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Three days. For an entire three days, Lin Jin cultivated in this small place.

In these three days, he forgot about the existence of time. When he woke up, he stretched his muscles and bones to guide them. When he was thirsty, he would go to the water in front of him to drink. When he was hungry, he would take out something from his bag to satisfy his hunger.

In this state of selflessness, the zhenqi in his body was growing at an astonishing speed. A day ago, his zhenqi had already recovered to its prime. Until now, it was already faintly on the verge of a breakthrough.

When he opened his eyes again, it was still night. He reached for the plastic bags and found that they were empty. He had eaten all the food in the two bags, leaving only dozens of fructose inside. However, it was still alright for him to replenish his energy with fructose. If he was hungry, that would be impossible.

Lin Jin was startled, and knew that the time to leave was about to come.

In the darkness, he did some mental calculations before realizing that three days had passed.

"For three days, no one came to save me. It seems like they think I'm dead." Lin Jin laughed self-deprecatingly, but did not have any thoughts of complaining. He closed his eyes calmly and waited for the dawn to come.

Faint white fog began to envelop the entire canyon. The sky began to brighten with the sound of flowing water.

But he knew that it was not the time for him to leave yet. It was only when the mist dissipated and the water surface could be seen clearly that he would move.

Because he was afraid that the flashlight would get wet, Lin Jin wrapped it up tightly with a plastic bag. Then, he placed the flashlight and clothes inside his backpack and tied them to his body.

However, even without the Dao talisman and the two bags of food, the backpack was still tightly packed, making it look like it was bulging.

As time passed, the mist on the surface of the water disappeared under the influence of the sun and the wind.

Glancing at this small place that had let him live for three days, Lin Jin jumped into the water without a care in the world. The cold water of the gorge passed over his head in an instant, cooling his firm skin. The water in the gorge during the coming three months might cause others to feel cold, but for Lin Jin, who had already reached his peak, this was only enough for him to feel a little cold.

Gently stepping on the water, Lin Jin followed the water channel that was temporarily spacious, and headed downstream.

Although his swimming ability wasn't too good and he had the burden of carrying him, he still felt at ease. At least a few hundred times more comfortable than swimming in clothes when you're in the water.

Before he could think about it, the waterway started to narrow again. The speed of the water flow rapidly increased to a terrifying level. Compared to the last time when he fell into the water, the speed of the water flow was not much different. The roaring sound of the water made him understand once again the charm of nature.

However, at this moment, these extremely dangerous places were no longer able to harm him.

The high tension of the nervous system allowed him to determine, in subtle units of time, whether he was in danger or not. And every time he encountered danger, Lin Jin would use the zhenqi to give him a palm, allowing the instant outburst of immense reactionary power to carry him out of danger.

But in other slightly more gentle spots, he was completely powerless, allowing the water to carry him along while saving the zhenqi.

This extreme drifting speed gave him a great pleasure. If he wasn't worried about his life, he might have even thought of drifting out again.

However, this thought was quickly drowned out by a huge wave of fear.

This was because not far in front of him, there was a pitch-black cave that opened its mouth wide for him. He had never thought that this stream would actually lead to a river that led underground.

The unknown was always the thing that caused humans to feel the most fear.

In that instant, he only felt his vision turn black as he fell into a boundless darkness.

Entrance's water flow was always the most turbulent, and suddenly losing sight caused Lin Jin to suffer greatly in an instant. The rocks that were hidden in the darkness smashed him until he was confused.

Suddenly, Lin Jin activated all of the zhenqi in his body to protect himself and the pain in his body lessened. But the fear in his heart had not disappeared.

Completely darkness would always make one think of death, the countless collisions within the darkness caused his zhenqi to rapidly deplete.

Although after passing through the opening, the flow of water had slowed down by a lot and the degree of impact had decreased, this feeling of being powerless to control his own life was more painful to him than any other kind of damage.

If it were not for the three days of recovery, he reckoned that he would have become a corpse by now.

It was fortunate that the upper half of the underground river had not been completely submerged, allowing him to occasionally come out and take a breather. Otherwise, he probably would have suffocated to death just by holding his breath.

Sensing that the flow of the water had slowed down, in order to deal with the unpredictable danger ahead, Lin Jin carefully withdrew most of the protective qi and swam forward.

No matter what, he couldn't give up hope of survival! This was his belief!

He knew that in the future, he would definitely not be able to rush through the strong water flow. Only by going forward would he have a sliver of hope to survive – even though he did not know how much hope he had!

Time in the dark always felt slow.

Lin Jin didn't know how much longer he would have to stay in this darkness that made people feel despair. Every minute felt like a day, a month, or even longer.

But since he was not hungry, reason told him that he had not stayed more than five hours in this darkness.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but when he thought that such a day would never come to an end, the flow of water suddenly lessened, and he felt as if his feet came in contact with something hard.

"Could it be that the water flow has become lighter?" As he stepped onto the ground, Lin Jin's heart was suddenly filled with joy. As soon as he stood up, he realized that the water was only as deep as his waist.

"It has indeed become shallower!" Overjoyed, Lin Jin carefully took out the flashlight from his backpack.

Fortunately, thanks to the protection of those clothes, the flashlight had not been damaged in the previous collision. With a press of his hand, the entire underground space began to shine brightly.

He looked ahead. What was that black patch? Upon a closer look, it was actually a piece of land!

A wave of incomparable ecstasy immediately buried him. What could be more exciting than seeing a piece of land in a place full of water?