Chapter 126: The Pointer?

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“I was wondering why Big Brother would still take you in. So that’s the reason,” Ruyi True Immortal exclaimed upon hearing Fox Three’s words.

Ruyi True Immortal knew the Bull Demon King’s character very well. He had never understood why the Bull Demon King had taken Fox Three in, but now it seemed there was another reason behind it.

Although Ruyi True Immortal now understood the circumstances surrounding the Bull Demon King’s decision, he also realized something else. The Bull Demon King already had Princess Iron Fan. Could he really intend to take Princess Jade-Faced as a concubine? Given the status of Mount Accumulating Thunder in the demon realm, there was no way Princess Jade-Faced would agree to become the Bull Demon King’s concubine.

If he knew it was impossible, why had Big Brother still rescued Fox Three? Ruyi True Immortal wondered in confusion.

Fox Three should also have known that the Bull Demon King already had a wife, yet he had still told the Bull Demon King about Princess Jade-Faced. Clearly, the matter was not as simple as it appeared.

Yuan Wuji was puzzled as well. It seemed that Fox Three was not as simple as he looked.

“Release.”

Yuan Wuji withdrew the ropes binding them. From Fox Three’s words, he had sensed something unusual, and now he had formed a new plan.

“Go back and tell the Bull Demon King that I thank him for guarding Firecloud Cave for me. He need not trouble himself with anything else,” Yuan Wuji said to Ruyi True Immortal.

It was also a way of giving the Bull Demon King an out, so that they would not completely fall out.

“Return my talisman seal.”

Ruyi True Immortal rose to his feet and extended a hand toward Yuan Wuji, hoping to reclaim the talisman seal Yuan Wuji had taken earlier.

“You want it?”

Yuan Wuji produced the talisman seal and looked at Ruyi True Immortal with a wicked smile.

With a sudden flash, a mass of Samadhi True Fire sprang from the hand holding the seal and burned it to ashes in the air.

“You…”

Ruyi True Immortal was about to say something more, but Yuan Wuji’s next words made him close his mouth at once.

“If you still refuse to leave, the Samadhi True Fire in my hand will appear on your body.”

Yuan Wuji waved the Samadhi True Fire before Ruyi True Immortal, allowing him to feel its terrifying power.

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Sure enough, the moment the Samadhi True Fire drew near, Ruyi True Immortal hurried out of Firecloud Cave. He did not know whether Yuan Wuji truly meant what he had said, but the Samadhi True Fire in Yuan Wuji’s hand was unquestionably real. Ruyi True Immortal did not dare risk his life.

Seeing Ruyi True Immortal leave Firecloud Cave, Fox Three prepared to flee as well. Yuan Wuji, however, had no intention of letting him return to the Bull Demon King.

“Fox Three, you’re not leaving.”

“Continue following me.”

Yuan Wuji had originally intended to punish Fox Three severely, but after hearing what Fox Three had said earlier, he abandoned that plan. Fox Three still had greater value to him.

“Yes. Thank you, Great King.”

Fox Three wiped the cold sweat from his brow. He understood Yuan Wuji’s character and knew that Yuan Wuji’s decision to keep him could not be without reason, but he had no other choice.

“Come inside with me first.”

Yuan Wuji waved a hand in invitation.

The eight puppets and Fox Three followed behind Yuan Wuji and entered Firecloud Cave together.

Fox Three was startled by the auras radiating from the eight puppets. They were nearly identical—something he had never witnessed before. How could there be cultivators whose auras were so alike? Even if they cultivated the same technique, their auras should not have been so similar.

This was entirely beyond Fox Three’s expectations. Moreover, the eight puppets appeared utterly devoted to Yuan Wuji. Fox Three realized that he knew far too little about Yuan Wuji, who grew increasingly mysterious in his eyes.

“Other than being a little desolate, this place is quite decent.”

Yuan Wuji glanced around Firecloud Cave before returning to his seat at its highest point.

“Tell me about Mount Accumulating Thunder. I refuse to believe that you would abandon the pleasures of staying at Mount Accumulating Thunder to suffer at the Bull Demon King’s side.”

Yuan Wuji’s gaze settled on Fox Three, making his entire body feel extremely uncomfortable. Although Fox Three had already guessed what Yuan Wuji would ask and had prepared an explanation, he still could not stop himself from trembling beneath Yuan Wuji’s stare.

Hesitation appeared on Fox Three’s face. He seemed deeply conflicted. Yuan Wuji did not pressure him further, merely waiting for his answer.

After seemingly making up his mind, Fox Three slowly began to speak.

“To be honest, I did have a purpose when I first stayed at the Bull Demon King’s side. Given the Great King’s foundation and knowledge, you must certainly know about the Calamity of the Journey to the West. Our goal at Mount Accumulating Thunder is to use that calamity to reemerge in the primordial world.”

What? Even Mount Accumulating Thunder knew about the Journey to the West? As expected, nothing in the primordial world was simple.

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“The Bull Demon King has the Jie Sect behind him. Our plan at Mount Accumulating Thunder was to use the Bull Demon King’s influence to claim a share of merit during the Journey to the West. But after meeting the Great King, my choice changed.”

“Why? Why me?” Yuan Wuji could not help asking.

At that time, he had been nothing more than a novice. Fox Three’s decision to abandon the Bull Demon King and choose him instead was something Yuan Wuji could not help but treat with caution.

“This magical artifact made me choose you.”

Fox Three drew a pointer from the center of his brow. Yuan Wuji could not detect anything special about it; in fact, it looked utterly ordinary.

“This is a treasure passed down by the ancestors of my clan. It can guide us toward a favorable path through the Calamity of the Journey to the West.”

“Previously, the pointer led me to the Bull Demon King. But after I encountered the Great King, it suddenly pointed toward you. That was why I stayed by your side, waiting for the right opportunity to tell you about Princess Jade-Faced.”

“Later, when the Great King disappeared, the pointer once again pointed toward the Bull Demon King. Yet now, it has returned to pointing toward the Great King.”

Unconvinced, Yuan Wuji repeatedly unleashed the Divine Ability of Golden Light Traversing the Earth within Firecloud Cave. Yet whenever he activated the divine ability, the tip of the pointer continued moving after him without the slightest delay.

That was what truly shocked Yuan Wuji.

With Yuan Wuji’s current mastery of Golden Light Traversing the Earth, no ordinary acquired spiritual treasure could possibly match his speed. Only an exceptional acquired spiritual treasure might have a chance. Yet this strange pointer could keep up with him, and Yuan Wuji could not sense the slightest fluctuation of spiritual energy from it.

Clearly, the pointer was no ordinary object.

“Earlier, I followed its guidance to find the Bull Demon King. But afterward, it began wavering constantly between the Great King and the Bull Demon King,” Fox Three continued.

Yuan Wuji was extremely curious about the pointer. He was even more curious about the nature of Mount Accumulating Thunder. An organization capable of possessing such a miraculous treasure could hardly be weak.

“Fox Three, your Mount Accumulating Thunder is rather unusual.”

“It is indeed somewhat unusual. But I hope the Great King will not question me about Mount Accumulating Thunder. We are only trying to survive. When the time comes, we will be willing to share all the secrets of Mount Accumulating Thunder with you.”

“Do not worry. I will not make things difficult for you.”

Yuan Wuji signaled for Fox Three to relax, but he did not lower his guard in the slightest. Until he understood the true strength of this organization, Yuan Wuji would never let down his vigilance.

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