Jiang Li smelled the scent on the tail, but he was still a little unsure.

"Hehe, these were caught in that tomb. Who would have thought that in this underworld fantasy, there is such a ghost fox cave hidden near Fengdu City."

"The ghost foxes inside are so weak that they haven't even reached the stage of transformation. But there are really a lot of good things in the Dusk Cave."

"Look, Master Jiang. This is a necklace made of chalcedony beads. This is a porcelain bowl made of crystal soil. There are many things like this inside. As long as we refine them again, we can make a lot of magic weapons. Even if we smash them and sell them directly, we can still make a lot of money."

It is hard to imagine that these materials were not used to make magic weapons, but were made into the most common decorations and furniture with simple methods of mortals.

This kind of behavior is a hundred times more exaggerated than begging with a golden bowl in hand, and is a typical example of squandering resources.

The fox fur that Zhao Tiangang took out was also glowing with color, and it was obvious at first glance that it was an excellent material for refining weapons.

However, what concerned Jiang Li was that the fox had not one but two tails hanging behind its fur.

Jiang Li suddenly remembered the flag that the sword cultivator's clone saw in the underground palace.

I originally thought it was just a coincidence that the country had the same name. But now it seems that this might really be the remains of those two people.

"Thank you for your information. It has helped me a lot. I will definitely come to Chongshan League when I have time in the future."

This was not a place to stay for long. After Jiang Li got the exact location of the Ghost Fox Cave from Zhao Tiangang, he exchanged greetings and thanked them, then they separated and continued to head over there.

It only took a few quarters of an hour. With Jiang Li's current flying speed having reached the Nascent Soul level, he could already see the outline of Fengdu City in the distance.

But before he could get close, a blood-red blade slashed towards him.

Jiang Li frowned and stretched out his hand to grab the bloody light. The fierce and sharp sword energy pushed forward desperately. That kind of power was indeed very dangerous. Fortunately, Jiang Li's defensive ability has always been good. He held the sword light in his hand until it was completely crushed.

"Wantumen is doing business, anyone who crosses this boundary will be killed!"

After Jiang Li crushed the blade light, he looked at a Blood Blade Guard of Wantu Clan below.

The Blood Blade monk stood on a stone tablet, with the blade pointed directly at Jiang Li. Judging from his expression, he was looking forward to Jiang Li rushing up and fighting him.

The Wantumen is a group of lunatics who are plagued by evil karma. Sooner or later, I, Jiang, will come to enforce justice on behalf of heaven.

But now is not the right time, he and Chongshan League are still too weak.

From afar, I glanced at Fengdu City.

Just like what Zhao Tiangang and the others said.

This ghost town has become a mess.

All kinds of looting and burning could be clearly heard from dozens of miles away. If you get involved, it is difficult to guarantee that you can stay out of it.

What's more, in the center, top cultivators from various major forces in the Eastern Region are digging thousands of feet into the ground, intending to dig out the legendary Fengdu Underground Palace.

Jiang Li had little interest in the ordinary treasures in the ghost market. With his current strength, he was obviously unable to compete with other top cultivators.

Now I have no choice but to cooperate with the sword cultivator's clone to see if I can find some opportunities.

Jiang Li did not have any conflict with the Blood Knife monk of Wantu Sect.

Instead, he turned and walked away from the ghost town.

Like him, there were also some other independent cultivators from the Eastern Region who came to the vicinity of Fengdu City.

Unfortunately, they were a step too late. The city had been blocked by all the major sects. They were circling the entire city, trying to find a way in from other directions.

But the area within nearly a hundred miles around Fengdu City was divided into several areas, guarded by different major forces.

Judging from the combat power invested by the major sects this time, the defense network is definitely strong beyond imagination, and ordinary independent cultivators simply cannot withstand it.

They could only wait there for the opportunity. If the group of ghost kings returned, they might still have some chances in the chaos.

At this time, Jiang Li found a barren Gobi according to what Zhao Tiangang said. There was no grass growing here, and there were no resources, so there were almost no cultivators coming here. It was said that there was a fox demon cave hidden under this Gobi, which was a fat sheep.

"Then let me see what this Fengdu Ghost City has to offer."

He waved his hand and sent out a large number of soul-burying ghost soldiers to conduct a carpet search in the Gobi Desert. He always felt that the Dusk Cave had a very close connection with Fengdu City.

In fact, the location of Fengdu Ghost City is not very clear in the myths and legends of previous lives.

The mythological system that is familiar to Jiang Li and most ordinary people in his previous life should be the gods in heaven and the stars.

According to ancient legends, the underworld is in charge of a series of underworld law enforcement agencies, such as "Hall of Yama", "Gate of Ghost", "Yin and Yang Realm", and "Eighteen Levels of Hell".

Stories like Judge Yama, the Ox-Head and Horse-Face, and the Black and White Impermanence are familiar to everyone.

