Breakout

With nothing better to do, Ning used his absorption technique to absorb some Essence while he was free. He tried to use eat one of the fruit, but even with as much strength as he had managed to gain, he still couldn't tear it open.

"I should find a way to get back to that turtle somehow,"  he thought. "Damn if it isn't one of the best ways to improve my rank."

He continued absorbing Essence but quickly found it rather useless. Not only was there no fruit for him to absorb Pure Essence from, but there also wasn't even any moonlight in the tent, to begin with.

Without those two, it was impossible for him to cultivate at all.

Ning sighed and decided to sleep.

He lay on the bed that was prepared for him and went to sleep. It was probably not the best idea to sleep in the current situation, but there was nothing else he could do.