Chapter 284: The Moon-Heart Fox Returns to Its Position!

Seere was instantly choked up; could you just ask me some questions that I can actually answer!

In the Abyss, he is only a Weak Divine Power, and he cannot contend with a Medium Divine Power like the Mother of Spores Jubis.

Therefore, he also chose to avoid speaking about it.

"It seems you cannot answer this question either."

"Then let me ask the next question: what is the weakness of the sixty-third Pillar Demon God, Andras?"

The sixty-third Pillar Demon God Andras will descend upon Tianquan City in two months, creating endless slaughter.

If they could know Andras's weakness, the Yan Country could also formulate some plans in advance.

Seere's face twitched.

Damn it, if I knew Andras's weakness, I would have killed him and taken his position long ago.

Andras is the sixty-third ranked Demon God of Solomon, appearing as an angel with the head of a night raven, riding a Hell underworld wolf, and wielding the incomparably sharp Magic Sword Apophis; he is extremely skilled in combat.

"Why don't you ask me about the location of the nearest treasure instead."

Seere reminded him.

"Sigh, alright then."

Ye Bai put on a very reluctant expression, as if summoning Seere only to have him know nothing was extremely disappointing.

Seere's fists tightened.

"Then where is the treasure near Nantianmen?"

Seere smiled: "There are many treasures nearby, among them—wait, what did you say, the treasure near Nantianmen?"

Seere felt that the human before him was very difficult to deal with.

This made him feel as if he were talking to a devil proficient in sophistry.

"This is a Detection Orb."

"This is a one-time item I created using my divine power."

"As long as there is treasure nearby, the Detection Orb will display it."

Seere opened his hand, and an orb condensed on his Zhua.

Then the orb floated gently in mid-air and landed in Ye Bai's hand.

"Haha, I have accepted your offering; I look forward to your next visit."

"By the way, the Eye of Light and Darkness can help your talent advance."

Seere delivered the last sentence into Ye Bai's mind via telepathy.

"The Eye of Light and Darkness?"

"It seems Seere knows about my Insight Eye talent."

"In the eyes of a Demon God, no secret is a secret."

Once Seere turned into countless black smoke and fell into the void ripples, a large amount of disinfectant spray emerged from the Laboratory.

"Apologies, in order to prevent the Demon God from doing anything to you, we must conduct a detailed examination."

Three people wearing black robes floated in.

Ye Bai could see that what was hidden by the black robes were pale, rotting hands.

"Are these Dementors?"

Like Soul Eaters, they both come from the Abyss; they can absorb human Souls, so naturally, they can discover if a Demon God has set any traps on them. The Dementor emitted a sharp, piercing sound, a sound like countless awls stabbing fiercely into Ye Bai's mind.

The time lasted for a full five minutes before the Dementor's sound stopped, and Ye Bai still felt his head buzzing.

"No problem, you have passed the inspection."

The Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart began to circulate again, and a trace of cool energy seeped into Ye Bai's mind.

Not long after, the dizzy, bloated feeling suddenly disappeared.

"Everyone has worked hard; this is a precious Mental Potion that can treat phenomena of mental damage."

Zhang Dashan clapped his hands, and a night raven angel with angel wings and a bird's head flew over.

They held a velvet cushion in their hands, on which three bottles of crystal-clear liquid were placed.

"Although these two Demon Gods did not reveal anything useful this time, this has increased our understanding of Demon Gods, which can be considered a decent attempt."

"Ye Bai, you have worked hard."

"As for how to distinguish those invaded by Spores, the experts at our various Research Institutes have all begun research."

"I estimate there will be results very soon."

"The three of you should prepare yourselves; you can almost head to the Nantianmen War Fortress."

"Jiaomu Jiao and Fang Ritu will accompany you this time."

"Jiang Dongsheng, Zhang Tianliang, Ye Bai is a very important scientific researcher; you must protect his safety."

Zhang Dashan said extremely solemnly.

The two saluted Zhang Dashan one after another: "Understood, Pillar of the Nation, we will go all out to protect Ye Bai's safety and will absolutely not let anyone harm a single finger of Ye Bai's."

Ye Bai felt that this trip to the Nantianmen Fortress was definitely not as safe as imagined; someone might not want him to reach the Nantianmen Fortress alive.

Therefore, the Mirror Person with blue hair became the key of keys.

It can replicate a lifelike Clone.

Placing the Clone in a conspicuous position, and then disguising oneself and the blue-haired one as medical personnel—this is the best way to protect oneself.

After coming out of the Underground Laboratory, Ye Bai found the blue-haired one immediately.

"Blue-haired one, this trip to Nantianmen is very dangerous; just in case, I think we need the Mirror Person's replication function."

