Today's second update: Chapter 1023!
Li Yian's voice exploded from the depths of his soul. Xu Kun snapped awake as if from a dream, and remembering his earlier state, he broke out in a cold sweat.
Looking down, he saw that the tablet was frozen on an explicit illustration.
Like a drowning man, Xu Kun gulped down huge breaths. Only after swallowing several Confucian Apricots did he finally feel alive again.
Terrifying!
Tree Sage, who had remained calm all along, frowned his tree-like brows. "There are no shortcuts in learning. How can outsiders interfere? The Master did not speak of the strange, the powerful, the chaotic, or spirits!"
With a flick of his branch, a beam of light shot straight at Xu Kun's brow!
Accompanied by Li Yian's scream, her soul body was actually dragged out of Xu Kun's Sea of Consciousness. The beam transformed into a tree prison, trapping her inside. He could see her movements, but could not hear a single sound from her opening and closing lips.
Xu Kun panicked and tried to rush forward to save her, but Tree Sage mercilessly brought down his ruler. Before Xu Kun could even take a step, he was struck to the ground. The pain throughout his body left him unable to move an inch.
Seeing this, Li Yian, who had been waving her arms desperately for help, froze. Her empty eyes lost their light as she collapsed into the tree prison.
"Tree Sage, was this really necessary?" Xu Kun gritted out.
"If the contents of a book confuse your mind, that should have been a trial you faced yourself. Being trapped within it was also your own doing. Outside forces should not have dragged you back to reality!"
"I originally kept her here only so you could find