Chapter 167: Fox Demon, Don't Run—I'm Here to Help You Cultivate!

Since I can't forget it, I might as well take a gamble!

The human body produces one hundred and eight apertures, yet the martial arts of this world cannot utilize them all—this is certainly not how it was meant to be by nature; it's merely that this world's martial arts system is still incomplete!

Overwhelming self-confidence led Fang Xu to doubt the martial principles of this world.

He intends to shatter this doctrine and forge a brand-new cultivation system of his own!

Vast amounts of Creation Immortal Elixir were consumed by him, and terrifying energy surged within his body.

Fang Xu suddenly discovered a horrifying truth!

The energy of the Creation Immortal Elixir has gone out of control!

Without the guidance of the Divine Bridge, I cannot control these violent energies!

As the Creation Immortal Elixir began to dissipate within my body, the violent energy grew increasingly difficult to contain, and Fang Xu awakened his Profound Water Soul.

The soul awoke, and his thoughts gradually grew calm!

Since this power requires the Divine Bridge to guide and control it, I shall construct some Divine Bridges myself!

Constructing a Divine Bridge requires a star chart, and at this moment, the only star chart he possesses is one.

The Mirage Dragon Star Chart!

Although this star chart is slightly inferior to others, the urgent priority leaves no time to dwell on this!

"Old Ape..."

A thread of despair rose in Fang Xu's heart.

Because the Old Ape could sense that this terrifying, majestic power seemed intent on annihilating them all!

In the dim space, Fang Xu's consciousness-body endured relentless assaults from massive black lightning, already becoming somewhat illusory.

The nine apertures required for the star chart had already been illuminated—three lit, and the remaining six, at the instant the Divine Bridge was completed, were forcibly blasted open by the violent energy within his body!

Splash!

Compared to the will of heaven and earth, I seem hardly worthy of being called an ant.

Fang Xu wanted to rise to help the Old Ape up, but found his body utterly unable to move!

Roar!

At this moment, a voice only he could hear sounded.

It was a sigh!

The sigh's voice had Fang Xu traversing endless time and space, directly appearing in his mind.

As all sounds gradually faded, the surrounding terrifying binding force also slowly dissipated.

Yet at this moment, Fang Xu suddenly felt a great dread!

His consciousness was instantly drawn into a dark, lightless space!

As his consciousness grew hazy, Fang Xu had this thought arise in his heart.

At this very moment, on the bed, his body trembled violently, and black lightning began to slowly appear across his body!

The terrifying commotion directly woke the Old Ape, who flashed to Fang Xu's room, saw the black lightning on his body, and his face showed shock!

Fang Xu focused his hearing, wanting to see if the owner of this mysterious sigh would give him further hints.

The frequency of the chain's rattling grew ever faster!

Until finally, Fang Xu's consciousness power was suddenly jerked upward!

It turns out this world does not allow it.

But afterward, the sound that came was only a low collision and a faint, barely audible angry roar.

Pain!

Unbearable pain!

The Old Ape endured this terrifying majestic power, his eyes full of shock!

He did not know what had happened to Fang Xu, nor did he understand where this majestic power and the black lightning on Fang Xu's body came from.

Is it forbidden?

In the haze of blurred consciousness, Fang Xu faintly sensed that the chains wrapped in black lightning carried a faint anger, and from this anger, he also felt a hint of punishment.

The only thing he seems able to do now is try to protect himself.

"Ah—"

Nine apertures illuminated, the Mirage Dragon Star Chart constructed!

No wonder!

No wonder, whether in ancient texts or now, he has never heard of anyone who could open the tenth star chart.

In an instant, the Old Ape felt he was not facing Fang Xu, but this very heaven and earth!

Terror, supreme majestic power pressed down so hard that he directly revealed his ape form!

On the other side, Yun Wan and Tong Tong and several others were also startled awake.

Splash!

It seems my forceful opening of the tenth star chart within my body violated some taboo.

But unlike the Old Ape, after they were startled awake, they three discovered their bodies were bound by an unknown force to the bed, utterly unable to move an inch!

The Old Ape stood before Fang Xu, forced to resume his true form, yet the terrifying majestic power still intensified, pressing down so hard that his bones emitted creaking sounds!

But just as he prepared to give up resistance, the chains entwining his consciousness-body suddenly transmitted a vibration!

Immediately after, this vibration came from all directions!

The next moment!

Roar!

An extremely angry roar came from the endless dark void above his head!

The darkness above was torn open!

The black chains are precisely the punishment of this heaven and earth upon oneself.

He could clearly sense that someone seemed to be pulling on the chains on his body.

The Mirage Dragon Star Chart began to form, and Fang Xu suddenly discovered that the Mirage Dragon Star Chart was perfectly inlaid between the Kui Ox Star Chart and the Green Lamp Star Chart.

When he woke up again, he had already returned to his own courtyard.

Splash!

Yes!

The darkness above was like a piece of black silk, torn open forcefully by a pair of large hands!

A radiant and colorful strange space appeared above Fang Xu's head!

In that strange space, Fang Xu saw a huge blurred figure, this figure bearing some strange power, forcibly tearing open the darkness, then suddenly yanking the black iron chains wrapped around his body apart!

At the moment of breaking free, that large hand swung directly, and Fang Xu only felt himself being thrown into a strange passage!

Before him, the old ape restored his true form, his body drenched in sweat panting heavily, his gaze toward Fang Xu carrying a trace of lingering shock.

Am I going to die?

Just as he was astonished, in the dim space, a large number of iron chains bearing black lightning suddenly appeared, flying toward him!

