The Great Void rippled.
A man stepped out of the darkness. Seven feet tall and heroic in bearing, he wore an earth-yellow Daoist robe, a halo of divine light behind him. It was Xu Hei!
As a newly advanced Purple Mansion True Person, he had the excellent opportunity to associate with Qiujin, the great demon of the Nine-Tailed Tribe. Naturally, he had arrived earlier than the other True Persons. Wandering through the Great Void, he soon crossed the Land of Ancient Shu and entered the northern grasslands.
After an unknown span of time, a mountain abruptly appeared ahead. Its color was deep green, faintly carrying the intent of a Purple Mansion Forbidden Grand Formation. It stretched into the Great Void, forming a cliff.
Xu Hei emerged from the Great Void, and Qingqiu Mountain became increasingly distinct before him. Spiritual vitality overflowed from it, while many fox-kind lay sprawled around its slopes.
Some had mottled fur and had yet to assume human form. Clearly, they were the lowest stratum of the Nine-Tailed Tribe. Occasionally, several pure-white foxes passed by, all holding their heads high and strutting proudly like nobles among commoners.
When Xu Hei appeared, a young girl with fox ears, dressed in a red-and-white robe resembling a court lady's attire, came forward to greet him. "True Person, you have come from afar. Please enter Qingxuan Hall for tea."
She also held a fox in her arms, its fur bright silver-white and smooth as jade. Its two tails hung down leisurely.
"Lead the way." Xu Hei said nothing more, allowing Fang Qing to see everything within the Nine-Tailed Tribe through his perspective.
Before long, they came upon a palace complex. Its entire body was covered in silver foil, gleaming brilliantly. The steps were paved with fine jade, dotted with silver patterns