Moon Aiko was looking for i for a while, since she was not around the Grandmaster's Abode and considering how spread out this place was, it was quite so ti before she found her.
"i!" Moon Aiko barged into the Treasury, seemingly rubbing her hands.
"You can take things later. We are almost finished." i chuckled, seeing Aiko like that.
Moon Aiko wiped her saliva. "Wait, that's not what I wanted to talk about!" She imdiately ca next to i.
"Were those starting tests really a scam?" Moon Aiko looked i up and down, trying to figure out anything she could.
"En." i laughed. These tests changed a lot, from the usual tests to this abomination.
"How were you able to skip it?" Moon Aiko tilted her head.
"I didn't try to skip it." i laughed, confusing Aiko. "Well, let's just say I called them out on their bullshit, and they let bypass it before I could tell anyone."
"Why didn't you tell ?" Moon Aiko pouted at her.
"You need so experience with malicious individuals." i chuckled at Aiko.
Moon Aiko tried to kick her shin. "I really believed those were actual tests!" She was obviously upset about being tricked like that.
"There, there." i patted Aiko until she cald down.
"What about the human part?" Moon Aiko looked at i with full of grievances.
"So of the Evil Elders used humans as toys, so they ran out of humans for tests and experints." i explained.
"Like ripping the Souls?" Moon Aiko narrowed her eyes.
"Indeed." i was startled that Aiko was able to figure that part out.
"So the whole thing was either an illusion, or a simple; Will they be captured/tortured by humans?" Moon Aiko really disliked being tricked like this.
"Yeah. The real tests look different. Well, they are in a similar fashion, just testing different things." i chuckled.
"Oh, I'm curious." Moon Aiko's eyes sparkled.
"I will tell you about them later, but you can also find them in Human Sects." i shrugged.
"Why?" Moon Aiko didn't believe that they were on good enough terms to exchange knowledge like that.
i saw Aiko's expression and, as if reading her mind, explained. "That's when Foxes were still welcod and not abused."
"So, very old, but can it still be used?" Moon Aiko tilted her head.
"It's very... difficult, but allows you to weed out the weak very easily." i nodded her head.
"I wonder if we will have to do it too..." Moon Aiko was curious if she would co across sothing like that.
"Maybe, but probably only in the Immortal World." i shook her head.
"Huh? Does the Immortal World have the sa tests?" Moon Aiko didn't believe that. "Doesn't that an that soone can just train to pass it if they have the information-"
i just gave Aiko a aningful smile.
Moon Aiko's face distorted from the realisation, and she was quite upset.
"Pole all of them!" Moon Aiko was upset that soone was able to 'buy' their way in, instead of doing the actual tests.
"There, there." i patted Aiko again until she cald down.
"So what do we do now?" Moon Aiko was upset that there was no cold river or anything that could easily give her an advantage.
"I have prepared a ritual that will allow you to adjust both Bloodline and Species. This is usually done only once since it could compromise your foundation, but it's currently needed." i smiled at Aiko.
[The 3rd inner circle second symbol is wrong and the-]
Moon Aiko repeated what system told her, making i almost faint right where she stood.
"You are not supposed to perfect this ritual!" i shook with Aiko's body, as if trying to scream, 'Stop it! Stop it right now!'.
[Only the best for Princess.]
"What do you an, only the best?! Do you know what happens if you perfect this ritual?!" i almost fainted when she saw those floating words near Aiko.
[More chaos for Aiko to play with.]
It felt like i was shot in the head. That's how much her body tilted backwards.
"WHAT DO YOU AN TO PLAY WITH?! THERE IS ENOUGH BULLSHIT FLOATING AROUND ALREADY!" i was obviously yelling at the system, but since she was still holding Aiko, she took most of the blunt force.
...
It took a lot of ti before i cald down.
"Do not try to recreate this in front of others, you will always require permission from , this is more important than that [The Ever Shaping Cauldron] or [Shapeless Cauldron], okay?" i shook Aiko's body again.
"Okay." Moon Aiko's eyes spun at this point, since she never knew i was able to spit so many words in a single breath.
"Good, good." i dusted her clothes, feeling relieved.
"Seriously..." She tapped her feet with annoyance. It took her a lot of ti to get her hands on that ritual and improve it enough so that it wouldn't cause too many side effects, yet that system...!
i tilted her body backwards and gnashed her teeth. The system was such a ridiculous existence that she wanted to bash it with a pan!
"Are you alright?" Moon Aiko was concerned, since i seed... almost possessed.
"I'm fine." So many veins appeared on i's face. She was clearly upset by how easily the system was able to improve it.
"Then I will go now?" Moon Aiko turned around, but i grabbed her.
"The ritual is finished, so just pick the ingredients you like." i spoke hastily, but seemingly softly.
