Becoming a Fox Spirit from Under One Person.

"From now on, I, the little fox, will devote myself to cultivation, not disturb the people living below the mountain, not violate the rules of the world, and only seek peace in the immortal abode and progress in my cultivation."

Today is the day when people make pilgrimages to the mountain to worship, and the faith in Bixia Yuanjun is flourishing.

The wisps of smoke on the table lingered, swirling gently around the wooden statue, as if in response to the prayer.

It was an invisible spiritual response.

With this spiritual blessing of faith, the fox's spiritual practice seemed to be going more smoothly.

The moonlight that night was as clear as jade tempered with ice, a thin layer spread over the summit of Aolai Peak, over the eaves of Yaoyue Tower, and into the windows of the top floor.

Chen Ruoan raised her eyes and looked up at the bright moon in the sky. Wisps of Yin energy flowed into her stomach through her mouth and nose.

A refreshing coolness slowly spread from the dantian, flowing through the limbs and bones, and then transforming into a gentle stream of spiritual energy, dancing and wandering in the meridians.

Anhuli naturally stood up, facing the bright moon, gently stretched her limbs, and danced towards the moon.

Under the moonlight, it no longer resembled a fox, but a human figure.

Chen Ruoan stared at his hands, his fox claws becoming slender and distinct, and his limbs able to follow his will, freely completing some large-scale movements.

"Practicing the Dharma in accordance with the law, progressing step by step, and transforming into a human being is simply a natural outcome."

"By the Goddess of Mount Tai, it seems I'm going to succeed tonight!"

Chapter 24 Fury's Ecstasy

On the rooftop of the Inviting Moon Pavilion, the moonlight shone like a ribbon.

Chen Ruoan's figure was made even clearer and more isolated. His ten fingers were spread open, and there were still fine, soft black fur between his fingers, with traces of fox fur that had not yet faded.

The five ghosts waited in the four directions on the top floor, not daring to utter a sound.

Chen Ruoan lowered her eyes to examine her hands, then turned to look at them: "Look at my appearance, does that mean I've taken human form?"

The five ghosts looked at each other in bewilderment, their eyes darting around.

As spirits of pure wind, they rarely witnessed evil and strange things. The scene before them was bizarre and grotesque. They dared not agree rashly, nor were they willing to disobey their master. They could only stand frozen in place, not daring to utter a single word.

Seeing their appearance, Chen Ruoan felt a sense of doubt.

He raised his hand to his head, his fingertips touching a pair of furry ear tips, then moved to the corner of his mouth. His lips were sharp, with the distinctive shape of a fox's mouth, not the soft, round shape of a human's lips.

Behind it, a thick, bushy black tail was leisurely swaying back and forth.

"Something's not right," Chen Ruoan murmured.

It did take on a new form, but it was only half complete.

It's neither here nor there, neither fish nor fowl.

Since the Moon Invitation Pavilion had not yet prepared a mirror, Chen Ruoan found a clear mountain stream. The moonlight fell into the stream, reflecting a clear image.

Looking down, the figure in the ravine was beginning to take on a human shape. It was slender and graceful, but its body was still covered with a thin layer of fur. Its fox ears stood up and its pointed snout had not faded. Only its eyes had lost the fox's liveliness and cunning, and had turned into a pair of alluring peach blossom eyes.

It has a fox's head and a human body, and is half human and half fox.

With this appearance, the fox has some human-like features, and a normal person looking at it would probably suffer from the "happy bean effect".

But those who are obsessed with Fu Rui would probably be overjoyed to see this.

"I have been practicing the Moon Worship Method for almost two months, but I still only have a half-baked level."

Human life is hard to obtain, being born in the Central Land is hard to obtain, and encountering the true Dharma is hard to obtain; to have all three is the greatest fortune.

The Immortal Abode has been established, and the True Method of Moon Worship is in hand. The only obstacle that remains is the human body.

Chen Ruoan stood atop the Inviting Moon Pavilion, bathed in moonlight, feeling no anxiety whatsoever.

In that case, we should proceed cautiously and steadily.

It still adheres to its cultivation duties, refining its Qi on the mountaintop during the day and ascending to the top floor at night to absorb the moonlight, letting the clear radiance of the moon cleanse its meridians without the slightest slackening.

