Chapter 228: The protruding front and the curved back will get stuck
As we walked deeper into the mountains, fog began to rise.

The creatures in the mountains and forests were so huge that it was impossible to tell the direction. If it weren't for this road, they would probably have gotten lost too.

Suddenly, there was a song coming from the woods, so soft and sad that it broke the listeners’ hearts.

Murong Ji listened carefully and finally recognized the lyrics of the ditty.

Xiaosonggang, the moon is like frost, people are like floating catkins, and flowers are also sad. Tens of years, three thousand years, I hope we will not forget each other after parting...

Following the sound, the three of them walked over and passed through layers of thick fog, revealing a woman in white.

This woman was gentle to the core. At first glance, she looked as if she was about to collapse, with her long hair falling to her waist.

Her fair skin seemed a little weak, but upon closer inspection, she had willow-leaf-like eyebrows and a delicate small nose, but there was an indelible sadness between her brows.

The three-tailed demon fox also noticed them, turned its head slightly to look at them, and its watery eyes rippled into people's hearts, making people feel a tingling and numb feeling as if they were being electrocuted.

"Are you here to kill us? Dogs from a large religious sect have really good noses."

The voice is gentle and soft, but it is so comfortable to the ears and makes people feel itchy.

Lu Xueqi frowned, drew out the Tianya Sword with a "clang" sound, and swung the sword, and something in the air seemed to be cut.

The three-tailed demon fox's face turned even paler, and he turned around and ran without saying a word. His human form was too slow, so he turned into a fox and disappeared in a flash.

Just as Lu Xueqi was about to chase after him, Murong Ji grabbed her and said to Lin Jian with a smile, "I can relieve Shangguan Ce's coldness."

Quietly...

Murong Ji waited for a while, and seeing no response, he turned and walked away. After a few steps, he heard a voice behind him.

"What a big tone you have! You! Humph!" The soft and coquettish voice almost broke the defense of people's hearts. The voice was really too lustful.

Lu Xueqi frowned and looked at Murong Ji's reaction, a hint of anger appearing on her cold face.

Suddenly, the wind blew through the woods, making the treetops rustle, and inexplicably stirred up waves of chills, a bone-chilling cold.

Murong Ji shuddered and turned to look. Lu Xueqi was holding the Tianya Sword and was about to explode. The light blue true energy spreading from her body was the source of the cold air.

Zhang Xiaofan had already hidden far away with the wicker basket on his back, muttering, "Protect the herbs, protect the herbs..."

Murong Ji: "..."

"Cough cough." He coughed lightly a few times and quietly held Lu Xueqi's hand. He was glared at coldly, but he did not resist too much.

[Has she calmed down? Women's emotions are really inexplicable.] Murong Ji felt relieved and his mood improved unconsciously.

"Whether it can be done or not, we will know it after trying it."

The jungle was silent again. After a long time, a normal voice was heard, "Aren't you disciples of Fenxiang Valley?"

Murong Ji stretched lazily, and when he put his hands down, he put his arms around Lu Xueqi's waist.

"Snapped!"

The scabbard of Tianya Sword hit Murong Ji's arm, and Murong Ji could only let go quickly.

"We are disciples of Qingyun Sect."

The three-tailed demon fox seemed to be hesitating, and after a long time asked: "What do you want?"

"Black stone! The best quality black stone."

"Okay. Come with me."

The three of them walked over. The forest seemed small, but once they were in it, they realized how vast it was. In this thick fog, it seemed as if it was endless.

In the deep forest, there is a large open space. In the middle of the open space is a mound. The mound is not high, but there is a road that extends underground.

When I got closer, I found that it was a huge black stone.

It was pitch black in the cave. Murong Ji took out the lamp of the "scepter" and handed it to Lu Xueqi.

The surroundings lit up instantly, and the few people could see clearly the surrounding environment. This was a mine. Both sides were full of ink-black stones. When they were knocked, they could actually hear the sound of metal.

Suddenly, Murong Ji thought of the huge rock where the Black Water Snake was sleeping.

Murong Ji picked up a piece of gravel and looked at it carefully. Although both were as black as ink, they were essentially different.

Under the light, one black stone will emit pure black light, but this black stone is different, it emits a faint green light.

This black stone is as hard as black iron and extremely cold.

Several people walked deeper into the cave. The deeper they went, the more naturally formed traces they saw. There was also a fist-wide crack on the ground beneath their feet.

But this gap has been filled.

Murong Ji estimated that this hole was formed by a natural disaster such as an earthquake, and was later widened to this shape by miners.

The further down you go, the more spacious the space becomes, and the better the quality of the black stone becomes. If the materials here are mined, they can be used to refine spiritual magic weapons.

Further ahead is a cliff, which is bottomless and occasionally there are hot waves surging up.

The three of them flew down to the abyss on their swords. This was the cave that the waiter had mentioned. Under the shining light, many creatures that were not even recorded in ancient books appeared here one by one.

There are many kinds, roughly counting hundreds of them. Murong Ji exhaled slowly, his eyes shining a little, this overwhelming wealth is unstoppable.

