When Little Zhuge saw this, his eyes widened.

This plot isn’t supposed to go like this, is it? Shouldn’t the Nine-tailed Fox be waiting for me to explain the origin of this bell, and then I’d just make something up, and she’d let me go afterward?

But Little Zhuge’s thoughts were beautiful, while reality was cruel.

Little Zhuge didn’t even have time to react, directly crushing the jade pendant in his hand.

Just then, a terrifying power filled this heaven and earth, and the source of this terrifying power came from the jade pendant Little Zhuge had crushed.

The Nine-tailed Fox, who was about to attack, felt this power, and her giant claw stopped, her eyes fixed on Little Zhuge’s direction.

At this moment, a figure slowly emerged from where the jade pendant had shattered, though it was just a divine sense phantom.

The phantom was an old man dressed in worn sackcloth.

When Wang Yufan saw the figure, he felt that this person was certainly not simple; his strength was equally unfathomable.

Of course, Ni Chang was referring to the true body of this divine sense phantom.

On the other side, when Little Zhuge saw this figure, he immediately shouted, "Master, quickly save your disciple! Your disciple is about to die."

"Hmm?" The old man turned his head and saw that Little Zhuge was not injured at all and was perfectly fine.

Then, he frowned unhappily and said,

"Disciple, didn’t I tell you not to use this protective spiritual talisman unless it’s a moment of crisis? If you use it up, you won’t have it for the next crucial moment."

But Little Zhuge raised his hand and pointed behind the old man, saying, "Master, this isn’t my fault! You should first see what’s behind you."

Hearing Little Zhuge’s words, the old man slowly turned his head.

Just as he turned, he saw a giant fox head staring at him, which directly startled the old man.

"Oh, my heavens, where did this fox demon come from? No... this fox demon..." While speaking, the old man looked at the Nine-tailed Fox’s nine enormous tails behind her.

"This is a Nine-tailed Fox! How can there be a Nine-tailed Fox here?" The old man knew how formidable this Nine-tailed Fox was; nine tails meant her strength had reached the Original Ancestor Realm.

However, this divine sense phantom in front of him was only at the third layer of the Primal Spirit Realm.

Although his true body’s strength was not as strong as this Nine-tailed Fox, this divine sense phantom was significantly higher than the Nine-tailed Fox demon.

Thinking of this, the old man in sackcloth stroked his beard and said, "Ahem, that... so it’s the Nine-tailed Fox Venerable.

Could we let this matter go today, for my sake?"

Hearing the old man’s words, the Nine-tailed Fox snorted coldly.

Although the old man’s realm was higher than hers, she looked down on him.

"What are you? These two humans must be punished today.

As for you, I advise you to leave here.

Although this divine sense of yours is stronger than mine, I am not afraid of you," the Nine-tailed Fox said proudly.

And the old man remained silent, accepting it by default.

Little Zhuge directly bristled when he saw this scene.

He loudly said, "Master, why aren’t you acting? This fellow just now almost took your disciple’s life!"

The old man in sackcloth looked at his disciple and then transmitted his voice, "My foolish disciple, it’s not that I’m deliberately showing weakness to the enemy, but this fellow is truly difficult to provoke.

Although this divine sense phantom of mine is stronger than hers, if I can’t destroy her true body, then she will use methods to kill us.

Moreover, her true body’s realm is even higher than mine; it’s very likely a Yuanzu Realm expert.

Every Nine-tailed Fox is incredibly powerful; you should understand what I mean."

After hearing his master finish speaking, Little Zhuge said, "Then you also saw it, you showed weakness to the enemy, but this fellow doesn’t seem to be buying it.

What else do you plan to do?"

"Since she’s unwilling to buy it, then I can only use some methods.

However, in the time to come, your aura and appearance will need to change, and not just yours." As the old man transmitted his voice, he looked in Wang Yufan’s direction.

But when he noticed the Feng Ling Sword in Wang Yufan’s hand, a hint of shock flashed in his eyes, but he quickly concealed it.

"And also this young friend next to you, both of you must leave.

Furthermore, I might not necessarily be able to defeat this Nine-tailed Fox; who knows what trump cards she might have?" Just as Little Zhuge’s master finished speaking.

The Nine-tailed Fox had already begun to say impatiently, "Enough, I’ve lost my patience listening to you.

Human, you cannot stop me today.

My kin have been bullied, and I cannot stand by idly, so both of them must be punished.

As for you, leave on your own; I don’t want to waste time."

Hearing this, Little Zhuge’s master frowned.

This Nine-tailed Fox was becoming increasingly arrogant, truly showing him no respect at all.

Thinking of this, a powerful force directly erupted from his body and surged outwards.

Feeling the power emanating from Little Zhuge’s master, the Nine-tailed Fox snorted coldly, and a similar aura also emanated from her body.

"Good, good, good, human, since you won’t listen to my advice, I can only use some methods." After speaking, she said a few words to the Six-Tailed Fox prostrating on the ground.

The Six-Tailed Fox directly severed one of her tails, and at this moment, she once again spat out her inner core.

The power from the inner core continuously surged towards the Nine-tailed Fox.

The Nine-tailed Fox’s strength increased at a visible rate.

Seeing this, Little Zhuge’s master produced a staff in his hand and blasted it towards the Nine-tailed Fox.

And upon closer inspection, this staff was identical to the one in Little Zhuge’s hand.

The immense power directly caused cracks to appear in this entire space due to the vibration.

The Nine-tailed Fox’s divine sense phantom also solidified somewhat at this moment.

Looking at the attacking staff, the Nine-tailed Fox directly swatted it with a claw.

"Boom!" The two forces directly collided, creating enormous energy fluctuations between heaven and earth.

However, with the continuous power from the Six-Tailed Fox’s inner core, the Nine-tailed Fox’s divine sense phantom also directly reached the fifth layer of the Yuankun Realm.

This power made Little Zhuge’s master feel immediate pressure.

Wang Yufan, not far away, also realized that the strength of this Nine-tailed Fox’s divine sense phantom depended on the Six-Tailed Fox’s strength; the higher the strength, the stronger the summoned phantom, and vice versa.

"Little Zhuge, quickly deal with this Six-Tailed Fox, and the Nine-tailed Fox’s power won’t continue to grow," Wang Yufan transmitted to Little Zhuge.

Because at this moment, Little Zhuge was a bit closer to the Six-Tailed Fox, so a surprise attack from him might be more effective.

Hearing Wang Yufan’s words, Little Zhuge gripped the staff in his hand and directly smashed it towards the Six-Tailed Fox.

But as he smashed, he also said to Wang Yufan, "Little White Face, you come too! I can’t deal with this guy alone."