At Tushan Mountain, Chu Kuangren was in a closed-door meditation session inside one of the caves.
He had set up heavy restrictions and seals in a radius of ten thousand kilometers from the cave to prevent people from intruding.
Moreover, most of Tushan’s yokai foxes knew that he was in closed-door meditation in that location, so no one would even dare step foot into that area. Some had even taken it upon themselves to stand guard for him.
No matter what, Chu Kuangren saved their queen.
He had even facilitated the union between Emerald Hill and Tushan, paving the way for a new future for the two Fox Tribes.
Inside the cave, Chu Kuangren’s aura was ever-changing, and it had become very strange.
Although he was human, his body was overflowing with yokai qi so pure that even the yokai beasts of the ancient immortal times would die for.
Besides that, his yokai qi was changing between various forms. Sometimes, it was a manticore’s rage qi, a sabertooth’s aura, a white tiger, and even a golden crow…
The auras of those yokai beasts had been mimicked by him at least once.
If any yokai were to see that, they would be shocked.
Instead of being just a human, Chu Kuangren had become more like a strange combination of every yokai beast there was. He had obtained almost every single yokai physique out there, hence the myriad of forms he could take on now.
In the eyes of others, that was already an unbelievable feat.
“I’m almost done analyzing the blood essence belonging to the manticore, avarice, sabertooth, and other wild yokai beasts.”
Suddenly, a glint flashed in Chu Kuangren’s eyes.
His overflowing yokai receded and was replaced with a transcendental Immortal qi instead.
“Next, I’ll have to integrate the physiques of these yokai beasts into the Divine Myriad Yokai Mimicry Technique. Hopefully, this will perfect it even further.”
“Oh, I’ll also have to refine the Myriad Yokai Seal, Blooded Crimson Sword, and Blooded Crimson Armor. And after that, I’ll need to consolidate all my human fortune to manifest my True Emperor Dragons as well,” Chu Kuangren mumbled.
Having come back from a trip to the Ancient Heavenly Yokai Cave, he had a feeling that he was going to be very busy now.
“Sheesh. Besides this, there are also the Opportunities of Fortune and some Immortal Herbs I obtained from there. I’ll need to refine them later with the Annihilating Black Lotus and mountains of Demonic Crystal my clone has obtained at the Demonic Dao’s Ancestral Land. Then, I’ll need to research how to wield the complete Fusang Tree’s power.”
“There are just too many things to do, I’m afraid. It looks like I’m going to be busy for a while.”
Chu Kuangren was a little troubled.
‘Let’s take it one step at a time.’
…
While Chu Kuangren was in closed-door meditation, in the outside world, news of the six Beast Ruler Tribes attacking Emerald Hill and Tushan had spread everywhere throughout the Great Ten Thousand Mountains, shocking everyone.
Many yokai tribes were startled by that.
During that time, everyone’s attention was focused on the battle.
As for what sparked the battle, they all knew it was Chu Kuangren.
“The Emerald Hill and Tushan are in such trouble because of Chu Kuangren.”
“That’s right. If it weren’t for Chu Kuangren angering everyone inside the Ancient Heavenly Yokai Cave, this wouldn’t have happened.”
“I agree. Chu Kuangren is such a troublemaker. Chaos and menace follow him wherever he goes. Whoever is involved with him always gets the short end of the stick.”
Many yokai tribes were talking about that.
Meanwhile, the higher-ups of Tushan had gathered to discuss their war strategy.
Besides the Tushan Queen and elders, the Emerald Hill’s Fox King and his elites were also present.
All of them were gathered at Tushan Mountain because the six Beast Ruler Tribes had decided to attack here first!
The six Beast Ruler Tribes had even made an announcement.
‘We’ll annihilate Tushan and destroy the Emerald Hill next!’
Hence, the yokai foxes had come to Tushan to consolidate their forces against the enemy.
However, after comparing the strengths of both sides, they realized that their difference in strength was just too great.
