Chapter 139

Chapter 139: The Demonic Cultivators’ Backup Plan

As soon as Yun Xi heard that, she knew this was the demonic cultivator’s backup plan. She fed herself a top-grade Spirit-Replenishing Pill, flashed out of the formation, and swept her sleeve to retrieve the formation plate into her storage ring.

When Dian Dian saw its master come out, it immediately jumped into Yun Xi’s arms. It still felt safest there.

At that moment, Yu Qing Cheng, Liu Hao Tian, and Xia You also arrived at Yun Xi’s side. All three looked awful, especially Liu Hao Tian. The first thing he said was, “Fellow Cultivator Wei, this is the demonic cultivators’ lair. They left a backup plan. This space has already been locked. Everything here will be shredded. We can’t leave!”

“Cheh, they’re really ruthless. They won’t even spare their own,” Yun Xi said with a frown.

“Can teleportation talismans be used?” Yun Xi asked.

She could already feel the entire cave vibrating at a strange frequency, like a blender starting up. It probably would not take long before everything here was ground into dust.

Xia You shook her head. “I tried just now. It didn’t work.”

Yu Qing Cheng narrowed her phoenix eyes. “They’re trying to cut off our leads, so they’re doing this.”

Just as Yun Xi was thinking about whether to hide in her space to avoid the danger, Dian Dian suddenly sent a voice message. “Master, the Fei Xia Butterfly says the place where it stored the eggs has an ancient teleportation formation. It should be able to take us away, but…”

“But what?”

“It needs high-grade spirit stones to activate.”

Yun Xi decided instantly. “Quick, have it lead the way. We escape first.”

“Yes, Master!”

Dian Dian started communicating with the Fei Xia Butterfly, while Yun Xi spoke loudly. “Follow me. I contracted a Fei Xia Butterfly, and it says there’s a broken teleportation formation here. It might be able to help us leave.”

Her words were half true. After becoming a cultivator, keeping some things to herself had become a habit.

“Okay!” The three agreed at once and followed Yun Xi as they ran through the cave.

Xia You, running last, glanced back and was so frightened she sped up. A part of the cave had already been ground into powder, and it was rapidly spreading in their direction.

At the same time, the cultivators in the rear valley of Xia Fei Valley also felt the trembling coming from underground. The young cultivators who had escaped immediately sensed something was wrong.

“Did something happen to the demonic cultivators’ lair?”

“Looking at the direction, it should be there. What do we do? Do we go take a look?”

“If we go, we can’t help with anything. We should hurry back to town and bring reinforcements.”

“The first team should be close to town by now, right?”

“They should be, but since something changed at the lair, we should hurry back too.”

“What about the cultivators we caught?”

A female cultivator in a yellow robe gritted her teeth and said, “Bring them back to the town. They’re evidence of the demonic cultivators’ crimes. Even if the demonic cultivators destroy their lair, they can’t erase the evil they’ve done. We were lucky to be rescued, but the female cultivators who were sent away before us still haven’t been found!”

“Fellow Cultivator Wang is right. Hurry up, and don’t give them the chance to silence them.”

Right away, the second team also retreated toward Xia Fei Valley’s exit as fast as they could.

At the center of the chaos, Yun Xi, guided by Dian Dian, reached the teleportation formation the Third Rank Fei Xia Butterfly had mentioned. Liu Hao Tian took one look and immediately said, “This is an ancient teleportation formation. How far it sends you depends on how many spirit stones you use, but… even at minimum… it needs high-grade spirit stones to activate.”

The first part gave Yu Qing Cheng and Xia You hope, but the words “high-grade spirit stones” made their hearts sink. They could barely scrape together mid-grade spirit stones, but as for high-grade spirit stones, they had only ever seen them, not owned them.

Yun Xi had no time to explain anything to them. She brushed her storage ring, but in truth, she took out nine high-grade spirit stones from the storage bracelet in her space. She embedded them into the formation’s slots, leapt onto the teleportation platform, and said to the three of them, “Get on, now!”

When the three sensed the rich spiritual energy from the high-grade spirit stones, their eyes lit up, and they flashed onto the teleportation platform.

Yu Qing Cheng’s lips curled as she smiled. “Yun Xi little sister, you really are reliable. I owe you again. Three high-grade spirit stones count as what I owe you. Once we escape, I’ll definitely pay you back.”

Liu Hao Tian did not speak, but he nodded in agreement. Xia You did not need to say anything at all. This was a life-saving favor.

Yun Xi did not pretend to refuse. High-grade spirit stones were rare even to her. She nodded with a smile, and at the same time, the teleportation formation activated.

Before the four figures disappeared, Yun Xi, following the Third Rank Fei Xia Butterfly’s request, threw out a stack of Fireball Talismans and burned all the butterfly eggs that had been tainted by demonic qi.

As Dian Dian put it, the Third Rank Fei Xia Butterfly was furious, but it did not have the ability to take revenge, so it did not want to leave any eggs behind for the demonic cultivators.

Those eggs, once hatched into butterflies, would become Second Rank demon butterflies. Used well, they would be a great help, and it absolutely would not leave that kind of help to the demonic cultivators.

Yun Xi understood. She wanted to do the same herself, but the eggs’ owner was sitting on her hair, and she could not bring herself to destroy its babies right in front of it. Now that she had the owner’s permission, she acted immediately.

In the next instant, the crushing force that was shredding space reached the formation area. It ground the burned eggs into fine dust, and the four figures vanished from the teleportation platform.

In the next moment, the teleportation formation’s foundation stones were also crushed by that force, and the entire demonic cultivators’ lair was completely erased.

During the teleportation, Yun Xi quickly tied herself to Xia You with a red rope. She handed another red rope to Yu Qing Cheng and Liu Hao Tian, and they followed suit and tied themselves together.

“We don’t know where the other end of the teleportation formation is. It’s best if we stay in pairs. If we get separated, take care of yourself first, then find a way to regroup!”

“Okay!”

Liu Hao Tian only had time to say that single word when the teleportation tunnel began to destabilize. A crack appeared ahead, and the four of them, in two pairs, were swallowed by the crack. Then the teleportation tunnel collapsed as well.

At the same time, the small town outside Xia Fei Valley had fallen into chaos. The two groups burst out of Xia Fei Valley one after another, bringing back news that demonic cultivators had set a trap in the inner valley and were capturing young Dao cultivators and devil cultivators with good talent. It made all the cultivators in the town panic.

The cultivator who had spread the news about paying a heavy price to buy Third Rank Fei Xia Butterfly eggs was also captured by the Golden Core Master stationed in Xia Fei Town. The remaining low-level cultivators who had helped spread the demonic cultivator-marked jade slips did not escape either.

In half a day, all of these demonic cultivators’ lackeys were caught, but the Golden Core cultivator stationed there was troubled, because the matter involved was too big.

According to the people who escaped, before them, there had already been a batch of captured cultivators who were sent away. As for where they were sent, only the demonic cultivators knew.

Just as Master Tan was worrying, a Nascent Soul True Lord from Immortal-Devil Sect suddenly appeared in Xia Fei Town.

True Lord Jiu Yue, dressed like a scholar, appeared and immediately checked on his beloved disciple.

“Wang You, are you hurt?”

The fair-skinned youth who had spoken with Yun Xi earlier immediately cupped his fists. “Replying to Master, your disciple is fine. I was only sealed with devil qi before, which restricted my freedom. Fortunately, a Dao disciple helped me. That was how I managed to break free and have the chance to come seek Master’s help.”