The Human Race Children opposite, though looking sallow and emaciated, still had stubborn expressions.
The leading male Child, who had a longevity lock hanging around his neck, rebutted with a flushed face.
"Nonsense!"
"Since ancient times, it has been the Human Race that enlightened all, and you... you merely secretly learned our things!"
As soon as these words were spoken,
the few young foxes around immediately bristled, baring their fangs and letting out low growls from their throats.
The leading young fox in green robes, however, sneered, "Crude!"
"Can the actions of our Fox Clan be called stealing?"
It squinted at the male Child, its eyes full of disdain.
"Our Master also said that you only cling to your Old Ancestors' legacies, unwilling to progress."
"Whereas we are 'the student surpassing the Master'!"
With that, it took two steps forward, a highly humanized look of mockery appearing on its furry face: "If the Human Race is truly as powerful as you say, the spirit of all creation..."
It extended a paw and pointed to the Danxin Pavilion in the distance: "Then why are your parents in the front mountain stoking fires for our Alchemy?"
"Are the so-called spirits of all creation merely slaves to our Yao Race?"
Upon hearing this,
the male Child's face turned pale, his lips trembling, wanting to retort but unable to utter a single word.
His eyes reddened, and tears welled up.
Yes.
If the Human Race was truly powerful, why had they fallen to this state?
Why could those high and mighty demon beasts wear their clothes, read their books, and then turn around and lecture them?
Seeing the Human Race Children speechless,
the young foxes immediately burst into triumphant laughter.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"
"Crying! Crying!"
"The spirit of all creation is crying!"
As the arguments here grew louder,
a white-bearded Old Fox, clutching a ruler, stormed out of the forest in a fit of rage: "Go, go, go! All of you shut up!"
Regardless of whose cubs they were, it started indiscriminately whacking them with the ruler.
"Don't you know a big shot is coming today?!"
"Still messing around here!"
"If you offend the Immortal's carriage, I'll skin all you reckless little brats alive!"
Along with this reprimand,
both the arrogant young foxes and the sallow Human Race Children shrank their necks in fright.
The previously noisy grassland instantly fell silent.
And it was at this moment,
a faint movement came from the mountain path in the distance.
Several Fox Clan Elders, dressed in luxurious robes, were bowing their bodies, cautiously accompanying a man and a woman, slowly walking towards them.
The man and woman, surrounded in the middle, looked extremely young.
The man was handsome and refined, with a long sword on his back.
The woman had a beautiful and elegant appearance, with cold and arrogant eyes.
Moreover, both were dressed in crimson Daoist robes, with patterns of golden crows chasing the sun embroidered on their hems.
As they walked, radiant light shimmered.
They wore star crowns and cloud-treading boots.
Red auspicious clouds subtly lingered around them, and thousands of auspicious Qi streamed.
As they walked, they remained untouched by dust, unaffected by the mundane world.
Truly, they possessed the lofty demeanor of Immortals.
In contrast, the Fox Clan Elders who usually lorded over Qingluan Mountain appeared utterly obsequious at this moment.
The young foxes had just been saying that the Human Race was weak and the Yao Race should rise.
But upon seeing such a display, they were so scared that they tucked their tails between their legs, timidly hiding behind the Old Fox, only daring to peek through the gaps.
The leading young fox in green robes tugged at the Old Master's sleeve and asked hesitantly.
"Master..."
"Who are these Human Race people...?"
"Why are the Clan Elders so... so subserviently accompanying them?"
This was different from what the Master taught...
"Shhh—!!"
The Old Master's face changed dramatically upon hearing this.
It quickly covered the young fox's mouth, its green bean eyes wide with terror, staring intently at the figures in the distance.
Only when it saw that those few had not noticed the commotion here did it let out a long sigh of relief.
It lowered its voice and urgently whispered into the young fox's ear: "Oh, my little ancestor! Do you want to bring disaster upon our entire clan?!"
"These... these are the Immortals from Yujing Tower!"
"You know Yujing Tower, right? It's the... Chunyang Lineage I mentioned to you before!"
Yujing Tower... hearing this name,
the young fox, though still a little ignorant, knew the weight of these three words.
It always heard the Clan Elders say that the Immortal Masters of Yujing Tower were very powerful, with heaven-reaching abilities.
Azure Luan, from top to bottom, now relied on Yujing Tower to secure a place among the Ten Spirit Peaks.
However... the young fox scratched its head, still unable to understand.
"But didn't Master say that the Human Race had long lost the favor of heaven, and were old things to be eliminated...?"
"And that our Yao Race is the protagonist of heaven and earth, destined to replace them?"
"Why... why must we rely on these Human Race people?"
This was like a tiger relying on a rabbit, wouldn't that be the greatest joke in the world?
"This..."
The Old Master was speechless for a moment.
Its old face flushed, its gaze somewhat evasive, it coughed twice and forced an explanation: "Our Fox Clan... is just temporarily borrowing their influence. Although the Human Race is weak, this Yujing Tower after all has profound foundations..."
As the Old Master spoke, it patted the young fox's head earnestly, putting on a profound and unfathomable demeanor.
"You are still young, you don't understand the intricacies of this, just remember to study hard and learn many skills. In the future... you might just be able to lead our Azure Luan Clan to become an existence like Yujing Tower."
The young foxes listened, half-understanding, but still nodded vigorously.
Meanwhile, on the other side,
the Human Race Children had a completely different reaction.
They didn't understand what Yujing Tower was, nor what the Chunyang Lineage was.
They only saw one thing.
Those two, surrounded by the Fox Yao Elders like stars around the moon... were humans.
They were humans, just like them, with two hands and two legs.
And, those fierce Fox Yao who were usually so aggressive, seemed very afraid of them?
They didn't know why their parents were captured.
They only knew that here, humans were the lowest, forced to toil like cattle and horses for beasts.
But now... several pairs of clear yet timid eyes stared fixedly at the two red-robed Cultivators.
Like the gaze of a drowning person clutching at a last straw.
If... if they pleaded with them... would they be able to save their parents?
Would they be able to take them home?
As if sensing these unusual gazes,
the red-robed woman, who was walking slowly, suddenly paused.
She frowned slightly and looked over in confusion.