Feng Xi saw the look in Jun Wen's eyes and immediately knew something was behind her. She was standing in the middle of the flower sea, a normal person's first instinct would be to tap their toes against the ground and leap into the air.
If she had done that, the giant fluttering moth behind her would've met her head-on. Feng Xi's little life would've been in grave danger!
But Feng Xi noticed Jiang Ji's mouth forming what seemed to be the word "no". Almost instinctively, she dropped to her knees and did a...sliding kneel!
Even with flower branches in the way, she shot forward more than three meters in a single glide.
Thank the heavens, thank the earth, thank the ancestors for letting her master a new skill!
The moment Feng Xi hit the ground, Jiang Ji's ultimate move, Heavenly Net, descended, enveloping the giant moth to prevent it from attacking her again.
Mu Zihuai reacted half a beat slower, but his sword light also followed close behind.
Jun Wen and the others, whose cultivation levels were lower, were even slower, though they quickly joined in as well.
Only Lu Xiuhan had no intention of making a move at all.
He practically wanted to cheer the moth on, kill Feng Xi! Why would he help her?!
For a fleeting moment, he even considered taking advantage of the chaos to strike Feng Xi himself, but the potential consequences made him hold back.
By now, Feng Xi had clearly seen what had attacked her.
It was a massive moth with a wingspan of nearly three meters.
Its wings were covered in eye-shaped patterns, its antennae and abdominal legs were lined with fine hairs that emitted a faint blue glow.
Its mouthpart resembled a straw, twitching incessantly.
Feng Xi was just about to unleash her ultimate move when the moth's abdomen suddenly swelled like a balloon.
Jiang Ji's complexion turned pale from shock, "It's going to self-destruct! Quick! Get back!"
Almost as soon as the words left his mouth, the moth exploded, a violent surge of spiritual qi flattened the entire flower sea.
The ground where it had stood was blasted into a massive crater.
When Jiang Ji and the others regained their vision, they discovered that Feng Xi was gone.
Jun Wen let out a howl, "Little Junior Sister must have been buried alive! Hurry, hurry and dig!"
They scrambled to dig frantically, but didn't dig out anything in the end.
Where is she?
Vanished into thin air?
A flicker of excitement passed through Lu Xiuhan's eyes, he had originally planned to lure her to Sword Mountain, who could've expected that she would end up kicking the bucket from her own bad luck!
This is retribution!
Serves her right!
Mu Zihuai, however, looked panicked. A perfectly fine person had disappeared in broad daylight, how were they supposed to explain this to Xuantian Sect?
He dared not conceal the matter and immediately reported it to Baili Muchen.
At first, Baili Muchen thought his eldest disciple was spouting nonsense, how could someone simply vanish while admiring flowers?
And even if some fluttering moth had self-destructed, it shouldn't have blown a person into nothingness!
Only after repeated confirmation did he finally believe it.
He had no choice but to steel himself and informed Xiao Baidao about the matter.
To be fair, Feng Xi's persistent brainwashing over the past few months had worked. Although Xiao Baidao was anxious, he didn't fall into a panic like last time.
"Let's go to the scene first."
Baili Muchen exhaled in relief, he had heard how when Feng Xi had gotten into trouble at Beast-Taming Sect, this old fellow had nearly lost his mind!
If he caused a scene here, it would be difficult to handle.
The two of them led a group of Hunyuan Sect elders to what used to be the flower sea.
Now it couldn't be called a flower sea anymore, there was nothing but devastation.
After hearing the description of the moth, Hall Master Ge of the Technique Transmission Hall exclaimed, "Human-Eyed Azure Moth?!
This-This creature went extinct tens of thousands of years ago, how could it suddenly appear?
Those eye-shaped patterns on its wings can confuse the mind and drag people into illusions.
You were fortunate to have sealed it with spiritual qi first, otherwise the consequences would've been unimaginable."
Everyone's expressions turned grave.
If the appearance of the Ghostfire Xuanming Aphid at Beast-Taming Sect could be explained as coincidence, then the emergence of this Human-Eyed Azure Moth at Hunyuan Sect was absolutely not an accident.
Something big was brewing!
Was it the work of the Demon Clan? Or someone else entirely?
But the more pressing question was where had Feng Xi gone?
How could a living person simply vanish into thin air?
Elder Gu, who was proficient in formations, said, "When the Human-Eyed Azure Moth self-destructed, it may have triggered a spatial turbulence. Feng Xi might have been swept into a void fissure and transmitted elsewhere.
This is similar to when Shen Zhilan and the others triggered the teleportation treasure. In places where spatial power is unstable, massive spiritual qi impacts can cause such distortions."
Everyone thought what he said sounded reasonable, but the question is, where had Feng Xi been sent to?
If she was sent somewhere safe, then that's fine. If she was sent somewhere dangerous, wouldn't she kick the bucket?
Fortunately, her soul lamp remained lit, so at least for now, she's still alive.
After some consideration, Baili Muchen said to Xiao Baidao, "This was completely by accident, no one wished for this to happen, we can only wait patiently for now.
That child Feng Xi is blessed with great fortune, she will definitely be safe."
Xiao Baidao's expression was extremely grim, but he knew what Baili Muchen said was right.
Today's incident was nothing like what had happened at Beast-Taming Sect, it was purely an accident.
Remembering his little disciple's earlier words, he suppressed his anxiety and forced out a few polite remarks.
Baili Muchen let out a breath of relief, and ordered people to patrol the area day and night. Any unusual disturbance must be reported immediately.
Back at the guest quarters, Jun Wen said to Xiao Baidao, "Master, don't worry. Little Junior Sister will definitely be fine!
She has tons of life-saving tricks. Let's say it this way, even if all of us died, Little Junior Sister'd still be bouncing around without a scratch."
Xiao Baidao: "Get out!"
A thing that can't even talk properly!
Still, Jun Wen's interruption did ease his heart a little.
After leaving Xiao Baidao's room, Jun Wen suddenly felt as though someone was beside him. But when he instinctively glanced around, he couldn't see anything.
He shook his head, it must be because Little Junior Sister had gone missing that he was starting to imagine things.
Unbeknownst to him, Feng Xi was currently right beside him.
Fluttering and dancing around him like a giant moth.
It's just that her body was transparent.
"Fifth Senior Brother! Fifth Senior Brother! I'm here!"
"Look at me! I'm your cute and invincible Little Junior Sister!"
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Unfortunately, no matter how Feng Xi shouted or tried to touch him, Jun Wen showed no reaction.
She sighed, what now?
Don't tell me I'm going to turn into a ghost from now on?
A lonely drifting ghost.
Because she had lost contact with the little black ball, the little phoenix, and Fire-Swallowing Qiu.
Only the four spiritual roots in her dantian remained as shameless as ever.
Feng Xi decided to explore around, maybe she could find a solution.
She first drifted to Baili Muchen's study. At this moment, he was currently discussing Feng Xi's situation with the elders of Hunyuan Sect .
Elder Ge of the Enforcement Hall said, "Although this was an accident, it did happen within Hunyuan Sect.
If something happens to Feng Xi, or if she never returns, Xuantian Sect won't easily let it go."
Elder Huang of the Servant Hall coldly snorted, "So what if they don't let it go? If they need to blame someone, blame Feng Xi's bad luck! Why was she the only one swept into the spatial fissure when no one else was?
I say she's born unlucky, she has no one to blame but herself!"
Floating nearby, Feng Xi immediately added Elder Huang into the little black book in her heart.
Old thing, just you wait!
Sooner or later, I'll make you kneel and call me dad!