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Chapter 23 Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox (Please add to your favorites, recommend, and book list)

"So you're the nine-headed beast?"

From within the misty, shrouded Qingqiu Mountain, a beam of light burst forth, transforming in mid-air into an old man, his entire body radiating light, displaying the cultivation of a Taiyi Golden Immortal, his eyes glaring angrily at the nine-headed savage beast.

Upon hearing that this cultivator from the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox clan knew his name, the nine-headed beast shook its nine enormous heads and called out triumphantly, "Since you know that it is your Nine Barbarian Ancestor who has come, why don't you come and greet him quickly?"

"Hmph, you savage beast, has your brain been damaged by the evil energy that has entered your body?" the old man mocked without any politeness. "My Qingqiu Mountain and the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox Clan are not places where you can act so recklessly."

Unexpectedly, this elder from the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox clan was even more eloquent than the Nine-Headed Savage Beast.

The nine-headed beast was instantly enraged. Its several enormous eyes glared angrily at the old man, and it roared, "Aaaaah! You've infuriated me! Today I'll devour you alive!"

However, the nine-headed beast, though seemingly crude and reckless, was actually quite intelligent. Despite its boasting that it would devour the elder of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox clan alive, it never actually moved.

The elder of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox clan was also in no hurry to make a move.

As a result, the nine-headed beast and the elder of the nine-tailed celestial fox clan began to hurl insults at each other, creating a very intense scene.

This was not the first time Zhen Yuanzi had witnessed such a scene.

After more than ten days, he had long since gotten used to it.

When the Lich and Demon races fought, whenever neither side could gain the upper hand, they would compete in verbal sparring, seeing who could verbally provoke the other into anger and even drive them away in a fit of rage.

The nine-headed beast and the old man of the nine-tailed celestial fox clan were merely imitating each other.

Zhen Yuanzi stood atop the nine-headed beast, but was somewhat obscured by its nine enormous heads. Whether the beast did this intentionally or not, the elders of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox clan had never seen Zhen Yuanzi.

Seeing the two of them arguing endlessly was truly embarrassing.

Zhen Yuanzi's feet flashed with light, revealing his true form, and he reprimanded again, "Stop being so presumptuous."

Upon seeing Zhen Yuanzi appear, the nine-headed beast immediately fell silent, seemingly looking at the old man of the nine-tailed celestial fox clan with a hint of schadenfreude.

"Well, you nine-headed beast, so you brought helpers with you." The old man looked at Zhen Yuanzi, who had appeared, and a hint of wariness flashed in his eyes.

"Hehe, may I ask if you are a fellow Daoist from the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox clan?" Zhen Yuanzi revealed his true form and said to the elder of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox clan, "This humble Daoist Zhen Yuanzi has come to pay a visit!"

"So he wasn't your helper after all!" The old man suddenly realized that Zhen Yuanzi was wearing a blue Taoist robe with very wide sleeves and a pair of Qilin boots. He was looking at him with a smile in his eyes.

This old man was Su Yunshan, the great elder of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox clan. He possessed the supernatural powers of a Taiyi Golden Immortal and could be considered a demon king, so he was naturally very knowledgeable.

At this moment, seeing that Zhen Yuanzi's divine light was contained and his magical power was gone, without any unusual phenomena, yet there seemed to be an innate pressure emanating from him, he couldn't help but be terrified.

Could he be a person with great supernatural powers?

"Yunshan greets Daoist Master. I was unaware of your presence. I apologize for my rudeness earlier." Yunshan ignored the gloating nine-headed beast beside him and respectfully bowed to Zhen Yuanzi.

As soon as he finished speaking, Yunshan felt a slight stirring in his heart, as if he had heard the name Zhen Yuanzi somewhere before.

"The method of cultivation?" Yunshan suddenly had a flash of inspiration and remembered something, blurting out, "Daoist Master, is it cultivation at the Wuzhuang Temple on Longevity Mountain?"

