Spirit Realm.
Stepping onto a patch of wasteland, the girl with deer antlers swallowed hard.
She then took a step forward in disbelief, continuing to explore this unfamiliar territory.
This was He Qiu’s Spirit Sea.
Just as An Lingran had said, his Spirit Vein possessed the Void Attribute.
His Spirit Sea was a void of nothingness.
Actually, there was something—a desolate wasteland.
Above the wasteland was a dim, lightless sky.
Looking left and right, the horizon stretched endlessly in all four directions, making it easy for one to lose their way.
“Such a magnificent Spirit Sea…”
Sighing softly, Yun Qing picked a direction at random and walked leisurely barefoot.
As she went, she scattered countless shimmering golden seeds.
Soon, the seeds took root and sprouted, beginning to slowly nourish the wasteland.
These seeds were the essence of the Spiritual Energy contained within Yun Qing’s body.
She had promised He Qiu that she would lend him her power.
‘How incredible…’
Having lived for 30,000 years, Yun Qing had never seen such a spectacular Spirit Sea.
A wasteland of this scale was simply unheard of.
Bending down, the girl grabbed a handful of the waste, rubbing and observing it in her hand.
However, the earth soon turned into individual grains of dust and vanished with a gentle breeze.
She could sense nothing from it.
‘If… if one day I fill this wasteland with seeds, what would happen?’
Such a thought flashed through Yun Qing’s mind.
But it was merely a passing fancy.
If she wanted to fill this entire wasteland, even draining 100 10,000-year-old Lu Lings would likely be far from enough.
Yun Qing walked for a while longer.
Feeling tired, she sat down on the spot with her knees pulled to her chest, looking up at the sky in contemplation.
Who exactly was He Qiu?
What was the Void Attribute, really?
What did this wasteland of a Spirit Sea symbolize, and what did it mean?
There were unsolved mysteries surrounding He Qiu; he was very mysterious.
Although Yun Qing did not think He Qiu was a bad person, the fact that he possessed such a terrifying Spirit Sea without even being aware of it was hard to believe.
She couldn’t imagine what He Qiu would grow into in the future.
In fact, from the very beginning, Yun Qing’s sharp intuition had told her that this Junior Brother named He Qiu was not simple.
Therefore, she wanted to help An Lingran test his background to see if he was a person with ill intentions.
She hadn’t expected He Qiu’s Spirit Vein to be so exaggerated…
‘Unknown things often lead to instinctive fear, yet curiosity makes one long for them.’
‘There’s no benefit in jumping to conclusions. I should observe him for a while longer.’
Thinking this, Yun Qing stood up and patted the dust off her skirt.
Suddenly, she realized that more than half of the Spiritual Energy in her body had drained away.
The patch of wasteland where she had just been sitting was already beginning to sprout pale golden, fragrant spiritual grass.
Yun Qing had only just noticed all of this.
She had been drained of most of her power without even knowing it.
“This wasteland… it’s actually so greedy…”
At this moment, she finally realized that her situation had been dangerous all along.
“I can’t stay any longer. If my Spiritual Energy is drained and I’m trapped here, even my soul might be turned into nourishment for this wasteland.”
With a single thought, Yun Qing’s figure hurriedly vanished from the wasteland.
The soul of the Lu Ling returned to its body, and her consciousness woke up in the real world.
*Ugh…*
Her head was spinning, and her body felt weak.
Yun Qing opened her eyes with some difficulty.
The first thing she saw was the handsome side profile of the youth in white.
Furthermore, she seemed to be leaning against something soft.
Her back and stomach felt warm.
This satisfying sense of comfort acted as a catalyst for Yun Qing’s nerves, making her instinctively want to close her eyes and sleep for a while longer.
“Are you awake?”
The boy asked with concern.
Her head was still a bit dizzy as Yun Qing struggled to sit up.
She pushed off with her right hand, feeling around aimlessly, only to touch a firm chest and abdominal muscles.
Unlike his scholarly and refined appearance, the youth had quite a bit of muscle under his thin white robes, with perfect definition.
‘I couldn’t be… lying in a man’s arms…’
Suddenly realizing something, a blush quickly rose on Yun Qing’s cute face, which still held a bit of baby fat.
“He Qiu, what… what’s my situation?”
She asked, forcing herself to sound calm, though her small hands were trembling uncontrollably.
“You suddenly lost consciousness while casting your spell, Sister. Then your legs went weak, and you collapsed into my arms…”
He Qiu began to explain calmly, his righteous face showing not a hint of panic.
“Also, I saw that your complexion looked very uncomfortable, so I didn’t dare move you. I just sat here and waited for you to wake up.”
“Oh, oh, I… I see…”
Propping herself up, Yun Qing’s small face was flushed red, but she still sat up with a composed expression.
Then, her legs trembling slightly, she retreated three steps away from He Qiu and sat back down in her weakened state.
She turned her face away, not daring to look into He Qiu’s eyes, and used the clear stream as a mirror.
The Lu Ling girl reflected in the water was blushing so hard she looked ready to cry, and her two long antlers were even trembling slightly.
“Phew… phew… phew…”
Patting her chest, Yun Qing cupped some water to wash her face.
She took several deep breaths, finally calming down from the intimate contact.
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