Li Mu stuck on the Divine Travel Talisman and hugged the little fox as he traversed through the dense forest.
According to Xiao Bai, its parents were killed by an even more powerful demon not long after it was born. It was Granny who raised it.
A few other little foxes of the same clan grew up with it.
Li Mu hugged it and asked, "Where is your home?"
Xiao Bai pointed ahead with its claws and said, "It's in the valley ahead."
The fox clan was considered the weakest among the demons. They were not large in size and did not have sharp fangs or claws. They were at the bottom of the food chain. Therefore, when they cultivated, they had to avoid other ferocious beasts and demons.
In Xiao Bai's clan, only Granny was a three-tailed demon fox. The rest were just little fox demons who had formed their embryos.
This valley was considered hidden. When Li Mu carried Xiao Bai to the entrance of the valley, Xiao Bai jumped out of his arms and ran towards the valley while shouting happily, "Granny, granny, I'm back …"
Li Mu's figure flashed and appeared in front of it instantly.
Xiao Bai stopped suddenly and asked in confusion, "Benefactor, what's wrong?"
Li Mu said with a serious expression, "Be careful. Something's not right here. Come to me …"
Although there was no movement around him, he instinctively sensed danger. This was the biggest difference between cultivators who had refined the first soul and those who had not.
Xiao Bai jumped lightly and landed on Li Mu's shoulder.
Li Mu held Baiyi and walked slowly into the valley ahead.
As soon as he stepped into the valley, he smelled a strong stench of blood. Li Mu looked up and saw the corpse of a fox at a glance.
His gaze moved forward again. Almost every few steps, there was a dead fox. In the area he could see, there were at least a dozen of them.
The blood on these foxes had dried up. They had clearly been dead for a long time.
A white figure jumped down from Li Mu's shoulder and ran to the corpse of a fox. She said with a trembling voice, "Sister Yingying, what's wrong with you? Wake up …"
"Sister Yanyan …"
"Sister Yinyin!"
"What's wrong? Wake up …"
…
It kept jumping around the corpses of these foxes. Its voice was trembling and it was on the verge of collapse. Li Mu looked at a fox corpse at his feet and frowned. "Sword wound …"
The wounds on their bodies were flat and smooth. They had all been killed with a single strike.
Monsters would not leave such wounds. It was very likely that they had died at the hands of human cultivators.
Li Mu seemed to have thought of something. He circulated his magic power and used the Heaven's Eye Technique. He saw that there was not a single soul in their bodies. The souls of demons would not dissipate so quickly. Furthermore, they had been dead for no more than three days.
The first thing that came to Li Mu's mind was that there were cultivators who killed demons and took their souls.
The reason why Ren Yuan's cultivation had improved so quickly was because Venerable Thousand Illusions had used countless demon souls to help him.
Seeing so many corpses of its kind, Xiao Bai had already collapsed to the ground. It cried, "Granny, where are you …"
Li Mu sighed and asked, "Is there anything of your granny's here? Maybe we can find it with the Fu-lu."
Xiao Bai ran towards a cave in the distance. Li Mu found a futon where it had stopped. Xiao Bai stretched out its front paw and wiped its eyes. It said with a choked voice, "Granny often cultivated here …"
Li Mu bent down and picked up a few fox hairs from the futon.
The fox hairs were yellow and white. They did not have any luster. It was obvious that they were left behind by an old fox.
Li Mu took out an Immortal Guiding Talisman from his bosom. He mixed the fox fur into it and folded it into the shape of a paper crane. He then threw the paper crane into the air. The paper crane slowly flapped its wings and flew out of the cave.
Li Mu carried Xiao Bai and said, "Let's go. It should be nearby."
He activated the Divine Travel Talisman and ran out of the cave. He ran towards a certain direction.
In a secluded forest, a few grey wolves were attacking an old fox.
The old fox had grey fur. Its body was pierced by a sword and its aura was very weak.
The grey wolves were very fast. When they attacked, they waved their claws and there was a faint sound of wind breaking. Even so, they could not hurt the old fox.
However, when the old fox's claws landed on their bodies, they could not cause any fatal damage to them.
One of the grey wolves bared its white fangs and sneered, "Old fox, you didn't expect that you would have such a day, did you? When I devour your body, I will be able to achieve human transformation …"
The old fox looked at the five grey wolves. Its eyes were filled with despair and sorrow.
If it was not injured, it naturally would not care about these wolf demons that had not achieved human transformation. However, it was heavily injured by that human cultivator and was on the verge of death. For the past three days, its only belief was to persevere until Xiao Bai returned. However, it did not expect that these wolf demons would still find it despite its heavy injuries.
It forcefully mobilized a trace of Dharmic powers. A fox claw suffused with a dim light and smacked the head of a grey wolf that was attacking it.
Bang!
The grey wolf's head was smashed. It fell to the ground and twitched twice before it stopped breathing.
As for the old fox, it was limp on the ground. It did not even have the strength to stand up.
A trace of joy appeared in the eyes of the grey wolf leader. It said, "Attack together and kill it. This old fox's meat is good stuff!"
