Chi Muyao looked at it and asked, "In other words, is your original body injured?"

The blue fox finally had a reaction. Its body slowly changed into that of a human's.

Chi Muyao was momentarily shocked by this change. Spirit beast cultivation wasn't easy in this world, and even fewer managed to cultivate a human form. This was his first time seeing a spirit beast of this level of cultivation. 

Luckily, he reacted quickly and covered the blue fox with his own shirt. Seeing how he didn't know how to dress, Chi Muyao helped him dress.

When the blue fox was dressed, Chi Muyao settled down across from him.

The blue fox's human form was actually that of a sixteen year old youth with sharp eyebrows and beautiful uplifted phoenix eyes.

His face was on the thin side with a sharp chin and narrow nose ridge. Overall, he looked like an above average youth with devilish charm.

Chi Muyao's gaze lingered on his blue-coloured long hair for a while before looking away. This hair was like the cherry on top of a beautiful sundae.

However, the sight of the blue fox still made his heart ache, because the youth's mouth was sewn shut.

Chi Muyao's heart hurt seeing that originally beautiful mouth sewn like this. His eyes reddened.

He reached out to try and heal the blue fox, but it dodged. In his divine sense, he heard its voice, "This is not my original body, so there is no point in treating it."

This pure land was quite interesting. It cleansed cultivation, so ordinary divine sense transmission couldn't be used. However, it couldn't completely cleanse high level cultivators. 

Like Su You's puppet doppelganger, or the blue fox's divine sense transmission. 

It seemed like the nullification here was spotty when it came to seniors.

He politely asked, "Is your original body still at the Xiang Huang Pavilion?"

"That's right, nailed to the sacrificial altar."

"What must I do to help you?" Chi Muyao asked very sincerely. 

After glancing at him a moment, the blue fox's sewn lips lifted into a smile. It was a strange and poignant sight. 

Its cold, clear voice appeared again in Chi Muyao's divine sense, "Shouldn't you be asking me how to dispel this miasma?"

Obviously, he was admitting that he was the one behind it. 

Chi Muyao sighed and replied solemnly, "The Xiang Huang Pavilion deserves retribution for committing such cruelty. I heard their Sect Master and certain seniors have already succumbed, leaving only a few unwitting disciples. This debt could be considered paid, no?"

"No, not enough.” The blue fox replied. "I hate."

"En, if it were me I would hate too."

The blue fox was draped in clothes. Due to wearing them in a hurry, the shirt hung crookedly on its body. A movement sent the shirt slipping down, revealing half of a shoulder. 

Chi Muyao didn't know whether to help pull up the shirt. That seemed improper.

However, the blue fox didn't seem to mind. In fact, it didn't seem all that fond of clothes.

"I can let you and that little lady leave.” The blue fox's divine sense transmission seemed tired, as did its eyes. It seemed done with this world. "Oh right, and your dual cultivation partner."

The mention of Xi Huai made Chi Muyao embarrassed. This blue fox truly was something. It was able to sense how he and Xi Huai had the same scent about them, indicating they had dual cultivated.

Chi Muyao didn't understand. "Why, because we saved you?" 

"Is ‘save’ really the right word? I just think you aren't annoying."

"Actually, the other people trapped in the pure land are also—”

The blue fox cut him off, "Rotten apples."

"Like Xi Zihe and Han Qingyuan, and Yu-shixiong..." 

The blue fox smiled again, snorting. 

Chi Muyao looked down in thought for a while before asking, "Then can you take me to the Xiang Huang Pavilion? I can rescue your original body."

The blue fox looked quizzically up at Chi Muyao. "What, you intend to save me? You will pay a heavy price then."

"En, I understand. Since I received the grace of the Colourless Yunni Deer, I can't leave matters involving spirit beasts like this unattended. Especially since you are already at the cultivation realm where you can manifest human form." 

The blue fox was finally willing to look up and meet Chi Muyao's eyes properly for the first time.

Although Chi Muyao had the Colourless Yunni Deer's power, he couldn't heal all illnesses and injuries willy-nilly. Old injuries and the injuries the blue fox sustained by being sacrificed would use Chi Muyao's own cultivation and soul as fuel. 

For example, in order to save the person in Su You's coffin, it would be a life for a life.

That was why no one wanted to do it.

Yet Chi Muyao wanted to help the blue fox now.

The blue fox still didn't seem too interested in whether it would be rescued or not. "You have the devil core of the Goldeneyed Heavenly Wolf in your storage bag, I can feel it. If you save me, it will become hard to form a golden core. With your aptitude, you will probably need to cultivate for up to ten years. You might even end up with a permanent deficit."

"This disciple is willing.”

"You want me to let these juniors go in exchange for rescuing me?" 

"This disciple only wishes to save you. The other disciples are another matter entirely."

The blue fox looked at Chi Muyao. Its eyes suddenly curved into crescents, truly smiling for the first time. "So this is a Yu Chong School disciple, ah. I've heard about your kind before, but never truly paid much mind. Now that we've met, you are quite interesting. I've seen many people's illusionary realm, all kinds, but the only ones to contain spirit beasts belong to you two. Especially that little lady with the foxes." 

"En, Little Shijie has always liked foxes. In fact, one is her soul-bound spirit beast."

"You call her Little Shijie at your age?"

