Lu Ran and the others followed the main force, winding their way under the column and step by step entered the Demon Cave Gate.

Instantly, the sky darkened, and night fell.

"Don't stop, keep going down!" came the voice of the leading soldier below.

The students marveled, looking around.

Stars dotted the night sky, accompanied by clusters of floating clouds.

A bright moon hung high, casting a broad, cold glow over this world.

Looking downward, Lu Ran saw endless mountains and forests, adorned with bright mountain flowers.

The night wind swept over the hills, causing the flowers to sway gently, mysterious and beautiful.

Such scenery almost dazzled Lu Ran.

No wonder it's a romantic rendezvous spot!

Everywhere you looked, it was "under the moon with flowers."

"Whoo~"

The mountain breeze blew, making their clothes flutter and Jiang Ruyi's long hair billow.

Unable to resist, Lu Ran reached out his hand, running his fingers through her black hair, gently teasing it.

Jiang Ruyi noticed someone's mischief and turned her head to look.

Lu Ran responded with a classic expression—a pursed-lip smile.

Jiang Ruyi shot Lu Ran a mild glare and, taking advantage, took off the hair tie from her wrist and handed it to him.

Lu Ran: "..."

Jiang Ruyi: "You like playing, don't you?"

Lu Ran took the hair tie, feeling somewhat awkward.

Yes indeed, I just like to play; how would I know how to tie hair?

As everyone continued downward, by the time they stepped onto solid ground, Lu Ran had tied Jiang Ruyi's hair in a somewhat sloppy fashion.

These three thousand strands of black silk in Lu Ran's hands, indeed, were wasted.

"Master, let me do it." Tian Tian couldn't stand it and said timidly.

"Alright, alright." Lu Ran, feeling relieved, stepped back to appreciate the scenery.

This main city of the Demon Cave's Human Clan was built leaning against the mountains, mostly using wood as the building material.

The wooden small buildings constructed on the mountain slopes brought to mind the Miao's stilt houses.

Perhaps out of fear of fire, there were no torches in the village; instead, red lanterns hung in front of each exquisitely made small building.

The atmosphere was palpable!

Compared with other Demon Cave stone fortresses, this main city looked less like a defensive fort and more like a peaceful village.

"Is everyone here?" a soldier called out loudly, breaking the silence, "There are no torch-lit paths in Ghost Moon Mountain.

Your first concern should be not getting lost in the mountain.

We have opened many mountain paths, and there will be plenty of signs along the way..."

As the soldier continued giving instructions, other soldiers distributed lighting and communication devices to the students.

After a while, when the soldier finished his instructions, nearly 200 students immediately scattered.

"Which way should we go?" asked Chang Ying excitedly.

Lu Ran casually suggested, "Choose a less crowded direction?"

"Let's go!" Deng Yutang, holding the Heavenly Star Spear, charged ahead leading the way.

After leaving the village, the rugged mountain path provided a distinct experience.

Such lush forests inevitably made everyone a bit nervous.

Fortunately, with Lu Ran in the team, they dared to stride forward without fearing an ambush from the Ghost Moon Fox Clan.

"The moon is so bright here," whispered Tian Tian.

"Oooh~~~"

Under the moonlight, suddenly a fox's cry echoed.

Melodious, pleasant to the ears.

Everyone stopped in their tracks to listen intently.

Whether it was psychological or not, Lu Ran felt a sense of peace.

The Ghost Moon Fox Clan possesses an Evil Technique·Night Fox Cry, which can calm and soothe the mind.

Because of this technique, many people specifically come here to recuperate.

"Let's go see!" Deng Yutang quickened his pace even more.

It was clear that he was very excited to witness the beautiful Ghost Moon Fox.

"Rustle, rustle~"

Chang Ying clasped a divination cylinder tightly, shaking it quickly while muttering:

"Heavenly spirit, earthly spirit, divine talisman, please show your power..."

Lu Ran looked towards the girl and could tell from the sticks in the cylinder that she was casting the Spiritual Talisman Divine Technique·Eight Treasures.

In the cylinder were exactly three battered wooden sticks.

The other five sticks were valuable-looking golden sticks!

Yes, depending on the different divine techniques cast by the followers of the talisman, the material of the sticks in the cylinder also varied.

Chang Ying commonly used the Five Treasures, all of which were wooden sticks.

The Six Treasures consisted of five iron sticks and one battered wooden stick.

The Seven Treasures consisted of five silver sticks and two battered wooden sticks.

The Spiritual Talisman Divine Technique·Eight Treasures that Chang Ying had learned in the River Realm·First Rank now used golden sticks!

"Whoosh~"

Chang Ying's face fell, and she stood rooted to the spot.

A battered wooden stick flew out, buzzing annoyingly around Chang Ying like an irritating fly.

"It's okay," said Lu Ran nonchalantly, "Let's go."

"Oh." Chang Ying pouted and moved forward, carrying a large axe.

The erratically flying battered stick gradually calmed down and quietly followed behind Chang Ying.

Clearly, Chang Ying had begun to pray, offering the Power of Faith to the deities; otherwise, the battered stick would only become more bothersome.

"No pressure," Lu Ran said as he caught up to Chang Ying, gently patting her back, "In three minutes, we'll be alright again!"

Lu Ran had seen a battered stick flying around the corpse of a believer on the battlefield.

Since seeing that image, he had not had high expectations for the talisman sect's divine techniques.

"Mm-hmm," Chang Ying responded softly.

Lu Ran's gentle words comforted her greatly.

In fact, since joining this team, Chang Ying had felt nothing but warmth.

During their journey, she sometimes performed miraculously, sometimes disastrously, with extremely unstable results.

No matter how she performed, her teammates never shunned her.

