Chapter 426 Soul Loss
That is a legend of unknown origin.
According to legend, if one can find the Heart of Heaven and Earth, one can revive the spiritual energy of this world and restore it to the spiritually-filled world it once was.
The legend only has a few words, without explaining what the Heart of Heaven and Earth is, where it comes from, or where to find it. The only clue is the name.
Yun Qingqing wrote down these words and paid more attention to them when she read them again later, but she never saw related or similar content again.
She spent half a day reading through all the ancient books in the box, and then called Qingpingzi over.
"Have you heard of the Heart of Heaven and Earth?" She handed over the ancient book that recorded this matter and asked directly.
Qingpingzi looked at the contents of this page and shook his head:
"No, there are too many books in the library. I have never read this one, nor have I seen it in other records."
He looked at the record and was a little surprised:
"It says here that if we find the Heart of Heaven and Earth, we can revive the spiritual energy of this world?"
"That's what they said, but I don't know what basis they have." Yun Qingqing frowned and said, "Send some people to look for other books in the library to see if there are any clues. If there are any, notify me immediately."
"Yes!" Qingpingzi agreed.
Yun Qingqing took out two more scrolls and handed them to him:
"This is the layout of the fixed-point teleportation array and the spirit gathering array. You, a few elders, and some elite disciples should be able to complete it together."
"Thank you, Grandmaster!" Qingpingzi was overjoyed and took the scroll as if it were a treasure.
Yun Qingqing stood up:
"This is over, I should go back."
Qingpingzi's face paused:
"Grandmaster...won't you stay a few more days?"
Yun Qingqing said calmly:
"The target point of the teleportation array is Tianming Pavilion. Once you have set up the array, you can go there to find me whenever necessary."
Qingpingzi breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, but still reluctantly saw her out.
Yun Qingqing came to the center of the spirit gathering array in the courtyard and said calmly:
"No need to send me off. I'll just go from here."
As she spoke, she took out a teleportation talisman and threw it to the ground. A faint light flashed, and her figure disappeared from the spot.
Qingpingzi watched her leave in amazement, and looking at the two scrolls in his hands, his mood improved.
"With Grandmaster here, the Tianxuan Sect will soon reach a higher level..."
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After Yun Qingqing was teleported back to Tianming Pavilion, she returned to the palace.
She was still thinking about her speculations about the emperor before she left, so she went to Xiao Changheng's yard to look for him when she returned to the palace, but she didn't find him.
Nan Zheng was not at the mansion either. Yun Qingqing frowned, called a mansion guard, and asked:
"The prince has entered the palace?"
The guard nodded:
"The prince entered the palace yesterday and has not returned yet."
"Yesterday?" Yun Qingqing was stunned.
The palace guard smiled and said:
"Don't worry, Princess. His Majesty has always relied on the prince, so it's possible for him to stay in the palace for a few days."
Yun Qingqing waved her hand:
"I understand. You can go down now."
She turned and left the palace and headed straight for the imperial palace.
With her status, she could enter and leave the palace freely, and she didn't need to report until she entered the inner courtyard. Yun Qingqing waited for a while, and the eunuch in charge of communication came back, lowered his eyebrows and said:
"Your Majesty is not feeling well, Princess, please go back."
"The emperor is ill?" Yun Qingqing frowned, "Then you can see the regent?"
There was purple air in the palace, but it was not as dense as the air around Xiao Changheng. She expected that Xiao Changheng was not there, but the fact that this person was neither in the palace nor in the mansion inevitably surprised her.
The young eunuch was stunned for a moment and said:
"His Royal Highness the Regent came here yesterday, but left in a hurry and never entered the palace again."
Yun Qingqing was stunned:
"He left the palace yesterday? Are you sure?"
"I dare not speak nonsense." The young eunuch said quickly, "I have been on duty these two days. The prince did leave yesterday and he has not appeared since then."
Yun Qingqing was silent for a moment and pinched her fingers.
"Princess Princess?" The young eunuch called out nervously when he saw that she didn't speak for a long time.
