From a carp to a dragon god

Chapter 298 The Origin of the Fox Clan
The eight alleys of Chunshen Guild Hall are four streets in both horizontal and vertical directions. Three hundred guild halls and halls are scattered in the outer circle, and a large temple is built in the center.

This temple is different from the temples in the inland of Kyushu. It is built in the architectural style of the Dongyi people from the previous era. The temple has no outer walls on all four sides and only a gate on the east side.

After crossing the gate, you can see an earthen platform with a gray stone placed on it. The stone is shaped like a peach and is painted with red mud, with the spring god Jumang, the nine-tailed fox god, and a bustard painted on it.

When Fox and his entourage arrived at the gate, they asked the sedan bearers to put down the sedan chair, and walked with Yu Shuyang into the temple.

"This is an old temple, and also the ancestral temple. According to the rules, when a country is destroyed, the temple should be built on top and burned with firewood below.

Therefore, the temple here has no roof and no walls, with an earthen platform built in the middle to house the old gods. "The fox said this with a hint of sadness.

Yu Shuyang looked around and just realized that there was such a rule. He couldn't help feeling strange, mainly because he didn't know what the other party was planning.

The fox stands in human form, wearing a red robe, with six pure white fox tails hanging down to the ground, and holding a peach branch in both hands.

"You are a student of the Great Alchemist, destined to achieve great success in the future. I am fortunate to have met you, and I have something to say to you.

A few days ago, the news spread throughout the country that the Great Alchemist allowed you to accept disciples on your own. I think this news has spread throughout the Fox Kingdom.

Right now in the capital, because of the matter of enthroning the crown prince, the five pillars of the country have to guard the altar and collect sacrificial fire, and they cannot leave for the time being.

The generals', marquises' and earls' mansions below naturally did not dare to take the lead, and the situation was currently at a stalemate. It was not because the Chinese people were not enthusiastic.

You can just wait a little longer. There's no need to come to my shabby place to choose materials." The fox said with his eyes half-closed, his eyes were narrow and long.

This old fox has been in charge of the Spring God Club for more than a thousand years. He can be said to be a veteran fox. When he saw Yu Shuyang and a room full of body-building monsters in Yuanyang Courtyard, he saw through Yu Shuyang's plan.

Yu Shuyang was stunned for a moment when he heard the last part, and then he understood what the old fox was talking about. He was not talking about the National Pillar Mansion or the General's Mansion, but was trying to persuade him in a roundabout way not to cause trouble here.

"As the saying goes, there are virgin trees in a barren garden and pillars in the wild. I choose my disciples based on my personal impression and don't consider their background." Yu Shuyang pretended not to know and acted stupid.

Fox Man was not surprised when he heard this. After all, with the great alchemist as an example, it was not surprising that the great alchemist's students followed suit.

"You are a new guest in the Fox Country, and I'm afraid you don't know much about its past. How about I let this old man speak a little and tell you some stories.

"I suppose the Great Alchemist only taught you the art of alchemy and never mentioned the past of the Qingqiu Fox, so you don't know the ins and outs of it." "The Fox said calmly, a smile on his face.

Yu Shuyang did not comment, pretended to listen, and did not interrupt.

"The Qingqiu Fox Clan, named after the sacred mountain Qingqiu, is actually a collective name for six fox clans. Two eras ago, each of them lived their own lives.

If you count carefully, the Fox Kingdom and the ancestral land of Qingqiu have to be counted as two places. Those with high cultivation and strong strength all practice diligently in Qingqiu Mountain.

According to the classification of the human race, the Fox Kingdom can be regarded as the worldly faction, while the ancestral land of Qingqiu is the otherworldly faction. Although they are both foxes, they are very different in their roots.

Most of the world-renouncing factions are old foxes from the previous era, including the nine-tailed fox from Qingqiu Mountain, the earth fox from Tushan, the moon fox from Tanggu, the heart fox from Diqiu, the demon fox from Yunmeng, and the ghost fox from Youdu Mountain.

