61: Chapter 61 Cave Cultivation

Guangxi.

The deep night was silent.

The bright moon hung high.

Ji Yebai walked through the deep forest.

This forest led toward a sinkhole.

The ten-thousand-year spirit milk Ji Yebai needed was located there.

This sinkhole was very famous.

It was originally one of the largest tourist attractions, with countless photos available online.

ten-thousand-year spirit milk was a substance that had undergone a miraculous transformation after being infused with Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

Its essence was actually calcium carbonate.

Precipitated by the mountains and constantly dripping down, it was the main component in the formation of stalactites.

However, after the recovery of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi...

A mutation occurred; specific deposits absorbed Spiritual Qi, and the calcium carbonate components turned into a milky white liquid.

Because of this, it was called ten-thousand-year spirit milk.

Relying on the memories of his previous life, Ji Yebai came seeking it.

At the edge of the massive sinkhole.

Ji Yebai looked at the scene before him with some awe.

It was his first time seeing such a sight.

Even though he had seen many pictures online, the impact of seeing it with his own eyes was unparalleled.

The earth had collapsed into a massive pit.

Lush vegetation grew both inside and outside the pit.

He leaned his head out.

A cold mountain wind blew against his face.

If it were an ordinary person, a single blast of this mountain wind would likely cause a severe illness.

But to Ji Yebai, this bone-chilling wind was nothing more than a gentle breeze.

It couldn't shake him in the slightest.

Below was deep and silent.

If a cowardly person were here, their legs would likely be shaking with fear.

However.

Ji Yebai leaped down.

He jumped straight in.

Ji Yebai fell rapidly.

The whistling wind blew upward.

The surrounding stone walls were covered in gloomy green moss, and the rocks appeared slippery.

He plummeted straight down for a hundred meters.

Ji Yebai looked up slightly; only the moonlight from the cave opening above remained.

It wasn't until he reached a depth of one hundred and fifty meters...

...that Ji Yebai saw the bottom.

Strange rocks were piled up, covered in moss.

Not far away, there was even a forest of pine needles.

In this lightless underground, a pine needle forest actually grew.

It was truly peculiar.

Ji Yebai tapped his feet lightly against the stone wall, constantly bleeding off his momentum.

Finally, with a flip, he landed steadily on the bottom of the cave.

"Is this the place?!"

Ji Yebai looked out.

He saw a dense jungle in the distance, with ancient and tall trees.

Most importantly, beams of moonlight would fall through at short intervals.

"So the sinkholes are all connected!"

Ji Yebai looked at this scene with interest.

He had originally thought the bottom of the sinkhole would be devoid of life.

But he hadn't expected that not only was there water and moss, but also various unknown plants.

There was even moonlight, which was beyond his expectations.

"This place is indeed quite beautiful!"

Ji Yebai shook his head slightly.

This further reflected just how beautiful a tourist attraction could be without human interference.

One could say that those so-called 5A-rated scenic spots on the surface had already lost their original beauty.

Ji Yebai leaped up.

His entire body landed weightlessly on a treetop.

The treetop swayed slightly.

The next moment.

Ji Yebai had already drifted forward again.

Using the reaction force of the treetops, Ji Yebai continuously glided forward.

The underground space looked vast.

But with Ji Yebai's speed, which far exceeded that of an ordinary person...

...he quickly finished scouting the entire area.

And he...

...found his target.

It was a low-light zone between two cave openings.

It was very damp.

Wonderfully, there was a giant stalagmite here.

That is, a stalactite.

Only this stalactite was exceptionally large, hanging down at an angle.

Its tip was precisely in this low-light area.

The bright moonlight fell through the cave, shining exactly on the upper part of that slanted stalactite.

Ji Yebai slowly raised his head.

Even standing at the bottom.

He could clearly see that the base of the stalactite where the moonlight fell was somewhat moist.

Ji Yebai observed the scene with interest.

"Is this the ten-thousand-year spirit milk?!"

Ji Yebai muttered to himself.

On that stalactite, moisture continuously condensed, eventually gathering at the base into a drop of milky white liquid that fell.

Below the tip of the stalactite, a basin-sized puddle of liquid had already accumulated.

