Everyone's all smiles on the surface but secretly cunning, but the junior sister only wants to

Jiang Shiliu felt extremely confused and bewildered. She couldn't quite understand what she was experiencing. She was clearly aware that she was in a deep sleep, yet her body seemed trapped in a dream, unable to wake up no matter what she did. This feeling was somewhat similar to the legendary "sleep paralysis"—although her consciousness was clear and she could perceive the outside world, her body was out of control, and she couldn't wake up from her sleep.

At first, Jiang Shiliu thought that since it was like this, she might as well treat it as an opportunity to heal and rest. But as time went by, she remained in that illusory dream, and her whole being became numb. At this moment, she no longer cared about anything else and decided to sit down on the spot and begin cultivating.

Yun Che also noticed that his little disciple was actually cultivating on her own, and as usual, her cultivation speed was not slow. If she continued to cultivate at this rate, she would reach the Foundation Establishment stage in less than three months.

However, she still couldn't wake up, which gave Yun Che a headache for a long time. Originally, Yun Che planned to let Jiang Shiliu sleep until about 11 am that day. After he came over and gave her something to eat, he would have her learn the most basic cultivation fundamentals and how to overcome the bottleneck period.

Yun Che observed for a long time, pondering to himself, "What's wrong with this girl? Why is she in such a strange state? Is it because of her special constitution?" The more he thought about it, the more puzzled he became, and decided to try waking her up first.

Yun Che softly called Jiang Shiliu's name, but she didn't respond. He tried gently shaking her shoulders, but that also had no effect. He frowned, pondering if there were other ways to wake her. Suddenly, an idea struck him. He concentrated his mind and channeled his spiritual consciousness into Jiang Shiliu's mind. When he entered her world of consciousness, he was astonished to find it filled with darkness and chaos.

Yun Che cautiously explored this world of consciousness, trying to find Jiang Shiliu's core consciousness. After some effort, he finally found it, but it was shrouded in a thick layer of black mist. He tried to use his spiritual power to dispel the mist, but it was extremely stubborn and could not be easily dispersed.

Yun Che felt somewhat frustrated, unsure how to break the deadlock. Just then, he suddenly remembered an ancient cultivation method that could awaken a dormant consciousness through telepathic communication. He decided to try this method, hoping to awaken Jiang Shiliu.

Yun Che returned his spiritual consciousness to his body, then concentrated his mind and cast a unique spell, injecting a stream of pure spiritual energy into Jiang Shiliu's body.

As the spiritual energy flowed, Jiang Shiliu's body trembled slightly, and her tightly closed eyes slowly opened, but closed again the next second, and this time she entered a deeper level of sleep.

Left with no other choice, Yun Che had to personally venture into those ancient ruins, hoping to find precious herbs or methods to awaken the slumbering soul. After all, his senior brothers and sisters had already come to investigate, but all had been helpless.

Therefore, Yun Che had no choice but to swallow his pride and compete with Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators for resources. After all, Jiang Shiliu was his disciple! Even if he suffered the scorn of others, it was all worth it as long as he could save lives.

Meanwhile, Jiang Shiliu wasn't idle either. She felt she had reached a bottleneck; no matter how much spiritual energy she absorbed, her cultivation made no progress. So, she began trying to wake up. Then, she slowly opened her eyes and gazed deeply into the eyes of her senior sister, Qingyan.

However, the next second, a piercing scream suddenly rang in Jiang Shiliu's ears. It turned out that her senior sister was so excited that she couldn't control herself and started shouting loudly. After a few seconds, she seemed to come back to her senses, quickly took out the sect's communication jade pendant, and urgently called out to her master, Yun Che.

"Master, Master!!! Junior Sister is awake! Please come back quickly." Qingyan started calling out to the jade pendant.

Upon hearing the telepathic message, Yun Che immediately rushed back, his heart filled with anxiety. He flew all the way back to the sect. When he saw Jiang Shiliu awake, a flicker of joy flashed in his eyes. However, his joy was quickly replaced by the abnormality in Jiang Shiliu's body. He discovered that although Jiang Shiliu's breathing was stable, her soul was extremely weak, as if it might dissipate at any moment. Yun Che quickly stepped forward to carefully examine her condition. After some investigation, he was shocked to find that Jiang Shiliu's meridians had expanded to the width of a Golden Core cultivator, but her soul seemed to have suffered severe damage. Yun Che's expression turned solemn. He knew that this was an extremely troublesome problem, and if she did not receive timely treatment, Jiang Shiliu's life might be in danger.

Yun Che, his face full of worry, asked anxiously, "Shi Liu, do you feel unwell anywhere? You know, your cultivation has already reached the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining stage. During the time you were unconscious, your body was actually cultivating on its own. While it's undeniable that your cultivation has indeed increased, what's worrying is that your soul has been damaged. While you were unconscious, did someone secretly poison you?"

"No, Master," Jiang Shiliu replied blankly, looking at Yun Che. "I could feel myself constantly asleep, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't wake up. So, I thought I'd try cultivating in that dream. Later, I felt my cultivation had reached a bottleneck and couldn't advance any further, so I thought I'd try to wake up, and that's how I actually woke up. That's all." Hearing Yun Che's words, Jiang Shiliu felt her mind go blank. When did her soul get damaged?! Could it be the system playing tricks again?! It seems she'd have to ask the system about it later.