The land of China is vast and boundless. Apart from human beings, who are known as the spirits of all things, there are countless other living creatures that live together with humans in this world. Such as domestic animals like chickens, ducks, pigs, and dogs, and ferocious beasts like jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards, which are all familiar to people.

  Since ancient times, there have been many strange rumors and legends circulating in the world. In the remote and desolate areas of the Divine State, deep in the mountains and forests, some ancient spiritual beasts and remnants of the primordial era still exist. For thousands of years, countless stories of brave young men who traversed mountains and rivers to capture dragons and demons have been enthusiastically told and retold among people.

  Among these numerous legends, the Fox Spirit tribe may not be the most ferocious or powerful monster, but without a doubt, the Fox Spirit is the most mysterious and magical in people's eyes, and it is the only legend that carries some human emotions.

  When such ancient giant beasts as the "Black Water Python" become the goal for countless young men to prove their strength, the fox demon seems to be shrouded in mystery. Although there have always been rumors of fox demons harming people, unlike other monster legends, the fox demon clan often leaves behind touching stories of romance with humans, which is a very unusual and exceptional phenomenon among the many legends of monsters bringing disaster to human society.

  Of course, these are just rumors circulating among ordinary people. In the eyes of true cultivators, the fox demon clan is a group of extremely intelligent and cunning creatures. Their power is far inferior to that of the Black Water Divine Snake and other unimaginable ancient magical beasts, but these demons understand human emotions. According to legend, when they reach a certain level of cultivation, the fox demon clan has the ability to transform into humans, which may be the reason for those tragic and beautiful love stories between humans and demons.

  In the Fox Demon clan, there is a most intelligent and mysterious branch. Legend has it that as their cultivation increases, the tail behind them will continue to grow. After 100 years of cultivation, they will have three tails, known as the Fox Demon; after 1,000 years of cultivation, they will have six tails, becoming the Magic Fox. When nine tails appear, they are already at the highest level among the world's demons, and no one knows how many years it takes to reach this point. However, legend has it that a fox demon with nine tails is an extraordinary demon, with magical powers that can communicate with gods, known as the "Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox".

  It's just that this legend is too mysterious, and many people don't know about it, but in Gui Li's heart, it's as clear as a mirror. Not for anything else, but because ten years ago, under the Fire Dragon Cave, those two pairs of fox demons who died together in love were the first impact on his lifelong unwavering faith.

  To this day, I occasionally have midnight dreams, and that desolate yet beautiful white fox figure can still be vaguely seen.

  A faint blue glow emanated from the hard, cold ice, refracting in all directions and casting an eerie light on the three-tiered altar. Before Gui Li and Xiao Hui, a massive figure slowly emerged from the darkest depths, illuminated by a pale blue, otherworldly glow.

  A white fox, a huge white fox!

  This was the first time in his life that Gui Li had seen a white fox of such enormous size. From where he stood, the fox appeared to be at least twice as tall as him, easily the height of two men. Even in the dim light, its pure white fur was stunningly beautiful, with smooth and silky hair like the finest silk from the Central Plains.

  This is an animal that looks beautiful at first glance, but its huge body makes it feel a bit frightening. In fact, this white fox is currently in a state of extreme emotional excitement.

  The originally quiet altar space was now filled with the white fox's mournful howls and shrill whistles, and a pair of black, deep eyes embedded in her pale skin were also filled with madness.

  The blue light grew brighter, and before I knew it, the wind had picked up. The ghostly hem of his garment fluttered wildly, Xiao Hui let out a sharp cry, baring his teeth at the white fox, who was making menacing gestures.

  Suddenly, a white fox let out a shrill cry from its throat, and with a swift movement, it stood up on its hind legs. Almost simultaneously, Gui Li felt the solid ice around him surge with blue light, and amidst the thunderous roar, two massive blocks of ice, each over three times his height, moved through the air and came crashing down towards him.

  The ghost's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and a pale blue light emanated from his body as he quickly retreated with Xiao Hui. Almost at the same moment their figures disappeared, two massive ice blocks crashed into each other, producing a deafening roar, and shattered into fragments that scattered all over the ground.

