Many fox demons within the fox clan die while transforming. Transformation is a crucial hurdle for demon beasts; only after they transform, they can officially become demon cultivators. Transforming demon beasts must endure the thirty-nine thunder tribulations of transformation, and only one in a hundred survives.
The transformation pills refined by cultivators are extremely helpful to demonic beasts. A demonic beast that has consumed the pills has a chance of successfully transforming more than double that of an ordinary demonic beast. Since which generation of fox kings began, seeing secret realms rich in spiritual energy lying idle is a pity.
If they possessed a "Transformation Pill," most fox demons could overcome the transformation hurdle. The Qingqiu fox clan has historically been short on offspring, so the Fox King, determined to expand his clan, set his sights on the "Transformation Pill." The secret realm's unique conditions made it an ideal location for cultivating medicinal herbs.
The secret realm is rich in spiritual energy, allowing for endless planting of medicinal herbs. The Fox King is, after all, a demon beast. Despite his immense power, he cannot master alchemy like a human cultivator. This is why the Fox King sought to collaborate with the cultivators: the fox clan would provide medicinal herbs and spiritual stones, and the cultivators would help the fox clan refine the "Transformation Pill."
With the help of those medicinal herbs, the Fox King obtained enough "transformation pills" for the little fox demons. The number of fox demons in the Qingqiu Fox Clan increased, and finally broke through the 400 mark.
The Fox King's idea was not wrong, but human hearts are unpredictable.
The alchemist who helped the fox tribe refine the "Transformation Pill" was called Shangyuan Zhenjun, a member of the Yushan Sect. As an alchemist, Shangyuan Zhenjun possessed a keen eye. Seeing the Fox King frequently offering him precious, thousand-year-old spiritual plants for his help in refining the Transformation Pill, Shangyuan Zhenjun couldn't help but take notice. These thousand-year-old spiritual plants were not easy for cultivators to obtain, and the Fox King gave him such a large quantity at a time, Shangyuan Zhenjun suspected the fox tribe had some secret method for ripening the herbs.
For alchemists, the consumption of medicinal materials is enormous. Shangyuan Zhenjun longs for a secret treasure that can provide him with a continuous supply of medicinal materials.
Because of the matter of alchemy, Shangyuan Zhenjun and the Fox King often had contact with each other. The elixirs refined by Shangyuan Zhenjun were not only effective but also not very expensive. Over time, the Fox King and Shangyuan Zhenjun became good friends.
Once, Shangyuan Zhenjun was drinking with the Fox King. Taking advantage of the Fox King's unpreparedness, Shangyuan Zhenjun placed a "drunken pill" in the Fox King's wine glass. The "drunken pill" had the effect of causing people to speak the truth after drinking. After the Fox King drank the wine, he confided in Shangyuan Zhenjun about the secret realm in a daze.
Lord Shangyuan was overjoyed, and from that moment on, he began to think about snatching the secret realm from the fox clan.
The sad thing is that when the Fox King sobered up the next day, he had no idea that he had leaked the secret realm the day before.
In the years that followed, the Fox King continued to provide spiritual plants to Shang Yuan Zhen Jun as usual, and Shang Yuan Zhen Jun continued to refine elixirs for the fox clan. Fearing to alert the Fox King, Shang Yuan Zhen Jun did not dare tamper with the elixirs.
After nearly five hundred years of waiting, Shangyuan Zhenjun finally discovered the fox clan's weakness. Every full moon night, the fox clan absorbs the moon's energy for cultivation. While moonlight is a tonic for the fox clan, absorbing it carries a fatal flaw: at the moment of the sun's transition from moon to sun's transition, all foxes experience a five-minute period of weakened demonic power.
Shang Yuan Zhenjun took advantage of his friendship with the Fox King to gain his trust and obtained a token that allowed him to enter and exit the Qingqiu barrier at any time. Then, he led a group of cultivators and took advantage of the time between the sun and the moon after the full moon to attack Qingqiu.
The Fox King and his fellow fox demons fought to the death. Unfortunately, during the five minutes of weakened demonic power, most of the fox demons were killed or injured, and many of the remaining ones were seriously injured.
"Master, those cultivators are so cruel! They want the secret realm, so they just rob it and kill the lives of my entire fox clan. They are not afraid that God will send down thunder to strike them to death!" Hu Sanniang gritted her teeth after she finished speaking.
God? It's better to rely on yourself to become stronger than to expect God to avenge you. So, there's no love or hate without reason in this world. The Fox King herself was blind and chose the wrong person, carelessly giving the "key" to her home to Master Shangyuan. This was also the fundamental reason for the extermination of the Fox Clan.
Zhou Yuanyuan patted Hu Sanniang's shoulder and remained silent. She didn't want to say these things at this time to irritate Hu Sanniang. Hu Sanniang was already pitiful enough. As her host, she should focus on comforting her!
At the foot of Jinping Mountain, He Jingjing took a look at the transparent barrier, turned around unhappily, and walked towards Xiaoyao Peak.
Today is the 20th time that He Jingjing has come to Jinping Peak to find Wen Ziqing. Unfortunately, except for the first time, He Jingjing has never been to Jinping Peak in the next 19 times.
He Jingjing felt a little discouraged. It seemed Wen Ziqing didn't like her interrupting, which was why he had Taoist Baopu set up this barrier. Forget it, with so many elite disciples in the Yushan Sect, she should focus on others! It seemed... Xiaoyao Peak's second senior brother, Liu Jingyu, was quite good.
He Jingjing's mind flashed to Liu Jingyu's smiling face. Just this morning, Liu Jingyu had given her a handkerchief! Even though the handkerchief wasn't worth much, it was still a sign that Senior Brother Liu liked her, right? Unlike Wen Ziqing, who was always cold and icy. He Jingjing felt a little depressed when she thought about having to face Wen Ziqing's icy face every day.
After He Jingjing made up her mind to give up Wen Ziqing, she felt her steps became much lighter.
On the way back to Xiaoyao Peak, He Jingjing's mouth was as sweet as honey. When she encountered some low-level cultivators, she would either call them "brother" or "sister." Of course, He Jingjing would never encounter high-level cultivators. They were either in seclusion or flying through the sky with magical weapons. For an outer disciple like He Jingjing, just being able to catch a glimpse of them from afar was already a great honor.
When He Jingjing followed Wu Xiuyun back to the mountain, Wu Xiuyun had once shown He Jingjing around the Yushan Sect in a high-profile manner, showing off her "little maid" to her family. Therefore, the lower-level disciples of the Yushan Sect still gave Wu Xiuyun face and were relatively friendly to He Jingjing, the "little maid."
Looking at the monks smiling at her, He Jingjing felt very happy as she walked along. It seemed that Wu Xiuyun had quite a status in Yushan Sect, and she could be considered a supporter in Yushan Sect. It was a pity that her spiritual roots were too weak. Otherwise, it would be a great thing for her to become the master's personal disciple!
Recalling Wu Xiuyun's expansive travels, where she was treated many times more lavishly than herself, He Jingjing smacked her lips, feeling somewhat deflated. In Kyoto, He Jingjing was the eldest daughter of the He family, and most people had to look up to her. After arriving in the Langyuan Secret Realm, He Jingjing realized that among cultivators, background wasn't the only thing that mattered; strength was. With He Jingjing's five spiritual roots, without Wu Xiuyun's protection, she was nothing in the Yushan Sect.
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