"We will directly replicate a Clone that is exactly the same as us, lifelike."

"This can minimize our risks."

After listening, Lan Fa nodded: "No problem."

"As long as there are enough crystal cores, my Mirror Person can do it."

"Ye Bai, since we are sending out clones, where will we hide?"

"Once we reach Nantianmen, no matter where we hide, it will be easy to be discovered."

Ye Bai smiled: "You forgot, there is a medical team that will be going along with us."

"We can just blend into this medical team; I have already inquired with the Grandmaster, the people in this medical team are from all over the Yan Country and don't really know each other."

"This way we can perfectly hide our identities."

At this moment, Zhang Lingxue arrived at a mysterious hall.

After her Poison Dragon Butterfly defeated a ferocious nine-tailed white fox, the white fox transformed into a white jade hairpin.

Embroidered on the hairpin was a playful and cute nine-tailed celestial fox.

And in the very center of the hairpin, the three words "Heart Moon Fox," white as jade, were condensed.

"Congratulations, you have successfully become Heart Moon Fox, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions."

An old woman leaning on a cane walked up slowly.

A playful and cute white fox followed closely behind her, afraid of losing the old woman.

"Grandmother Qian."

Zhang Lingxue said respectfully.

Grandmother Qian was the Heart Moon Fox from two generations ago.

"Alas, if Wannian were still here, she would have been the one to bestow the title upon you."

"Such a talented woman, after slaying the Blood Saint Child, she perished; it is truly a great pity."

"I heard she once had a child, but that child was protected by a contingency plan arranged by Wannian." "Zhang Lingxue, you are officially appointed as Heart Moon Fox, the fifth mansion of the Twenty-Eight Mansions and the Azure Dragon Seven Mansions, Heart Mansion."

"Bestowed with the White Fox Hairpin of the Heart Moon Fox."

The White Fox Hairpin immediately turned into a stream of light, merging into Zhang Lingxue's jet-black, shiny long hair that resembled a waterfall.

A hairpin white as jade appeared in her hair.

The texture of the hairpin was translucent, as if it were solidified moonlight, warm and elegant.

Exquisite patterns were carved on the body of the hairpin, with a faint luster flowing over it, and a coiled nine-tailed white fox was at the tail of the hairpin.

As she moved, it swayed gently, emitting the "ding-ling, ding-ling" sound of jade colliding.

A hint of heroism showed between her brows, her sword-like eyebrows were slightly raised, and her eyes were deep.

"This is the exclusive Pet Beast of the Heart Moon Fox, the white fox."

"It only condenses after the Heart Moon Fox succeeds to the position."

"It is a beast of good omen, capable of understanding good and evil, and discerning the human heart."

"Heart Moon Fox, there is a very important mission that requires your personal participation."

"It is about the former Jiaomukui; we want to investigate the reason for his disappearance."

"Before he disappeared, he sent a message saying he had obtained a treasure capable of unlocking dual talents."

"Then, on the way to the Imperial Capital, he disappeared inexplicably."

"He was ranked fifth among the Twenty-Eight Mansions at the time, skilled in using the Heavenly Wolf Claw, and his companion auspicious beast was the Sky Wolf."

"I hope you can find the whereabouts of Jiaomukui and retrieve the Heavenly Wolf Claw; this is a weapon exclusive to Jiaomukui."

Zhang Lingxue nodded.

She knew that once she joined the Twenty-Eight Mansions, her time would no longer be under her own control.

It would not be as easy to conduct experiments in peace as before.

However, her superiors still considered her research talent; as long as she completed ten missions a year, the remaining time could be left to her own control.

"Alright, Grandmother Qian, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave."

When Zhang Lingxue returned to her Laboratory, she opened the envelope, inside of which was a very old disc.

The time written on the disc was sixteen years ago.

"Heart Moon Fox died sixteen years ago, and Jiaomukui disappeared sixteen years ago; could there be a connection between the two?"

Zhang Lingxue felt that if she wanted to investigate the whereabouts of Jiaomukui, she would probably have to check the specific intelligence on the former Heart Moon Fox.

The white fox's stomach made a "gurgle-gurgle" sound.

It looked at Zhang Lingxue with a resentful expression, rubbing its stomach with its little paws, as if saying, "I am hungry."

"Haha, little one, I have some high-quality milk from a Milk Whale here, do you want to drink it?"

The Milk Whale is a very precious type of whale that only lives in the deep sea, and it can release three hundred liters of milk each time.

However, collecting milk from a Milk Whale is a very difficult task; if the milk mixes with seawater, it becomes sour and astringent.

The white fox smelled a milky fragrance wafting from a milk bottle, and it looked at Zhang Lingxue with eager eyes.