  Before they could even stop, the three layers of the altar suddenly lit up with a blue glow, and in an instant, the space was filled with a strange and eerie power. Countless ice blocks of various sizes slowly floated into the air, shining brightly and looking incredibly beautiful and majestic.

  The demon's eyebrows furrowed even tighter, and this nine-tailed heavenly fox was indeed extremely powerful. Among the various demons and beasts he had encountered over the years, except for the unimaginable ancient giant black water python, the one in front of him, the nine-tailed heavenly fox, was the strongest.

  It was as if, when his gaze passed through the countless ice blocks shimmering with beautiful and enchanting blue light, and fixed on that white figure, along with its slightly crazed and deeply sorrowful eyes, a certain feeling he hadn't felt in years began to wander in his heart, just like the ghostly figures of those star-crossed fox lovers from back then.

  Just as he hesitated, the nine-tailed celestial fox on the other side let out a shrill howl, and instantly countless floating ice blocks in mid-air seemed to be summoned by a mysterious force, all rushing towards him with lightning-fast speed.

  The demon's face turned cold, and he stretched out his hand to hold the little gray creature in his arms, while his body rode on the Soul-Devouring Magic Rod and flew out to the side. In an instant, only a vast expanse of blue light flickered, with ice falling like rain, and the sound of crashing ice blocks was incessant. Every moment was like lightning, with countless paths of blue ice pursuing that one green figure.

  It was just this green shadow that, like a ghost, often dodged past in the blink of an eye, amidst the icy rain-filled sky, either to the left or right, or up and down, evading what seemed like endless layers of ice and rain.

  The white fox's sharp howl grew even more intense, but somehow it sounded as if there was a hint of weakness amidst the anger. Just as they were in the midst of their fierce battle, a green shadow suddenly flashed by, and Gui Li's figure had somehow managed to pierce through the layers of ice blocks and charged towards the white fox itself.

  The white fox was startled, its beautiful white fur standing on end without any wind. It raised a front paw, as if it were about to use some sort of mysterious magic. But just at that moment, a dark red glow suddenly erupted from behind it. Almost simultaneously, the white fox's body shook violently, as if it had been struck with great force. Its eyes went wild and its magical powers dissipated in an instant. Its body collapsed to the ground, limp and lifeless.

  In the next moment, a green shadow floated over, and a pale hand stretched out from the light to grab the white fox's neck at an incredible speed.

  The white fox let out a low cry, its eyes filled with pain and helplessness, but as it looked up, it seemed to resign itself to its fate, closing its eyes as if waiting for death.

  His hand fell on the white fox's throat, its massive body was right in front of him, but somehow it now seemed like a fragile little bird in his grasp.

  Xiao Hui lay on Gui Li's chest and suddenly let out a few low cries.

  The demon quietly stared at the white fox in front of him and slowly withdrew his hand.

  The white fox slowly opened its eyes, and what fell into its sight was the figure of the man standing in front of it.

  One person, one fox, gazing at each other like this!

  "Rumble!"

  With a loud rumble, the ice blocks that were flying in the sky behind Gui Li lost their magical support and fell down one after another, colliding with each other, shattering into pieces, and white icy mist scattered everywhere, rushing from behind to completely cover the figures of Gui Li and Bai Hu.

  After a long time, the ice dust gradually fell down, and Gui Li and Bai Hu's figures reappeared.

  Xiao Hui somehow climbed onto Gui Li's shoulder again, her three eyes blinking as she looked at Gui Li and then the white fox in front of her. She then looked around, seemingly suddenly interested in the beautiful ice crystals scattered all over the ground. She jumped down from Gui Li's shoulder, sat on the ground, picked up a few pieces of ice that emitted a faint blue glow, and began to play with them.

  The white fox's gaze shifted from Gui Li to Xiao Hui, looked deeply for a moment, then returned to Gui Li. After a brief pause, he spoke: "Why didn't you kill me?"

  It sounds calm at the moment. Gui Li didn't answer immediately, his gaze inadvertently looked behind Bai Hu's back, and soon he found what he had guessed.

