Chapter Thirty-Six: The Unintentional Wisteria

  Ximen Shuai asked: "Do you mean that Zi Yun Zhen Ren is a petty person?"

  "I didn't say that." San San Zhen Ren said: "I heard Lin Fan tell me, you want to capture the thousand-year-old demon fox. I'd like to ask, how do you plan to deal with the thousand-year-old demon fox?" This sect leader is biased and can't even hold a bowl of water level, the conflict between Zi Yang Zong and his sect may erupt again, and it's not impossible that the Purple Bamboo Pavilion will experience another internal strife. San San Zhen Ren was somewhat worried.

  Ximen Shuai replied, "This thousand-year-old demon fox's Taoist practice was originally very profound, but it has interacted with humans and, coupled with the Hundred-Eyed Demon King's cultivation of evil laws, the thousand-year-old demon fox's internal elixir has been damaged. Now its Taoist practice is not advancing, but rather retreating."

  "Three True Persons were puzzled: 'How did you know such details?'"

  Ximen Shuai replied: "I have looked through some records, and it is said that whenever humans and beasts communicate, one side must suffer a loss."

  "The rumor is true." San San Zhen Ren shook his head and said, "The Thousand Year Fox Spirit's Dao indeed suffered damage. It was because three hundred years ago, during the Great Evil Dao War, she took advantage of the chaos to sneak into the Purple Bamboo Temple's Library Pavilion and steal the Purple Wei Divine Thunder Dao Scripture. Such a precious scripture naturally had severe restrictions. Otherwise, would the Purple Bamboo Temple still have a Library Pavilion? As a result, the Thousand Year Fox Spirit suffered heavy internal injuries and was on the verge of death. It was only due to Bai Yan Mo Jun's momentary kindness that she was saved, and she also pledged her body to him. This can be called an eternal beautiful story..."

  "Cough!" Lin Fan reminded: "One is a wicked person and one is a demon beast. Using wolves as a metaphor for treachery is more suitable."

  "If you ever meet a dying fox spirit, consider yourself blessed." San San Zhen Ren glanced at Lin Fan.

  Lin Fan nodded: "Then my Qiankun bag has a place to go."

  San San Zhen Ren hated that Lin Fan was given a slap on the back of his head and said, "This demon fox... is a bit hard to deal with."

  Ximen said, "I've already investigated, the Thousand Year Demon Fox and the Hundred Eyed Devil King don't live together. The Thousand Year Demon Fox lives in Emerald Valley, while the Hundred Eyed Devil King only stays for three days each month, with only a few female disciples of the Purple Pupil Sect serving him."

  "Didn't you understand? This fox spirit is a bit hard to deal with."

  Lin Fan angrily said: "What's wrong with hitting me? I didn't even say anything."

  "I really want to beat him up, but..." San San Zhen Ren said: "Lin Fan, if you can't win, then run away. Remember the Ten True Words, and you all handle it yourselves. I'm leaving."

  ……

  A bit hard to deal with? Ximen Shuai was puzzled, he had investigated before, this thousand-year-old fox spirit's cultivation was damaged, and he would have to spend some energy. Pulling Lin Fan over was just to get Lin Fan to hold back those six female disciples of the Purple Eyed Sect who served the Thousand-Year-Old Fox Spirit. He would first kill the female disciples to prevent them from warning and seeking help.

  Ximen Xiuzhen looked at Lin Fan with concern, and Lin Fan replied: "I have a complete set of escape techniques, you don't need to worry about me."

  "I'm not worried about you." Ximen Shuai stroked his chin: "Tough to deal with... your master, always speaking in riddles."

  "You can ignore me, I basically don't listen to him." Lin Fan said: "Once he took me to Zhongzhou to see the world, and we passed by a ***, he said there were monsters haunting inside, and asked me to wait for a moment. After waiting for half an hour, when he came out, I asked him if the monsters had been caught? He replied, yes. How many monsters? Four monsters, each one was ferocious and ugly, it was hard to subdue them. Since I was 13 years old and found out the meaning of ***, I no longer listen to his nonsense."

  "That's what you're saying, your master is trying to intimidate us?" Sima Yi retorted.

  "No, this time it's real."

  "How did you figure it out?"

  "He reminded me of ten true sayings."

  Ximen Shuai was just about to ask the Ten True Words, when he saw Zhang Tongyuan approaching from the southwest direction, stepping on his sword and landing in front of the two men. He bowed his head for a while before saying: "That... I'm not feeling well."

