"Brother Mumu, look! It's meditating on the stone!"
The moon shines brightly. The night wind blows heavily on the cliff side of Duya Mountain, and there is a constant sound of rustling wind blowing leaves as it sweeps through the forest.
The two children, Liu Rui and Yang Rui, were squatting on a tree not far from the cliff face. The swaying treetops could not affect their bodies that were stabilized by the light body technique.
"Is this really possible?!"
Yang Rui boasts that he has seen the world. He has flown through the sky, killed demon clans, captured ghosts, and even seen demon gods up close. But he was still so shocked by the scene not far away that his eyes almost popped out.
There is a strange-shaped large stone less than ten feet away from the treetops where Yang Rui and Liu Rui were. It was the "Black Dog Stone" they mentioned before.
At the head of the Black Dog Stone, where the big stone extends half a foot from the cliff face, there is actually a fox sitting down.
The fox's body was orange with black, and its fur looked shiny and smooth under the night light.
At this time, the fox closed his eyes and raised his head to face the crescent moon in the sky outside the cliff. Although he didn't have a human shape or cross-legged movements, his peaceful look instantly reminded Yang Rui of his usual state of meditating and practicing Qi. It's not a physical resemblance, but a spiritual resemblance.
If you really want to talk about why Yang Rui feels that the fox who has been squatting looks like him, the most important thing is that besides the peaceful state, there is also a kind of monk who can clearly sense the gathering of spiritual energy, and he will follow the nose and mouth of the fox while breathing. It penetrates into the body, and at the same time, the turbid air is spit out.
Isn't this breathing and practicing Qi?
"Brother Mu Mu, are you scared?"
"Well, how does it know how to practice Qi? Did you teach it?"
"How could it be that I taught it! In fact, Brother Mumu, you have seen it a long time ago. If you think about it carefully, it was just over half a year ago in Lingxiu Building."
The two spoke through sound transmission, and Yang Rui was slightly startled when he heard the words. Has he seen this fox? I quickly recalled it in my mind. After a while, he remembered it, and he replied in surprise: "You mean the fox that squatted outside the window when Master taught us the new secrets of breathing in Lingxiu Tower half a year ago?!"
"Yes! When it made a noise, Brother Shitou said he would catch it and skin it to make insoles. Master finally stopped him. And before the fox could run away, it sat on the window and stayed there.
Later I saw it several times near Lingxiu Tower and Jingxin Pavilion. It’s just that you didn’t care. "
The more Yang Rui listened, the more surprised he became. His mouth was so wide that he could hardly close it. How could he not understand what Liu Rui meant? He was clearly saying that the fox had been stealing from them since half a year ago. Or it can't be called stealing. After all, they didn't care and didn't drive each other away.
But here comes the problem again. Liu Rui's remarks are based on a very strange prerequisite, that is, the fox must understand human speech. You even need to have the talent for cultivation. You must know that the threshold for practice is too high.
Is a fox really that lucky? So blessed?
"How can it understand?"
"I don't know. But the master said that Duoya Mountain is already a blessed place. There are two large spiritual veins that the master moved here. It is the only place in the entire wilderness.
The beasts here are all very smart, so it's not impossible for a top-notch one to emerge, right? "
Liu Rui has been observing this fox for a long time. With her level of cultivation, it was too easy to observe and touch the inner workings of a fox who had just opened up her intelligence, and she would not be discovered at all. She even gave the fox a name, "Little Smart".
Liu Rui likes "Little Smart", a furry animal that loves to be clean.
"How long have you noticed that this fox can vomit?"
"Well, it's been almost half a month, right? It was just sitting there without showing any signs of breathing out spiritual energy. It must be thinking about it. It was only more than half a month ago that it successfully breathed out spiritual energy. Now it is very skilled." Liu Rui happily shared her findings with Yang Rui during this period.
A fox who knows how to practice. Isn't this much more interesting than Brother Shitou's alchemy furnace?
However, Yang Rui thought of a problem that Liu Rui ignored.
"Little Mantou, have you reported this to Master?"
"Ah? No. It's just a little fox. Is there any need to alarm the master?" Liu Rui blinked her eyes. She was just astonished that a fox could practice cultivation, but she didn't think much about it for a while.
"This fox can secretly learn Master's skills. If Master doesn't allow it, what do you think will happen to this fox?"
Liu Rui reacted immediately when she heard Yang Rui's words. If the master does not allow the teaching of cultivation to be spread outside, this fox will only die.
"Then how about we catch it first, and then let Master make a decision?" Although Liu Rui liked this fox very much, compared to Master's opinion, it was not worth mentioning. Some even felt frightened by their previous sloppiness. Fortunately, Yang Rui reminded me that if the master didn't like it, wouldn't he be punished?
Yang Rui also agreed with Liu Rui's idea. A fox, catch it first and then talk about it. If it really displeases its master, it can only blame it on its own bad luck.
But just when these two children, who had become more ruthless after returning from the demon world, were about to take action, Zhang Yan's voice sounded just right from their hearts. It's also sound transmission, but it's far apart.
"It doesn't have to be like this. Just let it practice on its own. Just watch it. Wait until its intelligence increases and see if there are any other changes."
Zhang Yan's voice interrupted Liu Rui and Yang Rui's actions. The two of them walked down from the treetops obediently and bowed towards the top of the mountain to show their order.
In the Dengyun Palace at the top of the cliff mountain, Zhang Yan was also smiling with a smile on his face. He didn't need to go to Black Dog Stone and take a peek like the two apprentices did. His perception has long enveloped the entire area around the cliff mountain. Coupled with the existence of the Mountain Gate Array, as long as he wants to know, he can know it even if a reptile kicks its legs in the grass at the foot of the mountain. What's more, a fox who knows how to practice?
It was as if the fox couldn't avoid Zhang Yan's perception. From the beginning, this fox was under Zhang Yan's observation, even more thoughtful than Liu Rui's curiosity.
Even the original instructions on breathing techniques and the "tricks" were largely given by Zhang Yan in such detail on purpose. This book was completely unnecessary for the three apprentices who already had a basic foundation. But for the fox who was listening intently outside the window and was even willing to risk being caught and skinned by Wang Nian, it was undoubtedly a "wake-up call".
Now it seems that this fox has really developed a wisdom that far exceeds the normal evolution process after the spiritual energy of the cliff mountain skyrocketed. Not only did he quickly understand human language, but he also understood the awkward breathing techniques, and even figured out a shortcut that could be applied to the animal body.
This is called talent, there is absolutely no problem. Moreover, he has a talent as sharp as instinct.
"Let's just watch. Maybe there should be a real demon in the Wild Sky Realm."
(End of chapter)
