At this moment, a divine warrior little girl transferred the Divine Vigor from within her body to another divine warrior little girl. Immediately, the latter began to use the Divine Vigor to observe the internal condition of the cave.

Suddenly, what shocked the divine warrior little girl greatly was that she indeed discovered Ding Fan inside the cave. At this moment, Ding Fan was struggling hard to climb towards the exit outside. The area around Ding Fan had already collapsed, and he was covered with various sizes of stones and earth, clearly making his climb extremely difficult.

"Ding Fan, big brother, is inside! Everyone, come quickly..."

Discovering Ding Fan, the divine warrior little girl was evidently very excited and immediately started shouting to everyone.

At this moment, upon hearing the divine warrior little girl's words, Ye Ningbing couldn't help but feel as if the extinguished flame in her heart suddenly blazed again. Ding Fan was her hope. If Ding Fan died, Ye Ningbing knew her world would completely darken.

Immediately, Ye Ningbing rushed to the side of the cave entrance and anxiously asked the divine warrior little girl:

"Where is Ding Fan? Where?"

The divine warrior little girl frowned, using the last bit of her Divine Vigor to probe inside, clearly showing her physical condition was very bad. Yet, for the sake of Ding Fan, she was giving it her all!

"There, there!"

The divine warrior little girl pointed to a place with her finger, then spoke with great certainty.

Hearing the divine warrior little girl's words, Ye Ningbing swiftly took out her longsword and began to dig forcefully in that direction, already exhausted. After all, she'd been running for so long, a state of extreme exhaustion. For an average cultivator, it would be hard to even stand, let alone hold a longsword.

Ye Ningbing was now pushing her limits for Ding Fan, knowing that as long as Ding Fan was alive, she would risk her life to dig him out.

Seeing Ye Ningbing's action, He Qianyao also quickly went over and also started digging the stones and earth with her longsword, bit by bit, alongside Ye Ningbing. Then, the two divine warrior little girls also took out their weapons and joined the digging.

Everyone's movements were evidently slow, and each time they lifted their weapons, it became immensely strenuous. When Ye Ningbing finally raised her longsword with difficulty and drove it into the stones and earth, her face flushed, and she desperately dug at the spot, sweat pouring down from her forehead.

This situation was not limited to Ye Ningbing; nearly everyone was in the same state. The only belief sustaining them was that Ding Fan must come out alive.

Tap tap tap...

Bits of stone and earth from around the cave were rolling down, and before long, a medium-sized pit appeared.

Everyone gritted their teeth, using all their strength to dig. Suddenly, Ye Ningbing noticed that some stones and earth in the center of the pit had moved. The movement seemed to strike Ye Ningbing's nerves, and she quickly told everyone to stop. Then, Ye Ningbing began to dig with her hands.

Ye Ningbing's delicate, white hands swiftly turned gray as she dug through the stones and earth. In no time, blood began to flow from Ye Ningbin's hands.

Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but feel deeply moved, realizing that Ye Ningbing, who seemed fragile, possessed such a strong side, completely beyond everyone's expectations.

Just as everyone was about to step forward to help, suddenly a hand was unearthed by Ye Ningbing from the pit. Just by looking at the shape of the hand, Ye Ningbing knew it was definitely Ding Fan's. Immediately, her heart filled with both delight and fear.

Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but feel very joyful. They all joined in, and finally managed to pull Ding Fan completely out.

By this time, Ding Fan had already completely passed out, his face and body obviously covered in dirt. However, after He Qianyao examined him, she found that Ding Fan was not dead, merely unconscious. Upon learning this, everyone was evidently very happy.

But at this time, everyone was too exhausted to even cheer fully. Clearly, they were all extremely fatigued, and they all started to collapse and lie down, not wanting to move at all. They were almost completely exhausted, each having reached their physical limits.

...

When Ding Fan awoke, he found Ye Ningbing curled up beside him. Seeing her face smeared with dirt and her fingers, with blood stains, Ding Fan deduced some of what had happened. Clearly, he was saved by Ye Ningbing and everyone. Looking at Ye Ningbing's fingers, Ding Fan couldn't help but feel deeply moved.

Then, Ding Fan gradually stood up without waking the sleeping Ye Ningbing and others. He extended his Divine Sense to survey the surroundings, fortunately finding the place still relatively safe. Afterwards, Ding Fan began to sit cross-legged to cultivate and keep watch for everyone.

Evidently, everyone was sound asleep. If anyone bad were to come, it would be extremely dangerous.

With Ding Fan standing guard, everyone's safety level was significantly improved.

