Chapter 791: Cultivation

The Tianhu Academy is responsible for the assessment of fox fairies all over the world. Anyone who uses the title of "fox fairy" will be recorded in the Tianhu Academy.

The Queen Mother of Mount Tai is in charge of the foxes and is responsible for their upward mobility. If they fail to pass the examination to become students, they are not allowed to cultivate into immortals. For someone with abilities like the Immortal Jin Ting, he can only be called a "fox demon". At most, others will look up to him and praise him as a "demon immortal".

Cultivation and cultivation of immortality are not the same.

You can cultivate cultivation even without cultivating immortality, whether cultivating Buddha or demons, or even clinging to the mundane world. It's just that different cultivation methods have different paths, different concepts, different assessments, and different precepts.

The immortal path originates from the Xuanzong sect and embraces the ten virtues of stability, harmony, purity, clarity, wonder, permanence, joy, simplicity, emptiness, and gentleness. It pursues a path of pure spiritual freedom, longevity, and perfection. Those who are not among the immortals naturally do not have to acknowledge these ten virtues.

Gong Mengbi couldn't be sure whether the Heavenly Fox and the Spirit Fox King employed in the Taiyin Palace were fox fairies, but even if they were not fox fairies and had not been taught in the Heavenly Fox Academy, the Heavenly Fox Academy would most likely have information about them.

Gong Mengbi still remembered that he was a rumor messenger. With the speed at which information was transmitted between foxes, it was impossible for these two "famous" foxes not to find out the news unless they stayed in the deep mountains and old forests.

It is not far from Mount Tai. Gong Mengbi went from the North Sea to Mount Tai, stepped into the Sifang Courtyard, and entered the paradise of Tianhu Courtyard.

As soon as he entered Tianhu Courtyard, all kinds of eyes were cast towards Gong Mengbi.

Some are friendly, some are wary, some are disgusted, and some even hateful.

There are few friendly people and many hostile ones.

There is no way around it, the wild foxes in the Tianhu Courtyard are weak and few in number.

Once you are admitted to the Tianhu Academy and become a student, you will be qualified to practice Taoism and be taught Taoism techniques. Although I cannot say that it will be a smooth journey from now on, you can expect to become an immortal.

But being a student is only the first step. When one enters the realm of Taoism and is able to be valued, the difference will become apparent.

Few wild foxes were able to remain in the Sky Fox Academy. Most either didn't hold positions or were sent to remote locations. The opportunities for wild foxes to remain in the Sky Fox Academy were rare unless they were incredibly talented and couldn't hide their talents, or they were offered positions that the children of aristocratic families were unwilling to take.

After Xun Jijiu took office, the situation has improved a lot, but it still has not touched the root of the family.

The entire family of Haozhou Fox Court was wiped out, and the headmaster, Mei Xian, had her charm pearl taken away. Her soul was incomplete, and she couldn't rest in peace even in the underworld. This news had spread throughout the Fox Court, and the most affected were the wild foxes. It even struck a blow to the policy of establishing the Fox Court.

Gong Mengbi went directly to find Xun Jijiu.

When Xun Jijiu saw him, he asked, "How are things going in Haozhou? Have you encountered any difficulties?"

Gong Mengbi then reported the matter of killing Cheng Sheng and liberating the fox ghost.

Xun Jijiu's expression finally relaxed a little, and he said, "They were all students of Fox Academy, so this can be considered a comfort to their souls."

He looked at Gong Mengbi and said, "It's really hard for you. You have to travel day and night to report the spirit as soon as possible."

Gong Mengbi shook his head and said, "Although the person who did it has been eliminated, this matter is not that simple."

Gong Mengbi told the details one by one, including the princess, the royal blood curse, Xu Ji, the fox god of Tianfu, and the spiritual fox king. Hearing this, Xun Jijiu's face became even uglier.

Xun Jijiu's round face was filled with uncontrollable anger, his brows twitching as he said, "How bold, how vicious, how deceitful! This is really too much!"

There was no subject in Xun Jijiu's words, but they all knew who he was talking about.

Xun Jijiu stood up and said, "I didn't want to cause trouble, but since they want to, I will accompany them."

Gong Mengbi cupped his hands and said, "If I find the real culprit, I will not let it go."

"Come with me to see the goddess."

Xun Jijiu took Gong Mengbi to see the goddess.

When Fairy Qingyao saw Xun Jijiu personally leading Gong Mengbi here, her brows furrowed slightly and she asked, "Why did you come here in person?"

"I have no choice but to come. If I don't use some tricks, people will probably think that I got to the position of chief priest by being so kind."

Fairy Qingyao sighed softly and said, "If you don't learn to let go, how long do you want to stay in this position?"

Xun Jijiu remained silent.

Fairy Qingyao shook her head slightly, said nothing more, and led them to see the goddess.

Xun Jijiu then reported what Gong Mengbi had said, saying, "Goddess, first there was the loss of a book at Huziyuan in Xiapi, causing a great disaster, and then there was the robbery of the entire Huziyuan in Haozhou. This incident is undoubtedly aimed at Huziyuan, and also at Mingfu."

"Now Mingfu is under the blood curse, and Xu Ji's soul has also been scattered. If the real culprit is not found, who knows what kind of tricks will be waiting for us in the future."

The goddess looked at Gong Mengbi and asked, "Where is the blood curse?"

Gong Mengbi triggered the blood curse on his body. This blood curse, which was a mixture of King Dagan's blood and the dynasty's destiny, emitted blood light from his chest. The spells were connected together like dragon claws, emitting a disgusting aura of bad luck.

The goddess stretched out her hand and pointed, and the blood curse became like a living thing, uttered a sharp scream, and disappeared.

"Do you want me to pick it for you or do you want to dispose of it yourself?"

Gong Mengbi said: "It's just a small blood curse, there's no need for the goddess to take action."

The goddess had seen through his thoughts and said, "It's a good idea to lure the snake out of its hole, but be careful not to hold the sword upside down, as it could backfire and injure yourself."

"Little Fox understands."

"Xun Jijiu, let Mingfu handle this matter. You can assist him and pave the way for him, but don't get yourself entangled in it."

"Goddess, if I don't do anything, Mingfu will be under too much pressure."

"I know you want to share my worries, but if you continue like this, when will you be able to concentrate on your cultivation? My expectations of you are more than just a fourth-rank priest of the Sky Fox Academy."

"The goddess has been the headmaster of the Sky Fox Academy for such a long time. If I can serve as the chief priest for a few more years, I can spend more time with the goddess."

The goddess laughed and said, "If you don't want me to sit there in misery, then train this boy well. He's already a fourth-grade cultivator. If you wait any longer, you'll be outshined by him."

Xun Jijiu looked at Gong Mengbi, his expression gradually relaxed, revealing a smile. He said, "You have only been practicing for a short time, and I have always worried that you will not be able to bear it. But now it seems that I can no longer let you idle away like this."

Gong Mengbi gave Xun Jijiu a strange look and said, "Can I also be considered idle?"

Xun Jijiu just smiled and said nothing more.

The goddess looked at Fairy Qingyao and said, "Go and find out the origins of the Fox God of Tianfu and the Spiritual Fox King."

Fairy Qingyao took the order and retreated first.