Who is spreading rumors that my filial piety towards them has changed?

If there's really no way to reconnect with Master and Sister-in-law Keqing, then he'll have to go and check on them first.

Chapter 131 Has the fox woman already ascended to heaven at lightning speed?

The Asura King and his group have fallen out with the Rakshasa Society. No, it should be said that they were never truly on good terms from the beginning; now they've simply stopped pretending.

Regardless of the reason, given the current state of affairs, Asura King and others will no longer be able to join the Rakshasa Society.

Yes, the masks of the Asura King and the Queen of Yin have completely dimmed, severing their connection with the Rakshasa Society, which means that this "ticket" has been invalidated.

After the Asura King had finished his tour of the underworld, the group returned to the mortal world and found themselves in the magnificent golden palace of the Sword Emperor.

As far as the Asura King was concerned, she acted as if nothing had happened, stretched, and went about her own business.

Zuo Qiuchi and Zuo Donglu returned to their room together to reflect on their insights from the day's events.

Today, we saw very few exchanges, and the one who mainly made a presence of herself was Shen Xuejun's icy spiritual energy. Apart from Xiao Yunhan, no one else has such talent.

But just witnessing her move was enough; simply sensing the power of her aura was enough for them to glean valuable insights that would benefit their own mental well-being.

Often, the biggest factor limiting a person's development is their vision, or in other words, their imagination.

How else can power and spiritual energy be used, and how can we temper ourselves and strengthen ourselves?

For someone with exceptional talent, the most tragic thing is not having insurmountable rivals ahead, but rather not knowing whether there is still a path ahead, or what that path will look like.

With Shen Xuejun's intervention, Zuo Donglu and Zuo Qiuchi could then understand what the other side of the next realm would feel like.

Judging from Zuo Qiuchi's languid walking posture, it's likely she's preparing to meditate while lying down.

Chu Mingkong called out to his sister Yunhan and asked, "Yunhan, where are you going now?"

The beautiful, snow-haired woman stopped in her tracks, her expression calm and composed, and said:

"Go find Master. Did you stop me because you want to cultivate with me? Then I can go find Master later."

No, no, no!

Chu Mingkong had no idea that his master's wife was so fierce, and now he was a little afraid to provoke her.

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Things are different now. Knowing his master's wife's strength, if Yunhan were to go to her with all his pent-up energy, it wouldn't be impossible for him to be misunderstood as deliberately provoking her.

"Yunhan, you should go and greet your master's wife first. Also, please give her my regards and tell her I'll be visiting her later..."

"Okay, so what do you want to do? If you have nothing to do, come with me."

Chu Mingkong recalled the last time Bai Niang and his master's wife clashed. He felt fortunate, but also fearful.

He dared not go to see his master's wife with anyone else again, so it was safer for him to go alone. If he really wanted to bring people along, bringing the babies was already the limit!

“Something’s happened. I had Su Nu take precautions against that fox spirit. I’m going to ask Su Nu about her current situation. That’s quite important.”

“That’s true. Mingkong, please let me know the follow-up information later. I’m curious too.”

When Xiao Yunhan uttered the word "curiosity," her facial expression remained unchanged, and there was not a trace of expectation in her eyes or tone.

It seemed like she was just saying she was "curious" so she could talk to her brother more. Regardless of whether she was actually curious or not, Chu Mingkong couldn't refuse her request, and he would have to talk to her personally afterward.

"No problem, but I have one more thing... Yunhan, have you noticed anything unusual about your master's wife lately, or said anything special to you?"

"I didn't find anything, I didn't say anything, why do you ask?" The woman's beautiful eyes never left her brother.

"I can't really explain why, but I just feel that my master's wife could have kept her strength hidden, or rather, only revealed a little bit, just enough to defeat Huichen. But she displayed such a powerful level of strength in front of us, and how should I put it..."

Chu Mingkong's suspicions could be summed up in one sentence: "I'm about to leave, so it wouldn't hurt to show you what I've got."

