Chapter 1330: Heavenly Fox Bloodline Branch

Jiang Fan's heart skipped a beat.If not for his extraordinary willpower, which forcibly suppressed his pounding heart, he might have exposed himself right in front of Venerable Xin Nie!

"What's wrong? Do you have something you can't say?" Venerable Xin Nie watched the hesitant Jiang Fan, a flicker of suspicion crossing his aged eyes. Having failed to find Wang Chongxiao for a long time, he was extremely anxious. He was very sensitive to anyone connected with Wang Chongxiao. Jiang Fan's impersonation of Wang Chongxiao in the Celestial Realm had once made him suspicious.

Jiang Fan feigned composure, his mind racing as he replied: "Master, I was worried Wang Chongxiao might have infiltrated the Celestial Realm to hide. Therefore, I used his name to oppose the ancient giants in the Celestial Realm, making it difficult for him to find refuge there."

Venerable Xin Nie gave Jiang Fan a meaningful look; the reason seemed a bit far-fetched. If Jiang Fan had been anyone else, he would have directly eliminated him. However, considering that he had previously wronged Jiang Fan, and that Jiang Fan was now his direct disciple, he suppressed his killing intent.

"You are thoughtful," Venerable Xin Nie lightly nodded. "Now, come with me to find Wang Chongxiao. I've been waiting for you to mobilize the Grand Yin Sect."

Jiang Fan cupped his hands and replied, "Yes, Master. However, please grant me half a day to attend to some sect matters."

Venerable Xin Nie frowned, suppressing his displeasure, and said, "Go." In his view, was a mere Heavenly Secret Pavilion as important as finding Wang Chongxiao? He leaped up, flying into the clouds to wait.

Jiang Fan's heart tightened. He had a premonition that the long game of cat and mouse between him and Venerable Xin Nie would soon end. A confrontation was inevitable. As for who would live or die, it was hard to predict. He possessed ten Wishing Papers, the Misty Demonic Liquid, a Divine Transformation Yin Corpse, and the newly cultivated Grand Deduction Sword Array. Yet, he faced a Venerable from Young Emperor Mountain! Who could say he didn't have trump cards of his own?

Suppressing his unease, Jiang Fan gathered everyone in the main hall. He handed the valuable treasures gifted by Wu Yu and the four Demonic Path Venerables to the Heavenly Secret Pavilion Master. "Pavilion Master, please arrange them." He only kept the Red Dust Illusionary Sound, a gift from Venerable Hong Chen. This item could induce illusions in a Venerable; it might be useful if he had to fight Venerable Xin Nie.

"Senior Icefire, has he not returned yet?" Jiang Fan looked around, asking in surprise.

The Heavenly Secret Pavilion Master shook his head. "He hasn't returned since he went to pursue Venerable Soul Refining."

Jiang Fan looked puzzled. That day, he, Venerable Lian Jing, and Icefire Demon Lord had successively fallen into Hunyuan Province. He, a mere Nascent Soul cultivator, was fine; surely Icefire Demon Lord hadn't met with an accident? Could it be that Icefire Demon Lord was delayed by something? Shaking his head, Jiang Fan stopped thinking about it. Icefire Demon Lord was a Venerable; did he, a Nascent Soul cultivator, really need to worry about him?

He surveyed everyone's cultivation. To his delight, he discovered that everyone had advanced a level in their cultivation within just half a month. Even Fairy Yun Chang had broken through to the peak of five-aperture Nascent Soul! This showed how abundant the resources were in the Tianshan battlefield.

Since Yun Chang was working so hard, he, as her husband, should also give her a strong push to help her break through the six-aperture Nascent Soul bottleneck. His face stern, he gravely said: "Yun Chang, are you aware of the matters concerning Huang Quan and the Palace Master of the Star Palace?"

Fairy Yun Chang, bewildered by Jiang Fan's sudden seriousness, cautiously replied, "I just found out."

Jiang Fan snorted lightly, "Such a serious matter, and you're only finding out now! You've really let down my trust in you. Come to my secret chamber; I need to properly criticize you!"

