Fairy, don't try to mess with my filial piety

Stop talking nonsense and don’t try to make connections here. Just tell me what the Sky Fox Queen wants to know!

The Ox-Head and Horse-Face had a tacit understanding and judged that this person might have become the follower of the Fox Ghost. So they decided not to inquire about his origins and talked about the affairs of Ozawa Kingdom honestly.

[The Imperial Master of Xiaoze State is a descendant of an immortal, a Taoist named Li. He is said to be the immortal master of Kunlun Ruins, and he asked his descendants to come here to establish a Taoist temple to pass on his legacy.]

Unexpectedly, Master Li was a money-making, womanizing guy. He established a rule in the Taoist temple that prohibits marriage, and he himself set an example by not marrying, but only having mistresses.

The Taoist temple had become a petty bureaucracy. Anyone who wanted to become a Taoist priest had to give a red envelope to gain the court's approval. Otherwise, they would be considered an outsider and an evil cultivator. Even if they helped to eliminate demons, they would still treat them as an alien and wanted them.

[...We were ordinary people in our lifetime, so our understanding was limited. Anyway, this evil Taoist has ruined the country of Xiaoze.]

Unfortunately, Chu Wuji was quite familiar with Kunlun Ruins and could even talk to several giants.

Would the monks there come out to establish a Taoist temple and build a legacy? There are a lot of precious lands for rent within the sect.

I'm afraid I've run into a scammer...

Chu Wuji was not very interested in this dead demon, while the Sky Fox Lady continued to chat:

"Even though he's already amassing wealth and playing with women, the king still trusts this evil Taoist?"

The horse-headed man said:

Who knows? Perhaps the king is just too eager to have an immortal to rule over the country? Xiaoze State cannot compare to Lihuo and Tianji, which have immortals to protect them.

The Minotaur seemed to be a chatterbox, talking to ghosts all day long. It had been a long time since he had chatted with outsiders. He opened his mouth and talked with relish:

When Li Yaodao was the Imperial Preceptor, he was always celebrating, saying that the nation's fortunes were about to turn for the better and that he had the upper hand. A while ago, he sent troops to attack the Lihuo Nation, believing in the Yaodao's lies and believing that there was divine help. In the end, they were bullied and their borders were flattened!

Unexpectedly, the conflict between the two countries broke out because of such stupid reasons. The phenomenon of makeshift teams can be seen everywhere.

The Fox Goddess burst out laughing:

"That's too careless. We've been to Yunze Township before, the town with the open-air prison. I felt the king was quite serious about governing the country. I didn't expect that~"

The king was indeed very diligent. During my lifetime, I watched him lose all his energy and effort. As a king, his face gradually aged and became tired. However, his efforts yielded no results, so I unconsciously placed my hopes on the Immortal Master.

Ox-Head and Horse-Face were common people of Xiaoze State during their lifetime. Even though their lives were not easy and the country was declining, they had no complaints against the king.

Because he could feel that the monarch was indeed working hard for the country and sharing the hardships with the people. Even the demons lived a better life than him. How could he be too demanding?

If things remain unchanged, it means chronic death visible to the naked eye, and one can only try to seek medical treatment in a hurry.

The horse-headed man was a little unconvinced and said:

[I'm not sure if you'll believe this, but the current King of Hell is actually the lazy guy from the village next door. He killed the demonic Taoist priest without knowing why, and now he's my boss. I'm not willing to accept this...]

Everyone was lazy when they were alive, and now the horse-headed man is being commanded by the lazy King of Hell to work, which makes him a little unhappy.

The Fox Goddess didn't feel much about these things, but she found this conversation very interesting:

"Before, I only heard gossip from humans on the street, but I never expected to hear gossip from ghosts, complaining about their superiors. It's quite lively both in life and after death~"

The Minotaur shook his head worriedly:

[Not really. Most of the time it's pretty boring, and we can't just approach strangers. Sometimes even a fart feels like a greeting to myself.]

The spirits of cattle and horses after death are indeed not very good.

......

At the gate of the underworld in Ozawa State, the ghosts of the people who died of hunger and turmoil lined up in front of Naihe Bridge, waiting for "household registration."

It seems that the more chaotic the world is, the more prosperous the underworld is. This is absolutely true.

Chu Wuzhi carried the Sky Fox Goddess on his back and cut in line. After entering the underworld, the first thing he had was the helpless thought of leaving.

