"I’ll kill your mom! Do you know what it means to lose your physical body? All living beings under Heaven and Earth have a lifespan limit of three jiazi, a total of one hundred and eighty years. If I were to reincarnate and cultivate again, it would take at least twenty years. Do you know what twenty years mean? As time passes, one’s soul and Qi Blood deteriorate. Although possession can replace the body, making it vigorous again, the decline of the soul cannot be stopped! I’ve already wasted five years. If I waste another twenty, my life will be ruined by you!"
Fox Fairy Nannan’s voice was full of anger.
"Actually, you should consider the positives. For instance, you’ve transformed from a soul state to a unique state and now share my lifespan. If I can live for one hundred and eighty years, won’t you also live one hundred and eighty years? In a sense, you’ve gained from this!" Zhang Chen chuckled, teasing the Fox Spirit.
The Fox Spirit rolled her eyes angrily, "You’re dreaming! One hundred and eighty years is just theoretical. It’s rare for someone to live to ninety. You’re truly daydreaming. Plus, you’re trapped in this tomb now, and you might not last ten days here, let alone a hundred years! It’s sheer nonsense!"
At this point, the Fox Spirit suddenly paused, realizing something was wrong. Her life was now bonded with Zhang Chen’s. If Zhang Chen perished here, wouldn’t she also be buried with him?
Was she supposed to help this person who ruined her body and enslaved her soul escape?
What a joke!
At that moment, Fox Fairy Nannan felt like she had been struck by lightning, as if fate was playing an enormous joke on her!
But soon, Fox Fairy Nannan noticed something was amiss: "Where is my Transformation of Illusion and Reality skill? Why is my Transformation ability gone?"
Fox Fairy Nannan was dumbfounded, and a wave of despair surged within her, "If I lose my Transformation ability, how will this kid leave the tomb? Wouldn’t that mean we’d both end up trapped and dead here, buried alive with him?"
"I’m at the prime of my life, how can I end up buried with someone here?" The Fox Spirit panicked. Even though she lost her body, she didn’t want to die!
As long as there is a hope of survival, who would willingly die?
"Unless that kid releases his hold on my soul, allowing me to reincarnate and possess another body, I’m truly doomed! I’ve survived countless trials and bested many heroes and unrivaled Demon Kings. Who would have thought I’d fall into the hands of a mere boy? He and I have deep enmity, so why would he let me go? I’m finished! I’m finished!" Fox Fairy Nannan was filled with sorrow, staring blankly at Zhang Chen with an abnormal gaze.
"Are you okay?" Zhang Chen lowered his head, looking at Fox Fairy Nannan’s eyes that cycled between sadness and joy, feeling a bit perplexed.
Fox Fairy Nannan spoke in a low voice, the fierce urge to curse gone, as she said weakly, "Boy, you’re done for! My Transformation of Illusion and Reality is gone!"
"Hmm?" Zhang Chen was confused by those words.
Seeing that Zhang Chen didn’t seem to understand, the Fox Spirit said dejectedly, "This means I can’t use Transformation to take you out. You’re going to be trapped to death in this tomb."
Hearing this, Zhang Chen froze, looking at the Fox Spirit in surprise, but the Fox Spirit suddenly raised her head, her bright eyes captivating as if trying to mesmerize Zhang Chen:
"I say, dear sir, you’re doomed to be trapped here in the tomb. Can’t you be merciful and release me?" The Fox Immortal Maiden’s voice suddenly turned charming, but the Light of the True God within Zhang Chen flickered, and all of the Fox Spirit’s allure vanished.
"Rely on me when you need me, treat me harshly when you don’t. You truly are forward when you need someone, and backward when you don’t!" Zhang Chen looked at the Fox Spirit with mockery.
"It’s not that I don’t want to let you go, but you’ve become a vassal of the True Dragon Qi. Your soul, for some reason, has been refined into the True Dragon’s Qi Mechanism. If I wanted to release you, I’d have to abolish the Dragon Qi myself, but unfortunately, I don’t have the means. As for how I’ll leave the tomb, you don’t need to worry about that!"
With a thought, Zhang Chen had the Fox Spirit transform back into a golden rune, which re-entered the Dragon Qi within him.
"How strange!" Zhang Chen mused, sitting cross-legged, "What exactly is the state of the Fox Spirit? It’s not exactly a soul, nor completely a Divine Technique. After all, I’ve never heard of a Divine Technique capable of cursing someone!"
"But with the Fox Spirit, exploring this Ancient Immortal Tomb and transporting the treasures within is greatly useful." Zhang Chen murmured to himself.
With the Fox Spirit, he certainly wouldn’t do everything himself. All the dangerous tasks, the dirty work and the hard labor, could be handed over to the Fox Spirit!
"It’s a shame the Fox Spirit’s Transformation skill is sealed, otherwise I could accomplish even more." Zhang Chen remarked.
The Fox Spirit had become his skill, retaining its consciousness yet unable to disobey his orders.
Zhang Chen paced back and forth within the tomb before glancing at the crack beneath his feet. In the next moment, he summoned the Fox Spirit from the Dragon Qi, and she materialized on the ground, transforming into the Fox Immortal Maiden, standing just shoulder-height to Zhang Chen, looking quite harmonious.