Fang Xu wanted to dodge, but found his body imprisoned in place by an unsurpassable mighty force, unable to move at all!

A large amount of fire wrapped with black lightning bound his body, terrifying lightning striking through his body directly into his soul!

Splash!

……

Fang Xu's consciousness body couldn't help but emit a mournful, piercing scream!

Plop!

The old ape, as if fished out of water, could no longer hold on, flopping to the ground with a plop!

Fang Xu hurriedly stood up, went to the old ape's side and helped him up.

"Ape Uncle, are you alright?"

The old ape waved his hand, looking at Fang Xu with lingering fear and a bitter smile: "You brat, what on earth are you doing?"

"Just now that terrifying force almost crushed this old man's bones!"

Fang Xu scratched his head: "Didn't do anything, just normal cultivation, somehow the strange thing just now happened."

The old ape didn't believe a word of it.

As a great demon, he could clearly sense that the power emanating from Fang Xu just now was truly terrifying; in the dark, he could feel that power was the might of heaven and earth!

A martial cultivator's practice drawing down the might of heaven and earth—this is absolutely not normal cultivation.

However, seeing Fang Xu now seems fine, the old ape didn't press further.

After simply recovering his strength, he once again transformed into human form.

"Fang Lad, you have great fortune, but sometimes you still need to pay attention—excessive rigidity leads to breaking."

Fang Xu nodded, knowing what the old ape meant.

Born in this heaven and earth, sometimes one must still follow the will of this heaven and earth.

"Ape Uncle, let's go check on Yun Wan and the others." The heavenly might just now should not have affected only this room; I don't know how Yun Wan and the others are now.

Together with the old ape, they came to the room where Yun Wan and Tong Tong were.

Just entering the door, Fang Xu discovered the three people fallen into unconsciousness.

"Yun Wan!?"

Fang Xu hurriedly came to Yun Wan's side, while the old ape checked Tong Tong.

"It's fine, just fainted, no harm done."

After a round of checks, confirming Yun Wan, Tong Tong, and Ning Xiang had only fainted, the two let out a slight sigh of relief.

Returning to his room, Fang Xu sank his consciousness into his body and suddenly discovered the Mirage Dragon Star Chart had already been lit!

Ten star charts!

It seems I have broken through some kind of seal, entering a realm no predecessor has ever tread!

Looking at the eighteen remaining apertures in his body, Fang Xu pursed his lips, a resolve forming in his heart.

Since I have already taken this step, there's no need to hesitate; the remaining two star charts, I must fully construct them!

But he also understands in his heart that constructing the remaining two star charts, compared to the first ten, has increased in difficulty by an unknown multiple.

After all, only eighteen apertures remain; I must find two star charts perfectly matching my remaining apertures.

Special star charts are already rare enough; on this basis, I still need to find two that perfectly match my apertures—no different from seeking a needle in the ocean!

The ocean?

Thinking of this, Fang Xu's mind involuntarily recalled the scene when he had his epiphany at sea initially!

That epiphany, he had indeed seen tens of thousands of star charts!

If I could have another such epiphany, perhaps I could truly find the perfectly matching star chart!

So it seems, in the coming days, I must strive to comprehend the starry sky as much as possible.

The Mirage Dragon Star Chart being lit also seems to have brought a decent ability.

Fang Xu contemplated it himself and discovered the Mirage Dragon Star Chart brought him a kind of illusionary domain called the Mirage Dragon Realm.

Using his Blood Qi Power to form mist around his body, he can construct a scene similar to a mirage.

However, this illusion seems somewhat insubstantial; he can clearly feel that those with slightly stronger soul power can see through the illusion.

Better than nothing.

Outside the window, the sky gradually brightened; Fang Xu rose and came to the courtyard, discovering Yun Wan had already risen.

Seeing Fang Xu, she hurried over, her face full of worry: "Last night..."

Fang Xu smiled and shook his head: "I'm fine."

Yun Wan nodded, then saw Tong Tong and Ning Xiang also come out.

"Young master, are you alright?"

"Fang Xu brother..."

The terrifying heavenly might of last night made the three women feel a trembling from the depths of their souls.

"I'm fine."

After comforting the three, Fang Xu looked toward the old ape who had walked out of the room: "Old ape, let's set out."

This time coming to Ti Lan Mountain, one purpose was to find the Purification Pool, and the second was to bring the old ape to see the Demonic Ape Clan of the Earth Fiend.

Since the last migration of the Demonic Ape Clan of the Earth Fiend, they still do not know the clan's current situation.

The group of five left Fenglin Town and headed straight for the depths of Ti Lan Mountain.

At this time, it was the end of September, and the unique scenery of the mountains made Ning Xiang and Yun Wan, who were following the group, find it quite novel.

Tong Tong, because after the fall of the Mu Yun Kingdom, she had always followed the Southern Witch and grown up in the mountains, had seen many such sights, so there was nothing particularly novel about them.

The five passed through the outskirts of Ti Lan Mountain one after another, then arrived at that heavenly chasm.

Back then, when Fang Xu was pursued by the Lu family martial artists and hastily jumped over the mountain stream, he did not even notice the specific conditions of the stream.

This time coming here again, he noticed a hint of something wrong.

"Old ape, how was this mountain stream formed?" Sensing a faint mysterious aura between the mountain streams, Fang Xu frowned and asked.

The old ape shook his head: "There are many legends about this mountain stream."

"Some say the mountain stream was cut out by a great being of ancient times, and others say the entire Ti Lan Mountain range is actually a giant dragon transformed, and the mountain stream was formed by having its spine bone taken away."