Zhang Lingxue found a saucer, poured the Milk Whale's milk into the plate, and watched as the white fox stuck out its crimson tongue, licking the milk in small sips.

A very happy expression appeared in its eyes.

"I wonder what Ye Bai is doing now?"

Zhang Lingxue knew that Ye Bai had been sent to Nantianmen to execute a very important mission.

When he returns and finds that his teacher has become the Heart Moon Fox of the Twenty-Eight Mansions, I wonder what his thoughts will be.

Ye Bai also took this opportunity to check the strength of his Pet Beasts.

First Contract: Ten-Thousand-Change Silkworm (Fifth Rank): Ultimate Move Mimicry: Capable of mimicking the evolved forms of the Baibian Can, Thousand-Change Silkworm, and Ten-Thousand-Change Silkworm; currently, the mimicry can transform at will, and the Ten-Thousand-Change Silkworm is an army all by itself.

Second Contract: Nether Wolf (Fifth Rank): Ultimate Moves: Hell Fire, Purgatory Fire.

Third Contract: True Dragon Spirit (Sixth Rank, contracted across ranks): Composed of one Unknown Bronze Ancient Sword + seven Ten Thousand Dragon Blades.

Fourth Contract: Sun Flower Emperor (Tier 5): Wields two double-edged blades: Black Flood Dragon Blade and Poison Dragon Blade; capable of brewing Heavenly Dew and Sun Flower Nectar.

Vegetation Enslavement target: Shennong Ginseng Bailuo (Tier 5), a brand-new form evolved from the Mandara Grass Emperor.

Shenlong (Tier 5) likes to manipulate illusions.

Fifth Contract: Space Pelican (Tier 5): Ultimate moves: Space Transfer, Space Storm.

Sixth Contract: Dahui (Thunder Chinchilla) (Tier 6, contracted across tiers via Yin-Yang Lotus): Wields the Thunder God Axe, clad in Thunder God Battle Armor.

Seventh Contract: Xiao Han (Ice Glazed Dragon) (Tier 4, contract slot activated early by Oath Dragon Pearl).

Although there are seven contracted Pet Beasts in total, if one adds Shennong Ginseng Bailuo and Shenlong, Ye Bai is equivalent to possessing nine Pet Beasts.

"Right, didn't I obtain a Shenlongzhuzhu from that assassin who tried to assassinate Ancestor Su Qingxian earlier?"

"And the Shenlongzhuzhu I asked the Space Pelican to retrieve from the Ancient Tomb in Jiaying City."

"I wonder if these two Shenlongzhuzhu have any use for it."

In fact, during this trip to Nantianmen, the Shenlong provided Ye Bai with quite a bit of help.

If the Shenlong's illusions could create a Haishishenglou, that would be of great help to Ye Bai.

"Sun Flower Emperor, summon the Shenlong."

A Shenlong the size of a small hill was summoned directly by the Sun Flower Emperor.

After it appeared in the Laboratory, it kept its shell tightly shut and played dead.

The Sun Flower Emperor sneered coldly, curled its leaves into a fist, and smashed it fiercely toward the Shenlong's shell.

Sensing a murderous intent coming toward it, the Shenlong opened its large shell without a second of hesitation.

The Sun Flower Emperor's fist stopped at the edge of the shell, but the force of the wind brought by the fist sent the Shenlong reeling backward.

Only then did Ye Bai see the full appearance of the Shenlong; it was an Exotic Beast resembling a flower clam.

The soft tissue under the shell could condense into the shape of a dragon.

At this moment, a Shenlongzhuzhu was floating in the air.

"Go, Shenlongzhuzhu."

Ye Bai threw the Shenlongzhuzhu out directly.

These three Shenlongzhuzhu converged in mid-air, emitting a blinding white light.

Under Ye Bai's gaze, these three Shenlongzhuzhu merged together seamlessly.

The Shenlong let out a sound of cheers and joy.

Wisps of mist emerged, and at this moment, Ye Bai suddenly felt as if he had arrived at an island.

The surrounding scenery was lifelike; if Ye Bai hadn't known this thing was fake, he would certainly have fallen into the false illusion.

"Sun Flower Emperor, have the Shenlong dispel the illusion."

The Sun Flower Emperor nodded; it directly activated Vegetation Enslavement, and the Shenlong felt a sharp pain churning in its mind.

It was in so much pain that all its muscles throbbed.

The illusion shattered instantly, and Ye Bai appeared in the Laboratory.

"Not bad, let's set off for Nantianmen."

"There is no more time to delay."

According to Ye Bai's research, the incubation period of the Abyss Spore is two weeks, and more than half the time has already passed.

(End of this chapter)