The Aloof Immortal Venerable is Pregnant with My Fox Cub - Chapter 40

Chapter 40

Tan Qingxuan emerged from the Mingxia Shop holding the little fox, followed by a little hedgehog demon.

Lin Mingyue and the others were puzzled to see a fox in the Immortal Venerable’s arms but immediately understood.

Even with the Soul Condensation stage cultivation, this fox demon was nothing. Their Immortal Venerable could easily subdue her.

Lin Mingyue respectfully saluted: “Immortal Venerable, the sect’s teleportation array is not far from here. I brought a flying magical artifact, the Cloud-Piercing Shuttle. We can take it to the teleportation array first.”

Tan Qingxuan nodded slightly: “Alright.”

Lin Mingyue touched her storage bracelet, and a light-framed Cloud-Piercing Shuttle appeared out of thin air on the ground. Tan Qingxuan stepped onto it, holding the little fox. The little hedgehog quickly followed, attempting to jump on.

Lin Mingyue was about to stop it but heard Tan Qingxuan tell her to let it on, so she put away her spiritual sword and allowed the little hedgehog demon aboard.

The two disciples, Zheng Mingxin and Chu Mingyu, were younger. After saluting with their senior sister, they secretly glanced at the little fox in the Immortal Venerable’s arms several times.

Lin Mingyue lightly coughed, reminding her two junior sisters to focus, and quietly transmitted a message: “Be careful not to be seduced by the fox demon’s charm. She is the same five-tailed fox demon from before.”

Upon hearing their senior sister’s words, the two female disciples recalled the alluring and graceful fox demon from just now and immediately resolved to be vigilant.

The little fox stretched in the Immortal Venerable’s arms, let out a small yawn, looking like a fiery red ball of fluff that had exploded. Its fluffy large tail swayed back and forth, making it indescribably beautiful.

The two disciples’ gazes were drawn to it again. Although they knew it was the fox demon in disguise, this little fox was different from the fox demon; it was much cuter and more harmless than the fox demon just now.

Its round eyes blinked lightly, filled with a beautiful watery sheen, which was incredibly captivating.

Lin Mingyue saw her two junior sisters’ eyes revolving around the fox demon. She used spiritual energy to subtly restrain their hands and turned her face back.

“Stop looking. Staring at a fox demon for too long will bewitch your mind!”

She looked stern, sat in the driver’s seat of the Cloud Shuttle, put a handful of mid-grade spiritual stones into it, and immediately activated the shuttle.

The two junior sisters obediently listened to their senior sister, staying by her side to guard her.

The Cloud-Piercing Shuttle traveled smoothly and quickly, soon reaching the sect’s teleportation array in the city. The sect token was presented, and the sect manager guarding the array immediately rose to greet them.

After a brief exchange of greetings, Lin Mingyue took out a bag of high-grade spiritual stones from her storage bracelet and handed it to the manager.

Once the array plate was filled with spiritual stones, the teleportation array back to the sect was immediately activated.

Cang Ran saw that the array plate was being filled with high-grade spiritual stones, and her half-closed eyes widened instantly.

What’s going on? Why do these human cultivators in the Immortal Sects look so wealthy?

Cang Ran lay on Tan Qingxuan’s shoulder and noticed that the Immortal Sect’s teleportation array was more advanced than the one in the demon world.

The demon world’s array only had one layer of runes for reinforcement. This one had ten layers. Moreover, the array was filled with abundant spiritual energy, allowing cultivators to meditate, recuperate, and practice cultivation at any time.

This is too extravagant! It pains a fox to see this! One high-grade spiritual stone is equal to ten thousand low-grade spiritual stones. That bag just now had at least one hundred high-grade spiritual stones.

Cang Ran suddenly felt something hard in her relaxed paw pad.

She picked it up and looked at it. It was an ice-yellow, round pill that smelled like osmanthus, sweet like a candy.

Who sent the candy? Trying to tempt the fox?

Cang Ran’s round eyes were very bright. She sharply scanned the three human cultivators standing together in a parabola shape.

The two tall, thin female cultivators on the right looked very serious and aloof. Only the chubby-cheeked female cultivator with double buns uncomfortably touched her nose.

How could her Great Fox King eat charity? They had just pointed swords at her. Don’t think any sugar-coated poison can defeat her!

Cang Ran flicked her paw, sending the candy pill back to the female cultivator.

The chubby-cheeked female cultivator glanced at her two senior sisters and quickly popped the small candy pill into her mouth, signaling to the little fox that it was edible.

She was about to give the little fox another one when she suddenly received a message from her two senior sisters.

“No feeding the foreign fox! Go back and be punished with fifty copies of the sect rules!”