Because the underworld of Xiaoze Kingdom is far less big than that of the Queen of Jingjue.

If there were clues here, they would have noticed more clues from the Queen of Jingjue long ago.

To be on the safe side, Chu Wuji still found the King of Hell of this place and tried to understand the situation.

He spent some time explaining the existence of Guixu, otherwise the King of Hell would not know what he wanted to ask.

The King of Hell's cooperative attitude was very good, even though this was in his own dojo, but facing Chu Wuji and the Heavenly Fox Goddess, he did not have the slightest thought of confrontation.

The King of Hell saluted respectfully, as if responding to his superior's interrogation:

[I don't know, there shouldn't be anything like this in this underworld...]

"Well, that's okay."

Chu Wuji nodded, without any other expression, and left with the Fox Goddess.

This exploration result was expected.

Fortunately, when Chu Wuzhi came here, he didn't have too high expectations, and he was more thinking about "continuing to stroll with the Sky Fox Queen".

Otherwise, Goddess Tianhu would have to use his ugly face as an excuse again.

......

After leaving the underworld, Goddess Fox hummed a tune, did not speak, and did not say where to go next, leaving the decision to Chu Wuji.

Chu Wuji unknowingly returned to Yunze Township and walked to the swamp where the two "welcoming trees" were.

The two trees had been cut down and burned until only charred trunks remained, and there were dense footprints nearby.

It should be that when the Lihuo army attacked this place, they were frightened by the "welcoming tree" and thought it was an evil sacrifice, so they directly dealt with it.

Chu Wuji knew that their decision was reasonable, but he couldn't help but complain:

"It's really disrespectful to the local tourist attractions. I can't even come back and check in."

The Fox Goddess held her face with both hands, her posture was lazy, as if she was lying on Chu Wuji's head, but unfortunately her two lumps of snow-white flesh took up too much space, so the hug was a bit awkward. She chuckled and said:

"Young Master, do you want to walk the same path you did last year? You slid all the way down the mountain then~"

"Yes, at that time I was still learning the way of the blue sheep to adjust the use of the energy."

As Chu Wuzhi spoke, he took a step forward, as if he was stepping on a trampoline. He "bounced" to the top of the mountain with the rising wind and landed steadily.

The fox lady held down her skirt with her tail to prevent the strong wind from blowing it up. She pretended to be angry:

"The wind is not very good. It makes my skirt feel cold. My dear, please blow it back to warm me up later~"

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you, Lady Fox."

Chu Wuji responded helplessly, his sight extended towards the direction of the waterfall pool, trying to catch a glimpse of it.

It's a little hard to see clearly because it is blocked by layers of trees.

But the houses of Sanquanwei can be vaguely seen.

"Goddess Sky Fox, how much time is left?" Chu Wuji stood in silence for a long time, and finally asked the question in his heart.

He had wanted to ask for a long time, but he had never dared to say it out loud, for he was afraid that the specific time would appear in his mind.

The Fox Goddess seemed to be able to clearly see his uneasiness and did not give a clear answer.

The fox girl nimbly jumped down from Chu Wuji's shoulder, gave him a stunningly beautiful smile, then pointed to the old place and said:

"Now that we're here, let's go back to the little fox and spend the night. Let's go back together and see what changes have been made to the route that the little man opened last year~"

"One night, you're really stingy..."

"Still standing there? I'm going to go far away~!"

Chapter 505: The Voice of the Sky Fox Goddess

I don’t know if she wanted to reminisce about the topic on the road last year, but Goddess Tianhu actually started talking about the ideas of cultivation again, which was quite like a famous teacher making a cultivation plan.

Chu Wuji's practice framework has matured. From the initial tempering of the physical body to the externalization of the means in actual combat, the general framework has stabilized and there are no more prominent shortcomings. It is difficult for any cultivator to catch his weaknesses and blind spots.

However, every step forward is extremely dependent on "inspiration", so this way of progress is not very stable.

What if one day, this "inspiration" stops working?

"Young Master, you are no longer a novice on the path of cultivation. You have already developed your own set of skills. You are now similar to the talented and powerful people in ancient times. Your growth depends entirely on your understanding of the world, without the guidance of a master or other sects."

In fact, even the growth and practice within the ancient tribes is far from being called a "master's school". The current sect's skills are much richer than those in ancient times. Even a small "Fuqi technique" has undergone thousands of iterations.

