Chapter 50 Abnormal Protection of the Child
The emergence of the secret realm came too suddenly, and the whole world changed color.
The spiritual energy in the suburbs of Yunzhou City was surging, rushing to the same place like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea. In just one hour, the original trickle had turned into a raging torrent, and even the most dull cultivator could sense the extraordinary movement.
When Qi Qing and his companions arrived outside the city, the spiritual power absorbed by the secret realm had almost materialized, and the entrance condensed in the air less than ten miles away from the west gate, like a tightly closed giant cocoon.
Almost all the monks who had rushed to Yunzhou these days came out in droves, gathering on the side with a covetous look in their eyes, waiting to rush in as soon as the cocoon opened.
Qi Qing started the live broadcast after seeing the situation. After all these years of traveling, this was the first time for him to experience the secret realm in person.
Yue Ji was already used to his little gestures in the air, but the city lord asked, "What are Qien people doing?"
"Just stretching my muscles." Qi Qing laughed.
[The anchor counted himself, how many days have he not been on the air? ]
[What are you doing? Is that the entrance to the secret realm? ]
[It is rare to see such a large fluctuation of spiritual power. This is a rare opportunity.]
[Anchor, please take precautions. The impact of the explosion will be very serious.]
Qi Qing pretended not to notice the comments urging for more updates. He whistled a few times and kept his eyes fixed on the increasingly violent cocoon.
In a flash, the vortex of spiritual energy expanded to a terrifying size. Everyone had to retreat again and again, and even the walls of Yunzhou began to tremble.
Qi Qing was worried that he would be crushed, but the next moment, a huge amount of spiritual power suddenly exploded.
"boom--!"
Amidst the deafening explosion, violent spiritual energy swept in all directions like a tsunami. The impact caused many cultivators to fly backwards, and even the trees within a radius of several miles were almost cut in half.
At this moment, a soft and huge spiritual barrier quietly formed, protecting the creatures on the ground.
Qi Qing was reminded by the barrage and raised his hand to block it as prepared, and only opened his eyes after the strong wind stopped.
The giant cocoon had disappeared, and on the gloomy sky, a towering and deep entrance stretched across the air, as if an eye had opened between heaven and earth.
"It's open! The secret realm is open!"
"Hurry! Don't fall behind!"
The monks rushed in one after another. Qi Qing remembered something and looked around.
"Looking for me?"
A familiar old voice rang in my ears.
Qi Qing's heart trembled, and he looked up to see the old monster's figure had appeared in front of him at some point. The spiritual power that protected living beings just now was indeed emitted by him.
"Mr. Wen." He bowed politely.
【Who is this old man? 】
[He looks familiar, like a junior from when I was in Danzong. ]
[Does he have a grudge against the anchor? Why does the kid see something wrong with him? ]
Seeing this sentence, Qi Qing subconsciously turned around to look at Yue Ji, but saw that the man pursed his thin lips and turned his head away deliberately, without even looking at him.
Considering his previous extraordinary behavior, Qi Qing thought he was just throwing a tantrum again, so he looked away and ignored him.
Many Danzong disciples in white followed Master Wen and were about to enter the secret realm.
Qi Qing no longer hesitated, increased his speed, and flashed through a gentle barrier like water waves.
In an instant, the world turned upside down.
The monks could not help but sigh as the rich and indissoluble spiritual energy rushed towards them. Wen Lao's spiritual barrier covered them and protected them so that they could land safely.
After Qi Qing landed, he immediately looked around. Yue Ji was not lost, but his senior brother and Jiang Chenqiu were nowhere to be found. However, Miao Zheng and others were still by his side.
Their destination seemed to be on a mountain path. The sky was gloomy. Looking through the gaps between the twisted ancient trees, they could just see an ancient bridge spanning the mountain stream not far below. The water upstream was crystal clear, and there was a waterfall under the bridge.
