The Aloof Immortal Venerable is Pregnant with My Fox Cub - Chapter 35

Chapter 35

The Spiritual Fungus Elixir melted instantly upon entry. The cool spiritual liquid slid down her throat, then condensed into thousands of threads, nourishing her Dantian and thoroughly cleansing her from the inside out.

Cang Ran’s body seemed to transform into a tiny speck of dust, drifting and bobbing amidst the profound and mysterious Great Dao of the heavens. Finally, she caught a glimpse of a streak of golden light.

As if plucking stars and holding the moon, she reached out and plucked a wisp of that golden light.

The golden light followed the meridians of her palm and drilled into her body, circulating through all her channels. Upon reaching the barrier of her cultivation stage, it instantly shattered the heavy wall.

Her body suddenly felt light. Her cultivation broke through from the ninth stage of the Shape-Shifting stage to the first stage of the Soul Condensation stage. Immediately following the first stage, it continued to climb straight up, stopping only when it reached the sixth stage.

It was as if she had received the blessings of all things in heaven and earth. A large amount of spiritual energy vibrated around her body like ripples.

When the golden spots of light around her slowly dissipated, she found that she had shed a layer of constraint. The spiritual energy stored in her body was greater, and her meridians had widened by half.

After entering a new realm, her understanding of everything in the world also ascended a step.

Cang Ran opened her eyes, feeling refreshed. Her bloodline had been purified. Two more tails instantly grew, making her a five-tailed fox demon now.

She shook her newly grown large tails twice, stirring the surrounding air. She sniffed, detecting a difficult-to-describe foul odor.

Cang Ran lowered her head and sniffed carefully, realizing the odor was actually coming from herself.

Tan Qingxuan watched the little fox’s almost vomiting expression and smiled slightly from the side: “It must be the result of the spiritual fungus cleansing your marrow, expelling impurities from your body. Go wash up now.”

Cang Ran agreed. She thought about how Qingqing must have endured the stench for a long time. Her cheeks flushed, and she quickly transformed into her fox form and darted toward the waterfall.

No sooner had she left the cave mouth than she encountered the heavenly thunder tribulation descending. A thick, pillar-like purple bolt of lightning suddenly exploded onto her body, instantly reducing the filth all over her body to a pile of ash.

The entire fox looked like it had been roasted, and the ground was blown into a deep crater. This thunder tribulation was more ferocious than her previous ones. One bolt had just struck, and another was already brewing in the sky.

To prevent the massive thunder from destroying her home, Cang Ran endured the intense pain, quickly crawled out of the pit, pushed off with her hind legs, and tried to climb up the edge of the deep hole with her forelegs, but her paw pads suddenly slipped.

Another terrifying thunderbolt roared down. Cang Ran extended her sharp, long claws, hooking the tips tightly into the ground, and forcibly climbed out of the deep pit with a burst of power.

The thunderbolt narrowly missed, landing on her right side. Cang Ran ran incredibly fast. She bolted along, her five large tails swaying as if dancing in the wind and thunder.

Tan Qingxuan stood behind her and withdrew the spell that blocked the thunder tribulation. Demon cultivators need to use the thunder tribulation to temper their bodies and refine their bones. She couldn’t interfere too much.

In the past six months, Cang Ran had become quite proficient at the art of running away. The heavenly thunder of the tribulation chased after her, striking down bolt after bolt with flashes of lightning, leaving deep pits and stirred-up dust clouds.

The thunder tribulation could not be avoided. The heavenly thunder would only truly leave after striking her body sufficiently. Cang Ran knew there was no point in hiding. She stopped only when she reached the pile of rocks she used for transcending tribulations and used the thunder to temper her muscles and bones.

Bolts of lightning struck her body as if they were free. Cang Ran felt her body was being blasted into a pulp. The smaller bolts that burst from the main lightning strikes caused the ground to sink considerably.

When the thunder tribulation dissipated, Cang Ran felt her body was charred and severely painful. She had become a pitch-black fox, lying in the dusty deep pit.

She spread her four paws flat, opened her round eyes, and quietly looked at the blue, clear sky above. The dazzling light reflected a gorgeous luster in her eyes.

A short while later, an ethereal and beautiful woman appeared above the deep pit. She heard Tan Qingxuan’s voice, as clear as shattered jade.

“Do you want me to carry you out?”

She was like a little black charcoal now. If she let Qingqing carry her out, she would definitely get ash all over her.

She didn’t want Qingqing to see her ugly side, although she had already been seen, and quite clearly at that.

“No, I’ll lie here for a while,” Cang Ran moved her lips weakly.

A cultivator’s hearing must be astonishing. Qingqing should be able to hear me, right?

Tan Qingxuan tucked a strand of her long, hanging hair behind her ear, standing above the deep pit and quietly looking down at the little fox.

The pitch-black version of the little fox was indeed uncommon. After being charred by the thunder tribulation, she seemed to have swollen up a bit, making her worth stopping to look at for a moment.

A hint of a smile, imperceptible even to herself, appeared in Tan Qingxuan’s eyes—a look of indulgence.