  Ximen Shuai stood guard, smiling and saying: "Oh, it's Zhang Tongyuan. I've long heard of your sect leader's reputation. Don't worry, from now on, whenever we see the cats and dogs of the Purple Bamboo Pavilion, we'll take a detour."

  "Damn it! I've already apologized, don't be sarcastic. You think Ximen Shuai is someone to be reckoned with? Bring it on, one on one."

  Ximen Yan raised his fan: "I don't dare, our master has passed away, you want to find my master to argue, where can I find him? Haha..."

  "Alright, you win this time. Remember that!" Zhang Tongyuan said with a red face: "Master Dao, I will eventually write ten 'yield' characters on your body, humph!" After speaking, he sheathed his sword and left.

  Ximen Shuai saw Zhang Tongyuan leave and muttered to himself: "This Zhang Tongyuan still has some backbone, at least he knows right from wrong, better than his sect leader. Zi Xiao Temple... Hehe! Let's go."

  Lin Fan didn't care about the Purple Bamboo Palace at all, and had some bad feelings towards the Purple Cloud True Person. He also had some resentment towards the Purple Bamboo Palace. Lin Fan stepped on his bamboo sword and rose into the air, asking: "What's the purpose of going to the Southern Border?"

  "Do you still remember when your talisman was taken away by my squirrel at Lianhua Mountain?"

  "It's stolen."

  "This was done by the squirrel, I have never done anything as sneaky as a chicken or a dog." Ximen argued first.

  "Go on, you shameless one, how?"

  "There is a good friend of our family in the Miao territory, who can speak with beasts all night and is quite familiar with the Ten Thousand Great Mountains. I want to ask where there are thousand-year-old demon beasts, I owe you a pelt."

  Lin Fan was shocked: "Ah, who are you, a thief from where, dare to impersonate General Ximen?"

  "......" Ximen said frankly: "There is indeed a friend who is a home teacher, the fox spirit, whether it's a demon or a spiritual beast, has a very clear sense of gratitude. I always thought that the thousand-year-old demon fox had ruined her cultivation by surrendering to the Hundred-Eyed Demon King, but in any case, there was a bond between them. I'm worried that if this demon fox sees us using her as leverage against the Hundred-Eyed Demon King, she'll be so desperate that she'll self-destruct her internal elixir, and we'll be finished."

  Lin Fan asked in doubt: "A demon beast with 200 years of cultivation, even if it self-destructs its inner dan, can't it easily escape?"

  Ximen Yan looked at Lin Fan with a silly expression: "Oh, and then the Hundred Eyes Demon King respectfully sent us two away from the desolate land?"

  Ah, alas, I'm still too young and didn't think that far ahead. According to the records, fox spirits, whether they're demonic or divine, place great importance on gratitude. If you save its life, it will return the favor without hesitation. Kidnapping, exchanging for certain items, and then the fox spirit's self-sacrifice... The Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord is a master of his generation, the leader of the Evil Sect, and they all take the strong as their starting point. As for myself and Ximen Shuai facing off against the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord, the chances of winning are slim... Even if it were my own sect's leader, San San Zhen Ren, one-on-one, it would be difficult to defeat the Hundred-Eyed Demon Lord. And adding the disciples of the Zi Tong Sect...

  Ximen said: "So after capturing the demon fox, I need a treasure that will prevent her from self-destructing her inner dan."

  "What's wrong?"

  "Wisteria"

  Zhongzhou is the territory of Zhengdao, and it is also the center of the twelve continents. The two people walked together in a dull and uninteresting way, finally arriving at Nanjiang, the outer periphery of the Ten Thousand Great Mountains.

  The Ten Million Great Mountains, rumored to be composed of ten million mountain peaks, is the largest mountain range in the Twelve Continents, its area not smaller than that of the Eastern Continent. Many monsters reside within, and it is said that many demons also live there. The so-called demon people... are the descendants born from the union of demons and humans (for example, Bai Suzhen, the White Snake, gave birth to one in a TV series). Demon people can not only cultivate Taoist and Buddhist methods, but they also have an inner elixir. When demon people cultivate, there is no foundation-building dan yuan process, only the inner elixir, which comes in five colors: red, yellow, green, blue, and purple. Once they reach the purple stage, their cultivation is no longer under the control of the Orthodox Sect. Apart from this, demon people also possess unique magical abilities like those of demons, with endless uses.