The Aloof Immortal Venerable is Pregnant with My Fox Cub - Chapter 47

Chapter 47

Cang Ran originally didn’t believe in divination, but when she saw the result of Tan Qingxuan’s divining tool, it showed that Tan Qingxuan would indeed have a fated disciple.

So Tan Qingxuan and the female protagonist really were master and disciple by fate. Then what was she? The villainous female supporting character who barged in?

Song Zhen’s eyes lit up when she saw the divined words: “Senior Sister, this is destiny. It seems your first disciple is about to appear. I congratulate Senior Sister in advance.”

Tan Qingxuan waved her sleeve, scattering the words: “Since I have a fated master-disciple relationship, to follow the will of heaven is not impossible. I will accept her as my disciple when she comes to the Taixuan Sect.”

Song Zhen nodded: “Although that is true, we still need to test her spiritual roots, observe her character, and watch her for a period of time.”

The little fox has a bad temper. She should choose a disciple with a gentle nature, who won’t bully the little fox. Presumably, they can coexist peacefully.

Tan Qingxuan glanced at Cang Ran. Cang Ran was drinking fruit wine, her gorgeous eye corners looking slightly red, seemingly indifferent to the matter.

She couldn’t help but smile slightly. The little fox had been extremely well-behaved these days, hardly causing any trouble, and hadn’t mentioned leaving the Taixuan Sect. It seemed she had already gotten used to life here.

Seeing her Senior Sister’s gaze once again distracted by the fox, Song Zhen couldn’t help but take a closer look herself.

She had previously been unaware why her Senior Sister was always holding her. Now that the fox demon had transformed into human form, she was so captivatingly beautiful. No wonder the Senior Sister always showed her special favor.

Cang Ran was leaning sideways by the desk, her elbow resting against her cheek. Her wrist was as fair as frost, her dress was seductive, five fiery red tails swayed back and forth, and the jeweled garland on her neck sparkled brightly, illuminating the entire room.

The fox demon had already taken liberties and acted disrespectfully towards the Senior Sister many times. This posture clearly showed she treated Fuyuan Palace as her own home.

As soon as Cang Ran met Song Zhen’s gaze, Song Zhen glared at her inexplicably.

Did you two Senior Sisters plan to drive her away today? Start by intimidating her?

Cang Ran took the initiative, returning a smile to Song Zhen: “Venerable Yuheng, why are you looking at me like that all of a sudden? Someone who didn’t know would think you’ve fallen for me?”

Song Zhen looked at her as if she were insane, flicked her sleeve, and said: “Who would fall for a fox demon!”

Cang Ran was completely composed, taking a sip of wine: “You never know.”

Song Zhen glared at Cang Ran again, then turned to advise Tan Qingxuan: “Senior Sister, this fox demon has lived in Fuyuan Palace for a period of time. It’s time for her to move out. If a new disciple arrives and there’s a demon here, she will inevitably be alarmed.”

Tan Qingxuan frowned, her voice cool: “Song Zhen, I am still in charge of Fuyuan Palace. Cang Ran lives here. There is no need for further discussion.”

Song Zhen heard the unquestionable authority in Tan Qingxuan’s voice, realized her slip of the tongue, and immediately bowed to apologize: “It was my slip of the tongue. It’s just that fox demons are skilled at bewitching people’s hearts. I ask Senior Sister to be cautious and take precautions.”

Tan Qingxuan nodded slightly: “She is just a fox. She has not committed any major mistakes usually. There is no need to worry too much.”

There is a huge difference between a fox and a fox demon. An unenlightened fox is kept as a spiritual pet. Cang Ran has already cultivated into human form. She is clearly a trouble-making demon. How could Senior Sister be so confused by her?

Even if it was a life-saving grace, the Senior Sister has already given her too much, to the point of showing favoritism.

Song Zhen suppressed the confusion in her heart and could only nod: “I will follow Senior Sister’s instruction. I have other matters to attend to, so I will take my leave.”