Cang Ran felt a tiny, insignificant sense of self-respect rise up in her heart, seeing that Tan Qingxuan remained at the edge of the pit.

She moved her paw, stubbornly saying, “You’re blocking my view of the sun.”

Tan Qingxuan moved away. After a while, she moved to stand in a different direction.

Cang Ran felt a little embarrassed by her gaze. She tried to use her spiritual energy to crawl out of the pit and run away, but her spiritual energy seemed to have been depleted by the heavenly thunder.

She struggled to move her paws a few times, only kicking up a little dust. It hurt a lot, and she probably wouldn’t be able to get up anytime soon.

Alright, this proves it. She was a very stubborn and proud fox.

Tan Qingxuan saw her little paws lift up repeatedly, looking pitiful. She asked gently and earnestly, “How about I carry you up?”

Cang Ran tapped the ground with one tail that could still move, which was taken as consent.

Tan Qingxuan descended, bent down, and gently lifted Cang Ran. She cast a Dust-Cleansing Spell, cleaning both Cang Ran and herself.

Cang Ran was weak all over from the pain. Her two forepaws rested weakly on Tan Qingxuan: “Take me to the pool to bathe and comb my fur. I’m too weak from the pain. You must repay this favor properly.”

She intentionally emphasized the last few words, afraid that Tan Qingxuan wouldn’t be attentive and would give her something inadequate again.

Tan Qingxuan’s peach-blossom eyes shimmered like spring water. She nodded lightly in response: “Alright.”

Cang Ran closed her eyes contentedly and lay still obediently.

Tan Qingxuan returned to the cave dwelling, carrying her, and looked for the comb for grooming and the cotton cloth for wiping her body. She had to ask her where she kept her things.

Even though Tan Qingxuan’s embrace was very gentle, she had been struck by a thunder tribulation. All her bones ached. Moving even slightly amplified the pain by a hundred times, making tears well up in her eyes.

Fortunately, I’m not Tan Qingxuan’s baby. Tan Qingxuan clearly didn’t know how to take care of others. She was definitely not as considerate as herself.

Tan Qingxuan leaned over to open the wardrobe. Cang Ran was sandwiched between the cold, jade-like wardrobe and Tan Qingxuan’s soft bosom. The enchanting fox eyes filled with tears. She couldn’t help but exclaim a few times: “Slower, slower.”

Hearing her tender, tearful voice, Tan Qingxuan couldn’t help but recall the night she helped Cang Ran rub her tails, and how Cang Ran had held her hand tightly with flushed cheeks. A touch of inexplicable heat rose in her body.

A flush of red spread across her ear. She suddenly felt a little cool. Looking down, the tip of the fox’s claw was tightly hooked onto her clean white clothes.

The smooth front of the robe was pulled slightly open, exposing her lustrous, cold white skin, which was faintly tinged with light pink where the fox’s paw pad rubbed against it.

This lustful fox. Even in this state, she still thought about taking liberties with her. Her lustful heart truly hasn’t changed.

Tan Qingxuan’s cheeks felt warm. She smoothed her robe, took the cotton cloth from the wardrobe, and planned to put Cang Ran on a chair first.

The little fox, nestled in her arms, her ears twitching, trembled from the pain, turning into a fiery-red ball of fluff: “No, that will hurt.”

What was the difference between putting her on a hard chair now and torturing her to death by a thousand cuts?

Tan Qingxuan truly didn’t know whether to hold Cang Ran tightly or loosely. She wasn’t an indecisive person, yet this little demon always left her in a state of uncertainty.

Tan Qingxuan’s long fingers clamped down on Cang Ran’s chin. Her cool gaze met Cang Ran’s: “Behave yourself. Don’t move around anymore. You can only rest on my shoulder.”

“No, I hurt so much.” Cang Ran’s voice was very low. The tears in her eyes gathered more and more, swirling in her eye sockets.

She inhaled. Her long, thick eyelashes trembled. Crystal tears rolled down like broken beads.

Tan Qingxuan saw that she was acting aggrieved despite getting her way. Her brows furrowed. Even if she cried, she couldn’t let this little fox keep wriggling around everywhere.

With a cold face, she held the furry fox head and gently pressed Cang Ran back onto her shoulder.

Cang Ran’s nose accidentally bumped against her collarbone. The tears in her eyes instantly became more torrent-like.

Ungrateful! I will never let Qingqing help me comb my fur again! I swear!

Tan Qingxuan felt that her clothes were soaked by the fox’s tears. She really had no choice but to gently stroke Cang Ran’s back and send some spiritual energy into her body.

“Don’t cry. It’s just a thunder tribulation.” Tan Qingxuan’s tone was soft and gentle. She could only patiently coax this little fox.

Listen to her! Was she crying because of the thunder tribulation? No, it was because Qingqing was too rough when she put her down, causing her pain.

Cang Ran turned her face away, ignoring her. She suddenly felt a gentle hand on her back. A large amount of golden spiritual energy softly filled her weakened body.

It was like suddenly being immersed in a clear, spiritual spring. Cang Ran’s very bones were filled with comfort, an indescribable sense of physical and mental ease.

