Ye Qiu watched the artefact spirit’s actions and asked in puzzlement, “What are you doing?”
“Wiping the memory,” the artefact spirit said. “I am about to have a new master. This matter cannot be known to the new master.”
“Once the memory is wiped, I will never be able to recall it again.”
“Young Master Ye, in the future, no one except you will know about this matter.”
After speaking, the artefact spirit withdrew its finger.
Ye Qiu asked, “Do you still remember what you told me just now?”
“What matter?” The artefact spirit looked completely bewildered.
The memory had indeed been erased.
Ye Qiu instructed the artefact spirit, “In the future, you will follow the little white fox. Do not slack off when you need to exert yourself. Rest assured, she will not treat you poorly.”
The artefact spirit pulled a bitter face and said, “I only hope she does not beat me like the Eternal Blue Sky Great Emperor did.”
Ye Qiu laughed. “You need not worry. She is very gentle.”
The artefact spirit nodded. With a wave of its palm, the white circle of light vanished.
“Let us begin!” Ye Qiu said to the little white fox.
“Mm.” The little white fox hummed in agreement. She forced a strand of blood from her middle finger. At once, the fresh blood sprinkled into the Eight Trigrams Treasure Furnace. Then, the little white fox formed seals with both hands and silently recited a segment of incantation.
Soon, she felt that she and the Eight Trigrams Treasure Furnace had become connected in mind and thought.
At the same time, an inexplicable bond formed between her and the artefact spirit, akin to master and servant.
In other words, from now on, whatever the little white fox ordered the artefact spirit to do, the artefact spirit had to obey.
The little white fox said to the artefact spirit, “The promise that Ye Changsheng gave you will certainly be fulfilled.”
“You only need to remain here for another thousand years, and then you can leave.”
“By the way, what should you call me now?”
The artefact spirit called out feebly, “Master.”
“Louder. I did not hear it,” the little white fox said.
The artefact spirit glared. “Little fox, I warn you, do not push your luck…”
“Kneel.” The little white fox suddenly shouted sternly.
In an instant, an invisible force pressed down on the artefact spirit. With a thud, the artefact spirit knelt on the ground.
This force was the will of the master. As an artefact spirit, it could not disobey.
Slap!
The little white fox stepped forward and slapped the artefact spirit across the face. In a cold voice, she said, “The last time I came in, I advised you kindly, but you did not appreciate it. Now look, have you not submitted to me all the same?”
“Were you not very arrogant?”
“Try being arrogant again?”
The artefact spirit was both angry and afraid. It said to Ye Qiu, “Young Master Ye, did you not say she was very gentle?”
Ye Qiu replied, “I forgot to tell you. Women all hold grudges. You must never offend a woman.”
The artefact spirit: “…”
The little white fox spoke again to the artefact spirit. “You must remember that I am now your master. You must show respect towards me.”
“Also, do not pull a sour face in front of me. You are already quite ugly. With a sour face, you are even more repulsive.”
After saying this, the little white fox suddenly put on a smiling face and said gently, “Changsheng, let us go out!”
“Mm.” Ye Qiu and the little white fox left the Eight Trigrams Treasure Furnace.
Watching their departing figures, the artefact spirit slumped to the ground, its eyes vacant.
As soon as Ye Qiu and the little white fox stepped out of the gate, Elder Monkey sidled up, his face full of curiosity. “Master, Your Majesty, what did you go to do? How did you come out so quickly?”
“Want to know?” The little white fox smiled. With a thought, in an instant, the originally enormous Eight Trigrams Treasure Furnace shrank to the size of a fist and landed in her palm.
Elder Monkey was greatly shocked. “Your Majesty, the Eight Trigrams Treasure Furnace has recognised you as its master?”
Seeing this scene, all the elders present were stunned. Then they all knelt on the ground and shouted in unison.
“Heaven blesses the demon race! Congratulations, Your Majesty!”
The little white fox smiled. “All rise.”
