Chapter 1024 - 1124: Demon Beast in the Water

Ye Tianfan quickly swam back to the shore, then used the little Spiritual Power he had left to generate some warmth to warm his body.

After Ye Tianfan's Spiritual Power was exhausted, he didn't feel much warmer, so he hurriedly put on his clothes and curled up on the ground to stay warm.

After curling up on the ground for a while, Ye Tianfan sat cross-legged with trembling hands. He wanted to absorb all the Spiritual Power in the cave into his body to warm himself!

Although this didn't have much effect, at least it could make him warm up a bit faster!

At this time, Ye Tianfan's stomach growled. Without the nourishment of Spiritual Power, his body started needing nutrition. Ye Tianfan hadn't eaten before, so there was no food in his stomach, and now his Spiritual Power was depleted, making him feel hungry.

Now that there was no extra Spiritual Power in the cave, Ye Tianfan was still shivering with cold, unable to solve the problem of hunger!

At this moment, Ye Tianfan was tired, cold, and hungry!

"Will I die here?" Ye Tianfan muttered to himself tiredly.

Ye Tianfan once again felt the hunger, cold, and fatigue of being a mortal. He thought that after cultivating, he would no longer be disturbed by these negative states, but unexpectedly, he felt them once again!

If Ye Tianfan wanted to fill his stomach, he could only wait for the cave's Spiritual Power to replenish again, then absorb it to supplement the energy his body needed!

Ye Tianfan sighed deeply. He finally understood why the cave had such a small amount of Spiritual Power. He discovered the Spiritual Power was just enough to keep him from hunger, but if he wanted to use it for other things, he'd have to endure hunger!

All Ye Tianfan could do now was curl up and prevent himself from getting too cold. But the cold from the water had seeped into his bones, so it would take time to warm up again.

Ye Tianfan slowly absorbed the external Spiritual Power, converting it directly into the energy his body needed, to alleviate his hunger!

Ye Tianfan then realized that the rate at which the cave's Spiritual Power recovered just kept him from feeling hunger.

As long as he kept absorbing Spiritual Power, he wouldn't feel hungry, but once he stopped absorbing or didn't convert that Spiritual Power into energy his body needed, Ye Tianfan would feel hungry, and the degree of hunger was precisely the rate at which the cave's Spiritual Power was slowly recovering!

That means if Ye Tianfan didn't solve the Spiritual Power problem, he would be perpetually trapped in this cave, especially since the waters were unbearably cold.

Although Ye Tianfan had only gone down once, he realized that no matter how many times he tried, he couldn't sustain it long enough to leave!

He believed that if he were given even a single energy-replenishing pill to restore a tenth of his strength, he could stay underwater for a full day!

But he couldn't sense the presence of the Xuanyuan Tower at all.

Ye Tianfan just sat idly for half a day, finally alleviating the cold from his body!

Ye Tianfan felt that if he continued to remain in this non-hungry state, he would never get out!

So, after absorbing a bit of Spiritual Power, Ye Tianfan only converted half of it into necessary energy, reserving the other half. Although this made him gradually feel hungrier, at least it wouldn't starve him. The saved Spiritual Power, though small, once accumulated to a tenth, or even a twentieth or thirtieth, gave him confidence to find an exit underwater!

But Ye Tianfan knew that at the current rate, reaching his ideal level of Spiritual Power might take years!

Ye Tianfan couldn't waste all his time here. If he truly stayed here for a year or so, then it would delay his return home by that time!

However, Ye Tianfan had no other way but to accumulate some Spiritual Power first, then attempt to see if a small amount of Spiritual Power could help find an exit. If he failed, he planned to stay for a year!

Thus, Ye Tianfan absorbed for a whole month, yet his internal Spiritual Power was only a fraction, about one-eightieth of his usual strength.

This was after he compressed the energy his body needed. Ye Tianfan was now ravenously hungry, almost to the point where his skin clung to his bones!

Yet, recovery would be easy. By supplementing his muscles with the saved Spiritual Power, Ye Tianfan could easily regain his handsome demeanor, but all his effort would have been wasted!

Ye Tianfan surely wouldn't use up the hard-earned Spiritual Power within him, knowing that once he escaped, it would take only minutes to restore his appearance!

Ye Tianfan came to the small lake once again, inhaling deeply as he cloaked every corner of his body with Spiritual Power to maintain warmth!

Then, Ye Tianfan resolutely leaped into the small lake!

This time, despite not feeling extreme cold, Ye Tianfan noticed his limited Spiritual Power was depleting even faster!

So he immediately reduced the output of Spiritual Power. Despite feeling colder, it enabled him to last longer!

Ye Tianfan glanced around, picked a random direction, and swiftly swam towards it!

After swimming for about thirty minutes, Ye Tianfan finally saw a stone wall ahead, indicating he had reached the edge of the lake. Now he needed to search along the edge for an exit!

But just as Ye Tianfan started searching for an exit, he suddenly noticed a Demon Beast with tusks, resembling a shark, swiftly swimming towards him not far away!

"Damn it, why encounter a Demon Beast now?" He cursed under his breath upon suddenly spotting the Demon Beast, then quickly swam in another direction.