Ye Qingci leaned against Fang Chen's chest and said, "Fang Chen, I actually regained consciousness long ago, but I was trapped in a dark space. I heard everything you said to me just now, but I couldn't break out of that dark world. In the end, a powerful force erupted from deep within my soul. Only then did I break free and wake up!"
"Is that so?"
Fang Chen froze. He had never imagined Ye Qingci had regained consciousness so early. Looking at her with guilt, he said, "I'm sorry. I should have come to see you sooner!"
"It's all right. I'm awake now, aren't I?"
Ye Qingci smiled faintly at Fang Chen.
Holding her, Fang Chen said, "Qingci, come on. I'll take you to see your brother. He's broken through to the Quasi-Emperor Realm!"
Ye Qingci touched her face. When her fingers found her sunken eye sockets, she swept a hand over the Storage Belt at her waist, and an azure ribbon appeared in her hand. She wrapped it over her eyes. She knew how unsightly her sunken eye sockets looked and didn't want Fang Chen or her brother to see her like that.
Fang Chen said, "Qingci, you don't have to do that. I don't mind!"
Ye Qingci smiled faintly. "But I think I look prettier with the ribbon on!"
At that, Fang Chen shook his head with a faint smile, then left with Ye Qingci.
Fang Chen sent Ye Kong a message through the Spirit Sword Talisman. "Brother Ye Kong, where are you? Qingci's awake. I'm bringing her to you now!"
Ye Kong was cultivating beside the pile of stone husks in the Qingyang Realm. They continuously gave off Source Power of Emperors, so cultivating there yielded twice the results with half the effort.
When he heard