Start practicing from Mr. Fox

Chapter 46 Are foxes inferior to humans?

The weather is just right.

The foxes were still having breakfast and practicing.

Chen Ji walked all the way, or rather walked on the wind, without disturbing the foxes.

After a night of dreaming, I felt tired, but after I came to my senses, I found that I was more energetic than before.

Even the wind-calling technique can be maintained for a longer time.

To describe it specifically, it could last about an hour before, but now it can last about a quarter of an hour longer.

It’s already a good improvement.

If entering a dream wasn't dangerous, Chen Ji would like to try it more often.

And the benefits of breathing techniques are also revealed.

Chen Ji can now hide his breath in the five elements of nature. Although it is not yet smooth, it can already avoid some creatures with poor sensitivity.

The foxes didn’t notice it just now.

But when the mountain wind blew through the branches and leaves of Senior Huai, the sound could still be heard.

"Mr. Chen is here. Why are you hiding your presence today?"

"Good morning, Senior Huai."

Chen Ji stopped the wind, slowly descended, and then asked Senior Huai how he discovered him.

"I've been blowing mountain breezes all year round, and I felt that today's wind was a little different, so I paid special attention to it, and then I realized it was Mr. Chen."

Senior Huai replied with a chuckle.

Chen Ji suddenly understood and nodded, feeling that Senior Huai was indeed different from ordinary monsters.

Even the mountain wind could feel abnormal.

"If you stand in one place and are exposed to wind and rain every day for hundreds of years, you can do it."

"But I don't have the patience of Senior Huai."

"You're telling the truth."

Senior Huai smiled and shook his head, asking Chen Ji if he planned to summon the fox to attend class?
"It's still early. I have something else to ask Senior Huai, and I also want to talk to Fellow Daoist Songshu."

"What does Mr. Chen want to say? Tell us quickly, we are all here."

The Seven Friends of Sendai all poked their heads out from the treetops, holding pine cones in front of them, which was really cute.

Chen Ji smiled slightly and explained Lu Pan's answer.

"Although success is not guaranteed, it is always possible."

"Thank you Mr. Chen!"

The squirrel was silent for a long time, then bowed earnestly to express his gratitude.

"Thank you so much for bothering Mr. Lu with our affairs. Even if we gave all the pine nuts we have stored to you, it wouldn't be enough to express our gratitude."

"No need. I originally promised to help you ask. It was Lu Panren... um... Gui is good. If you want to thank someone, you should thank him."

"Yes, I have to thank Lu Pan very much!"

The big squirrel spoke, but looked at Chen Ji.

"But we also have to thank Mr. Chen. If it weren't for Mr. Chen, we would probably only be able to see Lu Pan when we die. How could we know such words?"

"Now that we have such low cultivation, we probably can't do anything for you, sir. But if you have any instructions, I won't refuse even if I die."

"It's not that late yet, fellow Taoists, just focus on your cultivation."

Chen Ji bowed.

"We should prepare a bottle of fine wine for Lu Pan as a thank you gift."

"Of course! We will definitely exchange the wine for it during the monster banquet. Please help pass it on to us, Mr. Chen."

The big squirrel said seriously.

"It's natural."

The squirrels thanked him again and returned to the treetops.

Chen Ji looked at Senior Huai again.

"I wonder if Senior Huai knows about the Dream-Eating Tapir?"

"I heard from Miss Bai that it was an ancient mythical beast, but I've never seen one. Why are you asking this, Mr. Chen?"

"Last night, I dreamed of attending a banquet hosted by Lu Pan. During the banquet, Lu Pan gave Bai Shijiu and me the skin and blood of a dream tapir. I was able to bring it out of my dream. I found it magical, but I don't quite understand it. I want to know more."

"Then you should ask Miss Bai."

Senior Huai said slowly.

"Tree demons don't dream, and there are no dream tapirs in Xiantai Mountain, so we've never seen this kind of demon before."

Chen Ji was stunned.

He had never expected Senior Huai's answer.

It would be fine if plants and trees didn't dream before they gained intelligence, but even after they became spirits, they don't dream either.

Although I no longer have the pleasure of dreaming, I don’t have to worry about being attacked from within a dream. It’s hard to say whether this is good or bad.