"You have to let go if you want to pick sothing." Moon Aiko was hugged like a plushie, which made it difficult to walk anywhere she wanted.
"Let's go." i didn't want to let go, because Aiko was soft enough that it was calming her nerves.
"At least don't sniff !" Moon Aiko protested as she was strung around with i's whims.
"It's fine, you don't sll." i chuckled teasingly.
"Bullshit!" Moon Aiko called this pervert out imdiately.
i just chuckled again, carrying Aiko to the materials.
...
"Check them out." i gestured towards the materials on the pillows.
"They feel bone-chilling." Moon Aiko was impressed.
[Essence of the Yellow River]
[Core of a Winter Beast]
[Stalk of the Winter Rose]
[Petals of the Frozen Lotus]
[...]
[...]
[...]
Moon Aiko was impressed and taken aback by how many Treasures i collected.
"I'm not sure what to pick." Moon Aiko pondered on it.
[It's better to pick-]
The system was quite talkative this ti, giving Aiko tips and ideas on what she should pick and what she shouldn't take.
i was startled by this, since Aiko didn't pick the most expensive materials that she had.
"Why not take this [Core of a Winter Beast]?" i was curious.
[The Core of Winter Beast might be good material, but that is only for a Fox that doesn't already have a special {Body Trait}.]
"The strange [Hollow Moon Physique]?" i nodded her head slowly.
[Indeed. The rest are for reinforcing both Species, Bloodline, and physical traits.]
"You are trying to do everything at once, but is that a good idea?" i raised her eyebrow.
[By our calculations, you should start harvesting Herbs before they all die.]
"So you are just making it as catastrophic as possible without destroying everything, huh." i rolled her eyes. It felt like the system was way too intelligent and plotting sothing.
[Indeed.]
i sighed and ordered them to harvest the Herbs while they kept going with the ritual.
[Place-]
The system once again explained where those materials should be placed.
"I don't like this." Moon Aiko felt too cold, so it was difficult to like this situation.
[It's for your stability.]
"It's so that you are not limited by what you can eat." i sighed.
The system aningfully 'glanced' at this Fox, and i did the sa.
It was as if they ca to a silent agreent.
"Let's start this." i lit up the Ritual Array, making everything float around Aiko.
Moon Aiko likewise floated, and she didn't like the feeling of weightlessness.
"Just take your ti and absorb everything." i shouted before getting out of the Treasury.
...
"Now what?" Moon Aiko floated around in a lotus position and crossed arms. She spun and whirled against her will, making her quite upset.
[Your Bloodlines are unstable, due to [Primordial Devouring Wolf-Rayet Kitsune] eating away on [Blooming Moon Deity Kitsune] as it's only a {Deity-grade} Bloodline.]
[Moreover, your [Divine Solar Physique] is too active compared to your [Hollow Moon Physique (Incomplete)], making it difficult to develop properly.]
[To top it off, your species are in disharmony, since one devours while the other provides food. [Devouring Sun & Blooming Moon Fennec Fox].]
[In order to redy that, we will freeze the {Moon} over, protecting the {Blooming} part with {Coldness}.]
"So, just an elaborate way of saying that I fucked up and everything needs to be redone." Moon Aiko knew that she was not in a good state, but to think it was THAT bad!
[...]
The system felt silent as if agreeing with her.
"Alright, what do I do first...?" Moon Aiko sighed, but she would listen since this system helped her many tis already.
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The Demonic Foxes were sniffing around i and Aiko.
They wanted to help them get closer so that their Demonic Fox friend had more troubles on her hands.
The first part was to investigate the Comprehension Tree.
It was obvious soone was trying to build sothing romantic over there, but they failed due to the environnt.
The Demonic Foxes, especially Earth-based Demonic Foxes, started to procure a large quantity of soil. They would rebuild this place, but make it more magical and magnificent!
The Comprehension Tree will be ditched for an artificially enlarged Cherry Blossom Tree. The lake will be redone, but with lotuses and Cherry Blossom leaves on top.
The scenery would be nicely mixed if they cultivated those flowers well.
Then they would add picking cloth, so that they could enjoy a nice rest under the tree.
Of course, they didn't forget to include a hidden bed, 'just in case'.
The Demonic Foxes kept sneaking and sniffing around until they figured out how i and Aiko behaved and what they usually used.
So simple Herbs could be used as grass around the tree and the lake. Then they could include paper lanterns for a good ambience.
So of the Demonic Foxes also prepared other things, especially those that used the 'Black Powder' for boom boom.
It was pretty useless for Cultivators, since they could easily gouge the earth and overturn the skies, but the delicate control that could cause colourful lights was more difficult to accomplish...
With this plan in mind, now they just had to hide it so that nobody would bother them!
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