Chapter 82

Chapter 82: Dumb Luck

After the scare, Wei Yun Xi quickly regained her calm, but she did not withdraw her spiritual sense. She soon confirmed her situation. She was lucky enough to have landed in a bird’s nest near a cliff. Unfortunately, there were baby birds in the nest.

Based on what she knew about demon beasts, she determined the species was a Red-Beaked Falcon. It was an aerial overlord, and its birth rate was very low. For a nest to have two chicks survive meant the parents had done everything they could.

Yun Xi’s luck was good. She had fallen into the nest while the parents were out hunting. The bad part was that the pair of Red-Beaked Falcons would likely return soon. Before that happened, she had to find a way to leave.

These thoughts flashed through Yun Xi’s mind in an instant. When the chick tried to attack her again, she immediately flashed aside, dodging the not-so-sharp little red beak.

The chick tilted its head and stared at Yun Xi for a while. Its little black eyes blinked, and then it kept testing her with attacks. While it pecked, a suspicious liquid dripped from its pointed beak.

Yun Xi dodged again, but the nest was small. She noticed the chick was drooling, so she tried asking, “Are you hungry?”

Of course the chick did not answer. It only chirped twice.

Yun Xi did not want to waste time here. She quickly brushed her hand over her storage bag and took out a bottle of fasting pills, her favorite red fruit flavor. Then she flicked ten pills straight into the chick’s mouth.

The chick stopped attacking at once. It smacked its beak a couple times, looking satisfied. Then it preened its almost-featherless body a few times and curled up on one side of the nest to doze off. Yun Xi finally let out a huge breath.

Without hesitation, she took out a spirit sword and tried to learn sword flight on the spot. Thankfully, after reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage, she already knew the incantation well. What she lacked was actual practice. But now she had no choice. The cultivation world was forcing her to master it just to stay alive.

This low-grade spirit sword was something she had exchanged for with sect points back when she reached late Qi Refining and followed the crowd. Every cultivator had to learn sword flight. It was also a way to escape, so Yun Xi had not been completely unprepared.

Earlier, while she was pretending to be a Qi Refining cultivator, she naturally could not fly on a sword. Now, to escape, she had to learn whether she could or not. She quickly formed hand seals. When the spirit sword enlarged and floated at the edge of the nest, she jumped onto the blade.

Chirping came from behind her. The little Red-Beaked Falcon was calling, as if shocked that its food was about to run away.

Yun Xi did not hesitate. She formed another hand seal and made the spirit sword rise with her on it. She had no desire to become a Red-Beaked Falcon’s spare meal. No matter how loudly it chirped, she did not look back. Her will to live overcame her fear, and she shakily guided the sword up onto the cliff.

It was a good thing Yun Xi acted quickly. Less than three minutes after she left, the pair of Red-Beaked Falcons returned to the nest with food. They quickly noticed something was wrong.

They worked together smoothly. One soared up to patrol the cliff, while the other stayed in the nest and pecked at its own chick, demanding an explanation. After it understood what happened, it gave its baby a round of loving “petting.” Then it called its mate back and shared the day’s food.

Because this was Yun Xi’s first time going out to train, and because she had just benefited from that senior’s gift, she only wanted to leave the Bao Hua Mountain range as soon as possible. She did not set her sights on the Red-Beaked Falcon at all. She could only be described as still too inexperienced.

If it had been another cultivator, they would have captured the Red-Beaked Falcon immediately. This was a demon beast that could grow to Sixth Rank, and if you formed a contract and raised it from young, its loyalty would be very high. It was an incredibly valuable helper.

If Yun Xi had done that, she would have drawn the pursuit of two Third Rank Red-Beaked Falcons. In the end, her dumb luck saved her. She did not touch the Red-Beaked Falcon and even fed its chick, avoiding a chase. If she had been even a little greedier, the outcome would have been completely different.

At this moment, Yun Xi was hiding inside a bush as tall as a person, with a Concealment Talisman on her. When she sensed that Third Rank Red-Beaked Falcon fly away, she finally let out a slow breath. Luckily she reacted fast and hid as soon as she heard the falcon’s cry. Otherwise, she would definitely have been discovered.

Even though Yun Xi was sure the falcon had left, she did not leave right away. She waited another half hour. Only after she was sure the falcon would not appear again did she carefully slip out from the bushes.

After roughly confirming the direction, she rushed toward the exit of the Bao Hua Mountain range. She needed to regroup with her fellow disciples.

On the other side, with the help of the sword formation, Sheng Yu Hong’s group finally killed that Second Rank three-headed snake. Everyone had suffered losses. The fight had been intense.

Sheng Yu Hong waved his hand and took the three-headed snake after its vital spot had been pierced. Then he turned to Mu Ning Zhu and the others. “Now that the three-headed snake is dead, let’s go check its lair. We should gain something. When the time comes, we’ll split it evenly, and this trip won’t be wasted.”

“Thank you, Senior Brother Sheng.” Smiles appeared on their faces, and their thanks were sincere.

Sheng Yu Hong continued, “The fighting here has already attracted other cultivators and demon beasts. We need to move fast.”

“Yes!”

Then the seven of them formed hand seals and went underground. This time their target was clear as they headed straight for the three-headed snake’s lair.

But they were still a step too late. The senior’s inheritance and the spirit vein in the underground pit had already been taken by Wei Yun Xi, and the things in the three-headed snake’s lair had already been swept away by Long Dao Yu.

Long Dao Yu’s cultivation was low. When the various martial uncles formed the sword formation, he had already gone underground first to loot treasures. Then he crushed a Directional Teleportation Talisman. By now, he had already met up with Qin Tong Shuang and Zhang Yan.

They were all from the same sect, so they naturally gathered and exchanged information. Then the three of them confirmed they all knew the same fellow disciple, Wei Yun Xi.

Long Dao Yu frowned and asked, “Where’s Junior Sister Wei? Why isn’t she with you?”

Qin Tong Shuang also looked worried. “Before we were taken into the underground pit, we really were together. But when we escaped, we were forced to separate. Only Senior Brother Zhang Yan and I happened to flee in the same direction, so we traveled together to see if we could run into other captured fellow disciples.”

“So that’s how it is. Then I’ll go with you. Maybe we’ll run into Junior Sister Wei.”

“Okay. She shouldn’t be too far from us. Let’s look along the way.”

Qin Tong Shuang truly was worried about Yun Xi. After all, Yun Xi had accepted this mission partly to find her.

And right now, Yun Xi was sprinting through the forest, trying to shake off two Qi Refining Stage rogue cultivators who were following her.

Although Wei Yun Xi had successfully reached the Foundation Establishment Stage and even grew to 1.6 meters tall, her real age was only ten. Her obvious childishness made her look like a fat lamb in other people’s eyes.

So after Yun Xi escaped the Red-Beaked Falcon, these two people locked onto her.

Yun Xi ran another stretch, but she still could not shake them. She frowned, tossed out her Third Rank array plate, and waited in place. She wanted to know how the two of them were able to keep up with her.

The two also noticed Yun Xi had stopped running, so they slowly circled closer. One of them asked arrogantly, “Oh? Little girl, why aren’t you running anymore?”