Golden Dawn Fruit Tree! Golden Sun Anomaly!

Before long, when Li Bufan had turned all the insights he had gained over these days into nourishment for himself, three days had already passed.

For those three days, he sat cross-legged inside the cave abode, motionless as an old monk in meditation.

He replayed every detail of his battle with Yun Ting over and over in his mind, breaking them down and comprehending them one by one.

His saber intent grew more solid, his integration of the Five Elements True Meaning more seamless, and the fist intent of his Dragon Tiger Fist more vast and majestic. Though his cultivation had not broken through, his combat strength had improved considerably once more.

Over those three days, Yun Ting returned twice as well. Each time, it quietly swam into the pool and poked its head out, furtively checking to see what Li Bufan was doing.

Seeing that Li Bufan remained in closed-eyed cultivation, it did not disturb him and quietly retreated again.

It knew that cultivators dreaded being disturbed most of all, especially when they were in such a state of insight—an opportunity that could only be encountered by chance.

It waited outside the cave abode for a while. Seeing no sign of Li Bufan waking, it returned to the pool and continued familiarizing itself with its newly acquired power.

That day, Li Bufan opened his eyes. The sharp gleam in them was restrained, like a deep pool of water.

Seeing that Yun Ting had yet to return, he leaped straight into the water and swam out through the pool.

Outside the pool, the sunlight was just right, shining upon the surface and making it shimmer with rippling light.

The waterfall still thundered, spray scattering everywhere and raising layer upon layer of mist. Meanwhile, Yun Ting circled above the pool, testing