Chapter 396 Return

Yun Qingqing quickly calmed down and began to observe her surroundings, analyzing why he suddenly became like this.

She was sure that no foreign object had approached just now, otherwise she would have noticed it at the first moment and would not have given the other party any chance to attack Xiao Changheng.

Then there is the tower itself.

Yun Qingqing's eyes fell on the runes on the ground, and she immediately remembered what happened last time she came here.

At that time, Xiao Changheng was right beside her, but he suddenly broke out in sweat and breathed rapidly. He also tightly grasped her wrist, his eyes filled with grief so thick that it almost burst out...

Isn't that very similar to my reaction just now?

A flash of lightning flashed through Yun Qingqing's mind, and she suddenly understood.

She was truly stunned just now. Her entire consciousness seemed to be filled with boundless grief, leaving no space at all, and she was completely unable to think. This in itself was an extremely important piece of information.

With the strength of her spiritual consciousness, only certain things from ancient times could cause such a terrifying impact!

The reason why she was affected just now was probably because she suddenly looked at Xiao Changheng's lifeless appearance, which caused her mind to be disturbed, and that thing took advantage of her.

But it was not the rune on the table that caused all this, because she had confirmed last time that the rune was part of the Six Paths Heavenly Demon Formation. It would be useless if placed here alone, not to mention poisoning people's minds.

Yun Qingqing held her breath and checked the runes on the table again to confirm this.

It was not a rune, but judging from Xiao Changheng's last reaction and the position where he fell this time, he was obviously coming specifically for this rune, which was why he used this move.

When Yun Qingqing thought of this, her eyes suddenly moved, and the light in her eyes filled to its peak, and she looked intently at the stone table itself.

Through the dark energy of the runes on the surface, she indeed sensed a different energy in the center of the heavy stone table, which seemed to be emitting a little spiritual light.

She had an idea in mind, summoned Dawn, and said coldly:

"Chop it open!"

Poxiao got up at the sound and split the stone table into several pieces like cutting tofu. A dark object fell out from inside.

Yun Qingqing raised her hand and gently grabbed it, and the thing flew in front of her and hovered above her palm.

She was very careful not to touch it and observed what it was.

It looked like a small, short, and thick tree root that was completely black. It had an irregular shape and no other color, just black.

But when her spiritual eyes opened, she saw a few faint lights inside.

However, the light only flashed for a moment before disappearing. Yun Qingqing's heart, which had just been relieved, became heavier again.

But at this moment, she suddenly realized that Xiao Changheng in her arms was breathing again.

At the same moment she looked at him, the black thing in front of her suddenly turned into millions of pieces and dispersed like ashes, leaving no trace in an instant.

She was stunned for a moment, without time to think about it, and focused her attention on Xiao Changheng.

Although his skin was still cold and pale, the pale feeling that seemed to be almost broken had disappeared.

She checked his pulse, breathing, and heartbeat, and they all returned to normal.

Only in his spiritual pupils, the light of his soul was very faint, almost invisible.

The light of those souls was just transferred from that black thing. No one knew why his soul was sucked away by that thing, and no one knew why it returned effortlessly.

Yun Qingqing put these questions in the back of her mind for the time being. The most urgent thing right now was that it would be difficult for him to wake up on his own in this state of soul.

Yun Qingqing took a deep breath, threw out two sets of talismans in succession, and built a protective formation on the outer layer.

He pinched his fingers again to reinforce a layer of protection on the inner layer.

Finally, he took out the Ghost King Order and summoned all eight Ghost Kings at once.

"Please protect me and don't let anything suspicious enter this tower!"

"Yes, sir!" The eight ghost kings responded in unison and immediately found their positions and became alert.

After arranging everything, she picked up Xiao Changheng and let him lean on her arms, with her fingertips lighting up and pointing at her eyebrows.

As if in resonance, a light also appeared between the eyebrows, becoming brighter and brighter.

She slowly lowered her head, pressed her forehead against Xiao Changheng's, and closed her eyes.

She used the soul-searching technique, and this time she sent in her entire soul.

Familiar lights and shadows appeared around him. Yun Qingqing had no time to look at those things that were like memory fragments, and they went straight to the deepest part of his consciousness.

The light and shadow gradually became scarce, and finally disappeared completely, and she entered the darkness deep in his consciousness.

There is nothing in the darkness, no heaven or earth, no up or down, absolutely no reference.

This is the biggest risk of the soul-searching technique. If the practitioner's mind wavers even slightly in this boundless darkness, he will be lost forever.

But Yun Qingqing did not hesitate at all in the darkness. All her thoughts were focused on one goal: to go to the deepest level of his consciousness, where there was a landscape that even he himself was unaware of, and find him there.

Finally, there was a little light ahead.

Yun Qingqing followed her thoughts and rushed there at the fastest speed, but it took her a long time before she finally arrived.

She stood in front of the ball of light, looked at the gorgeous light and shadow inside, and reached out to touch it without hesitation.

Her eyes suddenly lit up, and when she opened them again, she was in that fairyland again.

It was still the same cliff, but the surrounding scenery was full of brilliance and spiritual energy. It was a scene that was even more precious than the most precious paradise she had seen in her previous life.

Yun Qingqing's mind moved, and she turned around subconsciously, and sure enough, she saw the tree that was as white as jade again.

The tree grew on the edge of a steep cliff, with a tall and straight trunk and a lush crown. Each branch stretched out gracefully, and the jade-like leaves were crystal clear. When the breeze gently blew past, it made a pleasant sound like fairy music.

Yun Qingqing felt that no matter how many times she came to this scenery, this tree would always be the most eye-catching scenery here.

And no matter how many times she looked at it, it was hard for her to take her eyes off it, and even harder for her to resist the urge to touch it.

It was as if... Yun Qingqing's heart skipped a beat, and a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes, but her body automatically walked forward and placed her palm on the jade-like tree trunk.

A strange feeling enveloped her, as if this place had been her home for thousands of years, familiar, safe and warm.

She couldn't help but curl her lips, continued to move closer, pressed her face against the tree trunk, and closed her eyes.

After a moment of trance, the touch on the palms and forehead suddenly changed, and a warm breath came from close at hand.

Yun Qingqing slowly opened her eyes and met a pair of dark and deep eyes. The pupils were as deep as the sea, reflecting a little light. They were no longer empty like before, and contained her reflection.

The pair of lips that were so close to him slowly opened, and a low, hoarse voice called out two words.

“Qingqing…”

Yun Qingqing suddenly came back to her senses and realized that the two of them were still leaning their foreheads against each other, breathing in each other's ears.

She retreated with bated breath, pursed her lips, and looked at him with some inquiry.

Without finding his figure in the depths of his consciousness, she ended the soul-searching spell and returned.

And strangely enough, she actually brought him back.

Xiao Changheng looked at her quietly for a moment, sat up, and rubbed his eyebrows hard.

"You...what just happened?" Yun Qingqing was puzzled by her own question and decided to ignore it for the time being and ask him what had happened before to cause such a situation.