Chapter 1132: Fox's Past

Pill formation!

Late at night on the peak of Danfu Mountain, Ye Chen's light shout echoed once again.

Once more, a soaring pill rainbow burst forth, dazzling and magnificent, with various visions intertwining, exciting the alchemists of Danfu to no end.

After collecting the seven-veined pill, Ye Chen plopped down on the ground. Even with the vigorous vitality of his Savage Ancient Holy Body, his face was pale at that moment.

However, his achievements were nothing short of miraculous. In such a short time, he had refined no fewer than thirty seven-veined pills, and their quality was impressively high, leaving the people of Danfu utterly astonished.

Pulling out his wine flask, Ye Chen reclined on the rocks below, gazing up at the eightfold heavens. Tomorrow was Ku Yue's birthday, which would undoubtedly mark a day of upheaval in Youdu, with many forces reshuffling their positions.

As he drank, Hu Xian'er flew over, casting a somewhat resentful glance at Ye Chen.

Ye Chen coughed dryly, realizing he had forgotten something. A few days earlier, he had promised to refine her bloodline.

Sit cross-legged!

Ye Chen stretched lazily.

Hu Xian'er chuckled and quickly sat down cross-legged, anticipating the opportunity ahead.

Ye Chen took a deep breath, unleashing the essence of his Holy Body, transforming it into strands of light that merged into Hu Xian'er's body. Along with it came the Immortal Fire and Heavenly Thunder, aiding in tempering her primordial spirit and physical form.

Uh!

Hu Xian'er's expression turned instantly painful, and she bit her lip until it bled.

Seeing this, Ye Chen smiled slightly. "I heard that the nine-tailed royal clan of your Hu clan once visited Zhuque Star."

At the mention of the nine-tailed royal clan, reverence flashed in Hu Xian'er's beautiful eyes. "A nine-tailed fox appears only once in ten thousand years in our Hu clan. Though the princess is merely a hundred years old, her talent is extraordinary, and the purity of her bloodline rivals that of divine beasts."

"The nine-tailed royal clan, rivaling divine beasts—I believe that." Ye Chen sighed.

"You're a bit superior to her, though." Hu Xian'er glanced at Ye Chen with a smile. "The bloodline of the Savage Ancient Holy Body is truly heaven-defying. I wonder what kind of bloodline would result from a union between a Holy Body and the nine-tailed royal clan."

"You're just pairing people randomly."

"Have you ever heard of the Hu Blessing?" Hu Xian'er asked Ye Chen with a smile.

"The Hu Blessing?" Ye Chen pondered for a moment and shook his head lightly. "Never heard of it."

"What about curses?"

"I've heard of those."

"A curse harms, while a blessing saves—one destroys, the other protects." Hu Xian'er tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear. "The Hu Blessing is a supreme protective technique of our Hu clan."

"From the way you revere it, this Hu Blessing must be incredibly powerful." Ye Chen mused.

"Of course it is." Hu Xian'er laughed. "Our Hu clan believes in nine reincarnations, and the Hu Blessing is performed at the cost of those nine lives. Once it's cast, that person will no longer exist in this world."

"Nine reincarnations?" Even Ye Chen was taken aback. "Were your Hu clan's ancestors out of their minds?"

"Our Hu clan ancestors weren't crazy." Hu Xian'er said with eyes full of reverence. "Do you know that without our Hu clan ancestors, there would be no Xianyu Great Emperor from the past? It was she who used nine reincarnations to exchange for the Hu Blessing, protecting the young Xianyu Great Emperor until he achieved the Dao, and only then did she fade away."

"So there was such a story." Ye Chen was shocked, unaware of this ancient connection between the Hu clan's ancestors and the Xianyu Great Emperor.

"The blessing from nine reincarnations must mean the Xianyu Great Emperor owes your Hu clan a tremendous favor." Ye Chen inhaled deeply, feeling a newfound respect for that ancient Hu clan ancestor. Nine reincarnations—what a profound price, possible only through deep affection.

"It's indeed a tremendous favor." Hu Xian'er's eyes grew dreamy. "The Xianyu Great Emperor protected our Hu clan for ninety thousand years, until his own passing. However, over endless ages, the Xianyu lineage declined, and the Hu clan that he had guarded also gradually faded, scattering across the myriad domains of the heavens."

"The Hu clan is truly admirable." Ye Chen smiled slightly.

"Who can blame us for having so many foolish girls in the Hu clan?"

"This makes me realize that the power of love is truly boundless."

"I have the Hu Blessing too. Do you want it?" Hu Xian'er blinked her beautiful eyes, smiling at Ye Chen.

"Keep it for yourself." Ye Chen smiled again.