Hearing the first two sentences, Fairy Yun Chang felt uneasy. This was the first time Jiang Fan had gotten angry with her. Upon hearing the last sentence, she immediately understood, her cheeks flushing. Lightly biting her red lips, she followed Jiang Fan away.

It took a while for the others in the main hall to slowly realize what was happening. "Pah!" Liu Qingxian spat lightly, her face flushed. "If you want to be intimate, just say so directly! Why beat around the bush?"

Half a day later.

Fairy Yun Chang gently rubbed Jiang Fan's dark circles. "My dear, weren't you going to discipline me? Why are you not moving anymore?"

Jiang Fan tiredly got up. "Your Heavenly Fox bloodline is too overwhelming. I need to quit you!"

Fairy Yun Chang lightly chuckled, covering her mouth. "My dear, you could also absorb cultivation from other women."

Jiang Fan froze. "What do you mean?"

Fairy Yun Chang's five fingers gently traced Jiang Fan's abdomen. Nine faint white shadows, resembling nine fox tails, emerged from Jiang Fan's body.

"What are these?" Jiang Fan asked, astonished.

Fairy Yun Chang explained, "They are offshoots of the Heavenly Fox bloodline. After I advanced my bloodline last time, I awakened a new ability. I can transfer a portion of the Heavenly Fox bloodline to you, my dear."

Jiang Fan shot up to his feet. "I have Heavenly Fox bloodline too?"

Fairy Yun Chang wrapped her arms around Jiang Fan's waist, looked up at him, and chuckled: "Isn't that good? If you encounter a woman with high cultivation, my dear, you can dual cultivate with her and absorb her cultivation. Of course, what you have is only a wisp of a branch bloodline. My realm is only one or two levels different from yours; absorbing from you allows me to advance one whole realm. Whereas you would need to be at least one major realm apart to advance one level. For example, if you were to absorb from your confidante, the Four-Crowned Asura King in the Celestial Realm, you could directly break through to eight-aperture Nascent Soul right now. If it were Venerable Zhen Yan, dual cultivating ten times would also achieve this effect."

Jiang Fan was too stunned to speak. "What's the use of this Heavenly Fox bloodline ability?"

Fairy Yun Chang replied without hesitation, "Of course there is. If I dual cultivate with ten people, those ten people can then absorb cultivation from other women. Once their cultivation is higher, and they dual cultivate with me again, I will benefit."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Fan smacked her curved behind. "You dare!"

Fairy Yun Chang's delicate body trembled slightly, but she nestled deeper into his embrace, saying affectionately: "My body and heart, in this life, belong only to you, my dear. And I will only absorb from you, my dear."

Jiang Fan's heart warmed. He rolled over, pinning her beneath him: "Then let me let you absorb one more time!"

An hour later, he stumbled out of the secret chamber and ascended into the clouds.

Venerable Xin Nie squinted, looking towards the secret chamber: "That was the demon with the Heavenly Fox bloodline, wasn't it? Her Heavenly Fox bloodline is much stronger than when I saw her on the Ancient Ascension Road. It seems the bloodline has awakened its consciousness. There's only one like it in the Nine Provinces; it's a rare commodity!"

Jiang Fan's gaze turned cold. Was this old man still coveting Fairy Yun Chang's Heavenly Fox bloodline, planning to offer it to the Young Emperor?

Noticing Jiang Fan's gaze, Venerable Xin Nie scoffed: "Rest assured, although I am somewhat ruthless, that is only towards outsiders. I would never let my disciple suffer a loss! Since this demon fox is your woman, I naturally won't covet her anymore. Let's go, first to the Grand Yin Sect, then to the market near White Horse Temple."

Jiang Fan breathed a sigh of relief. He had almost been ready to tear off the pretense then and there and fight this old man to the death.

"Master, what are we going to the White Horse Temple market for?" Jiang Fan asked, puzzled.

Venerable Xin Nie's eyes narrowed: "That day, Wang Chongxiao was hooked away by a fishing hook. I suspect there was an accomplice of his present at the time! If we find him, we might be able to force Wang Chongxiao's whereabouts out of him!"