Cang Ran watched Song Zhen’s hurried departure and suddenly thought of something. Tan Qingxuan had said the Sect Master’s token was still with Song Zhen. Without the Sect Master’s token, she couldn’t escape.

The Sect Master’s succession ceremony was in a few days. The Sect Master’s token should be given in advance. Could Song Zhen have forgotten in her busyness?

I should have reminded Song Zhen to quickly give the Sect Master’s token to Tan Qingxuan instead of arguing with her just now. Why can’t I control my temper whenever I meet Song Zhen? Next time, I must be more respectful to the elderly and caring for the young.

Wait, there won’t be a next time. She had to slip away quickly. Song Zhen said that many cultivation families had sent their children, and outstanding disciples had also been selected within the sect. The female protagonist should be among them.

According to the plot, she would eventually die at the hands of the female protagonist. She didn’t want any further entanglement with the female protagonist’s thread of destiny, to avoid suffering misfortune herself.

She had seen all the inner disciples of the Taixuan Sect these past few days. Except for Lin Mingyue, who had decent talent, none of the others seemed like the female protagonist in any aspect.

Based on her years of experience reading fiction, the female protagonist must first have extraordinary, unique talent, at least the kind that shines brightly in a crowd.

Otherwise, why wouldn’t others be chosen, only her? And Long Aotian is lustful, so the female protagonist must be more beautiful than her fox demon self. None of the Taixuan Sect disciples seem better than Lin Mingyue, so they are not the one.

Then should the female protagonist be one of the children sent by the cultivation families? Cang Ran had only remembered the male protagonist, her number one enemy, firmly in her mind since transmigrating half a year ago.

She was somewhat vague about the female protagonist’s real name, only remembering that the female protagonist would introduce herself as Immortal Venerable Qingxuan’s first disciple every time she appeared.

After a long distraction, Tan Qingxuan was already standing in front of her, asking gently: “What are you thinking? I noticed you were lost in thought for so long, and you kept staring in the direction Song Zhen left.”

Cang Ran snapped back to reality and shook her head: “I wasn’t thinking about anything.”

Tan Qingxuan took her hand: “I will choose a disciple with a gentle nature, not one like my Junior Sister. You don’t need to worry.”

She truly didn’t need to worry. After all, according to the plot, no matter how Tan Qingxuan chose, she would choose the female protagonist.

Between the female protagonist and the female supporting character, the female protagonist is usually the high-end version of the supporting character. Most people would choose the better one, right? Moreover, there was the original plot, and Tan Qingxuan in the book was a Master who extremely doted on the female protagonist.

When the relationship between Tan Qingxuan and the female protagonist becomes deep, she can only go hide somewhere cool. It would be lucky if she survived, so what was there to hope for?

Cang Ran gently hummed: “Immortal Venerable should decide for herself. I have something to do and need to go out for a while. You continue being busy.”

She pushed away Tan Qingxuan’s hand and walked towards the entrance, forcing herself not to look back at Tan Qingxuan.

Tan Qingxuan saw Cang Ran’s usual expression but inexplicably felt a sudden tightening in her heart. Being entangled in official duties, she couldn’t stop Cang Ran for the moment and could only watch silently as she left the palace.

Cang Ran left Fuyuan Palace, transformed into a fox, and rushed straight to Song Zhen’s Cuiwei Palace.

If she directly asked Tan Qingxuan for the token, Tan Qingxuan would definitely delay her, so she could only give Song Zhen a false imperial decree.

They were only moments apart. Cang Ran was one step too late to catch Song Zhen and was blocked outside Cuiwei Palace.

Because of the restriction, Cang Ran tried a few times but couldn’t get in. Just as she was feeling frustrated, she suddenly saw Zheng Mingxin flying towards the Cuiwei Palace entrance on her sword.

Cang Ran had become somewhat acquainted with Zheng Mingxin these past few days and quickly waved at her: “Xiao Xin, is your Master inside? Immortal Venerable Qingxuan sent me to fetch the Sect Master’s token.”