Gazing at the mountain stream before him, Fang Xu carefully sensed it for a while, but could not determine whether these legends were true or false.

But there is one thing he can be certain of: the mountain stream before him seems, like the Death Sand Sea, to contain some secret originating from ancient times.

"Let's go over first."

Among the five present, aside from Tong Tong and Ning Xiang, the cultivation levels of the others are not low.

The old ape, as a divine beast, pulled Tong Tong with one hand and Ning Xiang with the other, and in a flash arrived at the other side of the mountain stream.

Fang Xu and Yun Wan each used their own methods and directly flew to the opposite bank.

The five soon arrived at the valley where the Demonic Ape Clan of the Earth Fiend had once lived.

The valley, once like a fairyland on earth, is now a mess.

The old ape surveyed the surroundings, a hint of sorrow flashing in his eyes, and then found traces left by the clansmen on a large rock.

"Let's go."

Following the indications of the traces, they continued forward into the depths of Ti Lan Mountain.

"Old ape, are there stronger demons in the depths of Ti Lan Mountain?" On the way, Yun Wan asked curiously.

The old ape nodded: "I know of several great demons."

"But those old fellows have not shown their faces for a very long time, and I am not sure whether they are still alive now."

The lifespan of demon beasts is naturally much longer than that of humans; breaking through to the great demon realm allows them to easily live for over a thousand years.

If it is a species like the old turtle in the great river, naturally long-lived, breaking through to the great demon realm makes living two or three thousand years no problem.

As for why the demon merpeople of the fourth layer of Ti Lan Mountain ruins and the radiant giant crocodile could survive from ancient times to the present, Fang Xu thinks it is probably because of the Purification Pool and the special prohibitions of the Ti Lan Mountain ruins.

"This way."

After walking a distance, the old ape again found traces left by the clansmen on an ancient tree, leading the group to continue forward.

After walking half a day, Fang Xu sensed something wrong.

"Old ape, we seem to be going in circles."

Although the purpose of this trip is to follow the clues left by the Demonic Ape Clan completely, Fang Xu keenly felt that the positions indicated by these clues seem to be going in circles.

The old ape also felt something was off, frowned and looked around, then his body slowly rose into the air, arriving above the forest to make a rough observation.

Although the route taken by the group cannot be said to be circling, it is already almost moving within a certain area.

And, according to the traces left by the clansmen, the old ape looked toward an unusually tall ancient tree in the distant forest, his expression somewhat complex.

That was the ancestral land of the Demonic Ape Clan, the place where the old ape was born.

The Demonic Ape Clan of the Earth Fiend lived on that ancestral land for countless years, until finally, the clan's power gradually declined, and they were driven out by other demon clans.

"These little brats, won't they run to the ancestral land to seek death?"

Gazing at that tall ancient tree, the old ape murmured.

The clues left by the clansmen have been winding their way toward the ancestral land; the old ape guesses they are constantly probing, wanting to return to the ancestral land to have a look.

After landing back on the ground, the old ape pondered for a moment, then immediately stopped paying attention to the clansmen's traces and directly led Fang Xu and the others toward the ancestral land.

"Old ape, no need to look for markers anymore?"

Seeing the old ape leading them through the forest in a hurry, Tong Tong asked curiously.

The old ape shook his head: "I have a rough guess in my mind; now going to see will tell."

The group of five traversed the forest for three or four days, and the old ape's speed finally slowed down.

"Have we arrived?" Tong Tong curiously surveyed the surroundings.

The old ape nodded: "This place was once the ancestral land of the Demonic Ape Clan of the Earth Fiend."

"When the Demonic Ape Clan of the Earth Fiend was at its peak, in this forest they were undoubtedly the uncrowned kings."

"Only regrettable..."

With a somewhat gloomy expression, the old ape turned to look at Fang Xu: "Young Fang, I want to go in and have a look; you stay here and guard."

Fang Xu did not agree.

He remembered that the old ape had once made him swear an oath that when his strength greatly increased in the future, he would return to help the Earthfiend Demon Ape clan reclaim their ancestral land.

At that time, he was still a martial novice, and the old ape said that at least he had to wait until he broke through to the rank of Martial Venerable before he was qualified to know this matter.

In the blink of an eye, several years had passed; although he was not yet a Martial Venerable now, he should be somewhat stronger than an ordinary Martial Venerable.

"Uncle Yuan, I'll go in with you, to look out for you."

Being able to drive out the Earthfiend Demon Ape clan and seize their ancestral land, the demon beast clans stationed here at this moment should not be too weak in strength.

Although the old ape is now a great demon, Fang Xu still does not feel at ease letting him go in alone.

The old ape turned his head to look at Tongtong and Ningxiang.

"Uncle Yuan, don't worry, I'm here." Yun Wan spoke.

Although she currently only has the strength of a first-rank Martial Venerable, at present her strength is not inferior to some third- or fourth-rank Martial Venerables.

Especially since she still has the Autumn Chilong Sword in her hand, protecting Tongtong and Ningxiang should not be a problem.

The old ape nodded and immediately led Fang Xu forward stealthily.

"A group of fox demons seized the ancestral land of my Earthfiend Demon Ape clan." On the way, the old ape spoke.

Fox demons?

Fang Xu felt somewhat doubtful.

The strength of fox demons like this should not be that great, right?

Seeing Fang Xu's doubt, the old ape snorted and said: "That group of seductive foxes originally had strength not even comparable to my Earthfiend Demon Ape clan, but later they somehow obtained a great opportunity, and seven beings capable of assuming human form appeared in their clan all at once; I am no match for them..."

"Seven beings capable of assuming human form?!" Fang Xu exclaimed in alarm: "Are they seven great demons?"

