Mortal Transformation into Immortal

"It seems so."

The man shook his head in disappointment. There were many underground rivers on Five Insect Island, and once inside, it would be impossible to pursue them.

"He's incredibly lucky; he actually escaped."

The women looked around the pool; they dared not go down into it.

"Let's go."

Having already let their prey escape, the two did not stay there any longer. They glanced at the pool and walked away, leaving the area.

......

In the underground river.

Yu Ling's watercraft was being tossed about and bumped by the current.

It was pitch black all around, and I couldn't see anything.

"Cough cough cough."

He coughed for a while and spat out some blood.

"Luckily, there was that layer of defense protecting us."

He said with relief.

"Let's suppress the injuries first."

Yu Ling sat cross-legged in the Water-Traveling Boat, took out two spirit stones, put one into the boat to keep it running, and then used the Black-Tail Technique to absorb the spiritual power from the other spirit stone.

There is spiritual energy in the underground river, but it is not as concentrated as in the outside world, so the cultivation effect is too poor and it is a waste of time.

With the regulation of the immortal blood within his body, the injury began to be contained and did not continue to worsen.

That palm strike was incredibly powerful. The woman didn't hold back and went all out, trying to end the fight quickly. At that moment, Jinliang was also warning of the danger, but someone was chasing closely behind, which affected Yu Ling's reaction, and he was unable to dodge.

This is a two-person effort; if it were just one person, there might be some room for maneuver.

As his injuries gradually came under control, his breathing also calmed down little by little.

Without his magical power to propel it, the water-traveling boat drifted with the current and eventually got stuck in a narrow crevice in the rocks.

Yu Ling sat quietly, trying her best to suppress her injuries.

After an unknown amount of time, his breathing finally returned to normal.

"It's finally under control."

Yu Ling opened her eyes and tried to activate her magic, but there was no reaction to her injuries.

Now, as long as I don't use my full strength, my injuries won't fluctuate.

That palm strike had already injured his internal organs, but fortunately it wasn't too serious.

Yu Ling looked around, but it was pitch black all around. He had no idea where he had drifted to, only feeling the violent current crashing against the water-going boat.

"We need to find another spring to get out."

This is the most urgent task.

Trapped underground, Yu Ling was not panicked, because there were many caves and underground rivers on Five Insect Island, and it was only a matter of time before she found a spring to get out.

There's plenty of Five Grains Elixir in the storage bag, so there's no need to worry about food.

A cultivator at the Qi Refining Realm does not yet possess an immortal body and needs to breathe like a mortal. Water Traveler can draw air from the water to provide for his breathing needs, so he doesn't need to worry about starving or suffocating to death.

With a thought, he put away the water-powered boat.

Fully exposed in the water, they passed through the gap that held the boat in place and drifted with the current.

Yu Ling was like a piece of wood, bumping and stumbling in the water, occasionally hitting the stone wall, but this force did not affect him.

Surrounded by complete darkness, he carefully sensed the direction of the water flow in order to locate the spring.

"These little things can be used for lighting."

Yu Ling noticed small lights flashing in the dark river from time to time. They were strange little fish and shrimp that lived in this dark environment and communicated by light.

Yu Ling's foot tangled around a rock at the bottom of the water, he left one arm out and tied the cuff, then began to catch the small creatures swimming down from the water.

As more and more small creatures entered the sleeve, light began to shine through.

Although it was very faint, it finally gave him some visibility in this boundless, dark river, helping him find the exit more quickly.

The sleeves hung at the waist like lanterns.

To light his way in the water.

"That's about it."

Yu Ling carried a "lantern" and could barely make out the outline of the surrounding stone walls by its light.

However, visibility remained very low.

Yu Ling loosened his legs and explored with the current, occasionally using the water to paddle and breathe.

This place is too narrow, just wide enough for people to pass through, and it would be very inconvenient to move around by boat.

After passing through this narrow passage, the space ahead suddenly opened up.

It is a huge underwater passage.

What was originally pitch black was finally illuminated by his arrival, with a deep, dim light.

"There is no spring."

Yu Ling glanced around and saw that there were no springs gushing out of the cave.

It was completely sealed off inside, deathly silent.

Yu Ling continued along the underground river.

"There's a passageway that goes up."

After searching for a long time, he saw a crack in the underground river that led upwards, so he immediately followed the crack upstream.

Go see if there's a way out.

The crevice was sometimes wide and sometimes narrow, winding and twisting, and as he swam, the dust settled at the bottom of the water was stirred up.

Very depressing.

"Splash splash."

In a cave, the once calm water surface suddenly rippled, and a figure emerged from the water.

The soft light was dazzling in this room.

"I wonder if there's a way out from here."

Yu Ling walked ashore, carrying a "lantern," and looked around.

This cave is quite large, about three or four zhang high and more than twenty zhang wide. The rock walls are very damp, with water dripping down from time to time.

"Oh, no."

After inspecting the area, he found it to be a completely sealed cave, and returned to the pool in disappointment.

There are some small gaps, but they are too narrow for a person to fit through.

Yu Ling planned to return the way he came.

Once out of the water, the fish in the "lantern" no longer glow much.

There are no underground river passages above.

Yu Ling jumped into the water and dived down the passage he had just come up through, returning to the underground river to search elsewhere.

Because the water was muddied when they came up, even with lanterns to light the way, it was impossible to see clearly.

He groped his way down.

But it will occasionally wander into some dead ends.

It only took them about twenty breaths to get up, but it took them an hour to get back into the great underground river.

Yu Ling kept exploring.

When the light from the lanterns dims, replenish them.

He continued his search.

"This must be a dried-up underground river passage."

In a passageway, Yu Ling stopped, staring at the endless darkness ahead.

He followed the spring to this place and saw a passage that resembled a cave, and a light ignited in his heart.

But as we walked, something felt off. There were many forks in the road, leading us to suspect that it might be a dried-up underground river passage.

"Let's go back and look again."

Yu Ling decisively turned around and walked back. If she got trapped in these complicated passages without light, it would be troublesome.

He preferred to return to the underground river to find a new exit.

He was convinced that if he kept searching, he would find a spring leading to the outside world.

"Jinliang, do you think we'll be trapped here and die?"

He murmured to himself as he walked.

Unfortunately, Jinliang had no intelligence and couldn't speak, so it just lay quietly in his palm.

The underground environment was so complex that he had lost count of how many places he had explored.

Despite this, Yu Ling showed no sign of despair.

Yu Ling arrived at the springhead of the cave. The opening was not very big, only three feet wide, with a small springhead. Some sections of the path below were even narrower, and it took him some effort to climb up.

Yu Ling plunged in headfirst and returned the way he came.