After returning to his room, Deng Tianyu didn’t cultivate. Instead, he scooped up Yingying the little fox and headed toward the bamboo forest behind the courtyard.
Walking along the secluded path paved with blue stone, he arrived at a pool filled with Purple Bamboo and shrouded in water mist.
Around the pool, obscure and profound patterns were engraved. Rich Spiritual Energy swirled in the air, continuously pouring down into the pool, creating ripples.
This was the effect of the Spirit Gathering Array.
In this way, the pool served not only as a hot spring for bathing but also allowed one to enjoy the irrigation of Spiritual Energy.
This Spiritual Hot Spring, full of Spiritual Energy, had been recently constructed.
After Purple Cloud Sect began cooperating with the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, the sect’s financial resources were far beyond what they used to be. Deng Tianyu naturally wanted to add some benefits for the sect disciples.
The disciples’ residences also had similar Spiritual Hot Springs.
The Spiritual Hot Spring here at the Back Mountain belonged to him, his Shizun, Li Shishi, and the little fox.
“Yingying!”
Feeling this infusion of Spiritual Energy, the little fox, who was usually very unwilling to bathe, suddenly looked eager and darted towards it.
However, she was stopped by Deng Tianyu.
“Yingying?” The little fox looked up, very puzzled.
“Take off your clothes first, or else you’ll get them all wet!”
Deng Tianyu helped the little fox remove her tiny dress before letting her go.
The next instant, she turned into a streak of snowy white light and plunged into the Spiritual Hot Spring.
“Yingying!”
She could be seen paddling in the hot spring with her fluffy paws, swimming joyfully in a dog-paddle style, occasionally letting out happy cries.
Deng Tianyu shook his head, then also shed his clothes, leaving only a pair of modesty shorts, and stepped into the Spiritual Hot Spring.
“It really is different with the irrigation of Spiritual Energy!”
The moment he entered the water, he could not only feel the warmth of the water but also threads of subtle Spiritual Energy nourishing his entire body. It was truly an imperial-level enjoyment.
It was no wonder even the little fox, who usually disliked bathing, was swimming so gleefully.
“Yingying, come here!”
At this moment, Deng Tianyu took out a soft brush and beckoned the little fox.
The little fox hesitated briefly but quickly swam over.
After experiencing the previous comfortable massage and being fed snacks during bath time, she was no longer so averse to bathing. She even somewhat enjoyed it.
“Ying~ Ying!”
As the soft brush combined with his superb massage techniques, the little fox immediately squinted her fox eyes and hummed comfortably.
Her fluffy tail swayed rhythmically, left three times then right three times, sending up little splashes of water.
“Comfortable?” Deng Tianyu changed his movements, helping the little fox clean her petite body.
The little fox didn’t make a sound; she just rubbed her face against his chest.
As if remembering something, she showed an expression of intense longing and pawed at his arm with her little claws.
“Taking a bath, and you still want snacks?”
“You’re really spoiled rotten!”
Though Deng Tianyu said this, he still took out some of the little fox’s favorite snacks from his Storage Ring and let her take them herself.
With snacks in hand, the little fox could simultaneously enjoy the dual nourishment of the Spiritual Energy and the hot spring, plus his superb bathing technique. Under the onslaught of this triple joy, she was practically as happy as a little pig!
“Yingying!”
Unfortunately, the little fox was still not satisfied. She stuck out her pink tongue, licked the corner of her mouth, and looked toward Deng Tianyu.
“You still want Purple Jade Marrow?”
Deng Tianyu stared expressionlessly at the greedy little creature.
From his time with Yingying the little fox, he had gradually learned to understand what she wanted to express.
“Yingying!” The little fox looked at him pitifully and used her paws to grab the snacks she was holding, offering them to Deng Tianyu’s mouth.
“Are you trying to bribe me with the snacks I gave you?”
Deng Tianyu found even complaining about this fox tiring. Still, having her feed him in return was acceptable.
He chuckled and ate a few of the intensely fragrant meatballs.
