"What did you just say?!"
Nezha’s eyes widened, completely unprepared for such words from the Millennial Fox Spirit.
Give him a cultivation technique?
Guide his cultivation?
This was definitely not normal behavior for a demon.
A demon should bare its fangs and eagerly devour people.
"Hm? Didn’t hear me clearly?"
The Millennial Fox Spirit sat gracefully by the fire, propping her chin with her hand, breathtakingly beautiful.
"I said, how about I give you a cultivation technique and guide your cultivation?"
Her smile was so sincere, her tone so trustworthy, so convincing.
"Why are you doing this?"
To be honest, Nezha was indeed tempted.
But he was also afraid it was a trick from the Millennial Fox Spirit.
However, a cultivation technique was indeed the most pressing issue he needed to solve at the moment, in order to avoid that future path and preserve his true physical body.
He absolutely did not want that lotus root body.
He wanted to avoid any connection with the Chan Sect as much as possible.
Not even with Yin Shiniang, who was extremely good to him.
"Why so many 'whys'? I do it because I want to."
"Besides, your talent and divine abilities as a young cub are so formidable. Once you have a cultivation technique and truly embark on the path of cultivation, you'll surely surpass me quickly."
"Then, when you're strong, you can look after me..."
"You want to invest in me?" Nezha finally understood; this fox spirit was planning for the future.
"Invest? What does that mean?" The fox spirit was puzzled.
"It means what you think. You help me when I'm weak, and when I'm strong, I'll help you in return."
Nezha patiently explained.
If the fox spirit truly had such an idea, accepting her help was not out of the question.
He had the acceleration system. As long as he obtained a cultivation technique, no matter how bad it was, he could use acceleration cards to upgrade and strengthen it.
At worst, once his cultivation rose, he could find a more powerful cultivation technique to perfect it.
"Yes, yes, yes, that's exactly what I mean."
The Millennial Fox Spirit nodded repeatedly, moving a little closer to Nezha.
According to human customs, proximity could enhance relationships between people.
"I still can't trust you. After all, I nearly burned you to death with Samadhi True Fire just now."
Nezha believed that anyone else would have immediately agreed, but he was still unwilling to trust her.
If he wasn't mistaken, this Millennial Fox Spirit in front of him was very likely the one who would soon bring chaos to the Shang Dynasty.
He believed that soon she would seize Daji’s body, use Su Daji to damage the Shang Dynasty’s destiny, and ultimately allow Ji Fa to overthrow the Shang Dynasty.
"This matter?"
"I thought it was something major." The Millennial Fox Spirit waved her hand dismissively upon hearing this. "That's not a problem. I'll just consider it playing around with a junior."
"Are you serious?"
Nezha was suspicious, though he had already believed about eighty percent in his heart.
"Yes, if you don't believe me, I can go home first and find a cultivation technique for you."
"If you're worried I'll harm you, you can temporarily stay in the western area of Xuanyuan Tomb. There are no demonic forces there."
Originally there were, but with Jade Pipa Spirit's departure, the demons there dispersed.
Now, Xuanyuan Tomb only had three factions.
Her own fox clan, the Nine-Headed Pheasant Spirit and her subordinates, and finally, the two divine birds, Qingluan Fire Phoenix.
However, it was strange. These two divine birds had left Xuanyuan Tomb together that day and hadn't returned, which was very unusual.
In the past, it was either Qingluan going out and Fire Phoenix staying behind, or Fire Phoenix going out and Qingluan staying behind.
They had never left together like this.
"Alright, let's do that for now."
Nezha hesitated for a moment before agreeing.
He wouldn't lose anything by doing so.
If any problem arose, he could immediately escape. Moreover, the western part of Xuanyuan Tomb was close to the area of the two divine birds, Qingluan Fire Phoenix.
There were indeed no powerful demons there.
Even if there was an ambush, Nezha could find a way to attract Qingluan Fire Phoenix. Then, amidst the chaos, he wouldn't suffer any losses.
Seeing Nezha agree, the Millennial Fox Spirit's smile grew even brighter.
.......
Noon the next day.
Nezha and the Millennial Fox Spirit returned to the western area of Xuanyuan Tomb.
No problems occurred along the way.
With the Millennial Fox Spirit accompanying them, no spirits came out to cause trouble.
Actually, part of the reason was that this was within the Shang Dynasty's territory, and most powerful spirits had already been dealt with. The remaining ones were mostly reclusive Cultivators who were unwilling to fight and only focused on immortal cultivation.
Upon reaching the location, Nezha found a seemingly good valley to temporarily settle in.
Although this was Xuanyuan’s tomb, the actual tomb area was only a small part, not covering the nearby mountains.
It was all because of Xuanyuan Huangdi’s reputation that this place was collectively called Xuanyuan Tomb.
Nezha didn't look for a cave, as there would be no retreat in case of a fight. The Millennial Fox Spirit seemed to notice this and proactively used her magic to build a small wooden house for Nezha.