Smelling the fishy smell from the wolf's mouth, the old fox sighed and closed its eyes in despair.
In the end, it could not wait for Xiao Bai to return.
Boom!
The sound of thunder suddenly exploded in its ears. At the same time, it also felt a familiar aura.
It opened its eyes and saw a white thunderbolt descending on the head of the wolf king. The wolf king was struck into charcoal on the spot and its soul scattered.
The rest of the gray wolves were shocked by this sudden change. When they came back to their senses, they subconsciously wanted to escape, but they saw a white light flash in front of their eyes. The next moment, they saw their rapidly running bodies in front of their heads.
Four grey wolves were beheaded in an instant.
Li Mu stretched out his hand. The Baiyi Sword that was not stained with a trace of blood automatically flew back to his hand. Now, his mastery of the Thunder Technique and the Art of Sword Manipulation had reached the point of perfection. He could kill a few molded demons with a wave of his hand.
"Grandma!"
Xiao Bai saw the old fox and quickly ran over.
The old fox's eyes were filled with gratification. It said with a smile, "I didn't expect to see you before I die."
"Grandma, you won't die. You won't die!" Xiao Bai suddenly spat out a pill from its mouth and said, "Grandma, quickly eat this pill. You'll be fine after you eat it …"
Li Mu shook his head. Even if he fed the old fox the pill that he did not consume, it would be of no use.
The old fox's soul was already very weak. It was so weak that it could only survive. The reason why it was not dead yet was because of the mental power in its heart.
Li Mu's hand glowed with a golden light. He sent it into the old fox's body. The golden light passed through the old fox's body and did not have any effect.
Li Mu retracted his hand and said while shaking his head, "What else do you have to say? Hurry up and say it …"
The old fox's spirit was slightly better. It nodded slightly at Li Mu and said, "Thank you, benefactor."
Li Mu walked to the side and extracted the spirit power from the bodies of the wolf demons that died under Bai Yi Jian's sword.
Xiao Bai hugged the old fox. Its black pearl-like eyes were filled with tears. It cried, "Grandma, Sister Yingying is dead. Sister Yanyan is dead. Sister Yinyin is also dead …"
The old fox used its claws to stroke its head and said, "They were killed by human cultivators. Promise me, before your cultivation is strong enough, don't avenge them …"
The old fox's claws brushed past. The image of a human cultivator appeared in Xiao Bai's mind.
It wiped its tears and gritted its teeth, "Grandma, don't worry. I will definitely avenge them!"
The old fox coughed a few times and its breath became even weaker.
It used its last bit of strength to turn its head and looked at Li Mu. Its eyes were filled with pleading.
It did not speak, but Li Mu knew what it wanted to say. He nodded and said, "Don't worry. I will take good care of Xiao Bai."
The old fox's only wish had been fulfilled. It used its front claws to grab Xiao Bai and said happily, "You have to listen to your benefactor. Stay by his side and serve him well …"
Xiao Bai choked with sobs and nodded. She said sorrowfully, "Grandma …"
The old fox's pupils began to dilate. In the final moment of its life, it poured all of its spirit power and spirit power into Xiao Bai's body.
Under the impact of this powerful force, Xiao Bai instantly fainted.
In the nameless valley.
Xiao Bai knelt in front of a few protruding graves. It was as if she had lost her soul.
Her originally white fur had become rather translucent. The old fox had been in human form for a long time. In a few more years, it might be able to condense a daemon core and become a fourth realm daemon cultivator. Most of its spirit power and spirit power had been sealed in Xiao Bai's body. Once she completely absorbed and refined it, it would be time for it to transform.
Li Mu stood silently by its side, accompanying it silently.
After an unknown period of time, it finally stood up and sniffed. It glanced at the graves one last time and said, "Benefactor, let's go."
Li Mu bent down and picked it up, slowly walking out of the mountain.
He had originally wanted to send it home, but he never expected something like this to happen.
Its entire clan had died tragically. Its only relative had died before its eyes. No matter what, Li Mu could not let it cultivate alone in the mountains.
However, he was about to head to the provincial government. That was a completely unfamiliar place. Li Mu did not even know if he could take care of himself, let alone bring a little fairy with him.
Even if he wanted to bring it with him, Li Mu had to first gain a firm foothold in the provincial capital and have the strength to protect it.
When they returned home, Xiao Bai was still immersed in grief. She silently returned to her room.
A while later, Liu Hanyan walked over from next door. When she walked into the courtyard, she glanced at Li Mu.
Li Mu knew what she meant. He said, "I'm leaving in two days. After I leave, I have something to ask of you."
"You don't care about the shop, you don't care about the money from selling the books. You want me to save it for you. Haven't you asked me for a lot of things?" Liu Hanyan rolled her eyes at him and said, "Speak. What is it?"
[PS: I recommend the new book by the Old Ghost of the Black Mountain, 'White-Headed Daemon Master': It doesn't matter if the protagonist is powerful or a good person. It also doesn't matter if he can slay daemons or exorcise devils. What matters is that his actions must be flashy and his hair must float!]
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