The young man had just said this was their clan’s bloodline awakening ground and Yao Heng had mentioned that most Hell Flame Beasts were cultivated by major powers to awaken bloodlines and divine abilities.

This was bad.

He had run straight into the rightful owners.

Were they from the Fox Realm or the Spirit Realm?

They definitely could not be from the Immortal Realm.

Thinking this, Xiao Shou quietly let out a breath of relief.

He stiffly caught the wooden bottle and standing there awkwardly unsure of what to do.

He released his divine sense to check their cultivation and found that both of them were at the Golden Core stage.

That made it impossible to determine their origin.

Were they from the Fox Realm or the Spirit Realm?

The young man frowned as he looked at Xiao Shou who is clearly on guard.

His tone was firm and certain.

"You do carry the aura of the Terrestrial Fox lineage. But I have never seen you in the clan before. In this clan competition, among the top ten winners of every realm, there was no one with your face."

"Who exactly are you?" 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"Impossible. Could it be that an outsider has broken into our clan’s sacred ground?"

The girl beside him quickly formed a series of profound and unfamiliar hand seals.

A flash of surprise crossed her face.

"Brother! There is no reaction from a clan mark on him. He is indeed not a member of our clan. He should be a stray bloodline from the Terrestrial Fox branch. Those shameless and depraved Terrestrial Foxes only know how to ruin the reputation of our Fox Clan. Now they even dare to leak the location of a place as important as this. Disgusting."

"Whose illegitimate child are you?" the young man glared at Xiao Shou with obvious disdain. "How dare you sneak in here. You have quite the nerve."

Xiao Shou was speechless.

I have not even said a word yet and you two have already said so much.

Is that really okay?

At least it gives me a reason to respond now.

Sigh. I have to bluff again. I really do not want to do this.

A trace of helplessness flashed through Xiao Shou’s eyes.

If he had a tail, it would probably already be wagging smugly.

"Is this really how you question your savior?" he said lazily. "Young man, young lady."

Yao Heng hid within Xiao Shou’s hair, glancing between him and the two youths, looking thoughtful.

Xiao Shou’s words and strange tone left them momentarily speechless.

After a pause, the girl frowned and asked with clear disdain, "Hey. Did your father or mother never tell you that this place is protected by formation barriers? Any Fox Clan bloodline who encounters a life threatening danger here will be automatically teleported out by the formation."

"How heartless. As expected of the Terrestrial Fox branch. Every single one of them is disgusting," the young man added with even more contempt.

Hey, where exactly am I supposed to find these unknown parents of mine?

Xiao Shou felt a bit exasperated, but he was also surprised.

He had not expected that this body actually carried Terrestrial Fox blood.

As for the expressions of the two youths, he was not angry at all.

Anyone who had read the original story would know just how unbearable the Terrestrial Fox branch of the Fox Clan was.

Calling them scum would be too kind.

Calling them beasts would be an insult to actual beasts.

In the setting of the story, the Fox Clan existed across multiple realms, including the Fox Realm in the lower cultivation world, the Fox families in the Spirit Realm, and the Spirit Fox Hall of the Great Moon Sect in the Immortal Realm.

It was a rather troublesome and infamous lineage.

The Fox Clan itself was a hybrid between humans and demonic beasts.

Legend had it that in ancient times, a union between a Celestial Fox and an Terrestrial Fox produced offspring who later interbred with humans and passing down this bloodline.

Within the demonic beast world, the fox race had many branches, but the Celestial Fox and Terrestrial Fox bloodlines were especially distinct.

Celestial Foxes had silver fur and silver eyes.

They were naturally skilled in celestial based techniques, inherently pure and kind with refined demonic power and powerful bloodlines.

Once they cultivated nine tails, they became great demons.

At ten tails, they could ascend to the Immortal Realm and evolve into immortal beasts.

After taking human form, every one of them possessed breathtaking beauty, regardless of gender.

"If there is any flaw, there is only one. Their bloodline is difficult to pass on. In simple terms, they are not very fertile. However, if they do produce offspring, those offspring are definitely powerful. Because of this, they have always been regarded as the supreme bloodline among fox clan."

"Terrestrial Foxes, on the other hand, have black fur and black eyes. They are naturally skilled in earth element techniques. Their nature is lustful and indulgent, always seeking shortcuts. After taking human form, they are rarely ugly. Even the least attractive among them would still be considered pleasant looking."

"The common tales in the mortal world about fox demons draining yin to nourish yang and seducing young girls or scholars are, in ninety nine percent of cases, the work of Terrestrial Foxes. Because they prefer dual cultivation and shortcuts, and their nature is indulgent, they often commit acts that harm others."

"Their demonic power is usually impure, and they are burdened with karma. Most of them are struck down by heavenly tribulation after cultivating only a few tails. As a result, very few Terrestrial Foxes can cultivate calmly and ascend to the Immortal Realm. Among fox demons, they are looked down upon, since the Terrestrial Fox branch has damaged the reputation of the entire race."

"If there is any advantage to this deeply flawed branch, there is only one. They can reproduce. Extremely well. There is no reproductive barrier between them and other bloodlines."