wài miàn fēng qǐ yún yǒng 。 rán ér lín xuān què dài zài jù lí dì miàn yuē bǎi yú zhàng de hán bīng dòng kū 。
外面风起云涌。然而林轩却待在距离地面约百余丈的寒冰洞窟。
Outside, the wind surged and clouds swirled. Lin Xuan remained in a cave about a hundredyardabove the ground.
xiǎo xīn yì yì de duì yuán yīng péi liàn wěn gù 。
小心翼翼的对元婴培炼稳固。
He carefully refined his essence core to stabilize it. Bored with idleness, Moon also sat nearby meditating. The young master had already successfully formed an essence core; he couldn't fall too far behind. As for Little Snow Fox, she was originally lively and active, but lately seemed somewhat tired. Most of the time, she slept soundly.
xián zuò wú liáo ， yuè ér yě zài páng biān dǎ zuò ， shào yé jǐ jīng jié yīng chéng gōng ， zì jǐ bù néng bèi là xià tài yuǎn le 。
闲坐无聊，月儿也在旁边打坐，少爷己经结婴成功，自己不能被落下太远了。
Initially, Moon was worried, but after a brief inspection, she found that the little one was fine, even with enhanced magical power.
zhì yú xiǎo xuě hú ， yuán běn huó pō hào dòng ， kě bù zhī wèi hé ， zhè xiē tiān ， què xiǎn de yǒu xiē pí juàn ， dà bù fèn shí jiān ， dōu shuì dé hěn xiāng tián 。
至于小雪狐，原本活泼好动，可不知为何，这些天，却显得有些疲倦，大部分时间，都睡得很香甜。
"Xiang'er, if you feel unwell, remember to tell Sister," Moon said with concern.
qǐ chū zhī shí ， yuè ér yǒu xiē dān xīn ， bù guò lüè yī jiǎn guān ， fā guān xiǎo jiā huo bìng wú bù tuǒ ， shèn zhì fǎ lì hái zēng qiáng le xǔ duō 。
起初之时，月儿有些担心，不过略一检观，发观小家伙并无不妥，甚至法力还增强了许多。
"No."
“ xiāng ér ， nǐ ruò shì yǒu shén me bù shū fú ， yào jì de yǔ jiě jiě shuō 。” yuè ér guān xīn de kāi kǒu 。
“香儿，妳若是有什么不舒服，要记得与姐姐说。”月儿关心的开口。
The little one shook her head in a cute voice and then closed her beautiful eyes. Unlike humans, some simple cultivation techniques were passed down through their bloodline; they naturally knew them without learning.
“ méi yǒu 。”
“没有。”
At this moment, Little Snow Fox used Inner Vision. In the vast sea of consciousness, it was empty. But now, there was a five-colored lotus slowly rotating.
xiǎo jiā huo nǎi shēng nǎi qì de yáo le yáo tóu ， suí hòu jiù jiāng měi lì de dà yǎn qíng bì shàng ， yāo shòu yǔ rén lèi bù tóng ， yī xiē jiǎn dān de xiū zhēn gōng fǎ shì tōng guò xuè mài chuán chéng xià lái ， bù yòng xué ， zì rán jiù huì le 。
小家伙奶声奶气的摇了摇头，随后就将美丽的大眼晴闭上，妖兽与人类不同，一些简单的修真功法是通过血脉传承下来，不用学，自然就会了。
Themonster/witch/evil spiritforce in her mind was attracted and circled around the colorful lotus, making it look incredibly beautiful.
cǐ shí xiǎo xuě hú shī zhǎn nèi guān zhī shù ， yuán gāng zhǐ hǎi zhī zhōng yī piàn xū wú ， rán ér cǐ kè ， què yǒu yī duǒ wǔ sè cǎi lián ， huǎn huǎn xuán zhuǎn 。
此时小雪狐施展内观之术，原杠只海之中一片虚无，然而此刻，却有一朵五色彩莲，缓缓旋转。
"What is this?"
shí hǎi zhōng de yāo lì bèi xī yǐn guò lái ， huán rào yú cǎi lián de páng biān ， xiǎn de měi lì fēi fán 。
识海中的妖力被吸引过来，环绕于彩莲的旁边，显得美丽非凡。
Although Little Snow Fox had extraordinary talent, she was still too young to fully understand everything before her. Drowsiness soon overtook her again.
