Shao Xuan walked at the bottom of the quagmire. His speed wasn't fast, but it was the same as when the shaman was at the bottom of the quagmire. He did plan to catch a Universal Eye if he couldn't find a True Eye. That way, his trip to the bottom of the quagmire wouldn't be in vain.
But when he walked at the bottom of the quagmire, he suddenly felt like he was being watched by someone. It was as if someone was watching his movements in the dark. This attention wasn't from Miu or the shaman. Shao Xuan could tell that these two people were watching him. He could even feel that Miu and the shaman were watching him, but this third gaze wasn't from above. It was from the bottom of the quagmire!
Shao Xuan peered through his eyelids and looked around him.
There were more and more spots of light. Just in the area around him, there were no less than twenty ground eyes!
However, most of them weren't bright enough to meet Shao Xuan's requirements. These ground eyes were at most high quality ground eye stones. They didn't even have a Universal Eye.
Shao Xuan couldn't see the entire quagmire. It wasn't big, but it wasn't small either. It wasn't big because it was small compared to some large natural lakes. It wasn't small because it was man-made. It was almost twice as big as the man-made lake at the foot of Yanjiao's main mountain!
This was also why the Jing tribe had a large area but little land. The quagmire took up too much of the land.
The further it was from Shao Xuan, the blurrier the spots of light became. In other words, even if there was a brighter spot of light, if it was too far away from Shao Xuan, Shao Xuan wouldn't be able to tell what kind of ground eye it was. It was just like looking at the stars at night. A dimmer star didn't mean it wasn't bright. It was just a matter of distance.
Ground Eyes weren't slow when swimming in the quagmire. The higher the level of the ground eye, the faster it could swim.
Ground Eyes were a special kind of animal. They could also sense the presence of humans. When Shao Xuan was walking, many of them noticed Shao Xuan. Some would quickly avoid him, while others ignored him. But these gazes didn't give Shao Xuan a strong feeling. It was far less intense than the one in the dark.
There was no murderous intent, no aggression, and no emotions. In the Jing quagmire, other than the ground eyes, there weren't any other dangerous beasts that could attack.
Shao Xuan was guessing. If the gaze in the quagmire came from a ground eye, what level was it?
He had already felt the Universal Eye, and it was even stronger than the Universal Eye ….
Was it a True ground eye?
If it's a ground eye, why didn't he see it?
Maybe he couldn't see it's spot?
Thinking up to this point, Shao Xuan looked in the direction of the gaze.
The source of the gaze changed according to Shao Xuan's movements. Every time Shao Xuan was about to get close, it would quickly run away and maintain a certain distance from Shao Xuan. Within this distance, it wasn't easy for Shao Xuan to see what it really was. After tracking it a few times, Shao Xuan only locked onto one spot. But because of the distance, Shao Xuan didn't know how bright it was. He could only compare it to the other ground eyes and estimate that it was at least at the level of the Universal Eye. But because there were more and more light spots in the quagmire, it was easy for people to overlook it.
Shao Xuan continued to chase after the light spot. If he lost it, he would rely on his intuition to determine the source of the gaze.
After walking around the quagmire, Shao Xuan stepped on the steps at the bottom of the quagmire and popped his head up to breathe.
After the suffocating feeling in his chest disappeared, Shao Xuan said to Wei and the others who were following him around the quagmire, "Later on, I might run a little too fast. You can loosen the rope."
Although they didn't understand what Shao Xuan meant by running a little too fast, Wei and the others still loosened the rope.
Normally, when the Jing people went into the quagmire, one end of the rope would be tied to the person going into the quagmire, and the other end would be tied to a wooden stake. The wooden stake was deeply embedded in the quagmire, and the part that was exposed above the ground was about six meters long. The other end of the rope was a third above the stake, and there was a basket on top of the stake. In the basket, there was a large coil of straw rope.
There were a total of ten wooden stakes like this, and they were distributed in ten different directions around the quagmire. In the past, when people went into the quagmire, they would only move in one direction. If they went beyond the designated area, the rope would easily get tangled at the bottom of the quagmire if there were too many people. After all, in the entire Jing tribe, other than the people with the third eye, everyone else had to rely on the rope to move. If the rope got tangled up, they would have a lot of trouble too.
But now, only the Shao Xuan was going into the quagmire. The reason why he could move freely at the bottom of the quagmire was because the rope on his body wasn't fixed. Wei and the others were holding it, so when Shao Xuan moved at the bottom of the quagmire, they would follow him.
Now, Shao Xuan told Wei and the others to stop holding the rope. He also untied the rope on his body. If he ran around the quagmire, the rope might tie him up. The center of the quagmire was solid ground, just like an island in the middle of a lake. The center of the quagmire was piled up with rocks. That was where the Jing tribe's fire pit was located. When the Jing people encountered danger, they would go there to take refuge. So if the rope was tied up, Shao Xuan would be hindered if he wanted to chase after his target.
