After Xiao Fei and Huang Feifei finalized their plan, they split into two groups, each heading to different Demon Sealing Wells to set up the cages.
Zhu Yu and Ji Wudi followed them separately, assisting them and acting as backup if any hidden demon cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage were encountered.
When the team was being assigned, Ji Wudi immediately volunteered to follow Xiao Fei, hoping to gain more opportunities by pleasing him.
Zhu Yu, left with no other choice, casually followed Huang Feifei.
At that moment, seeing Zhu Yu and Huang Feifei standing together, Xiao Fei felt a sense of disharmony.
"Wait a moment!"
Huang Feifei and Zhu Yu, who were about to leave, stopped and turned back to look at Xiao Fei.
"Does Young Master have any further instructions?"
"Uh, Ji Wudi has more strength, so it would be more suitable for him to follow you and help with the heavy lifting."
Xiao Fei quickly came up with a suitable reason to separate Huang Feifei and Zhu Yu.
"Zhu Yu is all skin and bones, as thin as a chick. Let him follow me. I can protect him along the way."
Zhu Yu indifferently walked behind Xiao Fei. Only Ji Wudi remained reluctant, looking back at Xiao Fei repeatedly.
In the following period, Xiao Fei and Huang Feifei acted separately, setting up traps at various Demon Sealing Wells.
Both were masters of formations. The first few formations were a bit rusty and slow to set up, but they became faster and faster, completing a trap in almost one to two days.
"This should be the last Demon Sealing Well. After setting up this place, we can go back to cultivate."
As Xiao Fei spoke, he took out various materials and set up a small teleportation array within the trap.
Ancient hunters always aimed to surround their prey, leaving one side open to allow for an escape route, preventing a desperate last stand.
After discussion, Xiao Fei and Huang Feifei also left a teleportation array within the formation, providing an exit for any demons that accidentally stumbled in.
The other end of the teleportation array led to a larger collective prison, which was permanently guarded by cultivators.
Zhu Yu frowned as he watched Xiao Fei quickly set up the teleportation array.
"Although I don't understand formations, I can tell that your teleportation array setup is becoming more perfunctory. Can this teleportation array still be used?"
Teleportation array technology was considered a high-end skill in the cultivation world of the Eastern Continent.
Even a slight error could lead to malfunction, potentially losing people midway, leaving no trace of them.
Therefore, all formation masters were extremely cautious when setting up teleportation arrays.
"Who cares if it works or not, as long as it can teleport people away. It's even better if they get lost midway."
As he spoke, Xiao Fei stood up and clapped his hands, having finished setting up the teleportation array.
"Zhu Yu, why don't you stand on it and try it out to see if the formation setup was successful?"
Zhu Yu quickly waved his hands, not wanting to lose his life inexplicably.
"Mission accomplished! Let's go!"
Just then, a mass of cold, ghostly mist drifted over from a distance, revealing the appearance of a green-faced, fanged evil spirit before Xiao Fei.
Xiao Fei immediately recognized it as an evil spirit under his second sister, responsible for communication.
"Reporting to Young Master Xiao, my mistress has encountered a powerful enemy and has been missing for two days."
"What's going on?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Fei's aura suddenly leaked uncontrollably, almost shattering the evil spirit's ghostly body.
Fortunately, Xiao Fei quickly regained control of his surging aura, and the evil spirit stabilized itself, presenting a large jade slip to Xiao Fei.
Xiao Fei took the jade slip, and a powerful divine sense surged into it. In just one breath, he finished reading the information recorded within.
Two days ago, a bald man named Zhong Qiu Jie sought out the headquarters of the Myriad Ghost Tower to meet Xiao Lan.
The moment Xiao Lan saw the man, her expression changed drastically, and she immediately ordered her ghosts to attack Zhong Qiu Jie.
However, the man named Zhong Qiu Jie was extremely powerful. He instantly devoured ten Nascent Soul stage evil spirits and demolished the Myriad Ghost Tower.
Under the life-saving cover of her subordinates, Xiao Lan narrowly escaped, with the bald man pursuing her.
After escaping the Myriad Ghost Tower, Xiao Lan lost track of her whereabouts that same afternoon. Her subordinates searched everywhere but could not find her.
"Crack!"
Xiao Fei crushed the jade slip in his hand and summoned his flying fish, preparing to leave.
"Where are you going?"
Zhu Yu followed and asked loudly.
"I'm going to save my second sister! The opponent is very powerful. If I die, the human race's great cause will be left to you three."
Based on the description in the jade slip, that Zhong Qiu Jie should be the mysterious bald man he encountered in the Dragon Fall Abyss back then.
He just didn't know why he chose such a strange name, lacking any aesthetic appeal.
Furthermore, this person was extremely powerful, and he wasn't confident he could defeat him. However, it concerned his second sister, so he had to go even if he couldn't win.
As Xiao Fei spoke, he took out a jade box filled with Nascent Soul Pills and was about to hand it to Zhu Yu.
If he died outside this time, the human race would have no more Nascent Soul Pills.
Facing the large box of Nascent Soul Pills handed over by Xiao Fei, Zhu Yu did not accept it.
"I don't have anything to do recently, and my hands are itching for a fight. Why don't I accompany you to see who this esteemed person is?"
Without further ado, Zhu Yu jumped onto the back of the flying fish.
Xiao Fei turned back, his gaze fixed on Zhu Yu with an unprecedentedly solemn expression.
"Thank you!"
The flying fish unleashed its full speed, instantly breaking the sound barrier and transforming into a streak of light, flying towards the former site of Eagle Mountain Kingdom.
According to the information in the jade slip, Xiao Lan's last known destination was Eagle Mountain Kingdom, after which both Xiao Lan and Zhong Qiu Jie lost contact.
Xiao Fei guessed that there was only one place in the former Eagle Mountain Kingdom that would be advantageous for escaping a powerful enemy.
It was the canyon where spiritual energy could not be absorbed, the flying fish's homeland.
The flying fish was very fast. In just over an hour, it reached the canyon.
This place, known as a绝地 (jue di - a forbidden or perilous place), had already spread its name throughout the cultivation world, and no one dared to approach it in recent years.
In earlier years, a few arrogant demons had entered, but they never came out. Later, the demons also realized its danger and dared not enter.
Xiao Fei did not stop and instructed the flying fish to dive straight down.
In this canyon, except for the flying fish, no one else could fly or absorb spiritual energy.
The flying fish carried the two of them and landed smoothly at the bottom of the canyon.
The area at the bottom of the canyon was not large. Xiao Fei followed the canyon towards the lake.
Along the way, he found many signs of a struggle, also heading towards the lake.
He searched all the way to the edge of the lake but found no trace of Xiao Lan or Zhong Qiu Jie.
"It seems we need to search the lakebed."
Xiao Fei said, looking at the calm lake before him.
Since entering the canyon, Zhu Yu had been curiously studying its peculiar features.
Here, spiritual energy could not be absorbed, and one could not fly.
He reached out and tested the lake water; it was bone-chillingly cold.
"Let's go!"
As Xiao Fei spoke, the flying fish carried the two of them and sank into the lake.