Mu Zihuai and the others hadn't recovered from Feng Xi's ultimate move yet when they were startled again by the several Golden Core demonic beasts she released.
Hearing her words, they looked utterly incredulous.
What did that mean?
Was she planning to kill Lu Xiuhan under the guise of demonic beasts?
Mu Zihuai steadied himself, "Feng Xi, Lu Xiuhan was indeed in the wrong, but he's still a personal disciple of Hunyuan Sect. Whether publicly or privately, I cannot stand by and watch.
How about this, I promise that once we leave the Mysterious Mist Forest, I will report everything in full to my master and have him uphold justice for you. Would that be acceptable?"
Mo Xiuyuan and the other three also stepped forward to plead with her.
Although they weren't close to Lu Xiuhan, they couldn't simply watch him die.
Feng Xi's small face darkened, "I can give you some face, but I'm afraid he'll cause trouble along the way.
How about this, each of you stab can him once. Make sure he has no ability to stir up trouble again, and I'll let him live."
Mu Zihuai frowned, "Feng Xi, don't go too far!"
Feng Xi curled her lips, "If you think I'm going too far, should I let these demonic beasts reason with you?"
The Golden Core demonic beasts immediately started roaring, "Aoo~aoo~aoo!"
Even we were bullied by her into this pathetic state, what are you worth?!
Hurry up and kneel! Hurry up and admit defeat!
Don't make us work harder!
Mu Zihuai's expression darkened. After weighing the options, he finally agreed.
He not only had to be wary of the demonic beasts but also Jiang Ji and the others.
It was clear that Beast-Taming Sect and Wan Jian Sect stood with Xuantian Sect.
If he refused, they would be isolated, and possibly wouldn't make it out of the Mysterious Mist Forest alive.
In that case, not only Lu Xiuhan, but all of them would perish.
It's better to follow Feng Xi's demand. At worst, Lu Xiuhan would suffer some pain.
Besides, this entire thing was Lu Xiuhan's own fault, he deserves it!
He said to Lu Xiuhan, "Second Junior Brother, the situation leaves us no choice. I hope you will understand us. Forgive me!"
With that, he thrust his sword into Lu Xiuhan's right shoulder.
Mo Xiuyuan and the others usually already saw Lu Xiuhan as a thorn in their side, so their strikes were far harsher.
Lu Xiuhan, wracked with pain and rage, spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted.
Feng Xi had Mu Zihuai seal his spiritual power, tie him up, and throw him onto the back of the Gale Bloodthirsty Lion.
The lion looked displeased and deliberately bounced as it walked, jolting Lu Xiuhan until he spat out a few more mouthfuls of blood.
Mu Zihuai and the others pretended not to see.
At this point, they couldn't be bothered with much more, being able to keep his life was already quite good.
Ling Qianting felt a bit complicated, he had always known that Feng Xi was very outstanding, but only now did he realize how much he still underestimated her.
Leaving aside her barrage of ultimate moves and those Golden Core demonic beasts, her deep scheming was very shocking.
Having Mu Zihuai and the others stab Lu Xiuhan wasn't simply to prevent him from causing trouble in the future, she was laying the groundwork.
Given Lu Xiuhan's personality, he would never understand Mu Zihuai and the others' predicament, he would definitely seek revenge.
It's not like Mu Zihuai and the others were pushovers, so they definitely wouldn't tolerate that.
At this moment, Mu Zihuai and the others certainly harbored suspicion, perhaps even resentment, not only towards Lu Xiuhan, but also Shen Zhilan.
Hunyuan Sect was about to become very chaotic!
Right now, Ling Qianting felt very fortunate that Wan Jian Sect hadn't antagonized Feng Xi, and that their relationship was quite good.
Soon, half a day passed.
To everyone's horror, they realized they had been circling in place.
Ling Qianting frowned, "We may have oversimplified things.
The mist we broke earlier was probably only the first layer. There may be a much larger layer, perhaps even one that now envelops the entire Mysterious Mist Forest."
Hearing this, everyone's heart sank.
If it was a small area, they could break it using the principles of formations. But if the entire forest was shrouded, there was no solution at all!
At that moment, Lu Xiuhan woke up. He grinned viciously, "Good! It's better if we can't leave! Let's all die together! Feng Xi, you'll die too!
As long as you're dead, Junior Sister Zhilan won't be heartbroken anymore!"
Seeing Feng Xi's small face grow dark, Mu Zihuai slapped Lu Xiuhan unconscious again.
Still worried, he stuffed a sleeping pill into his mouth.
For some reason, he now felt irritated whenever he heard Shen Zhilan's name.
Mo Xiuyuan and the others also felt the same.
Before Shen Zhilan entered the sect, how glorious they had been!
The three sects had treated them with utmost courtesy!
Now look at them, they were made to seem inferior!
Perhaps Feng Xi was right, Shen Zhilan was a jinx!
Whoever got close to her suffered misfortune!
Take Lu Xiuhan for example, look at how miserable he is now!
If Feng Xi was the one who remained back then, she would've been their Little Junior Sister!
Jun Wen would've never had the chance to show off…
But the pressing issue was how to get out right now.
Would they be trapped here until they die?
They began discussing countermeasures. Waiting for rescue was unrealistic.
Although Baili Muchen and the others were Soul Transformation cultivators, they also couldn't freely traverse the Mysterious Mist Forest, much less find them in a short amount of time, they had to save themselves.
But how?
Break the formation? What a joke! How do you break a formation spanning an entire forest?!
As for Feng Xi's previous method, it's useless here. Even a hundred million explosive talismans would not be enough to blast open a path!
Feng Xi sighed, "If only a few more tribulation lightnings would strike right now, they could blast a hole straight through the mist!
If I'd known this earlier, I wouldn't have dispersed that earlier lightning bolt. Maybe I could've used it to lure a few more down."
Everyone: "..."
Compared to being struck to death by tribulation lightning, we'd rather be trapped here!