Qiu Zu: From an apprentice in a medicine shop to an immortal ancestor.

"The third eye, this is the divine power of the Heavenly Eye."

Qiu Zhen sensed the strangeness of his "brow center" and couldn't help but feel a surge of joy in his heart.

This time, cultivating the Golden Silk Dan Dao [Hundred Days Foundation Establishment] sudden enlightenment method and awakening the Nascent Soul, in addition to the "Nascent Soul's innate wisdom" and the "Qi Eating Method," there was actually a third benefit.

Unknowingly, he had awakened his "third eye" and obtained the divine power of the Heavenly Eye.

The Daoists call it "Heavenly Eye," while the Buddhists call it "Heavenly Eye Wisdom Path."

The "figure" hidden outside the cave was lying on the cliff, obscured by rocks, invisible to his mortal eyes, but a sweep of the "Heavenly Eye" revealed a blurry shadow.

Clear at a glance.

Good heavens!

Almost had an accident.

Qiu Zhen couldn't help but feel palpitations. Fortunately, he awakened his Nascent Soul and opened the Heavenly Eye, otherwise, walking out carelessly might have led to a calculated ambush.

After the Hundred Days Foundation Establishment, his whole body surged with true Yang energy, his internal Qi and blood were full, and he was filled with tyrannical power, unafraid of ordinary beasts and ghosts.

Under the Heavenly Eye's surveillance, he could clearly see the shape and outline of the thing outside the cave.

The opponent's size was not large, not some powerful giant.

However, size does not necessarily mean strength.

If he encountered a demon beast or spirit with accomplished Dao practice and powerful strength, or a venomous creature with potent poison, then... it would undoubtedly be a terrible disaster.

"Reversing fate is indeed not that simple; just past one tribulation, another one comes."

"Hopefully, it's not a demon beast or spirit."

Qiu Zhen's heart sank, but he didn't panic. He remained calm, without joy or sorrow.

Immediately, Qiu Zhen nonchalantly put away the Golden Silk, stood up, tidied up the cave again, and, as if nothing had happened, walked towards the cave entrance.

One step, two steps.

Qiu Zhen came to the cave entrance as if strolling in a courtyard, and as he bent down to climb down the cliff, at that instant, his crouching legs burst forth, leaping like a deer, surprisingly fast.

The firewood knife in his hand suddenly slashed towards a dark shadow lurking in the cliff vines.

"Ah, ah, ah ~"

Several cries, like an infant's wail and a dog's howl, suddenly echoed through the hanging cave.

"Thump!"

Qiu Zhen, who had leaped down, landed, with a few vine leaves in his hand.

He missed.

His sudden burst of action, a preemptive strike, was easily dodged by the opponent, without even a touch.

Even more shocking was the extraordinary means by which the dark shadow dodged.

Just as his firewood knife was about to strike, a fierce gust of wind was born out of thin air, deflecting his chop, almost causing him to lose his grip on the firewood knife.

Moreover, there was a fresh knife mark on the wooden handle of the firewood knife.

It was the wind blade formed by the fierce wind that had slashed it.

If the wind blade had struck his hand, it would have been enough to give him a hard time.

"Demon beast!"

At that moment, Qiu Zhen's heart sank, and he secretly thought it was bad.

What he feared came to pass.

It really wasn't an ordinary beast.

It was a white fox, with snow-white fur, short fox ears slightly raised, and two black gemstone-like eyes gazing from a pile of white snow, seemingly observing Qiu Zhen, its gaze clear with a hint of confusion and naivety.

"Green Wood Wind Fox!"

Qiu Zhen recognized the other party's background.

In recent years, he had entered the Green Wood Medicine Shop in Medicine King Valley. He hadn't learned the legendary Daoist arts or profound martial arts, but the medicine shop had a constant flow of people from all walks of life, and his knowledge was excellent.

It is said that there is indeed a demon beast called "Green Wood Wind Fox" around Green Wood Town. Although they are not large in size, they are born with the ability to control "demon wind."

They run with the wind, move like a swift gale, and can also spit out wind blades to seal throats and claim lives.

Even a proper martial master would have to deal with the "Green Wood Demon Fox" with caution.

A moment of carelessness could lead to death in the demon's jaws.

Although Qiu Zhen had "established his foundation in a hundred days" and awakened his Nascent Soul, opening his "external body" and "Tathagata Garbha," he had not yet transformed it into martial power and divine abilities to protect him.

The "Heavenly Eye" divine power was good, but it couldn't allow him to slay demons and eliminate evil.

This was bad.