The old ape shook his head and said: "Only one is a great demon; the other six, although they have assumed human form, are not great demons, but merely peak Martial Venerables."

Upon hearing this, Fang Xu let out a slight sigh of relief.

One great demon and seven peak Martial Venerables capable of assuming human form—this strength seems somewhat stronger than even the branch of the Yu Kingdom Ascension Immortal Assembly.

These fox demons are actually this strong!

"When we go in later, be careful; although these fox demons are somewhat lacking in combat, they are very skilled in charm and illusion techniques."

The old ape gave a warning, then directly led Fang Xu to the outside of the ancestral land.

The two came to a large ancient tree; through the gaps in the leaves, they vaguely saw inside the ancestral land ahead, where some members of the Earthfiend Demon Ape clan were at this moment wearing foot shackles and handcuffs, under the surveillance of several fox demons with human bodies and fox faces, mechanically chopping wood.

Some of the Earthfiend Demon Ape were using the chopped timber to build houses.

"These little brats actually dared to come back!" Seeing this, a cold expression appeared on the old ape's face.

With his clansmen enslaved, one can imagine the fury in his heart.

"Uncle Yuan, shall we make a move?"

Before the old ape could speak, he suddenly felt a faint spiritual fluctuation coming from afar.

"Not good, we've been discovered!"

As his words fell, in the next moment, countless vines actually climbed along the trunk of the ancient tree toward their bodies!

Swish!

Swish!

The two dared not delay, and directly jumped down from the ancient tree!

Then those vines relentlessly pursued, growing down from the ancient tree and continuing to entwine toward Fang Xu and the old ape!

Hum!

The old ape let out a cold snort, lightly waved his palm, and the vines swarming toward him from behind instantly shattered inch by inch!

Clap!

Clap!

Just as they dealt with the vines behind them, applause came from ahead.

"The old fellow has come back to life for a second time... truly strange."

"And there's a human too?"

Accompanying the voice was a figure of tall stature, with a prominent front and curved back, wearing a few pieces of thin clothing.

A head of silver shoulder-length hair, with two fluffy white upright ears actually atop the head, and a bright white tail behind swaying lightly.

On that straight, pretty face, those large, watery eyes seemed as if they could speak; every frown and smile, every gesture revealed endless allure.

Buzz!

In Fang Xu's sea of consciousness, the bronze cauldron emitted a faint humming.

In the next moment, his originally somewhat dazed eyes gradually regained clarity; Fang Xu frowned and looked at the woman before him, secretly sighing in his heart.

Such strong charm technique!

Although I have also cultivated soul formation and possess the Xuan Water Soul, I was still affected by her under these circumstances.

If not for the cauldron forging timely awakening, I might really have sunk into depravity.

"Eh?"

Seeing Fang Xu actually break free from her charm technique quickly, the woman showed some surprise.

Seeing this, the old ape chuckled: "Seductive fox, have you grown old and lost your beauty?"

It seems that all women... or rather, all females, do not like others saying they are old.

The fox demon before him was no exception; upon hearing the old ape say she was old and faded, her pretty face instantly covered in frost!

"Old thing, do you think breaking through to the great demon realm means you can deal with this seat?!"

Clap-clap!

The fox demon lightly clapped her hands, and from the tree house behind her, six more women of varying figures walked out again.

These six women were similar to the fox demon before them, all having two upright ears on their heads and a fluffy fox tail behind their backs; the only difference was that these six women appeared somewhat younger in appearance.

Six of them were either charmingly beautiful, delicately lovely, or possessed of an exotic allure—each with her own distinct charm and style.

Including the leading fox demon, there were seven adorable cat-eared maidens before him, a sight to behold.

Yet Fang Xu dared not entertain any other thoughts, for among these seven seemingly adorable cat-eared maidens, one possessed strength comparable to a human at the Elemental Martial Realm, while the other six each had the terrifying cultivation of a Martial Sovereign at peak level.

Once they engaged in battle, he and Old Ape might not necessarily be able to handle them.

"All here?" Old Ape surveyed the seven fox demons before him, smiling faintly: "Perfect. I'll take care of you all together and reclaim the ancestral land of my Netherworld Demon Ape clan."

"Hehe!"

Hearing this, the leading green-clad fox demon covered her mouth and chuckled softly: "Sisters, look at how confident this old thing is?"

Behind her, the other fox demons also covered their mouths and laughed lightly, as if watching a joke, staring at Old Ape.

One of the purple-clad, petite fox demons blinked her large eyes at Fang Xu: "Big sister, big sister, don't kill this human—leave him for us to play with..."

"Exactly, exactly—this human is quite handsome; we must keep him well-fed!"

"Hehehe... Are Fifth Sister and Seventh Sister taking a liking to this human?"

"This human's strength is decent enough—better to keep him well-fed, sisters, all together."

"Wow! Second Sister, that's a great idea—let's do it together!"

Several fox demons teased wantonly, seemingly having no intention of asking Fang Xu for his opinion.

"Fang lad, you're quite popular, aren't you?" Old Ape, seeing this, couldn't help but tease Fang Xu in return.

"Uncle Ape, don't say that yet—do you have confidence?"

One great demon, plus six fox demons at Martial Sovereign peak—this battle won't be easy.

Old Ape's face showed rare solemnity: "That seductive fox demon's strength has increased again—I'll deal with her first; you hold off the remaining six."

"Fox demons aren't skilled in combat—with your strength, stalling for a while should be fine; just be careful of their charm and illusion techniques."

After giving two low-voiced instructions, a terrifying aura instantly erupted from his body!