  A dark red iron chain, about the thickness of a normal person's arm, was locked around the white fox's waist. At this moment, a faint red glow emanated from within the chain, and even from a distance, one could sense that strange and eerie power.

  Just now, the white fox was in an intense battle when it suddenly lost strength, apparently this seal had taken effect. It's not surprising, if there wasn't such a powerful seal, how could this Xuanhuo altar trap the legendary nine-tailed celestial fox with its extraordinary demonic power?

  The white fox looked at Gui Li, but Gui Li didn't answer its question. It seemed that it wasn't even paying attention, because what it was concerned about was something else entirely.

  "What about Xiaoliu? Did you kill it and take the 'Xuanhuo Mirror'?" Its voice sounded very low, very tired.

  The demon's expression turned solemn and silent for a moment before he slowly spoke: "This 'Little Six' you mentioned, is it the six-tailed fox demon with only six tails?"

  The giant white fox's body shook slightly and lowered its head.

  "It's dead!" The ghost said in a low but clear voice.

  The white fox gazed at the ground in front of her and murmured: "How did I die?"

  "Ten years ago, I and two friends heard that there was a monster haunting the Black Stone Cave under Xiao Chi Town, so we went to check it out." Gui Li's face was calm as water, and he spoke of past events in a light tone. For a moment, the vast space was silent, with only his voice drifting gently, occasionally accompanied by the sound of a small grey creature playing nearby.

  "...Finally, seeing that things could not be done, and the three-tailed demon fox also died, he decided to end his own life. Before dying, he tied the Xuanhuo Mirror to my hand." Gui Li stretched out his hand from his pocket and took out the Xuanhuo Mirror. Under the faint blue glow surrounding it, the ancient flame pattern seemed to be burning gently.

  The white fox stared blankly at the Xuanhuo Mirror, as if in a trance, and after a long while, it said softly: "Xiao Liu is my son!"

  The surroundings were eerily quiet, as if dead. The ghost stared at the sad white fox in front of him, and suddenly felt like he couldn't breathe.

  The white fox shadow that was carved into the depths of the heart and fell into the scorching magma, clear as if it were right in front of me.

  Ten years of time, as if it were just yesterday.

  What is it that quietly changed your and my heart's intention?

  "It was also me who killed your son." The ghost said coldly, "In the future, you'll have a chance to come and kill me if you want."

  The white fox raised its head, gazing deeply at him. For some reason, Gui Li suddenly felt that the white fox was smiling, with a thousand years of vicissitudes in its eyes, and a faintly sorrowful smile.

  "It can give you the Xuanhuo Mirror, I am its mother, don't you know its intentions at that time?" The white fox said faintly, slowly turning around, the iron chain locked on its waist making a piercing sound, restraining it.

  The demon king looked at the white fox as it slowly walked into the depths of darkness, and suddenly felt an inexplicable surge in his heart, blurting out: "What can I do to help you?"

  The white fox's body froze, but it didn't turn around. It was just its voice that suddenly had a hint of subtle excitement: "Will you help me?"

  The ghost was silent and didn't respond.

  The white fox slowly turned its body, at this moment, suddenly, in its black and deep eye sockets, a strange light seemed to emerge.

  "Three hundred years ago, our Fox Demon clan snatched the Xuanhuo Mirror from the Furnace Valley, but we were almost wiped out. Only Xiaoliu managed to escape, and I was the only one who survived, trapped in this Xuanhuo Altar, suffering under the 'Xuanhuo Refining' torture. My magical powers are also being heavily suppressed by the Xuanhuo Refining and the 'Eight Cruel Xuanhuo Formation' beneath the altar, enduring suffering day and night."

  He sneered and said, "If Fengxiang Valley didn't want to know the whereabouts of Xuanhuo Mirror from me, I would have been killed long ago."

  The ghost nodded silently.

  The white fox looked at him and said, "This Xuanhuo Lian is a rare object of the heaven and earth, with strong yang energy. Once it's locked, only those who know the secret incantation of Huixiang Valley can open it. But apart from that, as long as one has the Xuanhuo Mirror, they can also unlock this thing!"

