"Soul leaving the body?"
Princess Fei-er, Luo Qiqi, and the others were stunned.
The soul leaving the body was also known as losing one's soul. It was the greatest taboo for a martial artist. Once it was unable to return, the body would become an empty shell and die.
However, in order for his soul to leave his body, his soul had to be sufficiently strong. At the very least, it had to be at Consonant Spirit realm pinnacle or even Cosmos Bridge realm. How could a Clarifying Turbidity realm cultivator suffer from such symptoms?
"There are many reasons for his soul to leave his body. He might have made a mistake while cultivating his soul, or he might have been attracted by a special formation, or he might not have been able to suppress his inner demons … Perhaps, Zhang Shi's cultivation is too low, so he forcefully used some kind of secret art to cultivate his soul. If I don't hurry up and return his soul to its original position, I fear that it won't be long before he really dies!"
Ye Wentian wore a solemn expression.
Drawing one's soul out of one's body wasn't something that only soul oracles were capable of. Some of the more formidable formations and illusory arts were able to trap one's soul within.
"Is there any way to save him?" Luo Qiqi asked anxiously.
She was indebted to her alchemy teacher. If he really died because his soul left his body, it would be terrible.
"There is, but it's very troublesome. I'm afraid that we won't make it in time …"
Turning to look at the flowing Cleansing Lake, Ye Wentian frowned deeply.
The steps to awaken a person's soul that had left their body were extremely complex and troublesome. Without several hours or even more, it was impossible to complete it. Now that the lake water had run dry, the volcano might erupt. There was clearly not enough time.
"Then what should we do?"
"Let's go ashore first!"
Knowing that this wasn't the place to talk, Ye Wentian waved his hands and carried Zhang Xuan to the shore.
"Hey, hey …"
In the pond, Zhang Xuan's enormous soul form wanted to cry when he saw his physical body being carried away.
Are you trying to save me or kill me?
By leaving the body here, even if it was difficult for the soul to enter, as time passed, it would still be possible for it to be carried away. On the other hand, if I were to really head over, I would probably be mistaken as a soul by Ye Wentian before I could even get close to him …
"No, I have to wait for a chance to take back my body …"
After a moment of hesitation, Zhang Xuan decided not to give chase.
Even though a soul formed from the Heaven's Path Divine Art didn't carry any yin energy, making it difficult for others to notice his presence, it wasn't too difficult for them to see through his disguise.
This was especially so for Ye Wentian. His cultivation had reached Transcendent Mortal 8-dan pinnacle, making him reminiscent of a blazing sun. If Zhang Xuan were to approach him recklessly, he would surely be zapped to death before he could even reveal his identity.
Besides, even if he revealed his identity, the other party would have to believe him first.
For a Clarifying Turbidity realm cultivator to possess a soul that was nearly ten meters tall, and it was even able to leave his body to cultivate on its own … How could he explain all of this?
Therefore, the only thing he could do now was to hide this huge soul from others.
As long as he could find a suitable opportunity to enter his body, the matter would be resolved perfectly. There was no need for him to explain many things. At most, he could just say that he had cultivated too quickly and had made a mistake.
…
Zhang Xuan's soul was hiding in the water, waiting for an opportunity. Ye Wentian had already brought his body to the courtyard.
"What happened to Zhang Shi?"
Hong Shi, Luo Xuan, and the others saw that he was frozen in place, and all of them came up to him anxiously.
"His soul must have left his body!"
Ye Wentian whispered.
"His soul left his body?" Hong Shi's face paled, and his body staggered weakly. "How could this be?"
That was Zhang Shi! His teacher was an 8-star existence! If his teacher were to learn of this, putting aside the Miryu Empire, even the entire Hongyuan Empire would be doomed!
"If I'm not mistaken, the Cleansing Lake suddenly jolted while he was cultivating, causing his soul to dissipate, turning his body into an empty shell!"
Ye Wentian said.
This was the only explanation he could think of at this moment.
Otherwise, how could he have ended up in such a state while everyone else was fine?
His soul must have been affected by the sudden change in the Cleansing Lake!
If his soul had been intact, it would have been easier to find him. However, if it had dissipated, it would be nigh impossible to save him.
"This …" With a pale face, Hong Shi was just about to ask how he should treat Zhang Xuan when the ground suddenly shook. A scorching aura surged up from the center of the lake.
"This is bad, it's about to erupt!"
Ye Wentian's face warped in shock. Unable to be bothered with Zhang Xuan anymore, he placed the other party's' corpse 'on a stone table and hurriedly rushed over.
The sudden change in the Cleansing Lake had also caught the attention of the crowd, and everyone's gazes were focused on it.
At this moment, the water in the pond seemed to be boiling once more. Hot air flowed in all directions, causing the ground to tremble non-stop. It was as if there was a massive savage beast sealed beneath the courtyard, and it would leap out at any moment to slaughter them all.
"What's going on?"
Seeing the shaking of the ground getting more and more intense, everyone frowned.
"It should be reaching its limit soon …"
Clenching his fists tightly, Ye Wentian's face turned paler and paler.
He thought that even if the formation was damaged, the many years of accumulation in the Cleansing Lake should still be able to suppress the volcano for a few more hours. He didn't think that it would recover so quickly!
At this rate, it wouldn't even take ten minutes before the earth vein and volcano beneath would collapse, and violent energy would surge forth!
"Ye Qian, hurry up and bring the Sixth Princess and the others away!"
