Not only Shao Feng wanted to know.
In fact, An Nuo also wanted to know.
The couple watched the three-year-old Qi Yu sitting in Si Qing's arms, calling him "gege" repeatedly, finding it both cute and amusing.
Qi Nian was originally focused on searching for Sui You's whereabouts when she suddenly heard Qi Yu's childish voice calling Si Qing "gege." She was stunned, then covered her face and burst into laughter.
"I was really worried about third junior brother's safety, but, hahahaha, Si Qing, hahahaha, did you make her call you gege?"
Si Qing looked at Qi Nian, who was laughing so hard she was crying, and after a moment of silence, nodded awkwardly.
Qi Nian laughed even more exaggeratedly, wiping away tears as she asked Si Qing, "Then I want to know, what do you plan to do when Qi Yu's three souls and seven spirits return and he's back to normal?"
Si Qing had a look of unspeakable exasperation.
Besides being beaten, scolded, and chased after, were there any other outcomes?
Qi Nian saw through his thoughts at a glance and laughed even harder. After a while, she staggered to her feet, her expression returning to seriousness, and led everyone forward to continue searching for Sui You.
Along the way, Si Qing frowned in confusion as he looked around. "Master, didn't you say this Dream Butterfly Secret Realm has many illusions? Compared to those ethereal illusions, this place seems more like a maze."
Although they hadn't found an exit yet, leaving shouldn't be difficult.
He truly couldn't understand how Senior Brother Sui You could be trapped here.
"You'll know soon," Yan Hua said, raising an eyebrow at Chen Xi.
Everyone stopped.
They saw Chen Xi suddenly shrink in size, becoming a small dragon about a meter long, coiling on Yan Hua's shoulder.
Seeing this, Yan Hua turned his head and said to the bewildered and curious crowd, "This isn't the true entrance to the secret realm yet. If I remember correctly, after crossing this bridge and walking straight ahead, everyone will see a different scene inside."
"At that time, no one will be able to see others. They will be immersed in their own world until they can break through these illusions and find the real gate."
"The original purpose of the Dream Butterfly Secret Realm in ancient times was mainly to temper the willpower of cultivators."
"After all, the heavenly tribulations back then were not as simple as they are now. The most difficult part of the heavenly tribulations at that time was the inner demon, which was related to willpower. If one's willpower was even slightly weaker, they couldn't complete the final trial."
"Many cultivators at that time, in order to possess strong willpower and inner strength, would enter the Dream Butterfly Secret Realm to form their Nascent Soul after achieving the Golden Core."
Shao Feng said with some surprise, "Then this is too difficult."
The Dream Butterfly Secret Realm was a place full of illusions. Perhaps one moment you felt like you were at home, and the next you would appear in a sea of fire, or in the most painful memory of your past.
For example, being bullied, humiliated, or ridiculed, or the unwillingness and anger of having something important stolen.
These experiences would be amplified and repeated in the Dream Butterfly Secret Realm.
And the greatest taboo when forming a Nascent Soul was an unstable Dao heart.
Therefore, it was imaginable how strong willpower would be required to form a Nascent Soul in a place like the Dream Butterfly Secret Realm, which was full of traps.
One wrong step could lead to utter destruction.
"Many cultivators did this back then. To become stronger, they would cut off all other paths," Yan Hua sighed. "However, as time passed, the cultivation world also changed. The trials now are far less rigorous than in the past. It is precisely because of this that there are so many good-for-nothings in the Nine Heavens."
Shao Feng did not deny this.
Before Yue Zhiyin ascended to the position of Heavenly Emperor, the Nine Heavens were in a state of utter desolation.
Most of the high gods and immortals were useless.
The powerful figures of ancient times had long since perished. Even if these high gods and immortals were to be replaced, it was impossible to do so all at once.
Therefore, Yue Zhiyin could only deal with it bit by bit.
"After all this talk, how can we all stay together and not be separated?" Qi Nian looked at Yan Hua and Chen Xi. "Like Lord Chen Xi?"
Yan Hua nodded. "How to say it, the Dream Butterfly illusion separates people by making you mistakenly believe that the people around you have disappeared the moment you enter the illusion. Simply put, everyone sees a different scene."
"Therefore, if you can control the actions of others and only one person walks forward, then there will be no problem of separation. Similarly, if everyone doesn't get separated, they can search for Sui You together, which will be more efficient."
Otherwise, if one person found Sui You and then had to go look for others, and on the way to find others, they finally found another, only to lose Sui You again.
If they searched like this, they would definitely never get out.
Hearing Yan Hua's explanation, everyone turned their gaze to him.
Qi Nian circled Yan Hua, scanning him from top to bottom, and finally focused on his dragon horns, transforming into a butterfly and landing on them.
Her antennae clung tightly to the dragon horns.
An Nuo and Shao Feng wore expressions of unbearable sight.
Yan Hua, such a large man, with a butterfly appearing out of nowhere on his head, looked awkward from any angle.
But before they could voice their opinions, they saw Si Qing, holding the three-year-old Qi Yu, transform into a round dragon egg and roll to Yan Hua's feet, then hop into Yan Hua's arms.
With a butterfly on his head, a dragon coiled on his shoulder, and a large dragon egg in his arms, Yan Hua was speechless.
Si Qing, holding the three-year-old Qi Yu, poked his head out from the eggshell. "Daddy, Mommy, where are you going to hide? Hurry up."
An Nuo couldn't bear to look and turned her head away, covering her face.
Shao Feng felt like laughing.
They looked at each other, and before Yan Hua could say anything, they transformed into dragon-shaped embroidery, appearing on Yan Hua's clothes, one on each side.
Yan Hua looked at his colorful clothes, the giant dragon egg in his arms, and the butterfly clinging tightly to his dragon horns on his head, and finally couldn't stand it anymore. "Chen Xi is fine. He's like a scarf, and he doesn't get in the way."
"But you guys, even if you want to stay on me to prevent separation, you should have changed your appearance. Turning into an egg, a butterfly, or embroidery, what were you thinking?"
"To not get lost, Master," Si Qing said, sitting inside the eggshell with the three-year-old Qi Yu in his arms. "Master, you can do it, Master. Whether Sui You can be found safely depends entirely on you."
"Yes, yes," Qi Nian's voice came from Yan Hua's head, agreeing. "It all depends on you, Lord Yan Hua."
Shao Feng and An Nuo stuck to Yan Hua's clothes like real embroidery, saying nothing.
It wasn't that they dared not, but they were afraid that if they spoke, they would burst into laughter, and then Yan Hua, in his embarrassment, would pull them off his body.
Yan Hua rolled his eyes and, with no other choice, shrunk the dragon egg in his arms, held it in his hand, and strode forward.
As he walked, the scenery behind Yan Hua suddenly disappeared.
Immediately after, what appeared before everyone was a bustling Chang'an city.