Feeling Old Ape's overwhelming aura, the green-clad fox demon opposite showed rare solemnity, speaking softly: "Sisters, I'll hold off that old fellow—you quickly capture this human, then we seven sisters will join forces to kill this old thing."

After giving her orders, she looked at Old Ape and said: "Old fellow, do you want to destroy this place?"

Old Ape said nothing; his form flashed, and he directly appeared above this forest.

Seeing this, the green-clad fox demon also followed, flying upward.

As great demons, they had already stood at the pinnacle of this heaven and earth, capable of communing with heavenly and earthly power through their souls—flying through the void was nothing difficult.

The two great demons moved the battlefield elsewhere, leaving only Fang Xu and the six fox demons facing off.

The remaining humanoid fox-faced little fox demons dared not approach at all.

They could only watch silently from afar.

"Second Sister, I can feel this human's qi and blood are like a blazing sun—he's so strong~~"

"The stronger, the better—too weak and it's boring~~~" A yellow-clad fox demon licked her crimson lips as she looked at Fang Xu.

"Enough, you bunch of flirtatious hussies—now isn't the time to think about these things!"

Feeling the terrifying tremors coming from the sky above, knowing Old Ape and their eldest sister had already clashed, the blue-clad fox demon immediately stopped her sisters' mischief.

"Attack!"

The six fox demons flashed their forms and began surrounding Fang Xu!

Swish!

Seeing this, Fang Xu swung his black iron staff directly at the purple-clad fox demon before him!

"Yah!"

"So fierce~"

Facing Fang Xu's staff, the purple-clad fox demon giggled and dodged.

Though they weren't skilled in combat, their speed was remarkable—they easily dodged Fang Xu's attacks!

The six fox demons, while defending, simultaneously cast charm and illusion techniques at Fang Xu.

Although the existence of the Cauldron Forging allowed Fang Xu to shield against large amounts of spiritual attacks and charm techniques, this group of fox demons numbered six, each with Martial Sovereign peak cultivation.

The relentless charm and illusion techniques continuously harassed him, and gradually, illusions began to appear before Fang Xu's eyes.

This won't do!

Feeling himself increasingly affected by the illusion and charm techniques, Fang Xu grew somewhat anxious.

Illusion techniques—I seem to know them too!

Hum!

As the Mirage Dragon Star Chart within his body rotated, strands of blood qi and heavenly-earthly power formed a mist that gradually enveloped the six fox demons!

"Huh, this is the Mirage Beast's mist illusion technique..."

In the thick mist around them, a fox demon's surprised voice came through.

"Such a low-level illusion technique, Second Sister—let me play with him."

In the thick mist, the purple-clad fox demon twisted her snow-white waist, barefoot, and stepped through the fog to appear before Fang Xu.

Whoosh!

A burst of white mist blew toward him—Fang Xu had just tried to dodge when he suddenly realized the phantom realm formed by his own blood qi had suddenly changed!

As the mist swirled, he felt as if he were inside a magnificent, golden and splendid palace.

The purple-clad fox demon before him had also transformed into a peerless beauty.

"My lord, come~~~"

The purple-clad fox demon's voice, full of alluring charm, reached his ears—Fang Xu had just raised his staff to strike, but then recalled the fox demons' eerie speed, a cold smile flickered in his heart, and he immediately feigned being charmed, walking toward the purple-clad fox demon.

"My lord~~"

She gently caressed Fang Xu's cheek with her delicate, fair-skinned fox spirit hand, her body leaning directly against him.

Her alluring, fiery figure kept teasing his heart; Fang Xu tried to grab the purple-clad fox spirit's hand, but she easily dodged him.

It seemed this purple-clad fox spirit was also testing him, uncertain whether he had been fully ensnared.

Fang Xu played along, his body making a strange movement, then he lunged forward with a dazed expression toward the fox spirit.

After several easy dodges, the purple-clad fox spirit seemed to believe Fang Xu was truly ensnared, and thus allowed him to seize her hand.

"Elder sister said, coupling with human martial artists and absorbing their blood qi aids one's cultivation."

"This human's blood qi is so strong; if I were to absorb it..."

Feeling Fang Xu's surging blood qi within him, the purple-clad fox spirit's beautiful eyes flickered with a hint of hesitation, then she smiled faintly and lightly shed her already scant clothing.

"Won't Seventh Sister be sneaking a bite?"

In the thick mist, the other fox spirits watched as the purple-clad fox spirit had already stripped herself bare, and they all frowned, speaking up.

"Second Sister, Seventh Sister is hoarding it all!"

"I don't care—I want to go too!"

"I want to go too!"

The other fox spirits grew discontent, clamoring to go together.

Fang Xu's Blood Qi Power was a great tonic to them; these fox spirits clearly had no intention of giving up.

Though they appeared sisterly on the surface, in the face of absolute profit, they too wanted to vie for it.

"Go on, go on."

Seeing this, the blue-clad fox spirit waved her hand directly.

She and the great demon elder sister had both tasted human blood qi before; now she too was too lazy to quarrel with her sisters.

At this moment, the four fox spirits also emerged from the thick mist, walking while tearing off their clothes, as if they felt no shame in their eyes.

Everything they did was for cultivation.

Seeing the five fox spirits approach him defenselessly, Fang Xu calculated in his mind how he might seize them all at once.

Hmm?

His heart stirred slightly, and he suddenly thought of an excellent plan.

Yin Yang Mysterious Alchemy Classic!

Since inheriting this fragmentary dual cultivation technique from Lü Liren of the Lü family at the Blue Mountain ruins last time, Fang Xu had occasionally refined this technique during his leisure.

