Da Xuan Martial Saint-Chapter 360 - 249: Kunlun Jade

"Chirp chirp."

Struggling with all its might in the palm of Chen Mu’s hand, the Golden Tail Fox remained fierce despite its tail being clutched by Chen Mu. It screeched in desperation, trying to break free by snapping off its tail, but a mere flex of Yuan Gang True Essence by Chen Mu rendered it limp instantly.

Thus, holding the Golden Tail Fox by its tail, Chen Mu departed from the deep crevices and headed towards the ground. The rock layers on their path turned muddily insubstantial under his influence, allowing him to swim through effortlessly until he finally burst from the rock wall and returned to the surface.

"Where did you find the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Items?"

Lifting the Golden Tail Fox by its tail, Chen Mu asked the spiritually exhausted creature.

However, even though it was depleted, the fox remained defiant, continually baring its teeth at Chen Mu.

"It is said in the books, ’Golden Tail Foxes are wildly untamable.’ Indeed, it’s true."

Chen Mu shook his head slightly.

Such beings as Golden Tail Foxes, capable of locating Heaven and Earth Spiritual Items, would constitute extremely rare resources if they could be tamed well. Unfortunately, from his understanding, Golden Tail Foxes are amongst the most stubborn and hardly ever obey commands.

Even so, the value of a Golden Tail Fox far surpasses that of common Third Rank creatures. Although disobedient, their rebellion has its uses — for instance, marking them with a special seal before releasing them. Then, by following the seal, slowly luring them out as they lower their guard and start hunting for Spiritual Items, before capturing them again, fox and loot together.

Of course,

since Golden Tail Foxes are sly and intelligent, this approach sometimes fails, but nonetheless, they are considered a tradeable resource within the Seven Profound Sect, which could be exchanged for needed items for him. Find your adventure at novelbuddy

Seeing that the Golden Tail Fox was not cooperating, Chen Mu paid it no further attention, his gaze scanning the nearby mountain walls methodically.

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It seemed that the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Items, discovered by the Golden Tail Fox, should be within this area. Naturally keen to Spiritual Objects, but his sensitivity through the Qiankun Eight Phases also allowed him to sense the earth. In such a specific area, searching would not be hard; it would just be a matter of methodically checking each spot.

With that,

Chen Mu proceeded to probe along the nearby mountain’s rock walls while still holding the Golden Tail Fox.

However, after having scoured the nearby bushes and even the pond thoroughly, he still found no trace of anything.

Looking down, he saw the Golden Tail Fox watching him with a pair of weary, demonic eyes that seemed to mock him with an almost human-like scorn.

Chen Mu was unfazed. Having checked the entire area without any signs, and considering the Golden Tail Fox had found a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Item but had not excavated or moved it, only lingering nearby, he concluded that the Spiritual Objects here were of a nature difficult for the fox to extract.

It had to be either within the mountain or beneath the ground.

"Is it within the mountain mass?"

As the thought crossed Chen Mu’s mind, his exploration had also sensed the Earth’s Veins, but with no abnormalities underground, and no geological formations nearby that could lead underground, it indicated a greater likelihood that it was inside the mountain wall.

Thus, Chen Mu approached the closest mountain wall, pressing and tapping on it. After detecting no abnormalities, he turned and moved towards another wall, all while surreptitiously observing the Golden Tail Fox’s reactions.

Finally,

when he reached a particular section of the mountain wall, the Golden Tail Fox, though languid and held in his grasp, displayed a hint of ’nervousness’ in its demonic eyes.

Chen Mu noted the change in the fox’s demeanor but did not care; instead, he lifted it and said lightly, "If there’s nothing inside this mountain wall, I’ll seal you in as a fossil. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this,

the Golden Tail Fox started snarling at Chen Mu again.

Chen Mu, uninterested in dealing with this demonic fox, assumed the creature knew it could not escape and was now just trying to trip him up. Indeed, it was one of the most intelligent and sly creatures he had encountered, but when it came to cunning, what creature could surpass man?

That particular mountain wall, in his perception, was no different from the previous ones. He had absolute trust in his ability to sense the Qiankun Artistic Conception, guessing the Golden Tail Fox was just seeing him searching, intentionally wanting to frustrate him.

Honestly, this little thing was rather interesting. Disregarding its wild and untamable nature and its previous harm to someone, he wouldn’t mind keeping it by his side to lead the way and hunt treasures during his future travels through the mountains and rivers.

After a moment,

Chen Mu finally discovered an anomaly in one section of the mountain wall.

Without hesitation, he plunged headfirst into the mountain wall. Instantly, the wall rippled like a wave, and he squeezed himself into the smooth, firm rock faces, following his senses deeper inside.

As he continued deeper into the mountain for more than thirty feet, the Power of the Veins flowing through the mountain walls grew thicker, making his passage increasingly difficult.

But,

just as Chen Mu was nearly unable to advance further, he suddenly stepped into empty space, his whole body leaving the solid mountain wall and entering a spacious cavern.

The inside of the cavern was pitch black, utterly devoid of light.

Chen Mu’s expression unchanged, upon landing, he flicked his fingers, and instantly a strand of Blazing Flames darted from his fingertips, transforming into a wreath of Flowing Fire that rotated around him, instantly illuminating the dark cavern.

The cavern was quite narrow, merely a few yards in diameter, with no visible pathways around, clearly a dead-end located inside the mountain. One would either have to force their way in or, like him, cultivate the Qiankun Artistic Conception to a certain extent to gain the ability to traverse through mountains to reach this place.