Chapter 522: Detox

"Heavenly Fox Poison," explained in Du Chun's plain terms, is... the poison of a Heavenly Fox.

That is to say, Bai Jiu'er is the most mysterious and rarest Heavenly Fox of the fox clan!

The biggest characteristic of the Heavenly Fox Poison is that it seals the dantian, can seal cultivators of the same realm, and is accompanied by headache, limb weakness, and nausea, instantly reducing combat power to zero!

Thus, Du Peng panicked!

Heng Xian circulated his technique and felt it; indeed, the bit of spiritual energy he had just gathered was tightly sealed.

He couldn't help but sigh and exclaimed: "Only today do I understand the meaning of 'a knife above the character for lust'!"

"Yeah!" Du Chun wanted to cry but had no tears.

"Then I'm heading back first!" Heng Xian strode away.

"Sigh..."

Du Chun raised his hand, then drooped it in dejection, gritted his teeth, and walked toward his dwelling.

Heng Xian returned to his dwelling; A Mu was still sitting cross-legged outside the door on guard, and upon seeing him return, he was even more respectful than before.

Heng Xian had no mood for greetings; he entered the house and immediately opened the Xuan Huang Heavenly Hexagram: "What are the particulars of the poison in my body?"

The hexagram displayed: 【This is the poison of the ancient Nine Heaven Divine Fox; this girl is a descendant of the Divine Fox, with pure bloodline, naturally alluring, and steadfastly loyal—she marries only one husband in her life, and if her husband dies she follows him in death, without exception!

It is advised that the host take her as a wife; in the future, when breaking through the heavens, having the Nine Hills Heavenly Outer Divine Fox clan as reliance would not be a bad aid in ten thousand years of cultivation!】

Heng Xian: "……"

After a moment of silence, he snapped: "Get serious—what's wrong with wanting me to take in every decent girl I see? Is now the time to chase girls? I'm suffering from poison!"

The hexagram showed: 【Although the Heavenly Fox Poison is strong, this girl's cultivation is limited; dispelling it is simple—just need seven medicinal herbs, grind them and take internally, then use the reverse blood circulation method to smooth the blood vessels, and the fox poison will disappear……】

Heng Xian carefully examined the detox method; fortunately, his Storage Bag held plenty of spiritual medicines, all seven herbs were present, and he immediately took them out to grind.

After half an hour, he swallowed the powder like milk powder, then performed the reverse blood circulation……

Time flew by, and soon dawn arrived.

Heng Xian opened his eyes, feeling his whole body unobstructed, the poison sensation completely gone, and he couldn't help but sigh in relief.

After thinking, he opened the "Xuan Huang Heavenly Hexagram" again: "I need a plan to quickly gain the trust of the Earth Fox Tribe, recommending I go to Blast Cool City, then rely on the local demon forces to attack Dog Clan City and rescue Sun Bufan, Lin Shuyu, and those fourteen sect disciples!"

The hexagram displayed: 【Wait! The opportunity will arrive in three days!】

"Received!"

Heng Xian nodded, silently murmuring: "Everyone must hold on, Lin senior sister, Su senior sister, Sun Bufan—I'm also helpless!"

Just then, a shout came from outside: "Fellow Daoist Heng, Brother Heng, are you alright?"

It was Du Chun's voice, full of pain.

Heng Xian opened the door and saw Du Chun sitting cross-legged beside it, with A Mu beside him trying to persuade.

At this moment, Du Chun's condition was poor—his face deathly pale, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, his aura wilted.

"Ah, what's this……" Heng Xian feigned surprise.

Du Chun painfully lifted his head: "My dantian feels bitter and astringent, my meridians are all clogged—it's agonizing; I can't do anything. I went yesterday and this morning to beg the Fox King for help, but unfortunately the Fox King said she couldn't persuade Bai Jiu'er either—what should we do……huh?"

Seeing Heng Xian's condition, he exclaimed in astonishment: "You, you're alright?!"

Heng Xian immediately covered his stomach: "Don't mention it, I feel awful!"

Du Chun sighed: "Ah! Yeah, do you have any good ideas?"

