The wolf king was also silently shedding two lines of tears.
However, it thought that not releasing the contract was also quite good. At least with this restraint in place, the Icefield Earth-Shaking Bear wouldn't do anything to it.
Just as it was thinking this, the Icefield Earth-Shaking Bear swept a claw at it and made it take the wolf pack out hunting.
Actually, Feng Xi hadn't forgotten.
She had done it deliberately.
She had changed her mind.
She would still have to come back to the Extreme Cold Ice Plains in the future because she needed to retrieve Nameless City, so keeping the Icefield Earth-Shaking Bear and the wolf pack would still be useful.
At this moment, she was jabbering away, recounting the detailed course of events to Xiao Baidao and the others.
Xiao Baidao and Hu Wankui now finally understood why Xing Wu and the others were close to Feng Xi!
Because without Feng Xi, they would've long since died on the Extreme Cold Ice Plains.
Hu Wankui patted Xiao Baidao's shoulder, "Old Xiao, you've taken in a good disciple!"
Xiao Baidao immediately looked wary, "It's good that you know! Don't set your sights on my disciple!"
Hu Wankui: "..."
You're overthinking!
It's true that I think highly of Feng Xi, but I really have no intention of snatching any disciple from you!
Putting other things aside, her dantian still hasn't fully healed!
Even if she is clever and intelligent, her cultivation will still remain at Qi Refining Stage.
In the cultivation world, strength is supreme at the end of the day.
That's also why Baili Muchen, even if dissatisfied with Shen Zhilan, still treated her as a treasured lump.
Feng Xi also understood this principle. Even if her schemes were unmatched, before absolute strength it was all nonsense.
Therefore, after returning to the sect this time, she would devote most of her time to cultivation.
As for the wish of the Nameless City's old man, after Xiao Baidao and Hu Wankui discussed it, they told Feng Xi to keep silent for now and wait until they consulted the other two sect leaders before making a decision.
Feng Xi obediently agreed.
Hu Wankui made a deliberate detour and escorted Feng Xi and the others to outside Xuantian Sect's mountain gate, and politely declined Xiao Baidao's invitation to stay as guests for a few days.
It wasn't out of embarrassment, but because Xuantian Sect was too damn stingy!
A few years ago, he came once. The lodging was passable, but the food was simply unbearable!
To put it bluntly, even the spiritual beasts of their Beast-Taming Sect ate better than that!
After sending off the people from Beast-Taming Sect, Feng Xi carefully followed behind Xiao Baidao, because she had a bad premonition.
Then her legs went soft and she knelt on the ground.
Feng Xi: #￥@%%@￥%￥!
There was no way around it. For the sake of her persona, she could only kowtow once, "Ancestors above, thanks to your protection, this disciple was able to return safely!
This training journey gave this disciple many reflections, but the most profound point is that strength is the hard truth.
Therefore, from now on, this disciple will definitely cultivate diligently and become a pillar of our Xuantian Sect as soon as possible!"
Jiang Ji was a straightforward person and also knelt, making a declaration of resolve.
Jun Wen: "..."
Fine, I'll kneel too!
As soon as he knelt, Xiao Baidao also knelt!
The old man's eyes were brimming with tears as he muttered on and on.
Nothing more than thanking the ancestors for protection and letting the disciples return safely.
Jun Wen had originally been somewhat perfunctory, but seeing his master like this, he sincerely kowtowed three times to the plaque.
He secretly resolved to cultivate well in the future and not let his master worry in fear again.
After returning to her courtyard to wash up, Feng Xi went to see Xiao Baidao again.
Except for the Yunxiao Sect sect master token, she tried to give all her spoils to Xiao Baidao.
How could Xiao Baidao accept them? The master and disciple pushed back and forth for quite a while. In the end, Xiao Baidao only took half and even insisted on writing an IOU in the sect master's name.
Feng Xi could only let him have his way.
As soon as Feng Xi came out of Xiao Baidao's courtyard, Elder Mu, who was in charge of the Golden Maned Suanni, stopped her.
"Xiao Xi, the sect-guarding divine beast heard you returned and has been making a fuss. Go take a look!"
Feng Xi immediately went to the beast stable.
The Golden Maned Suanni howled loudly for a while.
Feng Xi guessed what it meant.
Previously she had promised to give the Golden Maned Suanni a cultivation method but had never fulfilled that.
Feng Xi was also helpless. What she relied on were the jade slips in her sea of consciousness. Only when the corresponding jade slip lit up could she give it to the Golden Maned Suanni.
