Shen Zhilian quickly calmed down, because she felt like those ghostly beings wouldn't give up so easily.
Feng Xi and the others would definitely be captured again.
When that time came, she would make her move, still be able to make Qin Shifeng and the others feel deeply indebted to her, and at the same time get rid of Feng Xi.
Thinking of this, a sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth.
Feng Xi, no matter how much you jump around in front of me, you're still nothing more than a clown.
Just as she was thinking this, she heard Feng Xi say to Feng Xiaotian, "Senior Feng, I had no choice but to do what I did just now. I hope you can understand.
Anyway, since we're just idle, why don't you tell me about Yunxiao Sect?"
Feng Xiaotian snorted coldly, clearly unwilling to pay her any attention.
If it was someone else, at this moment they would definitely feel embarrassed and stop talking.
But Feng Xi acted as if nothing had happened and said with a smile, "You should've seen that I just had an epiphany, right? Do you know what I realized?"
Feng Xiaotian was indeed curious and asked, "What did you realize?"
Feng Xi grinned, showing her little white teeth, "Take a guess!"
Feng Xiaotian: "..."
If I had known this little girl was this annoying, I should've stuffed her into a cage the moment she came in!
"Senior Feng, I was just joking with you. You're not really angry, are you?
Then I have to say something about you, judging by your age when you kicked the bucket, you should've already been pretty old. And you've been clinging to life in this secret realm for so many years, yet your ability to calm the mind and nurture the spirit is just terrible!"
Feng Xiaotian: "..."
Kicked the bucket? Clinging to life?
This little girl was either uncultured, or deliberately mocking him!
Feng Xi continued chattering on, "When I saw the ruined walls of Yunxiao Sect, a nameless sadness surged in my heart.
In a daze, it felt as if I saw Yunxiao Sect in its former glory, as if I myself were one of its members.
High-spirited, incomparably glorious.
And then, I had an epiphany!
If you ask me what I realized, I can't really say!
But if you say I didn't realize anything, I clearly did have an epiphany!
Tell me, isn't that infuriating?"
Feng Xiaotian: "..."
Everyone listening with their ears pricked up: "..."
They had originally wanted to learn something from this, maybe open up their thinking and have an epiphany too.
And this was it?
Feng Xi propped up her chin, looking full of longing, "Senior Feng, when I was having that realization, I saw our Yunxiao Sect occupying ten mu of land, with a full one hundred disciples. Truly amazing!"
Feng Xiaotian almost exploded in anger!
Even a tiny sect would have more land and more people than that!
He sneered, "You really underestimate my Yunxiao Sect!
My Yunxiao Sect once occupied millions of mu, with millions of disciples!
Back then, how glorious, how magnificent it was!
But in a single night, it collapsed and shattered, sinking into the ground, corpses everywhere, blood flowing like rivers…"
As Feng Xiaotian spoke, his eyes turned crimson, his whole body becoming crazed. If Jiang Ji and Qin Shifeng hadn't joined forces to restrain him, he might've even broken free of the spirit-binding rope.
The other floating spirits weren't as frenzied as he was, but their eyes were also red, their faces twisted with pain and savagery.
Jiang Ji and the others didn't dare say a word, afraid of provoking them further.
After the time it takes half a stick of incense to burn, Feng Xiaotian and the others gradually calmed down.
Then Feng Xi slammed her palm onto a table, shattering it!
"Too much!
Absolutely inhuman!
Too fucking inhuman!
If I ever find out who did this, I'll skin them alive, rip out their tendons, drink their blood, even the rat brats in their family that haven't opened their eyes yet, I'll drain them one by one…"
Everyone: "..."
Wait, why are you getting so worked up?!
You're not even from Yunxiao Sect!
Seeing everyone staring at her, Feng Xi took a deep breath, "I just can't stand injustices like this!
Aren't we, cultivators, supposed to draw their blades when they see injustice?!
Yunxiao Sect was exterminated for no reason, shouldn't we be filled with righteous indignation?!"
As soon as Feng Xi finished speaking, Jun Wen said, "Little junior sister, you're right! I'm furious too, I'm so angry I can't even speak!"
Jiang Ji said, "Mm, me too."
Everyone: "..."
You two are really good at playing along!
For some reason, Feng Xi's words seemed to have an effect, and Feng Xiaotian's expression somewhat eased.
He sighed, "You little girl, you've gone to such lengths, isn't it just to find out our origins?
Fine, I'll tell you.
The Heavenly Dao is unjust. My Yunxiao Sect never did anything wrong, yet suffered the calamity of extermination!
We refuse to accept it! We are unwilling! We are filled with resentment!
By chance, we transformed into resentful spirits.
Neither alive nor dead, eternally undying."
Hearing this, the expressions of Mu Zihuai and the others changed.
They had heard of resentful spirits, but records in the classics were extremely scarce, basically matching what Feng Xiaotian described.
Feng Xi was puzzled, "Since you're eternally undying, why did you accept my threat just now?"
Feng Xiaotian's tone was complicated, "Just as you said, even if we can't die, we still fear living in torment!
For us resentful spirits, being burned by flames is extremely painful."
Feng Xi put on a face full of false remorse, "Really sorry about that. Please continue!"
Feng Xiaotian: "..."
"We have lingered in this dark, sunless underground palace for ten thousand years, until some time ago, when we finally waited for the moment of the phoenix's nirvana.
We then planned to take advantage of the opening of the secret realm to find a destined person. As long as they promise to help us investigate the true cause behind Yunxiao Sect's sudden annihilation, we would hand over all of Yunxiao Sect's treasures.
Everything we said before about transformation and remolding was just to test you!
If you don't believe it, you can go outside and take a look, those people taken out earlier were merely knocked unconscious."
Everyone was utterly dumbfounded.
They could've never imagined that things would turn out like this.
Someone immediately went out to check and indeed found those independent cultivators lying unconscious.
Even so, everyone still half-believed and half-doubted Feng Xiaotian's words.
Feng Xiaotian gave a bitter smile, "Whether you believe it or not, what I said is true.
Resentful spirits are eternally undying, but we have all lived long enough. If we wish to die, there's only one way, eliminate the resentment.
Therefore, only by uncovering the truth behind Yunxiao Sect's extermination can we finally be released.
If that weren't the case, why would I bother locking you in cages instead of outright killing you?"
He then had one of the resentful spirits release Shen Zhilian.
Only then did everyone truly believe him.
Feng Xiaotian asked again, "Is anyone willing to become this destined person?"
Everyone was tempted.
Even Shen Zhilian was no exception.
Yunxiao Sect had been a super sect, its remaining treasure would be more than the combined wealth of the four major sects!
Feng Xi blinked, "I regard money as dirt! I'm not interested! I withdraw!"
As if! Such a massive sect collapsed overnight, how terrifying must the enemy's strength have been?!
They were already that powerful back then, and after tens of thousands of years, they'd definitely be even more terrifying!
Investigate the truth?
More like delivering themselves to die!
Besides, possessing such a treasure would bring disaster, once news of Yunxiao Sect's treasure spread, not just the Northern Region, even people from the Southern Region would carry their flying boats overnight to come rob it!
She hadn't fully grown her wings yet, she couldn't do such a foolish act that only invites disaster.
Feng Xiaotian smiled, "Then you may withdraw. I'll give the remaining people a question. Whoever gives the correct answer first will be the destined person."