Zheng Mingxin’s face fell. She dejectedly retracted her hand. She was going to be punished anyway. She looked down and saw the little hedgehog staring at her. Settling for second best, she was about to give one to the little hedgehog.

The little hedgehog wiped its drool and refused, hands on its hips. The Great King didn’t accept it, so it wouldn’t be defeated by sugar-coated poison either!

Cang Ran gave the little hedgehog a look of approval. Indeed, a little demon she personally raised.

All of this was under Tan Qingxuan’s divine consciousness. A soft smile crossed her brows, and she stroked Cang Ran’s head again.

Hmph. She wasn’t refusing to eat it because of Tan Qingxuan. She just didn’t want to.

The teleportation array immediately activated. In an instant, they traveled from Chaoci City to the Immortal Sect enveloped in clouds and mist.

The peaks were layered, and clouds floated with light. The entire Taixuan Sect was suspended above the mountains. The halls were majestic, built according to the positions of the yin and yang Eight Trigrams.

It was night in the city just now, but it was like daytime in the Taixuan Sect. Cloud cranes occasionally soared above the sect.

The place exuded an air of immortality and ancient tradition everywhere. It was clearly a major sect with a long history.

Cang Ran immediately saw a massive stone slab bearing the three large, powerful characters “Taixuan Sect” written with sword intent. Many sect members with the demeanor of immortals were already waiting there. Seeing Immortal Venerable Qingxuan, they bowed in salute.

The person leading them had a cold demeanor and commanded respect without being angry. Many disciples followed behind her.

True Master Yuheng was the first to approach. The moment she saw Tan Qingxuan, her eyes immediately reddened: “Senior Sister!”

Tan Qingxuan saw her junior sister, Song Zhen, was unharmed and nodded slightly: “Junior Sister.”

Song Zhen saw that her Senior Sister was wearing plain clothes, looked somewhat thinner, and her cultivation had only recovered to the Void Refining realm. Her spiritual energy circulation was also a little chaotic, instantly filling her with distress.

She was about to take Tan Qingxuan’s pulse when she suddenly noticed Tan Qingxuan was carrying a five-tailed fox. Her expression froze: “Senior Sister, where did this five-tailed fox demon come from?”

Tan Qingxuan frowned slightly when she heard her junior sister call Cang Ran a fox demon: “Her name is Cang Ran. She saved my life. I brought her back to the sect, and she will be residing in Fuyuan Palace from now on.”

Her Senior Sister was a goddess descended to the mortal world, unattainable. To treat a fox demon so gently and even bring her back to live in Fuyuan Palace made Song Zhen feel a little strange.

Song Zhen knitted her brows: “Since she saved Senior Sister’s life, the Taixuan Sect will naturally not treat her unfairly. We can give her some spiritual treasures and elixirs. But she cannot live in Fuyuan Palace. Historically, only personal disciples can live with the Master. This is against propriety.”

Tan Qingxuan said calmly: “I have taught this fox demon some sword techniques. She is talented, highly perceptive, and possesses an Extreme Fire Spiritual Root. She will surely achieve great success in time. It is not impossible for her to reside in Fuyuan Palace.”

Song Zhen heard her Senior Sister defending the fox demon and even giving her such praise, causing her to look at the fox demon a few more times.

This fox was indeed more beautiful and outstanding than ordinary mortal foxes. Its clear eyes held a hint of cunning, and its cultivation had already reached the mid-stage of the Soul Condensation phase.

She was indeed naturally talented. An Extreme Fire Spiritual Root was extremely rare. Even her chief disciple, Lin Mingyue, only had a Heavenly Wood Spiritual Root, a far cry from an Extreme Spiritual Root.

Lin Mingyue was already the most outstanding among the Taixuan Sect disciples in recent years.

A hint of regret flashed in her eyes. If she were human instead of a demon, how wonderful it would be! She could inherit her Senior Sister’s mantle and carry on the sect’s Dao methods.

Song Zhen restrained her gaze and advised again: “There is no precedent for this. The sect rules do not include examples of recruiting the demon race as disciples. I ask Senior Sister to reconsider.”

Tan Qingxuan raised her eyebrows: “What the sect rules do not forbid is allowed. The matter of accepting her as a disciple can be discussed later. She can be cultivated slowly in Fuyuan Palace.”

Song Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, seeing that there was still room for maneuver in the matter of accepting a disciple.

She had other important matters to discuss with her Senior Sister and didn’t have much time to dwell on this fox demon. She instructed Lin Mingyue: “Mingyue, you are responsible for arranging this fox. I have matters to discuss with Senior Sister at Cuiwei Hall.”

Lin Mingyue obeyed the command and immediately stepped forward to salute: “Yes, Master.”

