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On the other hand, those weirdo that were thrown onto the shore by Lin Jin had a tough life. Even without water, they were jumping non-stop, and two of their tails were even about to return to the water.

Lin Jin walked over and pressed down on them. He immediately felt the huge force coming from their tiny bodies, even if it was compared to the small fire fish s he caught in the lake beside the black tiger rock.

Only now did he look carefully, and discovered that there was a thick layer of scales on the weirdo's body. The back of the fish was pierced through with a few tips, and a row of sharp teeth was in its mouth.

However, when it fell into Lin Jin's hands, he did not care whether the weirdo was a carnivorous beast or a vegetarian.

After he sorted out the fish, he took a few small branches from the ancient forest and piled them together. Then, with a wave of his hand, a small flame appeared between his fingers and was thrown into the pile of firewood.

Under the illumination of the fire, in the midst of the deep blue colored cave, other colors besides blue finally appeared.

Although there were no daily ingredients like salt, Hei Jiu still gathered quite a few medicinal ingredients within the Cosmic Bag. After choosing for half a day, he found a kind of slightly spicy medicinal ingredient and crushed it before smearing some on the fish.

Although he was not very familiar with the culinary arts, as a Taoist, he was extremely proficient in the use of fire. Under his mental scrutiny, every part of the fish's body was roasted thoroughly by the fire.

After he finished eating, he broke off some branches from the ancient trees and found a suitable place to build a wooden house. Although the place was not big, there were also some wooden chairs and tables, which were more than enough for a monk like him.

In the underground world, although there was no sunlight as a reference, and he did not know when was night and when was day, but for the Taoists, they could no longer understand the changes of the elemental energy of heaven and earth. After calming down, they carefully sensed the changes of day and night.

In order to prevent himself from losing track of time, every time he felt the change of noontime, he would use a sharp little stone to carve a mark on a piece of wooden board to calculate the time.

Unknowingly, Lin Jin had already made more than sixty cuts on the wooden board. According to the time he spent outside, it should already be autumn, but inside the underground cave, everything was still as it was before.

During these two months, when he was hungry, he would go into the lake and catch a few fish to roast and eat. When he was thirsty, he would drink a few mouthfuls of water.

However, because he often caught those delicious weirdo in the lake, gradually, not only those herbivores, but even those ferocious carnivorous fish, also swam towards the deep sea area as soon as they saw him enter the water. They no longer swarmed him when he first entered the lake.

This made him exclaim that this weirdo had intelligence.

However, as his cultivation recovered, the number of times he ate increased. Sometimes, he did not even need to go into the lake for five or six days, which made the fishes feel a lot more at ease.

However, during these two months, the greatest benefit he had gained was not the recovery of his cultivation, but rather his comprehension of his past life.

Before falling into this predicament, although he had been cultivating, he was often at a loss. Many times, even he himself didn't understand that he had already lost himself in the pursuit of the Dao.

And in this world, no matter what, he had to deal with people. In this society where the whole world was fighting for profit, even if he thought he understood the relationship between mortals, when he was in this world, how could he not be affected?

Furthermore, from his own experiences and some clues, he knew that the real Taoism was not as simple as he had imagined. Countless experts in the Dao had also unwittingly given him a lot of pressure, causing him to subconsciously struggle with all his might to improve himself and reach the peak of Taoism as soon as possible.

Thus, at times, he appeared to be very calm, and at other times, he appeared to be somewhat greedy. Like this, it basically caused his mind to become unstable, causing him to be at a loss in the pursuit of external things.

But in reality, this desire was the biggest confusion one had in the Taoist. If they could not get rid of this barrier, then they would lose themselves in lust and be unable to see through their own heart.

But the unknown nature of the world also gave Lin Jin, who was in this state, a chance to thoroughly think. When he was in society, he had received various impressions, so he had only cultivated and rarely thought about it. He had comprehended some 'principles', but he had no idea what was going on.

However, he did not have to deal with any kind of people or rush to increase his cultivation level as he was trapped in the cave. Other than four or five hours a day to recover his cultivation level, the rest of his time was spent in his thoughts.