Mo Qi glanced at the dragon again, momentarily at a loss.
If Ling Feiyan's true form was a dragon, then Shi Jinchun should have discovered it when he wanted to behead her back then. How could she only reveal her original form after being sent here?
But it was also possible that Shi Jinchun's cultivation was not high enough to discern a dragon.
Should he go back and ask Shi Jinchun to confirm?
However, this dragon was trapped here, suffering torment and depletion every moment. What if it really was Ling Feiyan?
Even if it wasn't, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda!
So he walked towards it with determination!
Ling Hu Xiaoxian was also drawn out a few steps, keeping him within her sight, and smiled: "You're not planning to break the chains, are you? I couldn't even open them, and with your cultivation, forget it."
Even though she knew he was holding back his strength, she still didn't believe he could open them.
Mo Qi ignored her, stood before the iron pillar, and activated the Divine Mind Technique of the Sorcerer.
It was as if an invisible saw was quietly cutting through the iron chains.
Ling Hu Xiaoxian watched Mo Qi stand there, making no apparent movement, sometimes seeming to move his lips, sometimes not.
Putting on a show!
Ling Hu Xiaoxian scorned him in her heart.
Yet, faintly, she seemed to hear a creaking sound, like wood being sawn.
She was surprised, but when she looked closely, she saw nothing.
After a moment, the runes on the iron chains seemed to awaken, glowing with golden light that flowed across the surface of the chains, ethereal and substantial. It seemed to be resisting some force.
It was then that Ling Hu Xiaoxian realized that Mo Qi wasn't doing nothing as she perceived.
However, Mo Qi ultimately achieved nothing.
After a long while, the iron chains remained intact. He sighed in the end and withdrew his mental power.
Ling Hu Xiaoxian pouted: "I thought you were so powerful."
Mo Qi thought for a moment, he could try Pangu's Divine Power again!
He recited the incantation, brought his hands together, and a sound like wind and thunder exploded!
"Pangu's Divine Power!"
A blinding white light suddenly shone between his hands, like the first ray of sunlight at the dawn of creation, dazzling and scorching.
The white light flashed and vanished!
With a "clang," the iron chains snapped.
Ling Hu Xiaoxian was stunned!
Pang Qing's line of sight was blocked, and he couldn't see what was happening. He felt a mix of curiosity and impatience: "What happened? What's going on?"
At this moment, Mo Qi flew up again to the dragon's head and removed the seal.
The dragon's eyes showed a hint of gratitude, and its body slowly began to move.
It swam along the cave ceiling for a while, then suddenly turned downwards, reaching the ground. It swam along the ground for a stretch, then flew up again, its speed increasing, as if releasing its pent-up frustration or stretching its long-coiled body.
After a while, Mo Qi heard a clear "Hoo!"
It sounded like a sigh of relief!
Then, it hovered in the air, looking at Mo Qi, and uttered a pleasant voice: "Thank you for saving me, I will repay you."
The voice was particularly tender, like a child speaking.
Mo Qi couldn't help but frown, greatly disappointed: "So it's not Ling Feiyan!"
Where had Ling Feiyan gone?
A thousand emotions welled up in his heart.
Every time he felt she was within reach, she would suddenly drift away!
That feeling was truly despairing!
Ling Hu Xiaoxian couldn't help but look at the white dragon and exclaim: "It recovered so quickly!"
Mo Qi stared at Ling Hu Xiaoxian, somewhat annoyed: "Didn't you say she was Ling Feiyan?"
Ling Hu Xiaoxian felt it was melodramatic: "I said she was a mole transferred from the Divine Dragon Gate, a woman. As for Ling Feiyan, I never said I knew her."
"Then where did Ling Feiyan go?" Mo Qi asked blankly, as if asking Ling Hu Xiaoxian, or perhaps the heavens.
Ling Hu Xiaoxian said: "After you go out, go ask my father."
Mo Qi looked at the dragon and sighed: "I didn't intend to save you... Regardless, consider it your good fortune. Leave quickly, before the people from the Sun Moon Sect catch up and capture you again. I won't be able to help then."
The white dragon didn't move at all, just gazed at Mo Qi pleadingly: "Since you've started, finish the job. Give me a ride. It's dangerous ahead, and my powers are weak. I can't escape on my own."
What? You have such a request?
Isn't this pushing your luck?
But the white dragon's voice was childish and pleading, like a helpless child begging an adult.
Mo Qi was momentarily at a loss on how to refuse!
"Alright." Mo Qi turned to go back the way he came.
But then Ling Hu Xiaoxian called out: "Wait!"
Mo Qi stopped, turned around, and said coldly: "You want me to help save him? Impossible. Firstly, he didn't leave a good impression on me. Secondly, I think he's more valuable staying here than going out."
Ling Hu Xiaoxian smiled slightly and shook her head: "I'm not asking you to help save him, but to tell you that you can't go back that way. When you broke the chains by unconventional means, the gate on that side closed. It can't be opened, and there's no path. To get out, you can only go forward."
