"Th-this can't be..."
"T-that's Second Ancestor Uncle, a powerhouse in the Divine Diagram Second Realm! He could be called an immortal!"
"Jia Ren, you dog! Long Guang, you dog! You've gotten me killed!"
Xu Yi murmured, "I don't like this mountain. I don't like this water. The people here—and Qiu Wa and I—don't like it either. Since that's the case, then it might as well cease to exist."
He drew Qiu Wa, A Li, and Mu Jin into his custody, then rose into the air. The restraining formation sprang to life, locking the Phantom Spirit Sect's people firmly in place.
He raised his hand three times in succession. Thunderstorms suddenly erupted overhead, rumbling as everything within five miles of Jia Ren was reduced to dust.
A great many life wheels floated out. Xu Yi swept them over to Qiu Wa. At the other mountain gates of the Phantom Spirit Sect, people wailed and cried as countless menial workers and servants fled. Xu Yi paid them no mind.
He casually swept up the resources scattered across the ground, then soared away. Landing on an unnamed mountain a hundred miles off, he began carefully taking stock. To his surprise, there were no plant spirits belonging to Mu Jin or Qiu Wa. Xu Yi's mood, which had only just begun to recover, crashed again. After a while, once Huang Mei had finished digesting the life wheels, he finally gave Xu Yi some news.
"Plant spirits are rare treasures, extraordinary things. They were obtained by Jia Canghai, the Second Old Ancestor of the Phantom Spirit Sect. That wretch went to the South Sea, where Wuji Elder is holding the South Sea Association, a grand gathering for trading resources. Jia Canghai is under Feng Teng, a senior expert serving Wuji Elder. We can wait here;