Qing Xuan saw his master and immediately swam desperately towards Ji Yunxi.
"Master? Is that you, Master?!" Qing Xuan seemed extremely excited and rushed over at once.
Ji Yunxi was a bit worried. The Breath - Concealing Pills were all used up, and Qing Xuan might not be able to hold on for long.
So she immediately transmitted her voice to Qing Xuan with her spiritual power, "Hurry back to the spiritual sea. How did you get out?"
Qing Xuan replied, "I don't know how I got out either. But are you okay, Master?"
"I'm fine. Don't worry. But the Breath - Concealing Pills are gone. If you don't go back to the spiritual sea, you may not be able to hold on later."
In response, Qing Xuan just smiled calmly, "Master, don't worry. I'm not a physical entity, so I don't need to breathe at all."
Saying that, he even twirled around in the water to show that he was perfectly fine.
Hearing this, Ji Yunxi felt a bit more at ease. "Okay, come here first."
Finally, the two met. With Qing Xuan by her side, Ji Yunxi was not so flustered.
Thinking of the injury Qing Xuan suffered because of Ji Yuyan before, she immediately looked him up and down anxiously. "How's your previous injury? I couldn't wake you up after you returned to the spiritual sea, and I didn't know how your injury was."
"Hehe, Master, don't worry. I don't have a physical body. Even if I'm injured, it's not like a physical one. Hiding in the spiritual sea and nourished by your spiritual power, I recovered quickly." Qing Xuan was even a bit proud of this. "I'm your contracted spirit beast. We're one."
But Ji Yunxi felt a bit sad and murmured, "I don't know where your body is. I still need to find a way to get it back for you when I have the chance."
" Oh right! Master, what about Ji Yuyan?"
"She died that day."
Seeing that Ji Yunxi didn't want to mention this person, Qing Xuan shut his mouth.
The two of them tried to figure out how to get out. Qing Xuan checked the surroundings and frowned. "Master, the surrounding walls are seamless. There's no exit."
He didn't expect that it would be so difficult as soon as he got out. He was a bit surprised at where Ji Yunxi was.
"Master, where are you?"
"At the bottom of the Azure Water Lake."
" Oh..." Qing Xuan turned his head and suddenly reacted. "The bottom of the lake?!"
"Yeah. We came here to look for herbs. One of them is in the Azure Water Lake. As a result, we found a huge barrier underground, so we came down to take a look."
Qing Xuan swallowed nervously. "And then?"
"Then there was a huge palace inside the barrier. As we walked, we fell down. I don't know where A Zhi is now. We have to hurry. I don't know what he'll encounter."
Qing Xuan also realized the seriousness of the problem and immediately nodded in agreement. "Okay!"
Ji Yunxi was sure that there was really no exit in this stone chamber, so she had to break through to find a way out.
"It seems we can only do this." Ji Yunxi pointed at the water outlet on the stone wall. Qing Xuan immediately understood and went to check it out.
After a while, he returned to Ji Yunxi's side. "Master, there seems to be something special behind this water outlet, but the diameter is too small to pass through."
Ji Yunxi directly took out Nian Yun. "Who said you should crawl out from there? I mean, just split it open!"
Qing Xuan quickly stopped her. "Master! I remember Rong Hua said that you couldn't use your spiritual power anymore!"
"We should prioritize according to the situation. Why should we stick to these rules in this special situation!" Ji Yunxi shook him off and wanted to step forward.
Qing Xuan pounced on her again. "I'll do it!"
Saying that, he directly took Nian Yun and slashed at the stone wall with the sword. However, there was only a shallow scratch on the stone wall.
Both of them felt a bit embarrassed. Qing Xuan looked at Ji Yunxi aggrievedly.
Ji Yunxi shook her head, took back Nian Yun, then gathered her spiritual power and slashed at the water outlet with the sword. The stone wall cracked immediately.
"Be careful!" Ji Yunxi grabbed Qing Xuan back, and the two of them stood on the side of the crack.
They only heard a loud bang from the crack, and then it was broken through by the water. Seeing this, Ji Yunxi immediately swam over with Qing Xuan.
The visibility underwater was very poor. Ji Yunxi couldn't see the way ahead clearly and could only be carried away by the current.
Fortunately, Qing Xuan was always by her side, so that sense of vague fear was somewhat relieved.
The two swam for a long time and finally saw a building in front of them.
Finally, they surfaced and took in the fresh air. Ji Yunxi felt like she had survived a disaster.
Supporting herself on the shore and standing up, the two of them were completely soaked. The wet clothes sticking to their bodies were very uncomfortable.
Ji Yunxi raised her hand and gathered her spiritual power to dry their bodies, which made them feel more comfortable.
Qing Xuan felt a bit self - reproachful. Thinking that he had exerted so much strength but only left a tiny scratch on the stone wall, while his master had split a way out with one sword.
It seemed that what Lu Shu had said before was really right. He was really useless.
Ji Yunxi turned her head and saw Qing Xuan with his head down, not knowing what he was thinking.
She stepped forward. "What's wrong?"
"Master... I'm really too useless."
Ji Yunxi raised her eyebrows. "Why do you think so out of the blue?"
"Lu Shu can help you manage such a big Meng Hua Pavilion well, and Miss Zhu can also manage the Zhu Yi Tower well. Only I... When I'm injured, I can only hide in your spiritual sea..."
Unexpectedly, he really felt guilty about this. Ji Yunxi quickly comforted him. "Don't say that. You're my contracted spirit beast. You just haven't fully awakened yet. You're a black bird!"
Qing Xuan pouted and secretly made up his mind to practice hard and protect his master in the future.
"Qing Xuan, you should know that everyone has their own meaning of existence. For me, you're my most precious friend. I've reincarnated so many times, but only you've always been waiting for me in the same place, right?"
With Ji Yunxi's words, Qing Xuan's mood immediately turned from gloomy to sunny, and he smiled.
"Okay, don't blame yourself. We'll take it slow. Now the most important thing is to find A Zhi."
Qing Xuan asked curiously, "Master, where did you and Feng Xingzhi get separated?"
"We were separated as soon as we fell down."
Seeing her anxious face, Qing Xuan carefully comforted her. "Master, don't worry. Feng Xingzhi is very powerful. He must have already got out."
"I hope so."
As she said this, she immediately walked forward, wanting to see if she could find a way out.
Now they found that they were on a platform. Unfortunately, the light of the fluorite was very weak, and they couldn't see far at all.
The two could only walk along the edge of the platform for a long time. Just like the corridor before, this place was much bigger than expected, and they still couldn't find an exit.
"Master, be careful!"
Ji Yunxi wasn't paying attention and almost fell into the water again.
She was already a bit depressed. "There's a cliff on one side and a bottomless lake on the other. I don't know how long we have to walk. Could this cliff be a mountain?"
Qing Xuan was curious. "Is there an oasis on the Azure Water Lake?"
"No."
It was even more difficult to figure out their current location here. They could only continue to walk forward silently.
But what they didn't notice was that there had always been a pair of eyes staring at them from behind.