After Ira left, Jared felt she was actually not a bad person. She was a demon, yet she cared about the survival of those people in the village. Jared sat quietly, slowly recalling everything that had happened when he was sucked into the black hole.
“I wonder where in the Ethereal Realm were Josephine and Feenix transported to…” Jared was somewhat worried. “Master, Master!” At that moment, Zelda’s voice sounded in Jared’s mind, “How are you, Zelda?” he hurriedly asked. The sword spirit, Zelda, also suffered significant injuries.
“Master, I’m afraid it’ll be hard for me to leave your body to protect you for the time being,” Zelda said. “Take a good rest. When I recover some strength, I’ll find Master Hammerhead to let Sworder help repair you in the sword-cleansing lake,” Jared consoled Zelda.
“Master, your aura is very weak now. You need to take care of your body, too,” Zelda expressed her concerns. At that moment, Emily entered the room with a bowl of hot soup. Thus, Jared stopped conversing with Zelda. If Emily were to witness that scene, she would think he was mental.
“Jared, you’ve been unconscious for several days. Eat something to replenish your energy. I added some demon beast meat, which can enhance your physical strength. If Grandma finds out, she’ll definitely scold me. Demon beast meats are supposed to be exchanged for spirit coins in the town,” Emily chirped at Jared.
Gratitude filled Jared’s eyes as he looked at the innocent Emily. If it weren’t for her, he would’ve died in the wilderness of Ethereal Realm.
Jared received the bowl of soup. Looking at the few pieces of demon beast meat inside, he said to Emily, “Emily, after I recover, I’ll gift you an endless supply of demon beast meat and a mountain of beast cores.”
“You don’t need to gift me anything, Jared. I just hope you can get better soon. I have to go hunting with Ali now. Otherwise, we’ll starve.” With that, Emily turned around and left. Following Emily’s departure, Jared stayed inside the room to gradually recuperate.
He furrowed his brows after examining his body. At that moment, his meridians were shattered, his spiritual sense was severely damaged, and his elixir field was depleted. Even the draconic essence had lost its luster.
“I can’t believe I’m still alive after being reduced to this state.” Jared was astonished. He had almost exhausted all his blood essence, yet he unexpectedly survived. That was all thanks to Jared’s physique. Although his abilities were all gone, his physical body wasn’t affected.
Even if a Spirit Divider cultivator showed up, they couldn’t do anything to harm Jared because that people with such low cultivation levels couldn’t injure his body. To be able to survive after a face-off with Rudy was already considered a miraculous blessing.
“Fortunately, Ethereal Realm is rich in spiritual energy. I should have no problem recovering slowly,” Jared comforted himself. He was genuinely afraid he couldn’t reattain his former capabilities after this incident.
At that moment, Jared was still thinking about locating Josephine and Feenix after recovering his strength, then opening the portal and returning to the mundane world.
Unbeknownst to him, the mundane world had already activated its protection mechanism, and the passage from Ethereal Realm to the mundane world wouldn’t be accessible for one year.
Jared sat quietly on the bed. Luckily, there weren’t any powerful cultivators around the small mountain village. Hence, Jared could still rely on his tough physique to fend for himself. However, if he were to leave this place, Jared didn’t know what kind of people he would encounter.
For the subsequent three consecutive days, Jared slowly channeled Focus Technique to condition his body. At that moment, his elixir field was already refilled with some spiritual energy, rendering him overjoyed.
And during those three days, Emily would go hunting with Ali and the others daily. She would visit Jared upon her return every time and would add some demon beast meat to the food. she prepared for him. Conversely, Emily and Ira ate only vegetables.