It was indeed the ten-thousand-year spirit milk.

Ji Yebai reached out and dipped his finger into the liquid; it was cold throughout.

He could clearly feel waves of heavy Spiritual Qi radiating from the spirit milk.

Just touching a trace of the spirit milk not only enhanced the Internal Energy in his body but also separated a sliver of spiritual power into his bones.

This made Ji Yebai overjoyed.

"An unexpected harvest, truly an unexpected harvest!"

Ji Yebai smiled.

He was somewhat impatient to refine this ten-thousand-year spirit milk.

But before that, he still needed to ensure his safety.

Boom!

An invisible wave spread out from Ji Yebai's body.

It formed a massive pressure.

That pressure contained both the violent nature of fire and the deep chill of water.

It made Ji Yebai appear extremely dangerous.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Before long.

Small insects crawled out from hidden places.

As if sensing the danger from Ji Yebai, they rapidly crawled away.

Some fragile insects' bodies exploded one after another under this pressure.

Aside from those, everything else swarmed outward.

Ji Yebai looked at this scene with satisfaction.

Although insects lacked intelligence, their instincts were strong.

Sensing the danger from Ji Yebai, they naturally sought luck and avoided calamity.

Maintaining his Aura, Ji Yebai approached the ten-thousand-year spirit milk.

He sat down cross-legged.

Whew!

Ji Yebai adjusted his state of mind, scooped up a handful of spirit milk, and tilted his head back to drink it.

Boom!!!

In an instant.

Ji Yebai felt as if an atomic bomb had exploded in his chest.

A heavy flow of Spiritual Qi began to circulate.

This Spiritual Qi was extremely thick and heavy, carrying a sense of all-encompassing inclusion, and was exceptionally gentle.

This Spiritual Qi flowed and swirled in his chest, gradually being drawn downward.

Finally, it slowly flowed into his spleen.

Not only that.

Wisps of heavy Spiritual Qi spread out, heading toward the bones throughout his body.

Like a warm current of water, it constantly washed over his bones.

Two hours later.

Ji Yebai slowly opened his eyes.

A flash of light appeared.

Feeling the changes in his body, his expression was excited.

This time, although he hadn't comprehended the Concept of Earth, he had tempered the bones throughout his entire body.

At this moment.

His bone strength had increased by a full fifty percent.

They even faintly shimmered with a white light, as translucent as white jade.

"Good, good, good!"

Ji Yebai said 'good' three times in a row.

Bones are the foundation of the human body.

With strong bones, the body is easier to improve.

The strength one can exert will also be greater.

He truly hadn't expected that this ten-thousand-year spirit milk could increase bone strength to such an extent.

A surprise!

Truly a surprise!

This handful of spirit milk had saved Ji Yebai five years of hard work.

Conventional martial arts could also temper the body in all aspects, but that was an overall improvement.

Progress was relatively slow.

Unless it was a cultivation method specifically for training individual parts, like the Iron Crotch Skill or Iron Head Skill.

And training bones was even harder.

Ji Yebai really hadn't expected that this handful of spirit milk would increase his bone hardness to this degree.

"Hahaha, this ten-thousand-year spirit milk is indeed good stuff!"

"Continue, continue!"

Ji Yebai's expression was stirred.

With his Five Centers Facing Heaven, he once again circulated the Five Elements Heart Method.

The massive Five Elements Internal Energy in his body was immediately mobilized.

Using the five organs as a cycle, it pulled out a colored galaxy, constantly washing over the spleen.

He refined the remaining Spiritual Qi of the spirit milk.

Gradually.

His Internal Energy became increasingly heavy and gentle.

And his bones benefited even more, becoming increasingly translucent and pure.

Just like that.

Ji Yebai began his cultivation beneath the cave.

When thirsty, he drank underground water; when hungry, he caught small fish in the underground river.

When he wasn't hungry, he would scoop up a handful of spirit milk and begin refining it.

As time passed.

His Internal Energy continuously grew stronger, and so did his spleen.

Until this day.

After drinking another handful of spirit milk, Ji Yebai's entire body shuddered.

An invisible ripple blossomed within his spleen.