Xu Qingtong guarded the plantation for three days and discovered that some third- and fourth-tier Magic Beasts came every night to steal the fruit.
Xu Qingtong could not be bothered to deal with these Magic Beasts himself, leaving them all to his subordinates.
By the evening of the fifth day, the Demonized Garden Balsam fruit finally turned from green to black.
"Notify Magistrate Zhou and have him arrange for people to come harvest tomorrow!" Xu Qingtong instructed.
The guard outside the tent acknowledged the order, then turned and left.
The sky gradually darkened. Xu Qingtong sat cross-legged inside his tent, his powerful Divine Sense constantly surveying the surroundings.
The ripe Demonized Garden Balsam fruit gave off a faint, delicate fragrance. The surrounding Magic Beasts found its temptation increasingly difficult to resist and began to grow restless.
Before long, a fourth-tier Magic Beast took the lead and charged toward the plantation. At the sight, the other Magic Beasts roared and rushed after it.
The guards immediately struck, continually slaying the charging Magic Beasts.
Just as the Chou Hour began, Xu Qingtong suddenly rose inside his tent. With a thought, the Flying Heaven Wings appeared behind him. Like a Flying Heaven Beast, he shot out with a whoosh, leaving trails of afterimages behind as he appeared several li away.
Before him stood a Fifth Tier Red-Browed Demon Fox.
"Since you've reached the fifth tier, you should have awakened your intelligence. Considering how difficult your cultivation has been, leave at once, and I won't harm you!" Xu Qingtong told the demon fox evenly.
The Red-Browed Demon Fox seemed to have no intention of leaving. It stared resolutely at Xu Qingtong, its forepaws braced against the ground and all its fur standing on end, low growls continually rumbling from its mouth.
Xu Qingtong shook