"Hey, you're awake!" Just as Li Ling was still a little dazed, a girl's voice came from beside him.
What came into view was a graceful, green-clad figure with a hint of surprise on her slightly pale face.
"Aunt You, that Dragon Slayer boy is awake!"
Li Ling looked around and realized that he was still where he was before he lost consciousness, which meant that Bi Yao and You Ji had not yet discovered the mechanism of the Dripping Blood Cave. He then asked, "How long have I been unconscious?"
"Boom!"
Before Biyao could answer, a series of shaking sounds came from outside, as if the entire mountain was trembling. Biyao's expression changed: "It's happening again!"
"What's going on?" Li Ling continued to ask.
Youji came over at this moment and said, "You have been unconscious for five whole days. From the first day we entered here, the black water snake outside blocked the cave entrance and rammed the cave twice a day. Fortunately, the cave is sturdy enough, so it has not collapsed!"
"I see!" Li Ling nodded. It wasn't surprising that the Black Water Serpent held a grudge. He smiled and said, "It seems it's determined to block us!"
"How can you still laugh at a time like this?" Biyao couldn't help but shout. "Not to mention how long this cave can last, we ran out of food three days ago. If we continue to be trapped here, we'll probably starve to death!"
Biyao's voice carried a hint of fear. The current situation reminded her of the tragic time when she and her mother were trapped at the foot of Fox Hill. That incident was a lifelong source of pain and trauma for the young girl, and the pressure she felt was unimaginable.
"So that's how it is!" Li Ling reached out and patted Bi Yao's head, laughing, "It really is my fault for letting two beauties go hungry. Come on, let's eat something first!"
As he spoke, Li Ling waved his hand, and a lot of food appeared beside him, much of it still steaming hot. It was the same food that Li Ling usually kept in his internal space, and it looked exactly the same when he put it in.
As mentioned earlier, although there are storage magic treasures in the world of Jade Dynasty, they are extremely precious and only a few people possess them.
Moreover, although this world is also a cultivation world, even if you cultivate to a high level, you still cannot consume qi and abstain from grains, which is really ridiculous!
Li Ling's current cultivation level is not high enough to qualify him for a storage magic treasure from the sect. However, his body possesses the bloodline of the Ancestral Witches, and with the help of the Witch Clan's methods, he can create a space within his body. The stronger his magical power, the larger the space he can create.
This space is different from the Qiankun World. There is no concept of time in this space, so the food stored in it will not spoil. The Qiankun World, on the other hand, is a real world where food stored in it will spoil as time flows.
Of course, once the Qiankun World has grown to a certain stage, the time within it can be changed according to Li Ling's wishes.
"Wow, you even have a storage magic item on you!" Biyao exclaimed in surprise when she saw the food Li Ling took out.
Although Biyao was the daughter of the Ghost King, she did not have any storage magic treasures, but she did not expect that Li Ling, a disciple of the Qingyun Sect, would have one.
"Alright, don't be shy, let's eat first. We need to fill our stomachs first!" Li Ling said directly.
Biyao and Youji had been starving for three days. When they suddenly smelled the aroma of food, they immediately became very hungry. They only made a token refusal before starting to eat.
However, no matter how much they ate, they couldn't compare to Li Ling. Li Ling devoured enough food to fill seven or eight people to the brim, then wiped his mouth under the strange looks of the two women and said calmly, "Martial arts practitioners expend a lot of energy, don't mind. Alright, I'm going to meditate and heal my injuries now, so don't disturb me!"
"You..." Biyao was stunned for a moment when she saw Li Ling's decisive action.
She had originally wanted to tell Li Ling about the escape plan she and You Ji had discussed over the past few days, but before she could even speak, Li Ling began healing his wounds on his own.
"Alright, Yao'er, don't rush. Since he has food with him, let's conserve our energy first!" Youji, being more composed, said directly.
"Alright!" Seeing that Youji had spoken, Biyao had no choice but to nod.
But the next moment, both of them couldn't help but open their mouths in surprise, as the surrounding spiritual energy began to stir abnormally and rapidly gathered towards Li Ling's position.