He had to admit, these meatball snacks were quite tasty.
Of course, these weren’t specifically for spirit beasts; cultivators could eat them too.
“Yingying!”
Seeing that he had accepted her bribe, the little fox pawed at him again, signaling him to take out the Purple Jade Marrow.
“Just these two handfuls—how is that enough to trade for Purple Jade Marrow?”
To this, Deng Tianyu shook his head and imitated her by opening his mouth, waiting to be fed.
The little fox froze for a moment, then understood. She could only grudgingly continue grabbing meatballs one by one and placing them into his mouth.
Enjoying being fed by his own pet, combined with the hot spring soak and the Spiritual Energy nourishment, Deng Tianyu was also very happy.
In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the snacks in the little fox’s paws were gone. She reached in to grab more but realized there were none left.
“Yingying!”
The little fox stared at Deng Tianyu expectantly, hoping he would make good on his promise.
But unexpectedly, Deng Tianyu showed her what a treacherous human heart looked like.
“No more Purple Jade Marrow. I didn’t buy any.”
“o(≧□≦)o~ Yingying!” The little fox instantly became furious and aggrieved. She opened her little mouth, ready to bite his arm.
Just as she was about to bite down, a porcelain bottle containing a purple liquid appeared before her eyes, making her pause.
“Alright, I was just teasing you earlier.”
Deng Tianyu smiled and poured the Purple Jade Marrow onto his palm.
He had only been mischievously getting a tiny bit of revenge for the time she had “kicked down the ladder” after getting what she wanted.
“Yingying!”
In front of her most beloved Purple Jade Marrow, the little fox eagerly grabbed Deng Tianyu’s arm and lapped it up, enjoying it immensely.
In no time, one bottle of Purple Jade Marrow was gone.
Deng Tianyu generously brought out a second bottle and continued feeding her.
The little fox ate ecstatically, feeling every pore on her body relax. The only word left in her mind was “bliss.”
Just as she was lost in rapture, licking the residual Purple Jade Marrow off Deng Tianyu’s fingers, the little fox’s body suddenly trembled. The fur all over her body shimmered with an extremely brilliant light.
Before Deng Tianyu could understand what was happening, he saw the tail behind her start to swell and the number of tails begin to increase.
Two fox tails!
Three fox tails!
In less than a single breath, she had become a Three-Tailed Fox.
And under Deng Tianyu’s astonished gaze, the little fox’s body also began to change.
Beneath the intoxicating moonlight, three swaying fox tails were striking, beautiful, pristine, and fluffy, carrying a bewitching beauty.
Then came the fluffy fox ears, followed by a cascade of frost-like silver hair falling like a waterfall.
Her features were mature and seductive to the extreme, possessing the characteristic fox-like charm eyes of a Fox Clan woman.
Below was a pair of massive, towering breasts, a taut, snow-white belly, and two legs like giant white pythons.
Around the ankle of her flawless jade foot was tied a small snow-white bell. As a gentle breeze blew, a crisp “ding-ling” sound rang out.
Under the clear, cold full moon’s glow, this stunningly alluring enchantress was completely naked, her skin glowing translucently. Her bare shoulders were soft and smoothly rounded, her snow-skin was lustrous like jade, and her curves were long and elegant.
The pair of massive breasts were like snowy peaks, overflowing and full. Her lower abdomen was like an icy plain. The triangular area at her crotch was plump and full, the snowy mound completely bare of hair, as smooth and snowy white as cream.
Her plump buttocks were beautifully full and pert. Her snowy legs were straight and long, revealed in every detail under the moonlight, breathtakingly beautiful.
She stared coldly at Deng Tianyu. Her sensual red lips were still wrapped around one of his fingers—an exceptionally jarring sight.
“You’re courting death!”
Looking at the man before her, the killing intent in Tantai Mingyue’s beautiful eyes had practically solidified.
Deng Tianyu was completely dumbfounded. Only one thought ran through his mind.
— The little fox changed?
