CHAPTER 628: CHAPTER 627: YOUR FATHER DOESN’T WANT YOU ANYMORE

"Are you stupid? And you call yourself a Fox Demon! Where’s your wits?"

Hu Jun saw the blatant temptation laid out here and was infuriated that there were still clan members who wouldn’t buy it. He was so angry he was practically fuming, gritting his teeth, "Our Medicine Pill can fool him, and that’s enough!

As long as we have enough Medicine Pills, we can completely use his world as a springboard to find other lower-level worlds, which is much better than floating endlessly here.

The most urgent task is to find a way to leave here first! Unless you’ve had enough of this ghostly place? If anyone doesn’t want to go, stand up, and I won’t bother making plans for you!"

The Fox Demons looked at each other oddly, saying nothing.

It’s not that they weren’t tempted, but mainly that the other person was too cunning, often tricking others to work for him and then reaped all the benefits himself.

Once or twice is acceptable, but if they don’t learn their lesson after multiple times, that would truly disgrace the reputation of a fox spirit.

Sure enough, no one was willing to step forward and participate. Hu Jun was even more frustrated.

If not for the terrible strength of the Void Hunter, which required enough pawns for him to have peace of mind, he wouldn’t bother dealing with them, a bunch of fools.

Despite all his former schemes, facing the stalemate he sighed, "Forget it, forget it. If you’re unwilling, just stay here. Before I leave with the Void Hunter, don’t wander around, or you’ll be eliminated as anomalies, and I can’t help that.

Brother Da’an, for the sake of the help I’ve given you before, could you please make more Medicine Pills? I only have about a few dozen on hand and worry it won’t be enough to gain a foothold in a new world. If you’re willing to go with me, make an extra portion for yourself.

I swear by my Daoxin, as long as I have a place, there will be a place for you. Just don’t disrupt my plans, and take care in whatever direction the mountains and rivers may lead."

With that, he turned and left.

"Ninth Elder, wait!" Hu Zhili’s eyes flickered as he stepped forward after weighing the situation, wanting to get a share, "I think it’s worth the risk, count me in.

Though swallowing the Medicine Pill and walking openly beneath the light causes strong discomfort, as a Cultivator, mere physical pain is nothing. I’m skilled in the Curse Technique and can silently balance the opponent if needed."

Hu Jun’s eyes lit up, his lips slightly arching, "Zhili, I’ve never misjudged you. You really are a smart and visionary Fox Demon!

Come, swallow a Medicine Pill and follow me up; we need to review our stories, make sure there are no mistakes. The maid beside that Void Hunter is quick-witted, and it’ll be troublesome if she catches any errors."

"Following the Ninth Elder’s instructions," Hu Zhili nodded in agreement.

He considered that the rewards for taking such a huge risk were substantial enough that as long as he could balance the old fox and not be used by him, it was worthwhile to take a shot!

The most crucial thing at present is to seize the initiative; otherwise, what if something happens and the old fox escapes first?

Even a one percent chance is worth fighting for, not to mention that now he has already seen Cultivators from the Otherworld with his own eyes. Currently, the only concern is whether Hu Jun will sell him out.

Swallowing the Medicine Pill would allow him to appear as a proper Demon Cultivator just like him. Once someone is exposed, Hu Jun won’t escape blame either. Considering everything, he probably won’t backstab this time.

"Additionally, let my youngest son Hu Zhixun go as well," Hu Zhili knew this old fox too well.

Back then, to win the favor of human Cultivators, he flattered them openly, calling them master. For his own gain, he even suggested letting the same clan kill each other to please the human Cultivators.

Now with the chance to finally escape from doom, the old fox could easily try to flee first. It was essential to ensure that both father and son had the opportunity to escape!

Hu Zhili originally had ten children, but after the disaster, with disappearances, deaths, and abandonment, only four remained with him and his wife on the land, with a chance to live.

He thought preserving their strength would allow them to embrace a new life. However, upon reaching this world fragment, the family of six had to be forcibly separated.

As outsiders taken in, all Fox Demon females became prostitutes, males became slaves. His wife and daughters were humiliated, while the three of them were shackled and thrown into the dark and dingy Spirit Stone Mine to mine day and night.

In years of abuse and torment, his wife, daughters, and one son perished, ultimately leaving only him and his tenth son Hu Zhixun to rely on each other.

"Not possible now, but I guarantee there’ll be a spot for him during the evacuation," Hu Jun refused sternly, "He’s too young, could easily slip up, getting detected and arousing suspicion; we can’t take that risk now."

Hearing he was to be left behind, Hu Zhixun timidly cried "Father," looking pitifully at him with wide eyes.

But the usually effective tactic didn’t work this time. Hu Zhili, after some thought, found some logic in it. Plus, considering Hu Jun’s unreliability, it wouldn’t be wise to stake everything on him.

Leaving the son hidden in the secret passage and taking the risk alone might be the best strategy.

Soon, a few wavering Fox Demons also decided to take the risk. They swallowed the Medicine Pills and left, hurriedly rehearsing their stories, as the closing of the stone slabs echoing the secret passage made a buzzing noise.

"Let’s see, those idiots are definitely going to be used as scapegoats!"

"Hu Zhixun, your father doesn’t want you, hahaha!"

"To be fair, I really thought your father made the wrong choice back then. Your third sister was such a clever and pretty girl: strong and beautiful. It’s a pity your father abandoned her."

