Departure

"Please... let me go, I promise I'll never do it again."

The Nether Fox fell to the ground, letting out a painful howl.

"Get out of the cave abode."

Song Wen stopped torturing the Nether Fox and said coldly.

The Nether Fox is still useful; it cannot die yet.

The Nether Fox trembled as it struggled to its feet.

Its gaze toward Song Wen was filled with fear and awe.

Song Wen did not activate any Law Treasure or cast any Law Technique, yet he still managed to block the Wraith spirit's Divine Sense attack.

In the eyes of the Nether Fox, Song Wen appeared extremely mysterious and terrifying, making it dare not harbor any evil intentions towards Song Wen, at least for the time being.

After the Nether Fox left its cave abode, Song Wen set up the <Netherconcealing Void-Spirit Formation> to prevent the Nether Fox from spying.

Next, Song Wen began to devour the Wraith within the cave abode.

One after another, the Wraith were swallowed by the black hole in Song Wen's Sea of Consciousness Black Hole, turning into fragments of their souls that merged into his Sea of Consciousness, becoming nourishment for it.

An hour later, Song Wen swallowed all his resentment.

It is worth mentioning that these soul fragments have not yet truly become part of Song Wen 'Sea of Consciousness. Song Wen still needs to use the <Soul-Banishing Technique> to completely refine these soul fragments in order to enhance his Divine Sense power.

Song Wen dispelled the formation and shouted loudly towards the outside of it.

"Come in."

The Nether Fox walked in cautiously, fearing that Song Wen would continue to pursue the matter.

When it noticed that all the Wraith in the cave abode had disappeared, it was not surprised at all.

The true form of Wraith is a soul, and for cultivators of the Ghost Dao, Wraith can also be used as cultivation materials.

It is believed that Song Wen subdued or refined the Wraith using some kind of Ghost Dao method.

"Master, why did you call me?" the Nether Fox asked cautiously.

"Keep catching Wraith, the more the better," Song Wen said coldly.

The Wraith he had just devoured were not enough to allow Song Wen's Divine Sense power to advance to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

He needs more Wraith.

"Reporting to Master, I have captured all the Wraith in the vicinity. If I want to capture more Wraith, I can only go deep into the Misty Ghost Domain. There are fourth-tier Wraith in the depths of the Ghost Domain, and I may even encounter fourth-tier Nether Foxes. I am no match for them, and once I encounter them, I will be doomed," the Nether Fox said.

"A fourth-tier Nether Fox!" Song Wen immediately became interested. "Why are you afraid of your own kind?"

The Nether Fox said, "Master, you may not know this, but we Nether Foxes are solitary creatures, each with our own territory. To trespass into another's territory is considered a provocation. The Nether Fox clan never interacts with each other."

"Then how do you Nether Foxes reproduce?" Song Wen asked.

"Unlike you Human Race, we Nether Foxes have no distinction between male and female, and can reproduce on our own. When each Nether Fox is about to die, it will naturally give birth to offspring, usually producing one to four cubs in a litter, thus ensuring the continuation of our race," the Nether Fox said.

After hearing Song Wen, Song Wen felt even more that the Nether Fox Clan was shrouded in mystery.

Their way of reproducing is as if someone deliberately designed it out of fear that the Nether Fox clan would perish.

"You've only been gone for half a month, and you've already captured all the Wraith in your territory? Before that, you lived here for a hundred years, why didn't you capture Wraith?" Song Wen questioned.

The Nether Fox explained, "Master, every year a large number of ferocious sea beasts stray into the Ghost Mist and become lost within its Misty Ghost Domain. Then, they are slowly corrupted by the Ghost Mist, becoming new Wraith. Moreover, these Wraith wander far and wide, heading to the territories of other Nether Foxes."

Song Wen nodded and said nothing more.

Seeing this, the Nether Fox's eyes flickered, and it continued speaking.

"If Master wants to capture more resentful spirits, there are ways. To the north of my territory lies the domain of a third-tier Nether Fox. If I kill it, I will annex its territory, and the Wraith there will naturally belong to us."

There was a clear hint of anticipation in Nether Fox's voice.

"Since that's the case, then go and kill it, and capture all the Wraith in its territory," Song Wen said calmly.

The Nether Fox was slightly taken aback, and said awkwardly.

"Master, to be honest, I fought it twenty years ago, but I was no match for it. To get rid of it, I'm afraid you'll have to take action yourself."

Song Wen gave Nether Fox a cold look.

Foxes are indeed cunning by nature, always scheming and plotting.

On the surface, the Nether Fox seemed to want to help him capture Wraith, but in reality, it wanted to use him to eliminate its enemies.

It's even possible that it's trying to use its enemies to get rid of itself.

"Since you can't beat them, let's drop this matter," Song Wen said casually.

He knew very little about the Misty Ghost Domain, and it was best not to wander aimlessly into unknown places.

"Keep an eye on your territory. If any new Wraith intrude, catch them immediately," Song Wen continued.

"Yes."

Nether Fox was extremely disappointed by Song Wen's refusal, but dared not disobey Song Wen's decision.

"Get out. No one is allowed to enter the cave abode without my order," Song Wen said.

The Nether Fox left its cave abode, Song Wen began his secluded cultivation.

He activated the Soul-Banishing Technique and began refining and absorbing those soul fragments.

Over the next three years, the Nether Fox intermittently sent some Wraith for Song Wen to devour and refine. Song Wen's Divine Sense power rapidly increased, and he was only a hair's breadth away from breaking through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage realm.

Song Wen originally intended to press on until his Divine Sense power broke through before emerging from seclusion.

However, after spending three years in the Misty Ghost Domain, he gradually felt a sense of discomfort, and his physical body showed signs of being eroded by the ghostly mist.

In addition, the number of Wraith captured by the Nether Fox has been decreasing recently, forcing Song Wen to stop cultivating.

Song Wen stepped out of the cave abode and saw the Nether Fox lying on the rocks, looking utterly bored.

"Get ready, come with me out of the Misty Ghost Domain."

The Nether Fox sat up and asked.

"Master, where are we going?"

"Activate the Teleportation Array and head to the Endless Desert," Song Wen said.

The Nether Fox was uninterested. "The Endless Desert has nothing but sand; even living things are rare. What's the point of going there?"

"I'm not going to the Endless Desert, I'm going to the Heavenly Origin Continent," Song Wen said.

The Nether Fox's eyes lit up. "I've long wanted to go to the Human Race realm. However, you Human Race are extremely evil, and you like to use the bones of us Nether Foxes to refine Law Treasure. If I were to appear in Human Race territory, I would surely be besieged by Human Race cultivators. Therefore, I have never dared to leave the Ghost Mist Domain. By staying by my master's side, I don't have to worry about these things, and I can finally see the Human Race world."

Song Wen glanced at Nether Fox, unsure how much sincerity was in what the other party said.

He raised his hand and flicked it, sending out a spirit beast pouch.

"Go in yourself," Song Wen said in a deep voice.

The Nether Fox glanced at the spirit beast pouch in the air, its eyes showing resistance, but it did not disobey Song Wen's order and obediently crawled into the spirit beast pouch.

"Master, your spirit beast pouch is just a low-grade item. The space is too small, and the Spiritual Qi is insufficient. After we return to the Human Race realm, could you exchange it for a better one?" The voice of the Nether Fox rang in Song Wen's mind.

"Enough with the nonsense," Song Wen said impatiently. "You stay inside and behave yourself, don't cause any trouble."