Master of Ten Thousand Foxes-Chapter 129 - 96: Pollution from the Ancient Immortal Dynasty! (Part 2)

Chapter 129: Chapter 96: Pollution from the Ancient Immortal Dynasty! (Part 2)

In the pitch-black dormitory hall, the fox apprentices have come up with a new trick!

Tired of playing sword gambling, they’ve started a cavalry battle.

"Aw aw aw!"

"Ying ying ying!"

"Ying ying ying!"

Amidst the joyful cries, groups of cavalry charge and clash.

Bang!

Bang!

Bronze swords cross with a mighty sound, and occasionally, a cavalry gets knocked off their mount...

Of course, every group of cavalry consists of foxes.

The mounts charging back and forth are foxes.

The warriors riding on the mounts’ shoulders, holding bronze swords in combat are also foxes.

White Claw is riding on Big Head’s shoulders, swinging the sword in battle. Its small bamboo basket is filled with spoils... which so happens to be more than ten Chrysanthemum Small Fragrant Melons!

"Aw aw aw!"

It and Big Head are charging happily together! So many fragrant melons, they can’t possibly finish them all!

...

Elsewhere, Bai Mo is sitting by the bed, studying the by-products produced from brewing Warming Fire Soup.

"This seems a bit off?"

Divine Sense, intangible as the wind, perceives a bucket of black potion in front of the bed.

If everything went smoothly, this potion should have been transparent, with a thin layer of flame on the surface. Its effect would be to refine Immortal Artifacts, unblocking the internal veins of the artifact, allowing Immortal Qi and Divine Sense to flow more smoothly.

But...

"The originally good Quenching Liquid was polluted by the black flame."

The effects of the black flame are all suppressed by Bai Mo in the by-product potion, without affecting the Warming Fire Soup at all.

But this bucket of by-product, this bucket of Quenching Liquid, has a big problem! It’s not transparent at all; the surface doesn’t burn with flames. Instead, it has become a bucket of unknown liquid, pitch-black, sticky, with oil flowers floating on top, and cloudy clumps inside. At first glance, it looks like someone drunk too much and vomited into a toilet, leaving it unattended for over ten days until it naturally turned black and foul...

If other pharmacists encountered such a by-product, they would have poured it into the gutter immediately, out of sight out of mind. But Bai Mo has a hunch... this unknown liquid seems to have some special effect.

"What effect then?"

"Is it still related to Immortal Artifacts?"

"Should I give it a try?"

Bai Mo looks at the liquid while picking up the nearby Bull Shield.

Cautiously, he approaches the Bull Shield to the black potion... But as soon as the shield is placed above the bucket, without touching any potion, his Divine Sense immediately perceives that the Bull Shield seems to tremble instinctively?

The Bull Shield is an inanimate object; why would it tremble?

Bai Mo frowns, closes his eyes, and refines his Divine Sense perception.

"Eh?"

"It’s not the Bull Shield trembling, but the Immortal Qi pattern within the shield trembles?"

Inside Immortal Artifacts, there might be Immortal Qi patterns, Divine Sense patterns, or both.

"Why is the Immortal Qi pattern trembling?"

Bai Mo continues to observe, focusing more, Divine Sense more penetrating... After a while, he suddenly removes the Bull Shield, "smack" and covers the bucket of black potion.

"The tiny vapor emitted by the oil flowers on the black potion is corroding the Immortal Qi pattern of the Bull Shield?"

"There’s such a thing?"

How could Immortal Artifacts be so easily damaged?

This Bull Shield has endured countless battles during the Ancient Immortal Dynasty, and buried in the soil for millions of years, withstands the erosion of time, its Immortal Qi pattern totally intact.

But now, merely by pausing above this black potion for a moment, the slightest vapor from its oil flowers corrodes enough to make the Immortal Qi pattern tremble?

"Is my Alchemy Furnace okay?"

Recalling the usage experience during the day, the Alchemy Furnace should be fine.

The only thing that can corrode Immortal Artifacts is the oil flower on the surface of the black potion. When inside the Alchemy Furnace, the oil flower floats on the liquid surface and doesn’t come into contact with the Alchemy Furnace.

Breathing a sigh of relief, Bai Mo looks at the potion again.

"Is it really some kind of contamination?"

"No idea what it might be."

Recalling, the literature contains no such record.

Could it be related to the downfall of the Ancient Immortal Dynasty?

Or is it from a higher Sequence than he can currently understand?

Bai Mo is uncertain.

But after looking at the potion again and recalling its effect on corroding Immortal Qi patterns...

"I must admit... it’s quite impressive.

"Can’t allow my own Immortal Artifacts to be corroded.

"But if modified a bit, and used in a fight against someone else’s Immortal Artifacts, it seems pretty useful?"

