Chapter 448: Chapter 254: Immortal Qi Vine Armor of Fox Mountain (Part 2)

"Honey, how about we end the call for now... Let En Di go to sleep..."

Just at this moment, the wind blew in from the window. This wind was quite peculiar, colorless and odorless, yet somehow cooler than the usual autumn night breeze. It whirled around, dissipating the scent of alcohol in the air, clearing Madam Feng’s drunkenness, and opening Feng En Di’s eyelids.

"Hey? Old Feng!"

"Daddy! I miss you!"

Feng En Di rushed forward, picking up the tablet, tears pouring down.

Over on the other side, Feng Kaishan’s brows and eyes instantly softened, smiling with tears, his face dark and oily with creases.

"Daddy misses you too!

"Have you been eating well? Have you gained weight? Let daddy take a look..."

In the building opposite, Bai Mo, holding his apprentice, exchanged a few words with the apprentice’s wife, then turned and entered the elevator.

Although not knowing exactly what Old Feng was doing outside, it certainly seemed tough.

Might as well give him a little help.

...

The night was deep, and the wind howled fiercely.

In the dormitory hall, Bai Mo sat by the bedside, weaving a bundle of hard vines.

"A dash of Purple Earth Dragon Immortal Qi.

"A touch of Fish Leg Grass Immortal Qi too.

"Harlan Zhongli, tuck one in as an energy core..."

The research on "flowers" was progressing steadily.

The knowledge of Great Immortal Technique was also increasing day by day.

Today, what Bai Mo was doing was making Immortal Qi Vine Armor for his apprentices!

Big Flower Arm and Little Flower Arm leaned against their master, eyes wide, watching as their master manipulated, turning the vines into all sorts of strange shapes.

Other senior and junior apprentices gathered in circles, looking at the vine armor their master had already made.

"Yee yee yee!"

"Ow ow ow!"

A circle of foxes hopped and cheered.

In their midst, White Bracelet, wearing the vine armor, held its head as it rolled all over the ground!

Their bodies were already round, and with the puffy vine armor, they almost turned into a ball. Holding their heads and curling their tails, they could happily roll around!

"Ow ow ow!"

"Yee yee yee!"

A circle of foxes wagged their tails in celebration.

In their midst, Star Belly, wearing the vine armor, stood on all fours, wildly wagging its big tail!

Their tails were naturally large, now clad with the white mycelium from the vine armor, making them even thicker, larger, like a huge flame, swinging in the air with a whooshing sound!

The foxes’ tails mainly served to help balance and for hugging when sleeping. With these larger tails, they could control balance better and use them to fight or carry things!

"Yee yee yee!"

"Ow ow ow!"

A circle of foxes waved their front paws in celebration.

In their midst, Pang Youyou, wearing the vine armor, lay on the ground, feet to the sky, showing his fellow apprentices the vine silk claw covers and vine silk shoes, as well as the suction cups on the front and back paw pads!

These suction cups were the same as those on Fish Leg Grass. Previously, they looked disgusting, but when their master added them to their vine armor, they suddenly found them mighty and imposing!

Bai Mo, from a distance, continued crafting, occasionally glancing up at his apprentices.

This was an idea he got after watching many videos, and it felt pretty good to realize it through Immortal Technique now!

"The strength and power of the Purple Earth Dragon.

"The suction of Fish Leg Grass.

"The energy reserve of Harlan Zhongli.

"Really nice, hehe.

"Doesn’t consume much Immortal Qi, great value for the price!

"Though I wonder when this stuff will come in handy..."

...

The answer was, the next day.

Under the dark clouds, the wild wind was chaotic.

In the distant valley, excavators roared.

Below the nearby mountain, Quanquan Hu, White Ears, Black Ears, Big Flower Arm, and several foxes, all wearing the latest white vine armor, excitedly waddled over, each resembling a round ball with big tails.

According to Quanquan Hu’s judgment, part of a relic was buried in this mountain, and they now plan to dig it up wearing the latest vine armor!

Their master said, the biggest feature of this vine armor is its safety and sturdiness!

Just perfect for this kind of dangerous mountain-drilling task.

Several foxes, dressed in vine armor, lined up like white balls, running and jumping among the boulders and wild grasses at the foot of the mountain, looking for a digging point.

Underneath the wild grass lay yellow clay, within which were buried ragged stones. Among the stones, bronze broken columns and remnants of ruins could occasionally be seen.

"Yee yee yee!"