But so far, aside from Feather Mountain Tianyi, he had not used it on anyone else.

Today was the perfect opportunity to test it on these few fox spirits.

As existences at the Martial Sovereign Peak, if he drained them completely, he should be able to enhance himself considerably.

"How did you all come here!?"

The purple-clad fox spirit watched her several sisters all wanting to compete with her, somewhat displeased.

"Seventh Sister, good things should be shared among all—how can you hoard it?"

"Exactly, this human's blood qi is abundant; we're also quite tempted~~"

"Seventh Sister, we are all sisters—this human's blood qi must be divided equally."

……

The several of them chattered in seven voices and eight tongues, the purple-clad fox spirit pouting: "Well then..."

"But, the human is under my control—I must go first!"

Unable to hog it all, she naturally sought to take the lead.

"No way—we five sisters, I am the eldest, I go first!"

"I go first!"

The two argued endlessly, neither willing to yield.

"Alright, Seventh Sister, Third Sister—stop this. Why don't we five surround him and let him choose?"

"Right! That would be fair!"

"Good, good—then let's do it this way!"

The five fox spirits thus surrounded Fang Xu in the middle, stroking their hair and ears to lure him over.

Fang Xu feigned dazedness, slowly walking toward the purple-clad fox spirit.

Seeing this, the purple-clad fox spirit wore a look of triumph, then provocatively glanced at her third sister before instantly throwing herself into Fang Xu's embrace.

Hmph!

"Old Seventh really has good luck!"

At this moment, the other fox spirits turned around one by one, hearing the loud, high-pitched sounds from behind, their hearts itching.

On Fang Xu's side, after the Yin Yang Mysterious Alchemy Classic began operating, it started slowly absorbing the purple-clad fox spirit's blood qi and cultivation.

Beneath her, the purple-clad fox spirit was enjoying herself when she suddenly sensed something amiss, her heart startled:

"Didn't the elder sister say our fox spirit race is naturally able to absorb the blood qi of those we couple with?"

"Why do I feel my own blood qi and cultivation being absorbed by him?"

Feeling her vast blood qi rapidly being drained along with the conquest, the purple-clad fox spirit's face showed a look of terror, and she then tried to cry out for help!

But a large hand directly covered her mouth.

Mmm!

Mmm!

The purple-clad fox spirit wanted to struggle, but due to the Casting Cauldron Star Chart and Kui Ox Star Chart, Fang Xu's body weighed over a thousand jin, and she could not break free at all.

"I say Seventh Sister, can't you keep it down!"

Not far away, the fox demon with her back to the two spoke disdainfully.

On Fang Xu's side, the purple-clad fox demon's struggle grew weaker and weaker, and finally, the violently struggling purple-clad fox demon gradually fell still.

As a peak Martial Sovereign powerhouse, although her fox demon self had been drained of ninety percent of her Blood Qi Power and cultivation, she did not die immediately; at this moment she had already fallen into a coma, and her body began to gradually degenerate from human form into fox form.

Feeling the surging power within his body, Fang Xu did not hesitate in the slightest, directly turning around and pulling a blurry figure toward him.

"Ah!"

That fox demon let out a cry of alarm, then instinctively went along with Fang Xu's attack.

Gradually, she also sensed something was wrong, wanting to cry out for help, but was again smothered by a pair of large hands over her mouth.

The Blood Qi Power was gradually being drained, and Fang Xu was just about to strike at the third fox demon when he discovered that the energy within his body faintly showed signs of losing control!

Without star charts, without divine bridges, these harvested Blood Qi Powers simply had no way to be expended.

"Divine Attendants!"

His consciousness issued an order to the Divine Attendants within his body, commanding them to find a way to deal with these violent Blood Qi Powers.

On his five viscera and six bowels, the Divine Attendants transformed into little cuties all sprang into action!

Vast amounts of Blood Qi Power were devoured, and the Divine Attendants transformed into little cuties, under the massive supply of Blood Qi Power, began to undergo one metamorphosis after another.

Without paying attention to these, Fang Xu once again pulled a fox demon over.

This fox demon seemed to sense something amiss, and just as Fang Xu lunged at her, she turned her head to glance at the two fox demons who had fallen into a coma.

"Seventh sister!?"

"Fifth sister!?"

Two cries rang out—her two sisters gave no response whatsoever, and this fox demon realized something was wrong, immediately breaking free from Fang Xu's control!

"Second sister, something's happened!"

Whoosh!

In the midst of the thick fog, a figure flashed in instantly, and the second elder sister of the fox demon clan immediately rushed forward to check on her two younger sisters!

"Their Blood Qi and cultivation have nearly been drained dry..."

A flash of shock crossed the face of the fox demon second elder sister, then she turned her face full of indignation toward Fang Xu: "Younger sisters! Kill him!"

The remaining four fox demons all began to attack Fang Xu!

But at this moment, Fang Xu had absorbed the Blood Qi Power of two peak Martial Sovereign powerhouses within his body, and was vexed about having no outlet for it; facing the four fox demons' assault, he directly lunged forward!

A pair of large hands directly seized the throat of one of the fox demons, and then, regardless of the others, he thrust himself forward!

The fox demon let out a miserable scream, wanting to strike out to break free, but discovered that a strange force was surging into her body from that pair of large hands!

Vast purplish-black flames began to scorch her soul, and the excruciating pain transmitted from the depths of her spirit left her utterly unable to muster the slightest thought of resistance!

"Fourth sister!"

"Hurry and save her!"

The other three fox demons all launched attacks on Fang Xu, attempting to rescue that fox demon!

