Chapter 490 - 652 : White Fox Sister
"Otherwise, if too much time passes, it may drain the spiritual energy node dry and cause destructive damage to it."
"Then we should still use a second-rank peak formation there. Before the great calamity arrives in the future, the branch will ultimately return to the main branch."
"Understood." Jianyi Mingxian nodded slightly.
At the same time,
The Forest of the Azure Sea, Cloud-Gold Mountain Range.
Amid a thousand verdant peaks, countless points of flowing gold were embedded. The mountain rocks contained essence, and whenever the wind passed over the forest canopy, it carried sharp ringing sounds.
Within the mountain range was a second-rank metal-element spiritual vein, causing sharp metal qi to flourish greatly, making it suitable for metal-element demonic beasts to cultivate.
The Jianyi family’s white tiger was in seclusion here.
On a certain cliff in the mountain range, the white tiger crouched upon red-gold rock, lying dormant. Its three-zhang body was covered in frost-white fur, faint golden patterns flowing over it. The pale "king" character on its forehead pulsed faintly.
At first, the metal qi around the cliff stirred slightly, like tiny scales swimming. A moment later, the wind stopped and the forest fell silent. The metal essence from all directions surged toward the tiger’s body like milk returning to its source.
The tiger’s body trembled lightly, its frost fur standing on end. The bloodline within its body boiled, wanting to smash through shackles. A low roar shook the rock fragments until they fell with rustling sounds.
Suddenly, sharp metal qi erupted from its body, shooting into the sky. At first, it was like a silver spear, then in the next instant, it swelled to several zhang thick. Its color turned pure gold as it stabbed straight into the blue firmament, tearing the drifting clouds open and leaving a white mark across the blue sky.
Where the qi pillar reached, the needles of ancient pines all fell as golden fragments. After mountain rocks peeled away, lustrous golden veins were exposed. The stream at the foot of the mountain froze under the coldness of the metal qi, its ice surface gleaming with a metallic luster.
In the distance, the red-gold ore vein buzzed, as if responding.
When the qi pillar faded, the white tiger fell back onto the rock. Its frost fur was now covered in red-gold, the "king" marking brilliant. As its tiger eyes opened and closed, golden light shot toward the Dipper.
The white tiger again raised its head and let out a long roar. The sound was like a great golden bell, carrying third-rank pressure and the pressure of the Four Spirits White Tiger as it spread.
Demonic beasts within dozens of li all trembled.
Red foxes abandoned their food and fled to their nests. Black-maned bears startled and ran into the dense forest. Flocks of golden-winged sparrows fell to the ground and flapped about. Even second-rank Ironback Demonic Wolves crouched on the ground and whimpered, not daring to raise their heads.
This breakthrough aura naturally drew the attention of Moyue, the Three-Tailed White Fox, and Tree King.
"That stupid cat finally broke through!"
Moyue poked his head out from Mirror Lake, excited light flashing in his eyes. He raised his head and released a heaven-shaking dragon roar, then swung his dragon tail and shot into the sky, heading straight toward Cloud-Gold Mountain Range.
The Three-Tailed White Fox and the treant avatar also turned into a white streak and a green streak of light, respectively, and headed over.
Jianyi Mingshu was also near Cloud-Gold Mountain Range. As the white tiger’s master, she could naturally sense its changes through the spirit beast restriction.
She immediately contacted it mentally. "Little Bai, you finally broke through."
"I will go find you now."
"Master, wait. Other third-rank demonic beasts are coming over. They should be the Three-Tailed White Fox and the Ancient Locust Tree King that Boss Moyue mentioned. After they leave, I will come find you."
"That is fine too."
In only a moment,
Moyue, the Three-Tailed White Fox, and the treant avatar all stood before the cliff.
The Three-Tailed White Fox felt some pressure from Jianyi Bai, much stronger than the Sky-Rending Tiger back then.
"This tiger actually also has Four Spirits White Tiger bloodline, and it is even somewhat stronger than that Sky-Rending Tiger from back then. His potential is extraordinary."
"Boss Moyue." Jianyi Bai looked toward Moyue and spoke.
The Three-Tailed White Fox was slightly startled and immediately turned around. "Big Brother Moyue, is he your little brother?"
"Correct. He has followed me for a long time. I specially brought him here from the Hundred Thousand Mountains so he could use this place’s spiritual vein to cultivate. In the end, he did not disappoint my expectations."
The treant avatar smiled faintly, seeing through it but not exposing it.
"White Fox Sister, I plan to have this little brother of mine oversee Cloud-Gold Mountain Range. How about giving your territory to me?" Moyue said with a smile.
A trace of vigilance flashed through the Three-Tailed White Fox’s eyes. "Brother Moyue, was that not what we agreed on before? If you help me reach the peak of mid third rank, I will leave and give this place up."
"Tree King, bear witness."
The treant avatar stroked his beard and said, "No problem."
In order to control this Forest of the Azure Sea, the Jianyi family naturally spared no cost.
Wentian had long ago instructed them to collect second-rank peak water-element demonic beasts, planning to refine twelve water-element Demonic Spirit Pills, and then use the Five Spirits Reverse Core Method to advance one water-element demonic core to the third rank.
If all of them were refined, they should be enough to raise the Three-Tailed White Fox to the peak of mid third rank.
Moyue said, "However, the cost is not small. I also have one condition."
"What condition?"
"You must first report upward and say that you are inferior to me and are giving up this territory for me to guard.
"Of course, before you rise to the peak of mid third rank, you can still cultivate here."
"This..."
"White Fox Sister, you do not lose out in this trade. With your aptitude, if you want to reach the peak of mid third rank in a short time, it would likely take several dozen to a hundred years of bitter cultivation.
"You may not even necessarily be able to do it.
"Otherwise, we demonic race would not have so many demonic beasts trapped at early third rank and mid third rank.
"If bitter cultivation alone could allow one to reach late third rank or even peak third rank, then with our demonic race’s lifespan, all demonic beasts that step into the third rank should be able to accomplish it."
The Three-Tailed White Fox fell into thought.