"If you were from the Hu clan, would you be willing to use nine reincarnations to protect the person fated for you?"

"Maybe I would, maybe I wouldn't." Ye Chen gazed toward the misty stars, his deep eyes growing hazy, his words murmured softly. "I might just wait for her through nine reincarnations."

Hu Xian'er lowered her eyes, her smile lacking its usual charm and allure. He was the first to refuse her Hu Blessing, leaving her disappointed yet warmed.

The two fell into silence.

Sometime later, divine light soared from within Hu Xian'er. Her bloodline had been refined by Ye Chen's Holy Body essence, and both her primordial spirit and physical form had gained opportunities, with her cultivation advancing a level.

The night turned peaceful, with all sounds fading.

Hu Xian'er sat cross-legged on the mountain peak, quietly consolidating her cultivation.

Ye Chen left and arrived at the cave where Xie Yun was in seclusion, standing outside where he could faintly hear the cries of the Zhuque. Xie Yun's bloodline was pushing toward a new peak.

Ye Chen stroked his chin, noting that the dominance of Xie Yun's bloodline was on par with the Xuanling Body, which explained why he was hailed as the only one likely to surpass the Zhuque ancestors.

Suddenly, Ye Chen raised his hand and sent a refined seven-veined spirit pill into the cave—it was specially made for Xie Yun and would be a powerful aid in his return to the peak.

A breeze blew by, and an elder appeared behind Ye Chen. Upon closer inspection, it was Mu Xuan Gong, the ancestor of the Mu family.

"What a powerful Zhuque bloodline." Mu Xuan Gong exclaimed in surprise as soon as he steadied himself, narrowing his eyes at the cave. However, he couldn't penetrate the restrictions inside; his divine sense was repelled. Even as a quasi-saint, he couldn't see through it, highlighting the restrictions' profundity.

"Who is inside?" Mu Xuan Gong asked Ye Chen.

"Guess." Ye Chen smiled mysteriously.

"It couldn't be Xuan Yu, could it?" Mu Xuan Gong probed, looking at Ye Chen.

"In the entire Zhuque family, is there a second person with a bloodline to match his?"

"This..." Mu Xuan Gong was stunned.

"He scattered his cultivation and remolded his Dao roots." Ye Chen revealed the secret.

"Scattered his cultivation and remolded his Dao roots?" Mu Xuan Gong was beyond shocked. If he hadn't come to Danfu today, he wouldn't have known about this massive secret. Xie Yun's resolve left him utterly astonished.

"It seems your precious granddaughter didn't tell you, probably saving it as a huge surprise for you later."

"What a mix of shock and joy—that little girl Qing'er kept it from me so well."

"Don't spread this around." Ye Chen handed Mu Xuan Gong a wine flask. "It won't be long before your future grandson-in-law regains all his former glory and shocks everyone."

"If I'm not mistaken, even Tian Zhuque is in the dark about this!" Mu Xuan Gong laughed, looking at Ye Chen.

"She'll find out eventually." Ye Chen coughed dryly.

"I can't wait to see her shocked expression." Mu Xuan Gong chuckled and handed an ancient scroll to Ye Chen. "This is a seven-veined pill formula that the Mu family collected, but the materials for refining it are extremely hard to find."

Ye Chen took it and glanced over it. It was a pill called Yuan Shen Dan, clearly related to the primordial spirit based on its name.

Looking at the materials for refining the Yuan Shen Dan, Ye Chen couldn't help but grimace. As Mu Xuan Gong had said, they were indeed rare—some he had never even heard of, let alone refined.

I'm leaving!

Mu Xuan Gong patted Ye Chen on the shoulder and, before departing, cast a gratified glance at the cave where Xie Yun was secluded. The person inside was his future grandson-in-law, destined to become a supreme powerhouse.

After Mu Xuan Gong left, Ye Chen put away the pill formula and pondered where to search for these refining materials.

The night fell silent once more.

Pfft!

In a sealed cave on the eightfold heavens of Youdu, the sound of vomiting blood rang out.

Why? Why?

The cave was filled with hysterical roars. Ku Yue was disheveled, his eyes fierce and malicious.

Looking around, the ground was littered with bones, and before him was a spring of water—or more accurately, a spring of blood—radiating exotic colors and vibrant life force. It was made from the bloodlines of various special beings, all ruthlessly plundered by him. Faint wails could still be heard from within the blood spring.

He wasn't refining pills as Tian Zhuque had thought; instead, he was desperately seeking a breakthrough opportunity.

Yet, he had failed again.

Just as Ye Chen had calculated, committing too many evils invites karma, binding one in invisible shackles.