No need to say more.
Fang Xiao's two strands of consciousness, along with the complete minds of Qi Yunsheng and the others, had all been drawn into that swirling cloud of qi.
Perhaps even further back in time, it had swallowed an unknown number of people, including more than one Body Integration Realm cultivator.
Fang Xiao had originally thought that with the Small World protecting him, his safety would at least be somewhat assured.
Yet the sudden upheaval just now had made him realize that even within the Small World's domain, he might not necessarily remain safe.
In that case, was there any need for him to risk approaching this cloud of qi again, much less enter it to investigate?
After all, it had existed for so long without anyone managing to resolve it. If he became trapped within, he would likely find it difficult to escape again.
There was no need to mention what his ultimate fate would be.
For a time, the urge to retreat kept rising in Fang Xiao's heart.
Yet at that moment, the swirling cloud of qi, which had seemed like a dead object, suddenly moved.
It actually began to beat like a heart.
It seemed to be breathing, endlessly expanding and contracting as though it had come alive.
And with every expansion, its volume increased considerably.
At that moment, Fang Xiao suddenly had an inexplicable feeling that this cloud of qi wanted to devour him.
A sense of danger rose in his heart. Just as he was about to act, another change occurred.
Within Fang Xiao's field of vision, two familiar figures appeared inside the swirling cloud of qi.
And the longer he looked at them, the more he was drawn in, unable to shift his gaze away.
Beyond that, he could not make