Since they were sure that Shao Xuan wouldn't have a problem moving around at the bottom of the quagmire, the Yanjiao people didn't have to worry too much even if they untied the rope. They were even guessing if Shao Xuan could catch a Universal Eye.
The Jing shaman, who was sitting in the same spot and watching the show, finally stood up. Because he was sitting in the same spot, he didn't see Shao Xuan's movements clearly. But he felt that Shao Xuan must have found something, or in other words, Shao Xuan already had a target.
Was it that Universal Eye? No, it wasn't. The direction that Shao Xuan was chasing after the Universal Eye was very far away from it. The direction wasn't right, so it couldn't be that Universal Eye.
Then, did Shao Xuan find another Universal Eye?
That wasn't right either. From what he saw just now, Shao Xuan also missed the other Universal Eyes.
What was Shao Xuan chasing after?
Because he didn't understand, the Jing shaman couldn't sit still anymore. He wanted to follow and see.
Seeing the Jing shaman stand up, and hearing that the Yanjiao person was about to start catching Ground Eyes, the Jing people immediately became interested. They all followed behind the Jing shaman, wanting to see if that Yanjiao person could successfully catch the Ground Eyes.
After Shao Xuan took a few deep breaths, he sank to the bottom of the quagmire.
This time, without the rope pulling him, he didn't have to worry about going to the center of the quagmire, so he sped up.
The night was getting darker. Outside the quagmire, it was as bright as day because of the moon. Everything on the ground could be seen clearly.
More and more Ground Eyes appeared in the quagmire. The bright moon hung high in the sky, and they all seemed very excited. The people standing by the quagmire could see some Ground Eyes jumping out of the water. Because of their fast spinning bodies, they threw mud onto the shore. Many people were splashed with bits of mud.
"It would be great if we had a net with a long handle," Duo Li said.
"We have nets, but without the Jing shaman's permission, no one in the Jing tribe dares to do anything." Tuo pointed at the Jing people behind him with his mouth.
Duo Li looked over. As expected, many Jing people were eager to try, but they didn't dare to move without permission.
"Even if you have a net with a long handle, you won't be able to catch them. They're too fast," Wei said. The Ground Eyes that jumped out of the quagmire didn't jump high, but they were fast. They almost all disappeared in a flash, leaving behind splashes of mud.
Duo Li and the others were about to say something, but Wei suddenly said, "Stop talking, follow them!"
On the other side, the Jing shaman had already started running. It was obvious that the people at the bottom of the quagmire had also started moving. They couldn't see what was going on under the quagmire. After the Shao Xuan went down, they couldn't even sense the Shao Xuan's aura. If they were on the shore, they could only determine the Shao Xuan's position based on the movements of the Jing shaman.
Therefore, these people who couldn't see what was going on under the quagmire could only follow the shaman. Soon, there were obvious movements in the quagmire. This was because the people at the bottom of the quagmire were moving quickly, causing the mud to move with them.
Running in the quagmire wasn't as convenient as running on the ground. Sometimes, it even felt a little powerless. It wasn't as effective as running on the ground. However, after running one lap around the quagmire, the Shao Xuan also got the hang of it. He started to speed up from the second lap.
Outside the quagmire, the Yanjiao people and the Jing people followed the Jing shaman and ran one lap around the quagmire. Then the second lap, the third lap …
The eye between the Jing shaman's eyebrows was wide open, as if he was staring at something with all his might. The veins on his forehead bulged because he was staring too hard. The expression on his face became more and more complicated, more and more conflicted.
After running the fourth lap around the quagmire with the shaman, some people couldn't hold it in anymore, especially the Yanjiao people. They looked at the Jing shaman with resentment.
Three-eyed shaman, at least explain something!
Can't you use your third eye to see what's going on under the quagmire? Can't you say something more? Why are you frowning and pretending to be deep?
If the Jing shaman knew what everyone was thinking, he would definitely cry out for injustice. Because he couldn't understand what Shao Xuan was chasing!
He could only see that Shao Xuan was chasing after something, but he couldn't tell what it was. There were indeed many ground eyes in the direction that Shao Xuan was chasing, but most of them were just ground eyes that contained ground eye stones. The Jing shaman thought that Shao Xuan would attack the Universal Eyes that were very close to him, but Shao Xuan ran in another direction, completely ignoring the Universal Eyes that were making noise.
What was it? What was he chasing?
Was there something that he couldn't see with his third eye? The Jing shaman was puzzled.
It shouldn't be!
While the Jing shaman was in a dilemma, in the Jing shaman's house, Miu also opened his third eye and looked at the quagmire. He couldn't go out and run, so he couldn't see everything.
In the beginning, Miu was the same as the Jing shaman. He didn't understand what Shao Xuan was chasing, but after the second and third lap, Miu's face became more and more confused. He saw what Shao Xuan was chasing, but he wasn't sure what it was.
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