After an unknown period of time, Lu Yin woke up to the sound of dripping water as well as a strange buzzing noise that sounded like a cicada rubbing its wings together.

He slowly opened his eyes and saw a strange bug in front of him. He thought of eating it, but he ended up licking his parched lips that were as dry as sand. He needed to drink water. But at that moment, the insect flapped its wings and flew off.

Rays of deep red light blinded him, causing Lu Yin to instinctively close his eyes. When he reopened them, the emaciated elder had appeared before him yet again.

Lu Yin’s eyes changed when he saw the elder, and he tried to stand, but he couldn’t feel his entire body. Wait, no sensation… Could it be gone?! He strained to look down at his body, and to his relief, found that it was fortunately still intact.

A large chunk of roasted meat was thrown in front of Lu Yin. “Eat. You haven’t eaten anything in a month.”

Lu Yin stared at the meat in front of him and tried to suppress his saliva but found that he had none. He resisted the urge to take a bite and continued staring malevolently at the elder.

The elder laughed strangely. “Relax, it’s not white meat.”

Lu Yin squinted, his eyes flickering with indecision.

The elder shook his head and moved to...