Qiu Zhen's heart sank.

He had finally obtained a chance to reverse his fate, to soar to great heights, and his life was full of excitement, but before he could rejoice, another twist arose...

Just as Qiu Zhen was observing the demon, the white fox was also looking at Qiu Zhen, its small obsidian-like eyes rolling around, examining the young man in front of it, and then looking at the hanging cave behind him, looking around.

Soon, the confusion in the white fox's eyes deepened.

For a moment, neither the man nor the fox moved, standing still, facing each other.

This scene seemed a bit strange.

Qiu Zhen couldn't help but feel surprised.

If someone were to launch a sneak attack on the white fox, according to the habits of demons, or rather, beasts, it would have counterattacked long ago.

He had been silent just now, but in fact, he had been constantly observing the white fox, in case it suddenly spat out a wind blade or used the demon wind to attack him.

But right now, the "fox demon" was a bit abnormal, not moving for a long time.

No, just as Qiu Zhen was feeling strange, the white fox moved.

"As expected, it's still going to attack."

Qiu Zhen's heart sank, and he immediately recalled his past life, his brow center slightly glowing with golden light, using his Heavenly Eye to observe the white fox's possible attacks, taking precautions in advance, his legs slightly bent, his body like a deer or mountain ape, ready to dodge at the slightest sign of movement.

However, the next moment, an unexpected scene occurred.

The demon white fox did not spit out a wind blade, nor did it use the demon wind to hurt people, but seemed to realize something, and then stood upright like a human, put its hands together, and repeatedly bowed to Qiu Zhen, bowing non-stop.

"What happened?"

Qiu Zhen asked in surprise, without showing any emotion:

"Why are you bowing to me?"

"Ying, ying, ying ~"

The white fox probably understood Qiu Zhen's words, but unfortunately, it couldn't speak, only "ying, ying, ying" non-stop.

Seeing that Qiu Zhen didn't understand, the white fox became a little anxious, and immediately its furry fox paws began to gesture non-stop.

First, it pointed to the depths of the hanging cave, then drew a large circle, and then pointed to the scorching sun in the sky, with a look of fear and reverence on its small face.

After a pause of gestures.

"Thump, thump, thump!"

The little white fox actually knelt on the ground with a "plop," kowtowing like pounding garlic, just like a human.

Seeing this scene, Qiu Zhen vaguely had some guesses.

"It must have been frightened by something."

Cultivating the Golden Silk's [Hundred Days Foundation Establishment] and awakening his Nascent Soul Dharma Body, he himself was immersed in it and didn't notice anything unusual, but the white fox, which had been hiding outside the cave peeping, probably saw some "strange phenomenon" and regarded him as a legendary Daoist master.

He was not afraid of the demon beast, but his experience in fighting demon beasts was insufficient, and he felt uneasy, unsure of his chances of winning, and could only try his best.

Now that the demon beast was frightened, he was not afraid.

This was a good thing.

Qiu Zhen quickly distinguished the advantages and disadvantages of the situation.

Before, he didn't understand the situation, and it would have been good enough to escape from the demon beast's mouth.

Now that the situation had undergone earth-shattering changes, he couldn't help but have thoughts—it would be best to take the opportunity to fool the fox demon.

The white fox may have witnessed his hundred-day foundation establishment and cultivation of the Dan Dao sudden enlightenment method, and knew his biggest secret.

In the current situation where cultivators are like rats crossing the street, this secret can be said to be a matter of life and death.

This was undoubtedly a great hidden danger.

Either turn the enemy into a friend, or kill the hidden danger in the cradle.

Given the strength of both sides, needless to say, if they really fought, he didn't have a guaranteed chance of winning.

Whether it was an enemy or a friend, even a child would choose.

With this thought in mind, Qiu Zhen did not hesitate and immediately wanted to open his mouth to persuade it.

However, just as he was about to speak, the white fox, which was kowtowing, suddenly turned into a gust of wind and ran towards the mountain rock.

In an instant, it disappeared without a trace.

Only the rustling of bushes could be heard at the bottom of the cliff; where was the white fox's figure?

"This—"

Qiu Zhen was immediately dumbfounded.

The white fox was scared away by him?

Just now, he couldn't wait to stay far away from this demon beast, but now, seeing the white fox leave, he couldn't help but feel anxious.

Letting it go might leak his secrets in the future and bring him a disaster.

"Good heavens, no wonder it's a fox spirit; with just a few tricks, it's stirred me up and left me hanging..."

The turning point that was about to be "perfect" was shattered in an instant.

Qiu Zhen couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable and suffocated.