“ zhè shì shén me ？”
“这是什么？”
Meanwhile, on the other side, although the three major forces of themonster/witch/evil spiritrace were constantly clashing and even the three great beast spirits were stirred by rumors, they still had some reservations about each other. Unless they actually discovered the princess's whereabouts, they would remain restrained and not break their alliance.
xiǎo xuě hú suī rán zī zhì nì tiān ， dàn bì jìng hái tài xiǎo le diǎn ， zhàng fù dǒng dǒng ， duì yú yǎn qián de yī qiè nòng bù qīng chǔ ， mí mí hū hū de yòu kāi shǐ fàn kùn le 。
小雪狐虽然资质逆天，但毕竟还太小了点，帐傅懂懂，对于眼前的一切弄不清楚，迷迷糊糊的又开始犯困了。
Here in the ice desert, Snow Foxes moved faster than usual.
què shuō lìng yī biān ， yāo zú de sān dà shì lì suī rán qīng zhā bù xiū ， shèn zhì sān dà yāo shòu yě wén fēng ér dòng ， dàn bì jìng hù xiāng zhī jiān duō shǎo hái shì yǒu yī xiē gù jì ， chú fēi zhēn fā guān le xiǎo gōng zhǔ de zōng jì ， fǒu zé hái shì kè zhì zhe méi yǒu sī pò liǎn pí 。
却说另一边，妖族的三大势力虽然倾扎不休，甚至三大妖兽也闻风而动，但毕竟互相之间多少还是有一些顾忌，除非真发观了小公主的踪迹，否则还是克制着没有撕破脸皮。
They arrived at Lin Xuan’s place of essence formation first and found the ancient cave hidden by an illusionary technique.
ér zhè lǐ shì bīng mò huāng yuán ， xuě hú zú de dòng zuò zì rán yào kuài yì diǎn 。
而这里是冰漠荒原，雪狐族的动作自然要快一点。
The Snow Fox King was greatly surprised. They had lived and reproduced here for countless millennia, but they hadn’t expected to find a top-grade fire vein beneath the ice and snow.
tā men xiān yī bù gǎn dào lín xuān jié yīng zhī chù ， bìng fā guān bèi huàn shù zhē dǎng de qí lín gǔ dòng le 。
他们先一步赶到林轩结婴之处，并发观被幻术遮挡的麒麟古洞了。
Unfortunately, the ancient cave had already been claimed by others; all its treasures were taken away.
xuě hú wáng dà wèi jīng è ， tā men jǐ zài cǐ dì fán yǎn shēng xī le bù zhī duō shǎo wàn nián ， méi xiǎng dào zài bīng tiān xuě dì xià miàn ， jū rán hái yǒu zhe jí pǐn huǒ mài 。
雪狐王大为惊愕，他们己在此地繁衍生息了不知多少万年，没想到在冰天雪地下面，居然还有着极品火脉。
However, the Snow Fox King wasn't too heartbroken. In his mind, nothing was more important than his newborn daughter.
qí lín gǔ dòng ， kě xī jǐ bèi rén qiǎng zài qián tou ， suǒ yǒu de yí bǎo dōu bèi ná zǒu 。
麒麟古洞，可惜己被人抢在前头，所有的遗宝都被拿走。
Suddenly, a burst of flame flew in—secretly crafted communication talismans.
rán ér xuě hú wáng yě méi yǒu rú hé xīn téng ， zài tā xīn zhōng 。 shén me dōu bǐ bù shàng gāng chū shēng de nǚ ér zhòng yào 。
然而雪狐王也没有如何心疼，在他心中。什么都比不上刚出生的女儿重要。
The Snow Fox King hurried to immerse his consciousness and soon showed signs of joy on his face.
