The Villain Fox's Sickly Beauty Master - Chapter 39.1

Chapter 39.1: Shielding Her from a Bolt of Thunder Tribulation.

She had long assumed that Feng Qi had found someone else afterward, and she never blamed her for it, as she was the one who was unfaithful. The scarcity of offspring in the Divine Beast clan was also due to the difficulty of conceiving within the clan, so she never thought that she was the one who made Feng Qi conceive.

“She told me this herself. It wouldn’t be fake.”

Hearing this, the woman seemed to lose all her strength, collapsing onto the ground with the egg in her arms, incessantly muttering: “What have I done?”

Seeing this, Fu Yi’s heart softened, and she stepped forward to help her up. She helped the woman sit down under a spiritual tree nearby and then reached out her hand to sense the spiritual energy contained within the egg. The woman, having confided in Fu Yi now, knew she wouldn’t harm it and didn’t stop her, allowing her to proceed.

It was with this probe that Fu Yi understood the key, and also understood why Feng Qi could recognize the jade pendant hanging around her neck as the sacred treasure of the Qingqiu clan at a glance, and why she knew the jade pendant’s special effect.

Thinking of this, Fu Yi took off the jade pendant hanging around her neck, held it in her palm, and suspended it over the egg, chanting a reverse spell. Instantly, the egg shone with golden light, and after a moment, the aura of its other mother could be sensed.

Seeing this, the woman was even more stunned, because she could easily sense her own spiritual power from the egg. Still, she was confused: “What kind of spell did you cast?”

Fu Yi chuckled, no longer hiding her identity, and offered the jade pendant to the woman for a closer look.

“This is a secret treasure of my Qingqiu clan. One of its functions is to conceal the aura of the spell’s target. Only cultivators with higher cultivation than the caster or those who have undergone bloodline inheritance might be able to detect the existence of the spell. And the fox princess you mentioned repeatedly in your words is my mother.”

Several consecutive pieces of news shocked the woman repeatedly. Hearing Fu Yi say this, she focused a portion of her spiritual power to carefully probe the aura of the person in front of her, and it was with great difficulty that she caught a wisp of demon aura. Previously, she had only considered Fu Yi to be an ordinary cultivator.

“The one who cast the spell on this egg should be my mother. I don’t know what her cultivation is, which is why the spell fooled your eyes. Although it’s unlikely that any demon would dare to provoke Senior Feng Qi, this method was also used to ensure its safety. After all, whether in the demon race or the human race, the existence of a half-demon is generally unwelcome.”

As she spoke, the woman also calmed down. Hearing Fu Yi’s explanation, she thought for a moment, then shook her head.

“No, perhaps your mother saw something.”

Whether it was from Feng Qi’s words or the description of the little girl in front of her, she could tell that the fox princess was a very intelligent demon. At that time, it was generally common knowledge that human realm cultivators were implanted with curses and tracking spiritual stones after entering a sect. It was normal for the fox clan, whose spells were excellent in illusion arts and who liked to change auras and appearances, to detect the presence of a curse aura in the egg Feng Qi laid.

Regardless of whether she guessed that the woman was forced to leave Feng Qi or was truly unfaithful, setting up a spell to hide the egg’s aura was a necessary step. Thanks to that person, Feng Qi would not be tracked by the sect because of this egg, and it could be safely preserved in Feng Qi’s cave dwelling.

Fu Yi didn’t understand what she was thinking, only to hear her reply again.

“Thank your mother for me.”

The thanks came suddenly. Fu Yi didn’t say anything after she reacted, only accepting the thanks for Ji Xuejun. To be honest, aside from the dream, Fu Yi had no impression of her parents, but it was because of her Master (Shizun), because of Feng Qi, and because of the narrative of the person in front of her that she no longer held any resentment towards the two of them.

Although they seemed to have completely neglected her who was lonely and helpless in the sect, looking back now, they seemed to have considered everything. Her mother was willing to stand up for her friends. Without a sufficient reason, how could she have left her in the sect? She shouldn’t blame them; instead, she should cherish them.

