Ying Feilong quickly realized that Feng Xi was talking nonsense and was teasing him!
He instantly flew into a rage.
"Feng Xi, you're courting death!"
Feng Xi lightly dodged his attack, "Senior Brother Ying, why are you so petty?
I was just joking and you're already angry?
If you think it's not fair, you can make something up about me too!
Say whatever you want, I definitely won't be angry!"
Si Xian hurried to smooth things over, "Enough, this isn't the time to argue. We should focus on passing the trial!"
Only then did Ying Feilong stop.
The key point was that Feng Xi ran too fast, he couldn't catch her at all.
He said irritably, "There's no point thinking about it, there's no way we can pass."
Feng Xi leaned closer, "It's not like we're short on a day or two. Come on, let's eat something!
I've got seafood porridge from the Endless Sea, skewers of demonic beast meat from the Extreme Cold Ice Plains, and all sorts of delicacies. What do you want?"
As she spoke, she took out a menu.
It's something she'd prepared for Xiao Baidao so he could order everyday.
Ying Feilong and Si Xian were both dumbfounded!
In the end, they each picked a few dishes.
After eating, Feng Xi took out iced spirit fruit tea to cool them down from the eat.
The two felt… very happy.
The melon-eating onlookers outside the Heaven-and-Earth Banner: "..."
Someone quietly swallowed.
Wasn't Xuantian Sect supposed to be poor?
How could an ordinary meal be this extravagant?
Only Hu Wankui and Baili Muchen knew what was going on.
All of this had been "begged" by Feng Xi from them!
While sipping her iced fruit tea, Feng Xi pondered. The Heaven-and-Earth Banner must've modified the formation beasts' settings so that the moment they heard her voice, they reacted as if facing a mortal enemy.
The trick of persuading demonic beasts clearly wouldn't work.
What should they do now?
While she was at a loss, the other groups had already located their water sources and begun taking action.
Most followed the same method, eliminate the demonic beasts one by one, then deal with the late Golden Core beast.
If they worked together, seven days should be enough to pass the trial.
Si Shi's group progressed the fastest because Si Shi possessed Demon Pupils, which could confuse and assault the minds of demonic beasts. His two teammates would then strike vital points.
Second place was Shen Zhilan's group, which included Qin Shifeng and Liu Shaobai.
Qin Shifeng was mid Golden Core Stage, and Shen Zhilan could fight above her level.
Although Liu Shaobai's cultivation was slightly lower, he was proficient in formations and could lure beasts into arrays before killing them.
Third place was Jiang Ji, Jun Wen, and Xing Wu.
Although Jun Wen and Xing Wu were unreliable, Jiang Ji kept them in check. Moreover, all three possessed Fire-Avoiding Pearls, so the scorching heat barely affected them.
The remaining groups progressed similarly.
The most useless was, of course, the rookie team, they still hadn't killed a single demonic beast.
After eating and drinking, the three laid down, three freeloaders through and through!
Ying Feilong gritted his teeth, "I've thought it through! At worst we'll be eliminated. If one place won't keep me, another will!"
Si Xian sighed, "If there's really no way, we can only accept fate. We could only blame it on our bad luck!"
Feng Xi didn't utter a word.
After a while, she said, "The condition is to completely control the water source, what if I poison the lake?
That way, no demonic beast would dare drink from it!"
Ying Feilong and Si Xian: "..."
Let's not even discuss how immoral that is, where would you get enough poison for such a huge lake?!
Feng Xi continued, "Or we could put up a sign with our names on it, claiming the lake is ours!"
The two were too lazy to bother with her.
Pure nonsense!
Outside, the melon-eating onlookers sighed, "This time Feng Xi is really out of options! The Heaven-and-Earth Banner suffered before, so it must've patched the loopholes.
Now those formation beasts go berserk as soon as they hear her speak, so she can't persuade them anymore."
"No matter how clever she is, she's finished this time!
It's such a pity, if she'd been assigned to another group, maybe she could've passed."
"That's why cultivation level is most important. Little tricks might work for a while, but not for a lifetime!"
Xiao Baidao was smiling on the surface, but was cursing them viciously in his heart!
A bunch of bastards!
You people didn't even stop to consider the fact that Xiao Xi's dantian is still injured! Her being so lively and could even use techniques was already very impressive!
Once her dantian fully recovers, she'll be a hundred times stronger than that Shen Zhilan! Then we'll see who's still talking!
Still, even if he didn't want to admit it, he also knew that these people said one thing right, his precious disciple likely wouldn't be able to pass this trial.
Not passing is also fine, after all his precious disciple had already earned a lot, it's worth it!
Three days passed the blink of an eye.
While other groups diligently hunted demonic beasts, the rookie team ate, slept, listened to Feng Xi talk, got sleepy, and slept again.
Of course, Feng Xi wasn't the only one talking, Ying Feilong and Si Xian also chatted a lot.
To put it simply, Feng Xi now even knew the surnames of their family cooks!
Outside, Li Nanshi and the others were nearly angered to death!
Saying in their hearts, are you two brainless?
Do you answer everything someone else asked?
If this was a battlefield, they'd be sold by her and still help her count the money!
Humans were always known to be crafty and untrustworthy, but this is the first time they've seen this level of shamelessness!
Just when everyone thought the rookie team had completely given up, Feng Xi stood up.
Then she took out a formation plate from her storage ring and slowly inserted several high-grade spiritual stones.
Moments later, a large cage enclosed her, with a formation beast inside, wagging its tail.
Feng Xi smiled, "Little darling, we meet again!"
Formation beasts had no memory.
But Feng Xi's persuasion didn't require memory!
In just a few sentences, this formation beast agreed to be her underling!
Feng Xi exhaled in relief, it seemed the Heaven-and-Earth Banner had only modified the formation beasts of the sixth stage, the previous ones still worked.
And, they worked very well.
She beckoned the stunned Ying Feilong and Si Xian into the cage too, because triggering it this way produced higher-level formation beasts.
After repeating the process multiple times, Feng Xi had a long string of formation beasts behind her.
She even triggered several early Golden Core formation beasts.
Narrowing her eyes, she counted them and asked Ying Feilong and Si Xian, "Do you guys hink this is enough? Want me to get more?
I have as many as we want!
It's not just the water source, I can control this entire desert. Do you believe me?"
Ying Feilong and Si Xian nodded blankly, "We believe you."
They had no choice but to believe her!
The formation beasts Feng Xi had summoned already outnumbered the lake's demonic beasts by more than three times!
And if she wanted, she could clearly summon more!
Feng Xi lined up the formation beast army and began ideological education.
The gist was:
Only by following her would they have meat to eat!
Only by following her would they see more scenery in their limited lifespans!
Only by following her would they reach the pinnacle of beastly existence!
After a round of reeducation, these formation beasts' spirits were elevated!
As long as life continued, they would chase the light!
Feng Xi was the light in their brief lives!
The only light!