Zhongshan Shenzhu Chi

Chapter 125 Illusion Becomes Real

"Me? Me?" the little fox asked in surprise.

Although she has great confidence in her innate divine power, it is unbelievable that she can control at least 30% of the battle in Yunmengze with just this one divine power.

"To make the humans of Yunxi Continent and the Dragon Court of the East Sea believe that we are powerless to fight again, we must lie. In Zhongshan, no creature is more skilled in illusion than a fox." The red dragon did not speak, but the frog spoke first.

"I'm also quite curious about your innate supernatural power; I haven't seen it much. Was Zhu testing your power just now?"

"Yes." Under the gaze of the Golden Ape King, the little fox nodded slightly.

"I'll tentatively name her supernatural power 'Illusory Reality.' Just now, it was only some hairs, yet they almost escaped my perception."

"The Crimson Dragon said."

"Is it that powerful?" The Golden Ape King asked in surprise, leaning closer to examine the little fox.

In the past, it felt it was not worth it—after all, the so-called divinely bestowed spirit beast, born from the combined merits of the white fox, the black serpent god, and the clearing of Zhongshan Mountain, was just a vase with no fighting power.

"You big idiot, where are you looking?" A voice suddenly rang in the Golden Ape King's ear.

"Huh?!" The Golden Ape King was taken aback.

It quickly turned its head and saw the little fox sitting on its shoulder. Turning its head again, it saw another little fox that looked exactly like it.

The raccoon stood before them, with a red dragon coiled above its head.

It held its breath, and could clearly hear the fox's heartbeats, which were almost the same frequency but had completely different rhythms.

Two foxes, one licking its left front paw and the other its right front paw, were looking at the frog with one eye and at themselves with the other.

It's incredibly realistic.

It was as if the little fox had manifested in a clone.

"This—how is this possible?" The Golden Ape King even pulled his fingers over his eyes.

"Otherwise, why would the candle name my innate supernatural power 'Illusory Image of Truth'? It's powerful enough to cover up all the truth, all reality!" When the little fox said this, she raised her head high, her eyes almost reaching the sky, with only a sliver of her gaze fixed on the Golden Ape King.

"But that's just you trying to hide it from the senses of those fifth-realm cultivators from the East Sea Dragon Court and the Yunxi Continent—" The Golden Ape King didn't mock him, but instead whispered worriedly.

"The innate abilities of the divinely bestowed spirit beasts are different from yours. As long as Jiulian is willing to pay and bear enough consequences and costs, even if it means transforming the true forms of all our beings to attack Yunmengze with all our might."

"She can create me even if I'm seriously injured, the frog is seriously injured, or all of you are seriously injured."

In terms of divinely bestowed spirit beasts and innate supernatural powers, the Crimson Dragon is the most qualified to speak on this matter.

Upon hearing this, both the frog and the golden ape king fell silent. After a long while, they looked at the little fox, who held its head high and refused to meet their gaze.

Bear the consequences and pay the price.

This little fox has only just broken through the shackles of the three realms to become a great demon. No matter how strong the nine-tailed fox's innate supernatural powers are, in terms of physique...

In terms of vitality and the ability to bear consequences, they are no match for these ferocious beasts.

"Candle, Nine Lotus doesn't have that strength," the Frog and the Golden Ape King said in unison.

"Then before the war begins, accumulate enough capital to pay the price and bear the consequences," Red Dragon replied in a deep voice.

"As I just said, all living things in this world are like boats sailing against the current; if they don't advance, they will fall behind, and if they fall behind, they will be doomed forever."

"Nine Lotus, even if you are a celestial beast or a spirit beast, even if you carry Zhongshan's goodwill, you are still a living being. If you want to live, and if you want to live forever, you must accept the challenge."

"Don't be afraid, go ahead, I'm watching you. I'll bear the consequences you can't handle, the price you can't pay."

After saying that, the little fox felt the red dragon's claws stroking its head.

The temperature was gentle and warm, as if a warm current flowed into her body.

The little fox remained silent.

She had something she feared more than death.

That was because her own strength was insufficient, which led to the failure of the Crimson Dragon's plan. This emotion, which seemed to be imprinted in her bones since birth, caused the little fox to be constantly filled with fear.

For so many years since she was born, in Zhongshan, apart from studying and playing, she had never encountered a situation where Chilong needed her.

There were no difficulties she could overcome, no problems she needed to solve. That fear, like a dark cloud that never brought rain, constantly loomed over her heart.

Now she finally has the chance to prove herself.

Not for anyone else, but for herself, to prove that she was useful to Chilong and not just a pretty face.

The little fox was determined, and its tail, which had been swaying slightly, drooped down.

"If you succeed, you'll likely advance to the fourth realm immediately," Hunxie Qinggua comforted him.

The Golden Ape King stretched out his finger, intending to tap the little fox's head as well, to comfort her.

But just as its finger was about to land on the little fox's head on its shoulder, the fox suddenly turned into a hair.

"Actually, compared to the illusion of reality, mine is more like a fur illusion."

"It has to be Zhu that gave my supernatural power such a wonderful name."

The little fox laughed as it saw that it had successfully tricked the Golden Ape King.

Her tail, however, did not sway gently as usual, as if it were adapting to something.

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The border of Yunxi Continent.

Lu Changqing, who had committed the feat of massacring the Lu family and beheading a fifth-realm cultivator, sat by a stream at the border of Yunxi Continent and Zhongzhou.

In his hand lay a sword stained with countless drops of blood, and a whetstone.

With a screeching sound, the Dragon Slayer Sword tasted the blood of its enemies. He then scooped up a handful of stream water and poured it onto the whetstone.

Blood flowed down, instantly staining the entire stream red.

After a long period of grinding and rinsing by the stream, the blood finally faded a bit.

"Now that we're here, why are we hiding?" Lu Changqing's sword-sharpening motion suddenly stopped.

He turned his head and said to the empty space, "Li Zhibai, if you hadn't accepted the flesh and blood of the Venerable Zhongtian when you came and went to Yunxi Continent, I might not have discovered you."

"But once you've accepted the stench of human blood mixed with dragon flesh, do you think you can hide it from me?"

"Lu Changqing————" There was no response from the open space for a long time until the Dragon Slayer Sword instinctively pointed its blade directly at Li Zhibo, at which point Li Zhibo revealed himself.

He shook out his sleeves, revealing hands covered in golden scales, sharp nails, and fingers that were no longer withered but strong and powerful.

"You just fought a bloody battle with Lü Yannian, and now you're trying to kill me?"

"If it were an ordinary fifth realm cultivator, I wouldn't be a match for you now. But you—" Lu Changqing reached out and grasped the hilt of the sword.

The sharpness of the Dragon-Slaying Technique was such that even a single glance forced Li Zhibo to retreat repeatedly.

"The Lü family needs a Martial Realm cultivator for protection, while I must escort the human race of Yunxi Continent. I can let you pass—"

"I will never set foot on Yunxi Continent until the ownership of the Yunmengze Water God is settled." Li Zhibai knew what Lü Changqing was going to do, and immediately said in a deep voice.

"How can I trust you?" Lu Changqing asked.

"As the Venerable Envoy of the Central Heaven, I swear an oath to you, witnessed by Heaven and Earth—"

"Others may be enough, but you are not." Lu Changqing raised his sword, the clear blade reflecting his figure.

"What are you going to do!" Li Zhibo exclaimed in horror.

"Take this sword! Go back and heal your wounds!"

The Dragon-Slaying Sword reflected Lu Changqing's slightly narrowed, resolute eyes.

"Otherwise, you'll die with me!"