Chapter 386: The Fox Marries the Girl and the Cat Calls the Door
"Nowadays are different from the past. Not to mention immortals like me who have practiced for hundreds of years, there are not many powerful monsters. In a few decades, I'm afraid that even new monsters won't be seen." When saying this, the old cow's face was full of sighs. No one knew how a cow's head could make such rich expressions.

"Is the situation so bad now?" Yan Xu frowned and said, where can he find cattle and horses to work?

"I, Old Niu, am relatively lucky. I cultivated myself into a demon body after five hundred years of hard practice. Although I switched to the way of incense and fire halfway through, I was not greatly affected. There are many people who are worse off than me, and many of them have ended up in a dead end." Old Niu said with a little emotion.

"Oh, there are immortals who commit suicide too?" Yan Xu asked curiously.

"It's not suicide, but it's almost like that." Lao Niu said with a wry smile.

The arrival of the Dharma Ending Age is no big secret, because the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is continuously decreasing, and it is not a matter of one or two days, so you can feel it as long as you live long enough.

Monsters have very long lifespans, so their perceptions are the deepest, but this feeling is like a slowly tightening noose, and they can feel death approaching step by step. This feeling can drive people crazy.

A few who were born early and had good talents were able to escape before their way of life was completely cut off, but the vast majority had no choice but to die. How could this not make people despair?

People like Old Ox are the most pitiful. They have been practicing Taoism for hundreds of years, but they are just one step away from success. They have to switch to the way of incense and fire halfway, and they no longer have any hope of transcendence.

In desperation, countless monsters and immortals tried various methods, but they found that the simplest one was to eat humans.

"Is this kind of situation common?" Yan Xu felt disgusted when he heard about cannibalism, so he asked.

"Quite a lot. Especially after several immortal ancestors stopped caring about external affairs, the situation became even more serious. In addition, the Dharma Ending Age has arrived, and the ancestors are powerless to do anything." Lao Niu said helplessly.

Several ancestors of the immortals attained enlightenment hundreds of years ago, but they still stay in the mortal world. In fact, it is to restrain many younger generations. Otherwise, the world would have been a river of blood and a mountain of bones.

It has never been a secret that practicing spiritual cultivation by eating humans. It’s just that when the gods and Buddhas are still around, there are natural rules to govern. After the gods and Buddhas leave, one can only rely on self-awareness.

But when the way of survival is cut off, self-awareness is a complete joke, so several powerful immortals are left behind to supervise.

The problem is that the higher the level of cultivation, the greater the demand for spiritual energy from heaven and earth. In order to ensure that their vital energy is not dissipated, these immortals simply cannot use their full strength, because once they consume too much, they will never be able to leave the mortal world again.

It was still okay in the early years, when they could at least take action a few times, but now they are all in seclusion, waiting for the last moment to come, which also means that there is no longer any control over the immortals and monsters.

"In that case, let me enforce justice on behalf of heaven." With Yan Xu's current strength, he naturally had the confidence to say such words, and Lao Niu was not vague either, turning around and walking towards Beishan.

The old fox in Beishan is the old cow's mortal enemy. It was from this old fox that he rescued the raccoon. Since they were close to each other, he chose this one.

"Does this old fox eat people?" Yan Xu asked on the road.

"No." The old cow shook his head and said.

"It does evil?" Yan Xu asked again.

"Is marrying a daughter out of favor considered a sin?" Lao Niu said with some hesitation.

"Tell me in detail." Yan Xu became interested, and Lao Niu said after thinking about it.

"This old fox has practiced cultivation for more than a hundred years earlier than me, Old Cow. It is said that he has some origins. If he practices diligently, he may be able to transcend. But the old fox doesn't talk about anything all day long. He has seven daughters and likes to marry them to scholars and literati."

"Then she must die happily. No, the daughter of the old fox is not a fox demon. The life span is too different." Yan Xu thought for a while and said. "Haha, there is no need to consider the life span, because none of the sons-in-law of the old fox lived long. Over the past few hundred years, the seven daughters have lost thousands of husbands. The seven mourning halls in the backyard are always full of incense." The old cow said sarcastically. Yan Xu exclaimed, what is this, a dead husband army?

"So the old fox's daughter absorbs people's yang energy." Yan Xu immediately thought of the classic scene between the fox demon and the scholar, and said.

"That's not the case. Although he died a little prematurely, it was their own fault. I, Old Cow, don't know if this counts as doing evil." Although there was some hatred, Old Cow spoke the truth.

"Interesting." Yan Xu said, touching his chin.

It is a tradition for fox demons to like scholars. On the one hand, literary atmosphere is beneficial to the fox demon's practice. On the other hand, these pale-faced scholars are not only good at speaking but also short-lived. They always die from excessive sexual intercourse before the novelty period has completely passed.

This cannot be considered murder for money, it can only be said that he lacks self-control and wants to die under the peony flowers. Therefore, the fox wife will not be affected by the karma, and will also be left with very good memories and aftertastes until she meets the next one.

In fact, in addition to literary spirit, luck is also the reason why fox demons like to harass scholars.

In ancient times, not everyone was qualified to study. Most people had some fame in the local area. So once they became famous, their influence would naturally follow, their luck would increase, and their fox wife would also benefit from it.

This old fox from Beishan has been marrying off his daughters for hundreds of years, and his luck has accumulated over time, so his own fortune is definitely not low.

Yan Xu had never encountered such an opponent before, so he did not stop and asked Lao Niu to speed up and go directly to Beishan.

Lao Niu was familiar with the route and walked all the way to the middle of the mountain. There was a big house not far away.

Yan Xu arrived at the right time. The house was decorated with lights and a big red lantern was hung on the gate. It was obvious that there was a happy event.

"I thought it was an illusion, but I didn't expect this house was a town." With Yan Xu's current level of cultivation, he can tell the truth from the false at a glance, which is why he was surprised.

"This old fox has been practicing for nearly a thousand years. He can build it even if he builds it himself. What's more, there are so many properties left by his son-in-law that he can't even eat and drink them all." said the old cow.

The old cow was fine. Although he had some grudge against the old fox in Beishan, he was still able to keep his composure. But the raccoon was not so good. He was so anxious that he even spoke human language.

"Let me go knock on the door!" After practicing for three hundred years, the raccoon can naturally speak. In fact, Bai Yun, who whimpers all day long, can also speak, but she is smarter and knows her master's special hobby, so she always maintains her original form.

"Go ahead, don't be anxious." Yan Xu said with a smile.

After jumping off the cow's back, the raccoon proudly raised its tail, walked to the gate and started scratching it, barking as it went.

"Don't hide in there and keep silent. I know you are at home. If you have the ability to get married, why can't you open the door?"

"Who did it learn this from?" Yan Xu said to Lao Niu speechlessly as he listened to the cat's meow.

"I, Old Cow, don't know how to take care of cats, so I usually let it roam free in the village." Old Cow said somewhat embarrassedly.

"Forget it, this is also good, at least let it knock on the door, no one can resist and not fight back." Yan Xu said a little helplessly.

(End of this chapter)