Chapter 70

A phosphorescent fireball flew into the cave and struck the reanimated body of Zhang Jin!

"Roar!"

The reanimated Zhang Jin let out a惨叫 and began to wildly crash around the cave. The phosphorescent fireball seemed not to be an ordinary flame but a strange ghostly fire, which had a remarkable effect on the reanimated Zhang Jin. Zhang Jin's惨叫声 continued as he crashed around the stone cave, eventually seeming to exhaust his strength and falling to the ground. The fire on his body did not extinguish and continued to burn.

"What's happening?" Su Peng was stunned, and as he was in a daze, he suddenly felt the warmth of fur on his arm. Looking down, he saw a white fox continuously rubbing against his arm. The white fox had a dark green seven-leaf plant in its mouth.

"Is it you?" Su Peng immediately recognized the white fox as the one he had released in the evening. Its hind leg was still injured, with some blood on the fur, but it was much better than when he had released it. The fox kept nudging Su Peng's arm, its small nose making sounds as if trying to communicate something.

"Do you mean I should eat this?" Su Peng understood the white fox's intention, and the fox, seemingly able to understand human speech, nodded continuously.

"This white fox seems to have attained spiritual awareness. How much worse can things get? In ancient novels, there are stories of foxes repaying kindness. This white fox shouldn't harm me." Su Peng thought. His body was affected by the sedative, the dying black-robed man's final blow, and the left hand that had touched the Hundred Filth Pearl, which was burning and swollen, seemingly poisoned and unable to move. He turned his head, opened his mouth, and the white fox walked over and placed the dark green seven-leaf plant in his mouth.

Su Peng's mouth could still move. He chewed a few times and felt the plant dissolve in his mouth, tasting like rice milk, slightly cool and sweet, not poisonous. He swallowed it, and immediately, he felt his consciousness become hazy, as if he had drunk a fine wine, and he fell asleep...

...

When Su Peng regained consciousness, he felt weak, covered in a foul sweat, and his body seemed to have expelled a lot of black liquid impurities or toxins.

The cave was still dark, and not far away, a corpse lay on the ground, glowing faintly, illuminating part of the cave. It was the reanimated Zhang Jin.

"Is this... still the stone cave?" Su Peng struggled to move, finding he could, but still felt weak. He sat up and suddenly saw two white figures in front of him!

In front of Su Peng, a young and an older woman were looking at him.

The older woman looked about twenty-seven or twenty-eight, with a clear and ethereal aura, like a young matron, and a cold beauty with an indescribable fox-like charm. The younger woman was a girl of about eleven or twelve, very clear and beautiful, but also showing the potential to be a seductive beauty in the future. Both were dressed in white, standing hand in hand in front of Su Peng.

Su Peng was initially startled but quickly calmed down, looking at the two white-clad women and asking, "Are you human or ghost?"

The young matron replied, "I am Bai Su, and this is my daughter Bai Ling. We thank you, our benefactor."

As she spoke, the young matron bowed, leading the little girl to bow to Su Peng.

"You... what are you doing?" Su Peng asked, looking at the two.

"We startled you just now, please do not be angry. However, our identities are special, and we dare not show our true forms to you, for fear that you might be frightened... so we had to take on these forms to thank you," the young matron explained to Su Peng.

"You are..." Su Peng had a realization. He carefully observed the young matron, who was fine, but the little girl had two raised areas on the sides of her head. Upon closer inspection, they were two white-furred fox ears. Her body also moved evasively, and behind her, Su Peng noticed a white fox tail.

Su Peng looked at the little girl's left leg and, as expected, saw blood stains on her ankle, staining the hem of her dress.

"So it was you," Su Peng said, understanding.

The little girl smiled shyly and bowed to Su Peng again.

"You must have guessed that we are not human... My daughter and I are foxes practicing in the Thousand-Eyed Marsh," the beautiful young matron said, her beautiful eyes looking into Su Peng's to gauge his reaction.

Su Peng's eyes were clear, showing no fear as he met the young matron's gaze.

"Benefactor, are you not afraid of us?" the beautiful young matron asked, seeing Su Peng's calm demeanor.

