Cultivation Struggles of a Lowly Fox

With the matters settled, Witch Aiko calmly sipped her tea before moving out of this place.

‘But how am I supposed to visit Mei…’ Her plans derailed the moment that the Moon crashed down.

‘It should be fine, no? Mei shouldn’t be too upset.’ Witch Aiko groaned with concern. It would be quite the mess if she were scolded.

‘Maybe we should use Moon Aiko, since she created that mess…’ Witch Aiko pondered, and this was the best plan she could come up with.

Even if Moon Aiko gets scolded, it shouldn’t be as harsh as what would happen to other Aikos!

With that plan in mind, she moved towards the Grandmaster’s Peak!

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“Aiko is still not coming.” Mei clicked her tongue in annoyance. She wanted to investigate the book and see why the Delegation was looking for it so much.

“She will be here soon.” The gorgeous girl from the Delegation said lightly.

“You can feel her Shadow Form, huh?” The Grandmaster nodded her head.

“Is that even possible?” Mei raised her eyebrow. She knew that most Shadow Foxes wouldn’t be able to find each other, since they wouldn’t be able to locate their energies.

That’s also why most Shadow Foxes get ‘tagged’ by the compass, so that they can be located if something happened or if they deserted.

The compass was just too good of a thing to throw away, so it acted as a good locator.

“But why are you helping us?” Mei narrowed her eyes at her.

“No reason.” The gorgeous girl shrugged.

“She hates the Delegation.” Dai Lu translated her thoughts.

The gorgeous girl frowned. The Delegation was a troublesome place, but this one was no better! She never had her thoughts read out loud, and it was quite- no, very embarrassing!

Mei smiled playfully. It was not rare to find a Fox that didn’t speak her mind, but to see it in actual action was quite amusing.

‘Aiko would like this girl.’ Mei nodded her head slowly.

“Speaking of the devil.” Mei noticed familiar energy coming towards her.

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Witch Aiko transformed into Moon Aiko before approaching the group.

The Grandmaster was still training the Twins, while Mei was sitting on a rock with a stern expression.

‘Maybe I should come back later-’ Moon Aiko turned on her toes, trying to run away, but something grabbed her head.

She was moved like a doll from a claw machine in front of Mei.

“Missed me~?” Mei smiled playfully, but it was obvious she was upset that Aiko tried to run away.

“I’m sorry.” Moon Aiko immediately apologised.

Mei was startled, but before asking anything of Aiko, she put her back on the ground.

The gorgeous girl in the background had so many question marks floating above her head that she was quite cute.

She approached the duo and sniffed Aiko all around.

“???” The gorgeous girl was even more confused.

Mei smiled, amused by this situation, and tried to get them acquainted. “This is Aiko-”

“It’s you?”

“It’s you?!”

Aiko and the girl exchanged simple words, looking at each other speechless.

“Why are you not Shadow-based? You have more tails now? Why do you smell of the Shadows Peak Elder, who was reported to be dead? You also smell like Demonic Foxes-” The girl suddenly turned talkative as her eyes spun around. She was unable to comprehend the situation.

“Uhhh…” Moon Aiko was clearly overwhelmed by her welcome and took a step back, stumbling onto Mei’s lap.

Mei was even more amused. “Do explain~” She hugged Moon Aiko so that she couldn’t run away.

Moon Aiko had the idea to transform into a Fox Form and run away, but Mei had a good grip on her.

“…” Moon Aiko made puppy eyes, but those didn’t work on Mei this time.

“So?” Mei smiled, but she was quite scary with that smile.

Sniffle

It seemed like Moon Aiko walked into a trap…

…

“So, what you are saying is, you have met up with the Shadows Peak Elder to make a plan about stealing the Delegations’ flying ships.” Mei’s forehead throbbed. ‘This familiar feeling- ah…’ She had quite the headache from-

“I support this decision.” The gorgeous girl happily nodded her head.

“Ugh.” Mei’s forehead throbbed even more.

“Mei is happy that you have returned, but she also wants to scold you for what happened. You also have to explain why you have played with Danji.” Dai Lu explained Mei’s thoughts before Mei slapped her on her ass.

“Ah-?” Dai Lu was speechless that Mei actually did that.

“Shut up!” Mei had a red face and a painful headache.

“Well, Danji seemed shocked, so I just went along with it…” Moon Aiko avoided Mei’s sharp gaze, and her own mouth formed a beautiful X.

sigh

Mei sighed. She did not come to terms with-

‘Wait, was it White or Dark Aiko that did that?’ Mei’s brain went into overdrive, thinking how to forgive Aiko, but also scolding her later.

“Witch Aiko just wanted to make her happy, don’t be angry.” Moon Aiko tried soothing Mei.

Mei’s mind spun so fast that even Dai Lu was concerned about her.

Mei pinched Aiko’s cheeks and kept squeezing and kneading until her mood improved.

“So, where is Danji now?” Mei would beat her up first before deciding what to do with her Aiko!

“I left her with her brother, who is located in the Shadows Peak.” Moon Aiko explained.