Zheng Mingxin was immediately delighted to see Cang Ran actively seeking her out: “Then wait for me here. I’ll go ask Master for you.”

Cang Ran saw a ray of hope and happily said: “Thank you so much.”

Zheng Mingxin’s eyes held a smile. She agreed readily, turned, and returned to Cuiwei Palace, respectfully reporting Cang Ran’s visit to Venerable Yuheng.

Venerable Yuheng, who was organizing the scrolls, spared a glance at her disciple: “That little fox is probably up to no good. I will personally hand the Sect Master’s token to Senior Sister. Tell her I have gone out and am not in Cuiwei Palace.”

Zheng Mingxin relayed Venerable Yuheng’s words to the little fox, her face full of apology: “I’m sorry, little fox. You made a trip for nothing. Master just happened to leave.”

Cang Ran silently clenched her fists. Song Zhen was lying. To leave immediately after returning in such a short time? She clearly didn’t want to see her.

Cang Ran’s plan failed, and she couldn’t help but let out a long sigh.

Zheng Mingxin saw her so dejected and comforted her: “Master will personally hand the token to Immortal Venerable Qingxuan when she returns. Don’t worry. How about I take you somewhere else to have fun? The Crane-Watching Garden in the sect has some new disciples. We can go see the excitement.”

Cang Ran could only agree to go and see what the female protagonist looked like for now. It seemed she would still have to get the token from Tan Qingxuan. She nodded: “Let’s go together then.”

When they arrived, the Crane-Watching Garden was very lively. The cultivators of the Taixuan Sect had just finished testing the bone structure of the children from the various cultivation families.

The children didn’t immediately disperse after the testing. Instead, they gathered in small groups of two or three, discussing their spiritual roots and their family’s heritage.

Each person was gorgeously dressed and looked quite confident, believing they would definitely be chosen by Immortal Venerable Qingxuan.

Only one little girl who had just had her spiritual roots tested was huddled in a corner with a poor expression, being mocked by several other girls.

“Three spiritual roots dare to come to a place like this. You’re not even qualified to be an outer disciple, yet you’re quite ambitious. Hurry up and pack your things and go back. Don’t fight for a spot with us!”

“Exactly! She looks like a grey mouse. Does your Northern Province have no one left, sending a little good-for-nothing like you?”

The little girl was very timid. She was cornered by the three girls like a small white rabbit, not daring to say a single word.

She clutched her small satchel tightly. Cornered, she said with red eyes and a stammer: “My mother, my mother told me to come and gain some experience. She didn’t say I should fight for anything with you.”

The girls had arrogant attitudes. One suddenly reached out and violently pushed the little girl to the ground.

“You’re so weak. Your voice is like a mosquito. If you’re not going to fight for anything, why are you here? Don’t think that attitude will make people like you. I hate that behavior the most.”

The little girl immediately started crying after being pushed down. The face of the person who pushed her grew impatient. Just as she was about to cover the little girl’s mouth, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of her head.

She twisted her head to see who hit her and suddenly saw a white figure. Recognizing her as an inner disciple of the Taixuan Sect, she quickly put on a sweet smile and bowed: “Senior Sister.”

Cang Ran had alerted Zheng Mingxin that someone was bullying someone here. Zheng Mingxin came over and, seeing it was true, immediately asked: “Which family are you children from?”

The little girls were still young and thought they were noticed by the inner disciple, so they quickly introduced themselves: “We are all from the Xu family of Fuhu City in the Eastern Province.”

Zheng Mingxin noted it down and said with an angry expression: “You children haven’t even reached the age of fifteen, yet you bully future fellow disciples. I’m sure you won’t be able to cultivate diligently in the future. I will report this matter to Venerable Yuheng.”

The little girls immediately turned pale. They wanted to argue, but under Zheng Mingxin’s cold gaze, they could only hang their heads. If they went home now, they wouldn’t even be able to become an outer disciple of the Taixuan Sect, and they would definitely be punished by their family.

