154: Chapter 154: The Ultimate Nine-Tailed Fox

Early the next morning.

Sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows into the bedchamber, casting dappled shadows on the floor.

Xiao Ran opened his eyes and glanced sideways at Poison Lady beside him.

She was still sound asleep, a satisfied smile on her lips, her face still flushed with the lingering traces of last night.

Her black hair was scattered across the pillow, making her skin look even fairer.

It had to be said, from this angle, this woman had a unique charm.

Xiao Ran couldn't help but reach out and gently brush the strands of hair from her face.

Poison Lady stirred and slowly woke up.

She opened her eyes, saw Xiao Ran, and involuntarily licked her lips.

As the saying goes, a brief parting is better than a new marriage.

Although Poison Lady and Xiao Ran weren't married, the effect was the same.

During the days Xiao Ran was away, Poison Lady could only fall asleep every night after satisfying herself with toys.

She had even begun to wonder if Xiao Ran had poisoned her.

Until she heard the news of Xiao Ran's return to the Sect.

Poison Lady immediately dropped everything and rushed over.

At that moment, she understood.

It wasn't that Xiao Ran had poisoned her, but that she was "itchy" again.

"Good morning, Junior Brother Xiao."

Poison Lady gave a sweet smile.

Xiao Ran followed with a sentence.

"Morning, Senior Sister Poison."

Cultivators have the stainless ability, so there's no need to worry about bad breath.

Thus, the two shared another moment of intimacy.

Until noon.

Only then did they get dressed and get out of bed.

Poison Lady sat before the vanity, combing her long hair.

Xiao Ran walked up behind her, looking at her in the mirror.

"Senior Sister, did anything major happen in the Sect while I was away?"

Poison Lady spoke while combing her hair.

"There actually were a few major events."

Xiao Ran was instantly intrigued.

"Oh? Tell me about it."

Poison Lady turned around and looked at him.

"The first big thing is that Li Tianxing broke through."

Xiao Ran's eyes lit up.

"Senior Brother Li? He reached Soul Transformation?"

Poison Lady nodded.

"Yes, he's already stabilized at the Early Stage of Spirit Severing."

"He was in seclusion for two months, and as soon as he came out, he split Blood Fiend Peak in half."

Xiao Ran's mouth twitched.

"Split in half? Isn't that a bit too exaggerated?"

Poison Lady calmly shook her head.

"That man has always done things in an exaggerated way."

"However, the power of the Soul Transformation Stage is indeed terrifying. If I faced him now, I probably wouldn't last three moves."

Xiao Ran nodded.

"Naturally. There's a world of difference between Soul Transformation and Nascent Soul."

Poison Lady didn't deny it and continued.

"The second thing, White Bone Scholar is also close to breaking through."

Xiao Ran narrowed his eyes.

"Oh? He reached Soul Transformation too?"

Poison Lady shook her head.

"Not that fast, but he's touched the threshold."

"He gained quite a lot in the ruins, and with the resources rewarded by the Sect, he's now preparing to charge into Soul Transformation."

"I estimate it won't be long before the Eternal Night Demon Sect has another Soul Transformation Cultivator."

Xiao Ran calculated in his mind.

Li Tianxing has reached Soul Transformation, and White Bone Scholar is almost there...

What about himself?

He touched his Dantian.

Nascent Soul Great Perfection, only one step away from Soul Transformation.

But this step is where so many people get stuck for a lifetime.

Seeing him silent, Poison Lady laughed.

"What? Feeling the pressure?"

Xiao Ran snapped out of it.

"A little bit! But pressure is what provides motivation."

Upon hearing this, Poison Lady stood up, walked to Xiao Ran, and suddenly reached out to wrap her arms around his neck.

"You, don't think too much."

"With your Aptitude, breaking through to Soul Transformation is only a matter of time."

Xiao Ran looked down at her.

"Senior Sister thinks so highly of me?"

Poison Lady's eyes were full of seduction.

"Of course. Otherwise, why would I have worked so hard?"

Xiao Ran thought of Poison Lady's performance last night.

"Then does Senior Sister want to work hard once more?"

Poison Lady's face reddened, and she pushed him away.

"Get lost! You tormented me all night, and you're still not satisfied?"

Xiao Ran burst into laughter.

After joking around for a while, Poison Lady said seriously.

"When do you plan to enter seclusion?"

Xiao Ran thought for a moment.

"In a few days. First, I need to digest the gains from this period."

Poison Lady nodded.

"That's fine."

"Your gains from this trip were too great; you really do need to settle and consolidate."

She paused.

"By the way, you haven't used your qualification for the Eternal Night Demon Pool yet, have you?"

Xiao Ran nodded.

