The Little Fox's Immortal Cultivation Encyclopedia

The dark clouds gradually dispersed, and the moonlight began to peek through.

The Yin energy shrouding Tao County is being absorbed into the Tao God's body with astonishing force, collapsing and being cleansed in the moonlight along with its centuries of cultivation.

Mid-Autumn Festival is the time when the moon shines at its brightest, its clear light filling the sky, pure and serene.

Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for family reunion, when people and the moon are both round, and lanterns symbolize unity.

Using a century of pure cultivation as the furnace, the moonlight as the fire, the gathering of qi as the catalyst, and the prayers of countless living beings for reunion and peace tonight as the driving force, we will burn away all the filth in this world.

The incense master's eyes showed disbelief. Not only were the Yin energies wandering around him, but he could also feel that even his all-out attack was being absorbed. This absorption even spread in the opposite direction along the connection, drawing out all the magical power he had painstakingly cultivated.

"You're insane!" The incense master's astonishment turned to fear and incomprehension. "Stop! You stupid tree, you too will be destroyed, your hundred years of arduous cultivation will be wasted. Is it worth it for these ants?!"

He tried to sever the connection and restrain his power, but the rate at which his magic power was draining away did not decrease; instead, it became even more turbulent.

The Peach God's massive tree trunk rapidly withered under the moonlight, never again as lush and verdant as before, yet its movements continued unabated.

Faced with the incense master's roaring questions, Peach God remained unmoved.

Fortunately, the fox was kind-hearted, and it kindly answered the incense master's question: "I told you long ago, your mind is clouded and your will is biased, filled only with the desire for control. How could you understand self-sacrifice to protect life?"

"You appear to possess immense power, but all your magical strength is plundered, making it inherently weak. With your mind shaken, you lost control of your power. Once this opening is made, it cannot be closed. As for your understanding of Yin Sha, how can you possibly rival the Peach Goddess, who has been imbued with this energy for a hundred years?"

"Shut up, you beast! You must have used some evil magic to incite this stupid tree. Make it stop, or I'll risk damaging my roots to kill you first!"

The incense master's eyes flashed with panic and malice, then turned into pleading: "Tell me how to stop it, you must know! Tell me how to sever this connection, and I can let you go, leave Tao County immediately, and never come back!"

The fox nodded: "There is a way, and it's very simple."

The incense master's eyes lit up: "Good, if..."

"But the fox won't tell you." The fox's eyes turned cold. "Just feel it. Feel how everything that wasn't originally yours is taken away without a trace by this peach tree that you wanted to possess."

The moonlight, like a ribbon, completely enveloped Peach Goddess and Incense Master. Incense Master felt herself being wrapped in a gentle yet absolute power, merging into that vast, clear radiance.

"Ha, after all that, you still perished with me." The incense master glanced at the Peach Goddess one last time, his eyes filled with hope.

But the old man in green did not disappear as he expected. Instead, at the last moment, he turned into a rain of light that scattered across every corner of Tao County.

All was silent; heaven and earth were perfectly still.

……

"Mother, why are you sleeping here?"

The old woman leaning against the door opened her eyes and looked at the worried man before her: "Wu...Wu Lang?"

"Mother, I'm late." Zhang Wulang smiled and helped the old woman up, leading her into the house.

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back." The old woman felt like she had forgotten something, but she didn't care. She just stared at the child, her wrinkles smoothing out with a smile.

……

The broad-faced man looked around in confusion, seemingly unsure of why he was there. But when he saw the familiar house before him, his expression hardened, and he reached into his robes with his right hand, gently clutching the letter.

He hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and pretended to knock on the door.

Suddenly, a hand appeared and grabbed his hand. The man turned around and saw a man in blood-stained clothes smiling at him.

"Brother Wang, your promise is as good as gold. You have sent this message from afar. Please accept my bow."

The man froze, then pulled his hand back impatiently, saying, "Since you're here, why did you make me deliver the message? Isn't this just making things difficult for me?"

The man laughed and said, "If it weren't for Brother Wang giving me a ride, how could I have returned home?"

"What are you trying to say in riddles? Here, take it and give it to yourself."

"That's exactly what I was thinking." The man solemnly took back the letter, took out paper and pen, and wrote something on it.

The man stared at the other man, feeling as if he had forgotten something.

"Could it be that this kid owes me money and hasn't paid it back?"

……

The woman picked up a few more bites of food and put them into the child's bowl: "Stop looking, eat quickly."

"Okay." The girl obediently took a couple of bites, then looked towards the door. "Will Daddy be back today?"

"Your father is busy with business and won't be coming back today."

"But Father didn't come back last year."

"Be good, listen to me. Your dad will bring you something fun when he comes back, the kind that no other child has ever seen."

"But all I want is for my father to come back."

"You child!" The woman raised her eyebrows and made a move to hit him.

The girl suddenly jumped up and rushed to the door: "I can hear Daddy's footsteps!"

She pulled open the door, and a man dressed as a businessman stood in front of it.

The girl nestled into the man's arms. The man smiled and held the child, then looked up at the woman with a slightly embarrassed expression.

The woman smiled instinctively, but immediately straightened her face, walked over, and said reproachfully, "Why did you come back so suddenly? Why didn't you send a message beforehand?"

She then looked worried: "Didn't you just go to Linjiang County? Did something happen there?"

The man felt like he had forgotten something. After thinking for a while, he relaxed and hugged the woman into his arms: "Anyway, I'm fine, my business is going well, nothing's wrong."

"snort--"

……

Liu Guishou sat in the guesthouse, a table full of food laid out in front of him. He smiled smugly and poured himself another cup.

"Thanks to the immortal's blessing, we can finally experience such extravagance in our lives."

Although his acrobatics were far from the divine skill of the immortals, they had their own unique charm, and the broker's desire to become his apprentice was subtly boosting his reputation. Despite his nervousness, Liu Guishou's silver tongue was not to be underestimated, and after a few words, he still managed to garner a considerable amount of reward money.

In addition, they also happened to be there during the Autumn Festival, and after a few days, they made a fortune.

Liu Guishou drank it all in one gulp with satisfaction and looked around. He was all alone, with only the tortoise and the toad for company, so he spent a little more money to set up a table for the tortoise and the toad as well, and put some food on it, so that it would have some company.

He looked at the tortoise and the toad, and the tortoise and the toad looked back at him. Seeing him looking over, the largest tortoise looked around, then stepped forward and spoke in human language: "You brat, since you've prepared a feast, why don't you pour us a cup too?"

"Huh?" Liu Guishou felt like he'd forgotten something. After thinking for a moment, he asked in surprise, "You guys drink too?"

……

The streets were quiet, and the people of the city were all immersed in their dreams, with smiles on their lips.

The elderly man in blue walked slowly, accompanied by a handsome young man.

The two walked step by step into the depths of the night, bathed in moonlight.