After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

Among the awakened, there is a strong atmosphere of survival of the fittest and natural selection.

Of course, if Bai Rusu had a worse temper, I wouldn't mind giving this stinky fox a good beating, and then grabbing Bai Rusu's swollen head to ask her for information about Qingqiu.

Bai Rusu twisted her body away from Zhou Yan's fist and went around to Zhou Yan's right side.

Bai Rusu has the highest awakening level and the highest bloodline level among fox demons. After awakening to 60%, she gained some knowledge of Qingqiu from her bloodline and even went into Qingqiu to explore, where she obtained some immortal techniques.

Zhou Yan followed Bai Rusu to the sofa in the living room and sat down.

"Qingqiu has what I want, nothing more."

Bai Rusu was silent for a few seconds, then asked.

"You stinky monkey, do you even know what Qingqiu is?"

Zhou Yan shrugged.

"I've already looked up everything I can find online. You just need to tell me about the information about Qingjiuqiu that I can't find online, and that'll be fine."

Bai Rusu scoffed.

"Alright, then I'll tell you, Qingqiu is no longer a blessed land of immortals, but a dead sea."

At this point, Bai Rusu took a deep breath, her heart sinking.

Zhou Yan extended his hand, gesturing for him to proceed.

"explain."

Bai Rusu closed her eyes.

"I don't know how to explain it, but do you believe me? Qingqiu's exact location is on the seabed."

Bai Rusu snapped her fingers, and the surrounding environment changed rapidly.

What was originally just a bright dormitory room has now transformed into a vast blue expanse above Zhou Yan's head and a sea beneath his feet.

A small yacht sailed by on the sea, and Bai Rusu, dressed in light clothing, walked out of the cabin and then jumped off the deck.

Zhou Yan stared at Bai Rusu, who jumped off the yacht, for a while. Bai Rusu was very young, looking to be in her early twenties. Compared to Bai Rusu, who now had the charm of a mature woman, she seemed very immature.

Zhou Yan looked at Bai Rusu with surprise.

Bai Rusu watched her younger self jump into the sea with a complicated expression.

"This place is the entrance to Qingqiu."

Zhou Yan shook his head.

"No, I don't want to ask that, I'm thinking..."

Zhou Yan pointed at Bai Rusu, who had already splashed water.

"Don't tell me that after you went to Qingqiu this time, you never went back to Qingqiu again?"

If Bai Rusu had visited Qingqiu in recent years, why use this Bai Rusu, who is clearly from decades ago and probably not much older than Zhou Yan, as the protagonist?

Bai Ru> Yi. 、Liu Jue◇]「：Ling Sou Suo′-�qn: Su Mo Ran, Zhou Yan slowly lowered his head.

Qingqiu looks dangerous, otherwise Bai Rusu wouldn't have gone there once decades ago and never returned.

After the young Bai Rusu jumped into the sea, the camera panned down, and the surrounding environment immediately transformed into a panoramic underwater scene.

The young Bai Rusu was blowing bubbles as she fell.

The surrounding environment grew darker and more blurry, because it was just an illusion created by magic. Even with Bai Ze's eyes, Zhou Yan could not see the details of the surroundings.

Soon it was pitch black all around.

However, after a considerable amount of time, a glimmer of light appeared in the endless darkness.

A series of bubbling sounds arose, and the camera moved towards the only ray of light.

The sole light grew brighter and larger, and the young, white-clad figure began to appear under its illumination.

"Crash..."

The young Bai Rusu plunged headlong into the light, and in an instant, countless rays of light appeared, the darkness was torn apart, and color emerged.

Bai Rusu, who was submerged with her head down, actually emerged from a small, cold pool when she came out.

Of course, these sacred mountains and grottoes always have some mystical aspects, and this kind of earth-shattering event is just basic stuff.

Bai Rusu, sitting opposite Zhou Yan, looked at Zhou Yan and sighed.

"When I first came out of the Nine Cold Pool, I thought that there might be a fox immortal at the level of a true sixth god in Qingqiu. With thousands or tens of thousands of years of accumulation, countless divine artifacts and immortal techniques, if I came here, dozens of fox immortals would be vying for me. Each fox immortal could take out dozens of immortal artifacts and countless rare and precious materials waiting for me to choose them as my masters."

Zhou Yan said jokingly.

