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"But after all this talk, we still haven't found any real evidence to deduce Lin Yaoxie's identity, except that his name is similar to Yaoxiefang." Qing'er poured cold water on her excited sisters and said calmly.

Tiger Third Sister's face darkened, but she didn't remain dejected for long before she rallied and began to carefully recall the events from when Lin Yaoxie and his group arrived at the dilapidated inn until they had just settled into their rooms to sleep.

Every clue, however subtle.

Lin Yaoxie and his group arrived at this sparsely populated road. Unlike the caravans that usually took this shortcut, their carriage was not loaded with a lot of goods or looked dilapidated. The horses were strong, and the carriage, though simple and unadorned, was actually made of expensive wood.

Moreover, when they got off the car, everyone on board looked very tired, clearly having experienced a long day of travel. However, apart from Lin Yaoxie, everyone else only appeared relaxed on the surface; in reality, they all seemed to be on guard against something.

Although the leader was Lin Yaoxie, he didn't act like a typical martial arts figure who was always on guard. Aside from curiously observing the dilapidated inn, whether it was his first to barge into this obviously treacherous inn or his helpless acceptance of the strangely shaped food that had been drugged, Hu Sanniang was very curious as to why this person was leading Lin Yaoxie's group.

In contrast to Lin Yaoxie, the three women beside him kept a close eye on him and his seven sisters, and the coachman was clearly observing every detail of the dilapidated inn in secret, not letting his guard down even during meals.

"If my deduction is correct, this Lin Yaoxie is the mysterious and powerful person we have deduced," Tiger Third Sister said to her seven sisters after a moment of contemplation.

"Why?" Lan'er asked.

"First, they chose a side road instead of the main road, either to speed up their journey or to avoid potential blockades. Second, he was accompanied by four bodyguards. If it were a martial arts master of unparalleled skill, he would definitely choose to travel to the Nanzhao Kingdom alone," Tiger Third Sister said methodically.

"You mean this Lin Yaoxie is the owner of Yaoxiefang?" Qing'er asked thoughtfully.

"Yes, that's it. And this peerless master must have had a reason to conceal his identity, so he chose to go to the Nanzhao Kingdom first. Then, this person named Lin Yaoxie, as his partner, named it Yaoxie Fang as a signal to inform this peerless master. Finally, the two of them met in the Nanzhao Kingdom."

"So that means the four bodyguards around him are the subordinates of this peerless master, responsible for protecting Lin Yaoxie, right?" Chi'er said confidently.

"Yes, but there is still one most important problem that has not been solved." Although Tiger Third Sister had made what she considered to be a near-perfect deduction, she still looked dejected.

"Haven't we already found out who this guy named Lin Yaoxie is? Let's report this to him and get out of this mess!" Cheng'er said excitedly.

Although we have deduced the identity of this Lin demon, even so, we have no concrete evidence to prove his identity.

"Even if we tell the Moon Worship Cult Leader, he probably won't believe us," Tiger Third Sister explained to Cheng'er with disappointment.

“But they’re still under the effects of the sleeping potion, which means they won’t notice if we go in and search using this fox demon’s identity,” Chi’er suggested.

“It’s…risky…but…we can…give it a try,” Zi’er agreed.

"Let's do it then, it's better than doing nothing." At Tiger Third Sister's suggestion, the eight fox demons rushed towards the stable and Lin Yaoxie's group.

However, Lin Yaoxie had already woken up in the room. He used his enemy-detecting ability to take in the every move of the eight fox demons. Lin Yaoxie's act of pretending to be drugged and knocked out on the bed was just to lower the guard of the eight fox demons who had been scouting the second floor of the inn.

"The only ones who could be knocked out by this level and quantity of sleeping pills are those four with too shallow a cultivation level," Lin Yaoxie said helplessly, noticing that the four people who were with him were fast asleep.

Watching Hu San Niang and her seven sisters rummaging through the dilapidated inn, and seeing Hu San Niang's extensive speculation and deductions beforehand, Lin Yaoxie couldn't help but feel quite surprised and amused.

What surprised him was why the fox demon clan would willingly be coerced by the Moon Worship Cult Leader. According to Lin Yaoxie's understanding, when races other than humans were about to be enslaved or defeated by humans, they would usually uphold their dignity and choose to die rather than surrender. It was really strange that the fox demon clan led by Tiger Third Sister was willing to help the Moon Worship Cult Leader.

