Chapter 516: Recovery, Discovering the Two Women

"Woo-hoo…"

Xiao Jin was extremely excited and dove straight into the pile of dried meat, swallowing huge mouthfuls without even chewing.

Xiao Fan let out a breath. With Wanxiang and the Enlightenment Seed, being able to open the Storage Pouch was good; at least he wouldn't starve to death.

The only trouble was that apart from some dried meat, everything else was Yao Beast meat…

"Forget it. If it really comes to that, I'll just eat it raw if I have to!" Xiao Fan shook his head; there was no time to think about that now.

He began to compete with Xiao Jin for the food.

The two little fellows, the Enlightenment Seed and Wanxiang, flew back into Xiao Fan's body…

Half an hour later.

Xiao Fan was full, and Xiao Jin was stuffed.

Xiao Fan let out a breath; there was nearly a thousand jin of dried meat left.

Xiao Fan summoned the Enlightenment Seed within his body and then stored the remaining dried meat into the Storage Pouch…

"From now on, I'll eat the dried meat, and Xiao Jin can eat the Yao Beast meat…" Xiao Fan decided. It was better to save all the dried meat for himself.

As for Xiao Jin, it was a Yao Beast itself, so eating raw Yao Beast meat didn't matter.

There was nearly a thousand jin of dried meat left, enough for Xiao Fan to eat for several years!

"Sigh…" Xiao Fan let out a breath.

"Woo-hoo… O… kay…" Xiao Jin had no objections; by comparison, it actually preferred eating Yao Beast meat!

Because the spiritual energy contained within was very helpful to it.

The bright sun hung high in the sky, showing no signs of setting; it remained fixed high above, without moving in the slightest.

"This place…" Xiao Fan muttered, glancing at the sky.

He felt the sun in this place was very strange. The sunlight shining down felt very real, absolutely unmistakable, but why was it like this?!

"Forget it. Let's keep moving and see."

Xiao Fan rode on Xiao Jin and continued forward; he had to figure out how to leave this underground palace later.

Moreover, he still hadn't found Qiao Rong and the others.

"Could it be that they can't use the communication jade slip because they lost their spiritual energy?!"

Xiao Fan thought of another possibility.

After traveling for about another half-day, Xiao Fan felt a bit thirsty, as did Xiao Jin, who was panting with its tongue lolling out.

Xiao Fan let out a breath and summoned Wanxiang to open a Storage Pouch…

He took out a large porcelain jar from inside.

It contained the spiritual spring water he had collected while in the Secret Realm…

"Not bad, not bad." Xiao Fan happily took a sip of the spiritual spring water. After quenching his own thirst, he gave the rest of the spiritual spring water to Xiao Jin.

"Hmm?!"

Xiao Fan was stunned. After the spiritual spring water entered his body, spiritual energy unexpectedly surged from the water and flowed through his limbs and bones.

Wisps of spiritual energy were nourishing Xiao Fan's physical body, seemingly replenishing his spiritual energy…

"Could it be!"

Xiao Fan clenched his hand and felt a trace of spiritual energy in his body; although weak, it had returned.

Xiao Fan furrowed his brow and attempted to retrieve an item from the Storage Pouch.

He succeeded.

He could now conclude that his body had indeed recovered a bit of spiritual energy.

"Could it be that this place Seals the spiritual energy inside one's body beforehand, and one can rely on other things to recover it later?"

Xiao Fan thought for a moment and took out a large amount of Yao Beast meat from another Storage Pouch.

This was the carcass of a fourth-rank Yao Beast; the meat was still fresh. Xiao Fan threw a piece to Xiao Jin and then roasted a piece for himself using the Azure Flame Art.

Since his spiritual energy was insufficient, the fire was small and the roasting was slow; it took a full quarter of an hour to cook.

As the Yao Beast meat entered his body, a massive surge of spiritual energy emerged.

"That's right, that's it!"

Xiao Fan was certain that his spiritual energy had been Sealed the moment he entered the stone gate.

But afterward, it could be recovered through other means!

And the spiritual spring water and Yao Beast meat were one such method!

"There is spiritual energy in the air here, but if one doesn't have any spiritual energy themselves, it's impossible to absorb it… What a clever design!"

Xiao Fan let out a breath, a joyful expression appearing on his face.

If anyone entered this place for the first time, they would likely fall into the trap.

A Cultivator's belongings would all be stored in their Storage Pouch.

And having no spiritual energy meant being unable to open it.

In the entire Wuhuang Province, there wasn't a second person who could be like Xiao Fan and possess both the Enlightenment Seed and Wanxiang!

Let alone possessing both, even possessing one was likely impossible for anyone else.

Xiao Fan was overjoyed. After eating the Yao Beast meat, Xiao Jin felt its own spiritual energy recovering as well…

"Woo-hoo… Re… co… vered… a… bit…"

Xiao Fan sensed it; although the spiritual energy in his body was currently less than one percent of what it used to be, it was enough under these circumstances.

Xiao Fan closed his eyes; at this moment, his Divine Soul could already enter the star chart…

"Let's keep moving; they should be here too."

Xiao Fan let out a breath, put away the remaining Yao Beast meat, and rode Xiao Jin forward.

Because a bit of spiritual energy had been recovered, Xiao Jin's speed became much faster.

Xiao Fan attempted to soar into the air, but discovered that flight was impossible here; he couldn't even jump any higher.

Xiao Jin's speed was extremely fast, and the advantages of a Yao Beast were displayed to the fullest here.

Because they had recovered some spiritual energy, the two of them did not feel sleepy.

Two hours later…

"Hmm?!"

Xiao Fan was startled: "Hurry." He urged Xiao Jin beneath him to speed up.

Because he saw five people lying on the ground ahead.

In a place like this, the only ones who could be lying on the ground were Qiao Rong and the others.

Xiao Jin accelerated, carrying Xiao Fan as they ran over extremely quickly.

When they arrived close by, the people on the ground were indeed Qiao Rong, Wu Qingyan, and the others…