Start practicing from Mr. Fox

Chapter 15: Kuchiki and his ghost friend

The next day, Chen Ji asked Miss Bai if she knew Xuanshan.

"Don't know."

Miss Bai shook her head.

"Although I've transformed, I've mostly been active in Hejian Prefecture. I've never heard of this Xuan Mountain. Why are you asking this?"

Chen Ji didn't want to say that he dreamed about Xuanshan, so he found another excuse.

"The breathing method I practiced originated from the Xuanshan Strange Tales. I want to go to Xuanshan to see it with my own eyes. If there are any Taoist methods left, that would be great."

"I see."

Miss Bai nodded.

"You can ask about this news when the monsters gather in a few days. Many of the monsters in Xiantai Mountain came from other places. Maybe someone knows something. I will also help you keep an eye out."

"Thank you Miss Bai."

Miss Bai waited for Chen Ji to thank her before asking him about Bai Er.

"I saw Bai Er gathering the morning sun purple energy this morning. Did you teach her this?"

Chen Ji thought about it and nodded.

"It is."

I felt that what the book said was indeed true. The fox demon was smart and came up with a solution right away.

He just mentioned that fire control techniques should not rely on open flames to perform, and Bai Er thought of collecting the morning sun purple air as a substitute, which was indeed much more clever.

After all, no bright fire can be better than the red sun hanging in the sky. Just a little bit of light can nourish the world.

Not to mention that the essence of the sun is almost the nemesis of all evil spirits. If the sun's essence can be integrated into the fox fire, the power will probably be even greater.

Miss Bai gave him a green look.

"I originally thought you were just casually talking about teaching them how to practice, but I didn't expect that after the test, Bai Er's fire control skills have really improved a lot."

"lucky."

"How did you do it?"

Miss Bai was very curious.

Chen Ji thought about it and felt that explanation was not as good as demonstration.

So he took a deep breath, thought about what the Taoist said in his dream, and expressed his righteous thoughts directly. Suddenly, he spurted out a flame about ten feet long, filling the air with fire.

Miss Bai's face changed slightly, and she frowned and thought for a few breaths.

"When did you master fire control?"

"After listening to Bai Er explain the principles and pondering them myself for a while, I think it's somewhat similar to breathing techniques."

"Last night, I happened to be teaching her how to absorb the stove fire. I accidentally used the Qi-gazing technique and thought that the flame was just the heat between heaven and earth, so I tried it. Unexpectedly, it worked."

"That's not what I meant."

The white girl said.

"How do you manage to breathe fire out of thin air?"

"Think of the feeling of swallowing fire, and the fire will burst out of your mouth."

"I didn't expect that you entered the Dao yesterday and have such a high level of cultivation today. You are actually faster than many demons and ghosts in cultivation."

Miss Bai sighed with emotion and felt a little envious.

"Is this because humans are favored by heaven and earth? Even a fragmented soul can make such progress in cultivation."

Chen Ji really wanted to say that he didn’t just have a remnant soul, but actually had a good soul and a golden finger, so he could practice.

If it were an ordinary person, I'm afraid this effect would not be achieved.

Unfortunately, this reason cannot be given, so I can only find another excuse.

"I'm lucky to have Miss Bai and you guys helping me, otherwise the stall might still be on fire right now."

Chen Ji teased.

"That won't happen."

Miss Bai smiled and shook her head.

"Ok?"

"The fire roast in Hejian won't sell out so slowly. I'm afraid it's already sold out."

Chen Ji then realized that Miss Bai was joking with her, and he also smiled and shook his head.

While smiling, I suddenly thought of the curiosity that had been lingering in me.

"Miss Bai, I wonder if your name is Bai Yi?"

"Why do you think so?"

"Seeing that you named those enlightened foxes starting from Bai Er and going all the way up to Bai Sanshiwu, that's why I guessed so."

"So do you think this name sounds nice?"

Miss Bai said playfully.

"It seems to be missing something."

"Then don't call me Bai Yi."

"Then it can't really be Miss Bai, right?"

"You... Hey! I thought you were fine based on your usual behavior, but now I realize you've truly lost your memory!"

Chen Ji wanted to ask more, but Miss Bai rolled her eyes and stomped her feet away.

Chen Ji didn't understand what was going on, so he had to go to the library to continue teaching.

After yesterday's lecture, the foxes had already begun to believe in Chen Ji.

Today they learned that Bai Er had secretly asked for advice last night and that his practice had improved today, so they began to scold Bai Er again.

"How can you perform well in daytime classes and then secretly skip night classes to ask the teacher for advice!"

"You're really not a fox!"

"Yes, Bai Er, you are not a fox!"

Bai Qi and Bai Ba were particularly angry.

It was obvious that they were the first to make friends with Chen Ji, but now Bai Er took the lead in asking for advice on cultivation, which made the two foxes very angry.

"No, I also want to ask Mr. Chen for advice tonight!"

"Let's go together!"

The foxes gathered in groups of three or four and shouted.

"Actually, you don't have to skip Mr. Su's class. You can ask in my class."

"You have to attend class."

The fox replied.

“You don’t have to go to class.”

"Don't have to go to class?"

The foxes were stunned for a moment, their eyes excited.

"Then how will you solve our cultivation problem, sir?"

"Your classes are training. Each fox has different problems, so naturally they must be solved one by one. That's what class is all about."

The fox was overjoyed, but he still urged Chen Ji to solve his problem quickly.

"No hurry, wait for me."