Quanquan Hu hesitated for a long time, going back and forth, before stopping in front of a large rock.

According to its intuition, it should be safe to dig from this rock.

"Ow ow ow!"

Big Flower Arm moved forward, stretching out its front paw, and with two "pop" sounds, the suction cups on its paw adhered to this large rock.

Exerting strength with the front paw!

Whoosh!

As the dirt flew, the stone seemed to be made of sponge, being flung backwards, tracing a parabola, flying high into the sky.

"Ow?"

Several foxes looked at each other in confusion.

Was the strength of the Vine Armor too great?

Or was there something wrong with the stone?

Boom!

The stone landed far away with a tremendous crash! Dust rose all around!

"Ow ow ow?"

"Ying ying ying!"

"Ying ying ying!"

After a moment of bewilderment, the foxes all broke into smiles.

Judging by the commotion... there’s nothing wrong with the stone!

Then let’s dig!

...

The fierce wind blew into the Bronze Hall and then flew out through a hole in the ceiling, echoing with a wailing whistle.

The flowers filling the hall, though protected in various ways, swayed in the wind, scattering pollen and disrupting the fragrance.

Bai Mo strolled through the flowers in pots, letting his Divine Sense spread out, perceiving the subtleties, observing the pollen dispersing in the wind, the fragrance swirling in the air... this was also part of learning.

Even tattered petals fell from the flower stems, dancing in the wind, carried up and then drifting down... this too was part of learning.

"Marquis Qing Yue’s Great Immortal Technique, [Qinghua Rain], is it like petals dancing in the wind?"

Bai Mo’s gaze fixed on the petals, his Divine Sense extended, examining the texture, the thickness, watching their deformation and falling trajectory in the wind.

Beside him, Butterfly Knot and Small and Big Eyes cocked their chubby heads, looking at the master, not understanding what Master was watching... but it seemed impressive!

"Ying ying ying."

Butterfly Knot lowered her head, continuing to prune the leaves of a starry rose as Master had taught her.

"Ow ow ow."

Small and Big Eyes lowered their head, continuing to pick out the bugs from within an ink jade chrysanthemum’s petals.

Swoosh...

At this moment, a car pulled up to the entrance of the hall.

White Earrings rushed out of the car, holding a pile of stone slabs with their front paws, and brought them into the hall, gently placing them in front of Bai Mo.

"Ying ying ying!"

Bai Mo squatted down, patted his disciple’s head, grinning as he picked up a stone slab.

"Eh? The texture of the dirt on this slab seems off. Was this stone slab dug out from that mountain?"

"Ying ying ying!"

"They were all wearing Vine Armor, right?"

"Ying ying ying!"

Bai Mo nodded.

"Good that they were wearing it."

Before the appearance of the Immortal Qi Vine Armor, such mountain tunneling was forbidden on Fox Mountain.

If a collapse happened, burying the fox apprentice, it would be completely not worth the risk.

Bai Mo sat cross-legged on the ground, amid the pots of flowers in the hall, embraced his apprentice, and began examining the copper plates, wiping away the dirt, reading the fragmented phrases.

[...three daily checks of the Pipa Lock...]

[...no communication with prisoners while delivering meals...]

[...no eye contact with prisoners...]

"Is this... a prison operations manual?"

Bai Mo realized suddenly.

The mountain Quanquan Hu and the others were digging into, was once a prison of the Ancient Immortal Dynasty?

The stone slabs excavated from the mountain were quite worn. Bai Mo picked up each slab, feeling over them, searching for recognizable phrases.

[...no sound permitted in corridors...]

[...no plant growth allowed in cells...]

"...so many rules for this prison.

"Seems it’s not an ordinary prison; the prisoners are at least Sequence Seven level.

"But why build a prison within a mountain?"

Bai Mo furrowed his brow, feeling the stone slabs, reading the words on them.

Butterfly Knot brought a kettle, Small and Big Eyes brought a cloth.

Along with White Earrings, the three foxes were perceptive, quickly helping Master clean the stone slabs.

"No rush, White Earrings, let me skim these documents; they might hold important information for you to take back to Quanquan Hu and the others."

After examining slab after slab, receiving the freshly cleaned one from his apprentices, Bai Mo stopped.

"The meaning of these words is... load-bearing?

"The context has been eroded and weathered, leaving only these two words.

"What does it mean?

"Load-bearing... load-bearing wall? Are there load-bearing walls in the cave?"