Hu Capital Heavenly Fox Temple is a major sacred site of the Sky Fox Tribe Country, akin to the most prosperous temples in modern tis.
When a Heavenly Fox is born in Hu Capital, their parents and relatives will pray here. When a Heavenly Fox dies, they also undergo cremation at the Heavenly Fox Temple.
Even Heavenly Foxes from other capitals, upon arriving in Hu Capital, will visit the Heavenly Fox Temple to offer incense and pay respects to their ancestors.
The news that the second round of the Heavenly Fox Saintess selection ceremony, the written test, would be held at the Heavenly Fox Temple was released yesterday. The next day, crowds gathered in layers and almost trampled the stone steps of the Heavenly Fox Temple flat.
The Third Elder, who was overseeing the second round of the written test, witnessed the situation and had to deploy three thousand Sky Fox Soldiers to block the crowd.
Yun Sheng entered the Heavenly Fox Temple after resting for a night.
The air was filled with ancient architecture, pavilions, and towers. Among various rustic buildings, there was a vast pool of jade-green water.
The pond shimred, and at its center stood an ivory statue nearly a hundred ters high, vividly depicting a Heavenly Fox. Behind it were astonishing eight tails.
Everyone who has visited Hu Capital Heavenly Fox Temple knows that this statue was built by the citizens of the Sky Fox Tribe Country to commorate the strongest Heavenly Fox Clan Leader, Hu Yan, in the tribe’s history.
Back then, when the Wuji Continent Human Clan and the Eight Desolate Beast Clan conflicted, in monts of danger, Heavenly Fox Hu Yan and Black Qilin Tribe Leader Ye Xiu sacrificed their lives to fend off the Eight Desolate Strong People of the Human Clan.
They achieved indelible feats in preserving the bloodline by aiding the Eight Desolate Beast Clan in escaping to the Bahuang Continent.
Unfortunately, Hu Yan was ultimately killed in the Wuji Continent, and even the Sky Fox Relics vanished without a trace.
This written test is held at the pond edge under the statue of the Heavenly Fox Clan Leader Hu Yan.
A large number of Sky Fox Soldiers kept the crowd a thousand ters from the pond, while more than twenty Holy Daughter candidates from ten capitals gathered by the pond.
Lu and Hu Ruolan, among others, hurriedly arrived.
Though the crowd was dense, with Hui Yu guards displaying cold deanor around them, a glance from them caused nearby people to step back several steps in fear.
Lu and Hu Ruolan easily reached the forefront.
Lu’s green eyes swept among the twenty-odd Heavenly Fox Candidate Saintesses.
Upon noticing Hu Linglong among them, Lu’s eyes showed a hint of barely concealed distaste.
That woman, indeed, was here too.
Hu Ruolan saw all the Heavenly Fox Candidate Saintesses dressed grandly and thought of her daughter, whose life and death were uncertain, making her heart ache.
"All these won flaunting themselves, I really don’t know what the Old Clan Chief sees in them," Ya Ji said disdainfully, pursing her lips.
Just then, Ya Ji’s gaze shifted, noticing the conspicuous masked woman in the crowd.
"Why is she here?" Naturally, Ya Ji was referring to Yun Sheng.
Among the Heavenly Fox Saintesses, only Yun Sheng was masked, so upon Ya Ji’s ntion, others noticed her too.
"That’s the dical woman from Cangdu who previously obstructed our plans," Ya Ji said, bearing a grudge against Yun Sheng.
That woman was clearly a dical woman from Cangdu, yet now she’s a Candidate Saintess; there’s undoubtedly sothing odd about it.
"This woman is the one you ntioned, capable of summoning a Subdivine Beast?" Lu paid additional attention to the masked woman.
Unfortunately, the crowd distance made him barely able to see a silhouette.
"Silence!" The Third Elder held a box in his hand with a solemn expression.
He led the more than twenty Heavenly Fox Candidate Saintesses in a respectful bow to the statue of Clan Leader Hu Yan.
"Ladies and gentlen, as everyone knows, the Heavenly Fox Saintess represents the Sky Fox Clan. She is not only of noble blood but also well-versed in both literacy and martial arts. After the Clan Leader, Elder Council, and Great Witch Doctor discussed overnight, the content for the written test of the Heavenly Fox Saintess selection has been decided and is in this box," the Third Elder affird.
The more than twenty Candidate Saintesses all brightened their eyes, staring intently at the box.
Hu Linglong looked at the box, and a slight smile appeared on her lips.
This ti, heaven truly favors her.
"The written test content is related to the Heavenly Fox Clan Leader. You all need to learn Clan Leader Hu Yan’s famous Witch Skill, Corpse Puppetry, within an hour," as the Third Elder finished speaking, the crowd erupted in commotion.
Corpse Puppetry’s ntion caused a stir among the Heavenly Foxes, and even the twenty Candidate Saintesses showed subtle changes in their expressions.
Corpse Puppetry is said to be Heavenly Fox Clan Leader Hu Yan’s signature Witch Skill. Back then, she used this skill at the critical mont of the Wuji Continent Human Clan and Beast Clan battle to turn Human Clan pursuers against each other, halting their advance.
Regarding this witchcraft, the upper echelon of the Sky Fox Tribe Country always viewed it as a Treasure, preserved like a relic.
In the Sky Fox Tribe Country, those who can perform Corpse Puppetry are very few.
Unexpectedly, this ti for the Heavenly Fox Saintess selection ceremony, Corpse Puppetry beca the content of the written test.
This presents both advantages and disadvantages for the more than twenty Heavenly Fox Candidate Won.
The advantage is that even if they ultimately lose, learning Corpse Puppetry will significantly elevate their status when they return to their respective capitals or families.
The disadvantage is that since Corpse Puppetry is one of Heavenly Fox Clan Leader Hu Yan’s signature Witch Skills, it’s not an ordinary Witch Skill. Learning it within a re hour and applying it is practically an impossible task.
After the Third Elder spoke, more than twenty ditation Magic Arrays surfaced on the open pond, each Magic Array containing a scroll.
Over the next hour, these Candidate Saintesses are to ditate within the Magic Array to comprehend Corpse Puppetry.
Corpse Puppetry?
Yun Sheng chose one of the Magic Arrays nonchalantly and walked over.
She noticed Hu Linglong revealing an indelible smile.
As for Yu Shang and Lu Yunshuang, their expressions remained composed.
More than twenty Heavenly Fox Candidate Saintesses entered the Magic Arrays and opened the scrolls.
"What is this?" Yun Sheng furrowed her brows. On the scroll was written in ancient, Heavenly Fox Ancient Characters.
The Heavenly Fox Candidate Saintesses also opened their scrolls.
Upon seeing the Heavenly Fox Ancient Characters, so couldn’t help but softly complain.
Heavenly Fox Ancient Characters are an ancient script. Nowadays, within the Sky Fox Tribe Country, only those with old family heritage or Pureblood Sky Fox noble families study them.
Ordinary Heavenly Fox Mixed Bloods have no chance to learn Heavenly Fox Ancient Characters.
This ti, more than thirty percent of the Heavenly Fox Candidate Saintesses are Heavenly Fox Mixed Bloods. It’s evident how many Candidate Saintesses would be stumped by such an ancient character "Corpse Puppetry".
Indeed... Discrimination against Heavenly Fox Mixed Bloods, though this ti, you’d be disappointed, Yun Sheng coldly smirked in her heart.
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