You Ci and the Azure Fox stared at each other, one pair of eyes wide and the other small, for half an incense stick's time.
Then the strange fluctuations of spiritual sense emanating from You Ci vanished, as though their exchange had concluded.
She turned around and cupped her hands.
"Reporting to Daojun and Senior Yuan Rong, I have finished questioning this beast. According to it, it is indeed not a divine beast, but a spirit fox with Nine-Tailed Fox blood. Behind it stands an extremely powerful clan calling itself the 'Azure-Faced Jade Fox Clan,' with a total of six eighth-rank Azure Foxes."
"Six eighth-rank Azure Foxes!" Yuan Rong's pupils contracted slightly. "Their strength is considerable. We should not confront them head-on."
After murmuring this, Yuan Rong asked another question.
"Did it mention anything about grotto-heavens and blessed lands?"
You Ci said, "I asked. Within the Azure-faced Jade Fox Clan's territory lies Azure Sky Valley. This valley is their forbidden ground. According to it, all manner of heavenly treasures grow there. However, the Azure-faced Jade Fox Clan keeps two eighth-rank experts stationed in the valley year-round."
Yongcheng Daojun wore an odd expression as he scrutinized the Azure Fox with a doubtful gaze.
"It revealed such secrets so readily? Fox demons are mostly cunning by nature. Could this be a trap?"
"That is what the beast said. As for whether it is true, I cannot tell," You Ci replied.
Yuan Rong interjected, "Fox demons may be cunning, but they also cling to life and fear death. Under the pressure of all us cultivators, what it said is not necessarily false. We need only capture a few more Azure-faced Jade Foxes to verify its claims."
"Do you intend to venture into the Azure-faced Jade Foxes' forbidden ground, Fellow Daoist Yuan Rong? What