Urban Immortal Cultivation Supreme

"I'm Ling Bai." After her azure blue eyes twinkled, the little fox's eyes flashed with a touch of brilliance, and then she spoke.

"Ling Bai, huh? That's a nice name," Zhu Bufan said with a smile after hearing the little fox. At this point, the beef was almost ready, and he cut off a juicy leg of meat and placed it in front of the little fox, smiling as he said, "Eat up, it's just the right doneness. You'll be leading the way these next few days, so you should eat a lot."

"I-I don't need your nagging! I'm not even hungry!!" The little fox, a bit flustered by Zhu Bufan's attitude, bared her teeth fiercely at him before running off to the side with the meat, eating quickly even though she had said the opposite.

"What about mine, what about mine?" Seeing Zhu Bufan only feeding the little fox, Emperor Yan instantly transformed into a streak of black light and crashed into Zhu Bufan's arms, almost knocking the air out of him with the strong impact.

"My lord, please get down, I'm about to throw up," Zhu Bufan pleaded, and after bringing Emperor Yan down, he cut another best piece of leg meat for him, which finally stopped his complaining. Seeing Emperor Yan causing mischief again, Wang Hui and Huo Ling could not help but laugh.

As the little fox nibbled on the meat by herself, a hint of loneliness appeared on her face amidst the laughter around Zhu Bufan, but she quickly concealed her loneliness and kept burying her head in eating.

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Over the next three days, everyone was leisurely continuing on their way; it felt more like sightseeing than traveling. Each night, they would find a spacious area to camp since the region was rich with Demon Beasts and food was plentiful. This made their journey toward Heavenly Pillar quite pleasant, and the little fox gradually became part of the group, although she continued to quarrel incessantly with Emperor Yan.

Finally, on the noon of the fourth day, the group arrived at a small hill. Although the hill seemed empty at a glance, with nothing there, everyone still strongly sensed something was definitely present.

"So this is where Heavenly Pillar is located?" Zhu Bufan keenly observed the empty hill in front of him.

"More precisely, this is where Lady Bai Ling laid down the Prohibition. Beyond the Prohibition lies the actual location of Heavenly Pillar," the little fox explained, shaking her head at Zhu Bufan's remarks.

"The location of the Prohibition, huh?" Zhu Bufan gently stretched his hand forward, but before it fully extended, he felt as if he had touched an invisible wall. When he channeled the Primordial Qi into his palm, the wall reacted immediately, sending a powerful force that bounced his hand back swiftly.

"This Prohibition was personally set by Lady Bai Ling with great effort. Not only does it block others from entering, but it also reflects any brute-force attempts with double the force. Moreover, to enter the Prohibition, one must follow a specific direction; an incorrect approach will instantly eject them..." The little fox went on explaining the terrifying nature of the Prohibition after seeing Zhu Bufan's hand being bounced back.

Listening to the little fox's endless description, Zhu Bufan and the others started sweating profusely, as the Prohibition's functionalities were overwhelmingly complex—force rebound, invisible maze, erroneous displacement, random spatial collapse, and many other illogical Prohibitions seemed more like a tale of trickery than anything real.

"Stop talking nonsense!!" Emperor Yan, having had enough, quickly dashed to the little fox, grabbed her, and shaking her said: "Who would set such Prohibitions? Do you think I don't know what Prohibitions are? Which Prohibition could have so many effects? You are picking the wrong person to fool! Do you think I'm easy to fool just because my strength has degraded and I can't feel the Prohibition?"

"I'm not lying to you guys," the little fox spun in Emperor Yan's grasp, her eyes swirling, "This... This is just something Lady Bai Ling set up for fun, experimenting with new Prohibitions whenever she had time, but she was too lazy to clear the old ones, and it turned out like this."

"What a nonsensical reason," Zhu Bufan instantly broke out in a cold sweat after hearing the little fox's explanation. The facts were too outrageous. If it was indeed as the little fox described, there must be countless overlapping Prohibitions here. Some linked Prohibitions could be unpredictable, and entering without forcefully breaking them seemed almost impossible.

"Wow!!! You sneaky fox, how do you plan to compensate me? Huh? Setting up so many unnecessary Prohibitions, even your boredom has its limits! Tell me, how are you going to make it up to me? Should I potentially draw Essence Blood, skin and roast the fox?" Holding the little fox, Emperor Yan shook her even more violently, and unable to withstand his rough handling, the little fox eventually fainted.

