"It's really beautiful inside here," Cuiyu couldn't help but say at this moment.
"Follow me," the Water-Fire Dual-Headed Yaojiao spoke lightly, then dived directly into the water surface, its body enveloped in a blue and red glow, swimming straight through the water.
With no path around, Li Lin had no choice but to activate the Wings of Wind. He then picked up Cuiyu, their wings flapping, heading towards the palace in the center.
At this moment, the two of them holding each other, the atmosphere couldn't help but become ambiguous.
Landing on top of the palace, Li Lin could finally see clearly. The palace was not small; in front was a small square surrounded by stone slabs that seemed to have a history of over ten thousand years, giving off an ancient aura.
Around the palace, there were several stone pillars, at least thick enough to require three people to embrace, standing tall, supporting the entire palace.
Upon reaching the front of the palace, a faint energy fluctuation spread out. Around the palace, a light fog enveloped the space, making the entire area even more hazy.
The palace exuded an ancient and vicissitudinous aura, silent all around, as if it had been standing here for tens of thousands of years.
"Sss!" Just then, the palace doors suddenly broke open, the surrounding space's airflow suddenly expanded, seemingly causing the space to distort. As the doors opened, a faint voice came through: "Come in, everyone!"
Hearing this voice, Li Lin was momentarily stunned. It was a woman's voice, too beautiful, like an oriole coming out of the valley, melodious and lingering, like whispering in a dream, magical to the point where one couldn't help but want to listen more.
"Whoosh!" Following the Water-Fire Dual-Headed Yaojiao into the palace, Li Lin and Cuiyu also entered. Inside, everything was ancient, clean, and tidy, even the walls were free of any dust.
"Greetings to the Demon King," the Water-Fire Dual-Headed Yaojiao prostrated itself inside the main hall. At this moment, at the head of this hall, there was a pure white chair, and a figure was sitting there.
Looking at this figure, Li Lin was surprised, utterly astonished. It was a woman, an extremely beautiful woman. At a glance, her skin was like creamy jade, breakable by a blow, smooth as silk, soft as reeds, with a pair of gentle eyes that seemed to drip water embedded in a perfect face. This face was too perfect, delicate features, beautiful appearance, this beauty, compared to Cuiyu's flawless face, was not inferior at all.
What's more important, this beautiful face had an added charm, a demonic, enchanting air, those gentle eyes, though devoid of any superfluous gazes, would make anyone fall deeply into them at a glance. It was a kind of charm that was not frivolous yet full of allure.
If the beautiful appearance was surprising to Li Lin, then the overall appearance of this beautiful woman was shocking to him.
Below this beautiful woman, there was the body of a demonic beast, sitting on the chair, probably about 1.7 meters tall, with skin white as snow, lustrous and delicate. One could vaguely tell this was the body of a fox demon, and on the chair, there were currently six soft white tails coiling around.
"This is the Nine-Tailed Fox," Li Lin exclaimed in amazement. Inside this secret place, there actually existed such a demonic beast.
In his mind, Li Lin quickly recalled the information about the Nine-Tailed Fox mentioned in the Heavenly Spirit Record. The Nine-Tailed Fox, also known as the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox, has a very high lineage, an absolute ruler among demonic beasts. After breaking through the seventh rank, it can transform into a human, men looking like flowers of early spring, eyebrows like ink paintings, faces like peach petals, eyes like autumn waves.
If it's a female, then she's like a flowing breeze, stunningly beautiful, unmatched in beauty, enough to overshadow all others. The most important thing is the bloodline of the Nine-Tailed Fox, an absolute ruler among demonic beasts. In terms of bloodline, even the Winged Snow Lion is inferior.
At this moment, with six tails, it indicates that it has reached the sixth rank. Every time a Nine-Tailed Fox breaks through a rank, it grows another tail, with the highest level being the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox. It is said that when the Nine-Tailed Fox reaches the highest level of nine tails, it is comparable to the legendary Martial Emperor.
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"Nine-Tailed Fox," at this moment, looking at the Nine-Tailed Fox, Cuiyu also showed an absolutely astonished expression.
"You are humans, so I transformed into a human form, hoping it would be more acceptable for you," the human-faced, demonic-bodied Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox said lightly, her teeth slightly parted, her breath like orchid.
"Sss, sss!" At this moment, the little dragon quickly jumped down from Li Lin's shoulder, lightning-fast to the Nine-Tailed Fox, affectionately flicking its tongue.
"Greetings to the Demon King," Li Lin spoke softly.
"I am no longer the Demon King. The current Demon King here is the little dragon. The little dragon told me you have formed a blood pact, you are the big brother of the little dragon, you can call me Bai Ling," the Nine-Tailed Fox looked at Li Lin and said, her gaze carrying an effortless enchantment.
