Charm of the Fox

Hundred Herbs Peak, no snow.

Xiao Bai sat by the lake, fishing with a bamboo pole, the Elder's waist sash, and a straight hook, hoping for a good meal occasionally.

The wind today was a bit noisy.

Equally noisy were the discussions within the sect about the Sect Tour Ceremony and the Soul Seizing incident at the Errand Disciple Quarters.

But the fish in the lake were as listless as ever, completely indifferent to him.

Not far away, Senior Sister Mu Yun was buried in the Medicine Garden, planting herbs, pruning branches, and removing pests.

The Bamboo Membrane White Silk merged into the medicinal plants, the Water-Green Mist Robe blended into the sea of flowers, leaving only a daoist child's bun floating in the center of the flower sea, like a black flower.

This Demoness was surprisingly serious and happy about farming... it didn't seem fake at all.

"Senior Sister, your Martial Granduncle is about to participate in the Sect Tour Ceremony, haven't you gotten his clothes ready yet?"

Mu Yun didn't turn her head.

"The previous clothes were burned. Mere mortals aren't worthy of owning Elder robes."

After half a day with no fish biting, Xiao Bai angrily snapped the eighteenth fishing rod he had made himself and turned to the Medicine Garden.

He squatted down in the sea of flowers, looking level with Senior Sister Mu Yun's delicate snowy forehead to appear approachable.

While fiddling with the heart of a Poison Vine Flower, he asked curiously:

"So, you'll make them for me when I reach Qi Refining?"

The round bun tilted.

"Make what?"

"Clothes."

"Oh..."

Only then did Mu Yun look up and glance at Xiao Bai.

After not seeing him for a few days, this guy had actually risen from Fifth Level Fetal Breath to Ninth Level Fetal Breath...

Did Dual Cultivation really increase cultivation so much?

What scheme did Elder Yuhu, that old Fox Demon, have?

He needed to be pressed!

"If you can reach Qi Refining before the Sect Tour Ceremony, I'll make your clothes overnight."

Mu Yun said.

When Xiao Bai heard this, it seemed the second female lead was in the picture!

Excitedly, he patted the round bun on her dog's head.

"Make them in advance, make them pretty, Martial Granduncle will definitely reach Qi Refining!"

With that, Xiao Bai swiftly flew off the edge of the cliff.

A footprint smelling of earthy fragrance was left on his face.

From this, it was evident that Senior Sister's leg technique was quite good.

Given time...

Over the next two days, Qi Refining wasn't as smooth as Xiao Bai had imagined.

When Dual Cultivating and breaking through, Xiao Bai simultaneously encountered a Natural Chasm.

The former was hard to cover with one hand, the latter was difficult to cross.

Even though Xiao Bai could absorb 100% of the nourishment from Elder Yuhu, reaching Qi Refining in ten days wasn't as easy as he thought.

Although the Elder hadn't taught him Medicine Techniques yet, Xiao Bai had gradually picked up some basics from being around the Pill Room.

The problem now was that the leap from Ninth Level Fetal Breath to Qi Refining wasn't a linear accumulation based on the amount of Spiritual Power.

It required enlightenment!

It required breaking before building!

It required great effort to create miracles!

If Xiao Bai wanted to reach Qi Refining quickly, the Elder would have to use Demonic Power for Dual Cultivation, or use Pill Poison on him—

An ultimate poison that destroys and rebuilds the Dantian.

Generally speaking, this type of medicine was mostly a breakthrough elixir attempted by old cultivators with no hope of normal breakthrough, only before death.

It was basically a nine-deaths-one-life situation, very prone to Cultivation Deviation.

The legendary Foundation Establishment Pill in cultivation novels was probably this type.

If Xiao Bai took a Qi Refining Pill and directly disassembled it for Spiritual Power absorption, he wouldn't be able to advance.

Using the full medicinal power of a Qi Refining Pill to break through carried the risk of destroying his Dantian.

Even if his Dantian was destroyed, he wouldn't die, but he wouldn't have enough time to cultivate again, not to mention the risk of the Spine Gu taking over his body.

Xiao Bai felt that since both options were dangerous, he might as well let the Elder use Demonic Power for Dual Cultivation. At least then he could be a pleasure-seeker and truly enjoy the Fox Demon's repayment.

The night before the Sect Tour Ceremony.

It was snowing heavily.

Xiao Bai decided to risk it all.

In the Pill Room.

Elder Yuhu's pill refining process was as tedious as a chemistry teacher's experiment, making one feel drowsy.

The flower-shaped red glow flickered on and off, spinning and swaying, casting intersecting fox shadows on the wall.

Xiao Bai, who was used to this sight, was startled and suddenly pointed at the wall, saying:

"Elder, I think I saw a fox tail!"

"I've always been curious, compared to that stiff grandma gray, isn't your white hair too soft?"

"...Could it be that the Elder is a Fox Demon?"

He was really trying hard to act, but unfortunately, it still looked exaggerated.

But in Yu Hu's eyes, it was enough to pass for real.

The flickering furnace fire cast a shimmering light on her clear, water-like face.

Yu Hu picked up her teacup and smiled sweetly.

"Guess."

Let me guess?

Xiao Bai loves playing these kind of make-believe games!

"It should be some kind of illusion technique to add to the mood."

He said seriously.

This guess was reasonable and logical.

"Wrong."

Yu Hu gently shook her head, and the tea mist swirled.

"Guess again."

Xiao Bai thought for a moment and decided to think outside the box.

"It should be a fox roasted in the pill furnace, casting a shadow on the wall."

The hand holding the tea trembled slightly, Yu Hu's expression was slightly displeased, and she said in a deep voice:

"I'll give you one last chance. Guess again."

"I know!"

Xiao Bai had an epiphany and suddenly plucked up the courage to say:

"These shadows are actually spiritual power graffiti, just like the overlapping cards I played with when I was a kid. You see different patterns from different angles. As the saying goes, looking at it horizontally makes it a ridge, and looking at it sideways makes it a peak. The view from near and far, high and low, is—"

Before he finished speaking, Yu Hu's voice was cold, and she directly interrupted him.

"I am a Fox Demon."

Xiao Bai pretended to be confused while knowing the truth, showing an expression of disbelief.

"Really?"

Yu Hu nodded slightly.

Anyway, she would erase Xiao Bai's memory after sleeping with him, so admitting it openly didn't cause any psychological pressure.

"The reason I'm lurking in the Snow Flame Sect is because the Snow Flame Sect has been Demon Race land since ancient times. The Demon Alliance needs to use this to attack the sect and take down the Cambrian Kingdom in one fell swoop."

She even told me the goal of her lurking... You really don't treat me as an outsider!

Xiao Bai continued to pretend to be confused, saying:

"Really? I don't believe it."

Yu Hu took a sip of tea and said lightly:

"Believing it or not won't change anything."

Damn, this Demoness's words are so hurtful!

Xiao Bai argued reasonably:

"But the Elder doesn't have any Demonic Power at all. You say you're a demon, I'm still a demon!"

Before he finished speaking, a snow-white fox tail coiled around his waist, lifting him into the air.

Yu Hu held the teacup gracefully, and in the swirling tea mist, the fluttering Nine-Tailed tails were like a peacock displaying its feathers.

"You want to provoke me into helping you with Qi Refining, don't you?"