The Aloof Immortal Venerable is Pregnant with My Fox Cub - Chapter 63

Chapter 63

Above the blazing sea of fire, the crimson flames flowed like molten lava.

The pungent, sulfur-like smell filled the air. The rocks, like large, thin blocks of ice about to melt on the surface of the sea, swayed with the surging fire. Within ten breaths, they were swallowed and dissolved by the flames.

Closer to the dazzling Divine Fire Profound Crystal, the huge rock block offered only a tiny foothold. A small, fire-red fox stood on the rock, its five fire-red fox tails dancing in the air with its leaping movements.

The fox’s fur was already dried out by the intense heat of the flames. Sweat evaporated before it could drop. As the fox’s paw hooked onto the edge of the Divine Fire Profound Crystal, the scalding Crimson Heaven Strange Fire, like a fierce python, opened its gigantic mouth and climbed up its arm.

A patch of fox fur was instantly burned off, and the skin underneath was scorched. Cang Ran broke out in a cold sweat from the pain, immediately extended her sharp claws, infused fire-red demon power, and cut a gash through the Strange Fire like a steel knife.

The fox paw broke through the Strange Fire. Cang Ran unleashed her own Blazing Flame Strange Fire. More than ten Strange Fire foxes, refined and shaped, fiercely tore and bit at the giant python formed by the Crimson Heaven Strange Fire with their sharp teeth. With an unstoppable momentum of fighting to the end, sparks of fire frantically sprayed out.

The flames of the Crimson Heaven Strange Fire were bitten and tumbled, quickly becoming scarred and riddled with holes, forced to desperately fight the pack of Strange Fire foxes.

The ferocious beast was being dealt with by Ba Shi, and the Crimson Heaven Strange Fire was being countered by the Blazing Flame Strange Fire. Cang Ran seized the opportunity and was about to retrieve the Divine Fire Profound Crystal when she suddenly felt a wave of fire strike. The rock beneath her feet violently shook. The scorching fire wave instantly surged and quickly engulfed the flat surface of the rock.

The remaining twenty or so rocks were pushed away from Cang Ran’s position in that instant. Cang Ran’s heart pounded. She had no choice but to seize the moment and quickly climb onto the Divine Fire Profound Crystal. Fortunately, her fox body was small enough, and this Divine Fire Profound Crystal, which had absorbed all the power of this treasure land, could perfectly serve as her foothold and resist the flames.

She stepped onto the Profound Crystal. At this moment, the Zhuoyue Divine Sword suddenly flew out of its sheath by itself, quickly rescued Ba Shi from the ferocious beast’s entanglement, and the two divine swords simultaneously flew back into her hand. Cang Ran swung out two streaks of sword energy, striking the fire wave in the distance.

The fire wave surged again. The ferocious beast fell and was submerged by the splashing fire wave. Utilizing the momentary hot air and turbid energy that surged up, Cang Ran leaped forcefully with the Divine Fire Profound Crystal, returning to the rocks that had drifted away and were about to sink.

She tucked the Divine Fire Profound Crystal into her embrace. Her lithe fox body swiftly jumped back to the shore on the rocks, retracting her Blazing Flame Strange Fire. The Crimson Heaven Strange Fire, riddled with holes from being gnawed, still pursued relentlessly.

Cang Ran used a demon technique. The ten or so refined and shaped Strange Fire foxes instantly merged into one. The five-tailed fox’s crimson eyes shot out scorching flames, instantly devouring a large amount of surrounding spiritual energy. It angrily raised its head and swung its claw, letting out a roar toward the sky.

The unrefined Crimson Heaven Strange Fire was smashed under the fox’s claw, completely losing its previous arrogant momentum. Cang Ran took this opportunity, spat out her demon core, and wrapped the Crimson Heaven Strange Fire within it.

A pale blue spell suddenly attacked Cang Ran’s demon core. The Zhuoyue Divine Sword suddenly unsheathed again, blocking the strike for Cang Ran.

At the same time, Hua Chao suddenly appeared, swiftly sweeping her crane bone flute, whipping up a strong demonic wind. Chu Changfan, who had secretly attacked, was instantly knocked to the ground.

His body rolled a dozen times on the ground. His forehead hit a rock, bleeding profusely, and he lay motionless on the ground.

Hua Chao put away her flute, hanging it on her waist, and asked Cang Ran: “A dead human cultivator dared to launch a sneak attack! Luckily, I came in time. Ranran, are you alright?”

Cang Ran, busy subduing the Strange Fire, wiped the sweat from her forehead: “I’m fine. Thank goodness you came.”

The Crimson Heaven Strange Fire, having gone through the previous battle, had long lost the chance to fight back. After integrating into Cang Ran’s demon core, the fire-red demon core spun rapidly, and the Crimson Heaven Strange Fire was quickly branded by Cang Ran.

