Yi Qing and Lonemoon, with the three patriarchs in tow, fought off their attackers as they retreated. Time passed. They did not know how long they had been in the pagoda. Finally, they found a chance to regulate their meridians. However, the three family patriarchs were in a bad shape, partly due to the injuries they received when they were awakened, but mainly because they had been trapped for too long within the Mental Demon Tribulations spell, causing their foundations to be damaged. The Spirit Qi in their entire body had almost all dissipated. The strange thing was they could not even draw Qi into their bodies.
The surrounding Qi was so dense that it was almost palpable, but it seemed to be a fake Qi that could not be guided into their bodies. Therefore, recovering from their injuries was not possible. Lonemoon guessed that some kind of restriction had been placed on the Qi.
