Today is the first night watch, there will be more at noon!
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His face was pale. He gritted his teeth and stood up. He looked around and found that he was in a small natural cave. The sun shone through the entrance of the cave and there were bones of birds and beasts everywhere.
On the wall behind him, there was a fist-sized black hole. It was so dark that he couldn't tell how deep it was. After a little analysis, he vaguely got an answer. The suction force that suddenly appeared just now obviously came from this small hole. The skeletons of the birds on the ground should have been sucked in and fell to their deaths like him.
This suction should have appeared at random times. It suddenly appeared at the moment when he fell, which saved his life. Wang Lin endured the pain in his right arm and was about to walk out of the cave. Suddenly, the bones on the ground moved without any wind and rushed backward. Wang Lin hurriedly rolled to a corner.
At this moment, an unimaginably huge suction force appeared from the small hole in the wall. The bones of the birds and beasts on the ground rattled as they were continuously sucked into the small hole. Some of the bones were larger and seemed to be stuck to the wall, blocking the small hole.
Even so, the suction was still strong. At this time, a bird was sucked into the hole outside and hit the wall at a very fast speed. Blood splashed everywhere.
After about an hour, the suction disappeared. Wang Lin looked at the corpse of the bird on the ground in horror. He didn't move but sat quietly in the same place, calculating the time in his heart.
After an hour, the suction appeared again. This cycle repeated several times. Wang Lin mastered the pattern. This strange suction lasted for an hour and every time it stopped, it would appear again after an hour.
Taking advantage of the disappearance of the suction, Wang Lin hurriedly endured the pain and came to the entrance of the cave. Looking down, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. Below was a jungle. He could vaguely see the strange rocks on the ground. The cliff was extremely steep. Now that his arm was injured, he couldn't climb at all.
The bottom of the cliff was about a hundred feet deep. If he jumped down, he would definitely fall to his death.
The bag with food on him was also left on the top of the mountain. Now food was the only thing to solve. Wang Lin pondered for a while and calculated that the suction would decrease. He quickly returned to the cave and sat down against the corner.
A day passed quickly. The sky was getting dark. Wang Lin clearly felt that his body was slowly weakening. His arm was completely numb. After thinking about it, he said to himself with a bitter smile, "Being trapped here is a dead end. There is no way to survive if I jump off the cliff."
He looked at the badly mutilated body of Fei Niao in the corner and hesitated for a bit. He clenched his teeth and walked over to pick it up. When he put it next to his mouth, a fishy smell came from it. Wang Lin let out a sigh and began to eat the raw meat without a word.
He didn't even chew and directly swallowed it. His stomach contracted and a warm feeling surged out. Very quickly, he devoured half of the bird. The feeling of nausea couldn't stop surging up. Wang Lin quickly stood up and took a deep breath to suppress the nausea.
Casually throwing the remaining bird corpse to the side, Wang Lin sat down against the wall. His mind was filled with thousands of thoughts. One moment he thought of his parents, the next moment he thought of Fourth Uncle, the next moment he thought of the mocking faces of his relatives, and the next moment he thought of the ruthless eyes of the black-clothed middle-aged man from the Heng Yue Sect.
While he was in a trance, he suddenly stared at the half-eaten bird corpse next to him. Without blinking, he grabbed it and carefully looked at it. Inside the half-eaten bird corpse, there was a red bead the size of a baby's fist. Wang Lin pulled out the bead and was greatly surprised.
How could there be a bead in this bird's body?
His heart skipped a beat. He remembered that he had once seen a mythological essay called the Classic of Mountains and Seas in the village teacher's place. In it, it introduced that if many animals lived for a long time, their bodies would form a treasure called the Inner Dan.
If a person ate this treasure, they would become infinitely stronger, live longer, and even regrow a severed limb.
When he first saw the description, he didn't believe it and secretly laughed. But now that he had even seen an immortal, he couldn't help but believe some of the legends in the Classic of Mountains and Seas.
Wang Lin's heart beat wildly. If this bead really was the inner core described in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, then if he ate it, wouldn't his injuries be healed immediately? Leaving this place would be even easier, and even entering an immortal sect wouldn't be a problem. At the very least, he would be able to pass the test of perseverance.
However, this bead was hard to the touch and didn't seem edible. He frowned and used a piece of cloth on his clothes to wipe it clean, restoring it to its original color.
It was a gray stone bead with five white clouds carved on it. It looked quite old. Wang Lin was greatly disappointed. He bit the bead with his teeth and touched it. He smiled bitterly and said to himself, "Tie Zhu, you are too delusional. How can there be such a coincidence in this world? A random bird that falls and dies in front of you will have an inner core."
He sighed. At this time, it was already dark outside. With a deep sense of tiredness, he curled up in a corner and gradually fell asleep. He casually placed the stone bead next to the animal bone.
It was already autumn and the earth was losing heat very quickly, especially in the mountains. Traces of coolness constantly flowed into Wang Lin's body. In his sleep, he tightly hugged his body. The night passed quickly.
Early the next morning, the sunlight floated in from outside the cave and shone into the cave. Traces of sparkling dew came out from the stone bead next to Wang Lin. As the dew gradually increased, it slowly flowed onto the animal bone.
Not long after, Wang Lin woke up. His arm was still swollen. Not only did it show no signs of improvement, it was getting worse. Wang Lin sat on the ground, feeling melancholy.
"Am I going to be trapped here for the rest of my life?"
He murmured to himself. Suddenly, he noticed that there was dew on the animal bone next to him. Feeling thirsty, he carefully picked up the animal bone and licked the dew that had accumulated on it.
The dew was sweet and tasty. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but after drinking it, his whole body felt warm and comfortable.
Especially the area where his arm was injured, there was a sore and itchy feeling. The swelling actually decreased a little. Wang Lin rubbed his eyes and looked carefully. He was immediately surprised to find that the swelling on his arm had indeed decreased.
He thought about it and immediately looked for other animal bones around him. Unfortunately, there was no dew on any of them.
While he was puzzled, he suddenly looked at the stone bead next to him. He stared at it and saw tiny drops of dew on it. He recalled that the animal bone with dew on it was next to the stone bead.
He gently picked up the stone bead. His heart couldn't stop beating fast. After hesitating for a moment, he rolled the bead on his arm and spread the dew evenly on the swollen area.
A trace of coolness came from his arm. Wang Lin stared at his arm without blinking. After a long time, his eyes lit up with joy. The swelling on his arm had magically disappeared. He waved it slightly. Although it still hurt a little, it was no longer a problem.
"This stone bead must be a treasure!" Wang Lin was pleasantly surprised.