"..." Jian Qingzhu's red lips parted slightly. Even her heart surged with towering waves at the sight before her.
The nine tails, like heaven-swallowing pythons, nearly filled the entire courtyard, along with the changes to Chen Mu's appearance.
And the bone-piercing chill of the snowflakes landing on her-every detail shook Jian Qingzhu to her core.
"N-nine tails..."
Jian Qingzhu was certain that the bloodline now awakened within Chen Mu was both similar to hers and different.
They were similar in that both belonged to the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan. But even if Jian Qingzhu awakened her ninth tail now, she would remain far short of the strength Chen Mu displayed.
Worlds apart!
"Mu, could someone in your family also have concealed their bloodline and turned out to be the Sect Master of some sect?" Jian Qingzhu could hardly keep her thoughts from going there.
The sense of déjà vu was simply too strong.
"Definitely not!" Chen Mu shook his head and waved his hands, hastily denying it.
He did not want to cause any unnecessary misunderstandings.
"As for where this bloodline came from... I found the remains of a nine-tailed fox in the Hehuan Sect. Its soul energy hadn't dissipated, and I eventually obtained this by refining it."
"I see." Jian Qingzhu nodded, finding nothing unreasonable about his explanation.
Chen Mu was stronger than she was, and what he described lay far beyond her understanding. Naturally, whatever he said went.
She could not refute what she did not understand.
Seeing that Jian Qingzhu believed his explanation, Chen Mu let out a long sigh of relief.
He added, "Cousin Qingzhu, if you refine those materials using the method I just taught you, you can reach this level too. This is a mutated bloodline of the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon, so it's stronger in