Yun Qingqing came back to her senses and nodded:
"Since His Majesty is not here, I will go back first."
The young eunuch breathed a sigh of relief and immediately bowed his head to see him off respectfully.
Yun Qingqing walked quickly to a secluded place, slapped an invisibility talisman on her body to avoid being discovered, then sat cross-legged on the spot, made some hand gestures, and her spirit left her body and headed towards the emperor's bedroom.
The eunuchs and palace maids were busy in the bedroom, but it was completely silent. Only the queen had a sad look on her face and was talking in a low voice to the imperial physician in front of the dragon bed.
In addition, there was another person beside the bed, who suddenly turned around and looked at Yun Qingqing as her yang spirit came in.
It was Cangqi, the current national teacher and Qingpingzi's direct disciple.
Yun Qingqing nodded at him, Cangqi's expression changed slightly, then he regained his composure, stood up quietly, and walked to a secluded place.
There was no one around, and Cang Qi's expression was no longer as calm as before. He bowed to Yun Qingqing in surprise and excitement, and whispered:
"Greetings, Grandmaster!"
"No need to be polite." Yun Qingqing knew that he had received a message from Qing Pingzi, so she didn't say much and asked directly, "What happened? Why is the emperor's soul missing so seriously?"
When she just entered the bedroom, she found at a glance that only a soul and a spirit were left in the emperor's body.
Cang Qi frowned and said:
"I don't know why, but the emperor suddenly fell ill yesterday. The imperial physician tried to save him but he still couldn't wake up. When I arrived, I found that the emperor had lost two souls and six spirits. I am stupid and have never seen such strange symptoms. I also couldn't find any signs of evil or human intervention."
Yun Qingqing frowned even more tightly and asked again:
"Have you seen the Regent? Do you know where he went after leaving the palace?"
Cang Qi nodded:
"The Prince Regent came to visit the emperor yesterday. I happened to be there at the time. Since the emperor had lost his soul, I thought that if there was something that could gather the soul, it should be possible to save the emperor."
"After hearing this, the regent pondered for a while. I felt that he seemed to be a little hesitant, but then he made a decision and left in a hurry."
Yun Qingqing's expression changed slightly:
"So, he went to look for something that could gather souls?"
Hearing him say this, Cang Qi also had an epiphany:
"...Yes, that explains why he left in such a hurry. However, the emperor's condition requires a magical instrument to gather souls. The regent is not a member of the Xuanmen sect, so how does he know where there is a magical instrument to gather souls?"
Yun Qingqing felt annoyed, gritted her teeth, and made hand gestures to send a signal.
It would take some time for this signal to receive a response, so she said to Cang Qi:
"I'm going to see the Emperor."
Cang Qi nodded and immediately returned to the bedroom without making any sound. Yun Qingqing's Yang Shen Ben was also invisible, and everyone else ignored her.
She came to the bed, her eyes shining with clarity as she looked at the emperor carefully.
The emperor's face was pale, his breathing was weak, and he looked like he was about to die.
There is indeed only a soul and a spirit left in this body. If left unattended, and the soul and spirit cannot return to the body, the body will die soon.
Yun Qingqing hesitated for a moment, and finally gave up the idea of using the emperor's fate to tell fortunes.
Although the emperor is weak, his luck cannot be underestimated. She is now anxious to find Xiao Changheng and does not want to make any mistakes in the divination and be retaliated against.
She thought about it, made a gesture, and golden light shot out from her fingertips and shot into the emperor's brow.
He took out some blank talisman paper and quickly drew a few talismans.
When the talisman was finished, a golden light appeared in front of her from afar and she grabbed it in her hand.
It was a reply to the message she had sent earlier.
Yun Qingqing's mind moved, and the reply letter turned into a direction and was transmitted to her mind.
Her brows furrowed even tighter.
She handed a few talismans to Cang Qi and said:
"Use one every six hours to stabilize the emperor's condition. The rest will be taken care of after I bring the regent back."
After saying this, her Yang Shen turned into a ray of light and flew out.
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