"My mother is the chief of our Azure Fox Tribe, but she''s been rather unwell ofte, so she''s been recovering in seclusion, and she won''t be able to wee the two of you. Please allow me to apologize on her behalf," Ye Susu said in an apologetic manner.


    "That''s fine. We are the visitors here, so we should be the ones to go to the owner of this ce. Seeing as she''s in seclusion, we don''t go to interrupt her. Would I be able to trouble you to take us on a tour of the city, Fellow Daoist Ye?" Han Li asked.


    "Of course!" Ye Susu replied in an eager manner, then dismissed Ye Ping and the others as she led Han Li and Weeping Soul deeper into the city.


    Azure Fox City was several thousand kilometers in size, and even though its terrain was generally quite t, there were several rivers and some short mountains in the city. On top of that, the entire city was rife with lush greenery, making for some fine scenery.


    Before long, dusk had arrived, and Ye Susu led Han Li and Weeping Soul to the center of the city, where a cluster of tall pces was situated.


    The cluster of pces took up an area of roughly two hundred to three hundred acres, and they were all constructed from wood as well.


    In front of the main pce was a giant azure fox statue that was roaring up to the heavens. The statue was several thousand feet tall and nine tails, and it appeared to have been carved out of some type of green jade.


    "This ce is called the Heavenly Fox Pce, and it''s where the chief of our Azure Fox Tribe resides," Ye Susu introduced.


    "The Heavenly Fox Pce? Why is it not called the Azure Fox Pce?" Han Li asked."The name was decided by my ancestors, and I''m not sure about the reasons behind the decision," Ye Susu replied with a shake of her head.


    Han Li simply nodded in response and didn''t dwell on the subject.


    "There are several peaceful courtyards beside the Heavenly Fox Pce reserved for the esteemed guests of our tribe. It''s already quitete, so you can rest there for the night, and I''ll return tomorrow," Ye Susu said as she led the two of them to a neaby courtyard.


    After that, Ye Susu called over two Azure Fox Tribe servants before instructing them to station themselves outside the courtyard, and only then did she depart.


    Han Li watched her departing figure for a moment, then entered the courtyard with Weeping Soul.


    There was a small, brick path in the courtyard, to the left of which was a floral garden, while on the right was a miniature bamboo forest. The flowers and bamboo trees were swaying gently in the night breeze, giving off a faint, pleasant fragrance.


    Han Li gave a pleased nod before sitting down in the main hall, and he was joined by Weeping Soul, who asked, "Are you nning to go into seclusion here in Azure Fox City, Master?"


    "Why would you think that?" Han Li asked as he raised an eyebrow.


    A mischievous grin appeared on Weeping Soul''s face as she replied, "Given how you normally like to do things, if you had no intention of staying in Azure Fox City for a long period of time, then you would''ve stopped at saving Ye Susu.


    “Instead, you expended some of your energy to aid her in her cultivation, and you agreed toe here with her. On top of that, you instructed her to lead us on a tour of the city just now so that we can gain a better understanding of the city of the city, isn''t that right?"


    Han Li gave a nod of approval as he replied, "The Azure Fox Tribe is an unremarkable tribe in the Golden Origin Mountain Range, and their settlement is quite secluded, making this a very good hiding ce. On top of that, I detected no potential hazards during the tour of the city."


    "That''s all well and good, but the problem is that the Azure Fox Tribe seems to be quite wary of humans. Of course, if you disy some of your power, they''ll have no choice but to let us stay, but that would be far from an ideal solution," Weeping Soul said with slightly furrowed brows.


    During their tour of the city, they had noticed that the Azure Fox beings that they had passed by had all been observing them with enmity in their eyes, and they would''ve most likely already been attacked had they not been apanied by Ye Susu.


    "Not to worry, I have a n," Han Li said with a smile as he cast his gaze toward the eastern side of the city.


    ......


    Late at night, the gentle moonlight was spilling down from the heavens into the serene Azure Fox City.


    An azure figure was flying through the city beforending in a lush forest in the eastern region of the city, and it was none other than Ye Susu.


    She had changed into a luxurious azure pce dress, and there was an azure jade crown on her head, giving her air of regal authority.


    There was an azure fox statue standing in front of the forest, but it was only around half the height of the average person, and it was very dpidated, seemingly nothing more than an ordinary, rundown statue.


    However, Ye Susu was regarding it with the utmost care as she joined her palms together before extending a respectful bow toward it, following which she sliced open the tip of her own finger before dripping a drop of blood onto it.


    Two beams of azure light instantly shot out of the statue''s eyes before vanishing into the space up ahead, and the space instantly began to ripple and tremble.


    Ayer of bright, azure light also surfaced over the palm of Ye Susu''s hand as she extended her hand into the space up ahead before making a gentle, pulling motion, and a spatial opening that was around ten feet tall appeared before her.


    After looking around briefly to ensure that there was nothing amiss, Ye Susu stepped into the spatial opening, upon which it immediately closed.


