6: Taoist Magic - Spirit Fox Transformation Technique

Clang—

The door swung open, and a fragrant breeze assailed them. Thirteenth Mistress Hu twisted her waist and gracefully stepped inside.

"Lord Li, such fierce anger. My family consists only of orphans and widows, having fled here. Why must you resort to violence?

Wouldn't it be better to turn conflict into friendship? I can even instruct a few of my daughters to keep you company. Wouldn't that be enjoyable and carefree?"

"Heh heh, unfortunately, this Lord cannot stand the smell of fox musk." Li Jiangchen sneered, suddenly exerting force in his palm. A crisp sound of bones shattering came from his hand. The yellow-skinned Fox Demon's neck was twisted, forming a strange arc, and it instantly died.

[Slayed 1 Enlightened Fox Demon. Gained 220 years of Demon.]

Seeing this, Thirteenth Mistress Hu's expression gradually chilled, and she emitted a terrifying aura unique to Demons.

She was actually an Entered-Dao Demon comparable to an Innate master of the Human Race.

"Brat of the Demon Suppression Division, it's been a long time since I've eaten one. That smell, I truly miss it." Thirteenth Mistress Hu's voice turned sinister. Fox fur and sharp fangs sprouted on her face, her body swelled dramatically against the wind, her clothes ripped apart, and two long fox tails emerged from beneath the remnants of her skirt.

In the blink of an eye, the massive Fox Demon's body broke through the room and appeared before the eyes of everyone in the Thousand Illusions Pavilion.

"This... is a Fox Demon."

"Run!"

"Flee."

The guests who had been indulging in pleasure scattered like frightened birds and beasts, fleeing in all directions.

At the same time, three beautiful women, like courtesans, clung to the railings and rafters like spiders. Fox fur quickly grew on their faces, their eyes turned blood-red and savage, and in the blink of an eye, they transformed into Fox Demons with sharp fangs and claws.

The three Fox Demons leaped violently and rushed over, locking down Li Jiangchen's escape routes like three sharp swords.

However, Li Jiangchen remained expressionless. The moment the sharp claws approached, he merely shifted his body to dodge, and as his feet moved, he unleashed a palm strike.

Accompanied by three screams, the three fox shadows flew backward like broken sacks, crashing heavily onto the ground and turning into pools of blood.

[Slayed 3 Enlightened Fox Demons. Gained 580 years of Demon.]

"You court death."

Seeing the three Fox Demons killed, Thirteenth Mistress Hu let out a roar. The two fox tails behind her trembled, and the surrounding rafters, railings, bricks, and tiles rapidly melted, as wisps of pink Qi permeated the air.

It turned out that the entire Thousand Illusions Pavilion had been conjured through illusion.

As the pink Qi drifted over, Li Jiangchen felt a stinging pain on his skin, as if needles were piercing it.

"What kind of Dao Technique is this?"

Once a Demon enters the Dao, it can cultivate Dao Techniques based on its Bloodline Power.

He could not remain in this pink mist.

Li Jiangchen struck out with a palm. His incomparably powerful Innate True Qi transformed into a massive handprint, instantly blasting a large hole in the wall before him, and he stepped out.

Looking back, two fox tails pierced the roof, and immediately afterward, the huge Fox Demon squeezed out, measuring a full ten Zhang in size.

Whoosh—

Demonic wind howled. The two fox tails grew frantically, sweeping everywhere like two torrents, filling the street and searching for Li Jiangchen's figure.

In the blink of an eye, the white fox tails wrapped around him.

Li Jiangchen immediately used Eight Steps Catching Cicada to dodge, but gradually found himself struggling.

"In the future, I must find a superior movement technique..."

Before him, the fox tails swept like a fierce gale, filling the area and blocking all directions for evasion.

Whoosh—

One fox tail snagged Li Jiangchen's leg, and immediately countless furs covered him, forming a cocoon.

"Die."

Thirteenth Mistress Hu abruptly constricted the fox tail.

The next moment, a crescent moon-shaped sword light shot out from the cocoon, piercing the Fox Demon's eye socket. Demonic blood splattered everywhere, and Thirteenth Mistress Hu fell heavily to the ground, her vitality plummeting.

