novelraw Chapter 486 - 276: The Fox Race’s Upheaval
Chapter 486 - 276: The Fox Race’s Upheaval
Being able to attack the Demon Race means that if I were to encounter these people, my situation would also be extremely perilous.
"Lord Li! Quickly, go there!"
Suddenly, Xue’Er stepped in front of Li Mu, raised her hand, and pointed towards a distant giant mountain, her expression tense.
"I sensed my mother’s presence!"
Li Mu immediately controlled the Earth Element Spirit Ship to fly towards the giant mountain. Upon reaching it, Li Mu and Xue’Er leaped off, and the Earth Element Spirit Ship instantly shrank, returning to Li Mu’s hand.
Just as he stood on the ground, Li Mu felt the presence of the Nine Demons Sect’s methods!
It’s Demon Qi, without a doubt!
Xue’Er looked around in confusion, suddenly directing her gaze towards a waterfall midway up the mountain.
"There!"
Li Mu followed Xue’Er as they burst through the waterfall’s cover, entering a pitch-black and shadowy cave.
Barely steady on his feet, Elder Jin Ling’s familiar aura made Li Mu’s heart sink.
Elder Jin Ling’s aura was weak; the situation was dire.
"Mother!"
Xue’Er rushed all the way to the deepest part.
On a platform of green stone, vibrant moss was bursting with an unusual vitality. Upon closer inspection, it was found that Elder Jin Ling’s blood, seeping from her wounds, was what made this moss grow so robustly.
On the green stone platform lay Xue’Er’s mother, barely clinging to life.
Xue’Er rushed to Elder Jin Ling’s side, not daring to touch her mother, anxiously calling out.
"Mother! Wake up, Xue’Er is back."
Li Mu also swiftly approached, his eyes quickly scanning Elder Jin Ling’s body, all marred with lethal injuries! Especially the back — a blade had aimed straight for the heart!
With another sweep of his consciousness, Li Mu’s heart plunged to the depths.
Elder Jin Ling was not only gravely injured but even her consciousness was reduced to a mere thread; any slight disturbance could erase her remaining awareness completely.
In such a dire state, Elder Jin Ling had held onto a breath, on the brink of death at any moment.
Was it all done merely to see Xue’Er one last time?
Just as Li Mu was pondering this, Elder Jin Ling slowly opened her eyes.
Her gaze was wearied beyond measure, yet carried a sense of relief.
Looking at Li Mu, that gaze seemed to say, "You finally arrived."
Then, looking towards Xue’Er, the weariness vanished, leaving a face full of doting affection.
She raised her paw, gently placing it on Xue’Er’s forehead.
Li Mu let out a long breath, grateful they made it in time.
Though he was powerless to save Elder Jin Ling’s life, at least he allowed them mother and daughter to meet one final time.
Without the Earth Element Spirit Ship, even this last meeting would have been missed.
Just as he intended to leave, to give them time, Elder Jin Ling’s weak voice reached his ears.
"Demon Qi entered the body; it can control one’s mind and doesn’t merely cause a loss of reason."
Startled, Li Mu turned back, eager to inquire further details from Elder Jin Ling.
During his previous visit, when diagnosing her injuries, he confirmed that Demon Qi could erode consciousness. Li Mu had never imagined that this substance could control the mind!
What did Elder Jin Ling mean by this?
Just as he was about to ask further.
Elder Jin Ling’s body began to dissolve into the void at a visible speed.
"Mother!"
Watching her mother disintegrate and vanish, Xue’Er cried out with heart-wrenching screams.
Xue’Er reached out in vain, trying to embrace her mother, but her hands passed right through her mother’s body, unable to grasp the form dissipating with the wind no matter how hard she tried.
Until Elder Jin Ling’s physical body vanished completely, Xue’Er lay weeping on the green stone platform.
Li Mu’s heart sank.
In the final moment, she didn’t leave any words for Xue’Er, only told him about the Demon Qi.
This information was significant!
Frowning, Li Mu had a vague sense of grasping a crucial piece of information, though he couldn’t quite retrieve it from his mind.
After a session of heart-wrenching cries, Xue’Er’s voice was hoarse.
Until she could utter no more sound.
Li Mu approached, gently patting Xue’Er’s shoulder.
"Let’s go, it’s too dangerous here; I believe Elder Jin Ling wouldn’t want to see you in peril."
The moment Li Mu touched Xue’Er, a bone-chilling cold pierced his palm with pain, forcing him to withdraw his hand quickly.
"Hmm?"
Xue’Er’s body was enveloped in a milky white hue. She curled into herself, cocooned in the luminous glow.
Then, the milky white light transformed into a floating orb, where the surrounding Spiritual Power seemed maddened, frenziedly surging into the orb.
The sudden change forced Li Mu to step back several steps, his eyes locked intently on Xue’Er,
even the Spiritual Power within him was stirred by Xue’Er’s unexpected Bloodline Power!
"Is this a Bloodline Transformation?"
Li Mu watched Xue’Er intently. Under the Innate Divine Power - Recognition of Ten Thousand Spirits, he learned of Xue’Er’s current abnormal status.
Li Mu glanced back outside; while the place was dangerous, the forces attacking the Demon Race could return at any moment.
Perhaps there was a sliver of chance, an ’under the lamp, it’s darkest’ opportunity.
Li Mu dismissed thoughts of an early retreat; he couldn’t leave Xue’Er here alone.
Arriving at the cave mouth covered by the waterfall, he set up an array to cloak the cave’s aura, securing time for Xue’Er’s transformation.
After everything was arranged, Li Mu sat cross-legged at the cave entrance, quietly waiting for Xue’Er’s metamorphosis.
An hour later, Li Mu rose with a frown.
"Looks like I have to set up more."
The cave behind Li Mu was already overrun with frost; the biting cold showed no favor, forcing Li Mu to relocate outward.
Flying along the mountain to its midsection, Li Mu furrowed his brows.
"I wonder if the supplies I brought will suffice."
Li Mu spent a full three days setting up the array encompassing the giant mountain, even integrating the Earth Element Spirit Ship as part of the formation.