These six foxes are the origin of all fox tribes in the world. Therefore, Qingqiu Mountain in the East China Sea can be regarded as the holy mountain and sacred mountain for all fox tribes.

The Fox Kingdom of the worldly faction naturally has some intricate connections with the Qingqiu ancestral land of the otherworldly faction. The current royal family and the five major pillar palaces in the country just correspond to the six fox species.

If we really want to count the details, the marquis's mansion, earl's mansion, and general's mansion in the Fox Kingdom are all divided according to the six fox species.

It can be said that this is true from the capital to the village. This is the pattern of the Qingqiu fox clan.

Even the Nine-tailed Fox Clan, who were members of the royal family, had no way out. Of the hundred cities in the Fox Kingdom, they could only control 40% at most. The generals, marquises, and earls who obeyed their orders could also only control 40% at most.

In the current Fox Kingdom and the ancestral land of Qingqiu, everyone has to accept this rule. Otherwise, even a powerful alchemist who wants to forcefully change it will end up having no place to stand.

Have you ever wondered why the Great Alchemist has always been dissatisfied with the behavior of the fox families in the country, but has never been able to change anything?
The fundamental reason is that it's not that he doesn't want to, it's that he simply can't." After saying this, the fox man lifted the peach blossom branch to his nose and took a deep breath, sending wisps of white smoke escaping.

After two or three breaths, the fox finally put down the peach branch with satisfaction and grinned.

"I am the priest of the Spring God Temple and a Shintoist monk among the Fox Clan. In ancient times, when the six Fox Clan holy places were still there, I was also a well-known figure.

Back then, the fox clan and the human clan lived together in Zhongzhou, and were divided into three groups: Tushan and Yunmeng practiced the human way, Tanggu and Youdu practiced the divine way, and Qingqiu and Diqiu practiced the immortal way.

With the rise of the human race, the six holy places were destroyed one by one. Now they have all turned to cultivating immortality, and only this one shrine and temple remains.

This is the general trend, and no single monster or clan can resist it. Heaven will prosper the human race, and humanity will protect the human race. The fox clan, which has too deep entanglements with it, can only be destroyed.

I have said so much today just to advise you not to engage in meaningless struggles, and not to become a sacrificial offering."

When the fox man was moved, his eyes became moist. Thinking of the glorious days of the fox clan and the highlights of the fox god, his eyes widened and his heart beat wildly.

The fox clan's Shinto monks no longer have any gods to worship. Most of the fox gods have fallen, leaving only the nine-tailed fox god. It relies on the fortune of the fox country to barely survive, but it is also in a coma all year round.

Therefore, the current fox clan Shinto practitioners all practice evil Shinto methods, which are even crazier than the incense Shinto practitioners.

The fox man hurriedly put the peach blossom branch under his nose and took a deep breath. As the white smoke entered his body, his eyes almost popped out, but then they half-closed again, and his wildly beating heart stopped beating.

The peach blossom branch in the old fox's hand is filled with icy coldness, and its purpose is to freeze the monster's body at any time, just like a living dead, so that it will not be affected by the poison of incense and the poison of the seven emotions.

Yu Shuyang just glanced at him with his divine eyes and really scared him. This old fox was a walking volcano, with a huge amount of incense resentment and seven emotional poisons accumulated in his body.

If he couldn't control himself, even with the protection of the Saoxia Fairy Robe, he would not be sure of escaping unscathed.

“I didn’t expect the Qingqiu Fox Clan to have so many past events. Although the past cannot be retrieved, I once heard the human race say another thing.

It is said that: Never forget the past and learn from it. Since the fox clan has experienced so many things, how can they not catch up?

Let’s not talk about anything else, just like the dragon clan, it has also experienced the struggle for supremacy among the dragon, phoenix and unicorn clans. Now the phoenix and unicorn have declined, and the dragon clan seems to be becoming more powerful.

