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The island group began to gradually fall into the fog again, and the number that could be seen continued to decrease. Liu Qingyan and others stood aside. Seeing that Cheng Ling's face was getting more and more ugly, they didn't dare to disturb him and just waited quietly.
After thinking for a long time, I couldn't figure out the reason. I could only try to enter again, maybe I could find clues on the island.
Cheng Ling no longer hesitated, connected his hands, and the eight formation flags slowly rose, finally forming a Bagua shape. He flicked his fingers and inserted array flags into the array mask, quickly forming a Bagua pattern.
After the pattern was formed, the array mask seemed to have received a strong impact and trembled violently. Soon, in the center of the pattern, a dark hole appeared, which was a newly opened passage. The channel opened this time is larger and more stable than before.
"Enter!"
With a low shout, everyone went into the passage. After the sword hero at the end disappeared from the passage, Cheng Ling put away the formation flag and got into it.
After entering the passage, I found that there were hazy bubbles all around. The scenes in those bubbles were ever-changing, as if they were made up of many spaces. It's a pity that the passage time is limited, otherwise he would really want to stop and comprehend.
The speed of several people was very fast, and they all emerged from the exit of the passage before it was time for a cup of tea. When I stepped on the ground and opened my eyes, I was immediately stunned by the sight in front of me.
What you see in front of you is like a valley, surrounded by cliffs that reach into the sky. In the middle of the cliff, there is a circle of fairy-like mist, making it difficult to see clearly. The spiritual energy in the valley is very rich, not at all lower than the concentration of spiritual energy in the caves of the Black Mist Forest.
It makes people feel that their cultivation level is rising every time they breathe. Directly ahead, there is a lake, about a thousand feet in size. There is a thick layer of ice on the lake, and traces of steaming white steam rise from the ice, making people feel like they are in a fairyland.
Directly opposite the lake, towering giant trees stand tall. Many spiritual plants and spiritual fruits are planted in the gaps between the giant trees.
"Glaze snow lotus, ice grass, snow reishi, ice grass, thousand-leaf ginseng, wisteria... Oh my God, there are even ice pear trees and colorful moon blue. It's really shocking. These spirits Spirit-planting fruits are extremely rare, and they are really developed this time."
Everyone was completely shocked by the sight in front of them. How much help can so many spiritual creatures bring to their cultivation? None of them were calm anymore and wanted to rush to pick them immediately, especially Liu Qingyan. He had the best flower and plant ring, and he could transplant all these spiritual objects into it.
But before they could step forward to take action, they were stopped by Cheng Ling. He looked around cautiously and said, "Don't you think it's too quiet here? It's unreasonably quiet!"
In his mind, the scene when he met the Dragon King in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range flashed through his mind. The scene in front of me was like a fairy, but it was too quiet. It was definitely not as simple as it seemed. Back then, in the Calabash Valley, even the territory where Yanhu was located, everything was peaceful at first.
Everyone was shocked and calmed down. Only Liu Qingyan stared closely at the glazed snow lotus on the lake and the ice pear tree in the distance, her eyes full of longing.
These two spiritual plants are very rare, especially the glazed snow lotus, and the conditions for its growth are extremely harsh. The place where it lives cannot be too cold or too hot, and it must maintain a constant temperature. Looking at the shape of the snow lotus, there is a layer of ice crystals on the branches and leaves, which has been heated for thousands of years. It is of great help to the monk's soul and cultivation.
Looking at the Ice Pear Tree again, the fruits it produces contain the original energy of the ice system, which is of great help to monks with both ice and water spiritual roots. Not only can it purify spiritual roots, but it can also improve the purity of a single spiritual root. Long-term consumption can increase a single spiritual root to its limit.
If there is such a pear tree in the Wuxiang Sword Sect, you can imagine how great the benefits will be. As for other spirits
Planting is very helpful in improving cultivation, increasing understanding, etc.
But Cheng Ling stood in front of them and did not dare to act rashly. She could only suppress the throbbing in her heart, stopped and asked, "What did you find?"
"Uncle Master, wait a moment, I will observe first!"
His eyes were like gods, and mysterious lines flashed across his eyes, scanning them one by one from the surrounding cliffs, to the lake, and then to the forest opposite. Finally, his face gradually became serious and he said: "There is an illusory formation here. Please don't act rashly. Wait for me to crack it before entering."
After saying that, he sat down cross-legged and began to deduce.
Everyone was anxious, but they didn't dare to act rashly. They could only stand by and wait patiently.
After more than an hour, he stood up and performed hundreds of tricks with his hands. Gradually, a transparent light mask appeared in front of them. The light shield was so huge that it almost covered the entire valley.
Stopping his hands, Cheng Ling said: "Okay, the illusion array has appeared. Everyone, follow me in. Be careful. I don't know what's inside?"
Everyone nodded silently, tightened their swords, and waited for him to make a move.
Cheng Ling took out the Dragon Song Sword and walked towards the light mask first. As soon as he touched it, the light mask rippled and the whole person disappeared into it. Everyone followed him and entered the light barrier one by one.
After entering, they found themselves standing on the ice of the lake. There was a deep chill underfoot, and only Liu Qingyan, Gu Youlan, Bai Yiyi and Xi Yan had no expressions on their faces, but they actually felt comfortable.
The dead man has two ice-type spiritual roots and two water-type spiritual roots. This place is like a fish in water.
On the lake, everyone gradually saw clearly that at intervals, there was a hole, revealing the lake below. After taking a look at the holes, they seemed to be arranged very regularly, and there was something right and wrong about them.