The Wishing Tree's innate supernatural power needs to be nurtured by good karma. Chen Ruoan would occasionally conceal her fox form and, in a half-human, half-fox form, wear a plain robe and a simple mask, and go to the commercial street at the foot of the mountain to play.

Some food stalls always tempt the fox to the point of madness: roast chicken, braised goose, sweet cakes, fried dough twists—everything is designed to tickle the fox's itch.

When she was craving something sweet, Chen Ruoan suddenly realized she had made a mistake—

When I went with Zhang Zhiwei to resolve the Xu family's troubles, I received a lot of reward money afterward, but I forgot to split the money 50/50 with the Taoist priest!

Back then, I thought money was useless to foxes, but now, living in the marketplace, I realize that everyone needs money to make a living.

Chen Ruoan never expected that even a fox would have to worry about such mundane things.

"Building houses, cultivating immortality to obtain official positions, and scrambling for money... such a strong sense of déjà vu."

Do I have to grow calluses all over my paws and baldness on my head before I look more and more like a "person"?

Goddess Taishan, right now, there is no way to completely eliminate the fox spirit.

The peak season for pilgrimage to the mountain is a time when pilgrims flock to the mountain, making it a prime opportunity to make money.

The leader of the Five Ghosts was most skilled at identifying spiritual herbs from mountains and marshes, so Chen Ruoan asked him to select some herbs with calming and soothing effects, weave them into adorable little fox pendants, and then entrust them to the young Taoist priest Fang Dongtian of the Taishan Taoist Temple to sell.

Shandong has a strong belief in fox spirits, and among the pilgrims who come to worship the Goddess of Mount Tai are wealthy ladies and noble ladies from famous families. Naturally, they love these pleasing fox-shaped ornaments.

Fang Dongtian was also a shrewd businessman. When he encountered people dressed in fine clothes, he would simply set a high price on the surface, and in the end, his business prospered.

As time went on, the Taoist priests at the temple, seeing how thriving their business was, also started to tinker with it, finding some rare mountain stones to make all sorts of ritual implements. They would boast to worshippers that these implements had miraculous effects in warding off evil and disasters, which attracted worshippers from all walks of life to buy them.

In just over a month, he managed to scrape together the five thousand dollars in protection money that the warlord had come to demand.

With the fox having spare money to stroll around and have fun, the Taoist priests of Quanzhen Temple knelt day and night before the statues of Yuanjun and Laojun to reflect and repent.

The essence of Quanzhen (全真) is to "preserve one's true nature and not deviate from one's original intention." However, in order to preserve the Taoist temple, some people violated the Three Great Precepts and abandoned the principles of "being true to one's heart and mouth and being genuine and without falsehood" in cultivating truth and enlightenment.

"If you ask me, at least you preserved the memorial tablets of several ancestors. The gods and immortals above will understand," Chen Ruoan said to Fang Dongtian.

"The Quanzhen School emphasizes the dual cultivation of 'spirit and life,' but several elders couldn't overcome their inner hurdles, making it difficult for them to achieve a state of mind that is truly fulfilling."

"Shameless people are more suited for spiritual practice..."

The fox's words were full of Taoist and Zen wisdom. Fang Dongtian pondered them for a long time and came to a conclusion—no wonder Zhang Zhixiu was so successful in his practice.

Chen Ruoan examined the Taoist priests repenting on the prayer mats and asked Young Taoist Master Fang a question: "What is the dual cultivation of body and mind?"

In the game "Under One Person," magic is considered a minor art, while the ability to preserve both life and health is considered a major art. Yet, despite all the cultivation efforts, no one has ever explained this to the fox.

Chen Ruoan did not believe that "sex" and "life" were simply a matter of the soul and the body.

"Are you interested in the Quanzhen School's cultivation methods?" Fang Dongtian asked with a smile.

“You worship the Goddess of Mount Tai, who governs all foxes under heaven, and I am naturally under her command. In a way, we are fellow Daoists, so I am naturally curious about your methods.”

Since the fox spoke frankly, Fang Dongtian explained without reservation: "Sex is our spiritual awareness, and destiny is our life force. The creation of sex depends on the mind, and the creation of destiny depends on the body, but the two cannot be simply reduced to the concept of mind and body."

Simply put, the former is your inner Tao, and the latter is your outer Tao.

