However, as the fluctuations of true essence within Chu Qinghe's body became extremely weak, Chu Qinghe did not wake up immediately.

Seeing this, Lianxing couldn't help but ask, "Sister, why hasn't brother-in-law woken up yet?"

When Lianxing asked her question, Yaoyue shook her head, indicating that she didn't understand either.

The women didn't know much about the process of spiritual energy condensing into the Heavenly Flower. Even though they didn't know Chu Qinghe's current situation, they didn't dare to make any rash moves and could only continue to wait.

As dusk approached, seeing that Chu Qinghe was still lying on the recliner and had not woken up, Qu Feiyan and the other two women had no choice but to go into the kitchen to prepare dinner.

As for Dongfang Bubai and the other girls, they still stayed by Chu Qinghe's side.

And so, they waited from the late afternoon until the late evening, when, in the perception of Dongfang Bubai and the others, Chu Qinghe suddenly exhaled a breath of turbid air.

After lying down for nearly four hours, Chu Qinghe slowly opened his eyes.

The moment Chu Qinghe opened his eyes, the women all noticed that there was a distinct, shimmering white light flowing within them.

It stands out even under the surrounding lights.

Noticing the situation on Chu Qinghe's side, the women sitting by the stone bench immediately came over.

When his gaze fell upon Chu Qinghe, Dongfang Bubai immediately asked, "How is it?"

In response to Dongfang Bubai's question, Chu Qinghe smiled and said, "It was just a natural progression, so it naturally came to fruition."

As he spoke, Chu Qinghe focused his attention on his own body.

At this moment, Chu Qinghe seemed to have awakened the divine consciousness of a Taoist.

When I focused my attention on my body, I could clearly feel a white, ethereal flower, resembling a white lotus, slowly rotating above my Jingming acupoint and between my eyebrows.

After confirming that Chu Qinghe had successfully condensed the Heavenly Flower, Qu Feiyan asked curiously, "Young Master, what different feelings will you experience after your spiritual power is materialized and condensed into the Heavenly Flower?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Qinghe sensed it for a moment and then nodded in acknowledgment: "Of course."

Compared to before, Chu Qinghe's feelings have indeed changed now that the Flower of Heaven has successfully condensed.

It's like suddenly being transported from a bustling city to a quiet, deserted mountain valley, experiencing a sense of clarity and understanding of everything.

Moreover, even with Qu Feiyan, Xiao Zhao, and Lin Shiyin standing right behind him, Chu Qinghe could still feel that their actions were completely imprinted in his mind.

After Chu Qinghe expressed his feelings, Lianxing looked at him and asked, "Brother-in-law, are you able to use your spiritual energy to fight off enemies like Pang Ban?"

Chu Qinghe nodded and said, "It's possible, but this method of using mental energy is rather rudimentary, and it's somewhat different from Pang Ban's method, which is almost like the 'Bewitching Technique'."

Qu Feiyan suggested, "Why don't we give it a try?"

Seeing this, Chu Qinghe smiled slightly and gestured to the girls.

Once the women stood about a zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) away from Chu Qinghe, strands of special energy began to flow from between Chu Qinghe's eyebrows and fingers.

As some special energy flowed out from between Chu Qinghe's eyebrows, Dongfang Bubai's aura was locked in. At the same time, Chu Qinghe suddenly flicked his finger.

As true essence flowed, the moment a sword aura left Chu Qinghe's fingertip, it instantly transformed into eight three-foot-long sword auras.

As these sword energies split off and rushed towards the women, at that very moment, in Dongfang Bubai's perception, Chu Qinghe disappeared, and the others around him also seemed to have vanished.

She felt as if she were in a vast open space, and in this whole world, there was only this one sword aura rushing towards her.

This sword energy seemed to be extremely far away, yet it also felt incredibly close, making her feel both disbelief and the undeniable reality unfolding before her eyes.

This strange illusion of distance gave Dongfang Bubai an indescribable sense of awkwardness and discomfort.

Even if one wanted to dodge this sword energy, there was a feeling that it was too late and there was no way to avoid it.

The next second, when Dongfang Bubai came to her senses, she found that the sword energy that Chu Qinghe had just released was hovering in front of her shoulder.

They were less than half an inch apart.

Not only Dongfang Bubai, but also Shuimu Yinji, Yaoyue, Lianxing and other girls were the same.

The women were stunned and stood there dumbfounded as they looked at the sword energy in front of them.

It was as if they hadn't yet recovered from that strange feeling they had just experienced.

Not to mention Qu Feiyan and the other girls standing to the side.

Seeing the sword energy so close at hand, Qu Feiyan, Lin Shiyin, Xiao Zhao, and Xue Qianxun broke out in a cold sweat from their foreheads and backs.

If Qu Feiyan and the other girls hadn't improved their mental state considerably, they probably would have been terrified and collapsed to the ground by what they just witnessed.

When Chu Qinghe withdrew his hand and dispersed the sword energy that had gathered in front of the women, Yaoyue, who had come to her senses, couldn't help but ask, "What just happened?"

Chu Qinghe said, “A simple application of spiritual energy, just as you just felt, disrupts people’s senses and even pulls them into an illusion.”

Finally, Chu Qinghe organized his thoughts and added, "After mastering this spiritual energy to a certain extent, it can also be used as a special energy to defend against enemies. To describe it, it is similar in nature to sword intent, except that it can be used independently, without needing true essence as a medium like sword intent."

There will only be one update today. I need some time to organize the remaining plot!