After Transmigrating as a Wealthy Woman: Don’t You Dare Touch My Baby! [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 86

The Hehuan Sect’s rescue team arrived quickly. Facing the scorched earth and the lingering divine fire, every single one of them was left speechless.

After a long silence, a disciple whispered, “What… exactly happened here?”

The lush Tianqing Plains had been transformed into a wasteland of fire. No one dared to approach the center of the inferno; even standing at the edge, they felt a terrifying searing heat. If they stepped inside, they would surely be reduced to ash in an instant.

“How long has this fire been burning? Is it eternal? We must report this to the Sect Leader and Elder Chilian immediately.”

“Let’s go. Back to the sect first. Senior Brother Zhou Chen and the others need medical attention.”

“Senior Brother Zhou Chen really has the worst luck.”

They carried the wounded away on stretchers. No one noticed the chubby little bird hidden inside the wide, drooping sleeve of one of the casualties.

After a bumpy journey, Zhu Xingtong arrived at the Hehuan Sect. She was taken directly to the Medical Pavilion.

I have to get out of here before I’m caught!

Zhu Xingtong waited for a moment when no one was looking and shot out of the sleeve. Her tiny claws moved at lightning speed—patter, patter, patter! Her little wings flapped as she hopped over the high door threshold and reached the outside.

So, this was the Hehuan Sect. Before she could admire the scenery, the rescuers stepped out of the room. The little bird quickly ducked behind a large stone.

“What should we do? Senior Brother Zhou Chen isn’t waking up, so no one knows what happened. But you saw it today—those flames didn’t look like they were made by a cultivator. It looked like a natural disaster! We’d better report to the Sect Leader.”

“But the Sect Leader left a note saying he was away on business. How can we report to him?”

“Isn’t Elder Chilian in the sect? I remember her grotto is on the back mountain…?”

“Then let’s go find her!”

Zhu Xingtong tilted her head. Chilian… Chilian… Demon Venerable Chilian! Her beady eyes lit up. If Chilian was here, things would be much easier.

Chilian and Beimeng had seen the Divine Phoenix when they intruded into the Eternal Realm. If she had seen Mother Phoenix, she would surely recognize her! I am a majestic little Divine Phoenix! My true form looks just like Mother’s!

Chilian was a legendary figure who had ascended once before. If she saw Zhu Xingtong, the little bird could practically boss her around. Even if Chilian didn’t care about a “chick,” she would surely help find the “cub” in exchange for a favor from the Divine Phoenix lineage. Unless Chilian was a fool, she would help.

With her plan set, Zhu Xingtong flapped her wings and tried to follow the two disciples. “Chirp! Chirp!” Wait for me!

Zhu Xingtong thought following them would be easy. She was wrong. Her short legs were no match for the stride of human cultivators. Eventually, the exhausted “Little Bao” collapsed in the forest, her wings spread out helplessly, her round bird belly exposed to the sky.

“Chirp… woo… chirp.” Cub, I’ll never see you again. Life is too hard.

After resting, she forced herself up. Looking at the mountain forest—which seemed gargantuan to her tiny frame—she fell into a pensive silence. Which way was I going again?

While Zhu Xingtong was lost in the woods, the two disciples reached the back mountain. As they passed Zhong Ying’s courtyard, they saw her meditating and gave a friendly greeting.

“Junior Sister Zhong, cultivating again, I see!”

Zhong Ying, sensing their approach, wasn’t in a deep trance. She opened her eyes and nodded politely. “Senior Brothers, where are you headed?”

“We have urgent matters for Elder Chilian. Is she in her grotto?”

Zhong Ying frowned. “Master entered seclusion not long ago. You’ve come at an inconvenient time.”

“I see. Then we won’t disturb her.”

“Is it urgent?” Zhong Ying asked.

“Not terribly,” one replied. Thinking of Zhou Chen, he added, “Senior Brother Zhou Chen is back. He encountered a disaster while training and is heavily injured.”

Zhou Chen again. Zhong Ying had heard that name far too often. She thanked them for the info and saw them off. After a glance at Chilian’s closed grotto, she returned to her courtyard.

She was on the verge of Foundation Establishment. This was a major breakthrough that couldn’t be bypassed with the system; she had to focus and guide the energy herself.

Zhong Ying sat cross-legged, closing her eyes. In her perception, wisps of pale blue spiritual energy floated like mist. She formed a mudra with her hands, and the energy swarmed toward her like moths to a flame. Her dantian filled… almost there… almost…

She needed more!

The sheer intensity of her desire caused the spiritual energy in the surrounding area to surge violently. Even Elder Chilian in the neighboring grotto felt it. What is that girl doing? Chilian wondered, realizing she could no longer absorb energy because it was all being “vacuumed” toward the next room.

Chilian stepped out and gasped. A massive cloud of spiritual energy had gathered above Zhong Ying’s courtyard.

“Good heavens… she’s already reaching Foundation Establishment?” Chilian counted on her fingers. How many days has it been since I took her in? Even as geniuses, she and Beimeng had taken years. This girl was a “Heavenly Favorite”—someone so beloved by the heavens that the energy itself begged to be absorbed.

Chilian waved her sleeve, blocking the further influx of energy to prevent it from disrupting other disciples. Then she went back inside to work harder—she couldn’t let her disciple ascend before her!

Half an hour later, a golden light erupted from the courtyard, piercing the clouds!

Breakthrough Successful.

Zhong Ying felt a clear stream of energy wash through her body. Every bone and muscle felt rejuvenated. She opened her eyes, a golden light flashing briefly within them.

She closed her eyes again to test her new perception. Before, she could sense a few meters; now, she could “see” half the mountain. She could see the flow of energy perfectly.

Suddenly, she spotted a tiny, brilliant gold dot flashing in her mind’s eye.

The Hehuan Sect’s array only gathered blue-tier energy. Where did a gold-tier source come from? And it was so close to her courtyard?

At that moment, the System chimed:

【Wild Big Boss detected! Searching for identity…】

Zhu Xingtong was a bit annoyed. She had been following the massive surge of spiritual energy—sure it was Chilian—when the “compass” suddenly vanished.

At least the path to the summit was clear now. She just had to keep walking.

“Chirp…” No more. Need a break.

The chubby bird waddled forward two steps and plopped down without looking. However, the texture beneath her bottom felt… wrong. It wasn’t grass.

Zhu Xingtong looked down. She was sitting on a black boot.

Uh oh.

The little bird tilted her head back to look up. Her innocent, beady eyes blinked. “Chirp?”

I’m just a fat bird, definitely not a phoenix, okay?