Yè Gēngchén stood up and gazed at the horizon. A breeze blew, and his divine soul probed the surroundings. He happened to detect a strange ice spiritual root aura that was very similar to his nemesis, Rú Xí, but with only Qi Refining cultivation. He curved his lips, and a hint of interest appeared in his beautiful peach blossom eyes. Could this be that Rú Yǔrán?
Without waiting for Lǐ Zǐ'áng and Hú Xiāoxiāo's next move, Yè Gēngchén transformed into a lake-green stream of light and instantly appeared high in the sky, crossing paths with Rú Yǔrán who was flying on her sword.
Rú Yǔrán looked at the man with an sinister aura not far away. This person's cultivation was terrifying, and she dared not reveal any of her treasures. Before Yè Gēngchén could reach out and grab Rú Yǔrán's shoulders, Rú Yǔrán immediately turned her head and mobilized all the spiritual power in her dantian to fly with the wind! Hurry and escape! Although she didn't know why this person wanted to capture her, she knew she couldn't be caught!
Yè Gēngchén hadn't expected this little girl to be so fast on her sword. Before he could even grab half of the little one's sleeve, she had escaped. Let her escape, he was happy to play a cat-and-mouse game with her!
Rú Yǔrán was only a small Qi Refining cultivator. The spiritual power in her dantian was depleted quickly. She had no other choice. She wondered if it would be alright to swallow the Extreme Ice Lotus now that she had a spiritual root? She couldn't afford to think too much. She took out several Extreme Ice Lotuses from her storage bag and swallowed them. The spiritual energy in her dantian was quickly replenished. She exerted her strength again and sped up on her sword!
Fortunately, Xiǎo Mù Peak was just ahead. Rú Yǔrán hastily flew downwards. Yè Gēngchén saw the duck about to fly away and stopped playing games. He flew forward. Rú Yǔrán turned her head, her face filled with terror. Just as Yè Gēngchén was about to grab Rú Yǔrán, a fluffy fox tail wrapped around Yè Gēngchén's waist. Yè Gēngchén was greatly shocked as his spiritual meridians were sealed by someone!
A slender jade hand embraced Rú Yǔrán's small waist. The beauty held the little girl in her left hand while gripping a fiery red long whip in her right. This whip, covered in protruding bone spurs, was the Dragon Desolation Spirit Treasure rumored to be able to slay dragons and kill Qilin, named the Illusionary Fox Whip. With a *crack*, a bright red mark was whipped onto Yè Gēngchén's handsome and demonic face by the Illusionary Fox Whip. The bone spurs on the whip made his face sting intensely. "You..." Yè Gēngchén pointed at the beauty, unable to speak.
"What about me?" the beauty sneered, retracting her fox tail. She cast a cleansing spell on herself and Rú Yǔrán to prevent contracting any diseases from unclean things. Rú Yǔrán stood on her Shuǐ Wú Sword, looking up at the beauty's peerless grace: she wore a white fluffy fox fur coat over a fiery red wide-sleeved fairy dress, with willow-like eyebrows and fox eyes, as beautiful as a hibiscus and utterly captivating. She had a high chignon with a White Fox Bone Jade Hairpin inserted crookedly. Fox ears grew from her head, and nine fluffy white beautiful fox tails sprouted from her back. Rú Yǔrán was a confessed admirer of beauty from birth. She immediately recognized that this fox clan beauty would protect her. The opportunity to attach herself to a powerful being was right in front of her! Rú Yǔrán put on a sweet smile and, gathering her courage, gently touched the corner of the beauty's fox fur, whining, "Fox Immortal Sister, you are truly the love of my dreams. I love you as much as dragons love gold coins!"
The fox clan beauty smiled gently. She reached out her hand and stroked the little girl's dark hair, while petting her like a small beast, she chuckled, "Yǔrán, just call me Sister Huànyuè. We are good friends. I am here to protect you!" The beauty's smile was enchanting, and Huànyuè's smile gave Rú Yǔrán a sense of security. She reluctantly let go of Huànyuè's clothing and resumed her cold expression, questioning Yè Gēngchén coldly, "Senior, I don't know you. Why are you trying to capture me?"