“Mysterious and strange techniques are ultimately just ways of using Qi. It is not an arrogance of us to regard them as strange skills and tricks. In the end, high-level competition between different people still comes down to their own ‘life’.”

As Fang Dongtian explained, he walked out of Bixia Temple with a heavy heart, gazing at the misty fog on the mountaintop, gradually becoming absent-minded.

He didn't mean that ingenious skills and tricks are unimportant, but if someone really thinks that ingenious skills and tricks are unimportant, then that person is not far from being invincible.

Fang Dongtian didn't want to admit that among his peers, only Zhang Zhiwei, who was a few years older than him, possessed such qualities.

He didn't really hate Zhang Zhiwei, but whenever he met that arrogant senior brother, he would feel a strong sense of frustration at being far behind others.

They are angry at themselves for not fighting back, and instead take their anger out on others.

"Sigh, I'm still a long way from there."

Fang Dongtian glanced at the fox: "You're far from it. Wait until you've cultivated into human form before you talk about it. The scriptures in the temple are all summaries of the wisdom and experience of our ancestors, and there's no part about foxes."

"It's not far." The fox exhaled mist, transformed itself, and used the clouds to conceal its non-human parts with robes and a mask. "Humanity is rare, but I have already achieved half of it."

If the upper elixir of the fox head doesn't work, then let's start exploring the lower and middle elixir first.

Chapter 25 isn't a flaw, it's a charming point.

"It actually took human form?" Fang Dongtian was speechless.

According to the elders in the temple, it takes decades or even hundreds of years of cultivation for immortals in Changbai Mountain to transform into human form. But this fox in front of me, judging from its teeth and body shape, is clearly a small fox, yet it has managed to cultivate into human form.

That's how it looks. I don't know if it's because of its clothing style, but from a distance, it looks a bit too big and bulky.

Fang Dongtian was unaware that the fox's wide robe was entirely supported by its tail.

Why are you afraid to show your true face?

"Foxes are skilled in bewitching, so they naturally have to deliberately conceal it."

"That's right, to be honest, sometimes I can smell your scent from three steps away. Of course, it's not a foxy smell, but a light fragrance refined by the moonlight, which smells quite pleasant."

Fang Dongtian withdrew his gaze and laughed, "It's good that you're hiding. Foxes are too beautiful and charming, which will corrupt people's cultivation. Who says that male foxes can't be 'femme fatales'?"

The young Taoist priest thought he had made a good joke, but Chen Ruoan couldn't laugh at all.

As the saying goes, prejudice in people's hearts is like a Chengdu. In its previous life, Anhu had already developed deep prejudices. If it could, it would rather that phrases like "male beauty is a source of trouble" came from the mouth of a woman.

"I should return to my immortal abode to cultivate." Chen Ruoan had the idea of ​​leaving.

"Wait a moment, I'll bring you something."

Fang Dongtian went to the pine tree in the back courtyard of the temple and picked up a stack of papers. On them were the classic texts and scriptures that his master usually made him copy as punishment. There were excerpts from "The Essentials of Life and Destiny" and some basic cultivation methods. None of them were considered secrets within the sect.

"My aptitude is still shallow, and I am not familiar with the cultivation of foxes, so I am not qualified to be a teacher."

"Thank you." Chen Ruoan put the paper away, rode the clouds, and returned to his immortal abode.

The fifth floor of the Inviting Moon Pavilion was a place reserved by the fox for gazing at the mountains and meditating in peace. Here, it spread out the pages and began to study them carefully and attentively.

After looking at it for a while, Chen Ruoan was delighted to find that the paper was not a direct copy of some classic texts, but also included some of Fang Dongtian's insights and experiences from his meditation and copying.

Some of the conclusions were so insightful that Chen Ruoan was genuinely impressed.

In fact, Fang Dongtian had no need to feel ashamed. With just a few notes on the paper, An Fox felt that this young Taoist priest would definitely occupy a place in the Taoist sect in the future.

There is frequent interaction within the Taoist community. Sometimes a Taoist priest will be transferred between different Taoist temples. Chen Ruoan even wondered if this Fang Dongtian might be the future Master Fang who will be in charge of the Baiyun Temple in the capital.

Of course, if that were really the case, it would be too much of a coincidence.

Chen Ruoan then followed the Quanzhen School's method of "cultivating both body and mind," integrating the fox's nature, and began to cultivate on his own.