“Actually, if you had chosen to tell Senior Feng Qi everything back then, perhaps she would have found my mother and had her use our clan’s secret method to eliminate the hidden danger you feared.”

“Unfortunately, there are no ‘ifs’.”

At this moment, she had also realized that the missed opportunity between her and Feng Qi stemmed from the hostility between the two races and from her own perceived kindness towards Feng Qi. Looking back at all the past events, she truly lamented that everything was a product of the passage of time and unfortunate circumstances, only regretting that the two of them no longer had the chance to sit down and talk properly.

However, thinking of this, she suddenly became curious about Fu Yi’s identity.

“Since you say your mother is the princess of the Qingqiu Fox clan, why are you wearing the robes of my Canglan Immortal Sect? Over the past hundred years, have new talisman and elixir books been compiled, and a new covenant been established?”

Her words made Fu Yi puzzled. As far as Fu Yi knew, the Canglan Immortal Sect had only been established for over a thousand years, and this person had also mentioned leaving her original sect earlier. The Canglan Immortal Sect and the original sect mentioned in the person’s words were definitely not the same.

But why did she identify herself as a member of the Immortal Sect and speak such strange words? Neither in the past life nor in this life had Fu Yi seen such a Great Power in the Immortal Sect. Judging by the surging spiritual power she exhibited earlier, she was at least a higher-level cultivator than her Master (Shizun).

The woman must have touched upon a taboo topic for Fu Yi, seeing her reluctance to speak. Just as she was about to drop the subject, Fu Yi answered honestly: “My other mother is a member of the Immortal Sect. I was born and raised in the sect and have since become a disciple of someone. As for the things you mentioned later, I don’t know much about them.”

Hearing this, the woman nodded slightly. That’s right. Since Fu Yi carried that jade pendant, even she only faintly discovered the hidden aura after a careful probe, so no one else would have the chance to find out.

However, out of kindness, she still reminded Fu Yi: “Your identity is special. Generally, you should not easily reveal it to others. I see that you have excellent aptitude. You have reached the early Void Refinement stage at a young age, and you will surely achieve great things in the future. But the matter of your identity can easily lead to disaster unless your wings are fully grown and you can stand on your own.”

“I understand.”

Fu Yi knew that after going through the previous life, she was no longer one to easily trust people. However, seeing the genuine concern she showed for the egg earlier and listening to her long narrative, she revealed her identity.

Thinking of this, Fu Yi’s lips curved slightly, and she reminded the woman in front of her: “I noticed that the concentration of fire-attribute spiritual energy in this egg is not low. Senior Feng Qi must have injected spiritual energy into it more than once as nourishment to await hatching, only stopping after many attempts proved ineffective.”

“However, the demon race’s gestation of new life has always required regular nurturing with spiritual energy from both parents. This egg hasn’t hatched for a thousand years. Perhaps it is only lacking your care.”

Hearing this, the person’s eyes welled up with tears again: “I know.”

It wasn’t just the dense fire-attribute spiritual energy. She could also feel a trace of Feng Qi’s original spiritual energy from the egg. It was precisely because of this spiritual energy that she was able to find the egg, and it was able to absorb the fire-attribute spiritual energy from the heavens and earth to sustain its life and ensure a continuous supply of spiritual energy.

She had noticed this long ago, but she hadn’t realized that this egg belonged to her and Feng Qi. Perhaps Feng Qi had anticipated the current outcome long ago, which was why she left her with such a thought.

Thinking this, she put the egg in her arms into her storage space. Suddenly, the two of them heard another earth-shattering bolt of lightning fall from an unknown location.

“Someone must be undergoing a tribulation.”

As she spoke, the woman slightly frowned: “This seems to be… a thunder tribulation for the initial Mahayana stage, but I don’t know why it’s a bit stranger than usual.”

She couldn’t quite pinpoint what was strange about it, but when Fu Yi heard her say this, she instantly realized something, and her heart sank to the bottom. She immediately pursued the thunder tribulation.

Since Fu Yi was a rare and excellent junior, and a person destined to be connected to both her and Feng Qi, the woman worried that Fu Yi might encounter danger and followed her.