    Right at this moment, a barely visible shadow appeared nearby, then flew into the spatial opening right before itpletely closed.


    Ye Susu''s vision blurred momentarily, following which she found herself standing in front of a basin that was several dozen kilometers in size.


    There weren''t many buildings in the basin, but there wererge plots of spirit farnd, seemingly with many types of spirit medicines nted inside.


    However, there were light barriers around these plots of spirit farnd to conceal what was inside, with only the medicinal fragrance wafting out of the light barriers providing some indication of what was nted inside.


    Ye Susu flew directly onward, and that indistinct shadow appeared behind her before revealing itself to be none other than Han Li, and he turned to the plots of spirit farnd with a surprised look in his eyes.


    Given his expertise in spirit medicines, he could tell just from the medicinal aroma alone that the spirit medicines nted here were quite remarkable. In fact, this ce was not inferior to his own medicinal garden in the Flower Branch domain.


    One had to realize that the medicinal garden in the Flower Branch domain was a culmination of countless time and effort, in conjunction with the Heaven Controlling Vial, so it was very remarkable that the Azure Fox Tribe had managed to create something on a simr level, given that it wasn''t a particrly powerful tribe.


    With that in mind, he descended toward the plots of spirit farnd for a closer look.


    ......


    Meanwhile, Ye Susu had already flown deep into the basin, arriving at a gently rippling green pond.


    Situated beside the pond were severalrge, azure rocks, and she gently patted one of them, upon which it immediately sank down to reveal a dark opening, revealing a long staircase that led deep underground.


    It didn''t take long for Ye Susu to reach the bottom of the staircase, where she arrived in arge stone chamber, embedded into the ceiling of which were several fist-sized white jewels that basked the entire ce in a gentle, white glow.


    There were specks of starlight shing on the surrounding walls, clearly indicating the presence of some type of restriction.


    Inside the stone chamber was a white jade bed with an azure-robed young womanying on it, and her lower body was encased within a miniature blue mountain of ice that was several dozen feet tall.


    The mountain of ice was giving off bone-chilling cial qi, and the temperatures in the stone chamber were extremely low, with frost clinging to all of the walls, the floor, and the ceiling.


    The woman''splexion was deathly pale, and her teeth were tightly gritted, while veins were bulging on her forehead, indicating that she was enduring immense agony.


    Large droplets of sweat were flowing down from her forehead, only to be instantly frozen solid as soon as they dripped down into the air.


    A woman in a white dress was standing at the head of the bed with her hands pressed into the azure-robed woman''s shoulders, injecting bright azure into her body.


    The aura of the woman in white indicated that she was at the early-Golden Immortal Stage, and upon hearing the sound of Ye Susu''s approaching footsteps, she looked up with a surprised expression ,then stopped what she was doing as she greeted, "Wee back, Young Mistress."


    The azure-robed woman on the bed also opened her eyes to look at Ye Susu, and she forced a smile onto her own face as she said in a gentle voice, "Come here, Susu."


    "Mother!" Ye Susu hurried over to the bed before sping onto the azure-robed woman''s hand, and tears immediately began welling up in her eyes.


    "Don''t cry, Susu, I''m fine. Too much cial qi has entered my body recently, but I can ward it off with Elder Qiu''s help. Where did you go? You were away for so long. Did you encounter any danger?" the azure-robed woman asked in a gentle voice.


    "I paid a visit to Golden Rhinoceros City to exchange for some things. On the way back, I encountered a few Golden Horse Sect cultivator''s, and I was in a little bit of danger, but thankfully, I was saved by a pair of seniors who just so happened to be passing by..."


    With that, she delivered a brief recount of her outing.


    "What?! You invited a human cultivator into our Azure Fox City? How could you, Young Mistress? You should be well aware that those detestable human cultivators are ones that did this to our chief!" Elder Qiu scolded in a cold voice after hearing Ye Susu''s story.


    A hint of resentment appeared in Ye Susu''s eyes upon hearing this, but she immediately suppressed it as she replied, "It''s true that humans did this to my mother, but we can''t condemn all human cultivators because of that.


    “Right now, the Golden Origin Immortal Region is ruled over by humans, and if our Azure Fox Tribe wants to develop, then we''ll have to interact with humans. As the leaders of our Azure Fox Tribe, we should set aside our personal emotions to do what''s best for our tribe."


    At this moment, Han Li was standing in a dark shadow outside the hall, and a hint of approval shed through his eyes upon hearing this.


    Elder Qiu''s brows furrowed slightly upon hearing this, and she was just about to say something else, but the azure-robed woman raised a hand to stop her.


    "I agree with Susu on this matter. Seeing as those two fellow daoists are both at the Golden Immortal Stage, if we can establish good rtions with them, then that would be immensely beneficial to the future development of our Azure Fox Tribe."


    Elder Qiu was silent for a moment, then acquiesced, "In that case, we''ll do as you say, Chief."


    "Thank you, Mother!" Ye Susu said with an ted expression.