The Fire-Avoiding Pearl was indeed magical. After the three of them took it in hand, the discomfort from being scorched by earth fire instantly vanished without a trace.
Jun Wen pinched Xing Wu's arm. Xing Wu cried out in pain, "Why are you pinching me?"
Jun Wen looked excitedly at the Fire-Avoiding Pearl in his hand, "I'm checking if I'm dreaming."
Xing Wu: "..."
You seem to have some serious illness!
However, he was too overjoyed to argue with Jun Wen right now!
He had thought they were doomed this time, yet they had survived a desperate situation.
Little Junior Sister was simply not human!
She just talked a few words and got the legendary Fire-Avoiding Pearl. Is that something a human can do?!
Xing Wu cautiously moved the edge of his robe closer and closer to the earth fire until he placed it inside. There really was nothing wrong at all.
Only then did he boldly step into the earth fire and call Feng Xi and Jun Wen to come down quickly.
Feng Xi put the remaining ice blocks back into her storage ring before stepping into the earth fire.
She looked at the Fire-Swallowing Qiu, "Have you decided? Will you come with us or stay here?"
After much thought, the Fire-Swallowing Qiu still felt like its intuition was more reliable, so it shook its head, indicating it would't go with her.
Feng Xi smiled.
"You randomly dug tunnels and brought the earth fire to the shallow soil layer, causing the three of us to nearly turn into ashes and making Beast-Taming Sect panic. Do you not feel even a bit apologetic?"
The Fire-Swallowing Qiu thought its ears had problems.
This human dared to blame it?
What audacity!
It immediately spat a mouthful of earth fire at Feng Xi.
Feng Xi didn't even dodge. Facing the earth fire, she rushed forward and punched it in the head.
The Fire-Swallowing Qiu's head buzzed from the blow!
Normally, it had no natural enemies. Aside from being able to spit fire, it had no real abilities.
It's just all for show.
The result was predictable, it was beaten miserably by Feng Xi!
As Feng Xi beat it, she scolded, "I'll teach you to show off! To put on airs! I told you to come with me and you dare refuse?! Truly shameless!"
The Fire-Swallowing Qiu cried from the pain with tears streaming down its face!
Crying, it nodded and agreed to go with Feng Xi.
It couldn't not go, if it continued to be beaten, the only thing that would be left behind is…a corpse.
Feng Xi immediately signed a contract with it.
The little black ball then conducted ideological education, "Other than being able to spit fire, you're absolutely useless. Only because our master is kind would she take you in. Otherwise, trash like you would have no ability to survive outside. You wouldn't even see the sun tomorrow!"
Seeing the Fire-Swallowing Qiu droop under the blows to its spirit, the little black ball felt extremely comfortable!
Indeed, my happiness is built on others' suffering!
The little fat bird also scolded the Fire-Swallowing Qiu, "It's all your fault! If you hadn't caused trouble, would Master have fallen down?!
Maybe my Grandmaster is heartbroken right now!
If anything happens to him, I'll peck you to death!"
Actually, this thing was venting its anger!
Because it's now stuffed to the point of nearly bursting from earth fire!
When Feng Xi heard the little fat bird mention Xiao Baidao, her heart sank. Yes, Master must be extremely anxious!
It's better to hurry and find a way out!
So she asked the Fire-Swallowing Qiu, "How can we get out quickly?"
In her divine sense came the half-dead voice of the Fire-Swallowing Qiu, "A few days ago while playing, I broke through the earth fire pipeline of the Beast-Taming Sect's alchemy room. You can crawl out from there."
Xing Wu: "…No wonder the elders of the alchemy room said the quality of earth fire was good this time and that it has been burning for several months without being exhausted."
Feng Xi: "..."
It seemed like this Fire-Swallowing Qiu had done a good deed.
She immediately had the Fire-Swallowing Qiu lead the way. After winding and turning, they saw a large jar made of special material, with pipelines leading upward.
There was a large hole in the jar. Needless to say, it was the Fire-Swallowing Qiu's handiwork.
The three climbed inside and crawled upward along the pipeline.
The front part was fine, they were all thick pipelines, but later they became narrow.
However, they were already very close to the ground, so Feng Xi and the others began digging upward.
Several alchemists in the alchemy room were discussing the matter of Feng Xi and the others.
"Sigh, although their soul lamps are still lit, I think the odds are against them!
I heard the fissure was red all over inside, full of earth fire!
Let alone them, even a Soul Transformation Stage expert couldn't withstand it!"
"Yes, I estimate bad news will come soon. It's too tragic!
Who would have thought riding a Long-Feathered Crane could cause an accident?
The guardian divine beast has caused a great disaster this time!"
"It's a pity we can only worry and cannot help at all. We can only hope for a miracle!"
…
While they were talking nonstop, rustling sounds came from beneath their feet.
They were stunned at first, then howled and ran out!
"Earth fire! It must be earth fire! It must be earth fire spreading beneath the alchemy room!"
"Run! It's about to erupt!"
…
In the blink of an eye, not a single person remained in the alchemy room.
Not only the alchemy room, many disciples fled on flying swords!
Afraid that being even half a step slower would cause them to be swallowed by earth fire.
So when Feng Xi and the other two crawled out from underground, they saw no one at all.
Xing Wu looked confused, "Little Junior Sister, do you think our Beast-Taming Sect really moved away?"
Feng Xi ignored him and sent a message to Xiao Baidao.
"Master, the three of us are in the alchemy room. Where are you? I'll come find you!"
At this time, Xiao Baidao was discussing rescue methods with Hu Wankui and the others. Unfortunately, after much discussion, they found no feasible solution.
Just then, he received Feng Xi's message.
The old man was so excited that his eyes reddened!
He grabbed Hu Wankui and ran toward the alchemy room.
Hu Wankui was also extremely excited.
The little disciple was fine, how wonderful!
In the future, even if he wanted to favor outsiders, so be it. As long as they were safe, that's better than anything!
When Feng Xi saw Xiao Baidao, she was stunned.
In less than a day, Xiao Baidao had become haggard beyond recognition, his face frighteningly pale.
Her nose felt sour, and tears fell.
"Master, your disciple is unfilial and made you worry!"
Jun Wen's eyes also reddened.
Xiao Baidao just kept saying, "As long as you're fine, as long as you're fine."
On the other side, Hu Wankui and Xing Wu were also in tears.
The scene was more or less shedding tears of joy from reuniting again after surviving a calamity.
After their emotions settled somewhat, Xiao Baidao and Hu Wankui asked about what had happened.
Xing Wu and Jun Wen consciously shut their mouths. Such matters were better left to little junior sister.
Feng Xi vividly narrated, "When we fell down, I remembered the ice blocks I had stored in the Extreme Cold Ice Plains, so I threw them all down at once…"
Hu Wankui interrupted, "Xiao Xi, I saw that the fissure was full of earth fire. The ice blocks in your storage ring probably turned into vapor before they even fell, didn't they?"
Feng Xi smiled, "Martial Uncle Hu, that's because you don't know how many ice blocks were in my storage ring.
Let me put it this way, there's no problem with forming a small iceberg!"
Hu Wankui: ... You can pretend I didn't ask.
Putting aside everything else, this personality of plucking even feathers as geese pass absolutely takes after your master!