In the blink of an eye, Qi Lin found himself back in his familiar bedroom.
But the next second, the anxious voice of the Gate of the Heavens rang out.
"Master, something terrible has happened. On the way back, I encountered temporal turbulence, which is rare even in a million years, causing the anchor point to the previous World to disappear."
"Ah?" Qi Lin was startled, his brows slightly furrowed, then he continued to ask, "Can that World still be anchored?"
"Yes, Master, and it can be done by tonight at the latest."
"Will there be any changes?"
"This… Master, during the period of re-anchoring, the flow rates of the two Worlds are not the same, so there may be differences in the timeline."
"Perhaps a day passes in this World, but only a few seconds pass in that World. Or, a day in this World might mean several months, or even years, or decades, in that World."
"Everything is uncertain!"
Hearing this, Qi Lin's brows furrowed slightly, and his mind thought of the little girl who had been pestering her to talk not long ago, a sculpted beauty.
He didn't know when he would see her again next time.
He hoped it wouldn't be too long, otherwise, that little girl might forget him completely.
After some thought, Qi Lin cast these troublesome matters aside.
Let nature take its course!
Then his gaze fell upon the large bed in the bedroom. Gu Yuena had woken up at some point, her eyes, like purple crystals, gently gazing at him.
Evidently, she must have woken up the moment he appeared.
Gu Yuena didn't ask why he disappeared at night or why he suddenly appeared.
"Na Jie!"
Qi Lin called out, then climbed onto the bed with a smile, naturally reaching his hand up to the peak.
At this moment, Gu Yuena suddenly said, "Dugu Yan came last night."
"Ah?" Qi Lin was surprised. It had been most of the night when he went to the Douluo World, and Yanzi still hadn't slept?
Then Qi Lin raised an eyebrow. He naturally showed no panic, only curiously asked, "Did Yanzi not say anything?"
Gu Yuena truthfully replied, "She seemed very surprised and was about to leave, but I called her back. She's in the room next door, you should go find her."
After hearing this, Qi Lin kissed Gu Yuena on the face.
"Na Jie, you're so good!"
"Go quickly!" Gu Yuena's voice was still incredibly gentle, and she responded by kissing Qi Lin on the lips.
The two lingered for a moment, their heads close, before Qi Lin got up and walked to the next room.
Pushing open the door, Dugu Yan on the bed immediately opened her eyes. Unlike the gentle Gu Yuena, her eyes held a hint of resentment, a hint of infatuation, and a hint of longing.
As soon as Qi Lin entered the door, she climbed out of bed, her boneless body like a beautiful snake, enchanting, charming, and captivating.
Dugu Yan slowly stood up, the thin blanket sliding from her body, leaving Qi Lin with an unobstructed view.
An alluring voice then sounded.
"Why did you take so long to come?"
After speaking, she moved her lotus-like steps forward, meeting him head-on.
...
On the Heaven Dou training ground, members of the Heaven Dou Academy and Tianshui Academy teams were sparring and exchanging insights on their mastery of spirit power.
Qi Lin, Gu Yuena, and Dugu Yan were clearly the last to arrive.
Seeing everyone training enthusiastically, Qi Lin greeted them with a smile.
"It seems everyone is truly active!"
Xiao Wu said energetically, "Xiao Lin Ge, when you weren't here, I was everyone's Teacher! I taught very well, if you don't believe me, ask them."
Hearing this, the others all smiled and complimented her.
"Xiao Wu is right, she really taught well, only a little bit worse than Teacher Qi Lin."
Of course, Xiao Wu was indeed qualified to teach everyone, as her control over spirit power could be said to be second only to Qi Lin and Gu Yuena.
And when Xiao Wu heard everyone's affirmation, her small face couldn't help but show a look of smugness, her fair chin slightly raised, proud like a little swan, waiting for Qi Lin's praise.
"Xiao Wu is amazing!"
Qi Lin praised her without hesitation, then reached out and ruffled Xiao Wu's hair.
Xiao Wu's small face showed an expression of comfort and enjoyment.
After a while, she curiously looked at Dugu Yan.
"Yanzi Jie, why did you come to the training ground so late, and with Xiao Lin Ge?"
Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan couldn't help but glance at Qi Lin out of the corner of her eye.
She thought to herself: I wanted to arrive early too, but who would have thought this smelly Xiao Di would cause so much trouble?
However, thinking of the recent experience, a blush appeared on her face, but she replied outwardly, "I overslept today, that's why I just arrived now. As for Qi Lin Xiao Di and Na Jie, I only ran into them on the way here."
Xiao Wu suddenly showed an expression of realization.
"So that's how it is. But Yanzi Jie, you must have meditated for too long last night, otherwise you wouldn't have slept until now."
Spirit Master meditation and cultivation naturally consume mental energy and require rest.
Seeing that Xiao Wu had even thought of an excuse for her, Dugu Yan immediately gave an awkward smile, "You're right, I meditated for a bit too long last night, so I wasn't careful and woke up late."
As soon as this was said, Xiao Wu said in a mature tone, "Yanzi Jie, cultivation should be a balance of work and rest. Don't tire yourself out, it's not worth it."
The others also lamented Dugu Yan's hard work.
But among the crowd, there was one person with an extremely strange expression.
That was Ye Lingling!
It turned out that Ye Lingling's dormitory was very close to Dugu Yan's, so this morning she had passed by Dugu Yan's dormitory and went in to look, but she didn't see anyone else in the dormitory.
At first, Ye Lingling thought Dugu Yan had already arrived at the training ground early, but when she got to the training ground, she found that Dugu Yan was not there.
Clearly, Dugu Yan had lied!
Thinking of this, Ye Lingling's gaze lingered on Dugu Yan and Teacher Qi Lin for a second, and a bold guess suddenly formed in her mind.
Could it be that Yanzi Jie and Teacher Qi Lin…
Envy suddenly flashed in Ye Lingling's eyes.
Besides her, Ning Rongrong and Shui Yue'er also had suspicious looks in their eyes.
"Alright, you all continue training. If you have any questions, you can come and ask me directly!"
Qi Lin waved his hand, then he and Gu Yuena found a long bench and sat down.
Ever since he went to the Douluo World last night, he found that the meditation method of the Douluo World could not absorb the Dou Qi of the Douluo World.
So Qi Lin decided to use this time to slightly improve the meditation method, allowing it to simultaneously absorb both spirit power and Dou Qi, and also to convert between them.
Achieving this would certainly be difficult, so Qi Lin directly released his sixth Spirit Ability.
Light of Purification!
Besides cleansing the soul and increasing meditation speed, this Spirit Ability also had a very small chance of entering a state of enlightenment.
So in the next second!
Qi Lin closed his eyes, and instantly felt his soul merge with the heavens and earth, countless insights flooding his mind.
Enlightenment!