But this Fengdu, according to legend, is located beside the Liutianqing River, with three palaces and nine mansions, palaces and towers, as noble as the heaven, and the Ghost Emperor sits here, commanding hundreds of millions of ghosts and gods. It is the legendary destination of human souls.

It sounds like its power overlaps with that of the Yama Palace, and its status is even higher.

However, the division of labor between the two is quite unclear. Both are organizations that manage all ghosts in the world. So, if one person dies, will there be two waves of messengers coming to collect the soul at the same time? And I have never heard of rumors that the Heavenly Court governs Fengdu.

The Ten Kings of Hell are directly under the Heavenly Court, and there is no saying that the Fengdu Ghost City has any involvement in it.

Now that I think about it, maybe they are not the gods of the Central Heaven at all. . .

Since he had already obtained the approximate location from Zhao Tiangang and the others, Jiang Li soon found a pile of rocks that had been turned over not long ago through a large-scale search by the ghost soldiers.

This pile of stones looks ordinary. If it weren't for Zhao Tiangang's information, Jiang Li would not have had the time to dig it up and take a look.

After getting closer and concentrating his mind, he sensed carefully and soon smelled a familiar scent from the cracks in the rocks.

It was a pungent smell similar to that of a high-level fox demon. Compared to the smell of the fox girls he had encountered in Red Lantern Street, the smell here was obviously more advanced and noble, and was mixed with a faint and soul-stirring fragrance.

Jiang Li looked around and didn't see any other cultivators.

As his mind moved, his body was enveloped by green light, and then his whole body turned into a slender tree root. He twisted flexibly twice on the soil and drilled into the gap in the pile of stones in the blink of an eye.

This was a evasion technique of Jiuyou's clone, based on the Jiuyou Daojing. He had used it before in the Never-Sleeping City, and now, after such a long time, he could already take Jiang Li with him to escape.

It transformed into the roots of the Nine Netherwood, breaking through rocks and soil, crossing mountains and ridges, as easy as a fish swinging its tail in the water.

It is extremely fast and difficult to detect, making it the perfect choice for killing people, stealing treasures, and traveling at home.

If practiced to the extreme, one can even use this technique to travel back and forth between the nine netherworlds at will.

Following the cracks in the stone pile, he went down all the way. After breaking through another layer of loose soil, he finally came to a relatively spacious underground space.

The rubble collapsed here, probably because Zhao Tiangang and his companions deliberately blew it up when they were leaving, probably to avoid being discovered by other cultivators, and they planned to come back a few more times in the future.

However, due to some connection between Mo Men and Jiang Li, he was still told the news.

What surprised Jiang Li was that the underground tomb was not dark at all. Rows of head-sized night-shining pearls were inlaid on the stone walls, illuminating everything around them clearly.

Jiang Li shook his head and marveled.

These are rare treasures in the world, even if they are casually embedded on the wall.

For a rune array master, this level of night-shining pearl is an important material for the "fool-proof perpetual motion array".

For spiritual plant masters, if a few luminous pearls are embedded in the spiritual plant greenhouse, the growth rate of the spiritual plants will double.

Zhao Tiangang and his group of independent cultivators had no experience of staying in a large sect, and they actually made a mistake here and did not take away such a treasure.

Woo, woo, woo~ Jiang Li walked forward while taking apart the night pearl. After walking for a distance, a few whimpers similar to those of canine animals came from behind a corner.

Turning the corner and looking in the direction where the sound came from, I saw several skinned fox corpses lying on the ground, covered in blood. Next to them, several white foxes and black foxes were lying on the side, wiping their tears in a very human manner.

Judging from the way he looked, he was clearly mourning the death of his companion.

As expected, they are all fox ghosts that have become spirits, and they seem to possess considerable intelligence.

"Woo, wait, sisters, be careful, there is a strange smell again! Oh no, it's a human cultivator, run!"

A three-tailed cat that had been lying on the ground suddenly raised its head, sniffed left and right, then turned its head and looked towards Jiang Li's position.

Jiang Li had multiple states of being odorless, tasteless, and a body without dust. The smell on his body should have been concealed to a very low level, but he did not expect to be discovered by several foxes so easily.

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“Run!”

Those ghost foxes were not very strong, and they couldn't even transform, but their speed based on their racial talents was really not slow.

One white and one black, they collided with each other and merged directly into a phantom, flying away into the distance.

But Jiang Li's speed was obviously faster. The seeds he shot out grew a large number of vines, which directly weaved into a big net in the air and wrapped up all the ghost foxes.

Their black and white magic, no one knew what the principle was, but it was obviously not sustainable. After being interrupted, the foxes in the net were re-divided into black and white.

"Wuwuwu, damned human! You killed my brothers and sisters. How dare you come to the Empress's Tomb! I, Third Sister Hu, will fight you to the death!"

