After an unknown length of time, Shen Luo slowly awoke. He was still in the underground cavern, with Fire Spirit Child, Zhao Feiji, the Heavenly Fiend Corpse King, and the others standing quietly nearby.
"How long was I asleep?" Shen Luo jolted fully awake and hurriedly asked.
"Less than half a quarter-hour. Judging by your reaction, did you fail to return to the past?" Fire Spirit Child asked with a frown.
"I did. I merely fell asleep. That shouldn't have happened. The changes in the Jade Pillow just now were exactly the same as before I traveled through a dream in Heavenly Mechanism City last time." In disbelief, Shen Luo sat cross-legged and cast a spell, trying to sense the Jade Pillow.
The astral power inside had not diminished. It was still completely full.
His expression eased somewhat. Apparently, without traveling through a dream, he would not consume the astral power within the Jade Pillow.
"Master, why not describe this attempt in detail? We can all think it over together. Perhaps we'll discover what went wrong," Zhao Feiji suggested.
Shen Luo nodded and carefully recounted everything that had just happened.
Zhao Feiji and Fire Spirit Child fell into deep thought after hearing his account.
"You told me before about your dream journey in Heavenly Mechanism City. Compared with this attempt, there was one difference," Fire Spirit Child said, soon raising his head.
"What difference?" Shen Luo immediately looked over.
"The last time you traveled through a dream in Heavenly Mechanism City, before falling asleep, you were thinking about investigating Elder Man Bo's murder. The time and place of your journey were both very specific. This time, however, you merely thought about returning to three days ago, without specifying any particular matter. Your purpose was somewhat vague. I don't know much