Master of Ten Thousand Foxes

"Eh? Quanquan Hu, this kid has some skills, huh? In such a short time, he’s already gotten familiar with the Immortal Sword? And he can even get the Immortal Sword to help him chop vegetables?"

Bai Mo sat at a table in the corner of the cafeteria, grinning and not paying much attention to the scene.

He bowed his head and continued summarizing the battle on his tablet, or rather, recording what he observed of the [Cloud-Grasping Hand]. In fact, Yangpeng Lake’s use of the Cloud-Grasping Hand was clumsy and awkward. Bai Mo didn’t learn much from it. He only noted down some scattered insights onto the tablet.

Once this was recorded, the tablet switched to the next page, which displayed a simplistic drawing of a tree, annotated with data about the roots, trunk, bark, canopy, and various other parts.

As Bai Mo watched the data, he recalled his observations and occasionally picked up a pen to deduce further.

Soon, he furrowed his brow.

"Oh... is it like this..."

If he wasn’t mistaken, the Sword Casting Immortal Root really was an Immortal Grass from the Root Domain!

It’s just... that thing has been modified!

He glanced at Chixue Qianshan in the distance and saw that the sword was inexplicably dancing in mid-air, performing a sword dance with "swish swish swish" motions!

"Eh?

"How did Quanquan Hu and his crew persuade him?

"This thing... though not very smart in appearance... it’s probably not just the handiwork of the Thousand Machines Emperor and Hong Shuang Emperor; it seems the Flowing Fire Emperor from Dan Kingdom also had a hand in it!"

...

"Ah-choo!"

In the meeting room, Professor Gan sneezed, quickly smiled apologetically, and tore a tissue to wipe his nose and mouth.

Today was the Sequence Seven regular meeting in West State, and Chairman Chen Shu had not yet arrived. A group of Sequence Seven experts sat around the meeting table, chatting and laughing.

Mo Lanyou hadn’t seen Bai Mo for a long time, and now she was chatting with Bai Mo non-stop.

"... This Immortal Technique battle spread like wildfire around the world!

"The video of Qinghua Rain slicing through the Cloud-Grasping Hand soared to the top in popularity on the Video Tubaba website, reaching a hundred million views!

"Look!"

Bai Mo glanced at Mo Lanyou’s phone and saw the view count approaching two hundred million!

He clicked his tongue in admiration.

The fox disciple in his embrace, Honey Peach Cake, also poked her head over to watch it with her master, clicking her tongue in amazement together.

Mo Lanyou was quite intrigued, scrolling through the comments to show Bai Mo.

[Gaga goose!]

[Unbelievable!]

[Is this a movie? I can’t believe this actually happened!]

[The Immortal Technique in Jiuzhou is incredibly terrifying!]

[I admit this Immortal Technique is terrifying, but I must correct you, this is not Jiuzhou’s Immortal Technique; this is our Korea Region’s Immortal Technique!]

[Though the mountains are different, the wind and moon are the same; I can understand the fear in people’s hearts during the war and wish for no more conflict or killing in the world]

[Our Sakura’s ninja also possesses this kind of overpowered Ninja Technique]

[Our White Seagull Region’s Odin, carrying the Valkyrie, appears amid the aurora, possessing such might!]

[Oh my god, I think I saw the ancestral spirit of the Luocha Clan exhibiting prowess!]

Eh?

Bai Mo became increasingly bewildered as he read.

Are these people... just bragging?

Or did they become confused after watching anime and movies?

"This... Sakura has Ninja Techniques? White Seagull Region has Odin? Lamp Eagle Region has Luocha Clan’s ancestral spirit?"

Mo Lanyou glanced at Bai Mo, furrowing her brow.

"Um, didn’t you know? Well... they truly exist!"

She opened the "Supernatural Power" page on the Video Tubaba website, revealing a vast collection of videos.

Some were Sakura Ninja Techniques, with Great Fireball Techniques;

Some were White Seagull’s Odin Valkyrie, descending to the world, defeating bank robbers;

Others were the Yoga Region’s Shiva manifestation, Brahma manifestation, with a huge figure filling the sky...

"These... are these special effects?

"Do they really exist?"

Mo Lanyou pointed to Bai Mo’s phone.

"Why don’t you check the official database of the Immortal Committee yourself."

Bai Mo, half-sceptical, pulled out his phone, opened the database, and searched around.

[... Over the past two years, supernatural abilities have been springing up globally like mushrooms after rain...]

