Chapter 177

“Me too, me too! I’m Lin Qian from the Beast Tamer Sect. Sister Qiao Yan, our sect has many gentle and cute spirit beasts, and we have the most spirit cultivators like you among all the sects. If you come to us, it’ll feel just like home!”

Tian Xianzi sneered, “Oh my god, isn’t it ridiculous for a woman who’s hundreds or even thousands of years old to call a teenage girl’sister’?”

Lin Qian snapped, “Shut up!”

Unlike the WiFi-like communication with junior disciples, the elders’ communication transmission was like 5G coverage, allowing them to communicate anytime as long as they knew the other person’s location.

Ning Ning, finding a brief pause in the conversation, asked, “Excuse me…what’s going on now?”

“We had a unanimous discussion and decided to help out,” Tian Xianzi quickly responded.

“After everything that’s happened in the secret realm, how could we, as mentors, harden our hearts and not help?”

Qu Feiqing chuckled and said, “We are discussing with Sect Master Ji. You little brat, shut up for now.”

Then Ji Yunkai’s clear, childish voice rang out like a bell: “Haha, right, right, little brat, be quiet.”

Tian Xianzi was simultaneously banned by the three sect leaders, leaving him speechless.

“Our hatred for the demon clan is no less than anyone else’s,” Qu Feiqing said gently, her soft voice like a flowing stream, enchanting under the moonlight.

“The spirit fox clan’s efforts to severely wound the demon lord are admirable and deserving of favor once outside the secret realm.”

“Immortal sects gather spiritual energy, and the elders are skilled in exorcism and demonic energy removal. Living here would be highly beneficial,” He Xiaochen added.

“Regardless of which place Miss Qiao chooses, the other sects will provide support and won’t mistreat the spirit fox clan.”

Qiao Yan, overwhelmed with joy, had tears in her eyes.

“Thank…thank you.”

“Don’t cry, little girl; there’s something else you need to know.”

Tian Xianzi popped up again, just like the elusive mole in the whack-a-mole game, and asked mysteriously, “Do you remember what you are going to do later?”

Qiao Yan, trying to hold back her tears, nodded.

“Search the secret realm for more clan members.”

“Right, but there’s a big problem, isn’t there?” Tian Xianzi grinned.

“The secret realm is too big…you don’t know if you can find them all.”

“Exactly! That’s where we come in! To find people, you need our specially crafted—”

Qu Feiqing cut him off abruptly.

“Sorry, did that grandpa scare you? Don’t worry. The secret realm has spirit vision orbs  everywhere. We can use the mystic mirrors to find the location of all the spirit foxes.”

Ning Ning’s eyes brightened.

The spirit vision orb could observe all the trial details, ensuring no extreme incidents happened. It is generally used to monitor the behavior of disciples from various sects to ensure that nothing too outrageous happens in the secret realm.

This thing is one of the most disgusting objects for all disciples. Even if they are thousands of miles away, the elders can see all their ugly deeds and experiences of being beaten by others, which is very embarrassing.

However, on the other hand, the all-round vision without blind spots… is absolutely perfect for finding people!

“We have been investigating carefully not long ago and found several scattered fox tribes…”

Lin Qian swallowed back the words “After the vision spirit in the room was smashed by Pei Ji” and said softly, “When you start to act, we will inform you of the location and route at any time.”

“But—” Ning Ning hesitated.

“The trial rules say elders can’t communicate with anyone in the secret realm, or they’ll be severely punished. If other sect elders find out, won’t there be trouble?”

“We don’t care about those old fogeys!” Tian Xianzi declared boldly.

“If anyone disagrees, they can draw their sword and fight. What can they do to me?”

As expected of a sword cultivator, this madness could not be stopped even from a distance of 108,000 miles. However, Qu Feiqing sneered: “Last time this grandpa said this, he was beaten so badly that even his mother couldn’t recognize him.”

“Rules are meant to be broken.”

Ji Yunkai spoke with a smile, raising his head from where he was leaning over the wooden table.

The mystic mirrors no longer showed images of sect disciples but scenes of mountains, rivers, and desolate paths, searching for scattered shadows.

Lin Qian noticed the movement and raised an eyebrow challengingly.

The major sects’ leaders often competed openly and secretly, but it had been a while since they were this united.

Someone shouted, “Place your bets! Place your bets! Guess which sect will find the most spirit foxes!”

A brief silence followed.

Ji Yunkai took a deep breath, exchanging a glance with Tian Xianzi.

—United, my foot! Their Xuanxu Sword Sect is the strongest, and this time they will definitely fight bravely for the first place!