Furthermore, the reasoning and logic of the fox demon clan are actually quite sophisticated. It's fair to say that Tiger Third Sister's ability to arrive at such reasonable and complete reasoning within her existing knowledge and understanding is truly admirable, even to the point that Lin Yaoxie greatly admires her.

This was precisely what Lin Yaoxie found laughable. Despite being such a analytical race, they lacked a reasonable understanding of true strength and power. "It's as if these eight fox demons are merely using their innate talents to gather intelligence, and the fox demon race that truly knows how to use its abilities no longer exists," Lin Yaoxie thought to himself.

If these eight fox spirits possessed the same search and reconnaissance abilities as I do, they wouldn't need to come in and rummage through Lin Yaoxie and his group's luggage like they do now, like this blue and green fox spirit.

Chapter Seventy-Six: No Way Out

However, no matter how hard the eight little fox demons of the demon fox clan searched for Lin Yaoxie and his group's luggage, they could not find any trace of it, because Lin Yaoxie had already tampered with their luggage and carriage.

In short, it was a method of deception achieved by using Lin Yaoxie's unreasonable and tyrannical skills. He simply and crudely added a thin film that no one would notice to objects related to him that could prove his connection with his group.

This membrane creates a way to block anyone who tries to search for information about Lin Yaoxie, either by instilling fear, disgust, or aversion in them, thus subconsciously causing all conscious beings except Lin Yaoxie and his group to ignore these things.

Seeing the eight fox demons looking completely bewildered, Lin Yaoxie became even more calm and collected as he observed them, pondering how to use these fox demons to lure out the Moon Worship Cult Leader.

Lin Yaoxie has now prepared his intelligence network and a righteous cause for action. If the Moon Worship Cult Leader dares to lead his followers to attack Lin Yaoxie, then Lin Yaoxie will not need to focus on the forces behind the Moon Worship Cult Leader who are in cahoots with him, and will crush him on the spot.

Even the Moon Worship Cult Leader, who relied on various dark forces to control the Witch King, still held back some information when facing the dark forces who were also his partners, especially the crucial information.

Lin Yaoxie intended to exploit the minor flaws in these intelligence networks to completely crush the evil forces that had formed a tight-knit group in the Nanzhao Kingdom. He would then use the immense reputation he had built up in this matter to do whatever he pleased in the Nanzhao Kingdom until he was utterly fed up with the world.

"Well, let's see what the fox demon clan, as one of the Moon Worship Cult Leader's spies, can do." Lin Yaoxie continued to lie on the bed pretending to be asleep, while observing the eight fox demon sisters who he thought were very shrewd.

Tiger Third Sister was the first to return to the place where the eight sisters had previously discussed and planned, because she was in charge of the safest stable.

However, Tiger Third Sister almost dismantled the entire carriage to inspect it, but she couldn't find any evidence to prove Lin Yaoxie's identity.

Even though Tiger Third Sister discovered a strange feeling, Lin Yaoxie's simple and crude illusion, which the fox demon clan would never recognize as an illusion, produced an absolute effect, leaving Tiger Third Sister with nothing.

Immediately after Tiger Third Sister returned, the search teams from each room were dispatched. However, seeing their dejected appearances, just like hers, Tiger Third Sister knew they were...

I gained nothing, just like everyone else.

"Why, why?" Chi'er and Cheng'er were the last to return, but they still couldn't find anything in Lin Yaoxie's room, which had the most luggage.

“No matter how hard we try, the inspiration just vanishes in an instant,” Huang’er and Lü’er said.

"Yes, I had several flashes of inspiration while I was in the carriage, but it didn't feel like the feeling I had when I was gathering intelligence before." Tiger Third Sister recalled the illogical things she felt in the stable.

"How...strange." Lan'er and Zi'er also had a strange feeling.

"Wait, tell me your feelings again." Tiger Third Sister sensed something was off.

So the eight fox spirit sisters began to share their erroneous feelings with each other. For example, when they were rummaging through their bundles, they would find that a lot of things were missing in the blink of an eye; when they were observing the carvings and decorations on the carriage, they would feel a strange sense of unfamiliarity and even a feeling that it was constantly changing; they would think that there were some letters in the room, but when they looked at them, they would only see some blank letters.

“Whenever we sense something strange or noteworthy, we become inexplicably distracted and unable to focus, right?” Tiger Third Sister pondered again, drawing on the experiences of her seven sisters and herself.