"Let's not even talk about the Dragon Palaces of the Four Seas, let's just talk about the inland areas of the Nine Provinces. There's a saying now that wherever there's a water source, there's bound to be a Dragon Palace or Water Palace." Yu Shuyang offered a counter-argument. Of the tens of millions of demon clans, Yu Shuyang admired the Dragon Clan the most. They were the most dominant, and among all the demon clans, they were considered the most well-managed.

The fox man was not angry. He held his stomach and laughed out loud, his eyebrows twitching as he laughed, as if he had heard something really funny.

When he stopped laughing, he finally said, "The dragon clan is just the livestock of the gods, how can they be compared with my Qingqiu fox clan.

Haven't you heard of dragon liver and phoenix marrow, dragon scale armor, dragon spear, fire dragon soldiers, even dragons pulling cloud chariots, and various dragon mounts?

Moreover, you actually think that it is a good thing to have dragons wherever there is water. Do you know that there is a great dragon god who controls rain in the inland of Kyushu and is in charge of the power to move clouds and rain?

Nowadays, the great Dragon God of Rain cannot leave the Eight Water Palace, and the power to make rain has fallen into the hands of the human race.

I heard that the human dynasty built two dragon towers in Zhongzhou, one is called the Dragon-Slaying Tower, which is used to kill evil dragons, and the other is called the Dragon-Slaying Tower, which is used to kill dragons that refuse to obey orders and bring rain.

Right now there is only the Dragon Palace of the Four Seas, hiding in the seabed and not coming out. Humans have no intention of opening up the waters, so the existence of the Dragon Palace of the Four Seas remains.

The Dragon Kings of the Four Seas only dare to call themselves kings, which makes them one step lower than the emperor of the human race. This is because the dragon clan has eight first-rank dragon gods in charge. Otherwise, they would be like the oxen raised in the family, plowing the fields until they are old and then being thrown into the soup pot.

We foxes don't want this kind of life, otherwise, do you think it wouldn't work? Look at the human scholars who still fantasize about fox girls, and you'll know they're always thinking about it."

Yu Shuyang had never expected that the dragon clan would suffer such an experience. By this calculation, the current human dynasty was indeed very powerful. They secretly eliminated the powerful demon clan and controlled all things in the inland of Jiuzhou.

"So, the human race has now dominated the inland of Kyushu? I used to live in the inland of Kyushu, so how come I never noticed it?" Yu Shuyang asked in confusion.

He lived in Xiyufudi for ten years, and during this period he traveled several times. The farthest place he went to was even the Huaihe Water Market. Along the way, he saw more monsters than people, and humans and monsters lived in harmony.

The fox looked up at the sky, then down at the ground. For a moment, the look of mockery on the dragon clan disappeared. After a full cup of tea, he finally let out a long sigh.

"My Fox Clan is deeply entangled with the Human Clan. In ancient times, there was a human king named Yu who married Tushan. They later gave birth to Xia Qi, who revolutionized the human race. He replaced the common empire with a family empire.

As a result, the fox tribe was involved in the changes of the human race and experienced three dynasties, starting with the marriage of Tushan's daughter Jiao and ending with the marriage of Su's daughter Daji in Diqiu.

Hundreds of talented foxes died. Looking through human history books, we can see Mei Xi, Bao Si, Xia Ji, Li Ji, Xi Gui...

These are all geniuses of the fox clan, but because they married the kings of the human race, the fox clan was dragged into the disputes of the human race's reforms again and again.

In the end, the six sacred places were all destroyed, and the Qingqiu Fox Clan fled to the sea with the Dongyi people. Who could have imagined this outcome? "

After the fox finished speaking, he was silent for a long time. For a moment, he fell into sorrow, his heart and mind were full of regret and grief. He felt a sore nose and burst into tears.

The wailing sounded like a sob and a complaint, quite like the sound of a cuckoo crying blood. Anyone who heard it would inevitably tremble in their heart. It was really too emotional and too powerful.

Yu Shuyang, who was standing by, was the first to notice something was wrong. This old fox was like a vinegar jar that had just been opened. A poison of sadness and incense spread out, spreading in all directions along with the crying sound.