Thinking this, his eyes lit up.

He thinks a bucket of black potion, a thin layer of oil flower, is quite insufficient; if there could be more, it would be perfect!

...

Wearing his newly bought running shoes, Bai Mo sits in the Immortal Technique Committee office again, assuming the role of "tutor."

Unlike last time, this time the only student is Wu Qingyun.

Zhang Shan, Lu Yang, and the other three have given up on the lessons...

Wu Qingyun, just as last time, took a bath before class, changed clothes, and carries the scent of shower gel and shampoo.

"...This.

"Last time you talked about this.

"But I didn’t get it."

She pointed to the example question in her notebook, still the same as always, her eyes dull and expressionless.

Bai Mo was sitting right next to her. Since there was only one student, there was no need to stand while teaching, nor to use the blackboard.

"For this question, let me walk you through it again, watch closely."

As Bai Mo explained, he wrote and drew, and soon enough, he re-explained the question.

Wu Qingyun suddenly understood.

"Oh!

"Thank you, teacher."

In one-on-one lessons, she was more polite and courteous than before. After Bai Mo finished each question, she would say thank you. It actually made Bai Mo feel a bit embarrassed.

"...No need to be so polite.

"I’m just doing my job for the money."

There were fewer students this time, but the hourly fee was not discounted, still two thousand! Bai Mo’s new running shoes were just bought with the tuition money.

Wu Qingyun raised her head, seemingly wanting to explain.

"I feel very sorry.

"The college entrance exams are coming, and the teacher has to take them too.

"I shouldn’t be troubling you."

Bai Mo furrowed his brow.

Actually, he didn’t mind this kind of trouble... a few more times would be fine.

"Alright, time is precious, let’s not talk about this, let’s continue with the questions.

"Is there any other question you don’t understand?"

Wu Qingyun turned a page in her notebook.

"This one."

Bai Mo focused his gaze, and it turned out to be a big physics question...

Have to say, teaching Wu Qingyun was quite enjoyable. This girl had a good foundation, was smart, understood things quickly. Plus, she always previewed the material, even the questions she couldn’t solve, she hadn’t simply given up, she had already made her best effort, at least understanding half of it.

Suddenly, the phone Bai Mo had placed beside him lit up.

[Chen Anjing appeared in a mountain village at the Qin Province border, brutally murdered more than a dozen villagers, and the Immortal Technique Committee failed to capture her]

Huh?

Bai Mo furrowed his brows.

Chen Anjing went to a remote mountain village to kill people?

Is there no defense force from the Committee there?

For someone like Chen Anjing who is Sequence Eight, going to a mountain village to kill, wouldn’t she be left unchecked?

Bai Mo wanted to open this notification to see the details, but he was in the middle of teaching...

"Teacher.

"Go ahead and check your phone.

"I’d like to take a break."

Wu Qingyun’s voice rang out. This girl was surprisingly perceptive and understanding.

Bai Mo glanced at the time on his phone, "Then let’s take a ten-minute break."

He opened the notification and read a few lines.

[...Committee member Su Yuren arrived in time, fought with Chen Anjing, but failed to capture her...]

Committee member Su Yuren arrived in time?

Bai Mo furrowed his brows.

This Su Yuren, to be able to fight with Chen Anjing... was she Sequence Eight?

How could she reach such a remote mountain village in time?

Bai Mo looked at the context but saw no more information about Su Yuren, only that she belonged to the Shangjing City Committee.

But Bai Mo roughly understood that the Committee’s power was stronger than imagined, and there were more Sequence Eight than expected. Even a remote mountain village wasn’t a place where enemies could easily cause chaos.

Bai Mo suddenly remembered, wasn’t Wu Qingyun also from Shangjing City?

"Do you know Su Yuren?"

"Yes.

"She is Sequence Eight, responsible for patrolling between Qin Province and Lu Province."

"Patrolling?"

Bai Mo heard this word for the first time.

Wu Qingyun furrowed her brows, seemingly considering whether this could be said... in the end, she spoke.

"Yes.

"Within Jiuzhou, there are Sequence Seven guarding each area, and Sequence Eight patrolling everywhere."

Bai Mo found it even stranger.

"How about our West State City? Is there a Sequence Seven guarding?"

Wu Qingyun furrowed her brows again, considering whether this could be said... in the end, she spoke.

"Yes.

"There is a mysterious Mr. acting on the Alchemy Path guarding us."

Bai Mo showed an enlightened expression and nodded.

In fact, he felt strange in his heart... To say he was guarding West State City wasn’t wrong. With him around, within a thousand miles of West State City, with millions of people, minor troubles might not be avoided, but there definitely wouldn’t be major disasters.

But the key point is, he has never accepted such an appointment, nor has he ever received any corresponding reward.

Being taken advantage of...