Trust Fengxi, attain eternal life.

More than an hour later, Feng Xi was led by the single-horned stone toad to a desolate and remote place.

Broken walls and ruins were everywhere, overgrown with wild weeds.

The most striking sight was a collapsed mountain gate bearing three ancient characters.

Others might not recognize them, but Feng Xi had already learned ancient characters through the jade slip in her sea of consciousness.

It read... the Cloud Firmament Sect.

Feng Xi paused in astonishment.

She actually recognized this Cloud Firmament Sect.

Elder Duanmu had mentioned in a lecture that the Northern Domain Continent once had a supreme superpower of a sect, which was none other than the Cloud Firmament Sect.

The four major sects were mere novices compared to them.

Yet overnight, the entire Cloud Firmament Sect mysteriously vanished without leaving a trace.

She never expected to encounter it here, within the Tortoise-Back Mountain Secret Realm.

While Feng Xi was momentarily stunned, the single-horned stone toad scurried away on all fours, as if chased by ghosts behind it.

Ignoring the creature, Feng Xi bowed respectfully toward the mountain gate of the Cloud Firmament Sect before stepping inside.

As she walked and observed, the ruined walls and broken pillars hinted at the former glory of the Cloud Firmament Sect, but alas, it had all become a thing of the past.

True to the saying, time could forge everything, and time could also erase everything.

The scene before her gave her an even deeper comprehension of this truth.

And then, she... achieved enlightenment.

Inside the dark and damp subterranean palace, Jun Wen and the others, locked in cages, thought: "..."

Let's just say, we are all direct disciples, yet we were captured and thrown into dog cages!

Not only is Feng Xi completely safe, but she also actually achieved enlightenment?!

Simply utterly absurd!

Shen Zhilan's eyes were filled with jealousy and resentment. She couldn't understand why things had turned out this way!

Blessed with supreme fortune, how could she encounter continuous misfortune lately?

And now, she had been dragged here by those ghostly freaks!

Feng Xi!

It was all Feng Xi's fault!

Kill her! She must be killed!

At this moment, many people were imprisoned in the cages; everyone who had entered the secret realm, save for Feng Xi, was present.

Outside the cages stood over twenty figures. Strictly speaking, calling them people wasn't entirely accurate, as their feet hovered above the ground and their bodies were semi-transparent.

They were also watching Feng Xi through something resembling a projection stone.

The leading elder spoke:

"This little girl has quite a bit of manners, knowing enough to bow to our Cloud Firmament Sect's mountain gate.

Rather interesting!

Never mind her for now, let's look at these little things!"

With that, those figures all floated closer to the cages.

The elder smiled, a trace of geniality even gracing his face.

"Children, don't be afraid. Just wait a little longer, and everything will be fine.

You will live on in this world in another form—undying and indestructible!"

Xing Wu immediately burst into a furious curse: "Feed your dogshit lies! Don't you just want us to become monsters like you?!

In your dreams!

Even if this young master dies, I will not submit!"

Jun Wen silently looked at him—what an idiot!

Daring to resist stubbornly at a time like this, are you afraid you won't die fast enough?!

Of course, had it been in the past, he surely would have done the exact same thing.

But things were different now; he was a clever man refined by the Junior Sister's tutelage!

Sure enough, with a flick of the elder's sleeve, Xing Wu shrieked in continuous agony, curling up on the ground and convulsing uncontrollably.

Qin Shifeng and the other disciples of the Beast Taming Sect burned with anxiety, yet they were helpless.

Their spiritual power was sealed, preventing them from accessing their storage rings, and thus they had no way to produce medicine to ease Xing Wu's pain.

The elder's face still wore a smile, though it now looked exceptionally cruel.

"I just love the youthful vigor in you children, unlike us whose vitality has been worn away by the passage of time.

We can only process one person at a time, so you may choose the order yourselves.

If you don't choose, I will simply have to pick for you."

Seeing the elder's gaze linger on her purposefully or otherwise, Shen Zhilan felt her heart skip a beat. She said to Mu Zihuai:

"Eldest Senior Brother, let the rogue cultivators go first!"

Mu Zihuai froze for a moment before nodding, casually grabbing a rogue cultivator and shoving him forward.

Although everyone's cultivation was sealed, he possessed Golden Core cultivation, making his physical body far stronger than those rogue cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage.

The rogue cultivator had no way to break free.

The elder smiled and had someone drag the rogue cultivator out.

Soon after, everyone heard the man's blood-curdling screams, incomparably shrill.

"Next!"

Mu Zihuai shoved out another rogue cultivator.

The rogue cultivator Tian Qing cowered in the corner of the cage, knowing it would soon be his turn.

He looked at Feng Xi on the projection stone, holding onto a final shred of hope.

Yet a moment later, he changed his mind.

Better not let Feng Xi come in; she alone was no match for these "ghosts," she should just run away quickly!

Jiang Ji shared the exact same thought; he only wished for the Junior Sister to leave this place immediately, because she had no chance of winning—why throw away her life?

Jun Wen, on the other hand, continuously prayed to the gods and Buddhas in his heart, hoping the Junior Sister would find this place soon.

He now held a blind, unwavering faith in Feng Xi; if not for his dread of the Heavenly Dao, he would have loved to shout:

Believe in Feng Xi, attain eternal life!

Perhaps hearing his inner plea, Feng Xi concluded her state of enlightenment.

She felt a mild vexation. She had come to rescue people, so how had she managed to slip into enlightenment in a daze?

Sigh!

Having too much comprehension aptitude was also a burden!

Feng Xi frowned slightly. There had to be an array here, but she knew nothing about formations.

To quickly find Jun Wen and the others, there was only one way.

Raising both hands high, she called out in a crisp, clear voice:

"Hey! Is anyone coming to capture me?

I promise not to resist at all; I just want to die alongside my senior brothers and the others!

Leaving me alive as a loose end poses a risk, doesn't it?

You might as well capture me too!"

The chubby little bird squatting on her shoulder also weakly raised one tiny wing: "Chirp, chirp-chirp!"

Feng Xi lacked a beast pouch at the moment, leaving the chubby little bird with no choice but to squat on her shoulder.

The people inside the dungeon: "..."

The elder let out a light sneer:

"Bring her down!

I originally intended to let her live a little longer, but to think she'd practically rush over to deliver herself to death!"

Soon, two "figures" appeared before Feng Xi.

She smiled brightly and said:

"You're here?

Respected wandering spirits, I've been waiting for you for ages!

What do you need me to do? Should I choke myself unconscious?"

Those two "figures": "..."

What the hell kind of respected wandering spirits!

Besides, your level of cooperation is making us rather nervous!