Chapter 136 Catching the Snow Cloud Fox
Senior Brother Wang sighed and said with some emotion.
After hearing this, the other people's faces darkened. It was obvious that Senior Brother Wang's words had touched their sore spot.
Everyone was even more convinced that Yin Mo was definitely a great figure, and they couldn't help but look forward to this trip.
"With Junior Brother Yin's help and Senior Brother Wang's support, we will definitely succeed this time!" Everyone's morale was high.
"My fellow brothers think too highly of me. After all, what I refined were not high-level talismans, and I cannot spend all day in the market selling these low-level talismans that I don't know when I can sell, so the gains are not as much as you think."
"I see that the business of catching Snow Cloud Foxes by several of you senior brothers is pretty good, isn't it?" Yin Mo's eyes moved slightly, and he changed the subject and asked.
After hearing this, Kui Huan and the others looked at each other for a few seconds, and then all smiled bitterly. Senior Brother Wang even said:
"Junior brother, you don't know that we can't catch the Snow Cloud Fox many times. After we catch the demon fox this time, we may not go to the Green Trace Swamp again."
"Alas, yes, this is almost our last business deal." Kui Huan's face darkened and he said with some sorrow.
"Why is this?" Yin Mo asked in surprise after being stunned for a moment.
"First, we have already captured most of the Snow Cloud Foxes there, so it's hard to find the remaining ones."
"The second reason is that the Snow Cloud Fox is not selling well now. After all, ordinary Snow Cloud Fox is not a real demon beast, and only a small number of female disciples are willing to buy it. The sisters who have achieved some success in cultivation still want to catch a demon beast as their own spirit beast."
Kuihuan explained from the side.
"I see." Yin Mo nodded in understanding, "It's time to end this business. Monster materials are indeed not easy to obtain."
"It seems that you senior brothers will have to find other ways out in the future." Yin Mo showed a sympathetic look.
Upon hearing this, Senior Brother Wang shook his head and said nothing more.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They didn't expect Yin Mo to not mind it. He even expressed understanding and sympathy, and gradually relaxed.
In this way, the five of them flew out of the restricted area of Luoyun Sect, then changed direction and headed straight for the central part of Yunmeng Mountain.
"Junior brother, the location of the Green Trace Swamp is in a very clever place, right at the junction of our Luoyun Sect and the Ancient Sword Sect."
"But because the place is remote and has miasma all year round, few other disciples go there. That's why we have been able to monopolize the Snow Cloud Fox business."
"This is a bottle of pills to dispel miasma. Once you fly in there, you must take one pill every once in a while. Otherwise, you will vomit and have diarrhea all the time."
Senior Brother Wang suddenly threw a small green bottle to Yin Mo halfway and reminded him.
"Thank you for your trouble, senior brother." Yin Mo took the small bottle without hesitation and put it into his storage bag.
However, with his level of cultivation, he is certainly not afraid of any miasma, so this medicine will probably just gather dust in the storage bag.
The five people flew for several hours, and after passing a tall mountain, their eyes suddenly lit up and they saw a large, lush green valley.
There were mostly trees of varying heights and bushes here, but amidst the green, there was also a faint pink mist floating above.
"We've arrived, let's go down. Everyone be careful!" Senior Brother Wang warned, then stepped on the magic weapon and rushed towards the fog below.
The group soon passed the peak of the Green Trace Mountain Range, and the Green Trace Swamp was right in front of them.
Several figures leaped down lightly from the sky and landed steadily on an open space at the edge of the swamp.
"We're finally here!" Kuihuan clapped his hands and laughed out loud.
Yin Mo looked around and found that the terrain here was low-lying, surrounded by mountains, filled with water vapor, and he could faintly see the undulating swamps in the distance.
"Everyone, be careful and don't fall into the swamp." Senior Brother Wang reminded.
Everyone nodded in understanding, got ready, and concentrated their attention, ready to start this operation.
Yin Mo fell down calmly and was the last one to fall. Seeing others in front of him taking the pills to get rid of the miasma, he couldn't help but smile.
With his physique that was easily able to undergo marrow cleansing, the miasma was naturally expelled with one breath.
At this time, several people landed at a low altitude of only ten feet above the ground, and began to fly towards the center of the basin.
"That fox demon is very clever. We only have one chance to catch it. So we must find a wide place where it cannot escape and set up our formation. There is a flat grassland not far ahead. This way we don't have to worry about it burrowing into the mud and running away."
