Mujiu's Voice

As for why he had not given Mujiu more, of course it was to keep it in line. Who told it to be so unruly?

As soon as Sen Lijiu stepped out of the room, he sat down and began absorbing the energy around him.

He needed to stabilize his cultivation. He had only recently undergone Source Condensation, and although his sleep had helped somewhat, he still could not let his guard down. Besides, he still did not know what situation his family was in. Until he had news of them, he could not relax for even a moment.

The surrounding energy continuously converged on him, nourishing Sen Lijiu's (Wen Li's) body.

Starlight radiated throughout the area where he cultivated, forming a beautiful scene. A white-and-gold Nine-Tailed Fox sat at its center. Suddenly, white light flashed across the fox's body, and a white-haired, golden-eyed man in lavish robes appeared in its place.

He seemed not to realize that he had returned to human form. His eyes remained tightly closed, and the mark on his forehead flickered, his condition extremely unstable. Suddenly, with a boom, a surge of energy rippled around him, as though he were breaking through.

Sen Lijiu's distinctive white-and-gold power swirled around him, expanding little by little. Once it reached a certain point, it slowly flowed back into his body.

Once the energy returned, Sen Lijiu let out a long breath. He turned back into a fox, flicked his tails, and returned to the room.

He was now at Spirit Tier, level 4, still ninety-six levels away from Source Tier. This Source Condensation should originally have brought him to at least around Spirit Tier, level 50, yet he had only reached Spirit Tier, level 4. It truly disheartened him.

His clan cultivated extremely quickly, and their progress was not only fast but stable, with no adverse aftereffects. Moreover, members of the Nine-Tailed Fox clan were born at Star Tier, level 1, without needing to cultivate from scratch. As a member of the Nine-Tailed Fox royal family, he had been born at Divine Tier, level 1, a full three tiers above the starting point of other Nine-Tailed Foxes, yet he had still not reached Source Tier.

Every one of his older brothers was beyond Source Tier, their strength long since exceeding anything that could be measured. He, too, had to reach Source Tier as soon as possible. If he had not been so impatient, how would he have ended up here? Alas, he still needed to plan for the long term.

Here is an explanation of the strength rankings:

There are nine tiers in total: Cloud, Profound, Moon, Star, Soul, Saint, Divine, Spirit, and Source. Each tier is further divided into one hundred levels, such as Jiujiu's current Spirit Tier, level 4. Weapons follow the same rankings. To make them easier for everyone to remember, I have kept the system fairly simple. I hope you understand. From now on, I will repeat this at the end of every chapter so everyone can keep track of the characters' strength.

Back in the room, he summoned Mujiu. Its illusory form quickly appeared beside Sen Lijiu. Having absorbed five Saint Weapons, it now radiated light, clearly just finished cultivating.

He returned to human form and said to Mujiu, "Mujiu, let me out. I've more or less recovered, and it's time I took a look at this world."

"Besides, even the strongest natives of this world are only at Star Tier. Nothing will go wrong."

Mujiu nodded, and a youthful voice reached Sen Lijiu's ears. "Master, go ahead. I'll turn into a pendant and stay by your side to keep you safe. That way, you can explore this little world without worrying~"

Sen Lijiu was surprised to hear Mujiu's voice. "Mujiu, you can talk now?"

Mujiu happily circled him, utterly beside itself with excitement. "Yes, yes, Master! Do you think my voice sounds nice?"

The youthful voice kept ringing in his ears. It was just as noisy as he had expected...