tū rán ， yī dào huǒ guāng fēi shè ér rù ， shì mì zhì chuán yīn fú 。
突然，一道火光飞射而入，是秘制传音符。
"Father, do you have any news?"
xuě hú wáng lián máng jiāng shén shí chén rù ， piàn kè hòu liǎn shàng lù chū yī sī huān xǐ 。
雪狐王连忙将神识沉入，片刻后脸上露出一丝欢喜。
Beside the Snow Fox King stood a young man with a stern expression. He looked no more than twenty but was still at the initial stage of transformation.
“ fù wáng ， kě yǒu shén me xiāo xī ？”
“父王，可有什么消息？”
"Not bad; there are clues. Jian'er, what you said is correct. A few days ago, an immortal cultivator successfully formed his essence core here and clashed with the subordinates of the Poisoned Dragon King. But in the end, two transformed-stage beast spirits—one died, one was injured..."
zài xuě hú wáng de páng biān ， zhàn zhe yī wèi miàn mù gāng yì de shào nián ， kàn shàng qù bù guò èr shí chū tóu ， rán ér tóng yàng shì huà xíng chū jiē de yāo shòu 。
在雪狐王的旁边，站着一位面目刚毅的少年，看上去不过二十出头，然而同样是化形初阶的妖兽。
"Father," you can't be serious! How could a newly formed human cultivator defeat two transformed-stage beast spirits? "The young man's face showed shock as he refuted it.
“ bù cuò ， shì yǒu xiàn suǒ ， jiān ér ， nǐ suǒ shuō méi cuò ， shù rì zhī qián ， céng yǒu xiū shì zài zhè lǐ jié yīng chéng gōng ， bìng yǔ dú jiāo wáng de shǒu xià fā shēng chōng tū ， dàn zuì hòu de jié guǒ què shì liǎng míng huà xíng qī yāo shòu yī sǐ yī shāng ……”
“不错，是有线索，坚儿，你所说没错，数日之前，曾有修士在这里结婴成功，并与毒蛟王的手下发生冲突，但最后的结果却是两名化形期妖兽一死一伤……”
"The information is reliable; I received it from my spy. Poisoned Dragon King can buy our traitors, but why can’t I do the same?" A sneer appeared at the corner of the Snow Fox King’s mouth: "By the way, Jian'er, who betrayed us? Do you have any leads?"
“ fù wáng ” nǐ méi gǎo cuò ba ， yí gè gāng gāng jié yīng de rén lèi xiū xiān zhě ， zěn me kě néng dǎ bài liǎng míng huà xíng qī yāo zú ？“ shào nián mǎn liǎn jīng è ， bù néng zhì xìn de fǎn bó 。” xiāo xī jué duì kě kào ， shì wǒ ān chā de mì tàn huí bào 。 hēng ， dú jiāo wáng kě yǐ shōu mǎi wǒ zú de pàn tú ， nán dào wǒ jiù bù néng zuò tóng yàng de shì me ？“ xuě hú wáng de zuǐ jiǎo biān lù chū yī sī jī fěng ：” duì le ， jiān ér ， jiū jìng shì nǎ ge jiā huo chī lǐ pá wài ， nǐ kě yǒu le méi mù ？“” duì bù qǐ ， fù wáng ， hái méi yǒu 。“ shào nián huáng kǒng de yáo le yáo tóu 。
“父王”你没搞错吧，一个刚刚结婴的人类修仙者，怎么可能打败两名化形期妖族？“少年满脸惊愕，不能置信的反驳。”消息绝对可靠，是我安插的密探回报。哼，毒蛟王可以收买我族的叛徒，难道我就不能做同样的事么？“雪狐王的嘴角边露出一丝讥讽：”对了，坚儿，究竟是哪个家伙吃里爬外，你可有了眉目？“”对不起，父王，还没有。“少年惶恐的摇了摇头。
"I'm sorry, Father; I don't," the young man shook his head in fear.
