Wan Qijin wasn't being reckless. He knew he should let the little fox get through it herself. If she couldn't, it was because she lacked wisdom and it was her fate.
But Wanqi Jin will kill the demon covered in demonic energy; it is the duty of his lineage as the Imperial Preceptor.
Moreover, even if I don't do anything, the little fox will die.
Because once a demon falls into demonic possession, its reason will be eroded, turning it into a ruthless and bloodthirsty demon, just like the great demons before it, who eventually began to kill each other and were ultimately destroyed.
Wan Qijin would not allow such a thing to happen; he would not stand idly by and watch Tu Shan Lingxi fall into demonic possession.
He quickly formed hand seals, drawing upon the spiritual energy from the spring to counteract the demonic energy within Tu Shan Ling Xi's body.
"Awooooo—"
The excess spiritual energy finally took effect, completely eliminating the demonic energy within Tu Shan Ling Xi's body. However, she also couldn't withstand such a large amount of spiritual power, and her meridians almost broke.
"Xi'er, start attacking your meridians now, expand them with all your might. I can't help you this time."
"Unless, Xi'er wants to be a little fox for the rest of her life."
Wan Qijin tried hard to suppress the bitterness in his heart. His voice was a little hoarse, but he pretended to be relaxed.
Finally, he added one last sentence: even if he's a little fox for life, as long as he's alive, that's enough.
"Awooooo—"
Tu Shan Lingxi began her assault. The process of cleansing her marrow was incredibly painful; countless demons hadn't survived it. She cried out in pain.
Gradually, Wan Qijin watched as the little fox's entire body was stained with blood, his fists clenched, and the veins on his forehead bulged, standing out prominently against his fair skin.
He was so heartbroken he could hardly breathe, his eyes reddened, and he struggled to control his urge to help her. He even broke down and wanted to intervene.
"Awooo—"
Tu Shan Lingxi felt a searing pain in her heart, but she still gritted her teeth and persevered, because the little fox knew that the Grand Preceptor had not lied to her, and that the Grand Preceptor had said the same thing in her previous life.
She had to bear it all herself, diligently following the incantation Wan Qijin had taught her, gradually widening her meridians...
"Aww—"
After an unknown amount of time, Tu Shan Lingxi let out a final scream, a flash of white light appeared before her eyes, and she fainted from the pain.
Fortunately, the spiritual energy within her body began to circulate in her meridians, and the little fox was enveloped in white light.
...
The dragon energy in the spiritual spring was slowly repairing Tu Shan Lingxi's meridians, which was almost impossible, but it happened to the little fox.
But Wan Qijin was unaware of all this. He had personally tested his meridians and knew that a successful implementation would not look like this.
That means it was a failure!
Wan Qijin's pupils dilated, his purple eyes growing even deeper. He seemed unable to accept this fact and suddenly broke down.
"Xi'er!"
Wan Qijin shouted, his hands trembling as he picked up the little fox. He thought, what does it feel like to be torn apart? Pain, so this is what pain is like!
He was terrified that Tu Shan Lingxi would disappear before his eyes. The white light was too intense, and he was afraid that the little fox would be annihilated once the light faded.
"Xi'er, Lingxi, ah—"
Wan Qijin practically screamed it out; he was going mad, howling helplessly.
Only then did he realize that he simply could not bear the pain of losing the little fox.
He began to hate himself. Why had he made the little fox cultivate? Wouldn't it have been better to have her protected and allowed her to be a happy little fox?
Without any wind, the Grand Preceptor's white hair fluttered, his face filled with grief, and demonic energy was stirred up from afar, faintly drawing closer to him.
If anyone else were here, they would be terrified, because their dignified and upright Imperial Preceptor was showing signs of falling into demonic ways.
"Awoo~"
Suddenly, he felt something licking his hand, and heard a weak fox cry.
!
All was quiet.
Wan Qijin realized something. He carefully waved away the white light, revealing a small, blood-red fox lying weakly in his palm, licking him.
"Xi'er, thank goodness, you're not dead!"
"Awoo~"
The little fox only cried out once, and finally, its body was too tired, so it slowly closed its eyes and fainted.
Wan Qijin carefully examined the little fox's injuries, only to be surprised to find that the little fox's meridians had expanded tenfold!
What does this mean? Even the most talented imperial advisor himself, after undergoing the cleansing of his marrow in the spiritual spring, could only expand his meridians to three times their original size, which is truly remarkable.
Ordinary minor demons, as recorded in the books passed down from the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion, are mostly unable to expand their meridians, or even resist demonic energy, thus falling into demonic possession.
Something flashed through Wan Qijin's mind, but she couldn't quite grasp it. Oh well, the little fox was more important.
He glanced at the little fox who was still bleeding, cast cleansing and healing spells on her, and then wrapped her in his arms carefully, afraid that she would get hurt again.
Wanqi Jin gently placed a kiss on Tushan Lingxi's forehead, cherishing and loving her dearly, before flying away with the little fox.
...
The Imperial Preceptor's Residence.
Yi Changfeng looked at the man and the fox who had returned. The Grand Preceptor had his hair loose and his expression was still calm, but something seemed different about him.
"Your Excellency, Imperial Preceptor."
Yi Changfeng nodded slightly as a gesture of respect to the Imperial Advisor. He wanted to see the little fox, but he couldn't even see a single hair.
Wan Qijin saw through his intention, so he gave the order in a deep voice. He now valued the little fox even more and didn't want anyone else to see her.
"She went to the Spirit Spring to cultivate today and is still unconscious. Go and prepare some roast geese and mutton soup."
"Yes, sir."
Yi Changfeng received the order and immediately went to get busy.
In fact, there were only the two of them in the Imperial Preceptor's residence. Rather than saying they were people who served the Imperial Preceptor, it would be more accurate to say that they lived there together.
Since the Imperial Preceptor had already abstained from grains and possessed magical abilities, there was absolutely no need for him.
His arrival here is also an unsolved mystery. To this day, no one knows why. The Imperial Advisor never asked, and she never explained.
He suddenly appeared in front of the Imperial Preceptor's mansion that year, and no one knew his origins.
The imperial advisor calculated that he had some connection with him, so he kept him and gave him a safe haven.
Yi Changfeng always kept him in mind and would clean the Imperial Preceptor's residence on a regular basis as a way of repaying him.
Now, a little fox has suddenly appeared in the Imperial Preceptor's mansion. The Imperial Preceptor knows everything, from astronomy to geography, but he doesn't know anything about cooking.
Therefore, Yi Changfeng was treated as a half-cook, and Yi Changfeng had no complaints about it.
The fact that the Imperial Preceptor not only gave him a lot of gold and silver but also allowed him to stay here was already a great favor.
Yi Changfeng also quite liked this little fox, but it seemed that she only got close to the Imperial Preceptor, and he didn't have much of a chance to go up to her and say a few words.
Yi Changfeng secretly made up his mind that he would work hard to improve his cooking skills and win the little fox's favor.
Thinking that she had suffered today, he felt he had to make sure the little fox was well nourished, so he hurried into the kitchen to cook.
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