Suddenly, Feng Xi pointed at the round platform not far away, "Fifth Senior Brother, is that round platform a teleportation array? Quick! Take out all the spirit stones on us, see if we can activate it!"
Although Jun Wen felt like this teleportation array had been idle for several thousand years and was probably already broken, right now this was the only life-saving straw, and immediately did as told.
Pitifully, he only had a bit over one thousand spirit stones on him, all shoved into the groove in one go.
Feng Xi also put in her remaining five hundred spirit stones.
A dazzling white light flashed, and the two disappeared from atop the round platform.
Almost at the same time, the entire mine tunnel collapsed with a rumbling boom.
Such a huge commotion naturally drew the attention of Xuantian Sect.
At first, no one cared much. After all, it's just an abandoned mine, collapsing was no big deal.
But soon, disciples from East Peak reported that before the mine collapsed, they saw Jun Wen and Feng Xi heading in that direction.
Xiao Baidao's head buzzed.
At first his heart held a sliver of hope, but after he couldn't contact the two and searched everywhere with no results, he became completely panicked.
The two disciples were very likely buried alive!
He hurriedly led people to dig out the mine.
After spending half a day, they finally cleared the ruins of the mine tunnel, but they did not find Jun Wen or Feng Xi.
East Peak's Peak Master Gu immediately said, "Sect Master, perhaps the two of them did not enter the mine."
Xiao Baidao shook his head, "I already asked the gatekeepers at the mountain gate. Neither of them left the sect. And that child Xiao Xi is very obedient, she wouldn't leave the sect without permission."
At this moment, the Transmission Hall's Hall Master Luo said, "Sect Master, there are traces of the teleportation array having been activated. They should've been teleported to the second level of the mine."
Xiao Baidao and the others hurried to inspect. Indeed, as Hall Master Luo said, there were faint remnants of spiritual power on the teleportation platform, proving that someone had activated it recently.
Immediately, everyone once again fell into a difficult situation. There were two ways to enter the second level of the mine. One was to activate the teleportation platform. The other was to directly dig.
But now the teleportation platform was already smashed and needed time to repair.
And it wasn't something that could be fixed in a day or two. This was a teleportation formation plate left from the ancient era, they had to fumble around to repair it. It might not even be fixed in two or three months.
Directly digging was even more impossible!
The mine had just experienced a collapse. Its structure was extremely unstable. If they dug recklessly, the second level of the mine might also collapse.
If that happened, they wouldn't be saving people, they'd be killing them!
Xiao Baidao gritted his teeth and sent a message to the Hunyuan Sect's Baili Muchen.
The general meaning was to ask Hunyuan Sect to send elders skilled in formations to help repair the teleportation array. As long as it could be restored in a short time, any condition would be agreed to.
Among the four great sects, the Hunyuan Sect's formation skills were the strongest.
Baili Muchen really agreed, but put forth an extremely harsh condition.
This time, for the Tianhen Secret Realm, Xuantian Sect must give most of their quota to Hunyuan Sect, keeping only ten spots for themselves.
Xiao Baidao clenched his back molars and agreed.
Although the other high-level members of Xuantian Sect felt pain in their hearts, no one raised any objections.
Where there are people, there is everything.
Xiao Baidao also felt pain in his heart, secretly cursing. Xiao Xi is an obedient good child, she wouldn't cause such trouble. It must've been that little beast Jun Wen who came up with this rotten idea!
Achoo! Achoo!
Jun Wen, tied up with a Five Flowers Binding Rope, sneezed twice.
"If you've got guts, untie this young master! This young master will fight you for three hundred rounds!"
On the side, Feng Xi, lying on the ground like a corpse, weakly said, "Fifth Senior Brother, you should save your strength. Even if they untie you, you can't beat them."
Jun Wen: Stabbed in the heart!
When the two of them were teleported to the second level of the mine, they didn't even have time to open their eyes before they were knocked down.
Demons.
Who would've thought that the second level of an abandoned mine would have demons!
This was Xuantian Sect, one of the Four Great Sects after all!
At this moment, someone let out an evil laugh, "You little human waste sure knows the situation, unlike this hard-mouthed duck!"
A wisp of black demonic qi appeared in his palm, twisting like a venomous snake.
"A human genius disciple? Kekeke, if you get tainted with demonic qi, tell me, will you humans treat him as a traitor and kill him?
This master loves watching you humans slaughter each other the most…"
Jun Wen was about to curse, when he heard Feng Xi tilt her small face up and say, "Sir, how come you think exactly the same as me!
I also love watching humans slaughter each other, especially those hypocrites who claim they're righteous. Watching them bite each other like dogs is the most delightful!
But your method is too kind. At most only my Senior Brother would die.
Why not develop the two of us into undercover agents for the demon clan? When the time comes, we'll incite the Four Great Sects, let them slaughter each other.
In the end, blood flowing like rivers, corpses everywhere, that would be so satisfying!"
The old man wearing a black mask stared at Feng Xi, "Little girl, you think you can trick this master with this small act?
You want to pretend to surrender and look for a chance to escape, don't you?"
Feng Xi sighed, "It's normal for you to doubt me. After all, there is a saying, if not of my race, its heart must be different.
However, everything I said is true.
Do you know how my dantian was damaged?
It was harmed by Hunyuan Sect's personal disciple Shen Zhilan!
That old turtle Baili Muchen not only didn't stand up for me, but even demoted me to a servant.
His second disciple even tried to kill me!
How could I not hate them?!
Finally I came to Xuantian Sect, only to find it to be a poor sect.
Unable to eat well or wear decent clothes, never mind training resources!
Xiao Baidao even made rules for me, making me get up before dawn to greet him. Poor me, this small body, in just half a month I lost more than ten pounds!
So I hate!
Why is everyone else's dantian perfectly fine, while only mine is shattered?
Why do others eat well and drink well, while I can only eat bran and swallow chaff?
I want to make everyone suffer…"
Jun Wen looked at Feng Xi's hideously twisted expression: "..."
For a moment he couldn't really tell if she was acting or speaking from the heart.
Logically speaking, he felt like his little junior sister shouldn't be this twisted.
But, she was too convincing!
Even he almost believed it.
The black-masked elder also believed eighty percent of it. After all, in his eyes, under his pressure, no one could speak lies so fluently.
However, he still held twenty percent suspicion.
At this moment, Feng Xi continued, "Sir, there's actually another reason I want to join the demon clan. My dantian cracked, so I definitely can't cultivate human techniques anymore.
But I heard that the demon clan has many strange cultivation techniques, maybe there's one suitable for me.
As long as you can help me find a technique, I, Feng Xi, swear that I will diligently and wholeheartedly serve our demon clan!
I, Feng Xi, alive am a person of the demon clan, dead am a ghost of the demon clan!"
Jun Wen: …are you actually serious?!