"It seems this state can't be maintained for too long."
This was also the first time Li Chonglou learned that organizing cultivation techniques consumed an unknown amount of energy. Once the limit was reached, even his current bizarre state would be forcibly exited.
Glancing ahead again, less than a year remained before reaching his destination.
However, beyond that, there was still an endless expanse of colorful space.
"When will this ever end?"
Li Chonglou sighed, but this period wasn't boring. Although the actual comprehension time was only about ten days, he had already advanced his meridian circulation to another stage!
In other words, as long as he could return to the real world, his strength would increase by at least fifty percent!
"No, fifty percent is still far from enough! I must kill that guy with my own hands!"
Since arriving in Shangjing, aside from dealing with those who had lost their humanity, this was the first time Li Chonglou felt such a strong desire for battle!
It was also the second time his pursuit of strength had reached its peak!
As long as he hadn't reached his ideal realm, Li Chonglou felt a sharp knife pressed against his throat, capable of taking his life at any moment!
"Continue!"
Almost instantly, Li Chonglou was filled with motivation for entering the state of enlightenment. From this point on, as long as his strength hadn't reached that level, Li Chonglou even hoped that this space could keep him forever!
In reality, within Li Chonglou's bottle space.
"Elder An, it's only been a few hours, why hasn't Little Li woken up yet?"
Elder An's expression was somewhat unnatural, appearing worried and shocked.
Old Lin noticed something was amiss and couldn't help but ask, "Elder An, what exactly is going on? Can you tell us? Otherwise, this is too anxiety-inducing."
All the soul entities nodded in unison.
In the final moments, they had all contributed eighty percent of their energy. It could be said that everyone present, except for Elder An himself, had fallen into a state of weakness!
This meant that everyone urgently needed soul fragments for replenishment. If Li Chonglou didn't wake up soon, they would no longer be worried about whether he could wake up, but whether they would have enough time to replenish their soul fragment energy!
Of course, they could hold on for a day or two, but the problem was they were completely in the dark!
Only Elder An himself knew when Li Chonglou would wake up!
Elder An sighed deeply, seemingly understanding everyone's feelings. He then said, "Little Li should be wandering in the spiritual consciousness space right now. Originally, only those at the eighth level or above were qualified to enter. I used a secret method to let him hide inside early."
Old Lin and the others were stunned.
So what? When would Little Li finally wake up?
Elder An explained, "The spiritual consciousness space is a place that doesn't belong to this world. To get out, besides forcibly tearing it open with one's own power, or being kicked out due to insufficient spiritual consciousness, the only remaining path is to find the sole exit."
The expressions of everyone remained confused. Elder An hesitated for a moment, then finally said, "Little Li's entry this time is not a true spiritual consciousness state, so the first two methods are naturally unsuitable for him. As for the last one."
Elder An paused before continuing, "Let me put it this way, the spiritual consciousness space is a void space tens of times larger than Earth, and its only exit is the size of a single doorway. To find it from within..."
This time, everyone finally understood Elder An's meaning, and their expressions changed drastically.
Old Lin stated bluntly, "Does that mean Little Li has no chance of coming out?"
Damn it! A space tens of times larger than Earth, looking for an exit only about two meters wide, was that something a normal person could do?
No, was it even something a person could do?
Just thinking about it seemed impossible. A look of deathly grayness instantly appeared on the old man's face.
"It's over, it's really over. Whether Little Li can find it in his lifetime is still a question!"
But what about them? This group of old fellows would probably not last three days!
Instantly, Old Lin fell into complete despair and directly said to Elder An, "Elder An, it seems we have to bid you farewell. Thank you for taking care of us all these years."
Elder An immediately rolled his eyes, "Did you not understand what I said? When did I say Little Li couldn't get out?"
Everyone's expression froze again.
"What do you mean?"
"I deliberately left a contingency. Little Li should be able to sense my soul aura. As long as he finds it, he can find the sole exit through my soul aura."
Old Lin's face lit up, "How long will that take?"
Elder An's expression suddenly became somewhat strange, "If you ask me, I don't know. Logically, my soul aura will actively reveal itself within three hours.
"At that time, even if Little Li doesn't actively connect, he will be repelled by the spiritual consciousness due to merging with my soul aura. If that's the case, he should have woken up an hour ago."
Old Lin frowned deeply, "Then what's the situation now?"
Elder An said helplessly, "I don't know either. It would be good if Little Li can still wake up, but I'm afraid something unexpected happened and he can't find the way out."
Actually, there was one thing he hadn't mentioned, and that was the immense benefit the spiritual consciousness space had for one's consciousness. If the benefits Hua Zi gained from entering the sea of consciousness were rare,
Then this spiritual consciousness space was, for experts at the eighth level or above, also a rare benefit similar to the sea of consciousness!
Of course, in fact, its benefits were several times stronger than the sea of consciousness!
Elder An's shock was precisely because of this.
As far as he knew, those who could stay inside had a certain limit of endurance. Even if Li Chonglou had encountered some problem and temporarily couldn't sense his soul aura.
But its fusion was locked!
Half an hour ago was the limit time he had predicted, and until now, Li Chonglou still showed no signs of waking up.
"This guy, is he enjoying himself or causing trouble?"
For a moment, the bottle space became quiet again. After all, Elder An had made it clear.
That is, he didn't know when Li Chonglou would wake up! The situation had deviated from the plan, and whether he could wake up depended entirely on Li Chonglou himself.
As for the person involved, Li Chonglou was still immersed in enlightenment at this moment, completely ignoring the soul induction Elder An spoke of.
On the other side, in Camp Three...