Chapter 7 Full Moon
Could that fox demon be ... Daji? Fox Xiaxia and Fox Xiao Xian glanced at each other. Heavenly Elder, this name is taboo in their fox clan, so it turns out that the fox clan has such a deep connection with this older man!
Eldest Master laughed and went back to the house for a nap. Eldest Brother continued to arrange all kinds of schoolwork for the three little ones, and the days passed so calmly for a few days.
This day would again be the night of the full moon. In the evening, Fox Little Fairy carried the Giant Bear Mountain God's spirit bead in her mouth and went to look for Senior Brother. Last time, I somehow turned into a human being. Could it be related to this spirit bead? No, what if she turns into a human again? She had to ask her Master to help her solve this trouble.
"You're here?" Master Teacher slightly closed his eyes to recuperate, and Fox Little Fairy obediently guarded the side. After a few moments passed, Master Teacher extended his hand in the air, and a small bottle materialized.
"This is a new elixir I've refined in the Dan Room over the past two days, and it can help you maintain your human form after you've turned into a human. Cultivate for a while longer, and you can become a human." Senior gave the elixir to Fox Xiao Xian, but Fox Xiao Xian shook her head.
"What? You don't want to become human? Didn't your Spirit Fox Clan elders always teach you to strive for early attainment of immortality? You're only over 100 years old and can fulfill your mission early; why aren't you happy?" Nanji Xianweng followed Fox Little Fairy's example, and with a fun face, he also played Crooked Head Kill; although his expression carried a smile, his eyes were very focused. Why was the little fox in front of him so different?
"Master, I don't want to turn into a human yet ... If it's because of the effect of this spirit bead, then I'll return it to you. I don't want it." Fox Little Fairy placed the spirit bead on the futon and obediently balled herself up into a ball of fur to look at her Master.
"Why? Don't you want to cultivate into human form and attain immortality?"
"I have always wondered why we demons must become human to cultivate into immortality. What's so good about humans? They don't run as fast as us demons or have as much strength as us, and without fur, they would freeze and heat to death. Humans also have no spells, whether fierce beasts and birds or mountain demons and goblins, which can easily put them to death. Such fragile and vulnerable humans, I don't understand why, for so many years, countless demon clans have envied them and honored them as the chief of all spirits?"
Fox Little Fairy shook her head, dissatisfied, and added, "My last change was an accident. If the one holding the Spirit Bead were my Fourth Brother or Third Senior Brother, they might have also turned into humans. I wouldn't say I like turning into a human, although our Spirit Fox Clan has this expectation. Turning into a human so quickly is like cheating on an exam.
Although my qualifications are not high and my fur is the ugliest in the Spirit Fox Clan, my parents always frowned and sighed when they saw me. I should support their efforts to learn a real skill, change into a person, or not do it matter. I can make this body hair look better and satisfy my parents. I know very well that my qualifications are incompetent; as for transforming into a human and ascending into an immortal, take your time; it will take a few thousand years anyway; I'm not in a hurry." After Fox Little Fairy finished speaking, she nodded thoughtfully, wagged her tail again, and grinned at her Master, revealing a row of small, pointed teeth.
Nanji Immortal Weng smiled, genuinely praising this little guy for still having some ambition despite his young age. Touching Fox Little Fairy's skull, he gave her the small medicine bottle anyway, "This is not medicine; it's a sugar bean made from peach blossom nectar for Master's leisure time. Take it and eat it!"
He picked up the spirit bead, which still had the vague remnant of his old friend's scent. The moon slowly rose and hung in the east window, and he also felt the temperature of the spirit bead rising gradually. "All of you come out!"
In this not-so-big room, Fox Xiaxia had hidden her form, and Shan Xiaohu had also turned into something the size of a bee. Embarrassed, they showed their original forms and bowed before their Master. Shan Xiaohu smiled awkwardly, "Hehehe, I'm just curious, curious, hehehe."
Master Teacher looked at Fox Xiaxia and said, "What about you? Are you curious as well? Or are you jealous of your sister or perhaps unwilling?"
Fox Xiaxia lowered her head and stammered, "I knew nothing could be hidden from your eyes. I was a bit jealous of her before; since childhood, she was inferior to me, so why did she become a human first? You also know that although our spirit fox clan is good at the art of illusion, unless the moral skill is extremely high, fox immortal, no one can turn into human form. But why did she turn into a human when she was born a fox cub in the same litter as me?"
"You think it's because of this?" The Master took the Giant Bear Spirit Bead and looked at the three little demons, "Come on, all follow me to the courtyard. We'll do a test."
The moon was perfect, there were no clouds in the sky, and the peach tree had already begun to stretch all of its branches, drawing in the essence of the moonlight. In the courtyard, Eldest Brother and Second Brother had already started practicing with their eyes closed individually. This time is indeed the best time to practice; in this Kunlun Mountain wind xi stream of a zephyr fang hua, spiritual qi convergence, compared to the original that tiny hole, is almost a world of difference, is the authentic cultivation of the holy land. Timing has the right place and time, South Pole Immortal Weng beckoned, let a few minor demons sit down.