But at this moment, Fang Xu's body surface suddenly manifested a phantom of a tortoise shell!

Xuanwu Divine Light Shield!

With an endless supply of Blood Qi Power, the Xuanwu Divine Light Shield had nearly condensed into substance, utterly disregarding the three fox demons' frantic bombardments—Fang Xu paid them no heed at all!

The fox demon in his hand, under the dual action of the Yin-Yang Xuan Shu Jing's harvesting and supplementation and the scorching of the Divine Flame fire, quickly withered and died!

Tossing the withered bones aside, Fang Xu once again fixed his gaze on another fox demon.

Seeing this, that fox demon was instantly frightened into losing all color in her face, and without even bothering to attack, she turned and fled.

A peak Martial Sovereign demon, frightened by a peak Martial Warrior cultivator into having no courage to strike back—this is sufficient to prove just how fearful that fox demon is of Fang Xu's methods.

Fang Xu's form flickered, and a phantom of a divine dragon weaved through the mist, quickly catching up behind that fox demon.

"What are you running for?"

"Let me help you cultivate."

A large hand directly seized the fox demon's nape, and Fang Xu lunged forward!

Seeing this, the remaining two fox demons, without a thought for sisterly affection, immediately turned and fled.

In their eyes, Fang Xu at this moment was nothing less than a terrifying evil demon!

"Elder sister!"

"Save me, elder sister!"

The two fox demons escaped the mist and shouted toward the sky!

At this moment, the situation of the fox demon elder sister in the sky was also not good.

Herself not skilled in combat, she faced an equally great demon, the old ape, and was beaten into a sorry state.

Hearing her younger sisters' cries, the fox demon elder sister felt a surge of bewilderment in her heart.

Her six younger sisters were all peak Martial Sovereigns, while that human was merely a peak Martial Warrior, at most somewhat stronger than an ordinary Martial Warrior—how could it be that the ones finally calling for help were her own younger sisters?

Moreover—

The fox demon elder sister noticed that her six younger sisters were now down to only two!

"Old thing, we surrender—this place is yours again!"

The fox demon elder sister realized something was wrong and hastily opened her mouth to beg for mercy!

But the old ape would not let up, continuing his assault.

Back when the fox demon clan forcibly seized their ancestral land, they had killed not a few of the Demonic Ape clan's members, and even to this day, they still enslave the Demonic Ape clan.

This grudge—how could it be resolved by a single plea for mercy?

In a world where the weak are prey to the strong, there is only life and death, no compromise.

The old ape extended a pair of large hands and slapped the fox demon elder sister right in the face!

In the sky, a massive palm formed from the convergence of heavenly and earthly energy directly slapped the elder fox demon's body, sending it flying and slamming it hard onto the ground!

"Second sister, third sister, run quickly!"

After landing, the elder fox demon, ignoring her injuries, forcefully sacrificed her own demon core, then transformed into a streak of flowing light, sweeping up the two panicked fox demons and fleeing in haste!

The old ape had wanted to pursue, but seeing the mist before him and hearing the cries of agony within it, he grew concerned for Fang Xu and thus did not continue the chase.

The sounds within the mist gradually weakened; Fang Xu threw the unconscious fox demon he held to the ground, and the madness and ferocity in his eyes gradually faded.

His vision restored to clarity, he slowly furrowed his brow.

Gazing upon the three fox demons already regressed to foxes and another fox demon's desiccated skeleton, the scene of his recent madness flashed through his mind.

Hum!

Summoning the great bronze cauldron, he directly covered himself with it; Fang Xu took out fresh clothes and changed, then began to inspect his body.

He felt he was ill!

To be precise, his soul was sick!

During the battle with the fox demons, although he had been affected by their charm and illusion techniques, he clearly felt his consciousness remained lucid.

This lucidity persisted until before he engaged in relations with the purple-clad fox demon.

After that, it changed; he sensed a barely perceptible surge of ferocity rising from deep within his heart—negative thoughts of slaughter—these thoughts gradually influenced his soul.

Beneath the great bronze cauldron, Fang Xu carefully examined his soul and indeed saw on its surface a trace of gray mist almost negligible enough to be ignored.

This is...

The resentment of the Radiant Light Giant Crocodile and the Demon Echo Sharkman?

As his consciousness attempted to touch that wisp of gray mist, Fang Xu discovered this thing seemed to be the resentment the old ape had mentioned earlier.

The Demon Echo Sharkman and the Radiant Light Giant Crocodile both count as those slain by his hand; their resentment is extremely tenacious, and even the old ape could not dispel it.

It is precisely due to this wisp of resentment influencing him that, when he earlier employed the Yin-Yang Mystic Arts Scripture, he inadvertently allowed this resentment to invade his soul, affecting his rationality.

It seems he will truly need to pay attention from now on...

Withdrawing his consciousness from the sea of mind, Fang Xu recalled the great bronze cauldron and then retracted the Mirage Dragon Mist.

"Uncle Yuan?"

Gazing at the old ape beyond the mist, Fang Xu spoke: "Where is that great demon?"

"He fled." The old ape said, glancing at the three fox demons already degenerated into white foxes on the ground, curiously asking: "Fang Xiazi, you..."

The old ape's words trailed off; precisely put, he did not know how to persuade Fang Xu.

"Go call Yun Wan and the others, old man; I'll lead the clan in cleaning up this place."

The Demonic Ape of the Abyssal Evil clan had all been controlled by the fox demons' charm techniques; at this moment, all the fox demons had fled, so those Demonic Apes of the Abyssal Evil naturally recovered as well.

