At last, Li Xiaoya found the climb growing easier and easier. Toward the end, he was climbing upward almost at a sprint, and the higher he went, the clearer the water became.
Splash! A head broke the surface. It was none other than Li Xiaoya. Excited, he leaped onto dry land and lay down, panting heavily. Suddenly, he burst into laughter and exclaimed, "Hahaha! No one has ever gone in and come back out before. I, Li Xiaoya, am the first! Hahahaha! I'm finally out!"
Li Xiaoya's laughter echoed through the deserted cavern, making its emptiness all the more pronounced.
"Huh?" Li Xiaoya suddenly murmured in surprise. He had discovered that all the Spirit Stones on the cavern ceiling had turned gray. Since his cultivation had reached the Core Condensation Stage, he could now see in the dark, so he had overlooked it at first and only noticed now.
"Why is everything pitch-black, without even a trace of spiritual qi?" Li Xiaoya said in puzzlement, plopping down on the ground. The atmosphere here was completely different from when he had first arrived. Perhaps this was what Spiritlight Lake looked like before it was activated.
These past days had utterly exhausted Li Xiaoya. He had consumed tremendous amounts of physical strength and magic power, and his magic power was almost completely drained. Reaching into his Storage Pouch, he took out a bottle and tipped it over his palm. A Divine Condensation Pill dropped into his hand. He muttered, "Only one Divine Condensation Pill left. Hehe, I almost couldn't get out! But once I return to Divine Path Mountain, I'll have more pills. Haha!" With that, he tossed the bottle aside, swallowed the Divine Condensation Pill, and sat down to meditate and recover his magic power.
Li Xiaoya had no idea how