"All of you find a place to sit down and cultivate normally. I'll suspend this spirit bead in the air, and all three of you, little ones, can draw the aura from it for your use."
Shan Xiaohu smiled when he heard this but suddenly remembered something. He scratched his head and asked, "Eldest brother, don't they need to use it?"
"Although this spirit bead has ten thousand years of power, the two are far above this spirit bead and don't need it. You guys concentrate on your cultivation, and I'll be on the side drinking tea and getting high to protect the law for you."
The three little ones each sat down, silently recited the mantra and began to cast spells to draw on the energies of Heaven and earth, the sun, the moon, the mountains, the rivers, the trees, and this spirit bead. The immortal peaches eaten a few days ago hadn't been digested very well, and now that they were exercising their energy and regulating their breath, the timing was perfect. All three little ones could feel the significant changes in their bodies.
Shan Xiaohu is good at harnessing the wind and snow climate; at this time, he is covered in the cold, and his fur gradually formed a layer of ice shells; in a matter of time, the thicker, and in a short while, he turned into a mountain of ice. But he does not seem to have any discomfort, a light blue ghost light around his body, quietly sitting in the middle of the iceberg to continue practicing.
Fox Xiaxia was good at the art of change, so his figure was constantly changing; sometimes, it was the original fox shape; sometimes, it turned into birds and beasts; sometimes, it turned into flowers and plants; and sometimes, it changed into a fiery red whirlwind. His form changed so quickly that the naked eye could barely recognize his changed appearance.
Fox Xiao Xian was not so calm now, and she was wrapped in two powerful true qi. She wanted to struggle but could not do anything about it, and the golden-red qi group made her feel hot and unbearable, while the greenish-green qi group made her feel like she fell into the polar deep pool of ice-cold and piercing bones. Under this repeated torture of hot and cold, ice and fire, Fox Little Fairy couldn't hold back and screamed.
"Ah!"
Fox Little Fairy's screams became more and more miserable, causing several senior brothers to pause their cultivation to gather around her, only the Master did not make any move at this time, continuing to drink tea and get high on melon seeds ...
Eldest brother He Yunfeng wondered how this little fox demon could have such two significant strands of true qi in her body. And usually see Master most like this little girl, how today she suffered so much torture, but he is indifferent?
After all, Fox Xiaxia was one milk with Fox Little Fairy, and he had never seen Little Five acting in such pain. He wanted to wake up Xiao Wu, but the ice and fire of two true qi were like a thick cocoon, wrapping his sister tightly, and he couldn't get close. I could not see what Xiao Wu was like inside; I could only hear her constantly murmuring and hissing; that voice was no longer a fox cry but more like a ghostly low roar. Fox Xiaxia could no longer sit still, ran to the South Pole Immortal Weng, and knelt: "Master, please save my sister! I'm afraid she'll die if she continues like this!"
"You're no longer jealous of her becoming human?" Master Teacher cynically teased.
"Master Teacher, it's already that time, don't joke around! What am I still jealous of? She's my sister. Even if I had a little something in my heart before, then I can't just stand by and watch her die! Quickly save her!" Fox Xiaxia was so anxious that tears were coming down.
"There's no rush; there's still a while left. When this moon goes down, she'll calm down."
"Then just watch her suffer like this?"
"How easy do you think it is for a fox demon to metamorphose into a human? Her ability to take on a human form when she's still young is already an act against the heavens, so if she doesn't suffer a little bit of flesh and blood, how can she live up to the laws of nature? You guys don't gather around to watch the fun; come over and have some tea; we'll wait a little longer." After saying that, the Master turned out a few tea cups, filled them up, and turned out a few futons for the disciples to sit down.
"Yun Feng, Xiang Zi, you happen to comment on the two senior disciples' gong methods."
"Yes, Senior." The always unsmiling Eldest Senior Brother paid his respects and began, "Third Senior Brother's gong method is to harness wind and snow and create clouds and rain. Even though he's still young, it's not easy for him to reach such a realm. Currently, it can only harness snow and ice; however, climate change can only snow and ice; there are also wind, thunder, rain, frost, electricity, and rainbow haze many kinds of, so the third senior brother will also need to cultivate more refinement in these aspects in the future."
"Well, not bad." Master stroked his white beard, nodded, and smiled. "Xiaohu ah! Do you know this Kunlun Mountain is also considered your old home?"
"Ah? My home is, I don't know how far away from here; how can I say that this is my old home?" Shan Xiaohu had just listened to Eldest Brother's comment and rejoiced in his heart, but once he heard his Master come up with such a sentence, he was baffled.