"Have you heard of my name?" Zhen Yuanzi asked, somewhat curious.

He has not left Longevity Mountain for hundreds of millions of years, and the only people he has befriended in the past were a few great supernatural beings such as Hongyun, Sanqing, and Dongwanggong.

Unexpectedly, the mountains and clouds before us could give rise to the name of Longevity Mountain and Wuzhuang Temple.

"The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox Clan, Yunshan, pays respects to the Daoist Master."

This time, Yunshan bowed deeply and said with utmost respect, "In the past, the Daoist Master preached to all living beings in the primordial world and imparted cultivation methods, so that we, the races of primordial beings, had methods to cultivate and paths to seek."

"I see." Zhen Yuanzi nodded.

In the past, Zhen Yuanzi comprehended the basic methods of cultivation. Along his journey, whenever he encountered a sacred mountain or a place where living beings gathered, he would descend auspicious clouds to preach to the beings and impart the basic methods of cultivation.

Zhen Yuanzi didn't care too much about this matter; he only wanted to collect the Xuanhuang Qi of merit.

However, the ancient creatures were extremely grateful and even drew portraits of Zhen Yuanzi for their descendants to worship.

Now, billions of years have passed.

Some of those creatures had already perished in the great calamity of the dragon, phoenix, and qilin, while others were killed by savage beasts or other races, with only a very few remaining.

However, the basic cultivation methods passed down by Zhen Yuanzi have spread throughout the prehistoric world, and now almost every living being knows about them.

Among them, the four cultivation realms of refining essence into qi, refining qi into spirit, refining spirit into emptiness, and refining emptiness into the Dao are recognized by all the prehistoric beings and cultivators, and are the four realms that all prehistoric beings and cultivators must cultivate.

This applies to all living beings, regardless of race, whether they are heterogeneous beings or even demonic cultivators.

This is also the mystery of this method of cultivation.

The nine-headed beast looked at Yunshan, who was full of respect, and seemed a little confused. It shook its nine huge heads, and a hint of regret seemed to flash across its face.

It once came to the area of ​​Qingqiu Mountain, wanting to find a place where innate spiritual energy could gather, to use as its nest.

Unexpectedly, it was driven out by the cultivators of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox clan.

In a fit of rage, he devoured living beings everywhere to increase his cultivation, which led to the entry of malevolent energy into his body.

"If you don't mind, Daoist Master, please come and visit us in the mountains," Yunshan said with utmost respect.

As for the nine-headed beast on the side!

Yunshan didn't even bother to glance at it.

"That's exactly what I was thinking." Zhen Yuanzi nodded, then followed Yunshan up the mountain.

"Taoist Master, Taoist Master!" Upon seeing this, the nine-headed beast cried out, "I'll go with you."

After saying that, without waiting for Zhen Yuanzi's agreement, it shook its nine huge heads and strode towards the top of Qingqiu Mountain.

Upon hearing this, Zhen Yuanzi merely glanced at the nine-headed beast expressionlessly before continuing his ascent up the mountain.

Seeing that Zhen Yuanzi did not refuse, the nine-headed beast became much bolder, its nine huge heads looking around curiously at everything it saw.

Yunshan could only pretend not to see it.

The more this happened, the bolder the nine-headed beast became.

Fortunately, it knew its limits and at most looked around but didn't do anything excessive.

Yunshan's respect for Zhen Yuanzi was simply because he saw him as a true master of supernatural powers and wanted to befriend him.

That's why they ignored the nine-headed beast's actions.

Since the beginning of the primordial world and the decline of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin calamities, countless years have passed. Countless innate gods, demons, and beings born from the destiny of heaven and earth have perished.

The remaining powerful cultivators are all highly skilled and possess extraordinary abilities, far surpassing the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox clan.

Moreover, the witch and demon races are currently very powerful in the prehistoric world, and they will have to fight each other in the future to determine who is in charge.

If the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox clan does not have a powerful protector, they will likely be at the mercy of the demon race.