Yè Gēngchén struggled, his greed unconcealed: "Why? Naturally, I fancy your Strong Yin Constitution and want to capture you for Cauldron Cultivation!"
What? Rú Yǔrán didn't know that her Strong Yin Constitution had been leaked by Líng Yuè Láng. It seemed she couldn't stay in the Mù Hé Sect any longer. "Nonsense! How old am I? Don't spew such filthy words in front of me!"
Huànyuè's enchanting eyes narrowed, showing a hint of anger. Just as she was about to whip this filthy creature again, a ball of gray flame shot towards Yè Gēngchén. Her embrace felt slightly heavier; she saw that Rú Yǔrán had fainted and been blown into her arms by a gust of wind. She spun around, holding Rú Yǔrán as she stepped onto Rú Yǔrán's Shuǐ Wú Sword, and kicked towards Yè Gēngchén with her pink-gold shoes: "Vile wretch, do you think you can lay your hands on my daughter?"
Rú Xí, who was in the main hall of Hé Yōu Palace, had sensed the commotion. She was merely disguised as the Nascent Soul stage sect master of the Mù Hé Sect, taking care of her daughter's growth in the Yè Yuán Realm. She had not expected the Bingyi Cold Qi within Yǔrán to attract so many malicious individuals. Even if she suffered Planar Backlash today, she would teach these disgusting vermin a lesson! The moment the Chaos Sacred Fire was unleashed by Rú Xí, a Golden Divine Axe Mark appeared on her noble forehead, and a small golden axe materialized in Rú Xí's left hand.
Rú Xí's gaze was cold. The axe in her hand grew larger, and two hands immediately grabbed her: "Lady Sovereign, please consider Lord Bingyi. This is not the Supreme Spirit Realm. Your Heaven-Creating Spirit Axe can split open the entire Yè Yuán Realm! The connection node between the Yè Yuán Realm and the Demon Realm's Kùn Xū Realm has thinned. Lord Bingyi sacrificed her life to kill the Ten Great Demon Emperors. You cannot betray her hard work; she is your daughter!"
Yè Gēngchén was already terrified. But Rú Xí was the legendary Chaos Empress who created heaven and earth. He felt his life shouldn't be this absurd, yet this was the reality before him. He could only follow Rú Yǔrán's example and feign unconsciousness. Not wanting to mistreat himself even while faking unconsciousness, Yè Gēngchén sent a divine sense to summon his flying artifact, a small canoe. The canoe enlarged, and he sprawled onto it, ignoring the dispute between the goddess and the fox. Rú Xí calmed down. She looked at the fox clan beauty who dared to grab her hand and stop her from acting wildly, and sighed. Her beautiful face was calm. She put away the Chaos Sacred Fire and the Heaven-Creating Spirit Axe, and the divine axe mark on her forehead disappeared. She cast a cold glance at Yè Gēngchén, who was feigning unconsciousness on the canoe, and snorted. She took out her Kunling Jintian Seal, formed hand seals, and pursued Yè Gēngchén's divine soul, uncovering the entire affair. She hadn't expected all three of her disciples to have malicious intentions towards her daughter. Her eldest disciple, Lì Chéngfēng, was in love with her second disciple, but her second disciple had another identity. And her second disciple, a mere half-demon who believed in some unknown Shark Emperor, actually intended to sacrifice her daughter? Her third disciple, Lǐ Zǐ'áng, who came from a humble background, had been infatuated with the only daughter of the Medicine Peak Elder, who had cultivated with countless male disciples since childhood, simply because Yǔrán previously lacked a spiritual root and occupied so-called Cultivation Resources? Her gaze was indifferent as she thought of Lǐ Zǐ'áng and Hú Xiāoxiāo, and she let out a contemptuous snort. If the Higher Gods did not forbid the slaughter of cultivators and mortals, she would have killed all those who attempted to harm her daughter long ago! Rú Xí held the Kunling Jintian Seal, rotated her hands, and golden light shot out from the Kunling Jintian Seal in all directions of the Mù Hé Sect. Huànyuè tugged at the corners of her mouth helplessly. She didn't know what kind of spell this was, but it wasn't directed at her. It seemed this Lady Sovereign still had something for her to do. After casting the golden light, Rú Xí waved her sleeve and put away the Kunling Jintian Seal, her brows slightly curved. She had just cast the Shangshan Technique, making everyone in the Mù Hé Sect forget their malicious thoughts. This would be enough to prevent them from harming her daughter for two years. She turned to look at Yǔrán in Huànyuè's arms and lightly tapped her. Rú Yǔrán was startled awake and saw her mother's gentle smile: "Mom, thank goodness you came to save me!" Rú Xí squeezed her daughter's chubby cheeks: "Yè Gēngchén is a Void Refining expert, yet he wanted to harm a junior. Fortunately, there was the Fox Immortal Huànyuè. It seems I also need to cultivate diligently, just like you."