Chen Ji calculated the date of the Fox School exam and wrote a line of words in the corner of the blackboard.

"One hundred and fifteen days left until the Fox School exam!"

"Sir, what does this mean?"

The fox asked in confusion.

"According to the Ghost Festival exam for Fox School, you still have 115 days to prepare. Your innate foundation is weak, so you must study and practice as soon as possible."

"You'll have the next ten and a half days to adapt. The remaining hundred days will be a full-scale sprint."

"Skills, knowledge, and virtue cannot be left behind."

"Don't let go of any fox that can be admitted to the fox school."

Chen Ji smiled faintly and looked around. He finally realized what he had always wanted to do.

It's a pity that there is only one batch of these foxes, otherwise they could have said another more famous saying.

"You guys are the worst group of foxes I've ever taught."

Chen Ji thought about it and sighed.

The foxes trembled for no reason, feeling an inexplicable force looming over them.

Even Bai Qi and other foxes who performed well in their studies began to tremble subconsciously.

But they also felt that after Mr. Chen made such arrangements, their chances of being admitted to Fox School would be much greater.

Everyone looked up and waited for Chen Ji to explain what would happen in class today.

Chen Ji opened the fox life manual and began to check the fox's situation.

Although there were more than thirty foxes taking the exam, the problems they encountered had many similarities.

Some have difficulty in transforming, some are not good at magic, and some lack knowledge.

Chen Ji then arranged those with similar levels together, and gave each group a corresponding learning method, allowing the foxes to learn from each other.

"You can study like this first. If you don't understand something, ask Mr. Su or Senior Huai. I will test you when I come back."

"Where is Mr. Chen going?"

The foxes asked curiously.

"Get ready to go down the mountain and prepare for you to see the human transformation."

The foxes were overjoyed.

With Bai Er's experience, they now trust Chen Ji very much and have even thought about how they will transform.

Bai Qi and Bai Ba ran over quickly to ask Chen Ji if he could take them with him.

"No."

Chen Ji shook his head decisively.

I don’t know what I will encounter when I go down the mountain this time.

It's easy to explain if he's alone, but if he brings two foxes with him, I'm afraid something might happen.

"Will Mr. Chen come back after this trip?"

"Why do you ask that?"

"The previous gentlemen also said they would go down the mountain to buy some things, but they never came back."

"I'm certainly not them."

After Chen Ji finished speaking, seeing that Bai Qibai Ba still refused to believe it, he had no choice but to give a definite answer.

"I will come back after I finish my work, and then I will take you down to see the people."

"That's good, it's a deal!"

Although Bai Qi and Bai Ba felt sorry that they could not go with them, they were not disappointed. They knew that Chen Ji would take them there in the future. After a while, they were happy to learn about Chen Ji's arrangements.

Mr. Su also appeared at some point.

"You already know how to control fire?"

"How did Mr. Su know this?"

"The foxes have spread the news everywhere, how could I not know it?"

"It was just luck, and I have to thank Mr. Su for his wise words."

"What an enviable talent."

Mr. Su sighed.

"If I had this ability when I was alive, I wouldn't be stuck in the same place until I died."

"Mr. Su is a talented man. Perhaps he can become a ghost immortal even after his death."

Chen Ji has also been reading books about spiritual practice these past two days, and he knows that immortals are not beings who are high above and detached from the mundane world, but practitioners with extremely high levels of Taoism.

Humans, demons, and ghosts can all be cultivated to become human immortals, demon immortals, and ghost immortals.

Mr. Su laughed out loud when he heard this.

"If I can really succeed, I will definitely lend you my blessing."

After saying that, he looked at Chen Ji.

"What are you going to do down the mountain?"

"I haven't thought about it yet, but if I bring the fox down the mountain, I have to have a business to avoid suspicion and to be easy to meet people."

"That's something you need to think about carefully. I can't help you, but I can give you some other help."

"what?"

Chen Ji asked.

"I once had a friendship with a Taoist priest from Qingliang Mountain. He owes me one hundred taels of silver. If you don't have any silver when you go down the mountain, you can use it first. When you return, please find me a good sword."

"That's good...that's good!"

Chen Ji wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, he agreed.

Life is hard and you can't move forward without money.

Even practitioners are like this.

Although he knew some magic, he couldn't just tell fortunes, exorcise demons, and perform magic tricks after coming down the mountain.

It would be good to bring some silver.

I just don’t know if the Taoist priest who was friends with Mr. Su on Qingliang Mountain is still there. He was a scholar in the fifth year of Dading, which is hundreds of years ago.

Mr. Su would have to be a ghost to remember it, and the other party would also have to live long enough.

"Don't worry, I visited him after I turned into a ghost, and he should be alive and well now."

Mr. Su laughed out loud when he knew Chen Ji's worries.

"Go to Qingfeng Temple and just say that an old friend from a hundred years ago is here to collect a debt. He'll naturally understand. Also, the sword must be one that has never seen blood, and you have to watch him forge it in person. Remember?"

"I remember."

Chen Ji nodded seriously.

Just before leaving, the question I asked Miss Bai in the morning came to my mind again.

"Mr. Su, do you know Miss Bai's name?"

"Why are you asking this out of the blue?"

Chen Ji then told her what happened in the morning, including Miss Bai's reaction.

Mr. Su was stunned when he heard this.

For a long time, he looked at Chen Ji in astonishment.

"People like you are rare."

"Why?"

"Don't you know you shouldn't ask a woman's name?"

Mr. Su said confidently.