Cheng Ling walked forward carefully, keeping a certain distance from the hole. If you don't understand the situation, it's better to be cautious.
But just as he reached the edge of the first hole, something changed. The ice beneath my feet trembled, and bubbles appeared in the lake water seen through the hole. It felt like it was boiling, and as if some creature was about to rush out of the lake.
"Watch the lake, everyone, be careful!"
As soon as they finished speaking, a water-blue monster popped out of the hole they passed. The monster was more than one foot tall, and its entire body was made of water. The water was still flowing, and it looked very strange.
When it saw the crowd, it rushed over, its two thick liquid arms opening and closing inward. Jian Yinghao and Bai Yiyi were closest to the water monster. They saw its two arms surrounding it, and its two big palms closed together, intending to slap them inside.
They did not dare to be touched by the water monster easily. As soon as the long sword moved, two sword energy shot out, and with two swish sounds, half of the two arms that were circled were cut off.
But it didn't take long for the liquid on the water monster to flow, and the severed arm quickly recovered. Jian Yinghao's face darkened, and he moved in front of it, slashing continuously with his long sword. The water monster's body was constantly being slashed by the long sword, and pieces of liquid shot out. The entire body was slowly getting smaller, and its two arms could no longer surround the two of them.
Bai Yiyi seized the opportunity and drew two circles of light with the long sword in her hand. The two arms of the water monster were completely separated, and the figure was reduced again. The two found a way, and without relaxing, they cut off the water monster's body with one sword strike.
Soon, the water monster was only the size of a baby, but the cut off water blocks did not disappear, but turned into water flow, slowly flowing back into the lake.
After fighting for nearly a quarter of an hour, the water monster was completely eliminated by the two of them, and its entire body completely turned into water and disappeared into the lake.
Cheng Ling has been observing their battle. The water monster is not very powerful. Any one of them can
to defeat. But its vitality is extremely strong. With the combined strength of two people, it would take that long to kill it.
He glanced at the dense holes in front of him and felt an unpleasant feeling in his heart. If water monsters could emerge from those holes, there would be so many of them. It seems that we can never move forward quickly and can only solve them one by one.
"There are likely to be water monsters emerging from these holes in front of us. Wait a moment. Let's move forward slowly. Don't go deep in hastily. As long as there aren't many water monsters rushing out at once, we should be able to pass through safely."
"But killing them one by one like this is too slow!"
"There is no way, this place is very mysterious, we still have to be careful. We don't know how these water monsters are formed. Before we find out the details, it is better to be cautious. If you think the speed is too slow, everyone can attack together!"
Everyone nodded, this was the only way to avoid being attacked by a large number of water monsters.
They followed Cheng Ling and slowly walked towards the second hole.
Sure enough, just as he was walking parallel to the second hole, another water monster rushed out of the hole. Everyone stepped forward to attack, but Cheng Ling did not take action and carefully observed the fighting situation.
The eight people worked together to double the killing speed. The second water monster was killed in less than half a cup of tea.
They walked on. After killing more than a dozen water monsters along the way, Jian Yinghao spoke up and said, "Brother Cheng, I feel that by killing these water monsters, my understanding of water swordsmanship has improved a lot."
Bai Yiyi interjected: "Me too, my Xuanwu Sword was perfected a long time ago, but after killing these water monsters, I feel it can still improve, and many details of the water-based swordsmanship are becoming clearer."
"Me too!"
"Me too!"
"..."
Everyone spoke one by one, but Liu Qingyan, Gu Youlan, and Xi Yan remained silent.
Cheng Ling glanced at them and asked Liu Qingyan, "Uncle, how do you feel?"
Liu Qingyan closed her eyes and quietly comprehended. After a moment, she opened her eyes and said: "For the first few water monsters, I also felt that my understanding of water spells had improved a little, but the ones I killed later didn't feel that way. .”
Cheng Ling turned to Gu Youlan and Xi Yan again and asked, "What about you?"
Gu Youlan shook her head slowly, meaning she didn't feel anything at all. Xiyan said: "Master and I feel the same way, but until the last water monster, I didn't feel like I had improved."
Cheng Ling was silent, thinking hard in his mind, what is the role of these water monsters? According to the experience of that year, there were only monsters and some unknown disgusting creatures on the island. Could it be that water monsters are also one of the creatures?
He searched hard, trying to get a clue from the wonders of heaven and earth recorded on the golden pages. After a long time, a familiar pattern appeared in my mind. The pattern depicts a humanoid creature with liquid flowing all over its body, which looks roughly the same as a water monster.
There are a few lines of small words next to the pattern. If you look carefully, you can see it says: Water spirit, the water essence of the five elements of heaven and earth, was born from the place where the source of water is abundant. It is the supplement of the source of water among the five elements!
Heaven is ruthless and regards all things as stupid dogs! However, the way of heaven is to make up for the deficiency when there is more damage, and things are mixed together, and they are born in advance of heaven and earth. Use the five elements of heaven and earth, light, darkness, space, and time to nurture the essence, make up for the deficiencies in the way of heaven, become the body of chaos, and return to the origin!
The meaning of this passage, to put it bluntly, is that the way of heaven is ruthless, and everything in the world is the same. But the way of heaven also gives all living beings a glimmer of hope. Since the birth of heaven and earth, there have been some chaotic species, bred from the origins of the five elements, light, darkness, space, time, etc.
The purpose is to supplement the various spiritual root attributes that all living beings lack and achieve the original body of chaos. And the water monster in front of me is the water spirit that replenishes the water spiritual roots among the five elements!