As she spoke, Ling Hu Xiaoxian took a key from her sleeve and, with a ding, unlocked the chain binding Pang Qing.
Pang Qing and Mo Qi were both stunned!
Especially Pang Qing, who was even angry amidst his surprise: "If you had the key, why didn't you use it earlier? Did you not want to save me?"
"I," Ling Hu Xiaoxian sighed and said, "If I let you out, and you break the curse, it's equivalent to saving Gui Zu. Once Gui Zu is alive, it will devour countless beings. It's indeed difficult to choose between countless beings and you!"
Mo Qi heard this and found it understandable.
However, Pang Qing saw it from a different perspective. He said coldly: "Are you saying I'm afraid of death? That I'd disregard the safety of countless beings for my own survival?"
"You..." Ling Hu Xiaoxian found him unreasonable and had no intention of arguing with him. She said, "Let's not waste any more time here. Let's leave first."
She turned to leave.
Pang Qing, however, didn't move and intended to throw a tantrum.
Mo Qi flashed over, grabbed both ends of the chain, brought them together, and with a snap, relocked it.
Pang Qing's face turned pale. He looked at Mo Qi, his lips trembling: "You, what are you doing?"
Mo Qi smiled: "I think it's better for you to stay here. What anyone thinks is not important. What's important is that many people will die if you get out."
Pang Qing looked at Ling Hu Xiaoxian again: "Xiaoxian, hurry and open it for me."
Ling Hu Xiaoxian glanced at Mo Qi, then at Pang Qing, her thoughts in a struggle.
Mo Qi looked back and was startled.
The passage from before was gone. The circles, iron pillars, and chains had all disappeared.
There was only darkness, and upon closer inspection, it seemed to be a solid stone wall!
There was truly no way back!
Mo Qi looked forward again. The passage continued to extend, winding and turning, leading to an unknown destination.
"Where will we go if we go forward?" Mo Qi asked Ling Hu Xiaoxian.
Ling Hu Xiaoxian said: "I don't know where we'll end up, but we can only go forward."
So strange? Mo Qi felt a pang of regret. He shouldn't have come in. Now he hadn't saved anyone and had instead trapped himself.
Pang Qing began to beg again: "Xiaoxian, please open it for me. I don't want to die here. I was wrong just now, I shouldn't have complained to you. I was just being petty. I was wrong, I was truly wrong. I completely understand your predicament now."
This kind of person?
How could Ling Hu Xiaoxian like him? Was she blind?
Mo Qi felt that looking at him any longer would make his eyes ache, so he called out to the white dragon: "Xiao Bai, let's go."
He led the way forward.
"Xiao Ge Ge? Are you calling me? I'm over three thousand years old." The white dragon floated in the air and followed.
After a moment of hesitation, Ling Hu Xiaoxian used the key to open the chain again.
Mo Qi continued forward along the passage, but this time the path led upwards.
"Little brother, wait for me." Seeing Mo Qi walking ahead by himself, the white dragon called out from behind.
Mo Qi didn't look back, nor did he stop or even slow down: "You're over three thousand years old, and you still call me little brother. Aren't you ashamed?"
"But I'm like a child now. Besides, didn't you call me Xiao Bai just now? I think Xiao Bai is good. I'll use this name from now on," the white dragon said in a childish voice.
Just listening to the voice and her tone, there was nothing wrong with it.
It seemed that acting cute was human nature!
Mo Qi thought that if he had the body of a three-year-old, he would probably act cute too.
Before long, Ling Hu Xiaoxian and Pang Qing also caught up.
Pang Qing called out from afar: "You person in front, stop right there!"
Mo Qi looked back, saw him glaring at him with a ferocious expression and a menacing look.
He was sure the other person was calling him, so he stopped and turned around, waiting quietly for him to catch up.
Because Mo Qi had tried to lock him in "prison," Pang Qing was filled with rage. If a tiger doesn't show its might, you think it's a sick cat!
I am at least at the Human Immortal level of cultivation, and you, a Tribulation Crossing stage cultivator, are trying to take my life while I'm ill!
How malicious!
If I don't get revenge for this, how can I be human?
In his rage, Pang Qing's body transformed into a red light, and he lunged fiercely towards Mo Qi. The red light was pointed at the front and blunt at the back, like a sharp sword, piercing fiercely towards Mo Qi.
The air was torn apart layer by layer, as if creased, and even the place where Mo Qi stood seemed to tremble due to the creases.
The air ignited with a boom due to the violent impact, flames danced, as if the red figure had grown seductive wings. With the wave of its wings, it enveloped the entire body, forming a giant fireball.
Only the very tip remained sharp like a thorn!
The flames continued to expand, and in an instant, the surrounding air became scorching hot.
A faint sound of wind and thunder could be heard, like the unease from the depths of the earth before a volcanic eruption.
He immediately unleashed his ultimate move, the Fire Shadow Flying Sword!
It seemed he was truly enraged and intended to kill Mo Qi.