xuě hú wáng méi yǒu fā nù ， cǐ shì jí bù dé ， pái chá pàn tú ， zhǐ néng zài àn zhōng jìn xíng ， bù guò zì jǐ zǒng huì jiāng nà ge jiā huo zhǎo chū lái de 。” fù wáng ， zhè me shuō ， mèi mèi shì luò zài le nà rén lèi xiū shì de shǒu zhōng ？，“” bù cuò 。“ xuě hú wáng diǎn le diǎn tóu ：” nǐ mèi mèi shēn shàng yǒu wáng zú xuè tǒng ， jí biàn chū shēng wèi jiǔ ， duì fāng yě bù kě néng jiāng qí shōu wèi líng shòu ， zhè yì diǎn wǒ men shì bù yòng dān xīn de ， ér duì fāng zuò wèi yuán yīng qī xiū shì “ zì rán yě néng kàn chū xiāng ér shēn fèn fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， kěn dìng bú huì qīng yì jiā hài le 。”
雪狐王没有发怒，此事急不得，排查叛徒，只能在暗中进行，不过自己总会将那个家伙找出来的。”父王，这么说，妹妹是落在了那人类修士的手中？，“”不错。“雪狐王点了点头：”你妹妹身上有王族血统，即便出生未久，对方也不可能将其收为灵兽，这一点我们是不用担心的，而对方做为元婴期修士“自然也能看出香儿身份非同小可，肯定不会轻易加害了。”
The Snow Fox King didn’t get angry. This matter couldn’t be rushed; they had to investigate secretly. But he would find that traitor eventually.
“ zhè me shuō ， mèi mèi zàn shí shì ān quán de 。”
“这么说，妹妹暂时是安全的。”
"Father, so my sister is in the hands of that human cultivator?"
“ ń 。，。 xuě hú wáng shén sè yī huǎn ：” dàn wǒ men yě bù néng diào yǐ qīng xīn ， bì xū jiāng tā jǐn kuài jiù huí lái cái xíng 。“ shuō dào zhè lǐ ， xuě hú wáng róu le róu méi xīn ， lüè yī chén yín ：” nǐ men sì chù zhǎo zhǎo ， nà rén lèi xiū shì céng zài zhè lǐ jié yīng ， shuō bù ān huì liú xià zhū sī mǎ jì ， wǒ men de dāng wù zhī jí 。 shì yào xiān jiāng qí shēn fèn què dìng 。“ xuě hú wáng huà yīn gāng luò ， shēn biān de shù zhǐ yāo hú jiù huà wèi bù tóng yán sè de jīng hóng ， bēn xiàng gǔ dòng shēn chù …… piàn kè yǐ hòu ， yī kuài piāo hēi de lìng pái sòng dào le xuě hú wáng de shǒu zhōng 。
“嗯。，。雪狐王神色一缓：”但我们也不能掉以轻心，必须将她尽快救回来才行。“说到这里，雪狐王揉了揉眉心，略一沉吟：”你们四处找找，那人类修士曾在这里结婴，说不安会留下蛛丝马迹，我们的当务之急。是要先将其身份确定。“雪狐王话音刚落，身边的数只妖狐就化为不同颜色的惊虹，奔向古洞深处……片刻以后，一块飘黑的令牌送到了雪狐王的手中。
"Yes."
cǐ lìng pái yuē yǒu hái tóng de bā zhǎng dà ， nǎi shì yòng yī zhǒng bù zhī míng de mù tou diāo kè ér chéng ， sàn fà zhe dàn dàn de yōu xiāng ， ràng rén shén qīng qì shuǎng 。
此令牌约有孩童的巴掌大，乃是用一种不知名的木头雕刻而成，散发着淡淡的幽香，让人神清气爽。
The Snow Fox King nodded. "Your sister has royal blood, and even though she's young, it’s impossible for them to make her a spirit beast. We don’t need to worry about that. As an essence core cultivator, they would definitely recognize Xiang'er’s importance and wouldn't harm her easily."
