Qin Xi suddenly felt his eyebrows twitch. Something seemed to have happened.
He opened his eyes, frowned, and thought for a while.
Cultivators sometimes had ominous and auspicious premonitions. His current situation was precisely an ominous premonition.
Could it be that something had happened?
He couldn't think of a reason, so he called out, "Zhenji …"
Halfway through his call, he paused.
Zhenji wasn't here today because he went to participate in the Ten Thousand Laws of Nature Formation's trial. Could it be related to Zhenji?
After thinking for a while, he still felt uncertain. He stood up, opened the door of his cave, and slowly walked out.
The sun was shining brightly outside, and he was in a trance for a moment.
Yes, he hadn't come out for many years. He couldn't even remember how many years it had been …
This was the longest Closed Door Meditation he'd ever had. He hadn't left his cave for more than thirty years and directly advanced from the middle stage of the Core Formation realm to the peak stage of the Core Formation realm. He was only one step away from forming his Nascent Soul.
Originally, he planned to continue his Closed Door Meditation until he formed his Nascent Soul, but now it seemed …
The space between his eyebrows was throbbing. He felt he didn't have time to think. With a wave of his sleeve, a pure white cloud appeared under his feet. He stepped on the cloud and flew towards the main peak.
When the Ten Thousand Laws of Nature Formation appeared, his master also asked him to go in and take a look, but he refused with the excuse that he was in Closed Door Meditation. Now, he didn't know where the formation was.
However, as soon as he spread his divine sense, he easily found a crowded place at the foot of the main peak. Presumably, it was there.
Without any hesitation, he stepped on the cloud and flew down.
When he landed at the bottom of the valley, he already saw the hustle and bustle. Many disciples had come out after failing the test, and they were densely surrounding something.
The Core Formation elders in charge of the scene had long sensed his spiritual aura pressure. One of them was about to see who it was, but when he pushed the disciples aside, he was startled. "Junior Martial Brother Shoujing?"
He approached him. "Senior Martial Brother, what happened?"
"Oh." The elder reacted and said, "You came at the right time. A disciple from your Clear Spring Peak had an accident."
Qin Xi frowned but didn't say anything. He followed the elder into the crowd.
"Junior Martial Brother Shoujing!" School Head Shen, who was squatting on the ground, greeted him.
Before Qin Xi could say anything, he saw the disciple lying on the ground.
After a while, he found his voice again. "What's going on?"
One of the elders said, "There's a problem in the third test. The two disciples bumped into each other, and one of them had a hallucination of a real person, but the other was unlucky. It was the Five Confusions Plaguing Spirit, and his mind was starting to blur, so …"
Following the elder's gaze, Qin Xi furrowed his brows again. "Mingzhu?"
Ruan Mingzhu was currently sitting in the corner. She was in a daze and shivering; she didn't even respond when Mo Tiange called her.
Head Shen said, "She was sent out when she was plagued by a demonic spell. It's best not to summon her now."
Qin Xi nodded. His gaze was fixed on Mo Tiange, who was lying unconscious on the ground. "Didn't you say this was a trial formation and there wouldn't be any danger?"
As School Head Shen continued to channel spiritual aura into Mo Tiange's body, he said, "Her life won't be in danger. As soon as this disciple suffered a fatal attack, she was sent out.
However, her mind was in a state of confusion, and her mind was momentarily damaged. That's why she became like this. "
"… I see."
Upon seeing that Sect Head Shen had withdrawn her hand, he also crouched down, felt Mo Tiange's pulse, and inserted his spiritual aura into her pulse.
There were no problems with her meridians, and her dantian was also intact … Her sea of knowledge was closed.
He furrowed his brows. Her sea of knowledge was closed, and it could be big or small. Although there wouldn't be any danger to her life, being attacked while she was undergoing a mental test was definitely very dangerous. If the stimulation was excessive, she might not wake up for ten or twenty years, or she might never wake up!