After Elder Ox stood up, he said, “Your Majesty, that artefact spirit of the Eight Trigrams Treasure Furnace is very difficult to deal with. I never expected you to subdue it. You are truly formidable.”
The little white fox smiled faintly. “The Eight Trigrams Treasure Furnace recognising me as master is all thanks to Changsheng’s efforts.”
At once, all the elders turned to look at Ye Qiu.
“Thank you, Young Master Ye!”
“Thank you, Master!”
The group of elders bowed to Ye Qiu once more.
Ye Qiu said humbly, “The Eight Trigrams Treasure Furnace originally belongs to the demon race. Even without my help, with Your Majesty’s abilities, you could have controlled it. The various elders need not be so polite.”
“By the way, which elder should I learn the unique skill from next?”
Ye Qiu asked the little white fox.
The little white fox glanced over the elders present and said, “Elder Horse, from now on, you will teach Changsheng the unique skill.”
“Yes.” Elder Horse responded respectfully.
Elder Horse’s build was similar to Elder Ox’s. He had a long face covered in pockmarks.
Elder Horse asked Ye Qiu, “Young Master Ye, will you learn at my residence, or here?”
“Can I learn here?” Ye Qiu asked.
“Of course,” Elder Horse said. “My unique skill is Invincible Divine Speed. It can be learned anytime and anywhere.”
“Then here will do,” Ye Qiu said. “I trouble Elder Horse to teach the unique skill.”
Elder Horse said, “Young Master Ye, this unique skill of mine is extremely fast.”
“Within the same realm, no one’s speed is faster than mine.”
“I shall now impart the cultivation method to you.”
After speaking, Elder Horse pointed a finger at Ye Qiu’s brow. At once, a cultivation method appeared in Ye Qiu’s mind.
“《Fly on Horseback?》”
“This name is far too vulgar.”
“It does not even sound like a very powerful method…”
Ye Qiu grumbled inwardly, then skimmed through the cultivation method and felt somewhat disappointed.
Although Elder Horse’s divine ability was indeed not bad, Ye Qiu was not interested in it.
For a moment, Ye Qiu hesitated. He wondered whether he should learn this divine ability or not.
If he did not learn it, he worried Elder Horse would overthink it. If he did learn it, it would be a waste of time for Ye Qiu.
Just then, Elder Horse said, “Young Master Ye, your memory is extraordinary. You must have already memorised the cultivation method, yes?”
Ye Qiu nodded. “I have memorised it all.”
Elder Horse was very enthusiastic. “Young Master Ye, to help you master this unique skill as quickly as possible, I shall still demonstrate it for you once. Watch carefully…”
“Hold on!” Ye Qiu said quickly. “Elder Horse, to be honest, I do not intend to learn this divine ability.”
Elder Horse quickly reacted and asked, “Could it be that Young Master Ye already masters a divine movement technique?”
“Yes,” Ye Qiu said. “The divine movement technique I master is no slower than this divine ability of yours.”
“Is that so?” Elder Horse was somewhat unconvinced. With a thought, he said, “Young Master Ye, how about this? Let us compare speed and see who is faster?”
“No need for that, is there?” Ye Qiu did not want Elder Horse to lose face in front of the other elders.
Elder Horse thought Ye Qiu was afraid and said, “Young Master Ye, rest assured. I will not take advantage of you. I shall suppress my cultivation to the Cave Heaven peak.”
Ye Qiu said, “That is not what I meant…”
“Enough talk. Begin.” After Elder Horse spoke, divine light swirled under his feet. Like a gust of wind, he instantly dashed ten li away.
“Since you insist on competing, you cannot blame me.” Ye Qiu sighed inwardly, then employed his One Step Hundred Li.
Whoosh!
Ye Qiu’s figure shot forward like a bolt of lightning, soaring through the air. In a blink, he overtook Elder Horse and reached a hundred li away.
“Bloody hell!”
Elder Horse let out a startled cry, his eyeballs nearly falling to the ground.
