Cultivation Struggles of a Lowly Fox

”Sit, sit.” Zonghan An immediately patted the empty seat next to her. She would later kick her hubby in favour of the Fox.

Li Xiu glanced at her Master, but she didn’t say anything back, not even a glance.

Shaking her head discreetly, she sat down next to the auntie.

Li Xiu was probably the only one who could deal with her, since she knew what Aiko could accomplish, especially with her Master.

”So, I was-” As expected, Zonghan An immediately started with her insane stories to see others’ reactions.

What was the worst about them was that none of those were a lie, and anyone with truth-seeking skill would be able to see that.

She was the cause of many inner demons and broken hearts.

Moon Aiko listened out of curiosity, but...

”Isn’t that a bit too tame?” Moon Aiko blurted out with a tilted head.

”Oho~” Zonghan An took that as a challenge.

”Then it’s your turn~” She smirked, obviously believing that she would easily win with her stories.

’Which should I...’ Aiko pondered on it. ”Let’s start with the assassins.” She nodded to herself.

”Oho.” Zonghan An was not impressed.

However, that was until Aiko started with her story and how she used the assassins’ living bodies as hammers to bash everyone else.

Zonghan An was laughing hysterically. ”Alright.” She held her stomach. ”This one goes to you, but~” She licked her lips.

”Now it’s my turn.” Zonghan An giggled.

”It’s a story about making the Buddhist bald before they enter the Temple.”

”I have adjusted their vegetables with my temperature, making them lose their hair even if they didn’t get the approval of the Temple!” Zonghan An said this very proudly, since her masterpiece was the Buddha!

”Not bad.” Moon Aiko couldn’t get behind it, but Captivating Aiko was quite happy, while Sun Aiko wondered if their heads would shine like her Sun.

”Then how about making the Immortals descend into the Secret Realm and then wiping them out?” Moon Aiko smirked at her.

”Are you really under 100 years old?!” Zonghan An yelped. She had eyes that could tell the truth from a lie, which bewildered her even more, as Aiko only spoke the truth.

”Come, come.” Zonghan An patted the seat next to her. There was a strange kinship that she felt with this Fox, like they were meant to meet like this.

Moon Aiko moved her seat, only because those stories were quite inspiring.

Ah Cy narrowed her eyes. This would be the first time someone was able to tame Zonghan An without being harassed by her.

Aiko was just ridiculous with her approach each time.

Not to mention the others also listened to those stories, but found them hard to believe.

In order for the Immortals to descend, they would need a special ’tool’. Those tools are hard to get and very brittle, so when someone descends, you should pretty much expect to lose that ’tool’.

Yet by the words of this Fox, a multitude of Immortals descended and were after her.

”Even the auspicious Beasts?!” Zonghan An laughed, shattering the strange atmosphere.

”Alright, alright.” Zonghan An laughed happily. ”You have earned more than this, but I don’t have more gifts, so let’s start with this.”

She handed Aiko a special bracelet.

[Immortal Heat Devouring Bracelet]

[Rarity: Growing Relic]

[Restriction: Immortal Fire Bloodline/Physique]

[Effect:

Heat Storing: +???%

Heat Diffusion Efficiency: 100%

Locked: -

Sealed: -]

[Owner: Zonghan An (Refined - Released)]

”Hmmmm...” Aiko had trouble trusting this bracelet.

”Don’t worry. It’s enough to contain Dragons, so you will be fine.” Zonghan An joked around, but Aiko took it quite seriously.

Moon Aiko slowly turned her head towards Zonghan An as she equipped the bracelet.

[Activate the [Immortal Heat Devouring Bracelet]?]

”Have you ever heard about vaporising a Sacred Realm?” Moon Aiko smiled lightly.

[Test the durability of [Immortal Heat Devouring Bracelet]?]

[You will not endanger anyone/anything with this, as the system will automatically use the Seal to suppress it if anything goes wrong.]

Zonghan An smiled awkwardly at first, but then gulped nervously, since she couldn’t see any lie in Aiko’s words. That one meant-

”W-wait, you need to-!” Zonghan An wanted to explain how to unlock its full power, but solar energy pushed her and everyone back.

Sun Aiko came out with full force. She was still a bit tired from the small Beast Core, but she was able to finally ’stretch’ her legs.

It was near nighttime, when the Sun had already come down, so Sun Aiko was not at full strength. Yet, her body was able to light up the horizon and manifest as a temporary Sun.

”C-crazy Fox!” Zonghan An stuttered, but she was incredibly excited. This feeling, she felt, was so foreign, so lost to time.

Yet now her heart beat loudly, savouring the insanity unfolding before her.

The bracelet was not for show. It was exceptionally hard to destroy, and that was because of the small jewels on it.

