Qingqiu Li, Forgetting to Return Home

Having witnessed so many powerful beings at the Daluo Realm, and even the future Dao Ancestor, Wu Chu could easily treat this Qingqiu Fox Ancestor as an equal and even joke around with her, since she was a beauty.

Although he knew she was a fox spirit who had lived for countless millennia, he had to admit that appearance was very important. If she had appeared as an old woman, Wu Chu might have treated her with the same respect he showed to Ancestor Hongjun, instead of making jokes so easily.

Of course, this is the best it can be.

Aside from letting her experience the food and entertainment culture of Purple Jade Mountain and fulfilling his duty as a host, Wu Chu didn't dare to do anything more.

To be honest, their relationship wouldn't have been that deep if it weren't for the Little Fox Qingqiu Yu. But with Little Fox Qingqiu Yu around, their relationship easily deepened.

Within a few days, Wu Chu learned the true name of the Qingqiu Fox Ancestor — Qingqiu Li.

According to her own account, she was born in Qingqiu at the end of the Fierce Beast Calamity. She can't remember how many tens of thousands of years have passed since then, but it is very ancient.

The Qingqiu Fox is renowned throughout Primordial World Primordial Land shortly after her birth. Not skilled in brute force, she always relied on her wits to defeat her enemies, and over time, the name "cunning fox" gradually spread. Of course, this is how those beings who had suffered at her hands called her.

In the golden autumn season, the fragrance of osmanthus lingers, chrysanthemums are in full bloom, and Phoebe flowers are in bloom... The fragrance of flowers fills the mountains, and amidst the fluttering petals, Wu Chu and the Fox Ancestress Qingqiu Li stroll in the rain of flowers.

"Fellow Daoist, your Purple Jade Mountain is truly a place you've made so captivating that one never wants to leave!"

A flowing purple-gold gown trailed on the ground, exuding elegance and nobility. Coupled with her unparalleled beauty, only Wu Chu's serene and otherworldly demeanor could match her presence.

Wu Chu smiled and picked a Phoebe flower, handing it to the Fox Ancestress, saying with a smile, "Beauty exists everywhere in life; it just depends on whether we can discover it and bring it to life."

Qingqiu Li reached out and took the flower, held it to her nose and gently smelled it. As she smiled, all the flowers on the mountain seemed to lose their color. Her charm was truly off the charts.

"I am so much older than you, fellow Daoist, yet in this respect, I am far inferior to you!"

Wu Chu looked at the Sacred Tree opposite him, at the Summit of the Sacred Tree, and at the buildings beneath it, and shook his head with a soft sigh, "It's different! Fellow Daoist is one of the representatives of beauty, so naturally you won't find other things particularly beautiful. I am different. Many things in this world can amaze me, such as those towering trees, those majestic green mountains, those valleys full of fragrant flowers, those floating clouds in the sky... I am like a speck of dust, looking up at everything in the world, and it seems that everything is worthy of my awe and wonder!"

Qingqiu Li blinked her beautiful eyes and silently looked at Wu Chu. Although she didn't quite understand his words, she thought that having such a mindset towards everything in this world might indeed be different from how she viewed it. What a strange being! she thought.

After spending these days together and talking about many of the proudest moments of the Qingqiu Fox Ancestor's life, the two naturally became much more familiar with each other.

So, the Fox Ancestress Qingqiu Li asked about a question she was more concerned about, "Who was the other powerful figure who fought that senior that day?"

Wu Chu didn't hide the existence of that person, saying, "That Old Demon! He calls himself Luohou... well, it's best not to mention his name. Once your cultivation reaches your level, you'll sense if someone directly mentions your name, right?"

The Qingqiu Fox Ancestor glanced at Wu Chu, then smiled and shook his head, saying, "Generally speaking, unless someone harbors ill will towards us, it is actually very difficult for us to sense their exact location. Perhaps it is because our cultivation is not strong enough! Therefore, what you said is not wrong. We should not mention their names directly, and even more so, we should not mention them when we harbor strong ill will towards them."

Wu Chu nodded and said, "That Old Demon's cultivation is indeed extremely powerful. He claims that he cultivates the Slaughter Great Dao. Fellow Daoist, think about it, how ruthless must his character be if he cultivates such a Great Dao Laws?"

Upon hearing this, Fox Ancestress Qingqiu Li also looked solemn, and finally asked, "Why are they fighting in this place? And why are they so close to our Daoist Temple?"

Wu Chu smiled wryly and sighed, "To be precise, they should have been fighting in the deep sky above my Purple Jade Mountain. It must have been that senior who blocked the shockwaves generated during their battle, which prevented any damage to this land! Otherwise, my Purple Jade Mountain would have been destroyed!"

Qingqiu Li nodded slightly in agreement.

Wu Chu continued, "That Demon Lord actually came to cause me trouble. I had already prepared to flee elsewhere. I didn't expect that senior to appear and directly shield me from this danger."

Qingqiu Li stared at him in astonishment, somewhat deliberately so, after all, they were old foxes who had lived for countless years, so their expression control was definitely not that bad.

Therefore, without her even asking the question, Wu Chu already knew what she wanted to ask and continued, "Tens of thousands of years ago, you should have sensed once that cultivators were fighting here on Purple Jade Mountain! Actually, that was an avatar of that Demon Lord, who borrowed the body of Tianmu Daoist and fought here. In the end, he was killed here by me and another Daoist. At the time, I was worried that you would tell the Qilin Royal Clan about this... after all, Tianmu Daoist had already submitted to the Qilin Royal Clan."

Qingqiu Li smiled and shook her head, "Qingqiu no longer has much to do with the three separate clans. It's said that Qingqiu has split into three, but in reality, it's split into four. I had already planned to retire to seclusion and not participate in the competition between the Three Clans."

So you came all this way just to curry favor with someone powerful?

Wu Chu silently cursed in his heart, but said aloud, "Fellow Daoist's thoughts are more comprehensive and meticulous than mine. I admire you!"

Qingqiu Li continued, "Even if that Demon Lord has escaped now, aren't you afraid he'll return? That senior shouldn't have killed that Demon Lord, right?"

Ha, if the Demon Ancestor were so easily killed, would he still be the Demon Ancestor?

"Slaying that Demon Lord is easier said than done!" Wu Chu shook his head and sighed. "But there's no need to worry about it. That senior has already prepared a backup plan for me. I'm just afraid he won't come. If he does, I'll make sure he doesn't leave alive."

"It seems you and that senior are very close friends!" Qingqiu Li covered her mouth and giggled.

Wu Chu smiled and shook his head, "I wouldn't dare say we're bosom friends, I can only say we're somewhat destined to be together!"

So, for reasons unknown, this old fox decided to stay on Purple Jade Mountain, where she was treated to fine wine and food every day, and became quite reluctant to leave.