"When I first learned to draw, I couldn't even draw a straight line properly. I was only 11 years old, but I already had a profound idea for my comics. They would analyze human nature and move people to tears. This caused a national sensation, with billions of people sharing them. A wealthy person invested in my comics to make them into animations, and then I won the gold medal at the National Animation Festival with an absolute advantage. I had to write an acceptance speech and thank the people who were thanked."

Bai Rusu smiled slightly.

It seems that newcomers to the industry don't really understand the complexities of their field, so they tend to fantasize. But after being in the industry for a while, their fantasies turn into complacency.

Bai Rusu was in a similar situation. Before entering Qingqiu, she thought she would be unparalleled in the world, but once inside, she found that something was wrong.

So much so that after visiting once and obtaining a portion of the inheritance, Bai Rusu no longer dared to explore Qingqiu.

Chapter Four: Qingqiu City

The young Bai Rusu, created by illusion, climbed out of the icy pool, shook off the water, looked around, and then followed a stream outside the pool.

Here's a little-known fact: in unfamiliar areas, if you're completely unsure of your direction and where it's safe, following a stream is the most likely way to encounter people from villages or towns.

Almost all primitive civilizations preferred to live near water sources.

The young Bai Rusu walked along the stream. The further she went, the larger the stream became, and soon it became a river. Continuing along the river, after passing through a woodland, a huge city appeared at the end of the river.

Zhou Yan looked towards the city and saw rows of old wooden houses. Eight plots of land outside the city showed signs of cultivation, but now they were overgrown wastelands.

Zhou Yan asked Bai Rusu.

"This place seems to have been uninhabited for a long time?"

Bai Rusu smiled bitterly.

"It's not just that no one lives here. You'll see how eerie this place is once you get here, you stinky monkey."

The young Bai Rusu in the illusion breathed a sigh of relief, a slight smile appearing on her face. The arrogance hidden in her smile reminded Zhou Yan of what Bai Rusu had said before: when she first found Qingqiu, she imagined that a bunch of fox spirits in Qingqiu would be vying to become her disciples, and that elixirs and divine artifacts would be piled up in front of her for her to choose from, as if they were free.

Although Bai Rusu didn't say it later, Zhou Yan could imagine that she would complete her training, become invincible, dominate the world, and become the protagonist of this era.

Of course, in reality, this once ambitious celestial fox, now middle-aged, no longer dared to act recklessly under the tyranny of his students.

It has to be said that the gap between dreams and reality is indeed quite large.

At this point, the young Bai Rusu had already reached over 60% awakening level. Upon seeing her destination, she didn't need to take public transport. Instead, she was enveloped in white clouds and flew towards the massive city.

With Bai Rusu's illusionary abilities, she arrived at the city gate in less than ten minutes.

Consistent with the bloodline memories inherited by Bai Rusu, the city gate bears the inscription "Qingqiu," clearly indicating that it is the legendary sacred land of the fox spirits.

However, this legendary land, which is said to be inhabited by auspicious fox spirits and the legacy of Nuwa, is now covered with ivy on its city walls, with large cracks and moss covering the cracks. It looks like it has been neglected for too long, which has caused it to be stained with the marks of time.

This is a ruin; anyone who sees the city wall will surely have this thought in their mind.

"Is it a hallucination?"

The young Bai Rusu spoke for the first time.

Zhou Yan understood Bai Rusu's thoughts. As the ancestral home of Nuwa, and a sacred mountain once teeming with auspicious omens and fox spirits, Qingqiu should not be abandoned so easily.

The young girl walked with a puzzled look into the city gate, which had begun to rot.

Behind the city gate was a large area of ​​houses that were either collapsed, in the process of collapsing, or covered with moss and weeds. The passageways between the houses were paved with bluestone bricks, which seemed to be made of concrete with glutinous rice and other food as a binder. While other houses were being eroded by vegetation and weeds, there was not a single weed on the bluestone brick ground.

Of course, such ancient architectural wonders could not attract the attention of the young Bai Rusu. The woman walked with surprise to the nearest few collapsed houses. These houses were stone and wood structures. The stone underneath had been cracked by wind and sun for a long time, and the wood was even worse. It was faded and brittle. Bai Rusu stepped on the wood in the ruins, and the wood pieces were broken into powder.

"What happened to Qingqiu?" Wu

Looking at the vast ruins around her, the young Bai Rusu stared in disbelief. After a few seconds, the girl put her hands in front of her mouth, making a megaphone shape.

"I am Bai Rusu!"

"I am the Celestial Fox!"

"Elders, uncles, grandfathers, aunts, and grandmas of Qingqiu, I have come to seek refuge!"