Heng Xian shook his head: "Nope!"

Du Chun pondered, then gritted his teeth: "To untie the bell, one must find the one who tied it—let's go beg Bai Jiu'er!"

Heng Xian firmly refused: "I won't go; I can't afford to lose face before that person!"

"Brother Heng! Let's do it together!" Du Chun suddenly clung to Heng Xian's thigh, wailing loudly: "If we team up, we'll have a better chance—I heard Bai Jiu'er also likes to hear you tell stories, your reputation is huge!!"

Heng Xian stared, astonished—was this still a Golden Core cultivator? He shoved a bit, but couldn't push him off, so he nodded: "Fine! Together!"

Du Chun sprang up nimbly: "Bai Jiu'er is in the Little Bird House—let's go!"

After saying that, he glanced at A Mu: "You have no objections, right?"

A Mu shook his head like a rattle drum: "Ah! Master Du, I have no objections—do as you please!"

"Let's go, go, go!"

Du Chun pulled Heng Xian, striding forward with a sluggish tone: "What you said yesterday was totally right—'a knife above the character for lust'—I sleep like a log, no matter how beautiful a rose is, if I get pricked I just want to stomp it into mush; that's my explosive temper!"

Heng Xian said: "You don't look like someone begging for help like that!"

Du Chun wore a bitter face: "Don't worry, I know my limits!"

The two took a shortcut, quickened their pace, and soon reached the west of the stockade; the scenery was nice—mountains on one side, water on both, the mountains were verdant hills covered in mountain flowers, the water was a clear spring trickling gently.

Several houses surrounded by mountain flowers and spiritual herbs stood out, exceptionally refined.

Du Chun pointed to one of the houses, its roof teeming with multicolored birds: "That's the Little Bird House; beneath it lies a spiritual spring that attracts birds, hence the name. Bai Jiu'er lives inside, speaking of birds……"

Heng Xian rubbed the tip of his nose to interrupt: "Now that we've come to ask for help, let's not worry about whatever birds!"

"Exactly! I'll go first!" Du Chun took a deep breath, strode a few steps to the house, bowed deeply, and said: "I am Du Chun, here to visit Miss Jiu'er!"

There was no response from inside the house.

The birds on the roof chirped and hopped, lowering their heads to look down, as if mocking.

Du Chun glanced back at Heng Xian.

Heng Xian immediately put on a bitter face.

Du Chun gritted his teeth, then cupped his fists again toward the house: "Du Chun, Heng Xian, here to visit Miss Bai!"

Still no response from inside.

Du Chun drew a deep breath and sighed: "Du Chun, Heng Xian come to apologize; please, Miss Bai, be magnanimous and spare us this time—we dare not, we will never dare again!"

Heng Xian rubbed his nose; he had never been this embarrassed in his life.

Just then, a faint wisp of fragrance drifted down.

Both raised their heads and saw Bai Jiu'er lounging on the flowerbed railing on the second floor of the house, eating a yellow pastry, her small mouth red and glossy, with a few crumbs stuck to it, her large beautiful eyes clear and bright, yet she was gazing absentmindedly at a speck of cloud in the vast clear sky, saying lazily: "What's wrong?"

Du Chun hurriedly said: "We shouldn't have gossiped about Miss Bai behind her back, nor should we have spoken those offensive vulgarities; we... really shouldn't have, really been impolite; we dare not do it again!"

Attitude humble to the point of dust.

Bai Jiu'er continued eating the pastry, glanced down, she still looked rather cute: "Not enough!"

Du Chun thought for a moment: "We're shameless, we're lewd, our brains have been kicked by a donkey, there will be no next time, never again!"

Bai Jiu'er took out another yellow pastry and ate it, making a "crunch, crunch" sound: "Still a bit short!"

Du Chun pondered carefully: "Miss Bai is like a fairy from the ninth heaven, breathtakingly beautiful, surpassing all under heaven, while we are merely a speck of dust in the earth, humble and weak, unable to withstand a single blow; not to mention gossiping behind her back, even a single glance is sacrilege—change! We will definitely change from now on! Never again will we dare to commit sacrilege!"

(End of chapter)