42: Chapter 42 This is your aunt! I could tell she wasn't human at first glance!

Inside the great hall, Yun Qianyue finally let out that call of "Revered Master."

She bit her lower lip hard, her cheeks flushed bright red.

To think that she, the dignified Fairy Yaoyue, who had traversed the Eastern Wasteland for nearly three hundred years, had ever suffered such humiliation?

Being held down across his lap and spanked was one thing, but now, to save her life, she had actually taken this man who looked younger than her as her Revered Master.

[Ding! Task: Accept Nine-Tailed Fox as Disciple. Completed, rewards automatically credited!]

"Good."

Lu Chen nodded in satisfaction and laid back down on his rocking chair, his lazy demeanor making Yun Qianyue's teeth itch with annoyance.

He reached out and grabbed into the Void Realm, and a pink-gold Medicinal Pill appeared out of thin air in his palm.

It was the task reward the System had just issued — [Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox Bloodline Awakening Emperor Pill].

The surface of the Medicinal Pill was wreathed in nine cloud patterns. As soon as it appeared, a faint, bewitching sound of fox calls echoed through the great hall.

"Since you've called me Master, I can't be too stingy."

Lu Chen flicked his finger, and the Medicinal Pill turned into a streak of light, hovering in front of Yun Qianyue: "Eat it."

Yun Qianyue instinctively shrank back, looking at the Medicinal Pill with wary eyes: "What is this? Are you trying to control me with drugs?"

"Drugs?" Lu Chen's gaze was as if he were looking at an idiot:

"If I wanted to kill you, you would have been turned into meat paste with one slap just now; why would I waste a Medicinal Pill? Take it or leave it. If you don't eat it, bend over and get another spanking."

Hearing the words "get a spanking," Yun Qianyue shivered, a phantom pain flaring in her buttocks.

"I'll eat it!"

She snatched the Medicinal Pill and shoved it into her mouth.

The Medicinal Pill melted the moment it touched her tongue.

There was no bitterness or poison; the Medicinal Pill turned into a scorching torrent that rushed down her throat and through her entire body.

"Mmm..."

Yun Qianyue let out a muffled groan and curled up on the ground instantly.

Hot! So hot!

A raging fire was ignited within her body; her blood began to boil, and her heart beat violently, the sound echoing throughout the great hall.

"Aunt!" Su Xuner and Su Qiyue's expressions changed, and just as they were about to rush over, they were blocked three feet away by a gentle surge of Spiritual Qi from Lu Chen.

"Don't move, that is her fortune." Lu Chen took a sip of wine and said indifferently.

At this moment, Yun Qianyue could no longer hear any outside sounds.

Her Soul seemed to be torn by some ancient power, and her consciousness was dragged into a wild, primitive world.

There, a snow-white Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox that blotted out the sky stood upon the firmament, its scarlet-gold pupils overlooking all living beings, exuding the imperial might of a ruler of all Yao Race.

"What is this?"

Yun Qianyue stared at the giant beast. The next second, the beast roared at the sky, turning into starlight that filled the firmament and slammed fiercely into her body.

"Ah—!!"

In reality, Yun Qianyue threw back her slender neck and let out a long cry.

This sound carried a sharpness and clarity that pierced the Soul, faintly tinged with a fox-like charm.

Immediately after, a bizarre scene occurred.

"Puff—!"

Accompanied by the sound of tearing fabric, the hem of Yun Qianyue's originally flat and tight moon-white palace dress was suddenly stretched out!

A mass of snow-white fur burst out and sprang forth.

There were nine of them!

Nine huge, snow-white fox tails stretched out in the air, each two meters long, swaying gently and bringing with them a fragrant breeze.

At the same time, her long, jet-black hair instantly turned silver-white, and from the top of her head, where human ears should have been, a flash of light appeared, revealing a pair of fluffy fox ears that twitched uncontrollably.

The great hall fell into a deathly silence.

Su Xuner and Su Qiyue's eyes widened, their little mouths forming an "O" shape.

Yun Qianyue lay on the ground, panting heavily.

After that tearing pain, there was an unprecedented sense of comfort and clarity.

She subconsciously moved her body, but felt a heaviness behind her, as if something extra had appeared.

And why was there something extra on top of her head?

She tremblingly reached out her hand and touched the top of her head.

It was fluffy, soft, and warm.

Yun Qianyue stiffened, turned her head mechanically, and looked behind her.

There, nine huge white tails were flaunting themselves, and one of them seemed to notice her gaze, actually leaning over to rub against her cheek in a fawning manner.

"Th-th-this..."

Yun Qianyue's pupils shrank, and she let out a shrill scream:

"Tails! Why did I grow tails!"

"I am human! I am of the pure Human Race! How did I become part of the Yao Race!"

This discovery was even harder for her to accept than the spanking earlier.