But she couldn't tell the truth, because the Golden Maned Suanni was a rogue. If it knew Feng Xi had been stringing it along, it would definitely raise hell.
Feng Xi said coldly, "You still have the nerve to ask me for a cultivation method?!
Tell me yourself, what have you been doing recently?
Other than eating, drinking, and playing, have you cultivated properly?
With this kind of attitude, even if I gave you a cultivation method, it would be wasted!
Do you know what the other three sects' sect-guarding divine beasts call you behind your back?
They call you Golden Maned Garlic Paste!
Do you know why they call you garlic paste?
Because you're rotten mud that can't be propped up..."
The Golden Maned Suanni, who originally felt completely justified, gradually grew guilty and finally drooped its big head without a word.
Feng Xi changed her tone, "But I think they're talking nonsense!
You're just temporarily confused. As long as you rouse your spirit, even if those three are tied together, they won't be your match!
So from today onward, straighten your attitude and cultivate well!
When I think the timing is right, I will naturally pass on the cultivation method to you.
By the way, I brought you some food from the Endless Sea and the Extreme Cold Ice Plains. Try it!"
After speaking, Feng Xi tossed over a few fish and the corpse of an ice-type demonic beast.
The Golden Maned Suanni cried while eating!
Feng Xi is such a good person!
A very good person!
Only she sincerely treats me well!
After "appeasing" the Golden Maned Suanni, Feng Xi strolled back to her courtyard and began cultivating.
She feared hardship and fatigue and was sometimes quite delicate, but when she worked hard, she even frightened herself with her diligence!
For two consecutive months, aside from going to pay respects to Xiao Baidao, she didn't leave the courtyard and cultivated the whole time.
This day, while cultivating, Feng Xi was pleasantly surprised to discover that a small golden spiritual root sprouted in her dantian.
Metal spiritual root!
However, her smile quickly froze on her face.
Because the other three spiritual roots were ganging up on the metal spiritual root in a fight!
The metal spiritual root was beaten miserably!
The little tender sprout that had just emerged was directly beaten back down!
Feng Xi: "..."
She silently took out a dagger.
The three spiritual roots immediately trembled and worked together to… yank out the metal spiritual root!
Then the metal spiritual root silently twisted itself into the shape of a heart.
Feng Xi: "..."
This one isn't easy to deal with either!
After the metal spiritual root emerged, the injury in Feng Xi's dantian improved greatly, leaving only a few fine cracks.
Xiao Baidao was overjoyed!
Even discovering that his disciple had become a four-spiritual-root didn't matter. As long as his disciple was well, that was stronger than anything!
This day, Xiao Baidao received a message from Hu Wankui, sect leader of Beast-Taming Sect.
After listening, Xiao Baidao thought Hu Wankui went mad.
Hu Wankui's general meaning was that Beast-Taming Sect had a batch of spiritual beast eggs that should've normally hatched long ago, but had shown no movement.
So he wanted to invite Feng Xi over to take a look and help think of a method.
Xiao Baidao found it both infuriating and amusing. If spiritual beast eggs couldn't hatch, what method could Feng Xi have?
Could she replace the spiritual beasts in incubating eggs?!
Simply absurd!
He wanted to refuse.
But… he couldn't withstand the benefits Hu Wankui was offering.
If it's hatching eggs, then hatch eggs!
He could hatch them himself!
So Xiao Baidao decided to take Feng Xi out for a stroll. If it worked, good. If not, they could at least freeload meals for a few days.
If nothing else, Beast-Taming Sect's food was really good!
All kinds of spiritual beast meat fried, stir-fried, braised, and deep-fried, very fragrant!
When Jun Wen heard about it, he clamored to go as well, so Xiao Baidao took him along.
One more person meant eating a bit more.
If not for fear of losing face, he would've liked to bring a whole string of people to freeload!
When leaving the mountain gate, Feng Xi fell again.
She had figured it out. The problem must've started the first time she came to Xuantian Sect and said she would kowtow eighty-one times.
That thing had taken it seriously!
Forget it, just kowtow then!
Treat it as reinforcing her persona!
Although Feng Xi had given Xiao Baidao many good items and Xuantian Sect's financial situation had slightly improved, Xiao Baidao was accustomed to frugality and still thought sword flight was better.
Thus, the master and two disciples traveled by sword.
Feng Xi again fastened her "safety belt", and even spoke righteously:
There are ten thousand roads; safety comes first. If sword flight is not standardized, loved ones will shed two lines of tears!