The boundless Illusory Spirit Swamp glowed brightly under the sunlight. Many spirit birds, attracted by the noise, flapped their wings and flew away.
As Bu Fang stepped on the slightly soft, almost sunken swamp, his eyebrows involuntarily twitched.
"Where is this?" Bu Fang's complexion was a little dark. He realized that this place was not the Wildlands that he had been to before. Instead, it was an unfamiliar area. At a glance, there were pits and puddles everywhere, and green grass grew all over the place.
As he took a step forward, the soft ground caused Bu Fang's heart to palpitate. According to the terrain, this place should be a swamp. The puddles and green grass everywhere were completely different from the Wildlands...
"This system … Just which corner did it throw me into?!
What kind of precious spirit herb could there be in this place? Did the system have a screw loose? It accidentally teleported him to the wrong place.
After circulating the true energy within his body and covering the soles of his feet, Bu Fang felt that he could safely walk on the swamp. The swamp was extremely muddy, and without the control of true energy, Bu Fang was certain that he would be completely swallowed up by the swamp within a few steps.
A fifth grade Battle-King possessed a high amount of true energy. Controlling true energy to the soles of one's feet and walking on the water was not a very advanced technique. Basically, every Battle-King could do it. Since Bu Fang's control of true energy was much stronger than the average Battle-King, it was not strange for him to be able to do it.
The sound of the soles of his feet colliding with the water surface became somewhat distant in this boundless and empty area.
All kinds of strange noises continuously rang out from within the swamp, causing Bu Fang to involuntarily furrow his brows and become somewhat vigilant.
"Quickly find the spirit herb and quickly return … This environment is really making my whole body feel uncomfortable," Bu Fang muttered and then continued walking forward.
As one of the four most dangerous places in the Hidden Dragon Continent, how could there not be any spirit herbs growing here? Bu Fang walked alone. As he walked, his gaze fell on his surroundings, as if he was searching for something, hoping to find a spirit herb.
Bu Fang took a step forward. Suddenly, the water under his feet undulated. Bu Fang calmly glanced down and discovered that the water under his feet suddenly surged up and fell with a splash. When it fell, it was mixed with a lot of mud.
This was an extremely ugly spirit beast. It was not very large, but its sudden appearance still caused Bu Fang to slightly frown.
It looked like a toad and was covered in rotten, pitch-black mud. it emitted a foul smell. Its cheeks were bulging and its round eyes were fixated on Bu Fang.
"This should be a third grade spirit beast. The spirit energy pressure on its body is so weak." Bu Fang indifferently glanced at the toad and softly said. The current Bu Fang was not afraid of a third grade spirit beast in the slightest.
Although he was not good at fighting, it was still easy for him to deal with a Rank 3 Spirit Beast.
With a flick of Bu Fang's finger, an air bullet wrapped with true energy instantly smashed toward the toad. The toad let out a weird cry and actually spat out a foul stench from its mouth, colliding with Bu Fang's air bullet.
It was easy for a fifth grade Battle-King to deal with a third grade spirit beast. Even if Bu Fang was not an expert in combat, with the foundation of his cultivation, he would be able to deal with it with pure true energy.
Bang! Very quickly, one of the toad's legs was pierced by Bu Fang's True Energy Qi Bullet. With a miserable shriek, it dived back into the swamp once again, leaving behind a trail of stinky black soil. Along with some water foam, it disappeared in an instant.
Bu Fang did not chase after it, or rather, he was too lazy to chase after it. Bu Fang did not even have the appetite to use this toad-like spirit beast as an ingredient.
Thus, Bu Fang didn't pay any attention to him. He continued to step on the puddles, moving forward.
...
The serpent-men tribe was one of the more common tribes in the Illusory Spirit Swamp. There were many serpent-men living in it. They shared some similarities with humans, but there were also many differences.
