Although Jiang Ji hadn't been reunited with Feng Xi and the others for very long, Jun Wen had already bragged at length about Feng Xi's glorious deeds, so Jiang Ji had a general idea of things.
"Little Junior Sister, which of these three options are you planning to choose?"
Feng Xi thought for a moment, then said, "Old man Feng is mysterious and suspicious. I don't want any more entanglement with him, so we'll eliminate the first option.
As for the second option, the teleportation array definitely won't be easy to find. We'll keep that as a backup plan and only use it if there's truly no other choice.
Let's go with the third option!
The cliff where the bird's nest is is only about half an hour away. We'll make it in time!
Let's go!"
Feng Xi took out a Golden-Winged Iron-Feathered Eagle feather from her storage ring, strapped it to her back, and took off running.
With the wind at her back and the feather's assistance, she felt practically weightless.
Jun Wen's eyes lit up. He copied her movements and followed along, ascending to immortality together!
Jiang Ji: "..."
Setting everything else aside, how were these two running so fast?
He's only at mid Golden Core Stage, if he was at Foundation Establishment Stage, there'd be no way he could keep up!
While running, Jun Wen asked, "Little Junior Sister, what if that stupid eagle isn't home?"
Feng Xi replied casually, "No problem. If it's home, great. If not, we'll go back and find old man Feng."
Jun Wen asked again, "Little Junior Sister, we snuck out like this. It'd already be merciful if that stupid eagle doesn't beat us up, would it really help us?"
"It probably will. After all, maternal love is selfless and great!"
Jun Wen: "..."
Have you gotten addicted to pretending to be a baby chick?
At that moment, he glanced at the little fat bird flapping its wings with all its might, "Little Junior Sister, you contracted this Fire-Spitting Crow?
This thing's a complete waste. What use is it to you?!
If you like spirit birds, I'll take you to catch a powerful one someday..."
Before he could finish speaking, the little fat bird said in a soft, childish voice, "Are…you…blind?!"
Jun Wen stumbled in shock.
It could speak human language?
Since when could Fire-Spitting Crows speak?!
Although the little fat bird had also spat out a ball of Phoenix Fire when Feng Xi ambushed Feng Xiaotian the previous night, it was still a fledgling. The fire it produced didn't look much different from a Fire-Spitting Crow's flames.
So whether it was Jun Wen or anyone else, no one noticed anything unusual. Everyone assumed it was just a Fire-Spitting Crow.
Jiang Ji reacted quickly and asked in astonishment, "Little Junior Sister, this-this is that little phoenix?"
Feng Xi nodded, "Mm. It ran over last night insisting on contracting with me.
I actually didn't want to, raising this thing costs too much Fire Marrow!
But I'm soft-hearted. Seeing how pitiful it was, I agreed."
Jiang Ji: "..."
If other people heard this, they'd definitely beat you up!
This is a phoenix, and you're acting all reluctant?
You're clearly getting the benefit and still complaining!
That said, looking at the little fat bird's appearance, no one would ever guess it was a phoenix!
Just then, a large bird flew in from afar, it was the Golden-Winged Iron-Feathered Eagle.
It had caught a familiar scent.
How could it not be familiar?!
Feng Xi and Jun Wen were carrying its feathers on their backs, the wind carried the smell far and wide.
The Golden-Winged Iron-Feathered Eagle first saw its two feathers, then the two little fledglings.
Then it saw the little fat bird.
The little fat bird was really good at showing off, it deliberately released its unique phoenix aura.
The Golden-Winged Iron-Feathered Eagle nearly fell out of the sky.
A phoenix?!?!
The king of all birds.
A trace of greed flashed in the Golden-Winged Iron-Feathered Eagle's eyes.
If it devoured a divine beast's flesh and blood, its cultivation would skyrocket.
But it quickly abandoned that thought, because phoenixes would bite back.
Even before death, they drag their enemy down with them, burning everything with nirvana flames.
A phoenix could undergo nirvana and be reborn, but it couldn't!
At this moment, Feng Xi waved at the Golden-Winged Iron-Feathered Eagle, signaling it to land.
The eagle hesitated for a moment, then landed in front of them.
Feng Xi smiled and said, "When we first entered the secret realm, you took good care of us. We don't have much to offer in thanks, so take this insect!"
She took out the remaining One-Horned Stone Salamander.
Her heart was bleeding!
That was twenty-five thousand spirit stones!
But nothing was more important than staying alive.
The Golden-Winged Iron-Feathered Eagle's eyes lit up when it saw the salamander!
Although its cultivation was higher, that creature's venomous spines were troublesome, and it lived in groups, it could never find one.
Feng Xi continued, "Besides thanking you, we'd like to trouble you to help us, could you take us to the top of Heavenly Sword Peak?"
The Golden-Winged Iron-Feathered Eagle agreed immediately.
One reason was because of Feng Xi's generosity. Another was because it couldn't wait for Feng Xi to take the little fat bird away.
Seeing this thing but not being able to eat it was maddening!
If this went on, it might even give rise to a heart demon, affecting its cultivation.
The three climbed onto the Golden-Winged Iron-Feathered Eagle's back and took off into the sky.
Jun Wen was fine, after following Feng Xi for so long, he already got used to absurd situations.
Jiang Ji, however, suffered another shock.
Little Junior Sister really never walked a normal path!
As they neared Heavenly Sword Peak, Feng Xi spotted the five independent cultivators.
She had the Golden-Winged Iron-Feathered Eagle land.
"Fellow Daoists, quickly, get on!"
The five cultivators' eyes nearly popped out of their heads!
They even wondered if they were hallucinating.
This was a Golden Core Stage Golden-Winged Iron-Feathered Eagle!
How did Feng Xi and the others manage this?!
But there's no time to think, they tremblingly climbed onto the eagle's back.
Moments later, they were delivered to the summit of Heavenly Sword Peak.
The Golden-Winged Iron-Feathered Eagle cried out twice, then flew away.
The little black ball said to the little fat bird, "Stupid bird, your grandma left, why didn't you go see her off?"
The little fat bird didn't respond.
The little black ball thought it was too scared to talk back and felt extremely pleased!
At this moment, Tian Qing exclaimed in surprise, "By the heavens! These stones are all Golden Polishing Stone! This is top-grade material for artifact forging, each piece can sell for several thousand spirit stones!"
Feng Xi, still aching over twenty-five thousand spirit stones: (✧◡✧)
The entire mountaintop was covered in Golden Polishing Stone, so much you could stuff it into sacks endlessly!
There was no time for further talk, while there's still time, they hurriedly collected as much as they could.
Even the little fat bird secretly stuffed quite a bit into its own storage space.
Someday it would sell it to buy flowers for its mother to wear!
Seeing that time was almost up, Feng Xi said to the five independent cultivators, "The teleportation array is about to close. Let's leave quickly!
Before we go, let me say one more thing.
In the underground palace, Shen Zhilan and Mu Zihuai pushed some of you out to die. That'll damage their reputations to some extent.
After we get out, they might even silence you to cover it up."
The five independent cultivators were instantly terrified!
Hunyuan Sect is so powerful, there was nowhere for them to run.
What should they do?
Tian Qing, quick-witted, immediately knelt before Feng Xi, "Immortal Feng Xi, please point out a path for us!"
The other cultivators also knelt.
Only after all of them knelt did Feng Xi put on a show of concern, "What are you doing? Hurry and get up!"
Jun Wen: "..."
Jiang Ji: "..."
You only say that after they kneel?
What were you doing earlier?!
At this moment, Feng Xi blinked innocently, "There is a way, but it depends on whether you dare to take it!"