xuě hú wáng yǎn qíng yī mī ， suí hòu liǎn shàng jiù liú lù le jǐ fēn xǐ yì 。” fù wáng ， nǐ jǐ zhī dào nà rén de lái lì ？“” bù cuò ， cǐ nǎi xuán fèng mén de kè qīng lìng fú 。“ léi hú wáng dàn dàn de kāi kǒu le 。” xuán fèng mén ？“ xuě hú zú shǎo zhǔ yī dāi ， nà kě shì yāo líng dǎo rén lèi dì yī xiū xiān dà pài ， shí lì bù róng qīng rǔ ， ruò shì mèi mèi luò zài tā men de shǒu zhōng ， qíng kuàng kě jiù yǒu xiē má fán 。” jiān ér ， nǐ xiān pài rén yǔ tā men jiē chù ， páng qiāo cè jī ， ruò shì néng jiāng xiāng ér píng ān huàn huí lái ， wǒ men kě yǐ fù gěi tā men hǎo chù ……“” fù wáng ， rén lèi jiǎo huá ， rú guǒ tā men shī zi dà kāi kǒu ， huò zhě bù yuàn jiāng mèi mèi jiāo chū ， wǒ men yòu gāi rú hé ？“ xuě hú shǎo zhǔ dān xīn de shuō ” shǒu ， jìng jiǔ bù chī chī fá jiǔ ， rú guǒ xuán fèng mén de nà xiē lǎo jiā huǒ ， zhēn bù dǒng de shěn shí duó shì “ wǒ bù jiè yì qǐ quán zú zhī lì ， jiāng xuán fèng mén xuè xǐ ” xuě hú wáng shuō dào zhè lǐ ， hún shēn shàng xià tòu chū sēn hán de shā qì 。
雪狐王眼晴一眯，随后脸上就流露了几分喜意。”父王，你己知道那人的来历？“”不错，此乃玄凤门的客卿令符。“雷狐王淡淡的开口了。”玄凤门？“雪狐族少主一呆，那可是妖灵岛人类第一修仙大派，实力不容轻辱，若是妹妹落在他们的手中，情况可就有些麻烦。”坚儿，你先派人与他们接触，旁敲侧击，若是能将香儿平安换回来，我们可以付给他们好处……“”父王，人类狡猾，如果他们狮子大开口，或者不愿将妹妹交出，我们又该如何？“雪狐少主担心的说”手，敬酒不吃吃罚酒，如果玄凤门的那些老家伙，真不懂得审时度势“我不介意起全族之力，将玄凤门血洗”雪狐王说到这里，浑身上下透出森寒的杀气。
"So my sister is safe for now?"
cǐ kè lín xuān yī jiù dài zhe hán bīng dòng fǔ ， tā bìng bù zhī dào zì jǐ wú yì jiān jiāng qù fèng mén de lìng pái shī luò 。
此刻林轩依旧待着寒冰洞府，他并不知道自己无意间将去凤门的令牌失落。
"Yes," the Snow Fox King said with relief. "But we can't be careless; we must rescue her as soon as possible." With a slight frown, he rubbed his temples. "Search everywhere; that human cultivator formed his essence core here, so there should be some traces. Our top priority is to determine his identity."
méi shén me hào qí guài de ， níng jié yuán yīng yào jīng lì mò dà tòng kǔ ， lín xuān suī rán shén shí yuǎn chāo tóng jiē xiū shì ， dàn lüè yǒu shī shén yě shì hěn zhèng cháng de shì 。
没什么好奇怪的，凝结元婴要经历莫大痛苦，林轩虽然神识远超同阶修士，但略有失神也是很正常的事。
The Snow Fox King’s words were still echoing when several colored foxes transformed into streaks of light and rushed towards the ancient cave.