Before long, Zhen Yuanzi arrived at Qingqiu Mountain and saw many members of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox clan walking back and forth. The houses were lined up, like a sizable tribe.

The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox clan is very prosperous, with tens of thousands of members, and they live in the Qingqiu Mountain area.

Upon arriving at the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox clan's village, Yunshan excitedly introduced, "Daoist Master, although my Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox clan and the Witch Clan both live in tribal communities, the two are actually quite different."

"The witch clan has no primordial spirit and does not cultivate the Three Flowers. All the tribes of them live by hunting, which has led to countless killings."

"But the hundreds of thousands of members of my Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox clan do not primarily engage in hunting."

Zhen Yuanzi was somewhat surprised. Tens of thousands of tribesmen may not seem like many people, but in reality, solving the problem of feeding tens of thousands of tribesmen is definitely not an easy task.

At that time, there was no such thing as farming in the prehistoric world; everyone lived by hunting, fishing, and gathering.

Although the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox clan is not a witch clan, its cultivators can absorb innate spiritual energy without needing food.

But it's still not a small number.

Seeing Zhen Yuanzi's puzzled expression, Yunshan walked to the side and pointed to the cultivated orchards below the mountain, saying, "Qingqiu Mountain has a flat terrain, which can be cultivated and planted with a variety of spiritual fruit trees, enough to solve the food problem for our clansmen."

At this time, the wilderness was teeming with wild beasts, enough to hunt for a living, so there was no need to cultivate and plant spirit fruit trees.

Not only do the tribes of the Witch Clan live by hunting, but so do the Demon Kings of the Demon Clan.

However, only the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox clan does not primarily hunt, but instead cultivates forests of spiritual fruit trees, and feeds on spiritual fruits on a daily basis.

It can be said that the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox clan is a renowned sage in the primordial world, and naturally possesses extraordinary qualities.

Upon hearing Yunshan's words, Zhen Yuanzi nodded to himself. No wonder all the demon races in later generations declined, with only the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox clan and Qingqiu Mountain surviving.

"Please come in, Daoist Master!" Yunshan walked to the front of a very exquisite palace and invited Zhen Yuanzi to enter.

Zhen Yuanzi nodded and stepped into the palace.

The palace looks very simple inside, with only some basic decorations and wooden tables and chairs, far less exquisite than it appears from the outside.

Seeing Zhen Yuanzi go inside, Yunshan glanced at the nine-headed beast, then stepped into the palace.

For a moment, the nine-headed beast stared blankly at the palace before it with its enormous eyes, clearly unable to squeeze in given its size.

As soon as Yunshan entered, he invited Zhenyuanzi to sit down at the table and said, "Qingqiu Mountain is not comparable to a blessed land. It doesn't have any top-quality spiritual roots or immortal fruits. It only has some ordinary immortal treasures and fruits that can be used to entertain you, Daoist."

As soon as he finished speaking, a woman in palace attire walked in, carrying a jade plate with a jade cup, a stone jar, and some spiritual fruits on it.

This woman had silky black hair that flowed in the wind, slender phoenix eyebrows, and eyes as bright as stars and the moon, exquisitely beautiful, seemingly flawless. She was graceful and elegant, with a temperament like a secluded orchid in a valley, serene and peaceful, as if possessing a tranquil and natural quality, without a trace of allure.

Only her beautiful eyes seemed to carry a hint of worry.

"This humble servant, Bai Yao, greets the Daoist Master and the Grand Elder." Bai Yao bowed slightly in greeting.

Next, she placed the jade cup, the stone jar, and the spiritual fruit on the table, reached out and lifted the seal on the stone jar, pouring the jade liquid from the jar into the jade cup.

Then he turned and left.

Looking at the woman before him, Zhen Yuanzi's eyes flashed with surprise. As expected of a woman among the Nine-Tailed Celestial Foxes, she was indeed stunningly beautiful.

(End of this chapter)