  The fierce gaze slowly shifted to the Xuanhuo Mirror in his hand, and a faint warmth emanated from the ancient flame pattern on it.

  The white fox's voice continued to speak in front: "Xuanhuo Mirror is the essence of all fires, a heavenly artifact. You just need to walk to the end of the stone wall behind me, there is a cylindrical stone platform, Xuanhuo Refining extends from there and penetrates deep into the underground volcanic rock magma, absorbing endless heat energy. If you place the Xuanhuo Mirror on the stone platform, you can unlock the Xuanhuo Refining. Without this seal, relying solely on the eight fierce Xuanhuo law arrays below without the master of the Xuanhuo Mirror, it has already been unable to hold me back."

  As she spoke further on, the white fox's voice actually trembled slightly, clearly her emotions were stirred.

  Guili did not speak, his face calm as water.

  The white fox gazed at him, and after a moment, deep disappointment appeared in her eyes. She suddenly let out a bitter laugh and said softly, "Do you regret it? Then forget it. In fact, who isn't like that in this world?"

  As it spoke, it seemed as if it was about to turn around again, but Gui Li suddenly moved.

  He slowly walked forward, passing by the white fox's side. The little gray behind him raised his head, seemingly having interest in the situation again. He jumped over a few times and landed on Gui Li's shoulder.

  The ghost walked past the white fox, and the white fox also turned around to follow him. The huge body accompanied Gui Ye, and for some reason, its eyes seemed to have an unusual glow.

  "Young man, why would you want to help a monster?"

  The demon didn't turn back, nor did he show any emotion. The white fox followed behind him, and couldn't even see his expression. Only after a moment, the man's low muttering could be heard as he walked alone in the darkness: "Actually, who in this world isn't like that..."

  "Ten years ago, I personally put the two of them down into the magma; ten years ago, under the Heaven Exterminating Array, I watched with my own eyes as she fell from mid-air..."

  The white fox stopped in its tracks, the end of the Xuanhuo refining had a very severe restriction on the demon beast, it was unable to move forward. And at this moment, Xiao Hui also seemed to have sensed something, jumping down from Gui Lie's shoulder and stopping beside the white fox.

  But Gui Li did not stop in his tracks.

  The white fox gazed silently, and the darkness in the darkest place gently poured down, swallowing the man's shadow.

  It suddenly sighed!

  After a moment, it turned its massive fox head, approaching Xiao Hui. Xiao Hui faced this demon beast that was hundreds of times larger than itself, yet showed no fear, "Squeak squeak" calling out twice, three eyes staring at the white fox together.

  "Is he also a sorrowful person?" The white fox murmured.

  Xiao Hui blinked her eyes and chirped while scratching her head with her hand.

  The white fox smiled faintly, with a hint of desolation and sorrow in her laughter.

  "You are not yet enlightened, your spiritual awareness has just begun, how can you understand the love and emotions of people in this world?"

  It whispered softly, its voice gradually decreasing in volume, barely audible: "It's because of such infatuated men in the mortal world that we can still deeply miss them after thousands of years..."

  Incense Valley Entrance

  The atmosphere became increasingly solemn, and the scene was quiet. The Fishman Tribe people glared angrily at the officials led by Joji, while the people on the side of the Burning Valley were shocked and frightened.

  Many disciples have already started to secretly look around, the cold wind blows by, the branches and leaves dance lightly, and the low wailing sound that comes from who-knows-where in the dark night makes one's heart feel chilled.

  Shangguan's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, his face stern. This unknown killer was indeed formidable, but with his cultivation, he shouldn't be afraid. However, the fact that someone with such abilities could be so ruthless and openly trying to provoke conflict between Huixiang Valley and the Fisherman Barbarian Tribe was truly worrisome.

  Could it be that the great plan of Fengxiang Valley, which had been secretly planned for a hundred years, was finally exposed?

  At this thought, even if it is a superior official with profound wisdom and firm determination, his heart cannot help but be slightly disturbed.

