Chapter 283: Legacy of the Fox Clan

The Qingqiu Fox Clan's illusion art can directly peer into the softest part of the soul.

It decides victory and defeat in a gentle way.

A strong one's heart may not be as powerful as it appears on the surface.

"I hope my illusion won't be shattered so quickly."

Bai Miao Miao carefully wielded Divine Power, fearing that Lin Chuan would unleash a black spirit sea that would swallow her illusion outright.

"Aren't you moving yet?"

"Deliberately giving me a chance."

Lin Chuan seemed to have no intention of moving.

Seeing that, Bai Miao Miao grew a bit irritated, "Is that how you look down on me?"

"Lotus Illusion!"

"Bloom!"

She no longer restrained herself, manipulating the technique; a huge pink lotus blossomed at Lin Chuan's feet.

"It's done!"

Bai Miao Miao was delighted.

She hadn't expected that it would so easily trap Lin Chuan within the illusion.

That gave her immense confidence.

It was likewise her best chance to defeat Lin Chuan.

On the surrounding Yun Tai.

The cultivators shouted, "Boring!"

The contest of soul illusion is the most tedious; aside from the caster and the target, everyone else cannot see the illusion's content.

But for Bai Miao Miao, as long as it works, that's enough.

Standing at the center of the Lotus Illusion, Lin Chuan slowly closed his eyes at that moment.

He could feel something pulling at his soul.

If he wished, he could easily sever this pull, but he did not; instead he softly recited:

"Burial Spirit Domain! Spirits, return!"

This time, no black spirit sea rolled out.

From afar, Bai Miao Miao gasped, "Limited by the illusion yet still able to freely wield Divine Power? Truly formidable; at least it hasn't fully broken through."

Lin Chuan knew that Tianhu Shizu had already been devoured by Black Mist, with no chance to reincarnate and resume cultivation.

What he could do was gather all the traces Tianhu Shizu left in the netherworld's gloom, so that Bai Miao Miao could meet them.

Tianhu Shizu had wielded the Reincarnation Mirror for a long period.

He sat as the head of the Heavenly Dao Divine Office, overseeing the netherworld's gloom, leaving many traces there.

Lin Chuan caused those traces to converge.

They transformed into the form of Tianhu Shizu.

"Hmm?"

While straining to maintain the illusion, Bai Miao Miao saw a figure appear beside Lin Chuan and was startled,

"That is..."

She widened her eyes, "Tianhu Shizu?"

"Why does Lin Chuan's soul illusion feature our clan's ancient ancestor? Does he have ties to the Fox Clan?"

"Am I the one trapped by the illusion, or is he?"

At the sight of Tianhu Shizu, Bai Miao Miao began to doubt herself.

In her view, Tianhu Shizu stepped toward him.

"Ancestor~"

Bai Miao Miao felt the overwhelming pressure, involuntarily manifesting her true form, crawling beside the ancient fox ancestor.

"Good child."

"The Fox Clan flourishes; my heart is greatly comforted."

Tianhu Shizu laughed heartily.

When he was alive, he devoted himself to the clan, even taking over the Heavenly Dao Divine Office; fundamentally, he sacrificed himself for the clan's future.

From Bai Miao Miao's soul power, Tianhu Shizu saw a thriving Fox Clan.

How could he not be happy?

"Shushu? Why hasn't he come?"

Tianhu Shizu asked.

"Shushu?"

Bai Miao Miao was startled, recalling the clan's recorded history.

In ancient times, when the Fox Clan first rose, the ancestor evolved into the world's first Nine-Tailed Fox, one of that era's few great beings.

Later, the Fox Clan was targeted by the Mo Zu of the Blood-Painted Star Domain, sparking a bloody war.

To protect the clan, the ancestor entrusted a mysterious strongman to split the Fox Clan into three lineages: one in Tushan, one in Qingqiu, and one on the homeland.

The homeland lineage of the Fox Clan was nearly extinct.

The Qingqiu lineage grew ever more prosperous.

The Tushan lineage faced a cataclysm in antiquity and eventually declined.

Bai Miao Miao remembered that the elder of the Tushan lineage was named 'Shushu'.

"Very well, child, I already know."

Tianhu Shizu could read the thoughts in Bai Miao Miao's heart, "No need to be sad, everything will eventually bring beauty."

"Child, this is our first meeting, the Elder gives you a gift."

"It's a bit old, I hope you won't despise it."

Tianhu Shizu's body was massive; before him, even Bai Miao Miao, who had manifested her true form, still seemed like a kitten.

"Elder, you…"

Bai Miao Miao's eyes filled with hot tears.

In her mind, a vast inheritance appeared, all Secret Arts suitable for the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan's cultivation.

With this Divine Power Secret Art, the Fox Clan will surely ascend another level.

"How could this happen?"

"Is this an illusion? In the end, is it an illusion or not?"

Bai Miao Miao could no longer distinguish reality from dream; the inheritances in her mind were too real, confirming everything, it was not an illusion!

When she looked up again, Tianhu Shizu's body grew increasingly illusory.

"Elder!"

Bai Miao Miao screamed hoarsely, her nine tails winding toward the illusory figure, trying to keep Tianhu Shizu.

But all that remained was a sound echoing in her ears.

"Fox Clan flourishing, my heart is greatly comforted."

"Whether Qingqiu or Tushan, all of my Fox Clan are one body; I hope you are all well, do not betray the past friendship."

Tianhu Shizu's figure completely dissipated.

Bai Miao Miao knelt on the ground, bowed her head, wept bitterly.

"Rise."

In the haze, a pair of warm palms supported her; it was a woman, her voice gentle.

Bai Miao Miao looked up, but could not discern illusion from reality.

She could only vaguely see that the woman before her was also of the Fox Clan.

"Who... is she?" Bai Miao Miao was puzzled, "Is she some senior of my Fox Clan?"

"Get up, you still have many roads ahead, you cannot stay here."

The gentle woman smiled.

Another inheritance surfaced in Bai Miao Miao's mind, differing in many ways from the Divine Skill Technique taught by Tianhu Shizu, seeming more profound.

"What exactly happened?"

"Senior! Who are you? Could you tell me?"

Bai Miao Miao was profoundly shocked.

If she had obtained these inheritances early, perhaps she could have advanced further, maybe even stand shoulder to shoulder with the likes of Bai Li Ming.

These inheritances would certainly enable the Fox Clan to transform.

The hazy figure arrived swiftly, left swiftly, and vanished in the blink of an eye.

Bai Miao Miao felt heavy-hearted, "Tianhu Shizu and the mysterious senior both hope the Fox Clan can unite as one, without division."

"Qingqiu and Tushan, however, seem like enemies, mutually suspicious and contemptuous, and have not interacted for a long time."

"Why did it develop this way, even the Elder could not bear it and sent a dream to me?"

"Or perhaps this is the truest voice of my heart?"

Bai Miao Miao once proposed supporting a branch of Tushan, but was punished by the clan elders, and thereafter dared not bring it up again.

Yet in her heart, this dream persisted.

Thinking of it, her spirit grew ever clearer, and the Lotus Illusion had vanished without her noticing.

"Hm?"

Bai Miao Miao startled, suddenly looked up.

Not far away, Lin Chuan stood with his hands behind his back, smiling and nodding.

"Has the illusion ended?"

Bai Miao Miao was dazed, but the inheritances in her memory were strikingly vivid, telling her that everything just now truly existed.

"Is it him?"

"Everything just now was caused by Lin Chuan!"

"How did he do it?"