Cultivation Struggles of a Lowly Fox

Aiko and her team left the tea house behind with the terrified stupid attendants.

Nobody really cared about unreasonable pricks and they would not be able to do anything to them, since they were supported by the overseer of this place.

"Hmmmmm." Old Ming was holding some kind of shiny stone and frowned. "In a week, they will be unlocking the road for the Tournament."

"That's quicker than I expected." Mei nodded, but there still should be no issues whatsoever.

"Well, the only thing they can try is to ban us from participating." Mei shook her head. "But even if they do that, it won't affect us."

"Will it not?" Aiko tilted her head. "Isn't this Tournament important?"

"Not really." Mei shook her head. "The important one is the Fox Village Tournament, but even that will be a quick one." She smirked.

"Because we won't be suppressed?" Aiko asked with curiosity.

"Not quite, we will be suppressed by Elders, but our Elemental Affinities can't be suppressed." Mei chuckled. "Most Foxes at this point only have around Grade 8-7."

"But what if someone has 9?" Aiko had plenty of 9s.

"All hope is not lost, while you will be suppressed by their Elemental Affinity, that doesn't mean you won't be able to move." Mei explained slowly. "You can still fight and your 'rumour' is already deep-rooted inside the Fox Village, so it's unlikely that they won't surrender immediately."

"Ugh..." Aiko groaned quietly. "I know I should be happy about this, since it makes everything easier for me, but..." She frowned even more, since she didn't like this at all.

"It's fine, what name is used on this continent won't be used on the big one, so you can come up with something until you ascend." Mei chuckled softly.

"Why until ascension?" Aiko tilted her head.

"Once you ascend, the rules change drastically and you get nicknames for your achievements. You will still be called by your name in person, but behind your back, they will create nicknames for you." Mei chuckled. She wondered what kind of nicknames she had.

"Why are you making everything so complicated?" Aiko shook her head.

"It's not about that. Once you reach a certain stage 'Mortals' will be able to call you down if they know your name. Any kind of whisper using your name, you would know about it." Mei explained. "It's very bothersome and distracting, so most don't really like it." She shook her head.

"But some might like it?" Aiko believed that not everyone was like that.

"That is true..." Mei agreed. "For the first 100 years, afterwards even those that like it start to hate it." She chuckled.

"Seriously?" Aiko blinked in disbelief.

"Yeah, since they would bother you with every small thing they could come up with, not to mention that you would hear both the good and bad constantly." Mei sighed. "It can wear down your mind quite a lot."

"But wasn't there a different reason why we shouldn't share our names?" Aiko raised her eyebrows.

"Well, the Human Contract gets 'tighter' if they know your name, but I don't remember any other instances." Mei had to purge some of her memories in order to keep the most important ones, like things about Alchemy or other crafts and how to Cultivate and Ascend.

Aiko sighed. "Why is everything so bothersome, can't you just shout at them to stop?"

"They might not take it in a good way and spread your name even more, which will bother you even more." Mei shook her head.

"Descend?" Aiko nudged Mei.

"Impossible if you don't want to be suppressed by the Heavenly Laws." Mei shook her head. "Your Cultivation would be capped at the Peak Stage of the given Mortal World."

"Purging?" Aiko blinked again.

"That would hurt the Cultivator that created that world, so you would make even more enemies." Aiko chuckled as she shook her head.

"Wait, this world was created by some Cultivator?" Aiko had this vague feeling that she knew something about this.

"Yeah, but you will know once you Ascend." Mei nudged Aiko.

Aiko nodded gently. "I will keep that in mind." She gave Mei a thumbs up.

...

They arrived at Old Ming's place.

"You can stay in the guest rooms if you don't want to find an inn." Ming Xiuying gestured. She was a bit heartbroken about how she was ignored.

Now she knew how Jun felt around this group. They subconsciously pushed everyone aside, making it difficult to mingle with them.

"Thank you." Mei smiled gently.

"I'm jealous." Ming Xiuying touched her face.

Aiko already left them behind, since this experience was quite draining.

"Would you like me to give you the massage?" The Blood Fox narrowed her eyes mischievously as Mei was occupied by the couple.

"Sure, what do we need for it?" Aiko smiled innocently. She was getting a bit better at expressing her emotions in this form, but it was still a bit difficult to do that subconsciously.

"Just lay on your bed and take off your upper clothing. It might hurt you through the fabric." The Blood Fox explained, while having quite a mischievous grin.

Aiko found this reasonable, you could burn your skin if you are not careful enough and she already experienced something like that due to her clumsiness.