Master's wife, Shen Xuejun, had always kept a low profile, but her behavior within the Rakshasa Society was already considered unusual.

"I'll go ask in a bit, you go find Yun Nongyu."

After Xiao Yunhan finished speaking, she kept in mind what Chu Mingkong had just mentioned, turned around and left the Sword Emperor Palace to find her master.

Chu Mingkong watched his sister walk away before heading towards the women's quarters.

On the way, he encountered the maids that Qingse had left to serve the elders. These maids had been with Qingse for a long time and were trustworthy in their work, so they stayed in the Sword Emperor Palace to serve the elders.

Chu Mingkong asked the maid, "Have you seen Ruyu?"

The maid glanced questioningly at her companion before replying:

"Princess Ruyu seems to have been spending the last two days with Pavilion Master Shen. She goes back to the Sword Emperor Palace to play during the day, but she hasn't returned today. Perhaps she's still with Pavilion Master Shen."

Is this really a sign that they're going to take Ruyu away?

Chu Mingkong sighed, dismissed the maid, and entered Yun Nongyu's room.

Yun Nongyu was reading the Three Flowers Medicine Scripture, which she had retrieved from Peng Bao Daoist after killing him.

Many of the prescriptions in the Three Flowers Pharmacopoeia were created by women, but the person who compiled and summarized the entire pharmacopoeia was an old man. This is unacceptable! Therefore, Yun Nongyu did not come into contact with the will in the text, but simply read it casually to pass the time.

Upon seeing Chu Mingkong enter, Yun Nongyu said:

"Your Highness, have you come to inquire about the fox woman's condition?"

"Yes, I'll have to trouble you to bring Su Nu out again~" Chu Mingkong said with a smile.

He gradually got used to not bringing his worries back to the women; otherwise, Jin Yu and Aunt Gu would get anxious along with him, seeing his melancholy expression but being unable to help.

So Chu Mingkong unconsciously got used to "changing his expression," and as soon as he entered their room, his expression naturally turned into a smile.

But Yun Nongyu was someone who could ignore his pretense of feelings, and it was difficult for her to hide any of his thoughts from him.

“The Su Nu’s continuous manifestations have been a drain on the spirituality of the scriptures, so she has gone to rest and has relinquished some of her power to me.”

"Okay, that would be even better. I'm quite afraid that Su Nu might suddenly grab me and start nagging... How is the fox girl doing now? She should have already reached the Heavenly Realm, right?"

"It should be." Yun Nongyu sensed the question Chu Mingkong wanted to ask and answered in advance: "The hidden device that Su Nu left on the fox woman can only observe the fox woman's state, but cannot know what she saw."

"Either way is fine." Chu Mingkong nodded regretfully.

He genuinely wanted to use the fox spirit's eyes to see what the important figures in Buddhism were like.

"The fox girl's body was in a state of active breathing for a short time, and her physical condition became excellent, but then she was overcome with intense fear."

"Intense fear? This is definitely not a good place. So what's her condition now?" Chu Mingkong pressed.

"It's a bit complicated. The pulse is surprisingly stable in all aspects, without any changes."

The person with the most stable pulse is the dead, because there is no change. However, the situation Yun Nongyu described was similar to that of a dead person, with the pulse not changing at all, maintaining a perpetual and fixed frequency.

"In the words of Lady Su Nu, this can be considered as if she is already dead. If the fox woman was not devoured and absorbed, then her soul was taken away, so only her healthy body is left with a blind and lifeless heartbeat and pulse."

"This fox spirit died not long after arriving in the Heavenly Realm?!"

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"This fox spirit died not long after arriving in the Heavenly Realm?!"

This fox spirit was truly fleeting; she vanished in the blink of an eye.

"That should be the case, because we can't see the fox woman's true state, so this is the only judgment we can make at the moment. If we look at her soul, she is dead, but if we look at her body, she is still alive."

