Chapter 14: Blood Crown Fox

  "If we can catch that strange white fox, I guarantee Gu Song and Gu Yang will be green with envy..."

  "Hmm..."

  "That little Gulan is really good at running, even ran to the back of Lingfeng Mountain, but it's only him, otherwise who would know that there is such a beautiful fox in the back of Lingfeng Mountain?"

  "Hmm..."

  "What did you say we should do with that strange white fox after catching it? Tie it up with a rope and take it to the South City and North City, let the people of the Yun family and Liu family have a big surprise."

  "Hmm..."

  "If they want to, we won't sell, but we can let them touch, and charge them 100 yuan for a touch, haha, this way we'll definitely make a lot of money and have fun too."

  "Hmm..."

  ……

  ……

  All the way, Gu Heng kept chattering in Gu Chen's ear, but nothing he said sparked any interest in Gu Chen. What common topics could a 500-year-old old monster and an 11-year-old kid possibly have? And Gu Chen wasn't some eccentric old brat either.

  However, for the sake of the Blood Crown Fox, Gu Chen had no choice but to go through this with these little brats. The pure white Blood Crown Fox was extremely rare, and although Gu Chen had encountered many Blood Crown Foxes in his past 500 years, he had never come across a pure white one before.

  Two people, one talking non-stop and the other constantly humming, walked past the house twice before arriving at a small path leading to Lingfeng Mountain, where three children around eleven or twelve years old were waiting.

  Gu Chen recognized them, the boy with sparkling eyes on the left was Gu Lan, also ten years old this year, but his cultivation had already reached the fourth layer of the Post-Heaven.

  Two other young men were slightly older, one named Gu Ning and the other named Gu Xu, both of whom were third-generation descendants of the Gu family's eldest son and the third elder.

  Guxian, San Zhanglao and Da Zhanglao, Er Zhanglao were not on good terms, so the Gu family also split into two branches. Although there are some people in this branch of the Gu family who do not like Guchen, most of them get along well. The few people present now did not have any conflicts or contradictions with Guchen when he was young.

  "Gu Chen, I heard you broke through to the third layer of Heaven?" Seeing Gu Chen and Gu Heng coming over, Gu Lan immediately came up to greet them, excitedly saying.

  Gu Chen nodded.

  "Congratulations... congratulations, 10 years to reach the third layer of acquired heaven, maybe next year will catch up with us to the fourth layer of acquired heaven." Gu Ning and Gu Xuan also walked over.

  Gu Chen Chong smiled and said, "Where is the White Fox? Let's go."

  "Follow me, that place is a bit far away. I also discovered the white fox by chance a few days ago and followed it all the way to that place. Originally, I wanted to catch it alone, but it ran too fast, and I couldn't catch it by myself."

  Gǔ Lán walked towards the road leading to Ling Fú Shān, speaking about his discovery of the strange white fox. "In the past few days, I've gone to the back mountain several times to catch it, but haven't succeeded. This time, with five of us together, we'll definitely be able to catch it. Once it comes out of its den, we'll block the entrance and have someone lying in wait in each of the four directions. Then, one person will go to capture it. Even if that person can't catch it, no matter which direction it runs, it will still be caught by those waiting."

  "Gǔ Héng said: 'Gǔ Chén, you're the weakest, so just guard the entrance. Gǔ Lán, block White Fox's retreat path. Gǔ Níng and Gǔ Xù, hide on both sides, I'll catch that White Fox.'"

  Guheng is a fifth-level cultivator in the post-heaven realm, while the other three are fourth-level cultivators. Guheng isn't the oldest, but his cultivation is the highest, so he's naturally the leader of this fox-snatching operation.

  Several people nodded, and Gu Chen also had no opinion. Although he had already reached the fifth stage of Houtian, when using the Tian Gan Quan Ti Dafa, his physical body was comparable to that of a seventh-stage Houtian cultivator. However, at this time, he wouldn't jump out and expose himself.

  After walking for a while, several people finally crossed over Lingfushan and left the ancient house far away.

  Behind Lingfeng Mountain lies the endless and boundless majestic mountains, the legendary Donghuang Wubian Youyu, where only cultivators have set foot, but never ordinary people.

  The cultivators who set foot in the Eastern Wilderness are at least in the Pre-Heavenly Realm, and can use flying artifacts to travel. Therefore, the thousands of mountains behind Lingfeng Mountain have no roads that can be walked on.

  The road was about to end, and the position of the Blood Crown Fox had also arrived. Gu Lan stopped advancing and said, "It's right here, the White Fox's den is just a little bit ahead."

  Several people immediately lightened their footsteps, Gu Lan made a gesture to let them wait here for a while. He slowly walked forward, looked around for a while, and then beckoned to several people. Gu Chen and others came quietly to Gu Lan's side.

  As expected, following Gu Lan's line of sight, several people saw a smooth small cave about ten or more zhangs away in front, located under an earthen wall, with lush weeds growing beside it. If not for Gu Lan's deliberate guidance, it would be easy to overlook at first glance.