Tan Qingxuan had given her so much spiritual energy all at once that she felt she could transform into human form.

Cang Ran narrowed her eyes contentedly, resting on Tan Qingxuan’s shoulder, happily wagging her big tails.

Now she had five big tails! Her fiery-red fox tails, nourished by the spiritual fungus, were even softer and more lustrous. Waving them all together gave them a strong presence.

Tan Qingxuan held the little fox with one hand. The furry large tails brushed against her wrist bone and occasionally patted her thigh. Her furry, pointed ears twitched, indicating she didn’t want to cry anymore.

After gathering the items needed for the little fox’s bath, she carried Cang Ran to the water pool where she usually practiced her sword.

It was late spring. The sunlight shone, melting the spring water. The water surface shimmered, as if mixed with crushed gold.

Cang Ran looked eager to wash and couldn’t wait to slide out of Tan Qingxuan’s arms.

As soon as she entered the slightly cool pool water, Cang Ran flinched. Tan Qingxuan immediately scooped her out of the water. Water dripped from her fur, falling back into the pool like light rain.

She remembered the time she washed Tan Qingxuan’s clothes. What was this considered? Washing a fox?

But Tan Qingxuan was so cold and pure, with an air of inviolability on ordinary days. The thought of her giving her a bath made her feel great satisfaction.

“Put me down. I’ll get used to it,” Cang Ran said eagerly to Tan Qingxuan, her mood cheerful.

Tan Qingxuan looked at her swollen eyes. She must have cried hard just now. Tears still clung to her fiery-red fox fur. She raised her long, slender finger and wiped a tear away for her.

She formed a spell seal to raise the water temperature of the pool. Only then did she hold Cang Ran with both hands and slowly place her into the pool water.

This time was much more comfortable. The temperature was perfect, and she could swim around. Cang Ran didn’t swim far, finding a spot convenient for Tan Qingxuan to groom her. She propped herself against the smoky-blue mountain stone with her two paws and held out the white jade comb to Tan Qingxuan in her mouth.

The little fox’s eyes were like glazed beads in the sunlight. Her entire body’s fur, after being washed in the water, was so soft it felt like extremely fine silk. It was already very smooth even without a comb.

Tan Qingxuan took the white jade comb from the little fox’s mouth. A small fox was carved on the comb. It looked like Cang Ran had made it herself.

She sat by the pool, lowered her eyes, and gently began to comb the little fox’s fur.

It must be said that Tan Qingxuan was focused on her task and was very good at serving a fox. She combed the fur meticulously and gently. Cang Ran was starting to feel drowsy.

Cang Ran narrowed her eyes comfortably, resting on Tan Qingxuan’s thigh, and muttered vaguely, “I’ll give you a nine out of ten.”

Tan Qingxuan paused her combing motion, her gaze fixed as she asked, “Nine out of what?”

Cang Ran rubbed against her cool leg contentedly: “Ten out of ten is a perfect score. I’ll give you nine. The last point is so you don’t get arrogant. We’ll continue next time.”

This little demon is truly becoming addicted to ordering her around. She had been an Immortal Venerable for eight hundred years and had never done anything like this.

The fur on her back was already combed. Tan Qingxuan held the jade comb in one hand and supported the little fox’s back with the other. She flipped the little fox over and combed the soft fur on her belly.

The fox fur on the little fox’s belly was soft and white, and very water-resistant. It hadn’t been soaked through even after all this time. Tan Qingxuan couldn’t help but put down the jade comb, reach into the pool water, and scoop a little water onto the fox fur.

A handful of water splashed onto the fox. It was as if water droplets were rolling off. Only a tiny bit of water dampened the fox fur.

Seeing this, she scooped another handful of water and poured it all over the white, cloud-like fox fur, then gently rubbed it with her slender fingers to completely wet the fur with the pool water.

The little fox in her arms suddenly transformed into an enchanting beauty. Her silky long hair draped between her legs. Her skin was snow-white and flawless, her legs slender, and her waist trim. Her porcelain-white skin radiated a jade-like luster.

Cang Ran was draped in a thin red gauze. Her eyes were clear, beautiful, and slightly hazy. Her cheeks were flushed like rosy clouds. She stared into Tan Qingxuan’s clear, pristine eyes.

I asked her to comb my fur, but she took the opportunity to touch me there. What exactly is Qingqing hinting at?

Cang Ran rose from the water. Every move she made was alluring. She slowly leaned into Tan Qingxuan’s ear and softly asked, “Do you want to cultivate with me?”

As her warm, soft body pressed close, the distinct, yielding touch could be felt even through the thin, soft fabric. The heat rose and swirled around them.

Cang Ran’s breath carried an endless, faint fragrance. Being this close, even her heartbeat was racing so fast.

Tan Qingxuan closed her eyes, her eyelashes trembling incessantly. Her picturesque face was tinged with a faint blush. At this moment, she was like a deity fallen to the mortal world.

Cang Ran, her cheeks flushed and her eyes full of affection, gently kissed Tan Qingxuan on her ethereal profile: “Well?”

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