Mei almost fainted. ‘My plan!’ She almost cried in front of everyone.

‘This is… better than those dramas!’ Dai Lu pulled out nuts and munched on them while watching what was happening inside their heads.

…

Mei calmed down over time, but the gorgeous girl was more and more excited about this prospect.

“But we will also have to have some kind of protection until we get over the ocean… and we also need a ‘guide’ otherwise we will get lost.” The gorgeous girl happily chatted along.

“Guard?” Mei sternly asked.

“I have made some deals, so we should be able to get very powerful Beasts to protect us. We can also heal Grandmaster now that I’m back.” Moon Aiko answered like she was whipped.

“Guide?” Mei narrowed her eyes, but Aiko avoided her gaze.

“You really want me to act as a guide, huh?” Mei crossed her arms.

“…” Moon Aiko didn’t say anything, but it was obvious that Mei was considered a guide from the beginning.

“Guide?” The gorgeous girl observed the beautiful Jade Fox, who was called Mei by others.

The reason they acted like this around her was, because she deserted the Delegation and offered very important information about their fighting power.

“Don’t ask what you shouldn’t.” Mei glared at her.

The gorgeous girl sat next to Aiko, like she was also being punished, and didn’t say a word.

sigh

Mei groaned again.

“You are a troublemaker, you know that?” Mei shook her head. “Let’s go inside.”

She conceded for now, but she would still punish Aiko later!

…

Moon Aiko sat in front of Mei.

“Let’s start from the beginning.” Mei sighed softly. “What happened in the Sacred Realm?”

“I Evolved without anyone around.” Moon Aiko immediately admitted, since it would be bad if Mei figured that out later.

“And what were you supposed to do?” Mei’s lips twitched.

“Evolve later so that I won’t endanger my team.” Moon Aiko nodded her head seriously.

“I agree with that.” Yuxi suddenly butted in. “If we guarded Aiko, we would be charcoal now.” She gestured to how amazing Aiko was.

Mei groaned even more. It was obvious that what she said was common knowledge, but Aiko’s Evolutions were anything but simple.

Her every Evolution was a disaster for both her and everyone around her.

Heavenly Disaster. Immortals Descending. Obliteration of the Sacred Realm…

These were too big to be the Evolutions of a normal Fox.

As such, those rules would be hard to follow, but…

“I still don’t agree.” Mei preferred that Aiko be safe, even if it meant sacrificing some.

She already lost her sister, and she wouldn’t lose another companion again!

“What about the Demonic Foxes? How are they doing?” Mei crossed her arms.

“I brought them with me through the tails, but they have issues with their Qi.” Moon Aiko sighed and pulled one Demonic Fox out.

“She is their leader and also has the worst issues due to… how strong she is?” Moon Aiko noticed the odd expression on both Mei and the Demonic Saintess.

“…?” Moon Aiko tilted her head.

“Mai~” Mei immediately jumped at her, but was ruthlessly kicked away.

“It’s nice to see you, Mei.” The Demonic Saintess cracked her knuckles. “What did I tell you about slacking off with your cultivation?” She had a scary smile, especially now that she was in pain due to the difference in Qi.

“W-wait, Sis! I can explain!” Mei tried to soothe her Sis.

Chop

Moon Aiko chopped the Demonic Saintess. “What did I tell you about leaving the Demonic Disc? Do you know how much time it took me to prepare it so you can get better? Are you spitting on my work and just ruining your body so that I have to work even harder?!”

Moon Aiko picked the Demonic Saintess and threw her back onto the Demonic Disc.

“Sorry…” The Demonic Saintess apologised and sat there quietly.

“Who are you to scold my Sis?!” Mei was speechless at how easily Aiko handled her precious and scary sister.

“Is that how you behave to your mate?! I have taught you better!” The Demonic Saintess glared at her sister.

“It’s not like that! We are not even together, and she cheated on me!” Mei protested.

“Do you know how powerful she is?! Do you think you can handle her alone in bed?! You should be thankful that someone is also willing to take that burden, since your body might break in half!” The Demonic Saintess knew what she was talking about, since she did have many partners. At first, she wanted to be with just the Demonic Saint.

But unfortunately, that wimp didn’t have any stamina, leaving her frustrated. That frustration almost turned into abuse until she realised that she couldn’t keep up like this.

Something had to change, so she asked the other Foxes.

Most came to the same consensus that the Demonic Saintess should have more partners to deal with her libido.

While reluctant, the Demonic Saintess tested it out with one willing Fox.

It was still not complete satisfaction, but she felt a lot better, and her decision-making skills also improved greatly.

Seeing their Leader being kinder and more decisive, the Demonic Foxes swarmed over her until she was satisfied, allowing them to establish a foothold in the hostile Sacred Realm!

“Don’t scold your Sis! You are supposed to get along, eat some snacks and make mischief!” Moon Aiko scolded the Demonic Saintess again.

“…” Dai Lu was dumbfounded at the spectacle. Mei scolded Aiko, Mai scolded Mei, Aiko scolded Mai…

This was… first-tier entertainment!