"Okay." Aiko nodded slowly.

She jumped on her bed and used her Storage Ring to remove her clothes.

The Blood Fox's lips stiffened. She didn't expect that Aiko would do it like this. She was still looking forward to Aiko undressing in front of her.

"Is something wrong?" Aiko turned around and saw that the Blood Fox was quite stunned. "While I'm quite good at dressing myself, it's still difficult not to damage the material or make it wrinkled." She explained, and the Blood Fox could only dumbfoundedly nod.

"What else do I need to do?" Aiko blinked at the stunned Blood Fox.

"Nothing." The Blood Fox snapped out of it and came close to Aiko. "It's better that you relax your arms, either under your head or along your body."

"Okay." Aiko placed her hands along her body, but then-

"!!!" Her body stiffened.

"You are quite stiff, I can't massage you if you are like a plank." The Blood Fox chuckled.

Aiko was stiff because she didn't expect this from the Blood Fox.

The Blood Fox was currently sitting on Aiko's back, near her tails. This made it difficult for Aiko to escape if something happened.

"Or am I too heavy?" The Blood Fox spoke in a pained voice.

"N-no." Moon Aiko stuttered, not knowing what to do about this situation.

"Then relax." The Blood Fox whispered into Aiko's ears.

Aiko's ears twitched, she didn't really want to relax since she didn't know what to expect from this.

The Blood Fox was unfortunately patient, so she would wait until Aiko relaxed now that Mei was occupied.

And it didn't take all that much time for that to happen.

Once Aiko noticed that nothing was happening, her body slowly relaxed.

The Blood Fox gently planted her warm hands on Aiko's back, making her flinch from the unexpected touch.

'How small." The Blood Fox narrowed her eyes. Aiko's back was really small, a lot smaller than what the Blood Fox trained on.

This was fine, since all the good points should be the same, just on a smaller back.

At first, the Blood Fox just ran her hands on Aiko's back. She was looking for all the stiff places.

The Blood Fox listened to the voices slowly, making sure not to miss anything.

She shouldn't attack the stiff places immediately, since it would hurt. The Blood Fox should go around them and slowly ease them up before attacking them later.

She shouldn't use too much strength, since that could cause more stiffness in other places.

The Blood Fox had a lot on her plate, but if it meant this would help her seduce Aiko. Then it was all worth it.

She gently massaged Aiko's back and from her lack of noise, it seemed like it didn't hurt.

Aiko didn't know what to do about this situation. The Blood Fox's soft body was pressed against hers. Her hot hands caressing her back made wonderful, cold, yet sensual after-marks.

*Moan*

Aiko subconsciously moaned, which made her blush deep red.

"It seems I'm doing a good job. I was worried that I failed." The Blood Fox sighed happily. She put up a good show for Aiko in order to relax her.

"It... feels nice." Aiko's voice was as tiny as a mosquito's, but the Blood Fox didn't mind.

It meant that Aiko was enjoying this and she could work on her skills later on.

The Blood Fox made Aiko's back her playground. Slowly caressing her and helping her to relax.

She knew that Aiko was too embarrassed after that moan, but that didn't discourage the Blood Fox.

She would make a mess out of Aiko while helping her. That was her plan.

She gently pressed her fingers around certain places, which made Aiko flinch.

While the tails were not connected by physical means, that didn't mean the lower back was not strained. It still needed to make a connection with Aiko's spine, which meant that her shoulders and lower back had the most abuse.

'Not as much as my shoulders.' The Blood Fox chuckled, since hers weighed a lot more than Aiko's.

"Is this fine?" The Blood Fox pressed the lower backs two points again and Aiko's body flinched.

Aiko's breathing was unsteady, but it didn't seem like she was not enjoying it, so the Blood Fox pressed on.

Moans slowly spread as Aiko was too tired to keep them in check.

The Blood Fox made sure that Aiko would sign for her with that sweet voice and redoubled her efforts.

Aiko's body slowly heated up, which pleased her, but she still didn't move on to the next stage.

While this plan involved going at it with Aiko, her main plan was still to ease her back. It would be bad if Aiko developed bad habits due to her avoiding painful places on her back.

Aiko was aroused, due to the tender touch and affection the Blood Fox was showing. She also was in a compromising position, which excited her even more for some reason.

The Blood Fox finished the last two stiff places on Aiko's back and slowly caressed Aiko's back.

At this point, Aiko had a murky mind and her mind drifted away.

The Blood Fox leaned against Aiko's small body slowly.

It was time to act!