Upon seeing the old ape, these Demonic Apes of the Abyssal Evil clan were greatly excited.

By the time Fang Xu, Yun Wan, and the others returned, a host of Demonic Apes of the Abyssal Evil had already nearly finished cleaning up this place.

"Squeak!"

"Squeak!"

At this moment, two half-grown Demonic Apes of the Abyssal Evil approached Fang Xu, chattering and gesturing animatedly.

Fang Xu looked curiously toward the old ape.

The old ape laughed: "These two little rascals are the very ones who played with you earlier; they're greeting you."

Fang Xu suddenly recalled, remembering the two Demonic Ape of the Abyssal Evil cubs he had encountered upon first arriving at the valley.

Back then, those two little rascals clung to him, begging for magic tricks.

Three years without seeing them, these two Demonic Apes of the Abyssal Evil have grown this large.

After gently patting their heads, Fang Xu approached the old ape and directly took out two jars of Creation Immortal Elixir.

One jar was the remaining green Creation Immortal Elixir from before; the other was yellow.

The old ape hastily nodded.

With these two jars of Creation Immortal Elixir, the clan might yet produce several more awakened demons.

That way, even if I am no longer among the clan, they will have the means of self-preservation.

"Uncle Yuan, I need to go cultivate."

Having absorbed the Blood Qi Power and cultivation of four peak Martial Lords, his interior is now utterly chaotic, like a pot of porridge.

Were it not for the Divine Servants continuously absorbing vast amounts of Blood Qi Power, Fang Xu believes he would have already perished from overexertion.

"Go up there." The old ape pointed to the treetop and said.

Fang Xu nodded and directly leapt to the treetop's summit.

This great tree, unknown how many ages it has grown, stands far taller than the surrounding trees.

Arriving at the summit, Fang Xu selected a sturdy branch, sat cross-legged upon it, and began to seek a way to resolve the terrifying energy within his body.

The Divine Servants desperately absorbed energy; Fang Xu sank his consciousness into his body and suddenly discovered the Divine Servants had turned pale gold, not only that, but their size had also increased considerably.

Previously, they had gathered together, resembling red liquid.

But now, he could actually discern their individual forms.

Feeling the Divine Servants somewhat strained, and observing the terrifying energy surging wildly within his body, Fang Xu hesitated momentarily, then immediately directed this energy toward the sea of mind!

Other methods could no longer resolve these violent energies.

To avoid waste, he could only choose to send this energy into the sea of mind.

There lies the Mystic Water Dao Foundation gifted by Xu Qi!

Fang Xu intends to use this energy to forge another Dao Foundation for himself.

Anyway, he has already decided to use a nine-layered or even twelve-layered Dao Foundation to nurture his soul; at this moment, he does not even consider the matter of soul descent.

Vast amounts of energy were guided to the Mystic Water Dao Foundation, gradually converging and beginning to form a circular Dao Foundation!

With the infusion of energy, the Dao foundation grew larger and larger, finally reaching over three feet before gradually slowing down.

Two layers of Dao foundation were forged, and Fang Xu discovered that his body underwent another change.

His physical body weakened!

It seemed the Dao foundation platform and his physical body were linked; with two layers of Dao foundation, his physical strength clearly could not keep up with the demand.

However, this was nothing to worry about, as the seven orifice stone gates within his body had all been opened, and a vast amount of primordial energy constantly strengthened his physical body.

Fang Xu slowly opened his eyes; by then, the sky outside had already darkened.

At the treetop's summit, Fang Xu looked up at the sky, where countless stars twinkled and a full moon hung silently overhead.

"Fang Xu!"

From below, Yun Wan's voice came; Fang Xu slowly rose to his feet and leapt down from the treetop.

On the ancestral ground, the old ape guarded the many Earthfiend Demon Apes who had consumed the Creation Immortal Elixir, while Tong Tong and Yun Wan, along with another woman, sat around the campfire, happily sharing roasted meat.

"Young master, here!"

Ning Xiang handed a piece of golden-yellow roasted meat to Fang Xu, her small hands red from the heat.

Fang Xu quickly took the roasted meat, and several people sat together eating.

After eating and drinking their fill, the old ape led Fang Xu to a secluded mountain cave.

"This is where the Earthfiend Demon Ape clan's foundation lies."

Pointing to the stone carvings on the cave wall, the old ape spoke.

The stone carvings on the cave wall were quite chaotic, and it was clearly visible that they were not made by a single person, nor from the same era.

They resembled a message wall, having endured countless years, with countless people leaving their marks upon it.

Many of these carvings were missing, as if someone had forcibly chiseled away sections of the stone wall.

Fang Xu quietly examined them, and suddenly discovered a line of Yu State script at the end of the carvings.

"Obtaining this opportunity, I comprehend the Dao and divine abilities."

"Li Xuan Yi?"

Who is this Li Xuan Yi?

Fang Xu curiously traced the grooves on the wall, murmuring.

"The founding emperor of the Yu State." The old ape explained from beside him.

It was actually him!?

Fang Xu looked toward the old ape with some surprise.

The old ape chuckled, stroking the other carvings in the cave and saying: "To say that our Earthfiend Demon Ape clan's this ancestral land is also a place of dragon's rise, Li Xuan Yi once comprehended his divine ability here, and later returned here as well."

"But at that time, he was repelled by the strong ones of our Earthfiend Demon Ape clan, and this ancestral land thus fell into the hands of the Earthfiend Demon Apes."

"Study these carvings well; they encompass many great beings' legacies from ancient times up to the founding of the Yu State, and perhaps they will be of help to you."

Having said this, the old ape directly left the cave.

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(End of chapter)