"I heard from the little dragon, Miss Bai Ling wanted to see me?" Li Lin was a bit hesitant to meet the gaze of the Nine-Tailed Fox, that natural enchantment tempting him invisibly, that gaze as if magical.
"Indeed," the Nine-Tailed Fox glanced at Li Lin and Cuiyu, then said: "Water-Fire Dual-Headed Yaojiao, take this lady out and wait for me, I want to talk alone with the big brother of the little dragon."
"Yes," the Water-Fire Dual-Headed Yaojiao complied, turning back to look at Cuiyu, signaling her to go out with it.
"Lin'er..." Cuiyu's face changed slightly, somewhat worried about leaving Li Lin alone.
"It's okay, just wait for me outside," Li Lin spoke lightly.
"Be careful," after hesitating for a moment, Cuiyu and the Water-Fire Dual-Headed Yaojiao then also left the main hall.
"Hu..." The Nine-Tailed Fox gently shook one of her tails, a wave of invisible energy fluctuation transmitted out, the space immediately vibrated, and the main hall's door instantly closed.
"That lady seems to care a lot about you," the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox looked at Li Lin and said lightly.
"We are friends," Li Lin smiled slightly.
"I don't think so. You were trapped in the formation a few days ago, and it seemed somewhat ambiguous," the Nine-Tailed Fox smiled and said: "That lady is not bad, you should not let her down."
"You knew we were trapped in that formation?" Li Lin exclaimed in surprise.
"I happened to know about it. There are several formations here that I can enter, but I can't break the formation. The formation is not simple. That you could enter it seems not simple and surprised me," the Nine-Tailed Fox said lightly.
"Miss Bai Ling, have you been here for a long time?" Li Lin asked in surprise.
"Indeed, from my birth to now, probably five thousand years, or maybe six thousand years," the Nine-Tailed Fox said lightly, a slight sigh in her eyes, revealing a bit of melancholy.
"So long...?" Li Lin was astounded. The Water-Fire Dual-Headed Yaojiao had been here for three thousand years, which had already amazed Li Lin, but he hadn't expected that the Nine-Tailed Fox had been here for five to six thousand years.
"Strange, isn't it? There's no spiritual energy of heaven and earth here, we demonic beasts can't cultivate at all. Although it can prolong our lives, it's just an extension. Without the ability to cultivate to the ultimate, there will still be a day of death. I've been here for thousands of years, seeing countless demonic beasts die because they couldn't cultivate and had to face their end," the Nine-Tailed Fox sighed: "How long has this place been sealed?" Li Lin asked.
"When I was young, I once heard some ancient demonic beasts say that this place has been sealed for over ten thousand years," the Nine-Tailed Fox said.
"Over ten thousand years." Li Lin was not surprised, the architectural remnants in the formation also had at least ten thousand years of history.
"What's your name?" the Nine-Tailed Fox asked Li Lin.
"Li Lin," Li Lin immediately said: "I wonder what Miss Bai Ling is looking for me for, it shouldn't be just to tell me these things."
"Indeed, I'm looking for you because there's something I want to ask for your help," the Nine-Tailed Fox said to Li Lin.
"Miss Bai Ling is at the sixth rank of demonic levels, your strength is much stronger than mine, what could possibly require my help?" Li Lin said.
"Strong? If it weren't for this accursed place, in these thousands of years, even reaching the highest level of the Nine-Tailed Realm wouldn't be just talk. But in this place, for thousands of years, I've been hiding here, barely able to cultivate by relying on the energy released during the maturation of the holy fruits, so I've only managed to break through to the sixth rank," the Nine-Tailed Fox, her beautiful face now carrying a hint of coldness, as if the temperature around suddenly dropped, a trace of resentment passed through her eyes, continuing: "Now at the sixth rank, in the outside world, it would be just over a thousand years of life. Here, maybe I can last a few hundred more years, which means, if I don't leave here, or continue to break through, at most a few hundred years, I will die naturally like other old demonic beasts. But it's impossible to cultivate here, how to break through is easier said than done."
Li Lin was somewhat shocked, what the Nine-Tailed Fox said, Li Lin also understood clearly. Among demonic beasts, a first-rank demonic beast's lifespan is about a hundred years, after breaking through to the second rank, they can live over two hundred years, and as for sixth-rank demonic beasts, their normal lifespan is just over a thousand years, less than two thousand years.
And for martial artists, spiritual practitioners, it's the same, but compared to demonic beasts, their lifespan is not as long. Normal humans, their lifespan is several decades, at most a hundred years. Becoming a martial disciple, living to over a hundred years old, martial master level, without illness or disaster, living three to four hundred years is not a problem, reaching martial general level, also at most seven to eight hundred years. Only at the martial sovereign, spiritual sovereign level, can one live for thousands of years.