tā bìng fēi gù yì ， yě bù zhī dào shī luò de lìng fú huì wèi xuán fèng mén dài lái yī cháng xīng fēng xuè yǔ “ yī qiè zhǐ shì ǒu rán ér jǐ 。
他并非故意，也不知道失落的令符会为玄凤门带来一场腥风血雨“一切只是偶然而己。
After a moment, a black token floated in front of him.
bù zhī bù jué ， jǐ guò qù le sān yuè 。
不知不觉，己过去了三月。
This token was about the size of a child's palm, carved from an unknown wood that emitted a faint fragrance, making one feel refreshed.
lín xuān de shí hǎi dān tián 。
林轩的识海丹田。
The Snow Fox King’s eyes narrowed. A smile appeared on his face.
jīng lì le zhěng zhěng jiǔ shí tiān de chuí liàn ， yuán yīng yǔ dāng chū jǐ dà bù xiāng tóng ， xiǎo liǎn shàng zài méi yǒu tòng chǔ zhī sè ， xíng tài yě míng xiǎn wěn gù le xǔ duō 。
经历了整整九十天的锤炼，元婴与当初己大不相同，小脸上再没有痛楚之色，形态也明显稳固了许多。
"Father, you know who he is?"
wēi jī jǐ rán jiě chú ， lín xuān sōng le kǒu qì ， huǎn huǎn shōu gōng ， zhàn qǐ lái ， huó dòng le yī xià shēn tǐ 。
危机己然解除，林轩松了口气，缓缓收功，站起来，活动了一下身体。
"Yes, this is a guest invitation from Xuanfeng Sect," the Snow Fox King said calmly.
yuē bàn gè shí chén yǐ hòu ， yuè ér yě zhēng kāi le shuāng móu ， liǎn shàng mǎn shì xīn xǐ zhī sè 。” shào yé ， nǐ hǎo le ？“” ń 。“ lín xuān diǎn le diǎn tóu ， sān gè yuè péi liàn de shí jiān suī rán shāo duǎn ， dàn yǔ rén dòng shǒu jǐ jīng wú ài ， cǐ dì suī rán yǐn mì ， dàn bì jìng bú shì shén me shàng jiā de xiū liàn zhī dì ， hé kuàng zì jǐ hái yǒu bié de shì qíng yào zuò 。
约半个时辰以后，月儿也睁开了双眸，脸上满是欣喜之色。”少爷，你好了？“”嗯。“林轩点了点头，三个月培炼的时间虽然稍短，但与人动手己经无碍，此地虽然隐秘，但毕竟不是什么上佳的修炼之地，何况自己还有别的事情要做。
Xuanfeng Sect? The young master of the Snow Fox race was stunned; that was the top human cultivation sect onmonster/witch/evil spiritSpirit Island. Their strength couldn’t be underestimated. If his sister were in their hands, things would get complicated.
lín xuān yòu jiāng mù guāng tóu xiàng le páng biān de xuě hú ， xiǎo jiā huo kě ài de quán suō chéng yī tuán ， yòng wěi ba jiāng nǎo dài gài zhù ， shuì dé shí fēn xiāng tián 。
林轩又将目光投向了旁边的雪狐，小家伙可爱的蜷缩成一团，用尾巴将脑袋盖住，睡得十分香甜。
"Jian'er, send someone to contact them and try to negotiate for her safe return. We can offer them a reward if they do," the Snow Fox King said.
lín xuān méi tóu yī tiāo ， xīn zhōng gǎn dào yǒu xiē yí huò ， zì cóng jié yīng chéng gōng yǐ hòu ， zì jǐ yǔ zhè xiǎo jiā huo ， wú xíng jiān yǐn yǐn duō le yī céng lián xì shì de ， dàn jù tǐ shì shén me ， què yòu shuō bù qīng chǔ 。
林轩眉头一挑，心中感到有些疑惑，自从结婴成功以后，自己与这小家伙，无形间隐隐多了一层联系似的，但具体是什么，却又说不清楚。
"But Father, humans are cunning. What if they demand too much or refuse to give my sister back? How should we handle it?" The young master of the Snow Fox race asked with concern.
