The cave is actually myself

Chapter 279 Seven-Tailed Fox
After all the light group rewards were unlocked, Lu Yuan returned to his simple and ordinary cave life.

Refining elixirs, teasing the disciples in the cave, watching the growth progress of the spiritual plants, occasionally appearing in front of the Kunlun disciples, and if he is in a good mood, he will reward them with some trivial things.

However, this is only relatively speaking. A small object that is inconspicuous in Lu Yuan's eyes is a huge opportunity for the Kunlun Mansion disciples who are still in the Qi refining stage.

From time to time, I still wander around the mountains.

The blood sphere monster that appeared in the secret realm of the Lishan Sect's lord made Lu Yuan feel vigilant. The core area of ​​the cave was guarded by a large array of moving stars, and the outer area was restricted by various formations, so it was not completely isolated from the outside world.

On a mountain covered by a formation, Lu Yuan's spiritual thoughts quietly opened a crack in the formation.

He wore the skin of a long-bearded monk and walked into the formation.

Just as he entered, he suddenly stopped and a smile appeared on his face.

An arm suddenly stretched and pierced into a yellow-gray stone beside him.

When he stretched it out, a small figure of light yellow jade kept struggling in his hand.

It was the sixth-grade treasure he had placed on the mountain peak, the Yangxuan Jade Essence.

Lu Yuan held up the jade figurine, stretched it out in front of his eyes, and said to it with a smile.

"You little thing are not honest. I just opened the formation and came to the edge of the formation. Do you want to take the opportunity to escape?"

The jade villain quickly shook his head, expressing to Lu Yuan with the spiritual wisdom of a five or six-year-old child that it has been very diligent recently, and the reason why it is here is a stone that happens to be near Wenyang.

"If you still argue, I will punish you by adding 100 years to the time limit for conceiving jade."

Lu Yuan was too lazy to talk and threw the jade figure to the ground. The jade figure stamped his feet in annoyance and melted directly into the soil.

Lu Yuan's spiritual thoughts swept through the interior of the mountain and found that there were already a lot of Yangxuan Jade bred from Yangxuan Jade Essence throughout the mountain range. The quality was mainly fourth grade, and occasionally fifth grade Yangxuan Jade spirit mines could be seen. .

His spiritual thoughts penetrated into the mountain, and in the blink of an eye, a light yellow jade stone appeared in his hand.

The color of jade is pure, without a trace of impurities. It has a warm feeling when held in the hand, and the soul seems to be soaked in a hot spring, which makes people feel intoxicated.

"It seems that we have to find a time to either let Mu Lou come here to mine, or let the disciples of Kunlun Palace dig out these Yangxuan jade due to the sect's activities."

Lu Yuan secretly thought in his heart, his spiritual mind came to the outside of the mountain, restarted the formation, and continued to wander around the mountain peaks.

Each of the children in the cave occupied a mountain peak. The bare-footed Golden Crow looked at himself in front of the Xuanxu Divine Refining Mirror, gently combing his white and gold wings.

The little paper man nested in the paper man's tomb, lying leisurely inside. Many paper man puppets were busy serving it, and at the same time, they did not forget to take care of the paper man's tomb, making this gloomy ghostly monster more spacious. .

Feeling the arrival of Lu Yuan's spiritual thoughts, the little paper man tilted his thin body imperceptibly and turned his head away.

After it tasted the deliciousness of Yin Gong Pills, it came to ask Lu Yuan for one every day. Lu Yuan was annoyed and told the little paper man that he would reward it with pills after it has performed meritorious deeds.

This made the little paper man, who had always been favored by Lu Yuan, feel a little emotional.

When Lu Yuan saw this, he felt funny and rushed elsewhere with his mind.

In the paper man grave, after Lu Yuan didn't feel any movement, the little paper man stood up and came out of the paper man grave, looking fixedly at the direction Lu Yuan left with his empty eyes.

Several high-grade spiritual plants in the cave are growing well.

In such a large middle-level blessed land, there are not a large number of monks grabbing spiritual energy, and there are heavy rains of spiritual energy nourishing it from time to time. Lu Yuan often provides pure spiritual energy to those spiritual plants, which makes their growth progress faster than in other places.

Qingmiao Glazed Tea, Earth Fire Heart Lotus, Yun Teng Snake Fruit, Golden Sword Gourd... and other fifth-grade spiritual plants are growing well, or are already in the mature stage, or are about to enter.

The six-grade spiritual plants such as yellow beam wood, blazing sun flower, holy moon fruit, and long-lasting flat peach also grew a lot, and there were even large and small strange images near their growth areas.

Under the triple nourishment of the cave's own aura, the medicine spirit treasure child, and the moonlight elixir, the nourishing soul tree has fully recovered, and a small section of emerald green buds grew on the dark wood.

Although the Jade Dragon Fruit Spirit Seed has been planted, its growth is mediocre due to the lack of sufficient watering from the blood of dragon monsters.

Suddenly, Lu Yuan's thoughts moved and he came to the outskirts of the cave.

Under the perception of his divine sense, a monk in the early stage of alchemy broke through the outer formation and entered the cave.

