Strange Stories

Chapter 553 Seven-tailed White Fox
After seeing off several immortals who came to congratulate him and make friends, half of whom were acquaintances, Lin Jue also relaxed.

Then he looked outside the courtyard, and it seemed as if his eyes could penetrate the courtyard wall and the trees in the courtyard and see the imperial guards.

Thanks to them for the past three years, otherwise who knows how many people would have gathered outside the yard to watch the fun, who knows whether some people would squeeze the door or climb the wall. In short, even the noise caused by kneeling and praying or calling the name of the gods would affect the peace and tranquility.

Naturally, the gods also have ways and abilities to stop these people, but no matter what other tricks or spells they use, they are not as simple and effective as the Imperial Guards.

Even the mystery of magic may have the opposite effect.

Anyway, upright gods will not hurt people at will. They just want to pray to the gods for peace, or want to see the true face of the gods. These are not evil things. The gods use magic to stop them, which makes them feel the magic of the magic, and they are sure that there are really gods here, which then attracts more people.

So Lin Jue said:
"Thank you for your day and night guarding. We will leave now. Please inform the emperor and the superiors that there is no need to guard here anymore."

The words drifted away with the breeze.

What he didn't say was that, in fact, being on duty here was equivalent to living in a fairyland with rich spiritual charm and abundant mystery every day, breathing in spiritual energy with every breath, and there was even some overflowing fairy energy today. It was a rare and wonderful job in itself - maybe these imperial guards had gradually sensed it. After all, although there had been shift changes in the past three years, they were still inevitably exposed to wind and rain, but not only had they not fallen ill again, but their physical and mental health were getting better every day. Apart from this courtyard where immortals lived, could there be any other reason?

Upon hearing this, many imperial guards felt relieved, but also felt regretful. They couldn't help but look back into the courtyard, but of course they saw nothing.

Another breeze blew in the courtyard. Lin Jue, the little junior sister, Ziyun, Xu Yi, Pu Mei, and even the youngest disciple Xianzhu, all turned into the breeze and disappeared.

In the blink of an eye, the yard was empty again.

It was empty and clean, as if no one had ever been there.

……

There are already two immortals in Fengshan.

"Junior sister, you always complained that my thunderclouds were too dark and ugly. Now that you have achieved enlightenment and can control ordinary clouds, I will give you a cloud as well."

Lin Jue pulled down a cloud.

This cloud was the same as the one that the Taoist Yuzhuan had given him. Although it was an ordinary white cloud, it was very beautiful and very solid. When it shrank to a size of ten feet, it looked like cotton. It was the kind of cloud that hung behind the mountain peaks or above the sky. When an idle person was lying on the ground taking a nap, he could be stunned and happy looking at it.

"I also chose this cloud in the sky. Junior Sister, before you find your five-colored auspicious cloud, you can ride this cloud first. Anyway, I have already taught you the method of riding a cloud."

"This cloud is great! Come here!"

The junior sister shouted and white clouds flew over, gathered at her feet, and lifted her up directly.

"Soft and..."

Junior sister knows how to ride on clouds.

Before this, she had not yet achieved true enlightenment and could not stand on ordinary clouds, but Lin Jue gave her a token and allocated one of the divine thunder clouds to her, which she used to practice.

Now that he has achieved enlightenment and possessed immortal aura, he is close to nature and can control ethereal things such as clouds and mist more easily.

He immediately rode the cloud into the sky and flew a few circles.

Sometimes he rose from the clouds with the wind, and sometimes he jumped down from the sky and landed on the clouds, having a lot of fun.

It took a long time before she came down.

"Alright, alright. I'll laugh at you when I see you later." Lin Jue said with a smile, "Besides, it's not like you haven't experienced this feeling before."

"Yes, I have experienced it, but how can an illusion compare to the real thing?" The little sister replied, "Besides, I have been out for so many years, I have almost forgotten it."

"Master! What illusion?" Ziyun beside him couldn't help but be curious.

"You don't have to worry about it."

"Oh! How does it feel to achieve enlightenment?"

"Free! Extremely free! It's like I feel my body is lighter than the wind. I don't have to do anything. The wind can take me anywhere!" The little sister answered her, "And I can feel that the weather is hot or cold and has nothing to do with me anymore. Rain or snow doesn't affect me. I feel clear-headed and never tired. I am always full of energy. It's the most comfortable and free state!"

The disciples and nephews listened and were filled with envy.

Xu Yi, Pu Mei and Xian Zhu looked at Lin Jue. It turned out that their master had been living like this for all these years.

"You guys should work hard..."

Lin Jue looked at them and then looked at his junior sister.

Nowadays, both Lin Jue and his junior sister are undoubtedly more concerned about the teaching of their disciples. I just don’t know how many of them will eventually achieve enlightenment, and how many will turn into dust before this dynasty.

"Brother, I'm going to look for my seven-colored auspicious cloud."

"One time they say five-colored auspicious clouds, the next time they say seven-colored auspicious clouds, which one is five-colored or seven-colored?"

"It's all the same. Just say whichever comes to mind."

"It's up to you." Lin Jue nodded. "Let Ziyun live here with me and practice with Xu Yi and the others. Anyway, we are gradually entering a prosperous era, and there are not many monsters and ghosts at the foot of the mountain. Most of the people who come to your Taoist temple to worship and pray are seeking fame and fortune. I think it's better to close the door."

