Chapter 6: Xuanming Divine Fire

Putting away his thoughts, Su Yuanshan looked at the wild strawberries placed in front of the door. If nothing unexpected happened, it must have been picked by that little white fox.

Since that night, the little white fox had actually made a home here and settled down peacefully. Of course, not inside the main hall, but in the thick locust tree in the courtyard of the City God Temple.

The large locust tree had grown for hundreds of years, and the root part had already rotted, forming a natural tree hole, which naturally became the little white fox's home.

Su Yuanshan didn't stop its behavior, which could be considered tacit approval. The little white fox was also sensible, so it would pick some wild fruits from time to time to offer to him.

He saw Su Yuanshan open his mouth and take a deep breath.

Suddenly, the wild strawberries placed in front of the main hall door 'withered' at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The essence contained within its body was completely absorbed by Su Yuanshan.

Whether it is an underworld soul or a deity, enjoying offerings is actually absorbing that sliver of essence Qi. Whether it is offerings, incense candles, or paper money, it is all the same, so it is also called incense Qi.

Seeing Su Yuanshan accept its offerings, the little white fox seemed full of joy.

In three months, it had grown a lot more than before, and its fur appeared even whiter and thicker, and the growth rate of the spiritual Qi in its body also seemed even more astonishing, which made Su Yuanshan a bit puzzled.

He noticed that the little white fox would go out once every day at noon. He didn't know what it was doing, but it would always come back covered in wounds.

Although he had secretly followed the little white fox a few times through his spiritual intent via grass, trees, birds, and beasts, for some reason, every time the little white fox crossed the stream, climbed the hillside, and crossed a stone tablet, it would disappear without a trace, and even the spiritual intent attached to the grass and trees would instantly lose contact with him. This happened several times in a row, which made him even more curious. Where exactly did the little white fox go?

"Weiling.. Mansion Lord, Mansion Lord....!"

Just as Su Yuanshan was deep in thought, the little white fox's call rang out again outside the main hall door.

Compared to the previous stammering, it was now much more fluent in speaking human language.

Su Yuanshan spoke steadily, showing the majesty of a deity.

"You little demon, why are you calling me? Where have you been playing these past few days?"

"Mansion Lord..... tomb...... mother.... missing....."

The little white fox was not a human after all, and the vocabulary it mastered was not much, so it was anxious and spinning in circles for a while.

"Tomb? Mother?" Su Yuanshan was a bit confused. He pondered for a moment and mused.

"Are you saying your mother went missing in a tomb? And you went to look for her?"

The little white fox nodded repeatedly.

"Ancient.... tomb........ so big.... so big....... sky...... sky....!"

It gestured repeatedly, pointing to the sky one moment and the ground the next, making Su Yuanshan frown.

"Are you saying that ancient tomb is very, very big..... like it's in the sky?"

At this moment, Su Yuanshan felt a bit funny.

"You little demon, you keep talking about the sky. Have you been to the sky? When have you seen the scenery of the sky? You should withdraw, don't disturb this Lord's cultivation.... "

Ten days......

Twenty days.....

A month passed. He was constantly contemplating, communicating with the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth, and then swallowing spirit and refining Qi to practice hard.

【Spirit Perception Art, Level 2 -> Level 3 ↑】

【Spirit Perception Art, Level 2 -> Level 4 ↑】

【Spirit Perception Art, Level 4: Perceive the spiritual Qi of all things (30/1000, Novice)】

【Spirit-Swallowing Qi-Refining Art, Level 1 -> Level 2 ↑】

【Spirit-Swallowing Qi-Refining Art, Level 2 -> Level 3 ↑】

【Spirit-Swallowing Qi-Refining Art, Level 3 -> Level 4 ↑】

【Spirit-Swallowing Qi-Refining Art, Level 4 -> Level 5 ↑】

【Spirit-Swallowing Qi-Refining Art, Level 5: Absorb the spirit of heaven and earth for one's own use (10/1000, Novice)】

【Obtained Heart Method effect: Solid as a Rock (Cannot be upgraded)】

He didn't expect that the Spirit-Swallowing Qi-Refining Art would also gain a heart method effect when it reached level 5. Su Yuanshan thought while staring at the heart method effect emerging on the spirit bead. Suddenly, lines of golden characters like annotations emerged: The state of mind is as solid as a rock and indestructible.