Seeing this situation, Yu Shuyang hurriedly activated the Saoxia Fairy Robe, first protected himself with the Five-Colored Fairy Robe, and then walked out step by step.

However, as the fox cried, cold winds blew from all directions in the Spring Temple, and among them were the ghosts of beautiful women, resentful women, infant ghosts, and ghosts of women who had just given birth, all of whom rushed over following the sad poison.

For a moment, Yu Shuyang seemed to have arrived in the depths of the desolate sea. The dark and deadly aura was as thick as ink, surrounding the temple from top to bottom.

Now, he finally understood that the so-called Temple of the God of Spring was not a place to calm souls, but a place to guide all the resentful ghosts in the God of Spring Club.

Through his divine pupils, he even noticed that all the resentful ghosts in the entire Fox Country were suppressed here. A large number of resentful ghosts rushed towards the Fox Lord, as if they wanted to share his food.
Yu Shuyang was not afraid of ghosts. He gathered his energy and three nine-petal golden lotuses appeared above his spiritual platform. Along with the golden lotuses were three lotus leaves and three lotus pods.

The nine-petal golden lotus cast golden light of good deeds, covering Yu Shuyang in it. All the resentful ghosts and evil spirits circled around him, but there were so many dead souls and wild ghosts that they seemed to be pouring in like a tide.

At this moment, Yu Shuyang was like an isolated island on the seashore. It was impossible for him to leave and he could only wait quietly for what would happen next.

"Stop crying, you old fox, and wake up." Yu Shuyang shouted.

It was unknown whether Fox Man was bewildered or completely immersed in grief. No matter how Yu Shuyang shouted, he remained unmoved.

The lonely ghosts pounced on the fox and tore it apart, but what they tore off were actually incense fragments, which were contaminated with incense poison and seven emotions poison.

The fox was seen being bitten by a group of ghosts. Ghosts swarmed all over his body, and even his six tails were not spared.

Yu Shuyang watched for a while before he realized the trick. The ghosts biting the fox did not cause much harm to him, but instead had the effect of squeezing out the pus.

The ghosts bit him hundreds of times, and as he was contaminated by too much incense poison and seven emotions poison, he exploded into ashes in an instant like a balloon.

Just like that, ghosts and monsters like a tide rushed towards the Fox Lord, and with the release of the incense poison and the seven emotions poison, they were all blown to ashes.

Since Fox Man gradually regained consciousness, it was obvious that this method was specifically designed to alleviate the poison of incense and the seven emotions.

As ghosts, dead souls and wild ghosts were blown into ashes one after another, the peach-shaped stone on the earthen platform emitted a faint starlight, guiding the true spirits left behind by the ghosts after their death.

At this time, Yu Shuyang finally understood everything. He would pass through the Xuanming Netherworld to cross the dead, and wait for his ghost life to be exhausted. His true spirit would also be led into the reflection of the Qingming Galaxy, and thus enter the starry sky for reincarnation.

The Fox Kingdom took advantage of the fact that Mr. Fox was bitten by a group of ghosts to help him relieve the incense poison and seven emotions poison accumulated in his body, and also to vent the resentment of the ghosts.

In the end, he still completed the task of sending ghosts to the afterlife and directly sent the ghosts to reincarnation. It can be said that he achieved three goals in one go, and the calculation was very profound.

As Fox Man slowly regained consciousness, he gradually suppressed the incense poison and the seven emotions poison, and the ghosts also receded like the tide, with some of them being suppressed by the peach-shaped stone.

Another part was gathered by the bustards in the air. These bustards were the result of the gathering of the evil spirits emitted by the three hundred guilds and brothels of the Spring God Guild.

"I apologize to you, dear guest. I hope you didn't disturb me just now.

My place is a dirty place, you'd better not come here again next time, lest I get hurt." The fox smiled with half-closed eyes, his pair of narrow eyes tilted up, with a cunning and sly look.

(End of this chapter)