Bamboo Mound

Until one of the broadcasts, halfway through, the picture suddenly shattered, and no more starlight came!

But Ning Chang was already indifferent to this. Even when a somewhat familiar call came from somewhere, he remained motionless in the same spot.

"Ning Chang..."

"Ning Chang~"

"Ning Chang!"

......

Finally, he heard a sigh, or perhaps he didn't hear one at all. Suddenly, a beam of light flashed before him, tearing apart the void in front of him!

In an instant, the darkness vanished, the sunlight returned, and the familiar feeling returned once more.

The scent of fragrant herbs in the air, spiritual energy, and... a sharp pain in my chest!

The intense pain brought him to his senses, and he immediately reacted. Before even investigating the illusion, he prepared to circulate his Heavenly Essence Spirit Body to relieve the pain.

But it was all in vain. His spiritual power seemed to be imprisoned, and he couldn't mobilize any of it!

His arms and legs were too weak to move at all. The only thing he could move was his eyes, and he didn't even have the slightest desire to open his mouth!

A few breaths later, Ning Chang's vision cleared and his sense of touch began to connect. He immediately saw himself lying on the ground with a green bamboo stick stuck in his chest, with several bamboo leaves stuck on it.

Ning Tongyu stood to the side, his brows furrowed.

Looking at Ning Chang, who was pinned to the ground and sealed with a magic array, Ning Tongyu pondered for a moment, then shook his head and decided to call Ge Shu over.

Almost instantly, Ge Shu, who had already returned to the Astrology Pavilion and was pointing out Lin Yumeng's mistakes in cultivation, received the telepathic message and immediately stepped into the space, instantly arriving beside Ning Tongyu.

Seeing Ning Chang lying motionless on the ground, Ge Shu's expression turned solemn. Without saying a word, he immediately began to draw an array.

When she arrived, Ning Tongyu had already cast a spell to make Ning Chang fall into a deep sleep.

She moved her hands, and mysterious runes appeared in the air, slowly swirling around Ning Chang.

As Ge Shu's formation operated, fine beads of sweat gradually appeared on Ning Chang's forehead, and his body trembled slightly, as if he were enduring great pain.

Ge Shu focused intently, constantly adjusting the power and rhythm of the formation, precisely pinpointing Ning Chang's memories during his demonic state.

Ning Tongyu watched nervously from the side. He couldn't help with the memory stripping formation. The only thing he could do now was to pick a few fragrant herbs, dissolve them in a medicinal liquid, and inject them into Ge Shu's body to reduce her burden.

Gradually, Ning Chang's expression began to relax, and his furrowed brows unfurrowed.

Finally, as a ball of light shot out from between his eyebrows and condensed into a small forked stone in mid-air, Ge Shu dispelled the formation and nodded to Ning Tongyu.

Seeing this, Ning Tongyu immediately pulled out the Green Spirit Bamboo from Ning Chang's chest and collected it along with the bamboo leaves scattered on the ground.

Then he took out a few pills and pressed them into Ning Chang's mouth. In just a few breaths, the hole in Ning Chang's chest healed completely!

As for Ge Shu, after handing the Hidden Knowledge Stone to Ning Tongyu, he turned around and returned to the Astrology Pavilion.

Seeing Ning Chang still lying unconscious on the ground, Ning Tongyu curled her lips, lifted him up, and took him away from the secret realm.

......

Ning Chang was unconscious for an unknown amount of time. He only felt a sense of confusion in his mind, as if he were in a fog, groping around but unable to find a way out.

Finally, a sliver of clear consciousness pierced through like a glimmer of light. He slowly opened his eyes and was greeted by an unfamiliar room. He was lying on a soft bed, with the bed curtains tied to a wooden frame standing at the corner of the bed, but a few strands still swayed gently, as if a breeze was blowing.

He tried to get up, but found himself weak all over, and his chest still ached faintly, as if reminding him that the green bamboo stick inserted into his chest was not an illusion.

So he immediately began to activate his Heavenly Yuan Spirit Body and Spirit Control, intending to temporarily block out the pain and control himself to get out of bed.

But as soon as he started practicing, he discovered that the spiritual energy that was originally abundant in his meridians was less than 30% left!

Just then, his perspective flashed, and Ning Tongyu had already arrived at the bedside.

"You're awake." His voice came through the phone, carrying a hint of concern, but also a touch of teasing.

"I didn't expect Brother Chang to have some skills and abilities. Even in his inner demon state, he was able to cross two major realms to exchange a few blows with me. Haha."

"What... what's wrong with me?" Ning Chang's voice was hoarse and dry, as if his throat was stuck together.

All he remembers now is that he began his breakthrough to the fourth level of the Heart Demon Swiftness under Ning Tongyu's care, and when he opened his eyes again, he was lying on the ground with a Qingling bamboo stick stuck in his chest, and then he came to this unfamiliar room.

Ning Tongyu turned around, poured a cup of dark red fruit tea... now it should be called juice, handed it to Ning Chang, and said, "You were lost in the illusion of the inner demon. After half an hour, your body was controlled by the inner demon. As you requested, I waited for a whole hour before I subdued you and pulled you out of the inner demon state."

Ning Chang took the juice, took a small sip, and the cool juice flowed down his throat. The sweet raspberry flavor filled his mouth, making him feel a little better.

He could even taste the fragrant herbs that Ning Tongyu had deliberately added, instantly clearing his mind from its hazy state!

“That Green Spirit Bamboo…” Ning Chang suddenly remembered the Green Spirit Bamboo stick stuck in his chest, and his heart was full of doubts.

Ning Tongyu frowned slightly and explained, "So it's called Qingling Bamboo. It's a bamboo species that Medicine King Valley has never recorded before... You took it out of your spatial bag yourself. At that time, you were completely controlled by your inner demons, and your spiritual energy was in chaos."

"And then that pile of green bamboo leaves suddenly covered us, I was stunned for a moment!"

"The bamboo leaves themselves are strong enough to damage the spiritual platform, and the power is enhanced by the cultivation technique. Even if they are shattered, those fragments can still attack on their own!"

In this situation, even a high-level Fetal Heart Realm expert, without using soul attacks, is no match for you!

"It's just a pity." Ning Tongyu shook his head.

"If Changdi is at the fetal heart level, then he is probably capable of hurting me. In that case, I would be happy to have more exchanges with him."

Ning Chang heard this and felt a wave of fear and amazement. He hadn't realized he could already achieve this level; if he were to learn those twelve techniques... or rather, the four most combat-effective ones...

As he pondered this, he sighed again. What difference would it make no matter how far he progressed? In the end, he would still be relying on external aids and the inherent strength of the Green Spirit Bamboo itself.

Moreover, when he heard Ning Tongyu say that he took out the Green Spirit Bamboo from his spatial bag, he had already checked his spatial bag and found that he didn't even have a single bamboo leaf left. In other words, he had no means of attack until he could grow new Green Spirit Bamboo!

"Thank you so much, Brother Tongyu. Otherwise, I would have been in grave danger." Ning Chang sighed again.

"Alright, if it weren't for me, you wouldn't be able to use the Heart Demon Speed ​​Strike." Ning Tongyu shook his hand, feigning anger.