Lin Mingyue stepped forward, intending to take Cang Ran from Tan Qingxuan’s arms. Cang Ran immediately turned around, lay on Tan Qingxuan’s shoulder, and only showed Lin Mingyue her back.

She didn’t want to be held by anyone other than Tan Qingxuan. No one was as soft as Tan Qingxuan. After hearing so much of the conversation between Tan Qingxuan and her junior sister, she was in a bad mood right now.

Senior Sister and Junior Sister sounded suspiciously intimate. She had called Qingqing “Elder Sister” so many times before, and Qingqing never responded. It turns out she really does have a good junior sister.

She originally thought she was coming to be a spiritual pet, but now it felt like Tan Qingxuan wanted to be her Master. She just wanted to find a wife and take a little advantage, not become the chief disciple of some Immortal Sect. The pressure is way too high.

Tan Qingxuan held Cang Ran, blocking Song Zhen’s path, and said: “Let’s go to Fuyuan Palace.”

Song Zhen saw that her Senior Sister was overly doting on this fox, and her heart sank slightly. She nodded: “Alright, I’ll listen to Senior Sister. Mingyue, go prepare some food for this fox first, and then go to the Spiritual Beast Hall to collect some things and place them in Fuyuan Palace.”

Lin Mingyue repeatedly acknowledged the order and left to handle the affairs. Song Zhen then flew with Tan Qingxuan to Fuyuan Palace on her sword.

Fuyuan Palace was suspended on the main peak of the Taixuan Sect. Many halls were built around the main peak in a protective formation. The moment Cang Ran was brought here, she felt very cold, with a sense of high-altitude isolation.

The little hedgehog demon was also shivering into a ball. All its quills stood up. Because the spiritual energy was so abundant it overflowed, the entire little hedgehog felt a bit airy, suspended in mid-air.

They stepped into the main hall together. Everything they saw was extremely luxurious, exquisite, and skillful—much better than her fox cave.

She saw the floating zither hanging above the desk, emanating an ethereal quality, and couldn’t help but sigh that Tan Qingxuan must be the Immortal Venerable that the Taixuan Sect had spent many years cultivating.

What a pity. She had pressed the Immortal Venerable onto the bed, made her rub her tail, and insisted on dual cultivation. Although it hadn’t succeeded, she had kissed her little mouth and molested her more than once.

Tan Qingxuan’s Void Refining stage junior sister had been so nervous her eyes were red just now. If she knew that she had molested Tan Qingxuan, wouldn’t she fight her to the death?

Thinking of this, Cang Ran wiggled her fox body, wanting to jump out of Tan Qingxuan’s arms.

Tan Qingxuan held her without letting go, rubbing her head and telling her to stay put obediently.

Song Zhen saw the little fox’s tail swatting against her Senior Sister’s slender thigh, causing her forehead to twitch a few times. She anxiously said: “Senior Sister, this little demon is truly presumptuous!”

Hearing this, Cang Ran wanted to transform into human form in front of Song Zhen and kiss her Senior Sister to death to infuriate her.

Forget it. She should give Tan Qingxuan some face and run away after repaying her debt quickly.

Cang Ran deliberately swatted her fluffy large tail a few more times in front of Song Zhen and even used her paw to pat little plum blossom prints on Tan Qingxuan’s robe collar.

Song Zhen saw the little fox’s cunning, provocative eyes and was indeed infuriated.

She stood up, preparing to pull the little fox off her Senior Sister’s immaculate body, but Tan Qingxuan stopped her.

Tan Qingxuan’s eyes were calm: “Let’s discuss sect matters first. You are now a True Master and have accepted a disciple. Your temperament should be more composed.”

Song Zhen was inexplicably reprimanded by her Senior Sister and could only flick her sleeve. As True Master Yuheng, who had cultivated for many years, it was indeed improper and loss of face to argue with a wild fox.

She extended her hand and said with concern: “Senior Sister, let me check your pulse first. I was worried when I saw your spiritual energy was chaotic and your realm was unstable just now.”

Tan Qingxuan knew Song Zhen was skilled in medicine. She extended her fair wrist, placing it in front of Song Zhen.

After examining Tan Qingxuan’s physical condition, Song Zhen was instantly shocked: “Senior Sister, why did you use such a dangerous secret method? Did you encounter some emergency?”

Tan Qingxuan lowered her eyes. Before she could speak, Song Zhen’s slender, willow-like eyebrows shot up, and she was immediately enraged again: “Was it this fox? Did she secretly use some means on Senior Sister, forcing Senior Sister to defend herself?”

Cang Ran ignored the raging Song Zhen. Her ears perked up. What secret method? And a dangerous one? Why hadn’t Tan Qingxuan mentioned it?

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