First of all, the way the serpent-men were born was different from humans. Humans gave birth via viviparity, while the serpent-men were oviparous. Perhaps it was because the lower half of their bodies was that of a snake.
There were many experts in the serpent-men tribe, and every one of them was a natural-born warrior. This was because the Illusory Spirit Swamp was a dangerous place where only the fittest survived. If one was too weak here, they would be devoured by the spirit beasts hidden under the swamp before they could even venture far. Not even their bones would be left.
The serpent-men race had an emperor, just like how humans had an emperor. Although they were only tribes, they were unified under the control of a serpent-men emperor. In the Illusory Spirit Swamp, serpent-men tribes were densely packed, some big and some small. Each serpent-men tribe had an elder, and this elder could draw up a formation to communicate with their emperor.
In one of the serpent-men tribe, many serpent-men were swaying their colorful serpent tails as they peacefully and peacefully went about their daily lives.
Just like humans, they had their own social interactions and houses. Even though the houses built on the swamp were simple and crude, they were still considered homes. For the serpent-men, it held an indescribable meaning.
"Ah Ni! Send a few of the stronger guards to watch over the herb garden. The harvest season is almost here, we must not let anything go awry. Last year, our tribe was criticized by the emperor, so we must do a good job this year. " A bare-chested and skinny serpent-man said to a muscular young serpent-man in the distance while swaying his tail as he traversed the swamp.
The serpent-man called Ah Ni immediately grinned, revealing his sharp teeth. "I'll listen to elder and go take a look! Elder, don't worry, this year's herb garden will definitely have a bountiful harvest. Many of the spirit herbs can be harvested, especially that Ice Soul Monarch Lotus, which is about to mature. When the time comes, we'll present it to the emperor along with the lotus seed. We'll definitely receive his praise! "
The old serpent-man rolled his eyes at the muscular serpent-man and snappily said, "Don't be careless. Be serious and don't cause any trouble … Oh right, the maturing of the Ice Soul Monarch Lotus will definitely be discovered by those cunning humans from the White Cloud Villa. You must be on guard against them."
"If those cunning humans dare to appear in front of Ah Ni, Ah Ni will definitely tear them to shreds!" A hint of killing intent appeared in Ah Ni's eyes. He clenched his fists and the muscles on his body slightly bulged. Surging true energy gushed out from his body and the pressure he exuded was actually not weaker than that of an ordinary sixth grade Battle-Emperor.
The old serpent-man smiled and shook his head. After bidding farewell, Ah Ni swayed his tail and led the young serpent-men toward their herb garden.
...
Splash splash!
A wave of water splashed up. Above the vast Illusory Spirit Swamp, a small boat made from an unknown material was rapidly gliding along. A formation was carved on the back of the small boat. The formation flickered and emitted a powerful propelling force, propelling the small boat forward at a rapid speed.
Traveling on this swamp was very fast and very convenient.
A faintly discernible white cloud symbol was engraved on the side of the spirit boat. The white cloud was vivid and lifelike, as if it was about to break out of the spirit boat's shell.
Within the spirit boat, three figures were sitting cross-legged. The auras of these three figures were extremely powerful and were faintly emitting from them, causing the surrounding weeds to bend over.
Suddenly, a fair-faced youth sitting in the middle of the spirit boat slightly opened his eyes. He was extremely handsome and his skin was so fair that it seemed as if water could be squeezed out of it with a pinch. There was even a hint of redness within the whiteness and it was extremely alluring.
The youth had a tuft of bangs on his forehead that were slightly fluttering in the wind.
"Miss … Uh, young master Wu, we're about to reach a serpent-men tribe. The Ice Soul Monarch Lotus that you're looking for is in the herb garden of that tribe," a man sitting at the front of the spirit boat turned his head and said to the youth in the middle.
The youth opened his eyes and gazed at the faintly visible simple houses in the distance. The corners of his mouth slightly curled up.
"Let's stop near that tribe and find out more about their herb garden."
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