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As Zhang Yang's body lost control and began to plummet, his hand reached for his snow boots, where a dagger was hidden!
In the rapid descent, this simple action became quite difficult. After much effort, he managed to pull out the dagger and twisted his waist sharply, plunging the dagger into the cliff wall with a crunch. However, the force of his fall was too great; the dagger paused momentarily before sliding out of the cliff, and Zhang Yang continued to fall.
Fortunately, that brief pause gave Zhang Yang a chance to catch his breath. He focused and noticed a slightly protruding rock. He kicked off at an angle, gaining a sense of balance as his descent slowed slightly. Seizing the opportunity, he drove the dagger into the rock again, this time securing it firmly.
Zhang Yang looked up and realized he had fallen over a hundred meters. Below him was a vast expanse of white, and he had no idea how far it was to the bottom.
If Zhang Yang were on solid ground with a slight incline on the cliff and climbing tools, he might have been able to ascend like Zhang Xunqiu soaring up the snowy mountain in his mind. But now, suspended in mid-air with no leverage beneath him, the cliff was as sheer as if it had been cut by a knife. As the poem by Taibai states: "The monkey wants to cross but worries about climbing."
Holding onto the dagger's handle, Zhang Yang hung in mid-air, unable to go up or down, feeling quite miserable.
At this moment, Time Rush could no longer see Zhang Yang below and immediately began dialing the satellite phone for rescue while retracing their steps to meet up with the driver to see if there was a better solution on-site.
Hanging in mid-air with no way up or down, Zhang Yang could only survey the nearby rock walls. After looking around several times, he noticed something unusual. About three meters to his left, there was a large patch of ice and snow clinging to the cliff wall that seemed particularly thick. The surrounding walls either had no ice or only scattered patches; why did this area feel so thick with ice and snow?
Zhang Yang steadied himself and calmed his breathing. With his left hand gathering energy, he shot out a water arrow towards that patch of ice and snow. The ice was pushed aside slightly, but what lay beneath was still ice. Zhang Yang felt a surge of joy and continued to unleash water arrows against the ice and snow until its true form finally emerged.
It turned out that there was an opening about two meters in diameter. He couldn't see how deep it went inside, but it extended several meters without issue. Snowfall left behind snow; melted snow turned into water; when cold, it froze again—this cycle repeated over many years led to a mixture of ice and snow completely blocking the entrance.
Since the entrance was blocked, there would be no animals inside. Using the dagger lodged in the cliff wall, Zhang Yang swung himself toward the opening. At just the right moment, he let go and swung himself to the edge of the entrance. Grabbing onto the bottom edge with both hands, he flipped himself up and stood at the entrance's edge.
"That was close!" Zhang Yang sighed in relief.
Entering the cave, Zhang Yang was suddenly captivated by a dozen herbaceous plants blooming with White Flowers. They grew on one side of the cave, standing about twenty to thirty centimeters tall, with thick stems and densely packed oval leaves. Above each cluster of leaves was a large White Flower, with a lotus pod-like center.
"Could this be the Snow Lotus?" Zhang Yang wondered, recalling that he had spent all night studying "Introduction to Normal Human Anatomy" and hadn't had the chance to look at "Medicinal Plants." Otherwise, he might have recognized it right away.
After some time, feeling both thirsty and hungry, Zhang Yang hesitated for a moment before finally plucking a White Flower. He removed the petals one by one and began to chew them. A faint fragrance filled his mouth, and there was a slight bitterness; as the juice went down his throat, it felt refreshing. After eating a few petals, the initially bitter taste transformed into a sweet aftertaste.
Sitting on the ground, after consuming one flower, Zhang Yang felt his breathing become much smoother.
Next, the energy within him surged from his stomach, and a yellow humanoid figure appeared in his mind, beginning to dance. Its movements were somewhat relaxed yet graceful. As the energy flowed through him, Zhang Yang felt increasingly comfortable and transparent, as if all the coldness, dampness, and impurities in his body were evaporating, leaving him with a special vitality.
Once the figure stopped dancing, Zhang Yang suddenly understood that whether or not this was the Snow Lotus, it was undoubtedly an extremely precious Medicinal Plant. To continue leveling up from Yellow Level to higher green tiers required consuming rare Medicinal Plants. Green is inherently the color of life, and the vibrant energy within him confirmed this.
"You've truly not wasted these thousand years of cultivation; every time I level up, I have to rely on precious items!" Zhang Yang laughed heartily, seemingly forgetting his dire situation.
At the same time, he thought about what Time Rush had said regarding gathering herbs; it likely referred to picking Snow Lotus. If he could obtain such a significant harvest, it would indeed make this trip worthwhile.
Not knowing if he would survive to return home yet already pondering these thoughts made Zhang Yang realize how absurd it was. After laughing heartily again, he let out a wry smile and began to carefully examine the depths of the cave.
As he surveyed his surroundings, he casually picked another White Flower.
Fortunately for Zhang Yang, he had brought along a small emergency flashlight. This was mainly because the lights in his dorm turned off early, and he had stayed up late reading last night. During previous outdoor training exercises, they had been issued emergency flashlights, so he had used it to read for a while before casually putting it in his pants pocket.
He never expected it would come in handy here.
Zhang Yang turned on the small flashlight and peered into the depths of the cave, only to be pleasantly surprised. Deep inside the cave, there was a space extending downward at an angle, over a meter high, resembling a passageway. Zhang Yang tucked White Flowers into his arms and walked down this passage...
"What should we do?" At this moment, Time Rush had returned to the base of Blade Training Camp and anxiously asked Kuro Sijin.
"After receiving the call, I have already notified the rescue team, and the helicopter has set off," Kuro Sijin said with a furrowed brow. "That cliff is very high; if he really fell down, it could be dire."
"We must find him! He fell off the cliff to save me. No, I have to go look for him myself..." Time Rush became somewhat flustered and started to walk away.
"Come back! What good will it do for you to go? The helicopter is in action, and the professional mountain rescue team has also set off. You clearly stated the location of the accident; it's no longer your concern! This is nonsense!!!" Kuro Sijin almost shouted this string of words at Time Rush.
Time Rush was suddenly jolted awake, stopped in place, and then sat down on the ground in despair.
At that moment, Kuro Sijin's satellite phone rang.
"Commander, this is the forward rescue command. The helicopter is searching within a few hundred meters around the accident cliff but has not found any targets. The rescue team is trying to reach the valley bottom to see if they can locate the target."
"Alive or dead, we need to see him!" Kuro Sijin slammed the phone down on the table.
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