Cave Refuge

As the base gradually began to tilt, even though Dong Tianyu summoned his Companion Spiritual Treasure in the pool's indentation, with the increasing degrees of tilt in the base, Dong Tianyu's Companion Spiritual Treasure was ultimately thrown out from the pool on top of the base.

Perhaps because the Companion Spiritual Treasure was thrown out while the base was in a state of rapid and steep collapse, Dong Tianyu's Companion Spiritual Treasure did not plummet quickly like the others, but flew off into the distance like a thrown basketball.

Although the Companion Spiritual Treasure rolled continuously during its flight, both Dong Tianyu and the four people sitting in the cabin were tightly strapped in by safety belts.

So although the process looked very dangerous, in reality, they were like those experiencing games in an amusement park, similar to the big pendulum swings—thrilling but very safe.

As Dong Tianyu's Companion Spiritual Treasure heavily smashed into the water, Dong Tianyu and the others managed to escape successfully from the dangerous vortex created by the sinking base.

Once the Companion Spiritual Treasure had stopped shaking and became stable, Dong Tianyu walked out of the cockpit and then addressed the four people in the cabin, "Now we've successfully left the dangerous area by the base, and you can now unfasten your safety belts and move around freely."

Upon hearing Dong Tianyu's words, the four of them unfastened their safety belts, but they didn't immediately stand up. Instead, they first took a moment to clear their heads while sitting down before getting up from their seats.

After getting up, Mrs. Thompson took out four bottles of pure water from the Storage space and handed one to each of the others, saying, "Take a sip of water and relax."

Although the four had indeed begun Cultivation, transcending ordinary humans and greatly surpassing the physical fitness of top athletes before the natural disaster, even exceeding the physical standards of rigorously selected astronauts and fighter pilots,

They were still of no minor age, and most importantly, they hadn't received professional anti-dizziness training like astronauts and fighter pilots.

So, after experiencing a lengthy period of aerial rolling, although they suffered no physical harm, they were somewhat unable to cope mentally.

Fortunately, as Cultivators, they had strong bodily control abilities, so they naturally recovered quickly.

After drinking a bit of water, their spirits considerably revived.

Seeing the four quickly recover just by drinking water, Dong Tianyu suddenly recalled something, as he now had the leisure to think.

There's no need to elaborate about the post-disaster situation. Since the natural disaster struck, not only could Newton's laws not hold, but even materialism had been fiercely disrupted.

But before the natural disaster, when no superpowers had appeared, whether just awakening from injuries, suffering from various severe illnesses, or experiencing intense physical or mental stress,

just a sip of water, though theoretically ineffectual, practically seemed to provide relief to the body or mind from injury or illness, making people relax much more.

This was the case before and after the natural disaster: water wasn't any magical cure, but when sick or injured, many would instinctively recommend drinking more hot water.

Once the four had largely recovered, Mr. Thompson curiously examined the interior of the Companion Spiritual Treasure.

After circling the cabin, Mr. Thompson asked Dong Tianyu, "Is the current state of the Companion Spiritual Treasure normal?"

Hearing his father suddenly pose such a question, Dong Tianyu was also puzzled and looked at Mr. Thompson questioningly.

Mr. Thompson, sensing his son's confused gaze, seriously said, "I've heard that evolved Companion Spiritual Treasures can freely choose their size when summoned from the Sea of Consciousness. They can shrink, not grow, but their shape can be freely controlled, right?"

"Yes, that's right!"

Hearing his son's straightforward reply, Mr. Thompson then asked again, "Is this the largest size your Companion Spiritual Treasure can take?"

Although Dong Tianyu didn't know why his father was interested in this, he still answered truthfully, "No, the normal size of the Companion Spiritual Treasure is a bit larger than it is now."

Even though it had been a long time since Dong Tianyu had last fed Mysterious Cores to the Companion Spiritual Treasure, he had fed it at least a million Mysterious Cores, and those were just the number of Black Devil Cores.

After receiving his son's confirmation, Mr. Thompson glanced at Old Jefferson's position, and when Old Jefferson saw Mr. Thompson's look, his face showed a somewhat helpless expression, and then he gave Mr. Thompson a thumbs up.

This was actually a man-to-man code, roughly meaning something like "You're impressive, I respect you."

Regarding Old Jefferson's gesture, everyone in the cabin, except for Dong Tianyu, whether it was Old Jefferson or his wife, actually understood why Old Jefferson had made such a gesture.