The True Transformation Sect's reputation for healing was widespread, and even Wu Yue opened her communication talisman, complaining in a resentful tone, "So that's why you never come to see me! Turns out you've been secretly seeing another celestial maiden outside, sob sob sob... Sister You, how cruel you are! I've lost my appetite because of you..."
"And then, you gained three followers in ten years, right?" Youyou retorted expressionlessly.
"Uh..." Wu Yue choked for a moment, then continued sobbing, "Sister You, how can you look at me like that? How can those stinky men compare to you? Skin and flesh are all illusions. I only liked their bodies, but you! I liked your..." She paused, as if struggling with something, and then, unable to say what she truly felt, added, "Your face!"
"..." I knew it!
You You was exasperated and didn't want to continue arguing with her. Ever since Wu Yue brought the Xuan Guang Sect back on track, her personality had become increasingly unruly instead of calm. "Alright, speak like a human being. What is it?"
“I want to go to your True Yan Sect…” Wu Yue said directly.
"And then?" Youyou continued to ask.
"Let me show off my new follower!" she chuckled. "Let me tell you, he's incredibly handsome, definitely as good-looking as your two! That's why I said you should become my follower. You could meet any kind of man with me, why bother with all this hardship? I'll take care of you!"
Youyou felt a bit of a headache. "Alright, stop joking! Tell me the truth, what's wrong?"
“Sigh…” Seeing that she was unmoved, Wu Yue had no choice but to say in a low voice, “The sect has revised a few advanced cultivation techniques, but we are not sure if they are suitable. We would like to ask Master Qiu to help us check them out.”
"..." You should have said so earlier. "I understand. I'll talk to Qiu Zhang. You can set a time and come anytime."
"It's mainly to see you!" Wu Yue complained. "Oh, right, there's something else I wanted to remind you. I heard from my disciples that they saw you investigating that abandoned town in the west. I know a little about what happened there. That town... cough cough, it's very strange... you should be careful... pfft..."
"Wu Yue?" Seeing her suddenly stop mid-sentence, followed by several cries of pain from the communication talisman, he panicked. "Wu Yue! What happened to you? What's going on?!"
"……metropolitan!"
There was no reply, but a gasp was heard, sounding like Long Xi's voice, followed by a commotion, and the communication talisman suddenly stopped.
You You's heart tightened. She tried to connect to Long Xi's communication talisman again, but there was no response. Whether he was busy or hadn't noticed, she suddenly had a bad feeling.
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Since that day, You You had tried to contact Wu Yue multiple times without success. Just as she was getting worried and considering sending someone to the Xuan Guang Sect to inquire, three days later, Long Xi arrived in a panic with Wu Yue, who was unconscious.
"How could this be?!" You You exclaimed in shock. Just a few days ago, she was chatting with her full of energy, but now she lay weakly in Long Xi's arms. What happened? Is this some kind of epidemic among the celestial maidens? Why are they fainting one after another?
“Sect Leader You, my sect leader suddenly fainted three days ago and has been like this ever since,” Long Xi replied anxiously. “All the elders in the sect have examined him, but they can’t find the cause.”
"Ling Qi, hurry up and go inform Yuan's father and Feng Rong." You You quickly gave the order, then turned and led Long Xi into the hall.
"Yes, Sect Master!" Ling Qi knew the matter was serious and went to find someone without delay.
Yuan Qi and Feng Rong arrived quickly; she had just settled Wu Yue when the two of them arrived at the same time. After carefully examining her, her brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and after a while, she said hesitantly, "Her body... is fine."
Feng Rong nodded and said, "The primordial spirit and soul are not damaged at all, so it doesn't look like an injury."
"Nothing wrong?" You You was taken aback. "But why has Wu Yue remained unconscious?"
Long Xi, who was standing next to him, seemed to have anticipated this outcome and quickly spoke up, "We didn't see anything wrong before, but the sect leader hasn't woken up for three days in a row, and his spiritual energy has been weakening over the past few days. We don't know why."
You You hadn't noticed until he pointed it out, but upon closer inspection, he indeed found that Wu Yue's spiritual energy wasn't very strong, as if she had used too much magic and exhausted herself.
“Spiritual energy deficiency?” Yuan Qi paused for a moment, then hesitated as if he had thought of something. “This situation is special. If there is a problem with the spiritual energy, we need to check her sea of consciousness.”
"The Sea of Consciousness!" Long Xi exclaimed in surprise, glancing hesitantly at the others present. "But... the Sea of Consciousness is extremely important to cultivators. If we were to rashly examine it, my sect leader..." The Sea of Consciousness contains a cultivator's spiritual consciousness and is an extremely private place. Unlike the gods, a cultivator's Sea of Consciousness is extremely fragile. Once damaged, it could easily turn them into an idiot. Therefore, no one would willingly allow someone to examine their Sea of Consciousness.
“I don’t mean to doubt the Venerable One.” Long Xi seemed afraid that his words might be ambiguous, so he immediately explained, “It’s just that the Sect Master is currently unconscious. Unless the Sect Master completely trusts someone who is completely unguarded, outsiders probably cannot get close to her sea of consciousness.” Forcing entry would definitely result in injury.
“I naturally cannot approach her sea of consciousness, but you are her follower, so it should be possible!” Yuan Qi understood this principle and explained in a deep voice, “I will use the attraction technique to attach to your divine sense, so that we can also know the situation in her sea of consciousness.”
Long Xi glanced at Wu Yue, whose spiritual energy was growing weaker and weaker on the bed, gritted his teeth and nodded, "Alright, thank you for your trouble, Venerable One."
Without delay, he helped Wu Yue up from the bed and sat cross-legged behind her. He began to focus his energy and release his divine sense, while Yuan Qi also made a hand seal and attached himself to it. A wisp of white smoke-like divine sense flew towards Wu Yue, slowly approaching the center of her forehead, about to merge into it.
Suddenly, a flash of white light appeared on Wu Yue's forehead, and Long Xi's carefully separated divine sense was instantly scattered and repelled. Long Xi let out a cry of pain, his entire face contorting in agony.
Fortunately, Feng Rong intervened at the last minute, sending a wisp of divine power to protect his consciousness. His expression improved somewhat, and he shook his head dejectedly, saying, "I'm sorry, I can't even enter the sect leader's sea of consciousness."
Yuan Qi frowned, hesitating whether to have Long Xi call his other followers over to try, when a familiar voice came from the side.
"How about... I give it a try?" Youyou slowly raised her hand. "I'm quite familiar with Wuyue too."
"..."
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