Li Ling seemed to transform into an abyss, rapidly absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy into his body.
"This, this dragon-slaying brat..." Biyao felt her worldview was about to be overturned. Such a terrifying speed at which he absorbed spiritual energy, was this kid a monster?
"No wonder he has such cultivation at such a young age!" Youji sighed upon seeing this. "The sword strike he used to wound the Black Water Serpent was probably no less powerful than his Ghost-Slaying Technique!"
The 'he' here refers to Wan Jianyi.
Given the extent of Li Ling's injuries, it would probably take an ordinary disciple three or four months to fully recover. However, Li Ling possesses the bloodline of the Ancestral Witch, and his recovery ability is far beyond that of ordinary disciples.
With the support of a massive amount of spiritual energy, Li Ling's injuries were almost completely healed in just half a day.
After finishing his treatment, Li Ling opened his eyes, looked at Bi Yao and You Ji, and slowly said, "If I'm not mistaken, you two should be members of the Demonic Sect, right?"
Seeing that Li Ling guessed their identities as soon as he spoke, You Ji remained silent, but Bi Yao glared at Li Ling and snorted, "So what if we are? Do you intend to repay kindness with enmity and kill us two demon-slaying heroes?"
"Turning kindness into enmity?" Li Ling glanced at Bi Yao and chuckled, "It seems like I'm the one who saved you two, otherwise you would have been dead in the mouth of the Black Water Serpent long ago!"
Knowing that Li Ling was telling the truth, Bi Yao's stubborn nature kicked in, and she retorted, "Hmph, nonsense! If it weren't for you, Aunt You and I would have escaped long ago!"
Shaking his head, Li Ling didn't argue with Bi Yao out of spite. He turned to You Ji and said, "Judging from your attire and titles, you must be You Ji and Bi Yao, the Ghost King's daughter, from the Ghost King Sect. I've heard that the Ghost King Sect has a scroll of the Heavenly Book, and I want it!"
Li Ling stated his requirements directly. He had a certain fondness for Bi Yao because of the feelings he had for her from reading the novel "Zhu Xian".
However, goodwill is goodwill, and benefits are benefits, but Li Ling will not give up the opportunity to obtain the second volume of "The Heavenly Book" just because of this goodwill.
Given the Ghost King's doting affection for his daughter, the second volume of the Heavenly Book must have been passed down. If this opportunity is missed, Li Ling will probably only be able to obtain the second volume of the Heavenly Book from the Ghost King by taking this girl in as a concubine in the future!
Surprised that Li Ling knew about the "Heavenly Book," Bi Yao pouted and said, "Hmph, what? The disciples of the Qingyun Sect, the leader of the righteous path, actually covet the secret manual of my demonic sect?"
"Hahaha! This 'Heavenly Book' is the source of the laws of both the righteous and demonic paths in the world. It's not that it's a secret manual of the demonic sect just because it's in your Ghost King Sect! The 'Heavenly Book' is profound and contains everything. Whether it's Buddhism, Taoism, or demonism, in the end, none of them can escape its coverage."
"As the saying goes, the Tao gives birth to One, One gives birth to Two, Two gives birth to Three, Three gives birth to all things, and all things return to the Tao. The three completely different paths of Buddhism, Taoism, and Demonism should ultimately lead to the same destination. How could such a technique that seizes the creation of heaven and earth be distinguished by the mere Demonic Path?"
Li Ling looked at You Ji and Bi Yao with burning eyes and said, "This 'Heavenly Book' is extremely beneficial to my cultivation, so I naturally can't miss it. I just don't want to cause too much trouble. Otherwise, if I captured you two, I believe that for the sake of my beloved daughter and best friend, the Ghost King wouldn't be stingy with a mere scroll of the 'Heavenly Book'."
Li Ling stared intently at the two, his words dripping with threat. (The rest of the text appears to be gibberish and unrelated to the preceding text.)
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Chapter 356: Battle Against the Azure Dragon