Chapter 502: A Meal
At dawn the next day, after watching the sunrise, Qin Sang returned to his cave dwelling. He gathered the treasures he had left behind, resealed the cave’s barriers, and left the Nine-Illusion Heavenly Orchid to quietly continue growing.
When he passed by the small island, he did not find Wandering Man or Li Yufu. Thus, he left behind a Sound Transmission Talisman, arranging with Wandering Man to meet at the same spot one month later.
Wandering Man’s whereabouts were always uncertain, and the two had agreed to use the island as their point of contact. Qin Sang made sure to allow for a long enough window.
Afterward, Qin Sang returned once again to the Sunken Cave and summoned the flying night yaksha from the Earth Malevolent Qi.
The Earth Malevolent Qi churned violently.
From within the Earth Malevolent Qi, a shadow, dark and demonic as if born from the underworld itself, slowly emerged.
Even when it saw its master, the flying yaksha’s face remained utterly expressionless.
It had been nearly a full year since Qin Sang had placed the flying yaksha in the Sunken Cave to recover on its own. During that time, Qin Sang had focused entirely on preparing for Core Formation and had not checked on it once.
Judging by its appearance, the wound at the flying yaksha’s dantian had already closed, and its external injuries had fully healed. Its body no longer appeared as shriveled and gaunt as it had been after the initial trauma. On the surface, the situation looked promising.
However, when Qin Sang extended his spiritual consciousness into the flying yaksha’s Qihai, he was disappointed to discover that its corpse core was still riddled with cracks and remained dull and lifeless.
There seemed to be little difference compared to a year ago.
Frowning deeply, Qin Sang carefully inspected the flying yaksha’s Golden Core. Only then did he realize that there had been some minor improvements. They were subtle enough to be easily overlooked if one did not examine it closely.