Senior Brother Wang said confidently. It seemed that he had already made a plan for this matter and had also checked the terrain in advance.
The others always followed Senior Brother Wang, so naturally they would not have any objections. Yin Mo followed them silently, just to relax and avoid being in seclusion.
After a while, the five of them flew to a flat area covered with lush green grass. A little further away were some sparse low bushes.
This time, without waiting for Senior Brother Wang to speak, Kui Huan and the others landed on the grass and looked around.
Yin Mo and four other people came to the grassland in the center of the basin, where they decided to set a trap to catch the Snow Cloud Fox.
The grassland is open and has a good view, which is suitable for setting up a maze array.
Senior Brother Wang, as the commander-in-chief of this operation, began to set up the magic array. He muttered something and waved the array flags over the grass, over and over again.
There were faint ripples in the air, spreading over the grass like a heat wave.
"The illusion formation has been activated. We have a quarter of an hour to set up the maze formation." Senior Brother Wang closed his eyes and shook the crystal lamp in his hand.
After a discussion, Kui Huan and Senior Brother Ma walked to the middle of the grassland and dug a small hole.
Behind them, Kui Huan and Senior Brother Ma quickly dug a small hole in the middle of the grass.
After digging the pit, Kui Huan carefully took out the Polygonatum sibiricum he bought from the market from his storage bag.
The two took out several exquisite boxes from their storage bags, buried half of the Polygonatum odoratum powder inside in the pit, leaving the rest exposed above the ground, and sprinkled some loose soil on it to make it look more natural.
The Polygonatum sibiricum emits a rich aroma to lure the Snow Cloud Fox.
Yin Mo stood in the shade of a tree not far away, his arms folded across his chest, observing the actions of the four people calmly.
"Okay, that's it. The Snow Cloud Fox has a very keen sense of smell. With the medicinal properties of this fifty-year-old Polygonatum, it will find it even if it is hidden three feet away. By the way, Junior Brother Yin, keep this elusive flag."
Yin Mo nodded and took the small flag with a normal expression.
Senior Brother Wang stood in the distance and took out the Bagua mirror, locking onto the area in the center where the spices were buried.
With the help of the illusion, he deployed a large formation. Under his command, Kui Huan, Senior Brother Ma, and Senior Sister Yin used the energy points carried by their weapons to lay down dense formation flags around them.
After all the formation flags were in place, Senior Brother Wang took back the Bagua mirror. He slowly stretched forward, slowly spread his hands, and held the two formation flags.
There was nothingness in his eyes, and his power burst out instantly, with a ray of green light shining through his brows.
The flags of the formation glowed brightly under the cover of this light, interweaving into a net in the air, blocking the set open space in four dimensions.
"Use the vastness of heaven and earth and the profound wisdom of nature to confuse and seek knowledge!"
Senior Brother Wang was muttering something, and the formation flag in his hand was sewing like needle and thread, reversing the black and white of the area, and turning this area that originally belonged to the real world into an alternate dimension.
A strange fragrance suddenly spread in the space. This was the wonderful medicinal fragrance of Huangjing that was calculated to lure the Snow Cloud Fox.
At this time, Senior Brother Wang began to explain to everyone.
"Everyone, stand in position in the sky for a while. Once the fox appears, listen to my command and drop the formation flags at the same time to temporarily trap the entire grassland with the illusion formation. I believe that the fox has only been advanced to a demon beast not long ago, and it is impossible for it to break through the formation and escape." Senior Brother Wang said solemnly.
The others nodded in agreement.
So several people flew up again, floating motionlessly in the air fifty or sixty feet high, and then each of them cast a crude invisibility spell to cover their bodies, while holding the formation flag tightly.
As such a huge amount of spirit stones was involved, Kui Huan and his companions naturally looked nervous, staring at the ground below without blinking.
Even Senior Brother Wang himself had sharp eyes and a serious look on his face.
In comparison, Yin Mo was naturally the most relaxed. He held the white battle flag in one hand, and with the other hand gently behind his back, he glanced around casually.
But in fact, Yin Mo's spiritual sense had already covered the area of several hundred feet in radius. If there was any disturbance, he would be the first to know.
As a result, the place instantly became silent, without a single sound around.
Half an hour passed and nothing happened.
Kui Huan stood on the magic weapon and stretched his sore neck, with a hint of impatience on his face.