Even if someone told him now that he was the male protagonist in the world of Zhu Xian, he would believe it.

The further down you go, the smaller and larger the organisms living in this cave become.

With the three-tailed fox leading the way, Murong Ji and his companions walked smoothly. When they landed at the bottom of the abyss, they found a cave entrance, from which the rising heat waves were surging.

Murong Ji followed him into the cave, took a look around, and was somewhat shocked to find that this was actually a crater.

A huge stone platform extends to the center of the crater, and on the platform, a big white fox is lying.

Murong Ji was shocked. This kind of strange beast was really...

Following Sanwei forward, Murong Ji stared at the fox's front legs lying horizontally in front of him.

Just lying there, my height was not even as thick as the claw.

Looking up, he saw the huge fox head, facing the eyes of the six-tailed demon fox.

His eyes were full of inquiry.

The magma continued to surge, and the gurgling sound was like a boiling pot.

"Who are you and what are you doing here?" The voice was cold and charming, but there was also a sonorous taste, and the tone was exceptionally calm.

"I'm here to make a deal with you." Murong Ji said, and looked down. The three-tailed fox jumped onto Liuwei's body and whispered something in his ear.

"Oh? Can you cure Shangguan Ce's coldness?"

Murong Ji retracted his gaze: "You will know if it can relieve the coldness after trying it."

The six-tailed demon fox swung its tail, "If that's the case, I'll owe you my life."

What he meant was self-evident. No need to say more, Murong Ji stretched lazily and said, "After I help you solve the problem, you two can find a place to settle down and live your life."

"Also, I want you to swear an oath not to slaughter humans without reason. How about that?"

"It's impossible."

After listening to the six-tailed fox's solemn oath, Murong Ji placed his hand on the giant claw in front of him, and the true energy surged and flowed through the body of the six-tailed demon fox.

"You are so angry..."

The six-tailed demon fox wanted to say something but stopped himself. He had lived for a long time and had extraordinary knowledge, but he had never heard of Murong Ji's abnormality. He couldn't tell what was wrong with this strange true energy.

After Murong Ji explored the meridians of the six-tailed demon fox, he also understood his situation. Shangguan Ce's Nine Cold Ice Thorns were probably the Nine Heavens Divine Weapons, otherwise it would not be so powerful.

The cold air actually eroded the foundation of the six-tailed demon fox. Even if he could escape with his life, his cultivation would be completely destroyed. If he wanted to practice, he would have to start from scratch.

The next moment, he unleashed the Tianshan Six Yang Palm, empowered by his true energy. It was extremely powerful, and the majestic palm force gradually eroded the cold air, and then slowly slapped it out of the body of the six-tailed demon fox.

Murong Ji's speed in eliminating the cold was not slow. How long had it been? A few hours. If his cultivation was at the upper level, it would only take a moment.

Murong Ji guessed that Shangguan Ce's Nine Cold Ice Thorns were used to assist in his practice, otherwise its power could be increased by several percent, and it would not be difficult to kill the six-tailed demon fox on the spot.

Shangguan Ce himself practiced the Pure Yang Flame Method and the Burning Incense Jade Technique to use fire power to resist the cold, and was unable to unleash the maximum power of the Nine Cold Ice Spikes.

The six-tailed demon fox felt his own physical condition. Without the coldness, his body quickly warmed up and he felt very comfortable.

Looking down at Murong Ji, his eyes were full of complexity, "Humans are really blessed in the path of cultivation. My fox clan has practiced hard for more than a thousand years, but has been surpassed by humans with better qualifications in just a few hundred years."

After he finished speaking, there was endless loneliness in his eyes.

Murong Ji knew who he was talking about, Shangguan Ce. Seeing the six-tailed demon fox's heart of Taoism shattered and its spirit completely lost, Murong Ji narrowed his eyes slightly.

Making up for the Dao Heart was not within the scope of the agreement, and saving the six tails was for the purpose of a deal. From his human point of view, the fewer alien beasts that were not in his camp, the better.

"Instead of worrying about these things, it's better to worry about whether I can escape the pursuit of Fenxiang Valley."

Then he turned to look at Zhang Xiaofan and said, "Xiaofan, do you remember the prescription I wrote down when I treated your injury?"

"Remember, Brother Seven, do you want to give this big fox a dose of medicine?"

As he spoke, he took out various medicinal herbs from the rattan basket behind him and mixed them according to the original prescription.

Murong Ji's eyes turned, and he thought to himself, "Xiao Fan, whether you can get the Mysterious Fire Mirror depends on you."

He looked at the three-tailed demon fox and said, "You should take me to find the black stone."

The three-tailed fox whispered a few more words into the ear of the six-tailed fox. After seeing the six-tailed fox nod, it led Murong Ji and others out of the crater.

"Xiao Fan, we'll come find you later!"

"Well, come back soon."

After walking back for a while, they came to the cave and saw the three-tailed fox sneak into a crevice. The crevice was even narrower, so Murong Ji had to lean sideways to get in.

Lu Xueqi couldn't do that. With her curvy figure, she would be stuck if she came in.

(End of this chapter)