“I know. If Baiyi doesn’t work, I’ll use her immediately.” Xiao Wenbing nodded to show he understood. Actually, he wasn’t too worried. He had already established a connection with the Treasure God in his heart. If any dangerous situation arose, he would immediately shout “Danger!” and lead everyone to Wanbaotang first.
"No need." Feng Baiyi suddenly opened her beautiful eyes and said coldly.
"Huh, Baiyi, how come you can open your eyes? You...you can talk now?" Xiao Wenbing was shocked and extremely puzzled.
Last time she came, Feng Baiyi struggled with just the three of them. She didn't dare to talk or even get distracted. How come she seems to be handling things with ease now that we've added Die Xian?
“You…” Feng Baiyi glared at him angrily.
"Pfft." Zhang Yaqi couldn't help but laugh and said, "Congratulations on your great progress in your skills, sister."
Xiao Wenbing looked closely and saw that Feng Baiyi seemed to still be at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, without any sign of advancement.
"Heavenly Thunder Talisman." Feng Baiyi nodded slightly, uttered a sentence, and closed her eyes again, ignoring him.
Xiao Wenbing suddenly realized that when Feng Baiyi was infusing energy into the Heavenly Thunder Talisman, she had to compress the power of the heavenly thunder to the minimum. The requirements for energy control were extremely high. Feng Baiyi had to infuse about a hundred talismans every day. Over time, her control over the power of the heavenly thunder naturally made leaps and bounds.
Therefore, although the total amount of energy she could control was still the same, her control techniques were much more skillful, and she achieved extremely high efficiency in utilizing every bit of heavenly lightning power.
Therefore, it's not surprising that she could occasionally get distracted and talk during teleportation.
Now that there was no need to worry about the danger of crashing midway, Xiao Wenbing relaxed. After a moment, he suddenly said, "Yaqi, with your abilities, you could actually try interstellar teleportation."
"Hmm? That's impossible. My godfather and sect leader both said that to control the interstellar teleportation array, one needs at least the cultivation of the Nascent Soul stage." Her beautiful eyes swept over Feng Baiyi and she said, "Of course, Sister Feng is a successor of the Heavenly Thunder Palace and possesses the Heavenly Thunder Body, so she is naturally an exception among one in ten thousand."
Xiao Wenbing smiled and said, "You're right. The reason why Baiyi can manipulate the interstellar teleportation array is because of the power of heavenly lightning she uses. This kind of energy is not comparable to the spiritual power of ordinary cultivators, so she can do things that only the Nascent Soul stage can do at the Golden Core stage. But you are the same."
"Me?" Zhang Yaqi frowned, her beautiful eyebrows furrowing. "I'm not a spirit... Ah, you mean the Universe Ring?"
Xiao Wenbing was very satisfied with her sharp thinking and said, "That's right. The Qiankun Ring is a treasure of the world. Its energy level is no less than that of heavenly thunder. If you use the power of the five elements within the Qiankun Ring, you should be able to do it too."
Zhang Yaqi nodded slowly. She lowered her head and gently stroked the Qiankun Ring on her wrist, seemingly lost in thought.
A moment later, a flash of light appeared before their eyes, and the purple light completely disappeared. They had appeared in a teleportation array.
Volume 4, The Divine Artifacts, Chapter 203: Illusion
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"We've arrived! Let's go see what the Divine Tree Clan looks like!" Xiao Wenbing roared and jumped out of the teleportation array first. However, when he looked up, he was dumbfounded and speechless.
Zhang Yaqi followed, and seeing Xiao Wenbing's appearance, she couldn't help but ask softly, "What's wrong?"
Xiao Wenbing pointed to the desolate land in front of him and asked in a highly skeptical tone, "Could this be one of the three holy lands?"
Before him lay a vast desert, a boundless expanse of yellow sand where no one could be seen.
Although he had never been to the Shenmu clan, nor had he heard any descriptions of the three holy lands from his elders.
However, even based on his own intuition, he knew that this place was unlikely to be the territory of the Divine Tree Clan.
"Isn't the Shenmu Clan supposed to be the origin of life? How could they possibly live in this godforsaken place?" Xiao Wenbing asked in astonishment.
“This…” Zhang Yaqi also hesitated. The Shenmu clan is a peace-loving and life-loving race. It would be too unbelievable if they chose to live here.
