Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 244 Youming's Awakening

Qiu Ci finally understood why Ling Hua, that old scoundrel, said that only the sea of ​​consciousness could deal with the sea of ​​consciousness. Because after she released her sea of ​​consciousness, this lava sea no longer held any secrets for her. The moment the opponent was suppressed by her, the sea of ​​consciousness became part of her own sea of ​​consciousness, and she could understand it thoroughly with a thought.

She even spotted the location where Youming's primordial spirit was sleeping at a glance—right beneath this sea of ​​lava.

Without hesitation, Qiu Ci raised her hand, and the sea of ​​lava on the ground split in two, pulling out a transparent soul. This was You Ming's primordial spirit, but her body was now covered with various sealing formations, almost enveloping her in a ball.

"No! Stop!" Ling Hua shouted, trying to stop her from awakening You Ming's primordial spirit.

Unfortunately, it was too late. Qiu Ci simply raised her hand and grabbed, and with a series of cracking sounds, all the magic arrays surrounding You Ming shattered. The lava sea below also changed; the previously raging lava suddenly began to extinguish, turning into pitch-black soil, and large swathes of green began to cover the land.

"No...no!" Ling Hua cried out, but could only watch helplessly as his sea of ​​consciousness changed. His translucent soul body became fainter and fainter, turning into specks of shimmering light that dissipated in the wind.

This place has always been Youming's sea of ​​consciousness. He was originally an invading remnant spirit, and he was only able to temporarily control this sea of ​​consciousness while the other party's primordial spirit was asleep. Now that the true master has awakened, he has naturally lost this power and even suffered a severe backlash.

Qiu Ci glanced at You Ming, who was almost fully awake, and without further hesitation, withdrew her consciousness from her sea of ​​consciousness and returned her divine sense to her body.

A moment later, Qiu Ci opened her eyes. Juan Shan was the first to notice her spiritual return and immediately stepped forward to ask worriedly, "Master, how are you?"

"It's okay, it's been resolved," she replied.

"Senior Sister!" Qinghe exclaimed joyfully. Sure enough, Youming on the ice bed reacted and slowly opened her eyes after a while. "That's great, you're finally awake, Master..."

Before he could finish speaking, the person on the bed seemed to reflexively raise their hand and slap him, sending Qinghe flying.

Qinghe was completely unprepared and fell to the ground with a thud. After a long while, she turned around, her eyes brimming with tears, clutching her swollen face, and cried out, "Senior Sister..."

"Oh, it's Qinghe!" Youming seemed to realize this only then, and slowly sat up. "I got carried away and thought it was still that grandson of Linghua. Sorry."

"Senior sister..." Qinghe rubbed her face and immediately leaned closer, "How are you? Is there anything else that's bothering you? What's this about Linghua you just mentioned?"

"It's all that grandson's fault that I've been asleep for so long!" Youming's face darkened. Although she was completely unaware of what was happening outside while she was asleep, she still sensed what was happening in her sea of ​​consciousness. Just as she was about to explain in detail, she turned her head and saw Qiu Ci and the other person beside her.

"It's you!" Her face lit up with joy and gratitude. Forgetting that she hadn't recovered, she made to get down and clasp her hands in thanks. "Thank you, fellow Daoist..." Before she could finish speaking, she was about to fall off the bed.

Fortunately, Qinghe, who was standing nearby, reacted quickly and caught her, saying, "Senior sister, be careful."

"You don't need to be so polite." Qiu Ci quickly raised her hand to stop her, not expecting Immortal Venerable Youming to have such a fiery personality. "I was just helping out at the request of Immortal Venerable Qinghe, it was just a small favor."

“No, if you hadn’t helped me awaken my primordial spirit, I might have really died at the hands of Ling Hua’s lingering remnant.” You Ming still clasped his fists and said earnestly, “I owe you a life. If you ever need anything in the future, I will definitely help you.” “What lingering remnant?” Qing He, who was standing next to him, was stunned for a moment.

Qiu Ci then recounted what had happened in his sea of ​​consciousness. The more he spoke, the more somber their expressions became. Qinghe was so angry that he gritted his teeth. "I never expected that Ling Hua had secretly left such a trick up his sleeve during that battle." He was immediately overjoyed that he had invited Immortal Venerable Chu over, otherwise he really wouldn't have been able to wake up his senior sister.

It's important to understand that although they are both Immortal Venerables, his cultivation level is actually inferior to his senior sister's. Even if he successfully entered her sea of ​​consciousness, he probably wouldn't be able to awaken her and would likely lose himself in the process. However, Immortal Venerable Chu was able to completely suppress her out-of-control sea of ​​consciousness, demonstrating its immense power.

He couldn't help but wonder what the other party's cultivation level was. With such a powerful sea of ​​consciousness, it was definitely not the Celestial Immortal cultivation level that was revealed on the surface. Could it be a realm above the Immortal Venerable?

Autumn's Farewell: "..."

"We in the Southern Immortal Realm will also remember the kindness of Immortal Venerable Chu. If there is any need for my service, I will go through fire and water without hesitation!" Qinghe said earnestly.

"I wouldn't go through fire and water for you!" Qiu Ci quickly waved his hand, then continued, "But there is indeed something that requires the cooperation of the two Immortal Venerables."

The two exchanged a glance and immediately nodded, saying, "Immortal Chu, please speak freely."

"I need to find a place..."

Qiu Ci told the two about the search for the base, but of course she didn't say it was the Blue Star base. She only said that she was looking for a special ruin and told them about some of the characteristics of the base.

The personalities of the two immortal venerables from the North and South were completely different from those of the two from the East and West. They immediately said that as long as it was within the territory of the North and South realms, they would definitely help her find this place, without even asking in detail what kind of place it was.

Qiu Ci and Juan Shan stayed in the Northern Immortal Realm for a while, mainly because although You Ming had awakened, her body had not fully recovered. Furthermore, Qing He's primordial spirit was also injured and needed recuperation. In case You Ming had any more problems, only she could help.

The two immortals kept their word. Although Youming had just awakened and had a lot of things to do, they immediately mobilized all the immortals they could in both realms to help search for clues about the base.

Only after Youming's injuries stabilized did Qiuci and Juanshan take their leave. Before leaving, Qinghe even stuffed a bunch of pills into their hands.

Upon returning to the Western Immortal Realm, Qiu Ci assumed she would soon find clues, since all the immortals in the entire realm were now searching for the base. However, strangely, several years passed without a trace of it.

There were a few suspected locations reported, but every time Qiu Ci went there, he found that they were just ordinary ruins or secret realms. He didn't find a base, but he did add a lot of places for training and treasure hunting to the Immortal Realm.

In an instant, the cultivation levels of all the immortals in the entire immortal realm rose significantly, except for Qiu Ci himself.

That's right. Besides not finding the base, Qiu Ci's body seems to have another major problem: her cultivation level seems to have stopped increasing.