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 Chapter 3166: Misfortune, Advance or Collapse

Lin Moyu's words were like an order. Su Mou immediately commanded the flying ship to stop.

The flying ship that had been rushing suddenly came to an emergency stop, almost instantly stopping in mid-air.

Fortunately, everyone on the flying ship was a cultivator, at least Dao Venerable level, able to react to sudden speed changes.

If they were ordinary people, they would have been thrown about.

The flying ship stopped in mid-air. Lin Moyu looked towards Nine Tails City, his eyes slightly narrowed, emitting a misty aura.

Su Mou sensed Lin Moyu's change but didn't ask much, just quietly waiting.

He knew Lin Moyu must have discovered something.

The mist around Lin Moyu grew thicker and thicker, gradually enveloping his entire person.

Su Mou silently retreated several steps, avoiding the mist emanating from Lin Moyu.

He feared that if he touched the mist, it would affect Lin Moyu.

Now it concerned his race's life and death. He didn't dare be the least bit careless.

If he entered the mist now, he would see that Lin Moyu's body had become ethereal. At the same time, an equally ethereal Dao appeared at Lin Moyu's feet, as if he was stepping on it.

Stepping on the Dao - if this were known, it would absolutely shock the world.

Lin Moyu saw Nine Tails City's luck, equivalent to seeing the Celestial Fox clan's luck.

He instinctively sensed something was wrong, then used his Luck Dao true body, wanting to borrow the Dao's power to see more clearly.

Above Nine Tails City, luck soared to the heavens. The Celestial Fox clan's strong luck was extremely rare.

In Lin Moyu's eyes, the Celestial Fox clan's luck had turned purple, emitting a noble aura.

Purple luck was noble beyond words. Lin Moyu had seen such luck before on the Three Ancestors and Beast Emperor. Their luck emitted a purple intent.

At that time, Lin Moyu realized that purple luck might be a sign of the Great Dao realm.

Now, purple intent also appeared in the Celestial Fox clan's luck. This meant the Celestial Fox clan was very likely to produce an expert surpassing ninth-level Dao Venerable.

Or perhaps their long-lost ancestor might reappear.

Whatever the reason, as long as they could maintain this luck, the Celestial Fox clan would surely advance further.

Moreover, under such luck, most clan members would have constant good fortune.

Sometimes, even in danger, they could turn misfortune into good fortune, unless extremely unlucky.

Originally, having such luck should be a very good thing.

But for some reason, Lin Moyu sensed something was off.

In the deepest part of the luck, Lin Moyu saw a tiny bit of black.

Misfortune!

Misfortune appeared in the deepest part of the luck.

Now the misfortune was still very weak, not greatly affecting the entire race.

But once misfortune truly appeared, it meant the Celestial Fox clan would face a calamity.

Misfortune was two-sided. If they passed through it, they would soar. 

If they couldn't pass through it, they would fall to the bottom.

Sometimes, misfortune was a test.

Lin Moyu stared at the black spot in the luck, hoping to see something from the misfortune.

Even with misfortune, there were differences.

Ordinary people couldn't see luck. Even if they used treasures to see it, they couldn't see misfortune.

Even with some secret techniques to see misfortune, they might not recognize it.

Only people like Lin Moyu who comprehended the Luck Dao could clearly see misfortune.

If one's spiritual sense was keen enough, one could analyze the source of the misfortune from within it.

In Lin Moyu's view, there were only two types of misfortune.

One was man-made, the other naturally occurring.

The former needn't be said - someone was targeting the Celestial Fox clan.

But on the Northern Continent, all was under the Beast Emperor's rule. Who would dare move against the Celestial Fox clan?

The second type was naturally occurring, indicating the Celestial Fox clan's luck would face a great test for ascension. Success meant establishment, failure meant collapse.

The black spot of misfortune gradually enlarged in Lin Moyu's eyes. He saw more and more clearly.

Finally, he saw a strange place.

At the very center of the misfortune, there was actually another tiny black spot.

This black spot was extremely small, small enough to be completely ignored.

If luck were compared to an ocean, then misfortune would be a reef in the ocean, not an island, but a reef.

And this black spot now seen would be an insignificant bit of moss on the reef.

The reason Lin Moyu could discover it was because it was deeper and blacker than the misfortune.

This blackness was very profound and also brought inexplicable fear.

"Black blood!"

Lin Moyu almost instinctively thought of black blood.

The black blood from the Black Blood Realm was so profound.

But this was luck. How could black blood exist here?

Black blood was real, luck was illusory. The two shouldn't have any intersection.

But what if it was possible?

Lin Moyu's heart surged with shock. If it really was the Black Blood Realm, then things would be troublesome.

Those who invaded the Origin Continent back then weren't just Outer Gods, but also powerhouses from the Black Blood Realm.

Outer Gods still had remnants in the Origin Continent. People from the Black Blood Realm must also have remnants.

"From the great world to the Origin Continent, it seems I have inextricable karma with the Black Blood Realm."

"What a trouble!"

Lin Moyu sighed in his heart. Whether it was black blood or not, it seemed he had to take a look.

The mist dispersed. Lin Moyu had already put away his Dao true body.

Su Mou immediately asked, "Mr. Lin, how is it?"

Lin Moyu said, "There are indeed some problems. As you said, the root of the problem may be in your clan's ancestral land. The specifics, I may need to go to your clan's ancestral land to know."

Su Mou's eyes lit up, "Mr. Lin has agreed to help."

Since Lin Moyu had already spoken, he naturally wouldn't go back on his word, "I'll do my best. I hope I can help your clan."

Su Mou said happily, "You can, you definitely can."

"When we reach Nine Tails City, we'll first arrange for Mr. Lin to settle in. Let Su Ze take Mr. Lin to tour Nine Tails City."

"This old man will go prepare for entering the ancestral land. When preparations are ready, I'll come find Mr. Lin."

"Don't worry, Mr. Lin. It won't take long, at most ten days. It won't delay Mr. Lin too much time."

Lin Moyu nodded, "Alright. I have a few disciples with me. They'll definitely be interested in Nine Tails City too."

Su Mou smiled, "That's for sure. Nine Tails City won't disappoint Mr. Lin. Mr. Lin can choose a mountain peak. This old man will have people clear it out for Mr. Lin to live in."

Nine Tails City was built along the mountain range. The entire city extended over 400,000 li, divided into inner and outer cities.

The first 300,000 li was the outer city, for Celestial Fox clan collateral members and other visiting beast races to live and do business.

The last 100,000 li area was the inner city, exclusively for Celestial Fox clan direct lineage members.

The entire city was also divided into upper, middle and lower levels from bottom to top.

The lower level was at the foot of the mountains. The most people lived here, and their status was also the lowest.

The middle level was on the mountainsides. Those who could live here basically all had extraordinary identities, not something money alone could buy.

Many good things could only be bought in the middle level.

The upper level consisted of mountain peaks, looking like the fur of the nine-tailed celestial fox from afar.

Those who could live on the mountain peaks were absolutely truly noble in status.

If other beast races came here, at least a royal clan elder would be qualified to stay.

As for the leaders of some small clans, they weren't even qualified.

And now, Lin Moyu could freely choose any mountain peak he liked to live on. This was enough to prove how important Lin Moyu was in Su Mou's heart.