Xiao Wenbing frowned deeply. In this place, let alone extraordinary figures like the Shenmu Clan, even he himself would not want to stay for long. So what was going on?
After a long pause, Xiao Wenbing said with a solemn expression, "I understand."
"Um?"
“The demons, they must have been here,” Xiao Wenbing said with certainty.
"What?" Zhang Yaqi was shocked. Why did they say that the demons had arrived?
"I never imagined that the Demon Clan's power was so great, that even the three supreme races were no match for them. No, we must hurry back and tell Master and the others this news," Xiao Wenbing said urgently.
"Really?" Zhang Yaqi replied with some doubt, as this deduction seemed even less reliable.
Feng Baiyi, who was sitting cross-legged to the side, exerting all her strength to recover her energy, could no longer hold back. She opened her phoenix eyes and exclaimed, "Transfer station!"
"A...transfer station?" Xiao Wenbing's mouth dropped open, and he asked, "You mean, this is a transfer station?"
"Yes." Feng Baiyi spoke sparingly, closed her beautiful eyes, and continued to recover her depleted energy.
"Oh. I understand. Butterfly Fairy, look, although this is also a teleportation array leading to the Divine Tree Clan, the journey is too long to reach in one go, so there are these resting places along the way. Do you understand?" Xiao Wenbing looked around. Finally, he decided to explain to Butterfly Fairy.
"Yes, I understand." Butterfly Fairy nodded happily, no matter what her master asked. She just had to answer yes, and she would never be wrong.
Zhang Yaqi smiled slightly and nodded in agreement.
Xiao Wenbing's gaze swept over the three women's faces one by one. Zhang Yaqi and Diexian smiled sweetly, a delightful sight. Even Feng Baiyi, who was sitting with her eyes closed, had a faint smile on her lips.
Xiao Wenbing was overjoyed. He looked up at the sky, and the endless yellow sand seemed to suddenly become beautiful.
At this moment, his heart was filled with warmth. As long as they were by his side, the invasion of the demon race and the pursuit of immortality seemed to become insignificant.
Perhaps, finding a deserted planet and living a life detached from worldly affairs wouldn't be a bad choice.
So, should we consider Master's first suggestion?
Another purple light flashed, and Xiao Wenbing and the others appeared on a new teleportation array.
"We've arrived," Feng Baiyi said softly.
"Really? Are you sure?" Xiao Wenbing asked with a hint of skepticism. "This is the third time you've said it."
Feng Baiyi's face was cold as she said, "If they don't come out, we'll destroy this green space."
Xiao Wenbing paused for a moment, then nodded silently. This was indeed a good idea, although the method was somewhat extreme. However, it was worth trying when there was no other choice.
Anyway, although the Divine Tree Clan is powerful, the Thunder Palace, which has an unparalleled reputation in the cultivation world, is no pushover either.
In fact, finding the sacred site of the Shenmu clan was far more difficult than they had imagined.
According to Master Huizhe, the planet these guys live on is within a super-large array. There are a dozen or so planets with similar ecosystems, and each planet has the same teleportation array.
If the Divine Tree Clan doesn't welcome you, even if you travel all over those planets, you still won't find any trace of them. Of course, if the Divine Tree Clan agrees to let you in, then as soon as you exit the teleportation array, you will be greeted by the welcoming Divine Tree Clan members.
Led by Feng Baiyi, they arrived at the large array early. However, when they searched the vicinity of the two teleportation arrays but found no one, even Xiao Wenbing felt a strange anger.
"Do these guys really not want to see us?"
After a preliminary search, Xiao Wenbing arrived at what he considered to be a very correct conclusion.
"Hmph." Feng Baiyi snorted angrily, dissatisfied. Relying on her status as a successor of the Heavenly Thunder Palace, wherever she went, cultivators in the cultivation world treated her with utmost respect. Regardless of their cultivation level, very few dared to offend the Heavenly Thunder Palace. However, now, she had encountered one.
If Xiao Wenbing hadn't stopped her, she would have already taken out the Heavenly Thunder Sword and used the lightning-summoning technique to show these ignorant fools the power of heavenly thunder.
"Forget it, let's look elsewhere." Xiao Wenbing glanced at Zhang Yaqi, who looked equally helpless, and said listlessly.