"Oh, speaking of which, I also remember that sharp-tongued girl who once pointed at Hu Zhili and scolded him harshly."

"I also think Hu Zhili was foolish, abandoning such a spicy girl for you, a coward. Hu Zhixun, you were just a fluffy fox ball back then, couldn’t even transform, remember?"

"Tsk, tsk, your brother was much stronger than you, but unfortunately, he was killed by human cultivators during a charge."

"Your father’s judgment was really poor, choosing to bring those two delicate girls who, apart from fighting for attention, can’t do anything else. Otherwise, your mother wouldn’t have been beaten nearly to death and skinned alive while trying to protect them. Her death was so tragic."

"Exactly! If it had been that fiery third daughter they abandoned, your mother certainly wouldn’t have died so miserably. Maybe they could have escaped together."

"I remember that girl seemed to protect a little furball, slaying until blood flowed like rivers. She was quite fierce!"

"Hu Zhili is such a fool, knows how to give birth but not raise. Abandoning the good to protect the worthless, no wonder he’s in such a dire state..."

......

Listening to those Fox Demon seniors, whose realms were much higher than his, call him "worthless" repeatedly, Hu Zhixun was very angry but dared not make a sound.

Even though it’s hard to get killed after becoming mysterious, getting beaten still hurts a lot.

He feared pain since childhood and dared not easily clash with his kin.

After all, when he was still a little furball, they were already Great Demons, and his father relied on his own power to protect him on the mine so he could seize the time to cultivate, establish a foundation, and successfully transform, but only managed this much.

Thinking of further advancing in realm, where are such good cultivation conditions?

Worthless is just worthless, after all, a few mocking words won’t cost flesh. Hu Zhixun comforted himself, curled up in the corner, waiting for his father to settle everything and come to pick him up as usual.

While there was chaos in the secret passage, things became lively by the lakeside, some distance from the palace.

[Mysterious Soul Fragment +1]

[Mysterious Soul Fragment +1]

......

Jiang Yuan and Hu Zhile finished their talk and immediately flew over on their swords to complete the mission.

With one Devouring Mountains and Rivers, the human weird creatures hidden at the lake bottom rolled up with the lake water. When they stretched out their tentacles attempting to showcase their contaminating power, they realized this guy bombing the lake was super brave!

"Ah, just another bunch of useless ones, not at all resilient." Jiang Yuan swung the Soul Hook to find the weird creatures formed by human cultivators were more fragile, some even ending with a single hook.

[Special Task: The Clam and Snail Fight, the Fisherman Benefits]

[Task 1: Design to kill ten odd creatures from both sides; Completed. Reward: Random Building Material Gift Pack +1 sent]

[Task 2: Incite both sides’ odd creatures to fight, assist the human odd creatures to enter the palace secret passage from the cave near the Spirit Stone Mine. Reward: Random Special Plant +1]

[Special Plant: A plant with special utility obtained only through tasks]

Jiang Yuan saw it clearly — prepared for the Spirit Stone Vein, ready to plant them on the mountain when the time comes!

"Stop fighting! Stop fighting! We are of the same race!"

"Fellow Daoist, you’ve been deceived by those insidious fox spirits! They’re odd creatures too, merely using some method to hide their aura. We are the victims!"

"This was originally the territory of us human cultivators, snatched by Fox Demons..."

......

The human odd creatures initially gathered at the lake bottom, discussing how to utilize the newly arrived human cultivator.

They wanted to make the fox spirits crash while finding a way to catch the new cultivators to reach the Otherworld.

Before they reached a conclusion, seeing the murderous aura from afar, starting at zero frames directly with a big move, many odd creatures counterattacked, only to find they couldn’t win.

Watching several same-race corpses quickly floating on the lake surface, the human odd creatures, both angry and hateful, dodged while shouting, hoping the opponent would show mercy for the sake of the same race.

"Oh? Are you saying those Fox Demons are odd creatures too?"

Seeing ten had been slain, Jiang Yuan hurriedly stopped, feigning surprise: "That’s odd. I heard that when the Fox Demon race landed, you were all odd creatures. Those Fox Demons are righteous cultivators slaying odd creatures."

"Righteous my P! Fellow Daoist, you mustn’t be tricked by those fox spirits! They’re odd creatures too!" The most emotional human odd creature clearly turned completely red-hot, rushing forward, pointing at his half-destroyed face, cursing: "This was originally the territory of our Storm Sect!

I am the master disciple of our Storm Sect. When the world was collapsing, thanks to the protection of our forefather, our entire sect territory stayed safe.

Floating in the void for a long time, encountered the nearly starved Fox Demon race, we thought we cultivators should protect the weak, thus allowing them onto the land. To our surprise, they harbored ill intentions, harmed their saviors! My face was ruined when they ambushed!

At that time, we were fully defending the sect territory from being engulfed by the Ghost Realm, those fox spirits should all die! They betrayed us and caused us to become such ghost-like forms! Fellow Daoist, you might not believe it, but you can see the Storm Sect’s plaque above the palace!"

Jiang Yuan scratched his ear, shaking his head: "So it’s just another story of farmer and snake, Lv Dongbin and dog, Dong Guo and wolf, Hao Jian and the old lady’s ungrateful revenge, huh, you guys do seem quite miserable."