He glanced at Senior Brother Wang and wanted to say something hesitantly, but after changing his mind, he kept silent.
After all, in order to catch the fox demon, it seems there is nothing to complain about if you wait a little longer.
Another half hour passed, when most people were getting impatient waiting, Yin Mo, who was standing still on the magic weapon, suddenly changed his expression and looked towards a nearby bush.
Kuihuan couldn't bear it anymore, licked his lips, and wanted to say something to others.
There was a soft "thump" and the footsteps of a rodent were heard in the shade of the tree. Everyone turned their heads to check and found that it was just a possum peeking its head out.
Kui Huan narrowed his eyes and continued to patrol the surroundings, always keeping an eye on any possible Snow Cloud Fox that might appear.
Deep in the woods, a white figure flashed by.
The strange fragrance became stronger and stronger. Senior Brother Wang and others held their breath and stared intently at the center of the grass.
Yin Mo stood under the shade of a tree, looking focused and vigilantly surveying his surroundings.
Not long after, a white figure appeared at the edge of the grass and rushed straight to the center where the fragrance was the strongest.
It was the Snow Cloud Fox! It was obviously attracted by the medicinal scent of Polygonatum sibiricum. It quickly ran to the edge of the pit and stuck its head down to sniff.
However, no one else seemed to react at this time, as if they had not yet noticed the Snow Cloud Fox.
But that's true, no one else's spiritual awareness can compare to mine.
Kui Huan was getting impatient because he had been waiting for a long time. At this moment, Yin Mo's cold voice came to his ears.
"Be careful, the fox is here. It's hiding in the bushes to the west. Don't scare it away." Kui Huan was startled when he heard this, and his lips immediately closed. At the same time, he glanced down and looked to the west.
The other three people also heard Yin Mo's voice transmission, and they immediately tensed up and became fully alert.
Like the short fat man, they looked towards the bushes in the west in astonishment, but found nothing unusual, and they couldn't help but doubt it. However, their minds, which had been somewhat relaxed, suddenly became alert.
After waiting for another meal, in front of everyone's surprised and delighted gazes, a small animal about a foot in size and as white as snow slowly walked out from the bushes on one side.
It looks back every time it takes a step, and its furry little head looks around from time to time. It is so cute!
This scene made the other four people's hearts rise. At the same time, they tightly grasped the battle flags in their hands, not daring to breathe.
The white fox did not pay attention to the five people above its head. After seeing that there was nothing unusual around it, it finally became a little bolder.
Its pair of emerald green eyes began to stare at the Polygonatum sibiricum in the distance, and its four limbs moved slowly and silently towards it.
However, when he was still more than ten feet away from Huang Jing, he suddenly stopped. His pink nose suddenly took a few sniffs, and a trace of suspicion flashed in his fox eyes, as if he had discovered something.
Everyone was nervous for a while, but they remained calm.
The Snow Cloud Fox seemed unaware of the danger. It dug at the edge of the pit with its front paws, digging away the soil in an attempt to dig out the spices.
Just when it was fully committed and half of its body was already lying in the pit, Senior Brother Wang shook his hands violently and said, "Do it!" The battle flag in his hand turned into a yellow light and was thrown down fiercely.
At the same time, dozens of mysterious flags rose up and shot towards the location of the Snow Cloud Fox like lightning.
Upon hearing this, Yin Mo and others did not hesitate and threw down the things in their hands at the same time, and several spells sounded at the same time.
As soon as the five rays of light of different colors touched the ground, they immediately turned into invisible objects and penetrated into the ground.
A large piece of yellow mist appeared out of thin air around the grassland, immediately blocking the surrounding area tightly, and the Five Elements Tracing Formation was formed.
Silver lights intertwined, and the Snow Cloud Fox had not yet reacted before it was drawn into the formation.
When the Snow Cloud Fox in the formation saw this scene, it naturally knew that it had fallen into a trap.
It panicked, let out sharp hisses, and jumped up and down in the formation, trying to escape.
After a few panicked screams, his figure flashed and turned into a streak of white light, plunging into the yellow fog, trying to escape.
But the flags on all sides firmly restrained its movements. This time, the Snow Cloud Fox was successfully trapped in the maze formation!
Seeing this scene, Senior Brother Wang and others in heaven looked relaxed and showed no sign of being anxious.
As soon as the white fox entered the magic array, it was immediately confused by the illusion created by the yellow fog. It could only circle in place and could not get out of the magic array at all.
(End of this chapter)