  "Gū Héng said: 'I don't know if the white fox has gone out or not. Gǔ Níng, Gǔ Xù, you two hide ten zhangs away on both sides first. I'll hide here with Gǔ Lán. Gǔ Chén, you sneak to the back of the cave and ambush there. If the white fox comes out from inside the cave later, you guard the entrance. I'll go catch it. If the white fox has already gone out and is coming back from outside, I'll immediately go catch it. You take a step ahead and guard the entrance, don't let the white fox get back into the cave. Once it runs to either side, it will fall into our trap.'"

  "Good..."

  Several people nodded in agreement.

  Guning ran to the left of the cave, ten zhang away. Gu Xiu ran to the right of the cave, ten zhang away. Gu Chen crossed over from the right side of the cave and hid his body. Gu Heng and Gu Lan stopped in their original positions without moving.

  The entrance of the White Fox Cave was guarded by several people in all four directions, so they waited. After about half an hour, a white shadow suddenly flashed at the entrance, and a three-foot-long, snow-white fox with a blood crown on its head drilled out.

  Gu Chen's eyes narrowed, and indeed it was a pure white Blood Crown Fox.

  The Blood Crown Fox ran in the direction of Gu Heng and Gu Lan after leaving the cave, seeing that the Blood Crown Fox had already left the entrance for several feet. Gu Chen immediately rushed out and ran to the entrance, blocking the Blood Crown Fox's retreat.

  At the same time, Gu Heng suddenly rushed out and pounced on Xueguan Hu.

  A sudden fright in the eyes of the Blood Crown Fox, he immediately turned his head and ran towards the cave, but saw that someone was already standing at the entrance of the cave. His heart panicked, he immediately ran to the right, which happened to be where Gu Xuan was hiding.

  Several people were overjoyed. Now that there were pursuers behind, Xueguan Hu's heart was in a panic. Gu Xu only needed to wait for Xueguan Hu to run to his side, and it wouldn't be difficult to catch him.

  However, Gu Xu seemed a bit too excited, the Blood Crown Fox was still two zhang away from him, but he directly jumped up and pounced towards it.

  The Blood Crown Fox saw someone in front of him and jumped up again, instantly changing direction, quickly fleeing east into the depths of the wilderness like a white shadow.

  "Depend on..."

  Several people in their hearts suddenly scolded Gu Xu for being foolish. The Blood Crown Fox was extremely fast, and even Gu Heng, who was at the fifth level of the acquired realm, couldn't catch up to it. The Blood Crown Fox abandoned its den and fled straight into the depths of the Dong Huang's towering mountains.

  This pure white Blood Crown Fox has not been seen for 500 years, how can it easily escape? I thought that with several people working together, we could catch this Blood Crown Fox, but who knew Gu Xu would be so impulsive?

  He Xiaofeng fled, and Gu Chen no longer hid his strength, using the Tianxia Quan Body Great Method. His physical body instantly reached the realm of Post-Heaven Seventh Layer. With a fierce kick of both legs, he chased after He Xiaofeng, his speed even surpassing that of He Xiaofeng.

  Anyway, these four people are all young kids and it's impossible for them to judge Gu Chen's boundary from his speed. Gu Chen isn't afraid of them seeing through his true cultivation either.

  As expected by Gu Chen, did Gu Heng and the others know that Gu Chen had increased his boundary by several levels? They thought he had practiced some kind of rapid running technique, so they all ran out from their hiding places, shouting "Add oil to Gu Chen" and bringing back the white fox.

  Gǔ Chén's speed was only slightly faster than Xuè Guān Hú, and for a while, he couldn't catch up. Soon, several people ran out of sight, Gǔ Héng followed and ran for a distance, but was left far behind by Gǔ Chén and Xuè Guān Hú, and had to give up in frustration. He wondered: What kind of skill did Gǔ Chén practice? How could he be so fast?

  Several ancient blues were afraid that the Blood Crown Fox would leave and return again, so they guarded the entrance of the Blood Crown Fox's den, waiting for Gu Chen to come back.

  Before he knew it, several hours had passed. As the sun set in the west and night began to fall, Gu Chen was gone without a word, leaving no news behind.

  It was then that several people became anxious, looking at each other in dismay, completely at a loss.

  Gu Heng furrowed his brow and said: "It's almost dark, let's go back first and tell Uncle Cangyun and Grandfather about this, let them think of a solution."

  Several people had no other choice but to do so, and when the four returned to Gu's mansion, it was already completely dark. When Gu Cang learned that Gu Chen had run into the Eastern Wilderness for a whole day without returning, he immediately panicked.

  Donghuang, that's a place even congenital realm cultivators consider dangerous, it's the domain of the demon tribe. A postnatal realm cultivator entering Donghuang, the danger is imaginable.

  Even congenital practitioners are unwilling to spend the night in the Eastern Wilderness, and it is even more unlikely for acquired practitioners to survive a night there.

  Soon, the news of Gu Chen's disappearance in the Eastern Wilderness spread throughout the Gu family. The patriarch, Gu Xian, was furious. Gu Chen was his only bloodline, and if something happened to him, his bloodline would be cut off. How could he not be angry?

  That night, the patriarch Gu Xian personally led the team and organized the Gu family members to search for Donghuang. The disciples of the Post-Heaven Realm searched in the marginal areas of Donghuang, while the disciples of the Pre-Heaven Realm flew into the depths of Donghuang in twos and threes using their magical instruments.

  The whole night, searching hundreds of miles around Donghuang, couldn't find even a shadow of Gu Chen.