#1056 - Chapter 1056 Return without Success - Qi Refining Level 3000, Accepting The Empress As A Disciple At The Beginning

But still, no sound came from inside the thatched hut.

Lin Yaoyao pondered for a moment, then turned to leave, but she felt that something was wrong. She turned back and pushed open the door of the hut.

"Creak~"

As soon as the door opened, Lin Yaoyao turned her head and saw Ye Kong collapsed on the ground.

"Master!"

Lin Yaoyao hurried forward and helped Ye Kong sit up. As soon as she got close to him, she sensed something was amiss.

"Why is the spiritual energy around Master so thin!"

Lin Yaoyao didn't know what had happened to Ye Kong, and quickly circulated her hands, placing her palms on his back. With a thought, wisps of spiritual energy from her body slowly entered Ye Kong's body.

Ye Kong's face was pale, but there was a gradual fluctuation within his body.

"Mmm..."

In a daze, Ye Kong opened his eyes, his consciousness slowly returning. Lin Yaoyao was overjoyed.

"Master! You're awake." Lin Yaoyao stopped circulating her energy and hurriedly asked about his condition.

"Master, what happened last night? Why is the spiritual energy around you so thin?"

Ye Kong held his head, remembering the pain of the Dantian backlash last night.

"Oh, it's nothing. I just cultivated too much and fell asleep from exhaustion," Ye Kong said calmly, dispelling Lin Yaoyao's concerns.

"Really?" Lin Yaoyao seemed a little disbelieving.

"Of course, it's true. I'll be fine after a moment of meditation. Don't publicize this matter, and don't tell anyone else." Clearly, the 'anyone else' Ye Kong spoke of included his other disciples.

Lin Yaoyao nodded, but she was still worried about Ye Kong's physical condition.

"Alright, I need to meditate now. You can leave. Don't let anyone disturb me." After Ye Kong finished speaking, he closed his eyes and began to meditate. Lin Yaoyao bowed respectfully, then left Ye Kong's thatched hut.

Hearing Lin Yaoyao's footsteps gradually fade away, Ye Kong slowly opened his eyes.

"Cough, cough, cough..." Ye Kong coughed violently, then said to the air.

"System, what's wrong with me?"

"Ding~" After a while, the system spoke.

"It has been detected that the host's physical functions are still stuck in the past body. The Dantian cannot withstand it and will completely backlash your spiritual energy, causing it to dissipate throughout your entire body!"

"What!" Ye Kong shuddered and sat up straight in an instant.

"Then wouldn't I become a real good-for-nothing!" Ye Kong was a little incredulous. The system did not answer, which was considered a default.

"Is there a way to resolve this?" Ye Kong asked anxiously.

"Ding~"

A white light flashed in front of Ye Kong, and five ancient yellow papers floated out of nowhere. Ye Kong took them and looked at the things written on them.

"Four-legged Azure Cauldron, Blood-Red Fruit, Blue Lotus, Seven Tribulation Yellow Crystal, Crimson Gold Ingot, what are these?" Ye Kong asked疑惑.

"After gathering the latter four, use the Four-legged Azure Cauldron to soak your body and cultivate, then you can be reborn and eliminate your past body," the system replied.

Ye Kong seemed to understand.

At this time, the disciples were having breakfast in the dining hall, except for Ye Kong and Bai Wuchen.

"Eldest Sister, it's fine if Master didn't come, but why isn't Second Senior Brother here?" Chen Haoran asked.

"Second Senior Brother seems to have gone to collect morning dew," Xing Chenlan said. She happened to see Bai Wuchen going out early in the morning when the sky was still dim.

Lin Yaoyao was eating absentmindedly, her mind full of Ye Kong's condition.

After a while, Bai Wuchen returned.

"Yo, you've all started eating." Bai Wuchen took off the wooden gourd from his waist and handed it to Hei Xuan, who understood and drank the morning dew water from the gourd.

Bai Wuchen smiled as he looked at the obedient Hei Xuan.

After returning empty-handed, Wen Hou and Wen Yi discovered that Wen Lin had returned one step ahead of them.

"Little sister, how did you get back one step ahead of us?" Wen Yi was disheveled, with a blade of grass sticking in his hair. No one knew that he was ambushed by the five lions last night, pushed into the bushes, and fell head over heels.

"Cough cough, this逍遥峰is very strange, there must be some kind of strange formation protecting it. Let's pack up quickly and return to the阴煞宫." Wen Hou did not answer Wen Lin, turned around, and went back to his room to change clothes.

Wen Lin remembered the barbecue she had eaten last night, and her mouth watered. Eating Ye Kong's grilled meat once was simply unforgettable.

Inside逍遥峰, Xing Chenlan saw Xing Yeyao off and was about to go to Taoshan to cultivate when she heard Lin Yaoyao's voice transmission.

"Everyone, gather at Maple Leaf Evening Hall."

Lin Yaoyao's voice spread throughout逍遥峰, echoing three times.

Inside Maple Leaf Evening Hall, Ye Kong was sitting above, closing his eyes and resting.

After all the disciples arrived, Ye Kong slowly opened his eyes, his eyes still as deep as before.

"Today, I have gathered everyone because I have important matters to inform you," Ye Kong said, his deep voice revealing an imperceptible sense of powerlessness.

The disciples all felt that Ye Kong was particularly serious this time, and wondered what his important matter was.

"I need to break through and cultivate my mind and body, but I still need external objects to help me. This time, I need you to go down the mountain to help me find a few things." Under the expectation of the disciples, Ye Kong said his purpose.

"Disciples will not refuse!" Everyone shouted in unison with clasped fists.

Seeing his disciples' filial piety, Ye Kong felt a sense of peace and then assigned tasks.

"Bai Wuchen, Ye Wuxin, Ye Xiaoyao, you go to the Western Continent and help me obtain the Four-legged Azure Cauldron, understand?" Ye Kong said indifferently.

"Understood!" The three of them clasped their fists and responded simultaneously.

"Master!" Bai Wuchen stood up and asked.

"Can I bring Hei Xuan with me?"

Ye Kong raised his eyes and looked at Hei Xuan, who was standing outside with his head stretched out. Ye Kong actually knew that Hei Xuan's identity was not simple. It was not a bad thing for Bai Wuchen to bring Hei Xuan this time.

"Yes, but if he doesn't want to come back, you don't have to force him," Ye Kong said mysteriously.

Bai Wuchen didn't understand the meaning of the second half of Ye Kong's sentence and was a little confused, but he didn't ask any more questions.

"Mu Qianqian, Wang Xuan, Chen Haoran, you go to the Kunlun Mountains to help me pick the Blood-Red Fruit."

"Yes!" Mu Qianqian and the other three also clasped their fists and responded.

"Beneath the depths of the Kunlun Mountains is the weak water that cannot float a feather, and the periphery is surrounded by eternally burning volcanoes. There should also be sects on the mountain who are devoted to cultivation. You must remember to be careful!" Ye Kong instructed.

"Don't worry, Master, we will definitely be able to pick the Blood-Red Fruit and bring it back to you with both hands," Chen Haoran said with a confident look.

"Mm." Ye Kong nodded, not wanting to suppress Chen Haoran's ordinary and confident strength.