"Using a finger as a sword, the power of this strike still cannot be fully maximized."

Li Jiangchen stepped out from the shattered fox tail. His index and middle fingers were pressed together, and Sword Qi still lingered on them.

This was precisely the Innate level of the Thirty-Six Demon Slaying Swords.

The First Sword—Waning Moon.

Suddenly, Li Jiangchen frowned. The wisps of pink Qi before him converged into the Fox Demon's eye socket, and the aura of the severely injured Fox Demon gradually grew stronger.

"Does that pink Qi also have a healing effect..."

"However, I have enough Sword Qi."

He extended two fingers, and a Waning Moon Sword Qi was unleashed again.

After unleashing three more swords consecutively, the Innate True Qi within him was finally depleted. The Fox Demon was covered in demonic blood but still refused to die.

"A brat who just entered the Innate realm! That kind of high-powered martial art has completely exhausted the Innate True Qi in your body."

Thirteenth Mistress Hu looked like a lunatic.

"Oh, who told you that?"

Li Jiangchen said expressionlessly.

The Demon on his panel rapidly decreased, but the Innate True Qi that had been depleted in his body quickly replenished itself.

The next moment, brilliant sword light shot out from his fingertips again, continuous like a rain of swords.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

The surroundings were a mess, leaving only a severely damaged, headless Demon corpse. Demonic blood gushed from the severed neck, where lingering Sword Qi could still faintly be seen.

[Slayed 1 Entered-Dao Fox Demon. Gained Medium Grade Dao Technique—Spirit Fox Illusion Technique]

"A Dao Technique? An unexpected harvest. It wasn't a waste to consume Demon and consecutively unleash three hundred and eighty swords."

Li Jiangchen glanced at his panel. He still had seven hundred and twenty-five years of Demon remaining. This meant that relying on natural recovery for Innate True Qi only cost one year's time per instance.

Three hundred and eighty swords meant seventy-five instances of recovery, which totaled only seventy-five years of Demon consumed.

Extremely worthwhile!

Li Jiangchen closed his eyes to perceive, sensing a fox-shaped ball of light in his mind. As his consciousness seeped in, the profound mysteries of the Dao Technique continuously flowed to him.

In a Peach Blossom Forest, miasma spread everywhere. A white fox lay beneath a peach tree, inhaling and exhaling the Peach Blossom Miasma.

With every breath, a wisp of Peach Blossom Evil Qi sprayed from its nostrils and attached itself to the white fox's body.

Gradually, the Evil Qi filled its body. The white fox's tail swayed, and as its form shifted, it transformed into a graceful, nude woman.

The woman pointed a finger, and a peach tree grew wildly, its branches twisting and intertwining, instantly forming a pink treehouse.

A few breaths later, Li Jiangchen opened his eyes, a hint of surprise visible within them.

"This technique is actually a Transformation Art. Using Peach Blossom Baleful Qi as the foundation, casting this technique can make illusions indistinguishable from reality.

No wonder this Fox Demon was able to conjure the Thousand Illusions Pavilion inside the city."

"Although this technique doesn't increase combat power, it is a rare Auxiliary Technique."

"In the future, I can completely transform into a Demon, infiltrate Demon Dens, and secretly hunt Demons."

Li Jiangchen looked at the fox corpse, pointed a finger, and countless pink Evil Qi surged out from its body, rapidly converging into a pink sphere.

"The Peach Blossom Baleful Qi refined by this Fox Demon is perfect for use."

Li Jiangchen pondered briefly. The fox light sphere in his mind trembled, and a profound mystery lingered in his palm. The Evil Qi sphere immediately dissipated into mist, constantly changing form, finally transforming into a Yellow Turban Warrior bound by chains around his waist.

"Go."

The Yellow Turban Warrior received the command, stepped forward, and swung the chain around his waist. It wrapped around the Demon corpse like a python, instantly binding it securely.

"I'll be spared the hard labor from now on."

Li Jiangchen clapped his hands, and the Yellow Turban Warrior dragged the Demon corpse toward the Demon Slaying Platform.

Unbeknownst to him, a pair of resentful eyes watched intently from the shadows, and then a flash of white clothes disappeared.