Feng Xi looked at the clear yet foolish eyes of these little brats, and her conscience, which often ran away from home, came back for a visit.
"Martial Uncle Hu, these little things are still alive, and they also embody your hard work. If you give up on them just like that, it would be too much of a pity.
If you aren't at ease, you can have someone contract them. That way, if there is any movement inside them, it will be clear at once, and there won't be hidden danger."
Hu Wankui sighed, "Xiao Xi, what you said makes sense, but you may not know that there is a limit to the number of spirit beasts each person can contract.
This is related to the cultivator's own cultivation and talent, and also to the rank of the contracted spirit beast.
These spirit beasts are all Earth-rank spirit beasts. If most disciples contract them, they basically won't be able to contract any other spirit beasts.
In addition, these Earth-rank spirit beast hatchlings are too weak. Their survival rate will not be high.
If a contracted spirit beast dies, it will also affect the contractor's divine sense…"
Hu Wankui's meaning was obvious. Keeping these spirit beast hatchlings would cost too much and was not worthwhile.
After listening, Feng Xi looked at him in confusion, "Martial Uncle Hu, there's such a thing as a limit on contracting spirit beasts?
I've already contracted three, and nothing happened! I think I can at least contract eighty or a hundred more!"
The little black ball couldn't be exposed, so in outsiders' eyes Feng Xi had only contracted the little fat bird, the Icefield Earth-Shaking Bear, and the wolf king.
Hu Wankui fell silent, and so did the others from Beast-Taming Sect.
Contracting three spirit beasts was nothing. After all, once cultivation rose, the number of contractable spirit beasts increased.
The key point was that Feng Xi's at Qi Refining Stage!
She had already contracted three, and two of them were at Golden Core Stage!
It's simply outrageous!
Seeing Feng Xi staring at those spirit beast hatchlings, Hu Wankui thought for a moment and said, "Xiao Xi, how about this, contract as many as you can. As long as the contract succeeds, I will give them to you.
As for the rest, we will discuss how to handle them later."
Feng Xi: (✧◡✧)
"Alright!"
Even though they were hatchlings, their rank was still there. Any one of them was worth quite a few spirit stones.
If you don't take them, you're a fool!
Even if she couldn't use them herself, she could use them to support Xuantian Sect's prestige.
Feng Xi immediately began contracting them.
Hu Wankui and the others from Beast-Taming Sect thought that at most she could contract two.
But one, two, three…
In less than half an hour, Feng Xi contracted all twelve Earth-rank spirit beast hatchlings.
Then, blood flowed from her seven orifices, and she fainted.
Xiao Baidao looked heartbroken. His little disciple was good in every way except one, she's too greedy!
That aspect of hers… she takes after me.
Feng Xi had merely overexerted her divine sense and soon woke up.
Not waking up was impossible, because inside her sea of consciousness the twelve spirit beast hatchlings were crying heart-wrenchingly, utterly miserable!
Feng Xi decided that when she had time she would carefully scan their bodies and divine senses. If there were no abnormalities, she would release the contracts after returning to Xuantian Sect. Otherwise, the noise alone would kill her!
She was too lazy to think of names and directly named them No. 1, No. 2, No. 3… No. 12.
Hu Wankui felt some regret.
But things had already come to this, and since Feng Xi had helped them greatly this time, he could only endure the pain and say some polite words.
Feng Xi first showered Hu Wankui and Beast-Taming Sect with a string of rainbow farts, praising them to the skies, then said, "Martial Uncle Hu, these spirit beast hatchlings have just broken out of their shells and are still weak. Could they stay in the Incubation Cave for a few more days?"
Hu Wankui nodded in agreement.
Feng Xi wasn't at ease, so she stayed in the Incubation Cave to watch over them.
The twelve spirit beast hatchlings first looked at her timidly, then scrambled to approach her.
The small ones climbed directly onto her body, the larger ones desperately rubbed their heads against her.
Feng Xi: "..."
Is it still possible to return them now?!
