Lu Li had never spent such a “leisurely” morning.
The little girl in his arms slept particularly soundly. With her faint breaths, the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi slowly entered her body.
From this, she should also have a unique Charm Spiritual Root like himself.
From time to time, Lu Li would gently stroke Xiao Li’s back and slightly rock his arm.
At this, the corners of Xiao Li’s mouth would slightly twitch, and her expression relaxed quite a bit.
About half an hour later, Xiu Popo lightly knocked on the courtyard gate again, bringing breakfast.
“Xiao Li, time to get up.”
Lu Li lowered his head and called softly in Xiao Li’s ear.
“Mm…”
At the sound of his call, Xiao Li also opened her eyes.
However, she still rubbed her head against Lu Li’s neck a little, then stared into Lu Li’s eyes with a reluctant gaze.
Finally, her gaze fell on the Jade Hairpin in Lu Li’s hair bun, and she revealed a soft, sweet smile.
“Alright, Xiu Popo is here.”
Lu Li simply tidied Xiao Li’s messy hair.
“Time for breakfast.”
“Mm… thank you, Sister Lu…”
Xiao Li’s voice was especially soft.
“I want to come again.”
“You can.”
Lu Li watched as Xiu Popo, with an apologetic expression, took Xiao Li’s hand and led her to the adjacent courtyard reserved for guests.
Once the two had gone far and the restriction was reactivated, Liu Qingxi studied Lu Li with a half-smiling gaze.
“What is it, Xiao Xi?”
“I’m thinking about a problem.”
Liu Qingxi lowered her head and looked at the smudged color on Lu Li’s nails.
“Lu Li, why do you insist that you are male, even though you do things like this?”
“This is an accident.”
Lu Li withdrew his hand.
“It’s a change from taking the Celestial Fox Sacred Blood. Didn’t you get it?”
“No, I just got pure, abundant True Yuan and incidentally strengthened the first level of my spine.”
Liu Qingxi said.
“I wonder how Liu Qingyun and Yuan He are… Oh, speak of the devils.”
As they spoke, Liu Qingxi looked up at the sky, and Lu Li’s Divine Sense detected a bamboo leaf floating over, which carried a brief message from the two.
“They’ve also finished taking the medicine.”
Lu Li picked up the bamboo leaf and sensed the text with his Divine Sense.
“Come gather at my place; Xiu Popo is here anyway.”
“Alright.”
Liu Qingxi formed a Dharma Formula, inscribing the information into the bamboo leaf. Lu Li casually tossed it up, watching as the bamboo leaf transformed into a green bird and flew through the air.
Soon, Liu Qingyun and Yuan He also arrived as streaks of light. Their demeanor had changed noticeably compared to yesterday.
“Holy Maiden Lu, Daoist Liu.”
Yuan He gave a simple bow to the two.
“This Celestial Fox Sacred Blood is truly a good thing. It solidified my True Yuan and let me directly pass the first level.”
“Greetings to you both.”
Liu Qingyun, on the other hand, seemed a bit emotionally stirred.
“What’s wrong, Daoist Liu? Did you encounter trouble breaking through?”
Lu Li asked.
“It’s not that I had trouble, but under the influence of the Celestial Fox Sacred Blood, my Sword Zen has undergone some changes.”
Liu Qingyun said.
“I haven’t fully mastered it yet.”
“That should be a good thing.”
Liu Qingxi nodded.
“When I took it yesterday, I could also faintly feel the inherited power within, but I only grasped a few details.”
“There is indeed.”
Lu Li hid his own hand.
“Hey, so I’m the only one without it?!”
Yuan He scrutinized the other three.
“No way, that’s unfair!”
“This might be because your Spiritual Root and the cultivation technique you practice don’t have much connection with the Celestial Fox Sacred Blood.”
Xiu Popo also walked out from the adjacent courtyard and joined the conversation.
“The Celestial Fox Sacred Blood also has a trace of illusionary power, while Buddhist techniques focus on seeing through everything, so naturally they don’t merge.”
“Sigh… it’s a bit of a pity.”
Yuan He lowered his head and sighed.
“Let’s not think about that. Xiu Popo, what about our mission?”
“Just in time, I’ll explain it to you in detail.”
After Xiu Popo glanced at Lu Li, Lu Li led everyone into the main hall, where they each took their seats.
“After taking the Celestial Fox Sacred Blood, you should all have some trace of its aura in your bloodline… but since everyone’s technique is different, the amount of aura varies.”
After saying this, Xiu Popo closed her eyes and formed a seal, and three illusory fox tails appeared behind her.
“Can you try to manifest yours?”
However, after seeing the illusion, Liu Qingyun and Yuan He both looked at Lu Li at the same time, then nodded thoughtfully.
“I tried it last night. I can probably manifest two.”
Liu Qingxi pinched her hands together, and two fox tails as faint as mist appeared behind her.
“And this power is fading.”