Su Yuanshan could clearly feel that his state of mind was becoming more and more firm, so much so that his swallowing spirit and refining Qi were becoming more and more proficient. And with the rising spiritual Qi in his body and the transformation of flesh and blood, he could sense that the sliver of golden divine light in his soul seemed to have become much more substantial.

And he also ushered in the biggest harvest. Su Yuanshan had completely successfully refined the five fingers of his right hand and could move them freely.

This was not a small improvement. He originally expected to reach this step at least in a year or two. He didn't expect it to be achieved so quickly. He thought: This naturally cannot be separated from his hard cultivation.

With this small improvement, it would be much easier to deal with the complex situation in the mountains in the future.

"Mansion Lord..... Mansion Lord!"

Just as Su Yuanshan was deep in thought, he was interrupted by the call from outside the door.

As expected, it was the little white fox again. It was snow-white and flawless, and its fur shone in the moonlight.

Su Yuanshan couldn't help but frown.

"What is it again?"

He vaguely felt that through the contact during this period, the little white fox's awe of him had decreased a lot.

This was not a good phenomenon. It seemed he had to find an opportunity to knock it down. After all, a City God should have the appearance of a City God, and he had to make these demons fear him.

He sighed, alas, it's still because I've been too easygoing with it recently!

"Mansion Lord.... Mansion Lord, you.. look... you look!"

The little white fox brought one thing after another and placed them at the entrance of the main hall, like an innocent child, hoping to get a reward from its parents.

"Ancient tomb... ancient tomb..... things... things...."

This is........?

Seeing the items in front of the door, Su Yuanshan's divine eyes suddenly widened, and he couldn't hide his surprise in his heart.

"Xuanming Li Fire True Formula"?

"Records of Heavenly Treasures and Strange Objects"

Incense Bead?

"Eh, did you get all these things from the ancient tomb?"

The Incense Bead is a treasure bead that can store incense. Whether for deities or demons, it is a good thing. Looking at the red light swaying in this bead, the incense stored in it will not be less than ten wisps.

And the "Records of Heavenly Treasures and Strange Objects" can be called the encyclopedia of this world, recording many materials such as local customs, strange treasures, and so on.

As for this jade slip emitting treasure light----"Xuanming Li Fire True Formula" is even rarer. Su Yuanshan drove the spirit bead to blow an underworld wind and roughly flipped through it, learning that this is a fire control technique that can generate Li Fire with spiritual Qi. Its main function is for refining tools, but after all, it is a fire method, and it also has a certain deterrent effect on demons and evil spirits, so it is still useful.

However, this belongs to a small spell, and with the spiritual power Su Yuanshan has accumulated now, he can perform it.

He saw him seal with his five fingers and chant a spell.

"Supreme Fire Spirit, wisdom is clear and clean, Heavenly Dao has a call, Li Fire appears, act as fast as the law!"

Su Yuanshan gathered spiritual Qi at his fingertips. Suddenly, he heard a 'whoosh', and a wisp of red flame emerged from his fingertips, burning fiercely. Although it was only a wisp, it was clearly not comparable to ordinary fire.

It seemed to be generated by the burning of spiritual Qi released by Su Yuanshan, and the temperature was very high.

Su Yuanshan's fingertips suddenly appeared with flames, which startled the little white fox outside the door. It seemed to instinctively sense the threat brought by that wisp of flame and couldn't help but shiver and retreat two steps.

Is this my spirit fire?

Looking at the red flame burning at his fingertips, Su Yuanshan felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart. After all, he was just an ordinary person before, when had he ever seen such a magical thing? But such a thing was happening to him at this moment. ===== CHAPTER 7 =====