When the demon core stopped spinning, the Crimson Heaven Strange Fire was completely subdued by Cang Ran. Cang Ran took it out to examine it. Unlike the Blazing Flame Strange Fire, the outer flame of the Crimson Heaven Strange Fire was an ethereal blue, looking equally beautiful.

Cang Ran transformed into her human form, holding the two fiercely burning Strange Fires in her hand, ready to directly finish off Chu Changfan, who had just launched the sneak attack.

Chu Changfan was still pretending to be dead. Seeing the strong killing intent in Cang Ran’s eyes, he immediately slapped a talisman on himself and disappeared.

Only Shen Yunyan remained in place. Cang Ran reminded her: “Fellow Daoist Shen, it wasn’t easy for you to obtain the divine sword. Don’t casually give it away. If a petty person succeeds and bites you back someday, the loss will not be worth it.”

Cang Ran had just acquired the Divine Fire Profound Crystal. The seductive corners of her eyes still carried a sharp edge, making her breathtakingly beautiful. Shen Yunyan was already filled with admiration that she could obtain the treasure from such a dangerous situation.

Shen Yunyan cupped her hands to Cang Ran: “Thank you for the reminder, Fellow Daoist. Since I obtained the divine sword, it is my destined opportunity. I will not give it to others. Be careful, Fellow Daoist.”

Shen Yunyan left in a hurry. Cang Ran looked at Hua Chao and asked curiously: “Hua Chao, how did you get here?”

Hua Chao smiled and said: “The secret realm is about to close. I left the Divine Sword Tomb a bit earlier. I didn’t wait for you, so I looked around and happened to find you taking the Divine Fire Profound Crystal. I coincidentally helped you block the sneak attack.”

Cang Ran thanked Hua Chao: “Thank you for what happened just now.”

Hua Chao chuckled: “Don’t mention it. We’ve been together for so long. We’re the best of friends! Friends are supposed to help each other.”

“I should still thank you,” Cang Ran noticed she didn’t have a divine sword on her and asked in confusion: “Did you not get a divine sword?”

Hua Chao immediately became dejected: “No, I didn’t. I almost died in there! I barely made it out. Now I can only find a way to steal the Ice Toad. If I fail again, our Great Demon King will definitely pluck all my bird feathers.”

Seeing her looking so miserable, Cang Ran couldn’t help but think: Did I misunderstand Hua Chao? Hua Chao might be unaware. She might have accidentally taken the Demon-Bearing Dew and is also a victimized bird, completely ignorant of the alliance between the Demon Race and the Demon Clan to invade the cultivation world.

Cang Ran patted Hua Chao’s shoulder, comforting her: “Don’t worry. If you can’t get by in the Penglai Mountain Range, come and live on my Fox Fox Mountain. You can stay as long as you want.”

Hua Chao immediately cheered up and said happily: “Great! If I have nowhere to go, I’ll come find you. You must take me in!”

Cang Ran nodded in agreement. Hua Chao immediately hooked her arm around Cang Ran’s shoulder: “You’re so nice! Let’s go, let’s go. We’ve been here for a long time. We need to hurry and leave. Otherwise, if we stay too long, the secret realm will treat us as part of it and keep us here forever. The little hedgehog is still waiting for us outside.”

Cang Ran couldn’t quite remember the map of the Divine Sword Tomb secret realm, but Hua Chao’s memory was surprisingly good, perhaps related to her excellent gossiping skills. The little mountain sparrow led Cang Ran all over the place, finally returning to the original route and meeting the little hedgehog.

She thought the little hedgehog would be lazy and sleeping, but to her surprise, she was sitting in her nest, cultivating very seriously. The little hedgehog’s nest was thoroughly covered by leaves, and the defensive formation plate hadn’t been activated, so it seemed she had been safe all along.

Cang Ran couldn’t help but smile when she saw the suddenly diligent little hedgehog: “Little Hedgehog, we’re out.”

The little hedgehog was immersed in cultivation. Hearing the Great King’s voice, she immediately jumped out of her nest, cheering: “The Great King is back! We can go back to Fox Fox Mountain!”

Cang Ran didn’t plan to return to Fox Fox Mountain immediately. She hadn’t been receiving letters from Tan Qingxuan lately. At first, she felt neglected, but later she started worrying if something had happened to Tan Qingxuan. She planned to go find Tan Qingxuan first.

Cang Ran shook her head and said: “Not back to Fox Fox Mountain yet.”

The little hedgehog scratched her head: “Then where are we going?”

Hua Chao smirked on the side and deliberately said: “Your Great King is coming with me to the Penglai Mountain Range. She’s not going back to the Canglan Mountain Range.”

The little hedgehog immediately became angry: “No way! Our Great King would never go with a bad little bird like you!”