The valley was silent with only occasional bird calls. If Qi Qing hadn't known that this was a secret place fraught with danger, he would have thought he had come to some unpopular tourist attraction.
Others apparently thought the same thing.
"Is this the legendary secret realm of the Mirage Clan?" The city lord brushed his sleeves and smacked his lips, "Except for more abundant spiritual energy, what's the difference between this and an ordinary mountain forest?"
Miao Zheng didn't even look at him, and warned him calmly: "This place is full of dangers, everyone be careful."
Old Wen stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes sweeping over Qi Qing's back. As the person with the highest cultivation and the broadest knowledge present, his presence was indeed reassuring - if one ignored those eagle-like sharp eyes.
Qi Qing withdrew his gaze, secretly became more cautious, and walked down with the others.
After walking a few steps, he suddenly felt something was wrong. Looking back, he found that Yue Ji had not caught up with him.
The man stood there, somewhat stiffly, staring straight into the river.
He whispered, "What's wrong?"
Yue Ji's Adam's apple rolled, his palm seemed to tremble, and he said slowly: "Nothing."
Elder Wen gave him a meaningful look, and suddenly pointed his skinny finger at the stone bridge, commanding everyone, "Let's go."
When the group arrived at the bridge, they saw that there was not a single word on the mottled bridge and that weeds were overgrown on both sides, which was completely different from the rumors that spiritual herbs were blooming everywhere. They became even more disappointed.
While Qi Qing was on guard against Master Wen, he was also keeping an eye out for the junior sister from the Wanshou Sect who might show up from various places.
In the original novel, Yue Ji's ending point is not here, but who knows where the plot will be triggered.
Yue Ji walked very slowly, contrary to his usual behavior, and almost dawdled in his steps. Seeing this, Qi Qing also slowed down his pace, fearing that they would get lost at a corner.
When he was almost at the bridge, the person behind him finally caught up, but he followed very closely, almost close to his back, and his hot breath sprayed heavily on the back of Qi Qing's neck, without paying any attention to the frequent sidelong glances from the Danzong disciples.
Qi Qing could no longer bear it, so he stopped and said, "You can't even walk anymore? Do you want me to tie a leash for you?"
Unexpectedly, Yue Ji seemed to take these words seriously and actually grabbed his wrist.
Qi Qing slapped his hand away and bit her back teeth lightly: "Do you think I'm really asking you?"
He shook off Yue Ji and took a few steps, but the footsteps behind him followed him like a shadow, getting closer and closer. Yue Ji didn't learn his lesson at all.
Because of the presence of the people from the Dan Sect, Qi Qing had to speed up his pace until he could no longer keep up with Yue Ji's footsteps.
[Something seems to be wrong with the kid...why don't you turn around and take a look. ]
[His face turned red. Could it be that his blood and qi were flowing backwards? ]
[You can go the other way when crossing a bridge? I don’t understand. 】
[Wait... I remember now! This bridge is called Yin Yang Bridge. There is a Mirage Clan ban on it. Once you cross the bridge, the yin and yang will be reversed. Don't walk on it anymore!]
Yin and Yang reversed?!
Qi Qing turned around suddenly, and among the crowd of Danzong disciples, he didn't see Yue Ji.
His heart tightened and he pushed away the others to go back to look.
Yue Ji was the last one to fall. His cheeks and neck were abnormally flushed, his breathing became more and more rapid, his fingers tightly gripped the hilt of the sword, and every step he took seemed to be very uncomfortable.
"What's the matter?" Mr. Wen stopped.
Everyone turned their heads at once. Yue Ji froze in place, his dark eyes looking past everyone and meeting the old man's gaze.
Qi Qing clearly saw a hint of ferocity flash across his eyes, which quickly disappeared. He frowned and looked vulnerable, and thought he had seen it wrong.
He quickly stepped forward, supported the shaky Yue Ji, and asked, "Does this bridge affect you? Let's go back."