The bracelet by itself was very thin; it worked like a large flat ring that would adjust itself so it wouldn’t fall off your wrist.

The most important parts were the inner part of the ring, which worked as storage, and the outer gems that worked as stabilisers, so that the immense heat the Basalt Dragons gave out wouldn’t shatter it immediately.

There were 9 Solar Crystals. Yet at this point, not only were the 9 crystals fully lit, but the supporting inscription was likewise working at full throttle!

The beautiful silver bracelet was lined with blazing inscription, which looked beautiful with the colourful crystals.

Zonghan An gulped. If Aiko went any further, that thing would shatter, which would be a shame, but the main issue was-

’Everyone will die...’ Zonghan An gulped nervously. She was a Basalt Dragon, so she would be right at home, but that was not the same with everyone else.

”It’s time to stop Aiko!” Zonghan An shouted. She quite liked the Fox’s name, as it was short and easy to remember.

”I know...” A somewhat sad voice drifted into their ears as the Sun withdrew.

A smaller Fox was in the middle of it. Unlike the previous Aiko, this one was more petite and looked tired.

However, that was not what Zonghan An paid attention to.

”You have already refined it?!” Zonghan An choked badly. It took her a week to refine it and make it hers, and that was when it was a ’clean slate’!

Aiko, on the other hand, accomplished that when it was already refined to her energy. Sure, she did release the refinement, but it was still difficult to rewrite the energy that was imprinted inside!

’Crazy~!’ Zonghan An hummed happily inside her mind. She felt like once this Fox ascended, there would be a lot of fun!

”I will tell you how to control it once you have rested.” Zonghan An hummed happily.

”That is fine.” Sun Aiko, without energy, was replaced by Moon Aiko, who observed the bracelets.

There were now 5 of them.

2 bracelets around each of her wrists.

2 anklets around each of her legs.

And the final one around her neck, which looked like a silver laced choker.

Moon Aiko was most interested in the one around her next, since she didn’t like it at all.

She could feel it, but that feeling was vanishing slowly over time.

Moon Aiko soon couldn’t feel it on her neck, but she still could touch it and feel it with her hands.

”Whoa~” Zonghan An immediately stepped next to Aiko.

Zonghan An was so used to Solar Essence that she felt like she was at her brother’s abode.

”You look so hot~” Zonghan An said enviously. Her choker looked like a dog’s collar, which was definitely the work of her Master!

She wanted to play a small prank if Aiko was able to unlock it in a few weeks, but who knew that she would be the one on the receiving end.

”I don’t like it.” Moon Aiko said stiffly.

”Y-you don’t like it?!” Zonghan An almost fainted at those words. Hers looked like a dog’s collar, and she had to live with it, yet this-!

She furiously ruffled her hair. ”Fine, you win! Happy?!” She was angry that Aiko never lied and only told the truth, yet that truth was more ridiculous than what even Zonghan An could deal with!

”There was a game?” Moon Aiko thought that the stories were for fun.

Zonghan An rolled her eyes back. She almost slapped this clueless Fox.

”Dammit!” Zonghan An ruffled her hair again. It has been a few thousand years since she got so angry at herself.

”Well, we will have to move places, since the gazebo got destroyed.” Ah Cy gestured to change the topic.

”Sorry...” Moon Aiko pursed her lips. She did want to test the durability, but...

[27 Seals released.]

[Review: This is good stuff. If possible, try not to lose it.]

’27 Seals!’ That was 1/3rd of all of her Seals! Yet this little cutie was able to contain it!

Not to mention, it was a Growing Relic, meaning it would get stronger over time!

With this, Moon Aiko achieved perfect balance even if Sun Aiko matched the stage of Moon and Captivating Aiko.

The bracelets were also less cumbersome than before, as they more than happily adjusted to her body.

”Who are you?” The bracelet suddenly spoke.

”Huh, Master?” Zonghan An was even more speechless. ”You have never responded to me, and now you are popping up?!” She said that quite angrily, since her Master loved to mess with her.

”Obviously. My Soul almost burned away!” Her Master said angrily.

Zonghan An burst out laughing. ”That’s what you get for trying to peep on my friend!” She happily hugged Aiko to show her affection.

”...” Her Master was silent.

”... What is it?” Zonghan An felt it was odd that her prankster Master was silent.

”I have not peeped yet...” Her Master awkwardly said.

”...” Zonghan An blankly blinked.

”...” Her Master was likewise silent.

”Let’s move to the main Peak.” Ah Cy pushed both Aiko and Zonghan An towards the main Peak, since this seemed like a serious issue.

Meanwhile, both Sect Leaders were making a vow not to say anything about this, nor what Aiko told them about.

That was to prevent the wrath of Zonghan An’s Master and make them safe in the Mortal World!