"I'll leave a wooden board. If there are demons causing trouble, tell them to write on it. Ziyun will go and take a look every few days." The little sister said, "It's a good time to practice the Unrestrained Technique."

"also."

The few of them stopped talking.

A gust of breeze blew and there was no one on the top of the mountain.

……

In the attic, Fox Yan walked towards Lin Jue in a hesitant manner, lowered his head and bumped into him, then looked up at him:
"There's something wrong with the fox."

"what happened?"

"In the courtyard, while refining the elixir, the fox absorbed the spirit of the junior sister. Combined with his serious practice, he felt a little sleepy and his butt was itchy." The fox said to him, "It seems like it's going to grow a tail."

"Then you can take a nap. I need to go into seclusion to gain enlightenment, so I can stay by your side to watch over you."

"Okay~"

The fox nodded weakly, fell to the ground, and lay on his side.

Lin Jue sat down beside it. There was really no time in the immortal's life.

Just like in the illusion, the fox slept for three years.

Lin Jue sat cross-legged beside it and meditated on it for three years.

The only difference is that at the beginning, the fox was a small one, the same size as the civet cat, so as not to appear to be bullying it when playing with the civet cat. But after only three days, it slowly released the control of the transformation technique in its sleep, and grew bigger little by little. Even though this pavilion was much taller and bigger than ordinary houses, like a royal palace, it was filled up by it.

Even the hair on the tail was sticking out from the windows and doors.

From a distance, one would think that the pavilions and palaces on the cliffs were covered with white hair, overflowing.

And it's still growing.

Lin Jue had no choice but to find a way to move it out and placed it deep in the mountains. He also used magic to build a huge stone pavilion to shelter it from wind and rain, and he still sat beside it to practice.

Three years later, the fox grew a seventh tail.

A fox with seven tails is a fairy.

On that day, there were still auspicious clouds and bright lights, and strange phenomena in heaven and earth.

There were still some immortals who were closer who came to watch the fun.

Even the goblins and monsters in the entire Maple Mountain seemed to sense something and either turned their heads to look in this direction or looked up at the sky stupidly.

But Fuyao is a demon after all, and the nine-tailed fox is also a demon. Immortals from all over the world know the personality and preferences of the current Emperor of Heaven, so no one came to congratulate them.

at the same time--

In a deep mountain in Huizhou, a god in gorgeous clothes sat there for who knows how many years, without moving a muscle. But today, he suddenly opened his eyes.

In Qingyan County of Qinzhou, a figure was dressing up and opened her eyes and turned to look in this direction.

There are also monsters in various places who have noticed this.

They are all demons and immortals who have achieved enlightenment.

……

There are auspicious clouds in the deep mountains and a fox in the middle. However, the fox has a serious face and does not look like an immortal at all.

It sat upright in the deep mountains, as big as a small hill. It first looked up curiously at the rosy clouds in the sky, then turned its head back to look at the seven tails spread out like a fan behind it, and even couldn't help stretching out its claws to touch the newest one that had grown.

It hooked its claws and brought it in front of me to take a closer look. Just when I thought it was going to figure out something, it suddenly opened its mouth and took a bite.

While playing, he suddenly stood up and bumped into the pavilion roof made of rocks above his head. He then quickly lowered his head and looked up.

No matter how you look at it, he doesn't look like a demon fairy or demon king.

However, there was a Taoist priest sitting not far away, at the edge of the pavilion, sitting upright like a rock, with great bearing.

"wake up?"

A leisurely voice came over.

"I'm awake!" said the fox. "How come it's already daybreak?"

"It's daytime, of course."

"The fox slept all day!"

"Slept for a thousand days."

"A thousand days!!"

"Why are you so surprised?"

"How long did you sleep in there?"

"Where? In the illusion?" Lin Jue said, "It's been about the same length of time, with a few minor differences."

“That long, too?”

"how?"

“It seems like a day too!”

"You..."

Lin Jue stretched out his hand, wanting to touch it, but he didn't know how to do it, so he said, "Make it smaller."

The fox obeyed and shrank quickly.

Lin Jue touched its head:
"You have grown a seventh tail, but I haven't yet fully realized my truth. It's time for you to protect me."

"Ok!"

Looking at this huge stone pavilion located in the deep mountains, it is actually a good place to shelter from the shade and rain. Lin Jue did not go back to the attic, but sat cross-legged here with his eyes closed.

The sun rises and the moon sets, and the clouds are misty.

The glow in the east brightened and dimmed, and the dusk in the west rose and fell. In the spring, green grass grew in the cracks of the stone pavilion, and was reflected in the fox's glass-like eyes. In the summer, the mountains were lush and green. In the autumn, the mountains were covered with red leaves. In the cold winter, the entire Maple Mountain and the stone pavilion, including the fox playing outside, were covered with snow.

Taoist Priest Jiang came to enjoy the autumn.

The disciples came to deliver food.

The junior sister also found the seven-colored auspicious cloud and showed it to him.

As for the three spells of "taking life and granting longevity", "breaking and continuing" and "dispersing and gathering again", Lin Jue's understanding gradually deepened. It was not yet the time when he began to comprehend immortality through these spells in the illusion, but his understanding was even deeper than that in the illusion, and his foundation was naturally more solid.

(End of this chapter)