He looked up at Ruan Mingzhu, wanting to say something. However, judging from her timid appearance, she didn't seem to be in a much better state, so he eventually gave up.
"Junior Martial Brother Shoujing, this is your junior martial sister from the same room, right?
It'd be better if you take her back first.
This matter can be big or small, so it's best to let Martial Uncle Jinghe take a look. "
Qin Xi nodded without hesitation. "Alright."
He then looked at Ruan Mingzhu and said, "Senior Martial Brother School Head, I'll have to trouble you to take care of my martial nephew. I'll send someone to pick her up later."
"That's what I should do." How could School Head Shen refuse?
With Lord Daoist Jinghe's personality, it was already very good of him not to settle accounts with them since his beloved disciple was injured in the formation and his grand-disciple was greatly stimulated.
Moreover, they indeed couldn't escape responsibility for this matter. Entering this Ten Thousand Laws of Nature Formation was indeed dangerous, but they were worried these disciples wouldn't be willing to take risks, so they didn't explain in detail and only emphasized to be careful.
"Master! Master!"
Ye Zhenji, who had just come out of the formation, happened to see this scene. He followed them with a pale face and looked at Mo Tiange. "What's wrong with my aunt?"
Qin Xi frowned and said, "Let's talk about it when we get back."
With a flick of his sleeve, he summoned the flying cloud and flew back to Clear Spring Peak with Ye Zhenji.
The flying cloud's speed reached its limit. In a flash, it had already reached the summit of Clear Spring Peak and landed in front of Shangqing Palace.
Qin Xi didn't stop and walked towards Shangqing Palace with Mo Tiange in his arms.
"Martial Uncle Shoujing!" The gate-keeping disciple was surprised to see Qin Xi's unhappy expression and Mo Tiange in his arms unconscious.
Qin Xi couldn't care less about these disciples' gazes and directly rushed into Shangqing Palace. "Master!"
Lord Daoist Jinghe's divine sense shrouded the surroundings. Just as he was wondering what happened, he turned around and was shocked. "What's going on?"
Qin Xi put Mo Tiange down and said anxiously, "Master, take a look. She was attacked when she was undergoing the mental test in the formation. I've checked. She looks fine, but her sea of knowledge is closed."
Upon hearing this, Lord Daoist Jinghe grabbed Mo Tiange's wrist and felt her meridians to check her injuries.
With a single glance, his face darkened.
Qin Xi couldn't help asking, "How is it?"
Lord Daoist Jinghe stroked his beard and frowned. "Not good. I guess she must've just discovered her mental state has a weakness and was attacked when she was undergoing the Five Confusions Plaguing Spirit …"
"Then what should we do?"
Lord Daoist Jinghe glared at him. "Can you stop interrupting me?
I haven't finished talking yet! "
Qin Xi was speechless from his glare and could only admit his mistake. "Okay, I won't."
Lord Daoist Jinghe continued to say, "She closed her sea of knowledge subconsciously to protect herself, so you don't have to worry about her safety. She should be fine.
But it's a bit troublesome to wake her up. "
After making sure his disciple was fine, Lord Daoist Jinghe stroked his beard and said something, waiting for Qin Xi to ask. However, after Lord Daoist Jinghe said something just now, Qin Xi stopped asking and just stared at him, making him feel very bored.
Just as Lord Daoist Jinghe was a bit annoyed, Ye Zhenji hurriedly asked, "Grandmaster, what should we do?"
Ye Zhenji's timely answer made Lord Daoist Jinghe very satisfied. He immediately felt that Ye Zhenji was very pleasing to the eye, so he said with a smile, "We don't need to do anything. Just take good care of her and don't let anything happen to her body. After a while, when she realizes there's no danger, she'll naturally open her sea of knowledge slowly."
"Oh …" Ye Zhenji and Qin Xi breathed sighs of relief at the same time.
Qin Xi thought for a while then asked, "Master, how long will she stay in this state?"
"Oh … It'll be a few months if it's short; it'll be a few years if it's long."