Huànyuè put Rú Yǔrán down: "I can take Yǔrán to the Heavenly Sun Forest for training. If you want her to temper her state of mind, you can let her go alone, and I will secretly protect her." Rú Xí smiled: "Yǔrán is now an Outer Sect Labor Disciple of the Mù Hé Sect. Every day, she has to do farm work like planting rice and watering crops, like ordinary mortals. This is also a form of tempering her state of mind." How could gods disregard mortals? Huànyuè pondered: "That is also acceptable. Letting Yǔrán return to the Outer Sect to do labor work is fine too." Anyway, Méi Shān and Féng Yán, those two old ghosts, are watching. Rú Yǔrán stood on the Shuǐ Wú Sword and cupped her hands to bow gratefully to them: "Mom, Senior Huànyuè, then Yǔrán will go to the Outer Sect Labor Disciple area first. I have to get up early to work tomorrow." Before they could react, Rú Yǔrán flew on her sword towards the small city in the Outer Sect. Huànyuè and Rú Xí watched Rú Yǔrán's retreating figure, completely unaware that Yè Gēngchén had already fled. After Rú Yǔrán had gone far, Huànyuè cupped her hands to Rú Xí and said: "Lady Sovereign, please reinforce the Gengtian Great Formation. The Purify Divine Tree needs a solid foundation.Otherwise, the demon Shen Liuli (Shěn Liúlí) will surely find a way to break the Gengtian Great Formation, and then the seven realms and the mortal world will be invaded by demons!"
Rú Xí looked at Huànyuè with complex emotions. Huànyuè's true form was a Nine-tailed White Fox with an Karmic Fire Red Lotus Mark on its forehead. She was originally Yǔrán's fifth life, Rú Qī Rǎn's, battle pet. However, Qī Rǎn was killed by her during the ascension tribulation back then. Huànyuè stubbornly followed her master, mastering the Illusionary Fox Brush and Battle Talisman Manifestation to the demon god realm, yet she always upheld the beliefs of her master, Rú Qī Rǎn, suppressing demons and Protecting All Beings. "Huànyuè, I know you are suffering in your heart. But do you know that after Yǔrán returns from the Kùn Xū Realm, she will have no more future lives? The fact that she can stand here peacefully now is something I paid a great price to obtain for her." Rú Xí sighed and turned away, afraid to look at Huànyuè's increasingly despairing eyes, which were filled with shock. Huànyuè was stunned for a moment, then transformed into her demon form—a Nine-tailed White Fox with an Karmic Fire Red Lotus Mark on its forehead. The white fox docilely lowered its head: "Huànyuè knows she is unworthy, but please, Lady Sovereign, be lenient and allow Huànyuè to serve by your side." Rú Xí looked gentle. She squatted down and stroked Huànyuè's fluffy head: "Of course. We will protect Yǔrán together as she cultivates anew, until she regains her position as the Bingyi Dragon God!" Huànyuè's fox eyes were filled with tears, but also with gratitude: "Yes, Huànyuè understands. Thank you, Lady Sovereign, for your compassion!"