Chapter 922: Offline Status, Night Mother’s Mystery

Seeing those familiar names in the member list, Qi Yuan breathed a sigh of relief as if a heavy stone had been lifted from his heart.

In the next moment, he froze, his expression filled with shock.

Wu Miaozhen, Xia Hanjun, Kong Ding, Duanmu Xi, the Heaven and Earth Society Grand Helmsman's Loyal Servant… The presence of their names proved they were still alive and had not fallen.

But the problem was that in the System list, these names were all dim and dull, as if they had fallen into a state of hibernation.

Even when Qi Yuan clicked the [View Information] button next to the names, all he saw was a series of question marks, making it impossible to know their current status.

Before he could ask, the System's cold notification sounded in his ear:

"Since the Host has not made contact with certain organization members for a long time, the System has automatically adjusted these members to an offline status."

"Offline status?"

Qi Yuan's face darkened, and he felt so frustrated he could spit blood.

Being judged as offline just for not contacting them for a long time… this setting is way too much of a scam, isn't it?

"Little System."

Suppressing the urge to hit someone, he gritted his teeth and asked:

"What exactly do I need to do to bring these members out of their offline status?"

"The Host only needs to re-establish contact with the individual to immediately activate them from the offline status."

F*ck!

Hearing the System's mechanical reply, Qi Yuan's mouth twitched; he was nearly driven to death by anger.

Isn't this nonsense?

Damn it… so many years have passed since the Primordial Era; who knows where to find that group of 'old subordinates' to re-establish contact?

He originally thought he could rely on this group of reinforcements to sweep through everything, but instead, he was taught a lesson by the dog system again. Qi Yuan felt incredibly disgusted.

However, at least confirming that those old friends from the Primordial Era were still alive was a great cause for celebration in itself.

As long as he kept going, he would meet them again sooner or later…

Thinking of this, Qi Yuan barely recovered from his disappointment. After pulling himself together, he continued browsing the mode list.

Unsurprisingly, except for these figures, almost all the new members he had recruited just to make up the numbers during the Primordial Era were dead.

Due to the insufficient number of members, the current Heaven and Earth Society's influence Rank had dropped below the Black Iron Rank.

Of course, as long as the Heaven and Earth Society had more than two members, the System would not judge it as destroyed. Once the numbers were filled, the influence Rank would rise again, though there would be no level-up rewards.

As for the Cyber Branch, it was merely a product of Qi Yuan's whim, carrying a bit of a playful nature from start to finish. The natives there didn't even count as peripheral members, so naturally, they wouldn't be included in the member count.

In fact, even if they were all recruited into the Heaven and Earth Society, those Taixu Remnant Clans were unlikely to have lived until now; it would have been a complete waste of effort.

In The Land of the Great Void, Cultivation was cut off. Even for the relatively long-lived Wood Clan, their lifespan was only a few hundred years. There was simply no such thing as attaining longevity through practice.

Even if the Cyber Branch had managed to continue until now, the members inside would have changed for countless generations. Heaven knows what the situation would be…

As these thoughts passed, Qi Yuan couldn't help but feel a sense of the vast changes of time. Just by passing through a space-time gate, his environment had undergone earth-shaking changes.

After his lament, he silently closed the System interface and asked Bai Xirou beside him:

"Take me to Fairy Qin. I've found a way to treat her."

…

A short while later.

Inside an elegantly decorated bedroom.

After consuming a small bottle of Karma Pool Water, the strange black patterns on Qin Lingxue's body melted away at a speed visible to the naked eye, and her originally pale cheeks gradually regained their rosy color.

Soon, her somewhat ragged breathing stabilized. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly as she slowly opened her eyes.

Seeing the figure before the bed clearly, Qin Lingxue's eyes widened, filled with intense joy, which quickly turned into panic…

Sensing her thoughts, Qi Yuan quickly helped her up and explained with a smile:

"Fairy Qin, the hidden danger in your body has been completely eliminated. It will never flare up again."

Then, he glanced at Bai Xirou nearby and added solemnly:

"However, there were some side effects during the treatment. Your body won't be able to move for a while."

"Of course, this situation is only temporary. You will fully return to normal in two months…"

Hearing this, Qin Lingxue suddenly relaxed. Her gaze toward him was full of gratitude, with a hint of uncontrollable tenderness and sweetness…

Seeing this, Qi Yuan's heart skipped a beat. Just as he was about to say something to ease the atmosphere, he saw Qin Lingxue suddenly seem to remember something. Her face turned pale again, and her eyes showed obvious tension and unease.

"What's wrong?"

Qi Yuan was slightly stunned. Bai Xirou didn't bother with any suspicions and stepped forward to hold Qin Lingxue's cold little hand, asking softly:

"Sister Qin, is there anything else that feels uncomfortable?"

On the other side, knowing she had taken the peaceful cultivation pill and was in a three-month paralysis period, unable to speak at all, he had to resort to the tried-and-true Morse Code…

After gaining a basic grasp of Morse Code, Qin Lingxue's eyes blinked repeatedly, quickly conveying the meaning she wanted to express to Qi Yuan and the other:

While she was unconscious, her consciousness had been summoned to a very strange world.

There, she saw the Night Mother!

The Night Mother?

Qi Yuan's expression changed slightly; he clearly hadn't expected Qin Lingxue to have such an experience.

Then, through Qin Lingxue's intermittent communication, Qi Yuan learned more details.

After arriving in that world, she was appointed as a Divine Attendant under the Night Mother, responsible for responding to the prayers of believers on behalf of the Night Mother, such as slaying evil, bringing rain, and curing diseases.

The Night Mother was a kind-hearted deity, not cruel or bloodthirsty, and never required blood sacrifices from her believers.

More importantly, above the Night Mother, there existed a deity of even higher status…

Of course, these weren't the main points. The main point was that when she just left that world, she likely attracted the Night Mother's attention.

Because before Qin Lingxue woke up, she felt an indescribable, majestic gaze pierce through layers of space and land on her!

As Qin Lingxue described it, Qi Yuan's pupils shrank, and an absurd thought suddenly surged in his mind:

So familiar!

Could it be… the world Qin Lingxue entered was the Lost Land?

Or rather, that Map of Mountains, Rivers, and Realms!

Thinking of something, his body trembled violently, and he couldn't help but ask in a deep voice:

"What exactly does the Night Mother look like? Does she have any prominent features?"

Without waiting for Qin Lingxue's answer, Qi Yuan impatiently pointed a finger. The Void Realm in front of him distorted, gradually manifesting a lifelike image of a woman.

The woman had a beautiful and elegant appearance with a refined temperament; she was none other than Wu Miaozhen, who had once awakened the power of the Divine Dao.

"Is it her?"

Then, under Qi Yuan's extremely tense gaze, Qin Lingxue was first stunned, then shook her head firmly:

No!