  But he was not an ordinary person, and after a moment, he calmed down. He knew that the mysterious killer was lurking in the dark, watching him intently, and he couldn't afford to lose his composure. Moreover, in these hundreds of years, it was truly the first time someone had been so bold and daring as to be so reckless in Huixiang Valley. If they didn't teach them a lesson, they feared that in the future, even stray cats and dogs would dare to cause trouble!

  Shangguan Ce nodded, his head slightly moving to the side. Li Xun understood and stepped forward. Shangguan Ce coldly said: "Pass down the order, mobilize all disciples, seal off all exits in the valley, and release all 'Red-eyed Eagles' to circle above, absolutely cannot let this murderer escape."

  Li Kun nodded slightly, hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Shifu, about the master of that valley..."

  Shangguan Ce shook his head and said, "Since the Lord of the Valley had you pass on the order for me to handle this matter tonight, he must still be unable to tear himself away. You also know him..." He stopped mid-sentence, looked up at Li Xuan, and said, "Later, I will naturally go explain it to him."

  Li Kun bowed his head and said, "Yes, I'll go and do it now." He turned around and left.

  When he walked away with his majestic body, the disciples of Fengxiang Valley made way for him one after another. Yanhong, who had been standing beside him from the beginning and heard the conversation between Li Xu and Shangguan Ce, looked at Li Xu's figure with a pair of bright eyes, as if there was a faint flash of light in them.

  Li Kun's figure quickly disappeared into the darkness of the depths of Fengxiang Valley. The fish people on that side were in an uproar, and several fish people cried out in unison. The tall and majestic fish person who was in charge conversed with the other monsters for a few sentences, then turned around with a furious expression, "Squeak squeak squeak" talking non-stop.

  Shangguan's eyebrows furrowed, and Sun Tu beside him had already translated: "They are demanding that we immediately hand over the murderer who killed their chieftain, or else they will slaughter us all."

  Shangguan Ce let out a cold hum, his eyes chilly as he gazed at the fish people. Those fish people were clearly somewhat fearful of Shangguan Ce, and for a moment they were all stunned, but after their ferocity rose up, even more fish people began to angrily roar.

  Shangguan Ce knew that these fish-like barbarians couldn't be reasoned with, and at this critical moment when the grand plan was about to unfold, it wasn't the time to provoke a conflict with these southern barbarian tribes. Moreover, the extraordinary figure hiding in the depths of the Ten Thousand Great Mountains wasn't just him; even Valley Master Yun Yiluan, who had attained spiritual enlightenment, showed restraint and caution towards them.

  He was thinking about how to temporarily appease these barbarian tribes, and slowly opened his mouth: "Everyone, today's affairs, my superior will definitely give you an explanation, but for the time being, I have to trouble you to stay here..."

  The words had barely fallen when, suddenly and without warning, the ground beneath their feet shook violently.

  The shock was so severe and sudden that many of the incense valley disciples and fish people were caught off guard, unable to stand firm and fell to one side.

  Shangguan Ce's Daoist path was profound and naturally different from those of ordinary disciples. In an instant, he steadied himself, and in his astonishment, his eyes inadvertently swept to the side, where he saw Yan Hong's body also unsteady, but only a moment slower than his own in regaining balance.

  "Ah! Heaven, the sky has changed color!"

  It was unclear who shouted first, but in an instant everyone looked up at the sky, only to see that the originally pitch-black night sky had suddenly turned red. Countless clouds that seemed to be burning like flames quickly moved and rotated around a certain place, with faint sounds of wind and thunder, and the scene was extremely magnificent.

  Shangguan Ce was taken aback, his face suddenly changing color, and almost subconsciously turned his head to look, and indeed the place surrounded by countless flames and clouds was the location of the mysterious Xuanhuo Altar.

  Shangguan Ce's shock and anger converged, and he couldn't care about anything else. With a fierce stomp of his foot, his body transformed into a gray light that flew towards the Xuanhuo Altar at an incredible speed. However, in the instant his body took to the air, a faint doubt flashed across his mind like lightning - how did Yanhong's powers advance so rapidly?