However, Fellow Daoist Yan might like this ability.

However, after getting the answer, Chen Ji did not bother Senior Huai any more. He asked him to summon Xiaohu to come for class and then went into the library.

Soon, all the little foxes arrived.

Bai Qibai and Bai Ba were squeezed among the foxes, feeling very proud.

Chen Ji had previously said that he wanted to test the results of their practice, so they went back and secretly practiced hard for two days.

They felt they should be able to easily surpass the other foxes and that the chance to go down the mountain belonged to them. However, they had never expected that Chen Ji would not mention the test today, but instead actually explain the breathing techniques to the foxes.

Although the foxes absorbed the moonlight, Chen Ji had asked Miss Bai before.

The method of absorbing moonlight is similar to that of the five elements. The method cannot be passed on, but Chen Ji’s method can be introduced.

How much the foxes can understand depends on their own luck.

The fox Bai Qibaliang also heard that this was a very good method of cultivation and wanted to listen carefully, but when he listened, he always thought of his own hard work in practicing transformation and magic, and he was looking forward to Chen Ji's test as soon as possible.

But even after Chen Ji finished speaking and answered a few questions from the foxes, he still didn't show any sign of testing him, so Bai Qi couldn't help but raise his paw.

"Sir, Bai Qi wants to ask something."

Chen Ji put down the chalk.

"What's the matter?"

"The teacher said that he would test the fox's training. When will it start?"

"Have you completed your magic?"

"All right!"

Bai Qi shouted.

"Then let's start now."

Chen Ji thought about it and felt that it would be difficult to ask Bai Qi to build the road right from the beginning, so he could only do it step by step.

Only by recognizing your own shortcomings can you become motivated.

So he smiled and asked the fox to bring a big stone, placed it in the middle of the library, and then looked at Bai Qi.

"You have practiced the Wall-Breaking Technique. If you can use the technique to break this stone, then you will have completed the test."

"Haw?"

Bai Qi opened his mouth wide, stunned by the stone in front of him that was several times bigger than himself.

"Are you kidding me, sir? How can a fox break such a big rock?"

"How can it not be broken?"

Chen Ji shook his head.

"When I was at the foot of the mountain, I saw a mortal being able to split a thousand-pound rock with a single hammer. You have practiced cultivation, so is a fox worse than a mortal?"

"This is impossible!"

Bai Qi puffed up his lips and shouted in disbelief.

"A thousand-pound boulder would cost even a highly skilled fox half its life to break. How could a mortal possibly break it with just one hammer? You must have tricked me, sir!"

"Exactly!"

"If even a fox demon can't do it, how can a mortal possibly do it?"

The other foxes also cried out in support of Bai Qi, as they did not believe that a mortal could split such a large stone with a single hammer.

Even Mr. Su heard the noise and came out to watch the fun.

After listening carefully to what the foxes were discussing for a long time, he looked at Chen Ji seriously.

"Mr. Chen, don't talk nonsense. How could a mortal possibly break a thousand-pound rock? Don't mistake some magic trick you see at the market for reality."

"When I was alive, I also saw a performer who could break a huge stone on his chest. With one blow of the hammer, the stone shattered into pieces, but his chest remained intact. Later I realized that it was actually processed whitewashed blue bricks."

“It looks like a huge rock, but it’s actually as crispy as a pastry.”

"Mr. Su, but what I'm talking about is not a magic trick."

Chen Ji also said seriously.

"I saw someone quarrying at the foot of the mountain, and he split a thousand-pound rock with just one hammer. If you don't believe me, I can demonstrate it here."

"Can!"

Mr. Su agreed.

Chen Ji knocked on the tree trunk again to wake up Senior Huai.

Seeing Senior Huai's face appear, he explained what he was going to do and asked Senior Huai to confirm whether he had the ability to perform magic.

"Naturally."

Senior Huai agreed. He was also curious about how Chen Ji was able to split the thousand-pound rock with his mortal body.

Soon, everything Chen Ji needed was delivered.

All it takes is a hammer and a few wedges.

"Sir, do you want anything else?"

Bai Qi asked.

"sufficient."

"So you can break a thousand-jin boulder like this?"