Just as they were about to proceed to the next teleportation array, Xiao Wenbing realized someone was missing. "Where's Butterfly Fairy?" he asked.
“They’re playing over there.” Zhang Yaqi smiled and pointed to the left. Among the people here, Butterfly Fairy was the only one who maintained a carefree heart… no, since she had already taken the form of an infant, she should be called human.
"Butterfly Fairy, come here." Xiao Wenbing called out helplessly. Although this Butterfly Fairy had taken shape, she had become rather unruly. However, one couldn't blame her. According to her master, the old Taoist Xianyun, this was the nature of a Butterfly Fairy, and it couldn't be changed until she reached the Nascent Soul stage.
"Hey..." Butterfly Fairy responded cheerfully, her boneless body darting over like lightning: "Master, what are you doing?"
"I have to go." Although I didn't have the heart to interrupt her, I still had business to attend to.
"Shall we go, or use the teleportation array?"
"yes."
"Yes, but we've already gone back and forth three times."
“So what if it’s three times? If we can’t find a place, we’ll still have to go around even if it’s ten times,” Xiao Wenbing explained patiently.
Strangely enough, if the butterfly fairy in her caterpillar form had dared to be so long-winded, she would probably have been roasted and eaten by him long ago. But in her Phoenix White Robe form, Xiao Wenbing inexplicably gained a lot of patience.
Well, although Taoist cultivation emphasizes transcending physical appearance, Xiao Wenbing clearly hasn't passed the test yet.
"Well, but..."
"But what?"
"But... since we're just going around in the same place, why don't we play here a little longer?"
"What did you say?" Xiao Wenbing suddenly shouted.
The butterfly fairy was startled, and her beautiful, affectionate eyes suddenly filled with tears, making her look indescribably pitiful and touching.
"Butterfly Fairy, I'm not trying to scare you." Xiao Wenbing frowned, trying to remain calm as he said, "You're saying we've been teleporting for ages, just fiddling around with the same teleportation array?"
"Yes, that's right." Butterfly Fairy nodded, feeling wronged. She had no idea where she had offended her master.
How did you know that?
"The manual you gave me, Master, is a technique specifically for the illusion lineage. Butterfly Fairy has practiced it and achieved some success, so... so she was able to see it."
Xiao Wenbing and Feng Baiyi's expressions gradually darkened, and even Zhang Yaqi's eyes showed a hint of anger.
They initially thought they had gone to the wrong place, but now they realize they've been manipulated all along. When Butterfly Fairy unintentionally revealed this, they were truly oblivious. Who knows how long they'll be stuck here?
"The Divine Tree Clan, hehe, quite capable indeed." Xiao Wenbing said fiercely, then said, "White Robe, summon the heavenly lightning."
"Alright." Feng Baiyi flipped her wrist, and the Thunder-Attracting Sword was now held upside down in her hand.
"Hmm, wait a minute."
Feng Baiyi glanced at him strangely. Xiao Wenbing was not usually such an indecisive person. In a certain respect, he was a man who was even more daring than herself. Why did he seem so hesitant today?
Xiao Wenbing stood behind Feng Baiyi, called Zhang Yaji and Diexian to his side, and whispered, "Baiyi, summon as much Heavenly Thunder as possible. Once you're done, we'll teleport to the Temple of the Treasure God and show these guys what we're capable of."
"A garbage dump?" A knowing smile crept across Feng Baiyi's lips. He was indeed bolder than he was.
The lightning-summoning sword was raised high above the head, and wisps of faint purple light spread towards the sky, as if they were alive. The purple light formed a dim vortex in the air, and similar energies from all around began to gradually converge towards the vortex.
"Hmph." Xiao Wenbing thought to himself smugly, "Once the vortex is fully formed, you blockheads will know what's what."
He tried to call upon the Treasure God in his mind, and almost instantly, he established contact with him. A faint golden divine light could be seen on their bodies. With just a call from Xiao Wenbing, they could instantly teleport to the Treasure Hall.
The purple vortex gradually expanded and began to spread in all directions. If it reached a certain range, it could form a small thundercloud storm nearby. When enough energy was gathered, it could trigger the most terrifying chaotic power in the world, thus forming the Heavenly Tribulation Thunder that everyone in the cultivation world fears.