The group walked silently for a long time until Deng Yutang's voice suddenly came from ahead:

"I see it, I see the fox!"

"Be careful, everyone." Tian Tian raised a small hand, and a beautiful lotus flower materialized in her palm.

Thanks to this delicate lotus, everyone could freely look at the Ghost Moon Fox.

Under the moonlight, on the hillside.

A completely white fox was quietly sitting.

Moonlight poured down, draping it in a layer of beautiful pearly whiteness.

It had a pair of ice-blue eyes, with pupils shaped like crescent moons, resembling the curved moon shadow in crystal-clear lake waters.

It also had no less than seven fox tails fanned out beside it, with the tips playfully flicking.

As if tantalizing people's hearts...

"It's so beautiful..." muttered Tian Tian softly.

Jiang Ruyi gazed up at the Ghost Moon Fox on the hill, her heart filled with continuous admiration.

It was much more beautiful than any pictures in textbooks.

Is this really an Evil Demon?

Compared to the fierce and irritable Evil Dogs and Soul-splitting Demons, the Ghost Moon Fox before them seemed unbelievably elegant!

Its fur was long and soft, looking fluffy and probably very comfortable to hold.

Jiang Ruyi didn't know that her wish could actually be fulfilled.

Because Lu Ran really could summon a Ghost Moon Fox and give it to her as a pillow.

"Goodness gracious~" Lu Ran grinned.

What the heck is this?

First the Jade-faced Snake, now the Ghost Moon Fox.

Can't you demons act a bit more like proper demons?

How... how am I supposed to lay a hand on this?

"Oooh~~~"

The fox's cry rose softly.

The Ghost Moon Fox raised its beautiful head, looking at the moon as it sang.

Evil Technique·Night Fox Cry!

Listeners, calm and soothe your minds.

It seemed like the Ghost Moon Fox had no desire to kill the few humans below on the hillside.

The answer is... false!

This pleasant fox's cry was just to stabilize the prey, and also to settle the fighters, preparing them for battle.

It's not that a calm-minded human can't fight.

But compared to tightly wound human warriors, the Ghost Moon Fox would prefer a peaceful spellcasting target.

When it finished crying and looked down again, its crescent-shaped pupils were covered with a beautiful radiance.

The Ghost Moon Fox's eyes blossomed with pearly light, as beautiful as moonlight.

"Whoo~"

Tian Tian immediately raised the lotus flower, and the night wind swept through the woods, spreading the flower's strange fragrance to everyone's nose.

"Hmm?"

The Ghost Moon Fox let out a soft hum, tilting its head slightly, its eyes glowing even more intensely!

From beautiful moonlight to blinding white light.

Hmm... it finally looks a bit like a bewitching fox.

This creature may be beautiful, but if it starts to consume humans, it does so alive!

The Ghost Moon Fox Clan has a hidden trait; they never kill humans first before slowly savoring them.

During the feeding process, this clan will try to extend the human's life as long as possible to maximize the harvest of various negative emotions.

Pain, panic, fear, despair...

The Ghost Moon Fox Clan loves all of these.

"Is this fox from the Stream Realm?" Deng Yutang suddenly spoke, waking everyone from their quiet admiration.

As a follower of the Red Cloth Sect, whether or not he was protected by the lotus flower, Deng Yutang wouldn't be half affected.

Followers of the Red Cloth Sect are inherently resolute.

And in the River Realm·First Rank, the sect's adaptative divine technique is called Red Cloth Will!

It's a rare Spirit Defense Technique, enough to allow Deng Yutang to rest easy.

Among the many gods and divine techniques of Da Xia, spirit defense techniques are truly scarce!

Like the Drummer Sect, followers of the Red Cloth Sect are also unaffected by delusions.

"It's from the Stream Realm," nodded Lu Ran. "About one meter in body length, with a tail of seventy to eighty centimeters, early-stage Stream Realm, I guess."

As soon as he finished speaking, the white fox on the hill leaped gracefully and turned its head to flee.

Clearly, this clan is quite intelligent, choosing to escape once it realized its illusion was ineffective.

"Hisss—"

Lu Ran's feet swirled with mist, shooting straight up the hill.

Deng Yutang followed quickly, but in terms of speed, he was no match for Lu Ran.

When he climbed the hill, he saw Lu Ran from afar, with eyes closed, already in front of the Ghost Moon Fox.

"Everyone," Lu Ran called out loudly, "I want to try."

Deng Yutang paused: "Try?"

Lu Ran: "Yes, I want to try the illusion of the Ghost Moon Clan, experience it firsthand."

For a moment, the trio of Deng, Tian, and Chang looked at Jiang Ruyi.

If Lu Ran volunteered, it indeed would be easy for him to become infatuated with this beautiful white fox.

A mere early-stage Stream Realm Ghost Moon Fox couldn't delude Lu Ran into slaughtering his fellow humans.

But the Ghost Moon Fox might make Lu Ran reluctant to kill it.

Lu Ran was eager to try, continuing, "You guys cover me, let me feel it?"

"Whoo~"

Divine Weapon unsheathed!

The Ghost Moon Fox pretended to flee toward the woods on the left but was blocked by the Dawn Blade.

"Hmm~"

The Ghost Moon Fox let out a soft hum, its eyes mournful, reluctantly looking at Lu Ran.

Man, Lu Ran was charmed!

Was this coquettish voice a bit too much?

Without any need for illusions, Lu Ran felt he had already developed feelings of pity.

If he summoned this clan in the future, wouldn't it wreak havoc among humans?

And coupled with the Ghost Moon Fox Clan's Pupil Skill...

If he made eye contact with anyone, would they immediately fall in love?

Tsk~

What a cad's ultimate skill!

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