We Agreed On Experiencing Life, So Why Did You Immortals Become Real? Chapter 523: This Tushan—Needs a New Master!
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After leaving Moon-Gazing Mountain, Xiangniang followed the road she had taken earlier and walked back toward the small courtyard in the alley where she lived.
All along the way, she clenched her sleeve tightly, her mind turning again and again over what the Grand Elder had just said to her.
Xiangniang knew perfectly well that for an ordinary fox like herself, if she truly could seduce Xiao Mo, then she would not only become a disciple of Moon-Gazing Mountain in one stroke, changing the course of her life from then on and receiving the Tushan clan’s focused cultivation—
She might even gain Xiao Mo, a dao companion exceptionally suited to dual practice.
From then on, she could make merry with Xiao Mo night after night and enjoy every pleasure to the fullest. At the same time, she could increase her cultivation through dual practice. Would that not be wonderful?
But the problem was exactly as the Grand Elder had said.
That fellow Xiao Mo really was a stone.
No!
That fellow Xiao Mo was harder than stone!
Even a real stone, under Xiangniang’s stormlike assault, ought to have melted into a puddle of spring water by now.
“Use force...”
Xiangniang rubbed her fingers together, carefully pondering those words the Grand Elder had just said.
But how was she supposed to use force?
Xiao Mo’s cultivation realm was not lower than hers.
Even if she truly tried to force matters, she might not be able to beat him.
“Hm?”
Suddenly, as Xiangniang walked along the city road, she caught sight of a shop, and an idea sprang into her mind.
On the shop’s signboard, three large words were written in bright, glaring letters: Union Powder. Under the sunlight, they were especially eye-catching.
Shops like this were quite common in Tushan.
After all, many foxes cultivated through dual-practice methods.
And this Union Powder could not only add pleasure between dual-practice partners, making both sides more absorbed when they practiced together, it could even be used to muddle the other person’s reason and blur their mind.
Xiangniang did not hesitate in the slightest. She strode straight into the shop.
The proprietress saw Xiangniang come through the door, and the corners of her lips lifted slightly as she smiled and teased, “Oh, I was wondering who it was. So it’s Xiangniang. What, are you buying Union Powder too, to add a little fun between the sheets? But Xiangniang, aren’t you still untouched?”
“Sister Chen, don’t bring that up.”
Xiangniang quickly waved her hand and sighed with helplessness all over her face.
“That man I brought back—his heart is as hard as stone. No matter what I do, he refuses to look at me properly.”
“Speaking of which, do you have any Union Powder here that can...”
Xiangniang did not finish the sentence. She only gave the proprietress a look that said, Sister, you understand, her eyes shifting with unmistakable urgency.
The proprietress, whose name was Shaoyao, laughed softly, her eyes full of confusion. “No, wait. With that face of yours, that figure of yours, there’s actually a man who won’t become infatuated with you? Don’t tell me he doesn’t like women?”
“He definitely likes women. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with him in that regard. I can guarantee it.”
Xiangniang waved a hand, her tone carrying a trace of irritation.
“He’s just... not quite the same as other men.”
“Forget it, forget it. Why am I telling you all this? Hurry, hurry. Do you have any Union Powder suitable for someone in the Golden Core Realm? I’m in a rush.”
“Of course I do.” The proprietress unhurriedly took a small medicine bottle from a drawer and gently set it on the counter.
“This thing, poured into water—just one drop, and forget stone. Even Chaos Black Iron would obediently melt for you. And it’s colorless, odorless, and hard to detect. Only five high-grade spirit stones.”
“Huh? That expensive?”
Xiangniang sucked in a breath, her heart aching. But then she gritted her teeth, took out five high-grade spirit stones from her sachet, and slapped them fiercely onto the table.
“Fine, fine. I’ll take it!”
“Oh, my. You really are willing to spend blood on this.” The proprietress chuckled and patted her chest. “Don’t worry. I guarantee you’ll be satisfied with the effect. If it doesn’t work, come back anytime for a refund.”
“I’ll trust you this once, Sister Chen. Then I’m leaving first!”
“Take care.”
The proprietress watched Xiangniang’s departing back, then casually swept the five high-grade spirit stones into the counter.
And just after Xiangniang left, another woman stepped into the shop.
“Proprietress, I’m thirsty. Might I borrow a cup of tea?” the woman asked.
“Of course.” The proprietress nodded, smiling warmly. “Please come with me, young lady.”
Shaoyao twisted her slender waist and led the young woman into the rear courtyard, while calling for her own daughter to go watch the storefront for the time being.
The moment the two of them stepped into the rear courtyard, Shaoyao’s expression immediately turned solemn.
With a sweep of her fragrant sleeve, a spell formation that isolated them from divine-sense probing activated at once.
“Why did you suddenly come to see me today?” Shaoyao asked in a low voice.
“To bring you news,” the woman said slowly, her voice pressed extremely low. “Tushan Jingci has already returned to Tushan. I hear that old thing Tushan Meng intends to take Tushan Jingci as her disciple, and even establish her as Tushan’s holy daughter.”
The woman’s tone was exceedingly deep. Even though only the two of them were in the courtyard, she seemed afraid someone else might hear.
“But right now, opinions within Tushan are divided. After all, everyone has their eyes fixed on the position of holy daughter. And more than that, that old woman Tushan Meng has been acting arbitrarily in Tushan for years, tyrannical to the extreme.”
“So the other elders of the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox clan have long been deeply dissatisfied with Tushan Meng. Especially this time—Tushan Meng wants to contend for supremacy over the demon-race world. She wants the entire demon-race world to bear the Tushan name. Is that something she can accomplish just because she wishes it?”
As she spoke, the woman let out a cold laugh, her mouth full of disdain.
“Could it be that that old thing Tushan Meng truly thinks her Tushan is united like a slab of iron?”
Shaoyao pondered for a moment, then asked in a low voice, “Then does the Master have any instructions?”
“Naturally!”
The woman nodded heavily, a sharp gleam appearing in her eyes.
“According to the Master’s judgment, Tushan is now beset by troubles within and threats without. And this is precisely the best opportunity we will ever have!”
“So what if the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox clan’s bloodline is noble? That Lord of the Four Seas was merely an ordinary white snake who achieved an atavistic return of bloodline and advanced step by step into a true dragon.”
“An ordinary horse clan can also undergo atavistic return and become a Lushu.”
“Even a sparrow has the chance to transform into a phoenix!”
“They have merely seized everything in Tushan. They have monopolized the Moon God Tree and refused to allow us to undergo atavistic advancement, enslaving us generation after generation!”
“Why should the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox clan stand high above everyone forever and enjoy all of this—why?!”
The more the woman spoke, the more agitated she became. Every word seemed squeezed out from between her teeth, and her eyes revealed undisguised viciousness and resentment.
“During this period, we will make proper preparations and stand ready at any time. All we await is one command from the Master.”
She took a deep breath, and the corner of her mouth curved into a cold arc.
“This Tushan—needs a new master!”