Ye Wentian turned around and hurriedly instructed.
As the emperor, he couldn't leave, but he couldn't allow anything to happen to the Sixth Princess and the others!
"Alright!"
Knowing the severity of the matter, Ye Qian hurriedly walked up to Princess Fei-er and said, "Sixth Princess and Senior Xing Yuan, the Cleansing Lake shouldn't be able to hold on for too long. It's extremely dangerous here, so I'll bring you away …"
"Alright!"
Xing Yuan nodded. Just as he was about to beckon Princess Fei-er to leave, the latter suddenly frowned and asked, "That fellow's soul has left his body. Is his soul in the Cleansing Lake?"
"This …" Ye Qian was taken aback. "That should be the case!"
"Then what should we do? If we don't find his soul and send it back to his body, he might really die … "Princess Fei-er said.
"Don't worry, we'll send someone to look for him. Senior, it's best for you to leave as soon as possible …" Ye Qian hurriedly said.
"Un!" Princess Fei-er nodded before turning to her good friend. "Let's leave first!"
The reason why she wanted to save Zhang Xuan was because she didn't want to remain the other party's maid forever. Now that the other party's soul had left his body, there was nothing she could do about it. There was nothing she could do about it.
"You should leave first. I am indebted to Miss Zhang, and I don't even know if he's still alive. If I were to leave just like that, I would be letting him down!"
Luo Qiqi shook her head.
This Zhang Shi had once guided her in pill forging, allowing her to advance her pill forging skills significantly … On top of that, he was her teacher!
At this moment, he was in a coma, no different from death. She couldn't bring herself to leave by herself!
"Since you aren't leaving, I won't leave either. I also want to see what's going on with this Cleansing Lake …"
Seeing that her good friend wasn't leaving, Princess Fei-er nodded.
"Ah?"
Hearing that the duo was determined to stay, Ye Qian nearly went insane. Just as he was at a loss as to how he could persuade them otherwise, a gust of wind suddenly blew, and a massive aerial spirit beast appeared before him.
Hu hu hu!
Following which, several figures leaped down from the sky.
"It's Wei shi and Guild Leader Wu of the Formation Master Guild!"
Upon seeing them, Ye Qian's eyes lit up.
He knew a little about the secrets of the Cleansing Lake, and from the situation before him, it was clear that an imbalance had occurred in the lake water, resulting in the collapse of the formation. As the guild leader of the Formation Master Guild and a 5-star pinnacle formation master, Guild Leader Wu might be able to salvage the situation.
"How did it end up like this?"
Landing on the ground, Guild Leader Wu frowned. The lake water was flowing in all directions, and the ground was trembling nonstop, seemingly on the verge of collapse.
The Miryu Empire royal family would invite him over to reinforce the formation every year, so he had a deep understanding of formations. Logically speaking, such a thing shouldn't happen if one were to cultivate in the Lake Eye. Why would it … collapse?
"I'm not too sure about the exact reason, but this isn't the time to be discussing such things. Guild Leader Wu, hurry up and see if there's any way to repair the formation so that the volcano below won't erupt!"
Ye Wentian hurriedly said.
There was no point in saying anything at this point.
He had to hurry up and see if there was any way to salvage the situation. Otherwise, none of them would be able to survive this ordeal.
"Un!"
Knowing the severity of the matter, Guild Leader Wu knew that this wasn't the time to talk about this. Nodding his head, he turned to look at the pond.
"Elder Lu, guard the Kan position. Elder Han, guard the Gen position …"
After looking for a moment, Guild Leader Wu instructed.
The few elders who had come down from the back of the aerial beast behind him nodded in acknowledgement. Following which, they rushed to their respective positions, and with a push of their palms, numerous formation flags were planted into the ground.
Hong long!
Along with the appearance of the formation flags, the surging lake water seemed to have been sealed by something, and it came to a halt.
However, as if a rampaging dragon had been suppressed, the tremors of the ground grew more and more intense, as if it would break free from its shackles and burst forth once more.
"That's not right …" Guild Leader Wu's eyebrows shot up.
"What's wrong?" Emperor Ye Wentian walked up to him.
"The location of the Cleansing Lake happens to be where the Verdant Mountain, Dragon-scaled River, and the earth vein intersect. The spiritual energy here is abundant, and the formation that was set up previously was powered by the concentrated spiritual energy here. That was the only reason why it was able to suppress the violent energies from the intersecting of the three energies … Why is there no spiritual energy at all now?"
Guild Leader Wu asked in astonishment.
"The spiritual energy is gone?"
Ye Wentian froze. Taking a closer look, he realized that something was amiss as well.
The spiritual energy here was simply too concentrated. Even a Transcendent Mortal 8-dan expert would be killed easily if he were to enter. How could the spiritual energy disappear just like that?
"Indeed …"
Guild Leader Wu nodded. Just as he was about to continue speaking, he suddenly heard a shriek behind him.
Hearing the shriek, Ye Wentian hurriedly turned his head around.
Following which, he saw Luo Qiqi and the Sixth Princess staring at the master teacher named Luo Xuan in bewilderment.
"Where's Miss Zhang?"
In front of them, Zhang shi's' corpse ', which was originally placed on the stone table, had disappeared without a trace.
"H-he …"
Hearing the question, Luo Xuan's mouth trembled uncontrollably, and his eyes widened in disbelief. Pointing to the lake not too far away, he said, "He was lying there, and in a moment of carelessness, he … climbed in himself …"
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