She had practiced the Dao for nearly three hundred years and had always considered herself a Fairy of the Righteous Path; how did she suddenly become the legendary fox spirit?

"What are you screaming about?"

"You, you're just not good enough; I still need to teach you properly. You dared to show off your petty tricks in front of me? I could tell at a glance that you weren't human!"

Lu Chen had walked behind her at some point.

He examined the nine fluffy tails, a hint of interest in his eyes.

Lu Chen reached out, grabbed one of the tails, and stroked it along the fur.

"Mmm~"

Yun Qianyue's body went soft, and a moan escaped her throat: "Revered Master... don't... not there..."

As soon as the sound came out, she wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

How could I make such a sound? Such a strange sound!

"Human, my foot."

Lu Chen lifted her up from the ground and stroked her tail again.

"Do you really think you've been stuck at the Half-Saint level for a hundred years because of a lack of talent?"

"It's because your Bloodline is too strong, and Human Race Cultivation Techniques simply can't support it!"

Lu Chen explained:

"You are the Reincarnation of an ancient Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox, with the blood of the Yao Race flowing in your veins. Before, it hadn't undergone Awakening, but now that the Bloodline has opened, this is your true form."

"Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox?" Yun Qianyue was stunned.

Even in ancient records, this was a top-tier Bloodline of the Yao Race, a naturally born emperor among the Yao.

"Stop spacing out, try circulating your Cultivation Technique." Lu Chen patted her head and squeezed those fox ears while he was at it.

Yun Qianyue subconsciously circulated the Spiritual Qi in her body.

Boom!

The previously unbreakable Half-Saint Bottleneck shattered instantly like paper at this moment.

An aura as vast as the sea erupted from within her.

Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi poured in frantically, condensing into a giant Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox manifestation behind her.

Saint Realm Early Stage...

In just a few breaths, her cultivation broke through like bamboo!

The Heart Demon and Bottleneck that had plagued her for a full fifty years were broken just like that?

Just because she ate the "big treasure" that man gave her?

Feeling the earth-shattering power within her, Yun Qianyue was completely excited.

This wasn't a dream, she had really become a Saint!

"Now, do you still think you're a monster?" Lu Chen's lazy voice rang in her ear.

Yun Qianyue looked up abruptly, staring at the man with a calm expression in front of her.

At this moment, all her resentment, humiliation, and unwillingness vanished into thin air.

Replacing them was a sense of submission and attachment stemming from the depths of her Bloodline.

It was the nature of the fox clan to admire the strong.

The man before her had beaten her into submission and bestowed upon her a new life of fortune.

Thump.

Yun Qianyue knelt on both knees. This time, there was no coercion; it was completely voluntary.

The nine tails behind her were wagging frantically, almost creating afterimages.

Her originally cold face was now full of charm and fanaticism, and as her eyes swirled, she could steal the Soul of any man in the world.

"Disciple Yun Qianyue pays respects to Revered Master!"

"Thank you, Revered Master, for the grace of rebirth!"

Saying this, she crawled forward on her knees two steps, hugged Lu Chen's thigh, and rubbed her fluffy fox ears against his palm:

"Revered Master's technique is so amazing, Disciple just now... felt so comfortable~"

Lu Chen: "..."

Is this adaptability a bit too fast?

She was a chaste and upright woman just a moment ago, and now she's become a clingy creature?

"Ahem!"

Two awkward coughs came from the side.

Su Xuner looked at this scene with a complex expression.

While Su Qiyue scratched her head, looked at her aunt's tails, then looked down at herself, and suddenly asked:

"Sister, Aunt has become a fox spirit, does that mean we aren't human either?"

Su Xuner's mouth twitched, and she slapped her younger sister on the forehead.

Lu Chen looked at the house full of young beauties.

An arrogant Sword Cultivator, a silly foodie, and now another alluring fox spirit with a huge contrast.

Life in the future, I'm afraid, will be even less peaceful.

"Alright, stop rubbing, you're going to get matted if you keep rubbing like that."

Lu Chen pulled Yun Qianyue off his lap and pointed to the side hall:

"Since you've become my Disciple, go choose a room. Remember, outside you are the aloof Fairy Yaoyue, but inside the peak, you are the face of the Xiaoyao Peak Disciples..."

Yun Qianyue's eyes were filled with charm, her nine tails forming a heart shape in the air, her voice soft and sweet:

"Inside the peak, Disciple is Revered Master's little fox alone~ Revered Master can play with... oh no, Revered Master can stroke my tails however you like~"

Lu Chen took a deep breath.

"Get lost and choose a room! Just don't live too close to your Senior Sister, lest you start fighting!"

"Alrighty, Revered Master~ Goodnight, Revered Master~"

Watching Yun Qianyue's back as she swayed her waist and shook her nine big tails happily as she left, Lu Chen rubbed his temples.

He suddenly felt that with more Disciples in the future, life would probably be more tiring than mining.