“Yes, yes, that’s it.” Chi’er and Cheng’er nodded repeatedly. What Hu San Niang said was just like their own feelings. The unspoken words were organized into a coherent prophecy by their sisters, which made the two silly fox demons feel inexplicably happy.

"In other words, someone has tampered with Lin Yaoxie's luggage." Tiger Third Sister's face immediately turned fierce.

"Third Sister Tiger, do you mean someone actually used illusion magic in front of our fox demon clan?" Qing'er understood the reason for Third Sister Tiger's change in emotion and immediately asked in surprise.

“Yes, someone actually tried to challenge the absolute dominance of our fox demon clan in illusion magic. Although we don’t know if this person did it intentionally or unintentionally, it is a challenge to the existence of our fox demon clan.” Tiger Third Sister said in an unusually fierce tone.

Tiger Third Sister immediately assumed a posture as if she wanted to rush up to the second floor of the dilapidated inn where Lin Yaoxie and his group were staying. Her anger had made her only thought in her mind to break the spell and prove that the fox demon clan was unique in the field of illusion.

The seven sisters around her knew that ever since Tiger Third Sister made a vow before the two nine-tailed fox ancestors to protect the fox demon clan, she would become enraged whenever the fox demon clan suffered a disgrace.

He surged forth, his anger uncontrollable.

Even though the Moon Worship Cult Leader had conquered the Fox Clan, he had only broken their illusions. However, when it came to using illusions, the Fox Clan still held an absolute advantage.

"Tiger Third Sister, don't be impatient! This illusion was probably cast by a peerless master. We probably don't have any way to break it!" Qing'er hurriedly stepped forward to persuade Tiger Third Sister, who was about to lose her mind.

Only then did Hu San Niang realize that there might be a peerless master with immense cultivation behind Lin Yaoxie and his group, and she began to calm down and think things through.

“Yes, this expert may have also cast a counter-spell related to preventing the illusion from being broken. If I had rashly gone up to dispel the spell just now, I might already be suffering from the backlash.” Tiger Third Sister looked at her sisters with a guilty expression, apologizing for her reckless thoughts just now.

“Yes, take it slow.” Zi’er spoke up again, which was rare for her. Hearing Zi’er’s words, Tiger Third Sister immediately calmed down her impulse and guilt.

The other seven sisters finally felt relieved and waited for Tiger Third Sister's next order. Even though Tiger Third Sister was often blinded by emotions, the seven sisters, with their various personalities, were able to calm her down in a suitable way and make her a trustworthy leader again.

"Now we should use that spell, right?" Tiger Third Sister asked her seven sisters for their opinions, and the seven sisters, who paused for a moment before realizing what she meant, were all taken aback.

Chapter Seventy-Seven: True Skill

"Tiger Third Sister, are you serious? This is a spell that Elder Fox has forbidden to use!" Qing'er expressed the shock of her seven sisters. Although the seven sisters had long realized the seriousness of the matter, they still hesitated about Tiger Third Sister's decision.

Although Tiger Third Sister didn't reveal the name, how could the seven sisters, as members of the fox demon clan, not know about this ancient secret technique, "Soul Searching Technique," which even the children of the fox demon clan were familiar with?

This magic was created by the two greatest ancestors of the fox demon clan, the Nine-Tailed Fox Fairy and the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon, who sacrificed their heart's blood to find the secluded and isolated Fox Demon Valley, a place suitable for the fox demon clan to live in.

This spell is actually the same as the spell that the Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit bestowed upon the nine last hopes of the fox demon clan; it is already at a level so high that it is almost a miracle.

If this spell is not used by an individual nine-tailed fox from the fox demon clan, at best it will cause disorder in their power due to the loss of their heart's blood, and at worst it may even cause them to completely lose their minds due to the loss of part of their consciousness.

Back then, the nine-tailed fox sisters used too many miracles that required them to pay a price in order to create a perfect place for the fox demon clan to live. This is why they eventually became nine-tailed fox spirits who are practically powerless compared to their former selves.

So when they heard that Tiger Third Sister was going to use "this" magic, although the seven sisters knew that their nearly nine-tailed fox bodies would not suffer the consequences of losing their minds, it would still cause the coming-of-age ceremony, which had already taken several years longer, to be postponed.

Originally, eight people could have evolved into two-tailed fox spirits, but the difficulty of the transformation into a nine-tailed fox body increased significantly, resulting in the current eight people being only one-tailed fox spirit individuals.