Hua Chao puffed up her sharp feathers, using force to suppress her: “Call me a bad little bird again, and I’ll kill you, you little hedgehog, to silence you!”

The little hedgehog immediately shrank her neck in fear, looking at Cang Ran: “Great King, are we really going to the Penglai Mountain Range with her?”

Cang Ran knew the two demons were squabbling, but only shook her head: “No. I’m going to find Qingqing.”

Hua Chao’s eyes immediately lit up, and she said meaningfully: “Qingqing? How intimate! That’s your good sister in the Immortal Sect, right? I want to go see her too.”

Cang Ran asked: “Aren’t you going to complete your Great Demon King’s mission? Why are you following me?”

Hua Chao pressed her palms together: “I’m just too curious! What kind of human cultivator could make a fox spirit so utterly smitten? I’ll just take a look and leave, really. Take me with you, please. I promise I won’t tell anyone.”

Fearing that Cang Ran wouldn’t believe her, Hua Chao raised her finger and swore: “Don’t worry. I’m a good little bird. If I tell anyone, may I be struck by five bolts of heavenly lightning. This is a vow to the Heavenly Dao.”

Cang Ran didn’t want to bring Hua Chao along, but she remembered that Hua Chao had just helped her. Plus, she was a bird demon. Even if she didn’t bring Hua Chao, Hua Chao had wings and could chase after her anyway.

She reluctantly agreed: “Fine. If you dare to tell anyone, we won’t be friends anymore.”

Hua Chao smiled happily and announced: “Great! Let’s go, let’s go. Little Hedgehog, quickly pack up your nest.”

The little hedgehog heard the Great King say she was going to find the Immortal Venerable and thought that going to the Taixuan Sect wasn’t bad either. She could eat big bowls of delicious and filling food again, and there would be fragrant beef jerky to eat. She immediately happily packed up her nest.

Cang Ran, the little hedgehog, and Hua Chao left the secret realm together. The communication artifact on her wrist immediately became hot. She quickly opened it and found that all the letters she had read recently were cut in half.

In the letters, Tan Qingxuan said she had received the medicine and urged her to take care of herself, saying she missed her. But Cang Ran had only received the part about Tan Qingxuan receiving the medicine. She hadn’t seen the words of concern. It turned out she had been misunderstanding Tan Qingxuan for so long.

So Tan Qingxuan didn’t abandon her. Tan Qingxuan still cared about her.

After reading all the letters, she learned that Tan Qingxuan had been very worried about her during this time. She had originally planned to wait for her at the secret realm entrance, but she had been feeling unwell recently. Song Zhen had also come out of the secret realm half a month ago, helping her refine medicine, and told her that she needed to recuperate for a period after taking the medicine before going out.

Tan Qingxuan had no choice but to return to the Taixuan Sect to recuperate first. In her letter, she instructed Cang Ran that if she left the secret realm, she could use her yingluo (ornament) to use the teleportation array in a major city and return to the Taixuan Sect to see her.

Cang Ran couldn’t help but worry about Tan Qingxuan’s health. The aphrodisiac poison had been removed before she left. Could it still be the aftereffects of the serious injury last time? Was Song Zhen serious about treating her illness? She knew Song Zhen was unreliable.

But she missed Tan Qingxuan so much! She decided to ignore Song Zhen for now and couldn’t be bothered with her. When she returned, she would take Tan Qingxuan to the Wanyao Gate to see a doctor. She now knew someone at the Wanyao Gate who felt much more reliable than Song Zhen.

Cang Ran planned to give Tan Qingxuan a surprise. She immediately set up the Cloud Concealing Boat and flew with the little hedgehog and Hua Chao to the nearest major city.

She showed her yingluo and the small circular token she used when eating at the Taixuan Sect to the person in charge of the teleportation array. Tan Qingxuan must have notified them in advance, as the person quickly granted her passage.

The teleportation array quickly took them to the cloud-shrouded Taixuan Sect. Cang Ran had felt like she was trapped in a delicate and beautiful cage when she stayed at the Taixuan Sect before.

But thinking that Tan Qingxuan was here and she would see Tan Qingxuan soon, she felt that the Taixuan Sect was not so unpleasant anymore.

Cang Ran knew that Tan Qingxuan might be in the Fuyao Hall, so she went directly to the mountain peak closest to the Fuyao Hall, wanting to see what Tan Qingxuan was doing first.

Cang Ran thought she would see Tan Qingxuan first. To her surprise, she saw Yun Muyu practicing her sword under a pine tree. Tan Qingxuan was sitting in a nearby pavilion. Song Zhen was bending over to hand Tan Qingxuan medicine. The two fellow disciples were extremely close to each other.

Seeing this scene, Cang Ran couldn’t help but silently clench her fists. How harmonious this family of three looks. It turns out she was the extra one all along.

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