On the path to immortality, I can see destiny.

However, the abdominal wound was not so easy to treat.

Although Zhao Fan temporarily blocked the wound with his spiritual power, there was still residual spiritual power from the attack at the wound, which prevented the healing pill from working for a while.

The intense pain persisted.

Although Zhao Fan had an extremely high pain tolerance, the blow that pierced through his abdomen caused severe damage to his internal organs.

He urgently needs to find a place to expel the remaining spiritual energy from his body, otherwise his injuries will be difficult to heal.

However, Zhao Fan did not dare to linger and used the Swift Travel Talisman to run towards the Cangyun Mountains for nearly an hour.

Zhao Fan finally stopped when the Swiftness Talisman failed.

At this moment, his spiritual energy was almost depleted. The fight with the female cultivator had already consumed 70% of his spiritual energy. He had been constantly using his spiritual energy to speed up his escape.

At this point, the remaining spiritual energy was barely enough to keep his injuries from worsening.

Zhao Fan first looked around to make sure there was no danger before finding a secluded cave to meditate and recover his spiritual energy.

After an hour of bumpy travel, the little wolf in his arms woke up, nuzzling against Zhao Fan's chest and moving around in his arms.

Left with no other choice, Zhao Fan had to release the wolf cub.

The wolf cub was now dry, and looked quite cute with its fluffy fur.

After getting out, he seemed to be a little dizzy because of the long bumpy ride. When Zhao Fan put him on the ground, he rolled around on the ground before he could stand up.

It shook off the dust, looked up at Zhao Fan, and its bright eyes were full of curiosity.

Zhao Fan ignored it, simply put it aside, and took out a tattered piece of clothing he had changed out of earlier from his storage bag to keep it from running around.

He then closed his eyes and began to absorb the spiritual energy around him.

It must be said that the spiritual energy in the Cangyun Mountains is much richer than in other places.

The speed at which I can absorb spiritual energy and restore my mana is also much faster than before.

As his spiritual energy gradually recovered, Zhao Fan began to slowly expel the remaining traces of spiritual energy from his body.

An hour later, Zhao Fan finally cleaned the spiritual energy from the wound and then swallowed a Rejuvenation Pill.

This time, the healing pill finally worked; a warm energy quickly approached the wound and slowly repaired it.

However, his injuries were too severe, and relying solely on the Rejuvenation Pill to repair them was nothing short of a pipe dream.

When the medicinal effects of the pills wore off, Zhao Fan could only barely stabilize his injuries.

"Woof woof..."

The childish cry interrupted Zhao Fan's cultivation.

Zhao Fan opened his eyes and saw the wolf cub lying beside him, whimpering softly.

The little wolf was very clever; somehow it managed to bypass the fence that Zhao Fan had set up with his clothes and escape.

Zhao Fan was amazed by the wolf cub's intelligence; this newborn cub was surprisingly clever.

Seeing the little wolf's behavior, Zhao Fan was a little puzzled, wondering if it had been injured somewhere during the previous fight, so he used his spiritual power to check it over.

Its body showed no abnormalities and it was perfectly healthy.

Zhao Fan felt relieved and withdrew his spiritual energy to continue meditating.

But the little wolf kept howling and biting at Zhao Fan's clothes.

Seeing the wolf cub's unusual behavior, Zhao Fan thought for a long time before he realized that the wolf cub might be hungry.

It seems that it has never eaten anything since it was born.

Thinking of this, Zhao Fan scratched his head awkwardly and searched through his storage bag, only to find the wolf he had killed earlier.

"It's a wolf too... I wonder if this little guy will eat it..."

Thinking it over, Zhao Fan used his spiritual power to cut off a piece of wolf meat and threw it in front of the little wolf.

The little wolf stared blankly at the bloody flesh in front of him for a long time, then looked at Zhao Fan and couldn't help but take two steps back.

Seeing this, Zhao Fan wisely withdrew the meat.

But if we don't eat this, where will we find any food left? The only food we'll have left are a few fasting pills.

Zhao Fan had no choice but to take out the Bigu Pill and place it in front of the little wolf.

The little wolf stepped forward, sniffed carefully, and then turned its head away.

It seems this little wolf is quite picky about food.

Zhao Fan had no other choice, but he was afraid the little wolf would starve, so he could only take it out to find something to eat.

However, it seems that such a small creature cannot eat regular food and must need to drink milk.

Thinking about milk, Zhao Fan was troubled again. He scratched his head, wondering where to find milk for the little guy.

Regardless, we really should get it something to eat; it would be a huge loss if it starved to death.

He reached out and picked up the wolf cub, then casually put away the herb-repelling pill before getting up and leaving the cave.

By this time, it was past noon. Zhao Fan made his way back to the cave while searching for any animals with cubs that he could catch to nurse the wolf cubs.

As for the three late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, Zhao Fan was much less worried at this point. More than two hours had passed, and with their cultivation levels, if they were capable of catching up, they should have caught up long ago.

They haven't caught up yet, so they must have already shaken off them.

They walked for another two hours, and the little wolf was finally starving. He curled up in Zhao Fan's arms and didn't move.

Seeing this, Zhao Fan could only slowly channel some spiritual energy into the little wolf's body.

At first, Zhao Fan didn't notice anything unusual. But after walking for a short while, he noticed something was wrong.

The spiritual energy he had injected into the wolf cub was being rapidly devoured by it.

At the same time, its breath was rapidly recovering, and in no time it was full of energy again, rubbing against Zhao Fan's arms.

Once it had recovered sufficiently, it wisely stopped absorbing spiritual energy.

However, in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, one-third of the spiritual energy in his body was absorbed by this little guy.

Fortunately, it stopped, otherwise Zhao Fan really wouldn't dare let it inhale any more.

Feeling the wriggling, restless little wolf in his arms, Zhao Fan felt helpless but had no better solution. His storage bag couldn't hold living creatures, and he didn't have a spirit beast bag, so he could only carry it with him like this.

Zhao Fan reached out and patted the wolf cub's head to comfort it before continuing forward.

Along the way, Zhao Fan found quite a few good things, which allowed him to barely break even.

By the time Zhao Fan returned to his cave, the sun had already begun to set.

Knowing that the wolf cub could maintain its body by absorbing spiritual energy, Zhao Fan didn't plan to find it a wet nurse. He would buy some methods for raising spirit beasts when the market opened next time, and feed it meat once it passed its infancy.

After returning to his cave, Zhao Fan casually made a doghouse, stuffed the little wolf inside, and then scooped out half a bowl of spiritual liquid from the spiritual spring, placing it next to the little wolf so it could drink it when thirsty.

He himself returned to his meditation room and continued his meditation practice.