Chapter 525 - 442: Ravaging the Doppelganger, the 9-Tailed Fox’s Main Body Gets Jealous

After a month of Cultivation, Jiang Qiu felt he had more or less mastered the Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm. The most important thing now was to continue harvesting Spirit Fruits.

When his Cultivation session ended, he turned around and saw the Nine-tailed Fox and her first One-tailed clone. He was stunned for a moment. "Is this the first clone from your Nine-tailed Form?"

"Yes, Master." The Nine-tailed Fox jumped down from the cliff with her child-sized clone. She was light and agile, like a dragonfly skimming the water’s surface. Her toes touched the sand without picking up a speck of dust, and the little Nine-tailed at her side did the same. They looked like a pair of sisters with a large age gap. "This is my first clone, One-tailed."

The name was based on its number of tails. Since this first clone truly had only one, that was the name she had given it.

Furthermore, it wasn’t that One-tailed couldn’t manifest nine tails. The Nine-tailed Fox could sense that, in time, this clone could also cultivate to become Nine-tailed, just like she had.

It was worth noting that the Nine-tailed Fox had first manifested her nine tails while in the Spirit Control Realm. Only then did she become one of the Eight Great Dominators—an existence beyond the Spirit Control Realm.

At the time, she believed that more tails meant more power. So, she subconsciously began a Refinement of her body, fusing Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm into her tails until she gradually achieved her current form.

This proved to be true. She successfully used Refinement to turn one tail into nine and even broke through the Spirit Control Realm. Back then, her strength was among the top ranks of the Eight Great Dominators; she was no ordinary Great Dominator.

However, her true expertise lay in manipulating Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm, not in physical might. Of course, her body was far stronger than any member of the Demon Race in a lower Realm, but she was somewhat lacking compared to the brutes at her own level.

’Not that this hindered my power. Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm is the core of this world, and my understanding of it surpasses the other Great Dominators. Otherwise, how could I have understood the Path of Cultivation Jiang Qiu taught me a month ago and created my first clone in such a short time?!’

A small surge of pride welled up within her at the thought, and she felt grateful for her own outstanding Talent.

’I’ve never thought my Talent was inferior to anyone else’s. Even before meeting Jiang Qiu, I was certain I would one day break through the Spirit Control Realm and reach the True Dominator Level. It was only a matter of time.’

’I’ve always been confident, but Jiang Qiu’s very existence forced me to temper that confidence. Compared to him, my own Talent doesn’t seem so remarkable anymore.’

’Even in his current cub-like state, Jiang Qiu has already grasped so much knowledge and understands so many Cultivation Techniques. His Talent is self-evident. The crucial part is how fast his Realm is advancing!’

’It’s not just the speed of his superficial Realm advancement, but the rapid climb of his true aura. There are plenty of others at the Opening Spirit Veins level out there, but none of them possess an aura like Jiang Qiu’s. You could claim he’s in the Spirit Control Realm and no one would question it. And yet, he also seems like someone who has only just begun Opening his Spirit Veins.’

’Perhaps it’s because of his bloodline?’

’It’s inconceivable that he has gone through the Refinement of so much Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm without even entering the Spirit Control Realm, but it might just be the truth.’

’After all, a being from the High Heavens is probably different. He has clearly absorbed a vast amount of Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm, and his aura has climbed rapidly, yet the fluctuations in his Realm are so unremarkable. It’s as if all that Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm has been compressed into a single point, making his overall Realm advancement seem insignificant.’

’But even if it’s just a single point, its quality is probably terrifyingly high.’ The Nine-tailed Fox believed his ability to manipulate Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm was already comparable to her own before her Transformation.

’And that manipulation ability is nothing to scoff at. My own control over Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm was top-tier among the Eight Great Dominators, and that was when I was already beyond the Spirit Control Realm. For Jiang Qiu to be on a similar level... it’s simply outrageous.’

’Fundamentally, Jiang Qiu has only just begun Opening Spirit Veins. There are two whole High Realms separating us! In a world like this, where the Path of Cultivation must be explored individually and everyone’s methods are underdeveloped, his progress is simply heaven-defying.’

’In just one month, Jiang Qiu has surpassed centuries, even millennia, of progress for other members of the Demon Race. How could that not be considered outrageous?’

The more she thought about it, the more devoted the Nine-tailed Fox became. She desperately hoped Jiang Qiu would take her with him. She would follow his lead, follow him forever, and break through the barrier of the First Celestial Realm!

’Of course, this is just a dream, not something that can be achieved simply by wishing for it. In the Primitive Ancient Forest, not even that group of old monsters has managed to enter the Second Celestial Realm. And they are beings blessed with the Chaos Bloodline, whose Realms have reached unimaginable heights. If even they find it so difficult, how could I, who am so far behind, hope to break through, even if I cultivate endlessly?’

’But I am confident. I will at least do everything in my power, seize this opportunity that is Jiang Qiu, and never stop my Cultivation. Maybe, just maybe, I’ll be able to enter the Second Celestial Realm in the end.’

’And I will escape the great calamity of the First Celestial Realm!’

’Even if I can’t reach the Second Celestial Realm through my own efforts, I selfishly hope that Jiang Qiu will take me with him—if he can.’

’I have no doubt he can do it. A being who can instantly grasp so many advanced cultivation theories... He may look young and cute, but he carries the air of one who has been tempered through countless trials. This is not a creature the First Celestial Realm could have produced.’