"Right. Two chances, and I haven't used either."

Poison Lady said.

"Then once you're done digesting, go into seclusion in the Demon Pool. It's of great use for breaking through to Soul Transformation."

Xiao Ran looked at her.

"Senior Sister, you're being so good to me; you wouldn't happen to have an ulterior motive, would you?"

Poison Lady rolled her eyes at him.

"Nonsense, of course I have a motive."

Xiao Ran: "What motive?"

Poison Lady leaned into his ear and whispered.

"Once you break through to Soul Transformation, I'll be able to learn the third layer of the Ten Thousand Poisons Heart-Devouring Great Method."

Xiao Ran laughed.

"You really don't hide anything."

Poison Lady said matter-of-factly.

"Why hide it? We each get what we need; it's fine."

She turned and walked toward the door.

At the door, she suddenly stopped.

"Xiao Ran."

Xiao Ran looked up.

Poison Lady didn't turn around, simply keeping her back to him.

"If one day I need you to do something for me, would you agree?"

Xiao Ran looked at her.

"What kind of thing?"

Poison Lady was silent for a moment.

"I can't say now, but it might be very dangerous."

Xiao Ran thought for a moment.

"That depends on your sincerity."

Poison Lady smiled.

"I'll make sure you're comfortable enough to agree."

"Then it's a deal."

She pushed the door open and left.

Xiao Ran watched her back and shook his head.

This woman is getting more and more interesting.

...

Over the next few days, Xiao Ran began his seclusion.

He sat cross-legged in the cultivation room, looking inward at his Dantian.

In his Dantian, the Chaos vortex slowly rotated.

Deep within the vortex, various lights could be seen faintly flickering.

Those were the legacies he had yet to fully digest.

"I obtained a total of twenty-three legacies during the trip to the ruins, and I've only digested thirty percent of them."

"I've been slacking; I must speed up and catch up."

Xiao Ran muttered to himself.

He began to sort through the legacies he possessed one by one.

First was the Ten Thousand Poisons Demon Venerable Legacy.

The ten thousand poison bead was completely refined, and seven types of poisonous gas within it were unlocked.

Soul Transformation Dissipation was just one of them; there were also exotic poisons like Bone Corroder, Soul Eroder, and Emotion Extinguisher.

"The Ten Thousand Poisons Heart-Devouring Great Method has reached the second layer; once I break through to Soul Transformation, I can learn the third layer."

Next was the Daoist Duobao Legacy.

The Spirit Treasure Induction Technique had reached Major Achievement; now he could sense treasures within a thousand-mile radius.

He had also mastered skills such as treasure map drawing and Restriction breaking.

Then there were the legacies of Burning Heaven Demon Venerable, Ice Demon Venerable, and Thunder Prison Demon Venerable.

The three demonic tools—blazing flame demon banner, ice soul demon sword, and thunder shock demon drum—were fully refined and could be used at will.

Burning Heaven Demonic Technique, Profound Ice Demonic Canon, and Thunder Prison Demonic Sutra had also reached Minor Achievement.

Also, the Legacy of Floating Cloud Immortal Venerable.

Although the Floating Cloud Immortal Art conflicted with Demonic Techniques, they had begun to fuse under the seed of dual cultivation of Immortal and Demon.

The floating cloud immortal pendant, as a protective Magic Treasure, could save his life at critical moments.

Most importantly, the human emperor banner.

This Magic Treasure of Wuxin Sanren could store living people and spirits.

The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox now resided within it, ready to be summoned at any time.

"Unfortunately, the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox is still recovering from her injuries. Once she's healed, she'll be a Void Refinement Stage enforcer."

Xiao Ran felt secretly pleased.

After the events in White Emperor City, the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox used her heavy injuries as an excuse to stick to Xiao Ran.

In her words, she had helped Xiao Ran and was now demanding compensation.

Xiao Ran was naturally happy with this.

Although the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox was a demon, and humans and demons have been irreconcilable since ancient times.

But so what?

Which Cultivator wouldn't want to own a supreme, white, nine-tailed, incomparably beautiful, Plus Edition fox demon?

Xiao Ran was enjoying the treatment of King Zhou at such a young age; naturally, he was quite pleased.

Finally, there was the System.

After devouring the White Emperor's Primordial Spirit, the System upgrade was successful.

Not only were many new functions added, but the exchange System was also restored.

"The System has a new function to absorb Divine Souls. Does that mean in the future, devouring others' Divine Souls can strengthen my own?"

Xiao Ran pondered.

This function is a bit Heaven-Defying.

This function means that from now on, there's no need to fear anyone's Possession.

Unless that person can get past the System.

Having sorted through all his gains.

Xiao Ran began his secluded cultivation.