Feng Xi felt a splitting headache as if the spiritual power in her meridians surged back and forth chaotically, making her even more irritable.
Going to Wan Jian Cave was fine, releasing the excess spiritual power in her body might make her feel less uncomfortable.
So before the disciples escorting her even urged her, she took the initiative to step onto one disciple's flying sword.
The inner-sect disciples who had been in class earlier couldn't bear it, and all pleaded for her.
"Elder Duanmu, Junior Sister Feng Xi definitely didn't do it on purpose. She just isn't very accurate in controlling her spiritual power, that's why such a disaster happened.
Please forgive her this once!"
"Yes, Elder Duanmu, Junior Sister Feng Xi's dantian injury hasn't healed yet. If she gets hurt by sword intent it'll be terrible!
We beg you to show mercy and lighten the punishment!"
…
Elder Duanmu hadn't expected so many people to plead for Feng Xi, but regardless of whether she meant it or not, she needed to be punished. Otherwise, where would the prestige of the Transmission Hall elders be?!
He thought for a moment, then said to the disciple escorting her, "Send her to the auxiliary cave."
Next to Wan Jian Cave was an auxiliary cave, used to punish newly-entered disciples with low cultivation. It held almost no danger.
Feng Xi forced herself to thank Elder Duanmu and the inner-sect disciples who had spoken for her, then followed the escorting disciple to the auxiliary cave.
As soon as she entered, a flying-sword phantom shot toward her.
Normally, Feng Xi would definitely avoid it, then release spiritual power vines to bind it.
But right now Feng Xi was extremely irritated, and the abundant spiritual power in her body made the flying-sword phantom seem not only slow but very weak!
It didn't even deserve to be called a flying sword, more like a chopstick!
So she infused spiritual power into her right hand, directly grabbed the sword phantom, and squeezed.
The flying-sword phantom was crushed and dissipated outright.
Feng Xi felt better as the spiritual power was released.
So she began searching the entire cave for more flying-sword phantoms.
The auxiliary cave didn't have many, so within less than a quarter of an hour, she was out of things to play with.
Feng Xi was speechless. Wasn't this thing supposed to be endless? How did she finish the whole batch in one round?
Flying-sword phantoms were endless, but Feng Xi's way of fighting was no different from a crushing suppression in terms of strength. The faint residual intent inside the phantoms collapsed instantly under the pressure!
With the intent collapsed, the sword intent no longer existed.
In other words, Feng Xi wiped out the entire auxiliary cave's sword intent from the root.
But she didn't know any of this. She only thought the auxiliary cave was way too weak!
Seeing no more sword phantoms to play with, she started repeatedly using Binding Seal, filling the cave with spiritual-power vines.
With no specific target, the vines each moved around on their own, exhibiting a chaotic dance.
No one knew which vine triggered an unknown mechanism, but the northern wall suddenly revealed an entrance.
Feng Xi's eyes brightened, and she slipped inside.
Then she saw an utterly bewildered Jun Wen.
"L-L-Little Junior Sister?!"
Jun Wen thought he must be seeing a ghost!
He pinched himself, winced from the pain, and only then confirmed it wasn't an illusion.
Feng Xi, however, looked disappointed, "Fifth Senior Brother, you also played all the flying-sword phantoms to extinction in here?"
Jun Wen was confused, "Little Junior Sister, you mean those sword intents?
A round of attacks only comes once every hour. This round passed half an hour ago."
Feng Xi frowned, "Then let's wait."
Her condition was much better than before, not as irritable, and she even felt hungry.
She took two meat buns out of her storage ring and began eating.
One had to admit Xuantian Sect's economic situation had improved quite a bit, now they could eat meat buns.
Of course, they were made from meat of low-ranked demon beasts.
But as long as it's meat, Feng Xi didn't complain.
Jun Wen, seeing her eating happily, swallowed, "Little Junior Sister, can I have one?"
Feng Xi was quite generous, handing him five buns.
After eating, Jun Wen asked, "Little Junior Sister, you crawled in from the auxiliary cave? You were also punished by Elder Duanmu too? What did you do?"
Feng Xi with an unbothered expression, "Nothing much. Just burned his beard."
Cough cough! Cough cough cough!
Jun Wen almost choked himself to death!
Little Junior Sister was too fierce!
Elder Duanmu treasured his beard more than anything, she was basically performing a creative form of suicide!
"You burned his beard and he only sent you to the auxiliary cave? That's really quite lenient."
Feng Xi explained, "He originally sent me to Wan Jian Cave, but many senior brothers and sisters begged for me, so he sent me to the auxiliary cave instead."
As she said this, she let out a sigh, "Actually I didn't want anyone to plead for me since I've never been to Wan Jian Cave, I wanted to come play.
But those senior brothers and sisters all cried and begged, sigh, being popular is also a burden."
Jun Wen: "..."
If you keep speaking like that, you're gonna get beaten up, you know?!
And those inner-sect disciples as well. You've barely spoken a few words with them, yet they risk angering Elder Duanmu to plead for her?
Should he say they're too dumb, or Little Junior Sister's charm is too terrifying?
Jun Wen pointed at the entrances between the two caves, "How did you open that? I didn't even know the auxiliary and Wan Jian Caves were connected."
Feng Xi briefly described the process.
Jun Wen: …Nonsense!
You?
Crushing flying-sword phantoms with your bare hands?
Who are you trying to fool?!
Not to mention you, even our Master couldn't do that!
If someone could casually crush sword intent, Wan Jian Cave would've been destroyed ages ago!
But he didn't expose her, even Little Junior Sister couldn't escape punishment, no need to rub salt on her wound.
He estimated the next round of sword intent attacks was coming soon, and warned, "Little Junior Sister, the new round of attacks are about to start. I think you can hold on for a few hundred breaths at most. When you can't stand it, run back to the auxiliary cave, understand?"
Feng Xi nodded, "Alright."
After a moment, three flying-sword phantoms shot toward them.
Feng Xi narrowed her eyes. These phantoms were stronger than the auxiliary cave's, but still just so-so.
Jun Wen clearly didn't believe her earlier. Now she'd let him personally see crushing sword intent bare-handed with his own eyes!
Then, a wave of weakness surged through her. The previously full feeling in her meridians vanished instantly.
Feng Xi: #@%%@%##%!
I was just about to show off and you fucking run out now?!