The Nine-tailed Fox’s first doppelganger was the One-tailed, and her second was Jiang Qiu. Indeed, this second "doppelganger" was cultivated by leveraging the special connection between them. Of course, the Nine-tailed Fox held no control over Jiang Qiu; it was more accurate to say they had simply established a mutual link.
This connection ensured a high degree of sharing between them. For instance, the Nine-tailed Fox’s ability to manipulate the Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm was actually a Secret Technique that could condense the formless Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm into razor-sharp threads, capable of easily slicing through objects.
Under normal circumstances, it would have been very difficult for the Nine-tailed Fox to master such a Secret Technique. But with Jiang Qiu acting as her unique doppelganger, he had effortlessly transmitted the cultivation method for the technique to her and even helped her achieve enlightenment, allowing her to become highly proficient in a short amount of time.
It was precisely because of this that Jiang Qiu was confident enough to lead the Nine-tailed Fox to carve a path of destruction through the Golden Eagle Demon Clan Commander’s entire territory, and why he also dared to threaten the Golden Eagle Ancestor.
To be honest, when he saw the Golden Eagle Ancestor appear, his opinions about this world were further solidified. Far too many members of the Demon Race lacked systematic Cultivation methods, and their strength wasn’t actually all that impressive.
If this were the Primordial World Cluster, anyone at an equivalent Realm could defeat this world’s Demon Race.
In other words, at the same Realm, the Cultivators here were simply too primitive. They had no real techniques, squandering their incredible innate Talent.
Take the Golden Eagle Ancestor, for example. He didn’t have a single decent long-range attack, and even his defensive techniques were flimsy, yet he still managed to control a vast territory.
The Golden Eagle Ancestor was an expert at the Perfect Transformation Realm, and fundamentally, few among the True Dominators could surpass him. Yet he was suppressed by the Nine-tailed Fox, who had more or less just stepped into the Transformation Realm and had no combat experience to speak of.
This just went to show that the Demon Race of this world possessed very few combat techniques. Fundamentally, they posed a very low threat to Jiang Qiu, so naturally, he wasn’t too worried about the various Demon Race members he would encounter down the line.
He had already learned from the Nine-tailed Fox, as well as from several other now-dead Great Dominators, that to get to Tai Lake quickly by heading north, they would have to pass through a Demon Race city located in the middle section of the Primitive Ancient Forest.
This meant they would encounter a Super True Dominator, a being who completely reigned over True Dominators. Its Realm was on a completely different, overwhelmingly higher level than that of a True Dominator, but Jiang Qiu wasn’t too worried.
’As long as I can help the Nine-tailed Fox quickly condense her third tail, it would be like her ascending a whole High Realm. Then, with the Secret Techniques I’ve mastered, we might be able to clear this stage in no time.’
Yes, the key now was to condense the third tail. The Cultivation spot Jiang Qiu and the Nine-tailed Fox found was a cave shimmering with light. Inside, by a stroke of luck, was a pool of Spirit Pool Water. The concentration of Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm within it was simply celestial, and the water itself was an extremely rare Treasure of Heaven and Earth meant for Cultivation.
This place had originally been near the territory of a Great Dominator, but it seemed they hadn’t discovered it due to how remote it was. However, at their current Realms, Jiang Qiu and the Nine-tailed Fox had sensed it with ease.
Then, Jiang Qiu brought the Nine-tailed Fox here to begin a new round of joint cultivation and enlightenment. "The Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm should have attributes," he began, "but in this world, it’s attribute-less. This makes it incompatible with a great many Cultivation Techniques. How about we try to give your doppelgangers attributes?"
As Jiang Qiu spoke, the Nine-tailed Fox had already disrobed and assumed her beautiful human form. Her skin was as white as Snow, her cheeks as pink as a peach. She had a clean, pure appearance, tinged with a slightly icy aura.
She knelt formally before Jiang Qiu, her ten slender fingers resting on her knees. With her back to him, her spine glistening white like a snowy mountain range, she asked with curiosity, "Master, what is an attribute?"
In this world, the Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm was very pure—which is to say, it was attribute-less. Perhaps for this reason, many Great Demons had failed to master any powerful Cultivation Techniques.
It was as if they had lost their instruction manual; they didn’t know how to summon Flame or Yang Water. They were all blank slates, unable to deduce the formulas from thin air.
Therefore, the Nine-tailed Fox naturally couldn’t comprehend these so-called "attributes," having never even encountered such a thing. But in her eyes, any abstruse concept her Master spoke of was knowledge from the High Heavens. For her, simply listening was like attending a sermon from above—an opportunity she cherished more than anything.
She loved listening to Jiang Qiu talk about things she knew nothing about. ’It seems like every word Master says can bring me to enlightenment,’ she thought. ’Every time I listen, it’s like I’m stealing knowledge from a higher realm.’
Communication has always been a means of building connections. For thousands of years, as a Great Dominator, the Nine-tailed Fox had barely spoken more than a handful of words. It had been an incredibly long time since she had been able to speak her mind freely.
It wasn’t until Jiang Qiu rode Xiong Batian into her territory for the first time that she began to speak at length. During their subsequent journey, feeling the poverty of her own understanding, she found herself constantly asking her Master about things like the nature of Cultivation Techniques.
Yes, communication in this world was scarce. After all, among the Demon Race, interactions were little more than killing and eating. What need was there for extensive conversation?
The Nine-tailed Fox herself had been a loner for a thousand years. Who was there for her to talk to?