The monk was tall and honest-looking. He walked cautiously in the thick black fog, stopping from time to time and turning his head to observe his surroundings.

He looked like many monks who had entered the cave before, cautious, anxious, and full of expectations for treasures and opportunities.

Lu Yuan's powerful spiritual sense felt something was wrong from this monk, and he quietly looked at the words and actions of the monk below.

While the monk was slowly exploring the cave, suddenly, a strong wind came, and a dark wooden stick brought up heavy shadows and suddenly hit his head.

The monk hurriedly raised his muscular arm and hurriedly blocked it.

A five-foot-tall white jade ape jumped out of the bushes, a dark wooden stick in its hand turning casually and rapidly.

The white jade ape stared at the monk coldly with a pair of clear black and white pupils, as if asking him what his purpose was in entering this place.

The White Jade Ape is naturally a sixth-rank demon beast, the Baiyu Qingtian Ape. He has extraordinary talent, coupled with his daily diligent practice, his growth rate is astonishing, and his strength has already entered the fourth-rank stage. It is aggressive by nature, and now it can compete with ordinary fifth-rank apes. The monster-level monks also have the power to fight.

Behind it, the Lihuo Jiao floated quietly, with black and red flames burning silently on its scales.

The White Jade Qingtian Ape quickly fought with this strong monk who was in the early stage of forming a pill. Both of them were physically strong, and the fight was very lively. Their fists and kicks connected, and the tall trees next to them were cut off piece by piece.

The White Jade Qingtian Ape met his opponent, and the more he fought, the braver he became. He found a flaw, and hit the monk's waist hard with the fifth-grade wooden stick in his hand.

Under the tremendous force, the monk's body was directly beaten into two pieces by the wooden stick. Blood and flesh were everywhere on the ground. The two parts of the body were far apart, and they were constantly trembling under the strong vitality.

Seeing that the opponent who was still in the upper hand just now was so vulnerable, Bai Yuqing Tianyuan showed a trace of doubt, holding the wooden stick in his hand, and frowning.

Lu Yuan's mind snorted coldly, looking at the flesh and blood body on the ground with a hint of murderous intention in his heart.

At this moment, the squirming pieces of flesh and blood on the ground suddenly changed.

Each piece of flesh and blood expanded rapidly, magnifying ten times in the blink of an eye. The white jade ape immediately raised the wooden stick and landed hard on the largest piece of flesh and blood.

With a bang, countless pieces of flesh and blood splashed out. Before they could land, they quickly expanded and expanded in the air.

This monk in the early stage of pill formation actually comes from the same origin as the blood ball monster in the secret realm. Although his strength is much weaker, he still has the strange ability to divide and multiply.

Just when Lu Yuan was about to take action, amidst the clattering sound, a sloppy dark black fox came to the white jade ape like lightning, opened its mouth, and spit out a dark ball of black light.

The black light ball beat rapidly, countless smaller light balls appeared instantly, and the entire area was almost completely occupied by light balls.

The moment the swollen flesh and blood came into contact with the dark ball of light, the flesh and blood melted rapidly as if it had encountered snow covered in hot boiling water.

The ball of light wiped all the pieces of flesh and blood into nothingness in the blink of an eye, not even a single strand of flesh was left.

After wiping away the pieces of flesh and blood, more or less blood stains appeared on the surface of countless dark black light balls. When all the dark black light balls came together, the blood stains on the surface all merged together and were squeezed into a small dark red. Meat balls.

The tailless human-faced fox looked at the insignificant bloody ball of flesh in front of him, with a cautious look in his eyes. The newly grown hair on his body grew wildly like weeds, wrapping the crimson flesh ball inside layer by layer.

After it was completely wrapped without leaving any gaps, the old fox's eyes showed a trace of relief, and he swallowed the ball of hair and the ball of dark black light into his belly.

"Senior, what is the connection between the flesh-and-blood monk who just sneaked in and what appeared in the secret realm of the sect master?"

Seeing the old fox help him deal with the flesh and blood monster, Lu Yuan appeared in time wearing a skin and asked the old fox who looked a little tired.

"It should be a sub-body derived from the weird body in the Blood Prison. It has similar abilities, but is much weaker."

The old fox explained to Lu Yuan.

Is it so difficult to deal with a sub-body?Although its own lethality does not seem to be strong, it is extremely difficult to deal with, its ability is quite disgusting, and it also has a strong pollution ability.

A trace of solemnity flashed in Lu Yuan's eyes, and he comforted the bewildered Baiyu Qingtian Ape. After it left, he sincerely thanked the Tailless Man-faced Fox:
"Thank you, senior, for helping me deal with this weird thing and saving my demon pet."

"You don't have to be polite, little friend. In a sense, this strange thing comes from the former Lishan Sect. I also have the responsibility to clean up the door and make your cave a clean place."

The tailless human-faced fox waved its forelimbs bound by thin red chains and said to Lu Yuan.

"I wonder if senior, if you have some free time, come into my cave and discuss together how to deal with the threat of the strange blood cell?"