The Yokai Kings of the six Beast Ruler Tribes were all Arch Gilded Immortals. Although the Emerald Fox King and Tushan Queen were also Arch Gilded Immortals, it would be extremely hard, or even impossible, for the two of them to fight against six Arch Gilded Immortals.
“The Arch Gilded Immortals will not interfere right away. That’s because once they do, it will push the tide of battle to the worst. Besides, the shockwaves from an Arch Gilded Immortal’s attack are just too dangerous, and it will cause irreversible damage. The key to this battle lies with our mid-rank forces, the Gilded and True Immortals,” said the Emerald Fox King.
The moment an Arch Gilded Immortal took action, it would result in earth-shattering consequences.
Even a move with the simplest technique would unleash an unimaginable force due to the strengthening effects of the Arch Gilded Intent.
A single strike from an Arch Gilded Immortal could wipe out a whole Great Yokai Beast Tribe and heavily damage a Giant Yokai Beast Tribe.
If beings with such power engage in an all-out battle, it would result in unimaginable damage to the surrounding landscape.
Hence, beings who were Arch Gilded Immortal and above would not interfere right away in any large-scale battle.
The battle that shattered the Immortal World into fragments long ago was most likely caused by many Arch Gilded Immortals and even beings above that level joining the fight.
“However, even when comparing our mid-rank forces, the combined strength of the Emerald Hill and Tushan is no match against our enemies.”
“That’s right. Even if the six Beast Ruler Tribes send out only a portion of their forces, their True Immortal and Gilded Immortal cultivators will already be in the thousands. Meanwhile, the Emerald Hill and Tushan only have three hundred True Immortals at most and only a mere Thirty Gilded Immortals. This is still not enough to go against the six Beast Ruler Tribes,” one of the yokai fox elders said anxiously.
“Can we request Brother Chu’s help? He has the Celestial Demon Tribe and the Hundred Academy behind his back. If he’s willing to, we may stand a chance in this battle,” another yokai fox elder suggested.
However, the Emerald Hill Fox King shook his head. “Have forgotten that we’re in the Great Ten Thousand Mountains, the domain of countless yokai tribes? This is an internal fight between the yokai tribes, so it’s not appropriate for the human forces to interfere.”
“I agree.”
“If that’s the case, what else can we do? This battle was brought upon by Chu Kuangren in the first place. Is he not going to be held responsible for this at all?” another yokai fox said with dissatisfaction.
The Emerald Hill Fox King immediately shot him a glare and said indifferently, “Ninth Elder, I suggest you watch your mouth.”
“That’s right. The reason Lord Qing and I could recover was all because of Brother Chu’s help. If it weren’t for him, one of us would still be in a deep slumber while another would be chained up and suffering in madness. This kindness that Brother Chu has shown us is so great that even if we give him everything we have, it’ll not be enough. Besides, Brother Chu didn’t do anything wrong either.” The Tushan Queen also spoke out for Chu Kuangren.
“My apologies. I have spoken wrongly,” the Ninth Elder said with a guilty expression.
Just as the Tushan Queen said, most of the yokai foxes in Tushan and Emerald Hill were very grateful to Chu Kuangren.
If it were not for his help, their king and queen would still be suffering.
“Let’s think of a way to hold our ground against the Golden Crow King and others.”
Everyone continued their strategic meeting.
A series of measures were rapidly implemented once the meeting ended.
Suddenly, the whole Tushan seemed to have turned into a well-oiled war machine, with various formations and restrictions being set up.
Every yokai fox was now on high alert, awaiting their enemy’s arrival.
On that very day, a burst of yokai qi suddenly appeared outside Tushan. It was like a black hurricane looming toward them.
The yokai qi was so terrifying that every yokai fox’s expression turned grim.
Some yokai foxes with weaker cultivation immediately started trembling uncontrollably.
“The fate of the yokai fox species lies in this battle!”