“Yes, so we should hurry.”
Behind Liu Qingyun, there was only a faint, blurry one.
“Mine is pitifully… the size of a finger, but the aura should… be there.”
Yuan He sighed again.
“This is enough. Once we reach the Yao territory, you’ll need to fully manifest them, and the tails will turn solid.”
Xiu Popo looked at everyone.
“And Holy Maiden Lu, aren’t you going to demonstrate?”
“Mine? It’s a special case.”
Lu Li sighed softly.
“Bewitch Heart.”
As soon as the words left his mouth, nine somewhat solid fox tails bloomed from his waist, and the pink in his pupils became unusually prominent.
Coupled with the effect of the Celestial Fox Sacred Blood he had taken last night, an enchanting allure also appeared between his brows.
“Oh my god…”
Liu Qingxi looked at Lu Li at this moment, her eyes slightly dazed, but the Jade Disk at her waist instantly emitted a faint mysterious light, restoring her consciousness.
“Nine Forms of the Heavenly Fox?!”
Xiu Popo’s voice suddenly became sharp, and she exclaimed directly.
“Holy Maiden Lu, you’ve actually achieved great mastery?!”
“Nine Forms of the Heavenly Fox? What’s that?”
Lu Li withdrew his technique and looked at Xiu Popo, who was now stunned and muttering to herself.
“Isn’t that just one of the techniques within our sect?”
“This… it’s a long story… but I never expected that you, Holy Maiden Lu, could cultivate to such an extent. No wonder you could activate the bloodline power of the Celestial Fox Sacred Blood last night, and also make Xiao Li… Hmm? May I ask your full name, Miss Lu?”
“Lu Li.”
Lu Li said.
“Mm… Lu… among the branches our Heavenly Fox clan left among the Human Race, there seems to be none with the surname Lu.”
Xiu Popo pondered for a moment, then shook her head.
“Then for this plan, we’ll take Holy Maiden Lu as the core. With such pure bloodline power and mastery of one of the Nine Forms of the Heavenly Fox, entering the Yao territory shouldn’t be a problem.”
“I’m used to it.”
Liu Qingyun nodded.
“As expected.”
Yuan He also chimed in.
“Speaking of which… you knew each other before?”
Liu Qingxi asked in a low voice.
“What did you do to them back then?”
“Nothing much, I was just with them during the Foundation Building Trial earlier.”
Lu Li said.
“Wait… I remember my senior brothers mentioned that during the Foundation Building Trial, there was a demon woman who led a team to defeat several hundred people?”
Liu Qingxi looked at Lu Li.
“It couldn’t have been you, could it?”
“I just used a little strategy.”
Lu Li shrugged.
“Oh, no wonder you pretend to be a man.”
Liu Qingxi suddenly understood.
“Even though the Foundation Building Trial is for friendly sparring, if you overwhelm too many people, there will always be problems.”
“You can understand it that way.”
Lu Li was glad that Liu Qingxi understood it that way, then turned to Xiu Popo.
“Xiu Popo, before we act, I do have a doubt in my mind.”
“Please speak, Holy Maiden Lu.”
Since seeing Lu Li’s nine fox tails, Xiu Popo had also straightened her posture.
“First, there’s no need to be so formal.”
Lu Li waved his hand helplessly.
“Second, judging by this, I might have… Celestial Fox bloodline in my ancestry. It feels like the relationship between the Yao and Human races has been more complicated in history than I imagined.”
“We should still be polite. Being able to manifest the Celestial Fox Dharma Aspect, you should be honored as a Saintess in the Heavenly Fox clan.”
Xiu Popo shook her head.
“As for the second point… it is that the previous Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox did indeed marry a Human Holy King. They jointly ruled the Yao Kingdom, but later an accident occurred…”
When she reached this point, Xiu Popo’s voice gradually softened. Lu Li and the others then changed the topic to the Beast Tide.
“So Xiu Popo, what exactly is the Beast Tide all about?”
Liu Qingxi, as the Saintess of Heavenly Deduction City, had to participate in predictions every so often.
“As for the Beast Tide, we Yao are also investigating what’s going on. But it seems to have started increasing around several hundred years ago.”
Xiu Popo replied after thinking for a moment.
“That’s about the same as what we know.”
Liu Qingyun nodded.
“Although Beast Tides have appeared in history, they’ve become more frequent in the last hundred years.”
“Yes. Do you have any other questions? As for some Yao secrets, let’s wait until we reach the Yao territory to discuss them?”
Xiu Popo looked at everyone.
“Not for now.”
Lu Li nodded. As a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, he was much younger than the others, and having been a Saintess for only a little over a month, he hadn’t fully digested much knowledge.
“Then we’ll set out tomorrow. I’ll write a list here that will cover the precautions for entering Blackstone City.”
Xiu Popo raised her hand, and four lists drifted toward everyone.
“I hope everything goes smoothly this time.”
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