Inside, a snow-white fox with three tails was holding up a large vine net with its claws and baring its teeth at Jiang Li.

It’s a pity that if it wants to hurt Jiang Li, it will have to practice for at least a few hundred more years.

Alliance Leader Jiang pulled their tails out from the gaps in the vines and tugged hard. Well, they were real and not glued on.

Everyone knows that the auspicious nine-tailed beast is the pinnacle of fox demon evolution, but in fact, ordinary fox demons, no matter how they practice, cannot grow a second tail.

Because according to the records in the ancient book "Classic of Mountains and Seas", the original text is "Three hundred miles further east is the mountain called Qingqiu. There are many jades on the sunny side and many greens on the shady side. There is a beast there, which looks like a fox with nine tails. It appears when the country is peaceful and is a good omen. It makes a sound like a baby and can eat people, but those who eat it will not be poisoned."

It means that there is a kind of beast called Nine-tailed Fox on the Qingqiu Mountain, which looks like a fox.

Its characteristic is that it has nine tails, its voice is as clear as that of a baby, and it eats people. After eating its meat, people's hearts will not be deceived.

It only appears when the world is at peace. It is a kind of auspicious beast.

Therefore, this Qingqiu beast just looks like a fox, and there is no necessary blood relationship between the two.

Only the beasts of Qingqiu can grow gradually and eventually give birth to the Nine-Tailed Fox if they have the necessary cultivation, opportunity, and destiny.

Their official scientific names should be one-tailed, two-tailed, three-tailed to nine-tailed.

It is only because they look too much like the fox tribe that the two are often confused. Later generations simply called them the fox tribe.

The origins of the two kinds of black and white ghost foxes here are very interesting.

"You misunderstood. I just arrived here. Your companions did not die at my hands."

"Also, you said this is a queen's tomb? May I ask which queen is buried here?"

Jiang Li picked up the foxes from the vine net and asked.

"You treacherous human. I won't believe you! Let my sisters out! If you want to catch me, just catch me."

The Fox Ghost Tomb, which had just suffered a disaster, was now extremely alert, and it was obviously impossible to convince them with words alone.

"Don't worry, I have no ill intentions. Here are some spiritual fruits as a token of my appreciation. I believe that after you eat them, you will understand that I am a good person."

Jiang Li smiled, took out a few small Nine Nether Earth Fruits and put them to their mouths.

He generously gave away spiritual fruits from heaven and earth. He believed that such precious gifts would be very effective in improving favorability.

"Sisters, never eat anything given to you by a human! He must have bad intentions!"

The three-tailed fox who called herself Hu Sanmei was still baring her teeth and speaking in human language.

Jiang Li ignored it and handed a few Nine Nether Fruits to the mouths of the one, two, and three tails.

The rich aroma of the ground fruit instantly filled their nostrils. Even though they had just been in a disaster and were actually carnivores, they could not resist their body's instincts and saliva began to drip down.

The temptation of the Nine Ghost Fruit was so strong that even Jiang Li himself could hardly resist it, not to mention these wild and untamed monsters.

The saliva from the corners of the mouth flowed all over the ground. Finally, one fox couldn't bear it anymore and grabbed the fruit in Jiang Li's hand and put it into its mouth.

Without chewing it, the two-tailed fox swallowed the fruit whole. It immediately narrowed its eyes in happiness, chirped at Jiang Li in a flattering manner, and put its tail to its mouth, shaking it gently.

The furry face was filled with intoxication from eating the magical fruit from heaven and earth.

When the other foxes saw their companions' expressions, they could no longer bear it. Ignoring Hu Sanmei's obstruction, they poked their heads out from the gaps in the vine net and snatched the fruits from Jiang Li's hands.

"Your companions have all eaten. If you are the only one who doesn't eat, you will be out of place."

In the end, only Hu Sanmei was left as the fox. Jiang Li pried open its mouth and stuffed the last Nine Netherworld Fruit into its mouth.

A few minutes later, Jiang Li let go of the vine net, and there were six foxes on the ground, looking up at him and acting cute.

Among them, three are black and three are white. Two pairs have two tails each, and one pair has three tails each.

"Tell me who your fox fairy lady is?"

Six little foxes led Jiang Li deeper into the tomb.

Although the tomb is not large in scale, the burial objects are extremely rich. Countless rare treasures from heaven and earth are scattered on the ground like pebbles and sand.

After walking through a maze-like tomb passage, he finally entered a luxurious bedroom.

In the bedroom was placed a beautiful female statue.

Six fox demons stepped forward, bowed respectfully and shouted.

"Meet Queen Daji!"

Seeing this, Jiang Li finally confirmed his thoughts.

The person buried in this dusk cave is none other than the descendant of the last emperor of mankind, the nine-tailed fox Su Daji! Since Daji is here, there is no need to guess who is in the underground palace of Fengdu.

(End of this chapter)