Chapter 1768 - 1767: Qi Ling, Heart-to-heart

The Holy Daughter’s expression grew even more solemn at these words.

She had been holding the line here for over an hour; in other words, according to normal time, the Catastrophe had already descended for an hour, yet there was still no news from Qin Feng’s side. Even if he had failed, there should at least be word of him withdrawing from the Desolate World—but there was nothing.

She knew very well in her heart that this was a very bad sign.

Biting her lips, the Holy Daughter nodded slightly at Qi Ling, her expression grave and earnest.

If Qin Feng had really encountered some unimaginable accident, she would have to bear it all, and she would have to fulfill Qin Feng’s last wish—follow Qi Ling and the others back to Hua Country, continue resisting the Catastrophe, and save this world.

This was Qin Feng’s wish; even in death she had to help him realize it!

"Ling’er, I’m counting on you!"

Qi Ling said to Ling’er.

Ling’er understood that Qi Ling needed to free up her hands to contact Qin Feng; next, she herself would have to strengthen her power to assist the Holy Daughter.

"Don’t worry."

Ling’er nodded.

Then—

Ling’er and the Holy Daughter continued to maintain the Immortal Net that blocked countless Alien Beasts, while Qi Ling sat cross-legged and began to circulate her qi.

She had not told the Holy Daughter and Ling’er how she planned to contact Qin Feng.

Because at such a critical moment, she was afraid of unsettling the Holy Daughter’s heart.

That’s right.

The method she wanted to use was the Mandarin Duck Treasure Book!

She knew that this Dual Cultivation Technique, the Mandarin Duck Treasure Book, grew more powerful the further one cultivated it. As long as one reached a certain level, no matter which of the Three Thousand Worlds you were in, your consciousnesses could fuse.

Of course.

She and Qin Feng had only cultivated it once, and were still at the Basic stage.

Don’t even talk about her—Zuoqiu Feng, Zhiyun and the others who had practiced it with Qin Feng multiple times were still at the Basic stage as well. Forget cross-world Consciousness Fusion; even if they were too far apart, it still wouldn’t work.

This time, Qi Ling was acting according to her understanding of the Mandarin Duck Treasure Book, trying to activate one of its moves—"Heart-to-heart"!

On the way to Vine Dragon Mountain, the reason she had forced Qin Feng to cultivate the Mandarin Duck Treasure Book was precisely because she had once learned from the Dark Department’s data net that one move within the Mandarin Duck Treasure Book, "Heart-to-heart", could span across worlds and fuse the consciousnesses of those who cultivated it, thereby achieving contact.

She had never cultivated this move herself, but she had seen the circulation methods for the various Skills and moves in the Mandarin Duck Treasure Book.

The Mandarin Duck Treasure Book was different from other Cultivation Techniques; as long as the two people had successfully cultivated it, then all the various Skills it contained could be applied between them. What was required was either sufficiently deep cultivation, or that the two had "cultivated" together many times and "fused" often.

Right now, Qi Ling herself was not sure she could reach him; she could only try.

At this moment, within this one month, her cultivation had already reached the Immortal Realm, and with her special power, Cultivation Technique, and Potential, she possessed strength at the Middle Grade Immortal Realm.

She hoped that with this, she could forcefully activate "Heart-to-heart".

Very soon.

Qi Ling began to run the Cultivation Technique, her mind entering the vast cosmos, searching for Qin Feng among the endless starry universe.

Of course.

"Heart-to-heart" also had one more prerequisite, which made Qi Ling very anxious.

That was "love", and "longing".

Only within deep love, only in the river of yearning, could two people cross worlds to achieve Consciousness Fusion.

She knew that there was basically no love between her and Qin Feng, nor any longing.

They had only been together purely for the sake of cultivating this set of techniques.

This was the hardest part.

"This is all I can do."

Qi Ling’s consciousness drifted through the universe; then she closed her eyes, sitting cross-legged in midair, letting her deeper consciousness begin to recall Qin Feng.

She recalled every single bit of the Qin Feng she knew.

For example, Qin Feng’s hair, Qin Feng’s eyes, the way Qin Feng looked when he spoke, Qin Feng’s heroic bearing when fighting enemies.

In short—

At this moment, she stripped away everything else from her mind, leaving only Qin Feng.

Her entire mind, her entire consciousness, the entire world in her heart was filled with images of Qin Feng; even in her fantasies of the future, it was all Qin Feng!!

Yes.

She was using a special method to fall in love with Qin Feng!!

Only by falling in love with Qin Feng would there be longing; when love ran deep enough, they wouldn’t even need both sides to miss each other to find him through "Heart-to-heart".

It sounded crazy.

But for someone of Qi Ling’s cultivation, it wasn’t impossible.

She cast out all her own thoughts, clearing away all distractions, leaving only Qin Feng, and continuously instilled thoughts into herself, like brainwashing.

Slowly—

There really was only Qin Feng left in her mind!!

"Qin Feng..."

"Qin Feng!!"

"..."

In the boundless universe, she opened her eyes; all around her were fantasies of Qin Feng, but everything was still just illusions. She shouted herself hoarse, trying to find him...

...

The Desolate World.

At this moment, Qin Feng, Mei Niang, Liu Li, Ni Chang, and Ning Tingxue were still gritting their teeth and holding on.

Qin Feng, who had awakened the Second Level of the Dragon Emperor Bloodline, was paying an immense price in bodily consumption. Although there was the effect of the Nine Springs Pearl, right now the main power pouring into the Array’s qi wall still came from him. From his trembling body and deathly pale face, it was clear he could barely hold on; if this continued—

The other four, because of Qin Feng, had briefly burned their bodily Potential to provide power, but now they too were at the end of their strength.

"Qin Feng..."

Ni Chang turned her head to look at Qin Feng, even speaking was difficult as she said, "Do we still have to keep going?"

Ning Tingxue and Liu Li also looked at him.

They were not afraid of death.

They were only worried something would happen to Qin Feng.

Since the time of the Catastrophe’s descent, an hour had already passed. Originally, if Qin Feng had withdrawn in time after taking Mei Niang’s Nine Springs Pearl, he could have gotten out unscathed.

But the Second Level state of the Dragon Emperor Bloodline had already lasted for over an hour, completely exhausting the power of the Nine Springs Pearl. If this went on, Qin Feng would still end up overdrawing his strength.

Mei Niang looked at his still-clenched-teeth expression and couldn’t help letting out a soft sigh as she murmured, "Xiao Feng, let it go..."

The time since the Catastrophe descended had exceeded an hour.

There was no point in holding on any longer.

"No..."

Qin Feng gritted his teeth and said, "As long as we can activate the Great Formation, then we can transfer them. At least the Alien Beasts behind the Catastrophe can be transferred here..."

"But after this hour, the Catastrophe Beasts have probably spread over half the earth. If anything happens to you, there might be no one left in the world to deal with the Alien Beasts over that half of the globe," Mei Niang said.

"No."

Qin Feng shook his head again, his gaze steely as he said, "Even without me, there will still be Heroes standing up in this world. But if we can’t activate the Great Formation now, then the world really will end. So, we have to hold on!!"

"..."

Mei Niang, Ni Chang, Liu Li, and Ning Tingxue exchanged glances, full of helplessness.

They knew that no matter what they said, they couldn’t dissuade Qin Feng.

At this moment—

Mei Niang’s brows twitched, and she signaled to the other three with her eyes...