And Nezha also learned the Millennial Fox Spirit's name.
Hu Mei.
Hu Mei didn't make Nezha wait too long. By sunset, she had brought the cultivation technique Nezha needed.
What was most rare was that it was also a fire-element cultivation technique.
But its name was quite lame and direct: "Control Fire Art."
One look and you could tell it was a common, widely available cultivation technique.
"Cough, cough, cough, I rummaged through everything and only found this fire-element cultivation technique..."
"Alright, alright, actually, most of the cultivation techniques I have are suitable for our Fox Clan. I really don't have any for humans or other races..."
Under Nezha's persistent gaze, Hu Mei could only confess honestly: "I can't help it. After the ancient Xuanyuan era, our Fox Clan has been in decline, and many of our original cultivation techniques have been lost, let alone those of other races."
Nezha thought to himself, 'You're certainly telling the truth.' If the Fox Clan hadn't declined, they wouldn't be so easily ordered around by Nuwa in the Honghuang World.
Actually, it was just that the Fox Clan wanted to establish some connection with Nuwa.
Nezha didn't mind. He took it and started reading it on the spot, but he quickly faced a big problem.
He was illiterate.
Actually, it wasn't that he was illiterate; it was that he didn't recognize the characters in the cultivation technique. They were somewhat similar to the characters from his original world, but their meanings were different.
Plus, his original body was young, and he hadn't learned any useful knowledge from Yin Shiniang.
"Oh, don't be so dismissive. At worst, I'll go to the human race another day, or contact some other friends, and find a suitable and powerful one for you."
Noticing Nezha's prolonged inaction, Hu Mei thought Nezha was being disdainful.
"Although this cultivation technique isn't great, it's enough to support your cultivation to the Earth Immortal Peak."
"Oh, right, do you know what an Earth Immortal is?"
"An Earth Immortal is a type of realm. You don't even have a cultivation technique, so you probably wouldn't know."
Hu Mei answered her own question, proactively changing the subject to deflect from the cultivation technique issue.
"Actually, in Honghuang, many demonic beings are already Earth Immortals when they transform into human form. There are also some who transform before becoming Earth Immortals, but those are generally less talented. In other words, the better the talent, the higher the realm after transformation, and the more powerful they are."
"Uh, I've strayed from the topic."
Hu Mei slapped her forehead, realizing she had gone off-topic again, and quickly said: "Cough, cough, according to your human terminology, those who have just embarked on cultivation are called Cultivators. Within this realm, there are four levels: Qi Induction, Refining Qi and Transforming Spirit, Refining Spirit and Returning to Void, and Refining Void and Combining Dao. Simply put, it's body refining and spirit refining."
"Talking about this too much is useless. With your talent and divine abilities, these will obviously not be difficult for you."
"And then, if you break through, you'll become what I told you about: an Immortal, an Earth Immortal. Above Earth Immortal is a Heavenly Immortal, and then a True Immortal, Taiyi True Immortal, Taiyi Xuan Immortal, Taiyi Golden Immortal, Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and so on."
"It's useless to tell you so much now, and besides, I'm only at the Heavenly Immortal stage myself."
"Actually, I'm quite powerful. In this Xuanyuan Tomb, I can definitely walk around fearlessly." Hu Mei said with considerable pride.
But honestly, she felt a bit uneasy saying that.
Just Qingluan Fire Phoenix alone were already at the Earth Immortal Peak level. If they attacked together, they could contend with a Heavenly Immortal.
In a direct confrontation, if the opponent's large-scale divine fire swept over, she really couldn't hold on. Especially the physical bodies of those two divine birds, they were truly tough.
Although she had ways to break through, there was no chance from the front.
Otherwise, they would have been driven out of Xuanyuan Tomb by her long ago.
"For cultivation, of course, natural treasures are indispensable. I don't have much in stock either, but I can temporarily lend you some. But it's not free; you'll have to return it to me later."
Currently, Hu Mei looked completely like a swindler.
Trying to squeeze as much as possible out of the naive Nezha.
In her opinion, how could Nezha, this seven or eight-year-old human cub, be a match for her, a Millennial Fox Spirit?
Trick him if you can.
Otherwise, it would be harder to trick him when he grew up, and even harder to demand benefits.
However, she had no ill intentions towards Nezha. She would still give him what was necessary.
She also wanted to emulate their ancestors.
If successful, their Xuanyuan Tomb Fox Clan would gain a stronger backer.
Failure wouldn't be a loss either.
At most, it would just be the loss of some natural treasures.
Anyway, she didn't have many good things here, so even if she gave everything, she wouldn't lose much.
But she was willing to believe in Nezha. This was the most talented human cub she had encountered in nearly a thousand years.
In the future, a True Immortal, even a Taiyi, was possible.
It was even possible to reach the level of a Saint's disciple.
"I understand all that... but before that..."
Nezha said with a normal expression, "Can you teach me how to read first?"
Hu Mei: "???"