Cang Ran walked over, extended a fox paw, easily hooked the little girl’s collar, and lifted her up: “Are you okay? Next time someone bullies you, remember to punch them back.”

The little girl had been crying sadly. When she saw a beautiful little fox, she immediately forgot her grievances: “A fox? And it can talk?”

Zheng Mingxin came over and introduced her to the little girl: “This is the fox raised by our Immortal Venerable. Of course, it can talk. Senior Sister just helped you deal with the people who bullied you. If you encounter this situation here, tell any Taixuan Sect disciple, and we will stand up for you.”

The little girl sniffed. Seeing the gentle fairy sister, her face immediately flushed: “Thank you, Senior Sister.”

Cang Ran and Zheng Mingxin comforted her a few more times before going to the cultivator in charge of testing spiritual roots. The cultivator shook her head: “Although there are two single-spiritual roots this year, one water and one metal, there is not even a single supreme-grade spiritual root. The disciples sent by these cultivation families are getting worse with each generation.”

Zheng Mingxin couldn’t help but widen her eyes: “That’s already very good! Where I grew up, even double-spiritual roots were rare. If my mother hadn’t given me spiritual plant medicinal baths every day when I was little and supplemented me so much, my spiritual roots probably wouldn’t be as good as theirs.”

Another inner disciple on the side said: “You are the City Lord’s daughter. Of course, your resources are better than others. Your mother supplemented you until you became a variant double-spiritual root. Otherwise, Venerable Yuheng wouldn’t have accepted you as her disciple. Although these new disciples are all from cultivation families, some families have declined. They sent them to our Taixuan Sect because the family couldn’t afford to support them.”

Cang Ran looked over the disciples sent by the cultivation families. She didn’t find the two with single-spiritual roots outstanding at all. The female protagonist wouldn’t be such an ordinary person, nor could it be the little girl from just now.

Just as Cang Ran was feeling doubtful, she saw an outer disciple quickly run over from outside the courtyard, excitedly shouting: “Senior Sister, Senior Sister, someone is climbing the Cloud Ascending Ladder!”

The cultivator testing spiritual roots said dismissively: “What’s so rare about climbing the Cloud Ascending Ladder? People climb it every year. The founding ancestor set a rule long ago that any mortal woman who can climb past the hundredth layer of our immortal sect, no matter what kind of humiliation she suffered outside, can be sheltered by our sect. Those without spiritual roots can even work as outer sect servants.”

Zheng Mingxin asked with interest: “Has she climbed past the hundredth layer? Each layer of the Cloud Ascending Ladder is more difficult than the last, fraught with dangers and interference from heart demons. It’s the limit for ordinary people with great perseverance to climb to the hundredth layer.”

She turned to Cang Ran and said: “The Cloud Ascending Ladder is an opportunity for those who missed the ten-year disciple recruitment meeting or are over the age of thirteen to enter the sect. They must climb the Cloud Ascending Ladder to prove the firmness of their Dao heart.”

The outer disciple’s face was full of admiration: “Not a hundredth layer, Senior Sister Mingxin, it’s the ten thousandth layer! This is the first time I’ve seen someone climb the ten thousandth layer! The jade slip records that the last Venerable who climbed the ten thousandth layer had already entered our sect, attained the Great Dao, and ascended!”

This statement stunned everyone present. Even Zheng Mingxin was shocked. Cang Ran, however, knew that such a heaven-defying entrance must be the female protagonist without a doubt.

Cang Ran went to the Cloud Ascending Ladder with the others. She saw the girl’s face was delicate, covered in blood, and her back was straight. She knelt before the Taixuan Sect’s immortal gate: “Yun Muyu of the Yun family in the Central Province, kneels here, begging to be accepted into the Taixuan Sect. I ask the immortal to accept me as a disciple.”

She climbed ten thousand layers of the Cloud Ascending Ladder. Despite her extreme weakness, her will was firm, which even Cang Ran found shocking.

With such unyielding spirit and a fated master-disciple relationship, no wonder Tan Qingxuan would accept her as a disciple in the future. These two are truly well-matched.

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