Elder Wen spoke slowly: "We have come this far, it would be a pity to turn back now."
The city lord said: "But Brother Ji is obviously not feeling well. There must be something strange about this bridge. Why don't we..."
"No." Miao Zheng interrupted him, her eyes fixed on Yue Ji, "The opportunity is just around the corner, how can we give up halfway?"
"Yes, I can see the seven-star grass growing across the street."
"I don't feel anything at all."
"He can't be the only one who noticed something wrong. None of the Grand Elders said anything was wrong."
"Could it be that his qualifications are too poor..."
The other disciples were whispering to each other, looking at him with questioning or mocking eyes, and no one was willing to believe that Yue Ji was really in pain.
Qi Qing immediately stopped and sneered, "People's talents are naturally different. I wonder if anyone of you at this age has achieved the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the Dan Sect disciples fell silent unwillingly.
Elder Wen narrowed his eyes and said calmly, "It is true that your disciple is gifted. I naturally know that, but..."
He said with a hint of meaning: "Ordinary monks can cross this bridge, why... is it that he can't cross it?"
Of course it’s because Long Aotian is different from others...that’s not right.
What did the old monster want to tell him?
Qi Qing frowned, but before he could think about the meaning of these words, Yue Ji's body swayed, and suddenly he fell into his arms.
He hurriedly hugged the person and accidentally touched Yue Ji's hand, which frightened him from the burn.
[Why is this old man pretending to be confused? Ordinary monks can pass because they don’t have any “yin” and “yang” in their bodies that can be reversed.]
[The cub looks very bad, please take him back quickly! ]
[In my opinion, your disciple probably has conflicting spiritual roots, with Yin water and Yang metal repelling each other. You can use your spiritual power to channel them.]
[I don't think so. This symptom... seems more like there are two cultivation systems in the body that are conflicting? ]
The comments were full of people talking about everything. Qi Qing took a quick look and, ignoring everyone's comments, hugged the person in his arms tighter.
"Everyone go ahead, my master and I will find another way to cross the river."
"Wait a minute."
Mr. Wen approached him from behind and said quietly, "The reversal of qi and blood is serious. Why don't I help him regulate it?"
At this moment, Yue Ji's whole body was burning hot. He rubbed his forehead against Qi Qing's neck restlessly, his breathing was disordered, and his fingers were tightly clasping Qi Qing's back.
Qi Qing's heart softened, he held down his restless head, and said calmly: "How dare I let Elder Wen worry about it."
"No problem." Wen Lao's footsteps sounded, getting closer and closer to the two of them, and he stretched out his hand towards Yue Ji: "Leave him to me."
Qi Qing protected Yue Ji and took a few steps back.
Although he didn't understand the situation, he instinctively resisted handing Yue Ji over to this old monster.
"If we delay any longer, he will become unconscious at best, or even possessed at worst." Elder Wen sighed, appealed to his emotions, and explained to him: "I am combing his meridians for his own good."
As he said this, he glanced at Miao Zheng.
Miao Zheng frowned and trembled slightly, but turned her head to avoid his gaze and did not speak.
It was unknown what the people were holding on to, but seeing Qi Qing in a dilemma, the city lord immediately stepped forward and offered himself: "How about... I give it a try?"
Yue Ji rolled his Adam's apple with difficulty. Even though he closed his eyes, he still managed to stand up straight, his voice slightly hoarse: "No need, I'm fine."
"Don't move."
Qi Qing took the person to his arms, turned around and said to Master Wen decisively: "I will take care of my disciple."
Wen Lao lowered his voice, "It seems that Fellow Daoist Qi is really not going to accept this favor?"
"What kind of love do you need to hear from you?" Qi Qing sneered and said, "If this love is so precious, then forget it. Let's go our separate ways."
After saying that, without even glancing at the different faces of the crowd, he hugged Yue Ji tightly again and said softly, "Be good, Master will take you back soon."
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