Then he patted Qin Xi's shoulder and said irresponsibly, "Rest assured, she's still young. Even if she wakes up in a few decades, she won't delay her core-formation."
After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, ignoring Qin Xi's gloomy expression. "That'll do. Take her back to Mingxin Residence. En, let Xiuqin and the others take care of her."
Qin Xi endured and endured, but in the end, he couldn't help but say, "Master!
A few years is fine, but a few decades … Even if she's not a mortal, her body will have problems if she stays in a coma like this, okay?
Can't you think of a way? "
"Huh?"
Ye Zhenji originally felt relieved when he heard his aunt was fine, but now, he became nervous again. "Grandmaster, really?"
"Nonsense!"
The one who answered was Qin Xi. He frowned deeply and said angrily, "Cultivators don't need to eat, but we also need to absorb spiritual aura and rely on spiritual aura to survive!
If she's in a coma for a few years or a few decades, it'll be no problem for her to live, but if she stops absorbing spiritual aura, her body will wither. Even if she wakes up, her cultivation level will regress! "
"Ah!
It's that serious! "Ye Zhenji turned to look at Lord Daoist Jinghe pitifully." Grandmaster!
You can't watch my aunt turn into a shriveled old lady! She's still young! "
"Pfft!"
Lord Daoist Jinghe sprayed out a mouthful of tea. "Shriveled old lady! Hahahaha! You brat, you can think of something like that!"
"Master!" Qin Xi glared at him angrily. "If you want to laugh, you can laugh slowly when you're done. Now, think of a way for me!"
"What way?" Lord Daoist Jinghe spread his hands with an innocent expression. "I told you, she'll wake up naturally after a while."
"Really?" Qin Xi's expression darkened. "You don't want the Nine Revolutions Mind-Calming Pills anymore?"
"Ah!
Brat, are you threatening me?! "Lord Daoist Jinghe screamed.
"So what if I'm threatening you?" Qin Xi raised his eyebrows. "Don't forget your spiritual plants are in my hands. You want medicinal pills?
Fine, use your brain and solve the problem first! "
Lord Daoist Jinghe clenched his teeth. "Brat, I asked you to learn pill-concocting, but in the end, you're actually threatening me!"
Unfortunately, Qin Xi looked indifferent and didn't even look at him.
Lord Daoist Jinghe snorted angrily. Then, he suddenly thought of something and turned around to glare at Qin Xi. "Didn't you say you were in a life-or-death Closed Door Meditation?
Why did you come out now? "
"…" Qin Xi was stunned. He wanted to say something, so he moved his mouth but didn't say anything in the end.
Lord Daoist Jinghe watched Qin Xi's expression change from anger to embarrassment, so he slapped the table and laughed until he couldn't stand straight. "Hahaha, brat, you're making me laugh to death!
You've been in a life-or-death Closed Door Meditation for thirty-five years. Why did you come out without saying anything?
Hey, don't say this isn't called coming out. You've even left your Immortal's Cave and sat outside drinking tea. If this isn't called coming out, what is?
Hey, hey, what's going on?
Tell Master, how did you know something happened to Tiange?
Why did you suddenly come out? "
Qin Xi didn't speak. He turned his head and looked down to count ants.
Lord Daoist Jinghe sneakily approached him. "Tell me quickly! What happened?
You've been in a life-or-death Closed Door Meditation for thirty-five years. Now that you suddenly came out, you have to tell Master, right?
Tell me, tell me! "
Qin Xi couldn't stand being pestered anymore, so he could only say, "I thought something happened to Zhenji."
This time, even Ye Zhenji, who was squatting next to him, also turned his head.
With his master in front and his disciple next to him, Qin Xi looked embarrassed. "I … felt a bad omen and thought something happened to Zhenji, so I …"
"Oh, you can actually feel a bad omen." Lord Daoist Jinghe nodded seriously. "It wasn't easy, it wasn't easy at all."