She coldly scolded them once, and only then did the little brats reluctantly go gnaw on their eggshells.
Feng Xi felt like she shouldn't waste the rich spiritual qi in the Incubation Cave, so she began to sit in meditation and cultivate, soon entering a state of selflessness.
The four spiritual roots sneakily extended out from her dantian and began absorbing spiritual qi.
At first they fought individually, but later the four spiritual roots entwined together and crazily absorbed spiritual qi.
The spiritual qi in several Incubation Caves of Beast-Taming Sect was interconnected, and now it all surged toward Incubation Cave No. 2.
The spirit beast eggs in the remaining Incubation Caves were dumbfounded!
Why did the spiritual qi suddenly decrease?
Could it be that Beast-Taming Sect had been exterminated?!
Whether they died or not didn't matter, we must hurry and break out of our shells!
Thus, any hatchlings that had already developed spiritual awareness began trying hard to break their shells.
Overnight, the hatching rate of spirit beast eggs in Beast-Taming Sect soared twentyfold!
The people of Beast-Taming Sect were dumbfounded!
W-What's going on?
Although they also noticed that the spiritual qi was nearly exhausted, they only thought it had been consumed by the hatched spirit beast hatchlings.
They guessed and guessed but couldn't figure out the reason.
Someone mentioned that perhaps it was Feng Xi's doing, since the spirit beasts in Incubation Cave No. 2 had been "hatched" by her.
Thus, Feng Xi received the glorious title of… Little Egg-Hatching Expert!
Feng Xi: "..."
Although she thought this title was outrageous, she silently accepted it.
Because she felt guilty.
When she entered the state of selflessness in cultivation, she had no awareness. When she woke up, she found that the four spiritual roots had grown much thicker, and all of them looked shifty and suspicious.
Even if she used her heel to think, she could still guess what had happened.
Afraid that the matter would be exposed, she hurriedly urged Xiao Baidao to return to Xuantian Sect.
Xiao Baidao indeed wanted to leave. They had been out for several days, not returning would be hard to justify.
He had originally wanted Jun Wen to take the blame and pack some food to bring back, but unexpectedly, under his little disciple's hint, Xing Wu went to Beast-Taming Sect's dining hall and swept it clean.
To put it this way, he was only one step short of giving the cook to Feng Xi!
Xiao Baidao nodded. Xing Wu, this child, was good, he's worth associating with!
Hu Wankui's face turned green!
But thinking of the great help Feng Xi had provided, he endured it again.
From the main peak to the mountain gate, they still rode Long-Feathered Cranes. Feng Xi still rode the most beautiful one, and Jun Wen still rode the… bald crane.
On the way, Xing Wu's mouth didn't stop, continuously introducing the scenery to Feng Xi.
Jun Wen's mouth puckered like a ladle at the side!
But thinking about how they would soon leave Beast-Taming Sect, his mood immediately became bright and sunny.
As long as I, the official Senior Brother, am here, you wild Senior Brothers can all stand aside!
At this moment, the Long-Feathered Crane Feng Xi was riding suddenly fell downward without warning.
It had cramps.
It was pretending.
It was also helpless.
The guardian divine beast had ordered it to do this, it dared not disobey!
It didn't really intend to make Feng Xi fall to the ground, only to scare her a little.
Once it descended to a certain height, it would fly properly again.
But seeing his little junior sister falling, Jun Wen, in urgency, summoned his flying sword, rode it to catch up to Feng Xi, and pulled her onto his sword.
In fact, Feng Xi had already guessed the Long-Feathered Crane was only scaring her and hadn't taken it seriously at all.
Moreover, the wooden sword often "played" like this, she was used to it.
However, seeing Jun Wen sweating from anxiety, she obediently stood on his flying sword.
At this moment, the ground suddenly split open, magma churned, and heat waves surged.
A huge suction force drew Feng Xi and Jun Wen in.
Xing Wu, who had chased over, didn't hesitate at all and jumped down as well.
He had already let little junior sister down twice, he couldn't be a deserter again!