side.

Time ticked by second by second.

Li Xiaoyu's face turned pale, and his forehead was covered in beads of sweat.

Drawing such a massive amount of yin-cold poison into his own body, only to have it converted by the gourd, was a tremendous test for him as well.

His meridians felt as if they were about to be frozen and shattered by the extreme cold energy.

Yet, he gritted his teeth and persisted.

Finally, after the time it takes to burn an incense stick, the last of the cold poison within the Six-Tailed Demon Fox was completely extracted.

Li Xiaoyu exhaled a long breath and withdrew his palm.

He was drenched in sweat, collapsing weakly onto the floor.

As for the Six-Tailed Demon Fox on the bed, although the cold poison had been cleared, his vitality was almost entirely severed.

His breathing was as faint as a candle in the wind.

"Why is he still like this?" The Three-Tailed Demon Fox looked at her partner, who showed no signs of improvement, and cried out in despair.

"Don't worry, it's not over yet," Li Xiaoyu said weakly.

He closed his eyes again and sank his consciousness into the Immortal-Slaying Gourd.

The interior space of the gourd had undergone a earth-shattering change.

In addition to the original golden and purple clouds, there was now a patch of pale-white icy mist converted from the cold poison.

Gold, lightning, and ice—three types of primordial power surged within the gourd, yet they maintained a marvelous balance.

And in the center of the three clouds, a wisp of green aura radiating vitality was being born.