The inheritance of each tribe is more like teaching the descendants of the tribe how to use those "extra" body parts.

Everything starts from the physical potential of this race.

"I accept the compliment from the Fox Queen. What does the Fox Queen want to ask?" Chu Wuji understood the fox girl's question.

"If I want to hear about the young master's training plan, you must have your own thoughts and ideas, right~" said the Fox Goddess.

Chu Wuji thought about it seriously and said uncertainly:

"Learn from the members of the Wuzhong Tomb? Steal all their skills once, then kill them, inherit their will, and go find the master of the Wuzhong Tomb with the Wuzhong Bone Knife."

The fox girl was amused by his words and couldn't help laughing, even her eyebrows were smiling:

"Inheriting the legacy... That young master's action plan is really clear~ But this isn't a training method, this is a plan to commit a crime!"

"Goddess Sky Fox, please help me figure it out, just like last year... Instead of taking detours by trial and error, it's better to just follow the path pointed out by Goddess Sky Fox~"

Chu Wuji's words sounded a bit lazy, but his understanding was very clear.

It’s a cliché, don’t be superstitious about authority, but even among the same authority, there are differences!

The advice given by ordinary seniors may be wrong, but there is no need to worry about the guidance of Goddess Tianhu.

She found time to practice cultivation while having fun, and reached the pinnacle of existence. Her cultivation level had almost reached the point where all things were unified.

If she could be wrong, Chu Wuji didn't think he could get it right.

Trust is everything!

Seeing his resolute look of "letting go of the brain and refusing to think", the Sky Fox Goddess raised the corners of her red lips helplessly:

"But I hope you can understand my way. You have to have the demeanor of a master~ Whatever..."

The fox girl gave up, her fox eyes were doting, and she planned to give some experience.

"I'm all ears!" Chu Wuji stopped and pricked up his ears to listen carefully to the teachings.

The Sky Fox Lady put away her smile and said seriously:

"What you need to do, young master, is to compile your current skills into a technique that can be passed down to the world. You don't have to worry about others stealing your skills. This is a step towards self-improvement. Many cultivators only share their skills when they are about to die, no longer worried about being surpassed. What a pity!"

Chu Wuji could understand this kind of cherishing of one's own possessions. How could one pass on one's means of making a living without others knowing it? He still had a lot of life to live. Passing on one's skills was actually the same as giving them to others to study and find flaws and weaknesses.

In theory, this is completely useless.

"What's the point of spreading your abilities?" Chu Wuji asked in confusion.

"The same technique, when performed by different people, can sometimes produce unexpected results. It's like refining an elixir and then testing it on a guinea pig. If anything goes wrong, it's their problem anyway."

The Fox Goddess smiled cunningly.

She had done similar things many times in the past. She knew her abilities too well and could not come up with any new ideas, so she passed on her magic. Sometimes when she saw other foxes practicing and encountering all kinds of strange problems, she would solve them and gain a lot of insights afterwards.

It is easy to limit your upper limit by practicing in seclusion all the time. There are countless strong people who have made no progress after practicing hard in seclusion.

As mentioned before, "The premise of unity is to accept betrayal." The secret to moving forward and breaking through lies in accepting the possibility that you will be surpassed.

Reversal is the movement of Tao, and the truth remains unchanged.

Chu Wuji nodded, kept it firmly in his mind, and asked again:

"Then one day in the future, when I have completed this practice, will the Heavenly Fox Goddess still be able to guide me?"

The Fox Goddess blinked, her jade hand covering one side of her face, and she put on a playful expression of distress:

"If I am really asleep in that so-called Guixu, then I will have to see if there is a chance to guide my young master in a dream~"

......

Suddenly, they fell silent as they walked side by side on the forest path.

The ground was covered with dead and flourishing leaves, like a fluffy gray-gold carpet.

The path that Chu Wuzhi opened last year was almost covered by the fallen leaves. Occasionally, white fox fur could be seen. It seemed that the little foxes had secretly gone to Sanquanwei for a stroll.

I don't know whether they spent the fruits through barter or stole them to eat.

The Sky Fox Queen seemed to feel that the silence at the moment was too boring. She walked a little faster and walked in front of Chu Wuzhi, moving with agile and free steps.

Sometimes he jumped onto a tree to look ahead, and sometimes he turned around and walked backwards facing Chu Wuzhi.