"Refuse their gifts and accept the punishment. If those old Xuanfeng Sect elders don’t understand the situation," I wouldn't mind mobilizing our entire tribe to destroy them, "the Snow Fox King said, exuding a chilling aura.
Lin Xuan still remained in his ice cave, unaware that he had inadvertently lost the Xuanfeng Sect’s guest invitation token. It was nothing unusual; forming an essence core involved immense pain, and Lin Xuan, though far more perceptive than other cultivators of the same level, could occasionally lose focus.
He wasn’t intentional about losing the token, nor did he know that it would bring a storm to the Xuanfeng Sect. Everything was just by chance.
Three months passed unnoticed.
In Lin Xuan’s mind, his dantian had undergone ninety days of refinement. His essence core was now vastly different from before; there were no signs of pain on his little face, and its form had become much more stable.
The crisis was over, and Lin Xuan breathed a sigh of relief as he slowly ended his cultivation and stood up, stretching his body.
About half an hour later, Moon also opened her eyes with a look of joy. "Young Master, are you better?"
Lin Xuan nodded. Although the three-month training period was somewhat short, it had prepared him to face human opponents. This place was hidden but not ideal for cultivation; besides, he still had other matters to attend to.
Lin Xuan turned his gaze towards Little Snow Fox, who curled up in a cute ball, using her tail to cover her head and sleeping soundly.
Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow, feeling puzzled. Since forming his essence core, there seemed to be some invisible connection with this little one, but he couldn’t put his finger on what it was exactly.
Outside, the wind surged and clouds swirled. Lin Xuan remained in a cave about a hundredyardabove the ground.
He carefully refined his essence core to stabilize it. Bored with idleness, Moon also sat nearby meditating. The young master had already successfully formed an essence core; he couldn't fall too far behind. As for Little Snow Fox, she was originally lively and active, but lately seemed somewhat tired. Most of the time, she slept soundly.
Initially, Moon was worried, but after a brief inspection, she found that the little one was fine, even with enhanced magical power.
"Xiang'er, if you feel unwell, remember to tell Sister," Moon said with concern.
"No."
The little one shook her head in a cute voice and then closed her beautiful eyes. Unlike humans, some simple cultivation techniques were passed down through their bloodline; they naturally knew them without learning.
At this moment, Little Snow Fox used Inner Vision. In the vast sea of consciousness, it was empty. But now, there was a five-colored lotus slowly rotating.
Themonster/witch/evil spiritforce in her mind was attracted and circled around the colorful lotus, making it look incredibly beautiful.
"What is this?"
Although Little Snow Fox had extraordinary talent, she was still too young to fully understand everything before her. Drowsiness soon overtook her again.
Meanwhile, on the other side, although the three major forces of themonster/witch/evil spiritrace were constantly clashing and even the three great beast spirits were stirred by rumors, they still had some reservations about each other. Unless they actually discovered the princess's whereabouts, they would remain restrained and not break their alliance.
Here in the ice desert, Snow Foxes moved faster than usual.
They arrived at Lin Xuan’s place of essence formation first and found the ancient cave hidden by an illusionary technique.
The Snow Fox King was greatly surprised. They had lived and reproduced here for countless millennia, but they hadn’t expected to find a top-grade fire vein beneath the ice and snow.
Unfortunately, the ancient cave had already been claimed by others; all its treasures were taken away.
However, the Snow Fox King wasn't too heartbroken. In his mind, nothing was more important than his newborn daughter.
Suddenly, a burst of flame flew in—secretly crafted communication talismans.
The Snow Fox King hurried to immerse his consciousness and soon showed signs of joy on his face.
"Father, do you have any news?"
Beside the Snow Fox King stood a young man with a stern expression. He looked no more than twenty but was still at the initial stage of transformation.
