Her divine consciousness quietly entered Tang San's sea of consciousness without encountering any obstacles. She could vaguely feel that there seemed to be a bridge between their spiritual worlds. As her divine consciousness approached his sea of consciousness, this bridge naturally connected them, even guiding her divine consciousness into his inner sea of consciousness.
At this moment, Tang San's sea of consciousness appeared empty, with his spiritual power thin and his mental fluctuations weak. Mei Gongzi cautiously extended her divine consciousness further inside and was immediately shocked.
Although Tang San's spiritual power was depleted, his sea of consciousness was simply… boundless. He hadn't even become a god yet, and his sea of consciousness was already this expansive?
As her divine consciousness entered, the sword intent of the Asura Sword in Mei Gongzi's own sea consciousness seemed to ripple slightly, and a trace of the Asura Sword's sword intent accompanied her divine consciousness into Tang San’s sea of consciousness.
With the arrival of the sword intent, Tang San's spiritual power began to stir, as if stimulated, subtly undergoing some changes.
Mei Gongzi silently sensed that Tang San's spiritual power seemed to be recovering and rising due to the influence of the Asura Sword. That minute amount of energy from the sword seemed to actually substitute his spirit core, accelerating the recovery of his spiritual power.
What was going on? Was it because their spiritual powers were connected? Or was it due to their past interactions? Or perhaps it was the result of their past-life connection?
Her guesses weren't entirely accurate. Tang San's very special state was the most important reason for this change. His divine consciousness had been greatly depleted, and the remaining spiritual power had nothing to give it a direction. Although Tang San was conscious, he could only gradually allow his spiritual power to recover.
But when Mei Gongzi's divine consciousness entered, it was different. The Asura Sword wasn't just a divine weapon she controlled in her past life; it was also Tang San's divine weapon!
Due to his weakened divine consciousness, Tang San found it difficult to do anything with his spiritual power. However, with the arrival of the Asura Sword's aura, it took over the task of guiding his spiritual power, naturally mobilizing, reviving, and gathering it. It even began to convert it into divine consciousness.
Tang San felt his sea of consciousness surging violently, making him feel more alert and overjoyed. His spiritual power fluctuated as guided by the sword intent; the remaining bit of divine consciousness returned to the center of his spiritual landscape, and the scattered spiritual power gathered around it.
If he had to do this himself, it might have taken up to half a month to complete. But with the Asura Sword's aura, it was done in mere minutes.
If Tang San wished, he could wake up right now. From here on, the recovery of his spiritual power and divine consciousness would go swimmingly.
Mei Gongzi could naturally sense the positive changes in Tang San's spiritual power. She decided to remain still, keeping her divine consciousness within Tang San's sea of consciousness while observing its changes.
Gradually, Mei Gongzi noticed that Tang San’s spiritual power was starting to coil into a vortex around her divine consciousness. The sword intent of the Asura Sword grew even stronger, guiding more and more spiritual power to recover.
As his spiritual power grew stronger, Tang San's sea of consciousness gradually brightened. Yet Mei Gongzi's divine consciousness did not feel out of place there; it seemed a natural part of it. In fact, Mei Gongzi could even feel her own divine consciousness receiving some feedback, becoming increasingly active.
She didn't know how much time had passed, but a small crystal slowly appeared in the center of Tang San's sea of consciousness, growing from a tiny point and gradually becoming larger.
That was Tang San's spirit core, with his divine consciousness at its center. Although the spirit core was very small and the internal divine consciousness nothing but a speck of dust, it had finally been restored. From here on, it really was just a matter of time; even without the presence of the sword intent, Tang San's recovery wouldn't be any slower than usual.
Of course, with the sword intent present, things would go much faster. At the same time, Mei Gongzi's divine consciousness effectively assisted in converting Tang San's spiritual power into divine consciousness, saving Tang San a significant amount of time.
Thus, Mei Gongzi clearly sensed Tang San's spirit core gradually enlarging and his sea of consciousness stabilizing. The process was wondrous—she felt as if she were in the process of creating a world, and she had just created its core.
Gradually, as the spirit core enlarged to a certain extent, Mei Gongzi vaguely saw a trace of golden light emerge. After its appearance, the sword intent of the Asura Sword seemed stimulated, interacting with it and releasing even more power. The growth rate of Tang San's spirit core further increased, and his sea of consciousness gradually felt full.
The spiritual interaction between Tang San and Mei Gongzi lasted a full day and night. When Tang San's sea of consciousness was once again filled with spiritual power and his spirit core had returned to its original size, Mei Gongzi finally withdrew her divine consciousness.
When she opened her eyes and looked at Tang San, she found that his complexion was rosy, and his breathing was long and steady; he was clearly much, much better.
She was amazed at how she could help him recover in such a way, but the thing that surprised her the most was that Tang San had no defenses against her divine consciousness. One’s sea of consciousness was bound to strongly reject any foreign intrusion, yet she had experienced nothing of the kind. On the contrary, the feeling of their divine consciousnesses interacting without barriers gave her a particularly wonderful sensation. The spiritual contact was so unimpeded that it was almost as if they were physically baring themselves to each other.
Meanwhile, in just one day, Tang San's hair and eyebrows had grown out a bit, making him look less like an egg. His facial features were soft yet well-defined. Mei Gongzi couldn't help but stare at him in a daze.
His spiritual power had mostly recovered, and now, it was slowly being refined into divine consciousness. Mei Gongzi didn't know to what extent his divine consciousness needed to recover to return to its original state. However, she could feel that the fluctuations of his internal energy were growing stronger with the recovery of his spiritual power, even stronger than before.
In the following days, she stayed by Tang San's side, using the sword intent of the Asura Sword and her divine consciousness to help him stimulate his spirit core and convert spiritual power into divine consciousness.
However, Tang San did not wake up; he seemed to be in a kind of deep meditation.
Finally, Mei Gongzi’s big day arrived.
Her mother had already come twice to call her.
Mei Gongzi looked at Tang San on the bed and said softly, "Rest well. I have to attend the ceremony and become the leader of the Peacock Demon clan. I'll come back to see you after that. Take care and wake up soon, okay? If you’re awake when I return… that’ll be the best gift for me. Don't worry, things will go smooth. I’m not the same old me, and for the time being, it’s my turn to protect you."
She touched the stubble that had just grown on his head, feeling a slight itch in her palm.
"You know, you look really cute right now, my little encyclopedia." With a light chuckle, Mei Gongzi stood up and returned to her room to prepare.
the poing team's Thoughts
penguin: bruh this feels like mrs penguin touching my head after I shave