“That’s right, I’m going to use this ancient secret technique called ‘Soul Searching Technique’.” Tiger Third Sister looked at her seven sisters with a determined gaze. Tiger Third Sister had already determined that using other spells in this situation would only cause more risks. Rather than making one low-risk attempt after another, it would be better to use a high-return spell to solve the problem once and for all.

"Perhaps the coming-of-age ceremony that the seven sisters have been looking forward to will have to be delayed a little longer." Although there was an apologetic tone in Tiger Third Sister's words, the seven sisters who had been with her day and night for many years knew that Tiger Third Sister would not hesitate in any way for the sake of the seven of them, even if it meant losing their own lives, in order to protect the fox demon clan.

"Then let's do it! Let's use the magic created by our ancestral grandmother!" Chi'er, representing the seven sisters, bravely replied.

So the seven sisters surrounded Tiger Third Sister in a circle they formed, and Tiger Third Sister, as the core of the entire spell, began to perform the ritual.

Lin Yaoxie watched the entire process of the eight fox demon sisters making their decision and actually using the spell. However, to Lin Yaoxie's surprise, Hu Sanniang did not say a word in the circle. The part of the spell that extracted the heart blood of the fox demon clan, condensed it into a ball, and was used for sacrifice was not accompanied by even a single incantation.

What Lin Yaoxie didn't know was that the magic of the fox demon clan had a unique characteristic brought about by their use of illusion magic, that is, the more powerful the magic they released, the fewer incantations they had to recite.

That's because the fox demon clan, who use illusions to deceive the world, has always had a belief in the power of words and phrases. In their eyes, they are the ones who use various illusions to deceive everything in the six realms. However, the power of words will not allow those who have been deceiving the world to use their power.

Therefore, the more powerful the spell, the fewer words are spoken. This is a unique way for the fox demons of the six realms to seek the support of the power of words. They fear that the more incantations spoken when using powerful spells, the more the power of words will feel disgusted, leading to failure.

"The magic power they've gathered is in no way inferior to the spells the Moon Worship Cult Leader used when he fought me that day," Lin Yaoxie sincerely praised the eight seemingly unremarkable fox demons.

"I'll relax my spells a bit and see if they're shocked by my Suzhou experience, Lin Yaoxie." Lin Yaoxie's mind was filled with the idea of ​​toying with these fox demons.

"Soul Searching Technique." Tiger Third Sister perfectly used only four words to perform the Soul Searching Technique, a spell that even the former fox demon elder might not have been able to use.

However, the eight fox demons felt no excitement or joy at the success of the spell. The severe damage to their vital energy caused by using this soul-searching technique was a minor matter, because the constant influx of memories shocked them beyond control.

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"The peerless master I guessed was actually the same person as Lin Yaoxie."

"The Moon Worship Cult Leader is so easily defeated?!"

"Weren't those rumors in Tiger Third Sister's memories just minor matters? Why would there be such a terrifying ancient divine beast race?"

"A Ghost Lord of this level can be suppressed so easily? Even Elder Fox couldn't do that!"

"impossible."

Seeing the chaotic state of the fox demons, Lin Yaoxie knew it was time for him to reveal himself.

However, just as he jumped from the window onto the snow, the shocked Tiger Third Sister and the Seven Sisters immediately dragged Lin Yaoxie into their mental illusion.

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There is no such thing as cultivation in this environment, only physical strength in reality. However, the fox demon clan, which originally crushed humans, couldn't even touch the hem of Lin Yaoxie's clothes.

"Oh, how amazing! Isn't this my experience?" Lin Yaoxie strolled around observing.

"But there are some things you can't see!" With a wave of Lin Yaoxie's hand, the entire memory went blank.

"Please, this peerless master, stop. The eight of us surrender." Seeing how easily Lin Yaoxie manipulated the environment using his ancient secret technique, Hu Sanniang understood the difference in strength between her eight sisters and Lin Yaoxie, so she immediately begged Lin Yaoxie to stop.

Even if Lin Yaoxie were pulled into the illusion, this battle-hardened Lin Yaoxie could defeat the powerful physical abilities of the eight fox demons with his skills alone, not to mention that he deliberately fell into the illusion just to let the eight people know the difference in strength.

"Hmm? Don't you still have the fox demon clan to protect?" Lin Yaoxie deliberately asked, the surrounding environment shifting from complete darkness to the inner thoughts of Hu Sanniang and her seven sisters.

Memories of those years.

"This looks interesting. Let me take a look!" Lin Yaoxie easily manipulated the secret techniques of the fox demon clan, freely peering into the memories of Hu Sanniang and the others.