It only took the two of them less than fifteen minutes to find the source of the thunder. During this time, Fu Yi frequently looked up at the sky. Dozens of bolts of heavenly thunder had already struck, and her anxiety intensified.

“Do you know the person undergoing the tribulation?”

Having been away from the Canglan Immortal Sect for over a hundred years, she was no longer familiar with the cultivation levels of the various sect members. However, undergoing the Mahayana thunder tribulation must be an opportunity few people had.

Thinking this, she mentally selected several possible candidates, then heard Fu Yi say.

“I’m not sure, but I must see it with my own eyes to be at ease.”

The tribulation was a personal matter, and success or failure depended only on oneself. Therefore, even though she had noticed the abnormal celestial phenomenon earlier, she hadn’t intended to interfere. After all, if someone else got involved in the thunder tribulation, it would be equivalent to intervening in another person’s karma. Afterward, the Dao of Heaven might regard them as one, and it was possible for them to experience double the thunder tribulation in the future.

After winding around, Fu Yi and the woman finally found the place where the heavenly thunder was falling.

A person was sitting cross-legged on the cliff where the lightning struck, their back straight, head slightly tilted up, their clothes soaked in bl00d and unrecognizable from their original color, but Fu Yi recognized her Master (Shizun) at first glance.

“Jinheng?”

Seeing this, the woman who followed Fu Yi also frowned and murmured, but before she could react, Fu Yi was about to rush forward in a sudden burst, and the woman hurriedly grabbed her.

“What are you doing?”

Fu Yi’s mind could no longer function normally. All she could see was the crimson color filling her eyes, but she couldn’t break free from the restraint on her wrist, and she was so anxious that she was on the verge of tears.

“Let go of me! I need to protect my Master (Shizun) while she undergoes the tribulation.”

“She is your Master (Shizun)?”

For a moment, Fu Yi couldn’t attend to the woman’s question. All her attention was on the person bathed in bl00d. The Mahayana stage thunder tribulation seemed to have ninety-nine bolts. Fu Yi had been counting on the way. Including the initial few bolts, her Master (Shizun) still had to endure more than ten bolts of heavenly thunder.

However, Fu Yi could sense that the person sitting on the cliff was barely clinging to life. Having heard the person beside her talk about the strangeness of the thunder tribulation, she truly couldn’t let go of her worry. She had experienced a thunder tribulation before, but that was in an illusion, with complete magical artifacts, and her cultivation level was low. It was nothing like the pain her Master (Shizun) was currently enduring.

“What use is it for you to go over now? The thunder tribulation has already begun, and casting any more spells is useless. Do you actually want to shield her from the heavenly thunder? Let me tell you, just one bolt of the Mahayana stage heavenly thunder might be enough to crush you to pieces, consigning you to eternal doom.”

As she said this, she seemed to feel a bit of pity, turning her head to frequently look towards Jiang Jinheng’s direction, only offering a silent prayer, hoping she could successfully pass this tribulation.

But Fu Yi couldn’t listen to those words. Amidst their argument, following several earth-shattering booms, the person sitting in the distance seemed to collapse, unable to endure it any longer.

At this moment, the sky gathered purple light, and the dark clouds converged, seemingly about to unleash the final bolt of the tribulation thunder.

In a moment of desperation, Fu Yi looked at the woman who also had a worried expression, then at her Master (Shizun) on the cliff who seemed lifeless. She hardened her heart, transformed into her original form, and broke free from the constraints on her wrist.

The woman hadn’t expected Fu Yi to have this trick. In a moment of inattention, she let her escape.

In the next instant, she saw Fu Yi in her fox form propped up over Jiang Jinheng’s body. Although her four limbs supporting her body were seemingly trembling from the pressure of the thunder tribulation, she didn’t budge at all, and her five large tails were raised, covering the person completely.

Fu Yi looked closely at her Master (Shizun), who had become a bloodied figure. Tears welled up in the fox’s eyes, and the teardrops dripped onto Jiang Jinheng’s face. The bl00d-red color only faded slightly where the tears fell, but there was no sign of reaction from the person.