Seeing how meticulously Yun Nongyu was pondering the matter, Chu Mingkong, fearing she might worry that he hadn't explained things clearly, first nodded and said:

"I understand, it's just living like a walking corpse, but it's no different from being dead."

"Well, you could say they're like the walking dead."

But then again, this shouldn't be happening!

In order to attract talent, the Heavenly Realm specially set up the Rakshasa Society, which was distributed in various places in this world. The lower the level, the more people there were, in order to screen them out. In the end, a fox girl was selected, and she was killed as soon as she went up.

This seems a bit redundant. It's not like we can waste so much manpower and resources just to satisfy our strange mentality.

Judging from Huichen's expression at the time, he was indeed very worried about having no one to save him, as if he was afraid of ruining some great undertaking of his master. It was probably not simply about sending him up to be killed.

Chu Mingkong's brows furrowed in worry:

“Nongyu, what do you think the Heavenly Domain Buddhist sect was after killing the fox woman? If it was for momentary pleasure, the price is too high. They must have other ways to come here and kill people.”

Just like the people of the Heavenly Demon Clan, who, before the shackles of heaven and earth could be applied, unleashed a full-force attack and fled, frantically testing the limits on the edge.

If a powerful Buddhist expert from the Heavenly Realm were to come and test the waters, striking a village in the Lower Realm and then fleeing, a similar effect could be achieved.

Yun Nongyu pondered, continuing her mental conversation with Su Nu and Xuan Nu, exploring various possibilities.

While Chu Mingkong waited quietly, he gazed at Yun Nongyu's ethereal beauty and observed her communication with the two scripture wills, her brows furrowing and relaxing intermittently.

If the situation weren't too serious for a joke, Chu Mingkong would have liked to ask her if she was playing cards.

He admired the female Taoist's beauty for a long time, and finally waited for the results of their discussion:

Su Nu said that a person is capable of doing anything to satisfy their inner desires.

The Mystic Woman said that the reason for removing the soul while leaving the body is mostly to absorb the nutrients from the soul and strengthen oneself.

The two gentlemen are now arguing about this matter...

Chu Mingkong felt that both sides had a point, but he was curious about their argument:

How did they fight it out?

"They refuted each other. Xuan Nu thought Su Nu's words were too far-fetched, while Su Nu thought Xuan Nu's words were too unprofessional. Judging from the situation reported by Qing Si, the fox girl may have been devoured in one breath, but the person who did it only extracted and dissolved her soul, leaving her body untouched."

Chu Mingkong was speechless. Could this even be argued about...? He suddenly found it amusing and smiled faintly:

"Let them calm down. Anyway, it was the fox woman who got into trouble as soon as she went up there, that much is certain."

“Yes.” Yun Nongyu agreed with this statement.

Regardless of the speculation, the conclusion that "something has happened" is the only thing that will not waver.

Hui Chen had used various tricks to incite people in the Rakshasa Society, describing the Heavenly Domain as a paradise on earth, and tried his best to induce everyone to advance to the Heavenly Domain. He even urged his master's wife and the others many times. However, these "old guys" were so perfunctory that Hui Chen was too lazy to urge them anymore.

After being showered with praise and promises, the fox spirit, filled with hope for a bright future, accepted the "introduction," only to end up dying...

"No wonder my master's wife and the Asura King always told me not to get involved with the Rakshasa Society, and not to believe too much of what they said. They must have guessed what would happen if someone from the Rakshasa Society advanced to the Heavenly Domain, but they couldn't find out the details."

"Both of them are thinking of His Highness." Yun Nongyu's soothing tone had a calming effect, and her peaceful speech was better than many beautiful songs and words in the world.

"You too, wait... Nongyu, you said they were thinking of me, is that based on what you saw or what you judged after getting to know them?" Chu Mingkong really hoped that Yun Nongyu could divine the relationship between the Asura King and Shen Xuejun.

"Judging from their observations, these two are difficult to read and could easily spot my gaze."