“...” 

At this time, Xi Huai's voice came from outside of the door. "Chi Muyao, are you in there?"

Chi Muyao jolted and quickly signalled for the blue fox to change back.

Yet the blue fox lazily stood up and began undressing. It asked using its divine sense, "If I'm naked on your bed when he walks in, things would get interesting, right?"

"No! Please no! He'll stab me to death!" 

Xi Huai banged on the door again. "Chi Muyao?"

Chi Muyao was frantic. He put both hands together and pleaded using his divine sense, "Ancestor Blue Fox, I will definitely rescue you and relocate your entire race. Please be the bigger person and stop teasing this disciple.”

The blue foxe ignored him, lying down half dressed on the bed. 

Any pose it struck now would be sensual.

At this moment, Xi Huai had enough and came in. He looked first at Chi Muyao, then at the blue fox on the bed. "Why didn't you say anything when I called you?" 

“I...” Chi Muyao looked back at the blue fox, which had returned to its fox form. He was about to cry. He felt relief that his waist and back end were safe now. "I was just too into checking it over."

"Pei." Xi Huai frowned slightly at the blue fox. "After spending so much time with spirit beasts, do you Yu Chong School people still like humans?" 

"Of course.”

"Oh? What kind?"

Chi Muyao reached for the clothes on the bed before turning back to Xi Huai. He didn't say anything, just looking at him.

Always.

Chi Muyao's eyes were brimming with affection and love. He wanted to straight up confess.

Alas, Xi Huai didn't notice a thing.

Xi Huai knew Chi Muyao's end of the Cultivation Partner Knot was white, so all he picked up from Chi Muyao's gaze was guilt.

Deep guilt and pity towards him that made even him think of himself as pitiful.

Chi Muyao was probably not saying anything right now because he couldn't bear to say the truth. He probably feared Xi Huai couldn't take the news that Chi Muyao didn't like his type.

These two at odds people seemed to be travelling on the same road, shoulder to shoulder, without truly understanding the other.

One person became affectionate, but the other was too afraid to dream.

He cast his eyes down and forcibly suppressed the pain in his heart. Instead, he changed the subject, "Come with me.”

"What is it?"

"The treasure has manifested.”

Chi Muyao was shocked. He turned back to look at the blue fox. Setting down the shirt, he followed Xi Huai outside.

On this balmy morning, everything was calm. There was no wind, nor other movement in the forest. The sky didn't contain any auspicious purple clouds, or phoenixes. The treasure manifested without so much as a peep.

It felt like Xi Huai mentioned how this was a potato field yesterday, and today Xi Huai called him over to look at the crop.

Chi Muyao couldn't help but be a bit dumbfounded as he followed Xi Huai to the clock tower. He saw Su You perched on a stone window, looking exasperated at them.

Chi Muyao found it strange. He turned to Xi Huai. "Why isn't he going after it?"

Naturally, Su You overheard and answered, "It's a Buddhist artefact after all, extremely picky. It wouldn't even look at a person steeped in violence like me.”

Chi Muyao was shocked. "It's an artefact that can recognize an owner?" 

Only artefacts of truly exceptional quality could do such a thing.

Like the ones Xi Huai had on him, his sword Shukuang and his Myriad Treasure Bell.

Now that another exceptional artefact has manifested, Su You was probably extremely irritated that what he wanted so badly didn't want him.

Xi Huai inclined his head. "You try.”

Chi Muyao walked over. He only saw once he ducked inside that there was a hidden bead in the clock's thick iron walls.

He couldn't help but be excited. Reaching out, golden lightning zapped him and forced him back.

He was a bit shocked, crouching down and looking at Xi Huai.

Xi Huai was also looking in from the outside. He had a complicated expression now that Chi Muyao couldn't get it either.

Su You laughed loudly. "You can't get it either since you're not a virgin. Bet you're regretting being touched by that stinky brat, eh?" 

Chi Muyao was a bit aggrieved as he rubbed his stinging right hand. He suddenly felt like this buddhist treasure was much more picky than the Colourless Yunni Deer. If the Colourless Yunni Deer was also looking for virgins, he probably wouldn't have been chosen.

As a tool person in the novel, his most important scene in it was dual cultivating with Xi Huai.

Since he was able to leave the cave, how could he be a virgin!

If he was still a virgin, was he too reserved or Xi Huai too incapable? How could they get out of the cave, using decent and good intentions??

Chi Muyao ignored Su You and asked Xi Huai, "Should I get Little Shijie to try?"

Su You interjected snarkily, "Didn't you notice just now? This thing is brimming with yang energy. Setting aside if it would accept women in the first place, if your little shijie really got it, she would probably become a hulking brute within a few years.” 

After Su You's words, Chi Muyao suddenly imagined buff Yi Qianxi smiling and calling him 'big brother' before giggling. What an...unfortunate sight.

Chi Muyao still didn't want to give up. He descended the drum tower and went to get Yi Qianxi.

Su You was very dissatisfied after wasting several days here for nothing. He got up to leave.

Xi Huai looked at him and asked, "What about your bell?"

Su You seemed to think of something and suddenly smiled. "You can keep it as a souvenir. After all, you owe the person inside three kowtows."

Xi Huai frowned. "What do you mean?”

"Heh." Su You left without answering.