Ding Fan sat cross-legged and began by checking his own body. He found it was extremely depleted, having used up all his True Qi while escaping the underground palace. Replenishing True Qi is not an easy task, and for Ding Fan, his True Qi was very solid. Completely depleting it wasn't easy. However, once it was completely exhausted, Ding Fan felt a hundred times more weakened than others would.

Thus, Ding Fan plans to begin cultivating to restore the True Qi within his body. He knows that in his current weak state, if he encounters enemies, he wouldn't stand a chance against them.

Before starting cultivation, Ding Fan checks his space ring. The Red Rock Celestial Stone is no longer there, indicating Ding Fan didn't have time to retrieve it when it was crucial. Yet, Ding Fan doesn't feel regretful, as the stone has fulfilled its purpose.

Without the Red Rock Celestial Stone to activate it, the formation for refining the Pure Thunder Pill wouldn't have been operational. Although Ding Fan had placed the self-inflicted Li Zong within the formation, as a cultivator at the Nascent Soul Stage, he still wasn't enough to activate the formation.

Ding Fan acknowledges that the activation of the formation was indeed thanks to the Red Rock Celestial Stone. Although it didn't help refine any powerful weapons, the Pure Thunder Pill it produced left him immensely satisfied.

Upon inspection, Ding Fan finds the Pure Thunder Pill still suspended within his space ring, its presence calm. He knows this ring is connected to his Divine Sense, allowing the Spring Thunder Pill within to sense his aura. Ding Fan believes it won't take long for the Pure Thunder Pill to become fully accustomed to him.

By then, Ding Fan knows the Pure Thunder Pill will be a powerful trump card. Its power is so formidable, Ding Fan imagines it could kill without leaving a trace. Even if confronted with an Emergence Stage cultivator, using this Pure Thunder Pill will hardly exert him. He is confident it can instantly defeat an Emergence Stage cultivator.

With these thoughts, Ding Fan feels a surge of excitement. Evidently, possessing this Pure Yuan Pill has significantly enhanced his combat capabilities.

Ding Fan also realizes his True Qi contains traces of Frost Toad's Cold Qi, along with a hint of lightning attributes—a clearly formidable presence.

These realizations leave Ding Fan pleasantly surprised, as he hadn't expected the Pure Thunder Pill to offer such benefits. Clearly, his True Qi is anything but ordinary now, and he imagines that if faced with an Emergence Stage cultivator, his True Qi would surely give them a hard time.

Previously, the Cold Qi of the Frost Toad alone was enough to instill fear in many cultivators that faced Ding Fan, now enhanced by a lightning attribute, it is all the more impressive.

Ding Fan feels a sense of satisfaction; this venture to the Thunder Abyss has been quite rewarding. He then settles his mind to start cultivating to restore True Qi, as regaining strength is of utmost priority in the perilous Thunder Abyss.

Neither Yuan Beast nor cultivators here are to be underestimated.

After a while, Ding Fan's cultivation has been mostly restored. His spiritual state is significantly improved, and his True Qi is more condensed. Ding Fan also senses a slight advancement in his dantian's Nascent Soul—clearly a most positive development.

Ding Fan realizes this improvement might be due to the complete depletion of True Qi, which stimulated the dantian's Nascent Soul—a beneficial stimulus. Another reason could be attributed to the effect of the Pure Thunder Pill, as Ding Fan senses his True Qi is infused with abundant Power of Thunder, resulting in a promising change in the dantian's Nascent Soul.

Looking at his companions, Ding Fan sees everyone is still asleep, yet their breathing is less heavy, suggesting better condition after the rest.

Subsequently, Ding Fan resumes cultivating, allowing everyone to rest well. The dangers of Thunder Abyss are plentiful, demanding the best mental state to face upcoming challenges.

Through consistent cultivation, Ding Fan's strength gradually returns to its peak. Nearly an hour passes as his companions wake one by one.

"Ding Fan, are you okay?"

"Are you alright, Ding Fan?"

…

Each person wakes up to find Ding Fan awake, feeling joyful as they speak.

Upon hearing their greetings, Ding Fan graciously smiles and responds:

"I'm alright, everyone. Rest assured."

Ye Ningbing gradually awakens, seeing Ding Fan in good condition, feels a rush of emotion, and rushes to his side, asking:

"Ding Fan, how are you?"

At this moment, Ding Fan looking at the teary-eyed Ye Ningbing, tenderly replies:

"I'm okay. How are you?"

Upon hearing Ding Fan's words, Ye Ningbing nods, indicating Ye Ningbin's health is fine. Watching her dusty fingers, Ding Fan feels tenderly concerned, gently holding her hand and somewhat reproachfully saying:

"Don't be so foolish again in the future..."

Then Ye Ningbing and Ding Fan embrace tightly.