[... Similar to the Ancient Immortals in Jiuzhou, there is a resurgence of Ninja Techniques in Sakura Region, and the ancestral spirit revelation of the Luocha Clan in Lamp Eagle Region...]

After reading a report, Bai Mo’s brows tightened.

At the bottom, it was signed "Huang Fu."

"Expert Huang Fu?

"He... he wouldn’t joke about this.

"Could this actually be real?"

Mo Lanyou vaguely heard, in her mind the Ancient Immortal chuckled, seemingly unable to hold back.

Mo Lanyou closed her eyes, her consciousness sinking into a dream realm, sitting at a tea table, consulting with the Ancient Immortal Master.

"Master, I suddenly remembered a question: during the Ancient Immortal Dynasty, how much territory did the Nine Kingdoms actually occupy? Was it only the present Jiuzhou?"

The Ancient Immortal sat behind a stone table, shaking his head.

"The Nine Kingdoms divided every inch of land and ocean on this planet.

"The wettest rainforests, driest deserts, most turbulent oceans, coldest glaciers... even the skies and underground were within the Nine Kingdoms’ domain!"

Mo Lanyou furrowed her brow.

"Then what about the World Tree, Odin, Valkyrie, Eight-headed Snake Nest, when did these things appear?

"After the fall of the Ancient Immortal Dynasty?"

The Ancient Immortal held a teacup, shaking his head.

"Unknown, unfamiliar, never heard of them."

Just as Mo Lanyou was about to ask another question, her mind suddenly spun, her consciousness rapidly rising, returning to her physical body in reality.

It turned out Bai Mo was poking her arm.

"Huh?"

She was still dazed when she suddenly turned her head and saw that Chairman Chen Shu was already seated at the meeting table, opening a file, ready to start the meeting.

She looked at Bai Mo, chuckled, and thanked him for waking her up.

Then she heard Chairman Chen Shu recount the recent work, sharing some insights and discussing future plans.

"... In any case, the West State Boss has given us a lot more time.

"The Fallen Immortal waits for no one, folks!

"But our work pace shouldn’t become hasty because of this; everyone should continue diligently as before, and that will be enough."

After this segment, he flipped the speaking notes to the next page.

"There’s one more thing, um... talking about it is a bit embarrassing."

He looked up at Bai Mo.

"Expert Bai Mo has been traveling outside for many days, unable to return home.

"And now that he’s back, there’s a new assignment waiting.

"It’s a hosting task.

"Everyone knows a little about the Sakura Region’s ninjas, right?

"Sakura has sent a ninja delegation, intending to visit West State.

"The tricky part here is... their delegation leader, Miyamoto Rokuzo, is a noble in Sakura Region, with quite a respected status!

"Our Jiuzhou is a land of etiquette; we need to provide them with a reception that meets the standards.

"Though Professor Zhang and I could host them, our status may not quite meet the requirements.

"After some deliberation, considering Expert Bai Mo’s reputation and status, it should absolutely suffice!"

Bai Mo was completely perplexed.

How does this calculation work?

Calculate social status?

Miyamoto Rokuzo is a noble in Sakura Region!

Does he have any social standing in Jiuzhou?

Yet everyone else in the room, except Bai Mo, nodded repeatedly.

"Having Expert Bai Mo host them indeed adequately demonstrates our culture and respect."

"Eh, does Expert Bai Mo feel a bit wronged? A Spark Level leading scientist, hosting them?"

"They’re really making a good deal out of this."

Mo Lanyou pouted.

"This whole affair... Do we really need to be so formal?

"Expert Bai Mo hosting them? They’re so conceited!"

The fox disciple in Bai Mo’s embrace, Honey Peach Cake, furrowed her brows even more.

Let the master host guests?

What guests?

So conceited?

Bai Mo smirked slightly.

"How... exactly is the hosting conducted?"

Chairman Chen Shu checked the file, affirming the hosting process.

"Um... you’ll need to go to the Golden Emperor Hotel where the delegation is staying and shake hands with Miyamoto Rokuzo.

"You’ll need to accompany Miyamoto Rokuzo and his group at a welcome banquet.

"You’ll need to accompany them in an exchange activity.

"You’ll need to present them with gifts in your name.

"When they leave, you’ll need to go to the Golden Emperor Hotel again and have a farewell banquet with them."

Bai Mo exhaled in relief.

It sounds quite easy!

If that’s the case, it’s no big deal!

The fox disciple in Bai Mo’s embrace, Honey Peach Cake, tilted her head and grinned.

From Chairman Chen Shu’s description, she only heard the word... feast!