Lu Yuan pondered for a while, and suddenly said to the tailless man Mianhu.

After reaching an agreement with the old fox, although the two of them had become more trusting, Lu Yuan still had reservations and never let him enter the core area of ​​the cave.

This time, the old fox took the initiative to help him get rid of the strange offspring of the blood cell, which made Lu Yuan deepen his trust in it, so he had the idea of ​​inviting it into the core area.

"Okay, then let's stop disturbing my little friend."

The old fox had lived for who knows how many years, and was well aware of Lu Yuan's previous scruples, but he did not challenge them. He stayed outside the cave, tasted spiritual fruits, and nourished his body. Occasionally, he met a Kunlun disciple. Leave a legacy behind.

Lu Yuan asked Huanyin Tong to pay attention to the surrounding situation, and then entered the cave first, followed by the tailless human-faced fox, and came to the core area together.

Along the way, the old fox was surprised by the various high-grade spiritual plants and monsters he saw. He was surprised by the rich heritage of Lu Yuan's cave.

"Senior, this Xuanxu Divine Refinement Mirror was accidentally acquired by me in a secret realm. It can reveal one's true nature and refine one's soul."

"Senior You must not be able to form a perfect body if you fuse with the spirit beast of Lishan Sect to protect the mountain. Maybe this mirror can help you a little bit."

Lu Yuan brought the tailless human-faced fox to a round bronze mirror. The surface of the round mirror was mottled and there were dense patterns on the edge, as if it was made up of countless hollow monsters layered on top of each other.

"Okay, then I will accept your affection and look in the mirror."

The old fox seemed to trust Lu Yuan very much and went straight to the Xuanxu Divine Refining Mirror.

In the mirror, a humanoid soul and a fox soul appeared at the same time. The two were intertwined, seemingly becoming one, but it was obviously not natural and pure.

In the mirror, the two entangled figures gradually became harmonious, and finally formed a half-human, half-fox existence, with a humanoid body, a fox face, and black fur, as if he was born this way.

When the tailless human-faced fox came to his senses, the half-human and half-fox in the mirror disappeared, and the old fox bowed deeply to Lu Yuan.

"Thank you for your help, little friend. I feel much better now. My spirit is pure and natural, without any stagnation."

"That's good. It's an honor to be able to help senior."

Lu Yuan responded with a smile.

After he saw the two souls in the mirror, the last trace of doubt he had about the old fox disappeared, and he had the idea in his heart of bringing it to the mountain where the Mother of Wushou Mountain was.

The tailless human-faced fox entered the cave three times without causing any harm to the cave. It reached an agreement with Lu Yuan and made an inner demon oath between them. It also told Lu Yuan about the arrangement of the Lishan Sect, allowing him to easily find the secret realm of the Lishan Sect's master. , while obtaining many treasures, it also attracted many powerful monks, making an unprecedented rich reward appear in the cave.

When the blood cell's strange offspring invaded the cave, they also attacked immediately, and finally saw their true nature in front of the Xuanxu refining mirror, allowing Lu Yuan to understand it better.

With many factors together, Lu Yuan finally trusted the old fox completely, determined to bring it to the mountain where Wugou Mountain Mother is located, and wash off the black runes on his limbs to see if it can restore its full strength.

When the old fox breaks through to the seventh rank, he will grab a huge amount of wool by the way.

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan felt happy and hurriedly took the old fox to the peak where Wu Guo Mountain Mother was.

"Senior, please stay on this mountain peak for a while."

Lu Yuan cheated and left the old fox on the mountain.

Although the old fox didn't know what Lu Yuan's purpose was, he still followed his instructions and stood quietly on the mountainside, with four thin red chains dangling gently under his limbs.

In an instant, a layer of clear spiritual light swept across the entire mountain peak. The sparse fur on the tailless human-faced fox instantly regained its luster, and the black runes on the chain faded at a speed visible to the naked eye.

After several cleanings with Qing Meng Meng's spiritual light, all the black runes disappeared. The old fox exerted a little force and heard a crash. The chains that had been tied to its limbs for hundreds of years shattered instantly, and countless fragments fell on the ground.

"This……"

The sudden freedom made the old fox a little unaccustomed to it, and he stared blankly at his limbs with deep marks.

"Hahaha!"

It raised its head and let out a hearty laugh.

An illusory fox silhouette hundreds of feet high appeared quietly, its body as black as ink, its pupils blood-red, its evil aura soaring to the sky, exuding a powerful intimidating power.

A huge jet-black fox tail emerged from the body of the illusory fox shadow, followed immediately by another one, and then two more.

Soon, seven huge fox tails appeared behind the shadow, swaying in the air as if they were alive.

"Nanabi...it turns out you old fox has a tail..."

Lu Yuan looked at the old fox who had undergone earth-shaking changes in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The spiritual energy of the cave has been nourishing for a long time, the Xuanxu Divine Refinement Mirror has revealed one's true nature, and the Wugou Mountain Mother has eliminated the alienation. The old fox who was almost at the seventh level was finally promoted to the seventh level!

(End of this chapter)