"Ha ha, I've seen zombies today, why should I be afraid of you? And since you can communicate, how are you different from humans? Why should I be afraid?" Su Peng said to the young matron, Bai Su.

The young matron sighed, "If everyone thought like you, I wouldn't have to hide so much."

Su Peng smiled, saying nothing. The young matron bowed again and said, "I thank you for saving my daughter. A few days ago, she was playing and left my side, only to be caught by hunters who entered the Thousand-Eyed Marsh. Fortunately, you saved her. When she returned to the marsh and told me, I remembered this and wanted to repay your kindness, but I didn't know where to find you..."

"Last night, in the rain, my daughter saw you enter the marsh and fight with an evil entity. The entity was powerful, and my daughter and I were no match for it. We could only watch from a distance. Later, when we saw you outsmart the entity, we were happy. However, soon after, the entity emerged from the marsh, seemingly following your trail. My daughter and I were worried about your safety and followed you. We encountered some obstacles, but when we finally arrived here, we saw you being tricked and almost killed by the zombie. I used a minor spell, and my daughter brought a herb that can counteract the zombie's poison from near the entity's birthplace and gave it to you."

Su Peng nodded slowly, looking at the white fox girl, thinking that good deeds are indeed repaid. His act of kindness in saving the white fox had led to this opportunity. If not for his kindness, his account might have been ruined.

"Madam Bai Su, the fireball that burned the reanimated zombie, was that your spell? It was indeed powerful. I have fought zombies before and know how strong they are, but I didn't expect your spell to kill one," Su Peng said, looking at Zhang Jin's body, still burning with phosphorescent fire, in the cave.

"Benefactor, you flatter me... It's not that my spell is powerful, but the reanimated body was not yet a true zombie. It only had some residual bloodlust. If it had consumed human blood, it would have transformed into a true zombie... My spell of yin fire can weaken the life force. If a normal person were hit by my spell, they would just become weak, but the reanimated body relied on a small amount of residual life force, which my spell extinguished... If a martial artist with strong qi and blood were to shout, they could break my spell," Bai Su explained, looking at Su Peng.

"I see..." Su Peng thought for a moment, feeling that this was indeed the case. The phosphorescent fireball didn't seem very powerful.

Even so, Su Peng was quite interested in the fireball and asked Bai Su, "Madam Bai Su, how did you cultivate your spell? Can humans practice it?"

"Benefactor, if we talk about cultivation, humans are the best among all beings. Martial artists who cultivate inner strength to a high level can have their qi reach the heavens. I saw a monk from Dakuang Temple who had reached this level when I was young. Just looking at him could damage my eyes, let alone trying to harm him with my spells... Even ordinary strong people are immune to my spells. My spells are just minor techniques. I only hope to one day attain a human form to continue practicing human cultivation methods. How can I teach you to deviate from the right path?"

Bai Su understood Su Peng's implication and explained.

Su Peng felt a bit embarrassed, laughed dryly, and said, "Are spells really so ineffective?"

"They can be powerful," Bai Su thought for a moment and said, "There are six famous demon cultivators, all of whom have attained human form and are called the Six Holy Ones of Heaven. These Six Holy Ones not only have powerful spells but are also skilled in martial arts, said to have reached the realm of the mysterious... In their hands, spells are indeed powerful, but I don't know if humans can cultivate them."

"The Six Holy Ones of Heaven..." Su Peng pondered, feeling a strong sense of déjà vu, as if he had seen them somewhere before.

"Benefactor, you don't need to be fixated on spells. If you practice martial arts deeply, you will be no weaker than any spell. I cannot attain a human form, but from your aura, it seems you are practicing a powerful qi cultivation method. Why seek a distant path when a closer one is available?" Bai Su said, seeing Su Peng's interest in spells.

"You're right. My second senior brother said that my first senior brother's full-strength attack can level a mountain. This level of martial arts is already as powerful as any spell. Why should I insist?" Su Peng finally understood and smiled.

Seeing Su Peng's understanding, Bai Su smiled and suddenly seemed to remember something. "I have one more thing to give you, almost forgot."

She waved her hand, and a slightly worn object appeared in her hand. She said...

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