After a while, the little fox finally woke up again, and Emperor Yan was being scolded on one side, standing puffing with anger. Upon seeing the little fox waking up, Zhu Bufan and the other two finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Are you alright now?"

"I just had a nightmare where a vicious kid in black clothes was grabbing my tail and swinging me around countless times," the little fox said, rubbing its little head in confusion.

"Don't mind it, dreams and reality are often opposite, you definitely weren't being tossed around by the tail. By the way, Ling Bai, do you know how to enter this prohibition?"

"Is that so, it was truly just a horrible nightmare, I understand the entry into this prohibition" muttered the little fox with a slightly foggy head, "Although there are many and complex prohibitions, entry is still possible."

"Fox!! Didn't you say earlier that there were many prohibitions set up? How come there's a way in now?" Emperor Yan jumped over, his eyes glaring as he spoke.

"Although there are many prohibitions, I never said it was impossible to get through. I clearly remember each prohibition and how to bypass it. Bai Ling had always left an 'easy entrance' for each prohibition. If we know where the 'entrance' is, we can get through directly. Oh right, you resemble that person in my nightmare, but wait, dreams are opposite," replied the little fox calmly, though still a bit confused in the head.

"Does such a prohibition really make sense?" Upon hearing the little fox mention that every prohibition was specifically designed to allow safe passage, Zhu Bufan and the others were speechless. It's like locking your front door but leaving a hidden side door open; such a door would be better off not being locked at all!

Soon, the little fox, still somewhat shaky, led Zhu Bufan and the others through the prohibitions. Indeed, following the footsteps of the little fox, Zhu Bufan no longer felt the invisible resistance, and upon entering the prohibition that had initially blocked Zhu Bufan and could rebound Primordial Qi, the little fox stopped and told everyone, "Be very careful with your steps from now on, and don't stray because once you do, you'll trigger these intricate prohibitions."

"This is crazy, isn't this just like advancing in an invisible maze?" The little fox's words instantly gave Zhu Bufan a headache. However, the little fox seemed extremely familiar with the pathways here, and after a long time, they didn't trigger any prohibitions, so Zhu Bufan's heart also eased a bit.

"Wait a minute Ling Bai, it's amazing how well you know these prohibited paths." As they progressed, Zhu Bufan couldn't help but express his admiration for the little fox, acknowledging that he would definitely not remember such complex routes himself, especially as these paths were invisible and unmarked.

Hearing Zhu Bufan's words, the little fox slightly slowed its pace and said, "What's so strange about that? Let me tell you, even Bai Ling, who wants to enter the Heavenly Pillar relies on me to guide. To say that even Bai Ling is not as familiar with these roads as I am, so me guiding you is your fortune. Hey! Don't wander too far, if you touch a prohibition, I'll be the one getting hurt!" Turning her head to see Zhu Bufan standing quite far away, the little fox shouted out loud.

"Psh! In the end, it's still my Talisman that's effective. If I hadn't placed a Talisman on you beforehand, you, this naughty fox, might have already run away. So, praise me!" Emperor Yan said proudly.

"Why should I praise someone who's placed a Talisman on me?" the little fox retorted.

"Just because I am the greatest!!" Emperor Yan proudly exclaimed, lifting his little head with an air of superiority.

After about three careful hours of progress, everyone finally got through the heavy prohibitions. As they emerged from the last 'entrance', the scene before everyone suddenly changed dramatically.

The gigantic, endless dark Heavenly Pillar finally appeared before everyone for the first time. Around the Heavenly Pillar, space was ripping open creating large and small dark cracks, some even as wide as one meter. Such giant spatial cracks were hard to imagine constantly opening without naturally closing.

Around the Heavenly Pillar, powerful electromagnetic storms were swirling, storms strong enough to tear even Primordial Qi. These storms occur only when large cracks appear in space and have not closed within a specified time. To enter the storm zone, one can only use Primordial Qi transformed into a Primordial Qi Barrier to push forward, but the storm continuously rips through the Primordial Qi, making every single step consuming a horrendous amount of energy.

"This is the periphery of the Heavenly Pillar, and that wide spatial crack closest to the Heavenly Pillar can lead us into the Tenth Layer," seeing Zhu Bufan and others looking stunned, the little fox spoke out.