Chapter 175: The Fox Cave

“Hey, have you heard about the Fox Cave?”
This sentence has become a greeting among players in “The Jianghu”.
The reason is simple: the legend of the Fox Cave, as told by the village chief and villagers of Fairy Fox Village, has evolved into a myth—a pair of evil spouses who trained a large group of fox demons to wreak havoc. Every night, one could see the terrifying skeletal head of a beast emitting white ghostly flames at the entrance. From the nearby towns, strong men and young women would enter and disappear each day.
At first, players in the nearby towns thought it was just an ordinary training spot…
But gradually, they gathered more information!
The Fox Cave was inhabited by a pair of highly skilled martial artists, and all the fox demons inside were created by them through advanced illusionary techniques.
In truth…
Their true forms were foxes, but under the effect of the illusions, they took on human shapes.
To eliminate this evil pair and the countless fox demons that killed people, more and more martial artists were drawn there and rushed in as soon as the Fox Cave opened.
But!
They underestimated its danger.
Even the lowest-level red foxes had combat strength at the later stage of the Creation Realm. Under the cover of powerful illusions, their bodies and movements were completely different, making attacks impossible to defend against. Many players were torn apart the moment they entered the Fox Cave, with only those with high protective abilities barely surviving.
Even those with some strength found that their meager protective abilities were useless against white foxes at the Mysterious Realm—a difference in internal energy cultivation could mean the difference between life and death!
Moreover, there were countless fox demons inside the Fox Cave—not just dozens or hundreds, but thousands.
In the inner hall, countless corpses lay every night.
Originally, such a deadly and brutal place should have deterred players. Unfortunately, a legend circulating in Fairy Fox Village attracted even more people. With each passing day, more people were drawn there, and more groups ventured into the Fox Cave.
This legend was about two divine weapons: “Sunlight Sword” and “Moonlight Knife”!
These were the weapons wielded by the evil couple in the Fox Cave, once famous throughout the Jianghu. Whoever could kill those evil spouses would obtain these two divine weapons.
The entire Jianghu was in turmoil, and almost all skilled warriors with some strength or ambition came to Fairy Fox Village!

Happy logged off. Hearing this news from the Lonely Three Wolves, he merely raised his eyebrows slightly before calmly lowering his head to shove the rice grains in his bowl into his mouth.
“Hey.”
Chen Fan exchanged surprised glances with Bai Lang and Qi Ci:
“Fox Cave? Why don’t you seem to react at all?”
For any player in “Jianghu,” a thrilling and unknown place was always exciting and desirable—this was why Fox Cave attracted a steady stream of players every day, not to mention the legendary weapons that drove people crazy!
But…
To Happy, Fox Cave sounded just like the word “pigsty”; those legendary weapons seemed no different from ordinary kitchen knives found in markets.
Yet who could truly know that Happy’s vision and thinking were far broader and deeper than theirs?
If others didn’t know about Fox Cave, how could he not?
Inside Fox Cave, an ordinary Red Fox at the Creation Realm, with the help of the Illusion Demon Formation, was equivalent to a martial arts expert just entering the Mysterious Realm—and their combat styles were fast-attack types.
Happy was confident he could handle one or two of them, but the thought of the dense clusters of red and white fox demons everywhere in Fox Cave—hallways, passages, ceilings, walls—made him feel dizzy!
Surrounded by a group of fox demons with extremely fast attack speeds, no one, no matter how strong, could escape unscathed. Without sufficient power, entering meant certain death.
The REP scores gradually released on the website said it all…
Once inside, even with a large number of players, they still fell far short compared to the fox demons, who had the advantage of being at home. Moreover, beasts were highly resilient, resulting in a high death rate among players.
And…
Few knew that the main reason why more and more players kept dying was due to several major guilds behind the scenes—these were the most powerful guilds in the nearby towns.
These people were well aware of Fox Cave’s dangers but couldn’t resist the high chance of obtaining top-tier martial arts secrets there. So they kept spreading profitable information, luring in countless sacrificial players to pave the way for them and reap profits in chaos. Otherwise, it was unlikely for a single organization to gain a foothold in Fox Cave.
“Fox Cave holds no appeal for me,” Happy said calmly. “What I need now are top-tier protective skills and fast movement techniques.”

This was his response and explanation regarding the Three Lonely Wolves. He still didn’t dare reveal his true plans to the three brothers. The jade pendant in his hand was meant to open the third level of the Fox Cave, and he had long made it his next destination. “Shadow Wind Leg” had already reached the tenth level, and it would soon catch up with “Flower Hero’s Song,” becoming his first master-level supreme martial art. With “Shadow Wind Leg” at the master level, Happy had the confidence to deal with the fierce and swift fox demons in the Fox Cave with the help of “Wind Spirit Spin,” and to defeat multiple fox demons without losing. But now wasn’t the time… There were numerous white and red foxes, never alone; in the not-so-spacious Fox Cave, they always stayed in groups. Besides individual strength, one also needed powerful teammates for support. Happy already had two candidates in mind… but it was far from enough. The Fox Cave couldn’t be taken down by just one or two people, nor could it be overcome by sheer numbers. Every teammate couldn’t be a burden—in the Fox Cave, anyone who slowed things down could be killed at any moment. There was an even more important reason! There were many organizations with ambitions for the Fox Cave, most of them with strong backing, including members of the First Rank Hall. In this lawless world, only those with strength could speak with authority. To profit from the Fox Cave, to claim a share from the numerous powerful gangs and organizations, or even to use these powerful groups as pawns, meticulous planning, preparation, and strength were all necessary… none of the three could be missing! That jade pendant should be able to provoke these big shots. Happy smiled to himself, lowered his head, and continued to scrape up the rice grains.