Over the next two months, Su Jiu did not visit the Grand Elder again. There were too many uncertainties surrounding the demon seed inside him. To ensure nothing went wrong, she decided to remove the demon seeds from the other Nine-Tailed Foxes first.
Although far fewer members of the Nine-Tailed Tribe had been implanted with demon seeds than those on Endless Peak, the seeds had remained inside them for far too many years.
Their treatment therefore took much longer than that of the cultivators imprisoned on Endless Peak.
Throughout those two months, Nine-Tailed Foxes were continually cured. As they grew accustomed to working together, Su Jiu's relationship with the Nine-Tailed Tribe became increasingly harmonious.
Of them all, Yin Li was probably the most attached to Su Jiu. She liked following Su Jiu around and helping out even more than Silver Star did. Of course, most of the time, Su Jiu performed the spells while she watched from the sidelines.
That day, Yin Li arrived at the cave early again. Unfortunately, Silver Star had also arrived very early...
Yin Li raised her slender, willow-leaf brows. "What are you doing here?"
Silver Star shot back, "What are you doing here? Shouldn't you explain your own intentions before questioning someone else?"
Yin Li scoffed, looking thoroughly unimpressed with Silver Star. "Me? Obviously, I'm here to help A Jiu save people."
Silver Star sneered in return. "Help save people? You really have the nerve to say that. We'd be lucky if you didn't make trouble, let alone save anyone. I never noticed when your skin became this thick."
In an instant, the atmosphere between them grew tense, swords drawn and bows bent. They even stopped deliberately suppressing their demon aura, which showed faint signs of spilling out.
Phantoms of their true forms appeared behind