"We are family!"

As the young Bai Rusu walked, she shouted. At this moment, she thought she was under a large illusion spell, and that she might be surrounded by a group of Qingqiu seniors who liked to tease their juniors.

However, this idea was shattered when Bai Rusu arrived at the Nuwa Palace in Qingqiu City.

In the center of Qingqiu City is the Nuwa Palace, where sacrifices are offered to the Demon Queen Nuwa. However, the outer walls of the Nuwa Palace are now covered with ivy, moss grows in the sunless areas inside, and dust appears between the beams and pillars.

It looks like it hasn't been cleaned in a long time; it's very dirty.

Even the fox spirit Lezi from Qingqiu, with her heavy heart, would never joke about Nuwa.

Just like in a family, it's okay for elders to tease children; at most, someone might say you're disrespectful to your elders or bullying the younger generation. But if a child dares to say anything like "Damn it," "Your whole family is [illegible]," "Beautiful C language," "Refined," "Easy-going," or "Swearing," then that's considered extremely disrespectful.

"No way, no way, no way? 々^七镏∞≡三√四№釦√=ｑu："

A hint of fear appeared on the young Bai Rusu's face.

The location of Qingqiu is the memory of Bai Rusu's bloodline inheritance. It tells you where Qingqiu is and how to enter, but it doesn't mention anything else. Qingqiu has been destroyed, and all the fox demons and fox spirits in it are gone.

and……

Bai Rusu, already somewhat dazed, turned her head to look around.

She saw no signs of a battle, and she didn't see the corpses of the fox spirits or fox demons who lived in the city.

It's as if some calamity has occurred in Qingqiu City, making it uninhabitable, and all the fox spirits and fox demons have left Qingqiu City to find another place to live.

Of course, this might be a major bug, since the Nuwa Temple still exists.

Bai Rusu cautiously entered the Nuwa Palace.

Bai Rusu's heart sank as soon as she went inside.

There are many things inside the Nuwa Temple. First, there is a large bronze cauldron in the front courtyard. Then there are many statues in the side halls. In the central Nuwa Temple, there is a five-meter-tall statue of Nuwa. However, the statue of Nuwa is now covered with dust, and its face is covered with gray dust so that its features are no longer visible.

The young Bai Rusu was now certain that the fox spirits of Qingqiu had not left Qingqiu City in an orderly manner.

As the lineage of Nuwa, how dare the foxes of Qingqiu leave so many things behind in Nuwa's Palace, and even run away without taking the statue of Nuwa?

Looking at her past self's dumbfounded expression, the current Bai Rusu sighed to Zhou Yan.

"When I saw the statue of Nuwa covered in dust, I had only one thought in my mind."

Zhou Yan chimed in.

"The fox spirits of Qingqiu definitely did not disappear in a normal way."

Bai Rusu nodded silently.

If there were any other possibility, the fox spirits of Qingqiu would never have left the Nuwa Temple untouched before running away.

Therefore, the current state of Qingqiu City must be due to a calamity that the Qingqiu fox spirits never anticipated, and which occurred so swiftly and abruptly that there was absolutely no room for Nuwa Palace to clean up the mess.

In the illusion, Bai Rusu left the Nuwa Palace with a dazed expression and went to a nearby side hall called the Transmission Hall. This side hall was practically bare, but there was a platform in the center, on which was placed a bamboo scroll made of white jade. The bamboo scroll was spread out on the platform, emitting a faint glow.

The young Bai Rusu's expression hardened. This was one of the wordless heavenly books of Qingqiu, and also a divine object of Qingqiu in Bai Rusu's memory inheritance.

Bai Rusu walked to the platform and placed one hand on the bamboo slip.

After a long while, Zhou Yan couldn't discern any changes in the illusion after the woman inherited the legacy, such as her whole body glowing, the bamboo slip displaying characters, or a rune appearing between her brows. Then, the woman slowly opened her eyes and withdrew her hand.

Zhou Yan asked Bai Rusu curiously.

"That's it?"

He Bairu nodded.

Lin: "I have received a portion of the immortal arts inheritance."

Si Zhouyan shook his head.

No, that's not what I'm asking.

Wu Bai Rusu understood Zhou Yan's meaning, and the beautiful woman nodded her chin towards her younger self.

"Let's keep watching; something unusual will appear soon."

After receiving the inheritance, the young Bai Rusu left the Dharma Transmission Hall, still muttering to herself.