Yu Yuan was not the impetuous type; when Bai Ling kept making excuses to avoid him, he immediately guessed her thoughts. He then forcefully went to Qingqiu and in front of a crowd of Nine-tailed Foxes, he brought their Clan Leader to Linhuan Pass.

What followed was a night-long, sleepless campaign.

Of course, it was a one-sided war from the start.

Even as Bai Ling exhausted all the techniques that the Nine-tailed Fox clan had accumulated over their extensive history, she couldn't change her utter defeat. In the end, she could only lie there powerlessly with her eyes rolling back, passively receiving the Essence that Yu Yuan was pouring into her.

From the quality of this Essence, she could feel that Yu Yuan's Dao Xing had greatly improved, which also greatly benefited her.

As long as she refined and absorbed this Essence, her Dao Xing could greatly enhance by a considerable margin.

But this wouldn't help her breakthrough the threshold of Daluo.

This was the greatest and most formidable barrier on the Cultivation path.

Numerous prodigies have fallen at this juncture; she could not possibly break through this barrier by simply practicing Dual Cultivation.

This was unrealistic.

She could only break through by comprehending the grand Dao of Heaven and Earth.

However, at this moment, she didn't want to think too much.

On this morning that belonged only to the two of them, she just wanted to embrace in calmness and quiet.

After a long while, Bai Ling sat up and slowly began to report the intelligence she hadn't managed to complete last night.

"Master, the Marquis Yi, Su Hu, that you instructed me to keep an eye on, has already surrendered, and he even sent his daughter, Su Daji, to Chaoge. However, on the way there, that Su Daji was overtaken by a member of my kin who was cultivating in the Xuanyuan Tomb; her nest was taken over by another bird...

The real Su Daji has been killed, and the one who has entered the palace is now a Nine-tailed Fox.

Oh right!

The little fox I sent out has brought back news that the reason she did this was to follow the decree of Nuwa, to bewitch the ruler of Great Shang, to ruin the fate of Great Shang's kingdom. Alongside her, there was also a pheasant spirit with nine heads, and the Jade Pipa Spirit.

Master, what do you think? Should I eliminate her now?"

"There's no rush, no rush."

Yu Yuan waved his hand and said lightly: "With her Dao Xing, she wouldn't dare to act rashly. If she says she's acting on Nuwa's orders by going to Chaoge, then it's very likely true. However, based on my understanding of Nuwa, such a Saint doesn't seem like one who would allow reckless killing and harming of life."

Upon saying this, he suddenly remembered the incident where Di Xin composed poetry in Nuwa Palace and realized there might be a special connection here.

He had met Di Xin before, a man truly capable in both literary and martial arts, broad-minded and generous, patient enough to listen to ministers like Bi Gan and Shang Rong, and truly could be considered a monarch who could lead to a great revival.

Yet, this King of Shang, who had always been proper, suddenly reversed his usual demeanor, composing an amorous poem on the spot during the sacrifice in Nuwa Palace—and from then on, he seemed to become a changed man.

"It seems there must be some twist we are not aware of, perhaps an unknown factor in this."

Yu Yuan thoughtfully said, "Perhaps I should go to Chaoge and meet this kinswoman of yours. If I can find some clues, maybe I can persuade Nuwa to join us."

He was contemplating that final, crucial battle during the Sealing God Tribulation.

The current situation appeared to be doing exceptionally well; his efforts had changed a lot.

Some Jie Sect disciples who were meant to die were still alive, and some who were supposed to defect were under control, held back to be sent to Investiture of the Gods to become deities.

Yu Yuan had calculated all of these.

He felt that the current strength of the Jie Sect was indeed formidable.

Even if the disciples of the Chan Sect, Human Sect, and the Western Sect joined hands, they might not be enough to stand a chance in battle.

But the final battle wasn't just a competition between disciples; it was also when all the Saints had to take action.

At that time, the Jie Sect had only one Saint, Tongtian, who would face Primordial Heavenly Venerate, Taiching, Zhunti, and the other four Saints of the Heavenly Dao Merit. Even with the Slaying Immortal Sword Array, they could not win.

Therefore, if Yu Yuan could not attain Sainthood in a short time, he would have to find a Saint willing to support the Jie Sect.

This was one of his contingency plans.

But with the interests entangled, he definitely couldn't seek support from the two Western Saints or Primordial Heavenly Venerate.

As for the Taiching Saint, Yu Yuan had considered it.

But he couldn't be sure of this seemingly neutral Saint, who had actually been leaning towards the Chan Sect.

Aside from Taiching Saint, the only one he could think of was the Merit Saint of the Underworld, but she was a Saint of the Earthly Dao Merit and probably couldn't leave the Underworld freely.

So, after much thought, it seemed that the only one he might persuade was Nuwa.

He had a good relationship with the Great God Fu Xi, and he also had some contact with Nuwa the last time they met; his impression of her was quite good.

This favorable impression wasn't because of her appearance, but based on her behavior and actions, and how she dealt with the incident involving Fu Yuan Immortal, Yu Yuan couldn't find any fault.

This included her reaction when she discovered Yu Yuan deliberately approaching Fu Xi, which also reassured Yu Yuan.

Given Nuwa's status, and considering Yu Yuan's awkward "demonic" identity, if she had used the pretext of following Zixiao Palace's edict to kill him on the spot, even if Tongtian became angry, he wouldn't be able to object too much.

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