The Sword-Toothed Golden-Back Wolf had limited intelligence, but it could still tell that the human in front of it was provoking it. With a furious roar, it pounced toward Feng Xi.
Jun Wen almost instinctively wanted to summon his flying sword to kill the demon wolf. He only managed to restrain himself with great difficulty.
He stared nervously at Feng Xi, terrified she might be in danger.
To his surprise, Feng Xi's movement technique was astonishingly fast. The Sword-Toothed Golden-Back Wolf struggled for half a day, yet it didn't even touch the corner of Feng Xi's clothes.
In the end, it was… tired to collapse.
Its tongue lolled out, extremely long, as it panted heavily.
Jun Wen: "..."
He had neither heard of nor seen such a fighting method before.
Feng Xi only had a thin layer of sweat on her forehead, and she's very satisfied with herself.
First time in real combat, and she managed to tire a demon wolf into collapse, she truly was a genius!
After a while, Feng Xi lifted her chin, "Rested enough? Come again!"
This time Feng Xi didn't continue dodging it. Instead, she seriously engaged the demon wolf in close combat.
She had no flying sword, and the only things she could use were fists and kicks infused with spiritual power, as well as the Binding Seal and Fire Incantation.
So at the beginning she was a little strained, but she soon grew fully at ease.
The Sword-Toothed Golden-Back Wolf was first tied up like a sticky-rice dumpling, and then burned into patchy baldness.
The Sword-Toothed Golden-Back Wolf howled toward the sky: Kill me! Just kill me already!
A wolf could be killed but not humiliated!
But Feng Xi didn't kill it. Instead, she released it. After she let it catch its breath, she continued fighting it again.
The Sword-Toothed Golden-Back Wolf finally understood, this human little girl was using it as a sparring partner!
This was insulting to wolves!
Bullying wolves is too much!
But other than roaring in impotent anger, it could do nothing, it simply couldn't beat Feng Xi at all.
Only when Feng Xi felt like she had practiced enough did she lazily walk away.
Before leaving, she even lectured the Sword-Toothed Golden-Back Wolf, "You're really too weak. In the future, cultivate properly, don't waste your time!"
Sword-Toothed Golden-Back Wolf: "..."
Next, Feng Xi found a few more demon beasts… as sparring partners. Each one was higher level than the last. Jun Wen had already gone numb.
His little junior sister's dantian was damaged, she seemed like she barely counted as Qi Refining Stage, and even then only early stage.
And yet now, she could abuse late Qi Refining Stage demon beasts until they screamed miserably.
It's absurd!
Utterly absurd!
Her injuries weren't even healed yet. Once healed, wouldn't she be able to beat up Foundation Establishment cultivators?
Jun Wen suddenly felt a sense of crisis. If he didn't cultivate properly, wouldn't he become a sparring partner like these demon beasts in the future?
Thinking of how miserable those demon beasts looked, Jun Wen instantly shivered.
When they went back, he must cultivate diligently, even suspending his head from the beam or pricking his thigh with an awl would be worth it, just so he wouldn't get beaten up by his little junior sister.
He thought Feng Xi would continue searching for demon beasts as sparring partners. As for collecting spirit herbs, he had already given up on that.
Even with all his effort, Xuantian Sect could only be last place; better to accompany his little junior sister and improve their strength instead.
Unexpectedly, after Feng Xi exhausted a Flesh-Winged Striped Tiger, she told him, "Fifth Senior Brother, there are only two days left before Tianhen Secret Realm closes. Should we start collecting spirit herbs?
Otherwise we won't have enough time to take first place!"
Jun Wen initially thought Feng Xi was joking. But seeing her serious expression, he wasn't so sure.
"Little Junior Sister, you—you're joking, right?"
Feng Xi glanced at him, "This concerns the honor of the sect, how could it be a joke?! Come on, let's go!"
Jun Wen was completely dumbfounded!
He truly couldn't understand where Feng Xi's confidence came from.
Looking at her ruthless and domineering stride, if someone didn't know better, they'd think she was a Soul Transformation Stage cultivator!
As they walked, Jun Wen noticed something.
"Little Junior Sister… are you planning to go to Shenyuan?"
Feng Xi nodded, "Mm."
Jun Wen: "..."
Shenyuan was a special place inside Tianhen Secret Realm. It contained many spirit plants, and no guardian demon beasts.
But as the name implies, Shenyuan, derived from the idea of a mirage, is unpredictable, elusive, and impossible to distinguish between reality and illusion.
Though many had seen it, no one had ever entered it.
Eventually, no one bothered with Shenyuan anymore.
Jun Wen couldn't hold back, "Little Junior Sister, Shenyuan is basically an illusion. Instead of wasting time, why not find a few more demon beasts to spar with?"
Feng Xi blinked, "Fifth Senior Brother, Shenyuan is our only chance to turn the tables. Isn't it a pity if we don't try?
We're bored anyway, let's go have a look!"
Jun Wen had no choice but to agree.
Shenyuan was easy to locate because a projection floated in midair.
After half an hour, they arrived just outside it.
Inside, it was lush and green, full of all kinds of spirit plants that had grown for many years because no one had ever picked them.
Feng Xi's eyes shone. If she could gather these spirit herbs, taking first place was trivial, the key point was how valuable they were!
Seeing her greedy expression, Jun Wen couldn't help dousing her enthusiasm, "Little Junior Sister, these are flowers in the mirror, moon in the water, they're only good to look at.
People in the past tried everything, but none of it worked. No one could enter.
Some even guessed Shenyuan is a high-level illusion formation. Since it's too advanced, we can't break it."
Feng Xi asked, "What methods have they tried?"
"All sorts, Explosive talismans, spiritual attacks, Earth-Escape Techniques, various formation-breaking spirit tools, basically anything one could think of."
Feng Xi nodded.
Then she gently knocked twice on Shenyuan's "wall", "Hey, anyone there? Open the door!"
Jun Wen: … Is your brain full of water?
As expected, Shenyuan didn't react at all.
Feng Xi looked at Jun Wen, "Seems a bit unfriendly."
Jun Wen: "... Little Junior Sister, are you running a fever?"
Feng Xi rolled her eyes, took a couple sips of water, then shouted toward Shenyuan, "Hey! You dragged me in here, you must want something from me. Stop hiding and let me in already!"
Still no response.
Feng Xi's small face instantly darkened, "Don't refuse to give me face! I didn't want to come in, you forced me in! Now you want me to leave empty-handed?!
There's no such cheap thing!
If you don't let me in, once I get out, I'll stir up trouble among the four major sects so they close Tianhen Secret Realm forever!
If no one comes in to help you harvest spirit plants or kill demon beasts, your spiritual energy won't last long, right?
Tsk tsk… tell me, will your place become the first secret realm to collapse due to spiritual energy depletion…"
Jun Wen was completely stunned. What nonsense was little junior sister talking about?
A secret realm connected to heaven and earth, how could it possibly run out of spiritual energy?
Feng Xi was just making things up!
Because she was transmigrated here, and the original body was young and ignorant, she lacked common knowledge about the world of cultivation.
But that didn't stop her from being fierce, she made it sound completely real!
It's all luck anyway, maybe she'd hit the jackpot.
Just as Jun Wen thought his little junior sister had lost her mind, a large black door suddenly appeared on Shenyuan's "wall", and slowly opened.
Jun Wen: ? ? ? ! ! !