"Not bad; there are clues. Jian'er, what you said is correct. A few days ago, an immortal cultivator successfully formed his essence core here and clashed with the subordinates of the Poisoned Dragon King. But in the end, two transformed-stage beast spirits—one died, one was injured..."
"Father," you can't be serious! How could a newly formed human cultivator defeat two transformed-stage beast spirits? "The young man's face showed shock as he refuted it.
"The information is reliable; I received it from my spy. Poisoned Dragon King can buy our traitors, but why can’t I do the same?" A sneer appeared at the corner of the Snow Fox King’s mouth: "By the way, Jian'er, who betrayed us? Do you have any leads?"
"I'm sorry, Father; I don't," the young man shook his head in fear.
The Snow Fox King didn’t get angry. This matter couldn’t be rushed; they had to investigate secretly. But he would find that traitor eventually.
"Father, so my sister is in the hands of that human cultivator?"
"Yes."
The Snow Fox King nodded. "Your sister has royal blood, and even though she's young, it’s impossible for them to make her a spirit beast. We don’t need to worry about that. As an essence core cultivator, they would definitely recognize Xiang'er’s importance and wouldn't harm her easily."
"So my sister is safe for now?"
"Yes," the Snow Fox King said with relief. "But we can't be careless; we must rescue her as soon as possible." With a slight frown, he rubbed his temples. "Search everywhere; that human cultivator formed his essence core here, so there should be some traces. Our top priority is to determine his identity."
The Snow Fox King’s words were still echoing when several colored foxes transformed into streaks of light and rushed towards the ancient cave.
After a moment, a black token floated in front of him.
This token was about the size of a child's palm, carved from an unknown wood that emitted a faint fragrance, making one feel refreshed.
The Snow Fox King’s eyes narrowed. A smile appeared on his face.
"Father, you know who he is?"
"Yes, this is a guest invitation from Xuanfeng Sect," the Snow Fox King said calmly.
Xuanfeng Sect? The young master of the Snow Fox race was stunned; that was the top human cultivation sect onmonster/witch/evil spiritSpirit Island. Their strength couldn’t be underestimated. If his sister were in their hands, things would get complicated.
"Jian'er, send someone to contact them and try to negotiate for her safe return. We can offer them a reward if they do," the Snow Fox King said.
"But Father, humans are cunning. What if they demand too much or refuse to give my sister back? How should we handle it?" The young master of the Snow Fox race asked with concern.
"Refuse their gifts and accept the punishment. If those old Xuanfeng Sect elders don’t understand the situation," I wouldn't mind mobilizing our entire tribe to destroy them, "the Snow Fox King said, exuding a chilling aura.
Lin Xuan still remained in his ice cave, unaware that he had inadvertently lost the Xuanfeng Sect’s guest invitation token. It was nothing unusual; forming an essence core involved immense pain, and Lin Xuan, though far more perceptive than other cultivators of the same level, could occasionally lose focus.
He wasn’t intentional about losing the token, nor did he know that it would bring a storm to the Xuanfeng Sect. Everything was just by chance.
Three months passed unnoticed.
In Lin Xuan’s mind, his dantian had undergone ninety days of refinement. His essence core was now vastly different from before; there were no signs of pain on his little face, and its form had become much more stable.
The crisis was over, and Lin Xuan breathed a sigh of relief as he slowly ended his cultivation and stood up, stretching his body.
About half an hour later, Moon also opened her eyes with a look of joy. "Young Master, are you better?"
"Yes."
Lin Xuan nodded. Although the three-month training period was somewhat short, it had prepared him to face human opponents. This place was hidden but not ideal for cultivation; besides, he still had other matters to attend to.
Lin Xuan turned his gaze towards Little Snow Fox, who curled up in a cute ball, using her tail to cover her head and sleeping soundly.
Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow, feeling puzzled. Since forming his essence core, there seemed to be some invisible connection with this little one, but he couldn’t put his finger on what it was exactly.