"When you guys entered the mountain initially, your feeling was right; spells created that gale and avalanche, and the one who cast the spells was your ancestor - Lu Wu. Since God the Father changed Kunlun's Mound in ancient times, Lu Wu is the guardian mountain god here. Lu Wu is an ancient divine beast with a tiger's body and nine tails, a human face, and a tiger's claws, and he is in charge of the nine parts of Heaven and the Emperor's catching time. He was responsible for managing the boundaries of the nine regions of the heavenly realm and was also in charge of the climate of the heavenly realm and the seasons of flowers and gardens. The lions, tigers, leopards, and cats of later generations are all evolved from his disciples and grandchildren, and the lynx spirit's ability to change the climate of this clan has been passed on to him."
"Haha! My old ancestor is Lu Wu. To honor him, I must send a few more mountain chickens, roe deer, or whatever to his old man!" Shan Xiaohu shook his head so proudly.
"Mei Xiangzi, it's your turn. You come and talk about your fourth senior brother's art of change."
"Yes, senior." Compared to the Eldest Senior Brother's unsmiling and unrelenting manner, Second Senior Brother Mei Xiangzi was a gentle and uncontroversial person, quite a bit like a worldly nobleman. On weekdays, he preferred to fiddle with flowers and plants or dive headfirst into the alchemy room to study herbs and alchemy. He could only be seen every day when he accompanied his Master to the torture platform at dawn and then brought his Master back; otherwise, it was rare to see him.
"Fourth Senior Brother's art of change has far surpassed that of his peers, and although he is young, he is highly gifted. A few days ago, Master gave you immortal peaches to eat, and today, with the energy of the moonlight and spirit beads. Your artistry has risen to a new level. Originally, you could only visualize a dozen kinds of changes. Still, you can already have thirty-six changes, and in the future, if you continue to learn and practice hard, you can evolve into seventy-two changes. But your character pride in your clan, although excellent, do not be complacent. You must know there is a mountain and a sky beyond the sky. If you don't change your pride and jealousy, I'm afraid that it will become a hidden danger in the future and lead to bad consequences. Senior, I've finished."
Fox Xiaxia's face was red for a while and white for a time. Fortunately, there was fur blocking this handsome face. Otherwise, his face would have turned into a color palette. He was a little unconvinced; after all, still a teenage fox, his heart was not sure of his nature to be competitive, and he was stubborn in a small voice: "You're just a mount, what's so great ..."
"Kid, call you no big, no small!" Master took a handful of melon peels through Fox Xiaxia's face. Melon peel to fox Xiaxia front instantly changed into a group of hornets, fox Xiaxia hastily changed into rock. Hornets turned into thousands of axe hammers on the rock and smashed and knocked; a few changes down, Fox Xiaxia did not have any suspense defeat, aggrieved to the Master on his knees begging for forgiveness.
"Don't look for me; make amends with the second senior brother." The master teacher grunted and continued to sip his tea. Unable to do so, Fox Xiaxia could only respectfully bow to Second Senior Brother Mei Xiangzi to make amends. Second Senior Brother smiled and walked towards Fox Xiaxia, changing countless figures with each step, but he had already changed hundreds of figures in three or four steps. Fox Xiaxia looked utterly dumbfounded, and he lost convincingly!
At this moment, the moon had finally set; all was silent and dark, the sky was densely populated with stars, and the Milky Way curved and flowed across the sky. The two strands of true qi that had been entangled for a long time finally faded away, revealing Fox Little Fairy inside. The four senior brothers, including the eldest and second senior brothers, all announced looks of surprise.
Fox Little Fairy was no longer a fox at this time but rather the appearance of a human two-year-old baby. With a gentle lift, Senior raised his hand and dressed her. He walked towards her and gently picked her up. Fox Little Fairy had long since passed out from exhaustion due to the pain she had just suffered. When Master Zun held her, she milkily grunted a few times and was about to cry. When Master Zun gently patted her back, she changed into a comfortable position, nestled in Master Zun's arms, and continued to sleep.
Master put Fox Little Fairy back into the room, covered up the quilt, looking at this powdered and jade-like little person. His eyes were as gentle as a flood of autumn water. After coming out, he quietly said to his disciples, "It's already too late today, so if there are any words or questions, we'll continue tomorrow. First, each go back to rest!"
After a short rest, it was already close to dawn, and Mei Xiangzi accompanied her Master to continue to suffer those three lightning punishments. This seemed to be a daily lesson they had to complete, painful yet still persistent.
It was only after noon that Fox Xiao Xian slowly woke up. She felt an immense amount of aches and pains all over her body, and she was dizzy and seemed to be running a fever. She remembered looking for her Master last night to return the spirit bead, and she also recognized that her Master had asked a few of them to practice exhaling the essence together under the moonlight, absorbing the energy of the spirit bead. But then she felt as if she had fallen into hell; life was worse than death, and time seemed to have stood still. I don't know how long it took, but warm hands finally embraced her, and she could eventually drift off to sleep.