Among the poisonous snakes, there were naturally many Heavenly Gods. They flicked their tongues and wriggled their bodies. When they saw Xiao Lingyu and the others, they also hissed angrily.
After going around, the four of them came to the place that Qi Hongxuan had pointed to earlier, which was directly opposite the group of poisonous scorpions.
On this side, there were countless poisonous toads. They crawled in the swamp, puffing their cheeks and staring at a pair of horrifying protruding eyes as they croaked loudly.
There was also no way to kill their way through here. Xiao Lingyu and the others had to continue moving forward and go around to the opposite side of the poisonous snakes.
However, this side was also occupied by a type of poisonous centipede.
The entire small lake was surrounded in all directions. The four largest poisonous creatures in the Blackwater Swamp were all gathered here. Even someone with a brain injury would be able to figure out that there was a problem here, and it was not a small problem.
"What are they doing?" One of the maidservants asked, puzzled.
"I'm not sure. This is the first time I've come to this small lake. There are many records of the Blackwater Swamp in the clan's ancient books, but there is no mention of the existence of this small lake," Qi Hongxuan said, shaking his head.
"It seems that they all see this place as a key point. If we had tried to break through the encirclement, we might have been able to kill our way out. They might not have resisted so fiercely," another maidservant said with a frown.
"Who would have thought that this would happen?" Qi Hongxuan said with a bitter smile.
"We don't have to worry. Let's take a good rest first. After we recover, we'll try to break through. I think we should encounter much less resistance if we try to break through from the outside," Xiao Lingyu said calmly.
At that moment, the four of them sat cross-legged by the Blackwater Lake. No matter how the poisonous centipedes hissed outside, they did not move at all.
What made the four of them feel strange was that under the circumstances where they had exhausted a lot of energy and were injured, they would need at least four hours to recover. However, it only took them an hour to reach their peak condition, and their injuries were completely healed.
Even if they had all taken pills, the speed of their recovery was too fast. One had to know that this was a place where the poisonous fog was wreaking havoc, not a place where the power of the gods was abundant.
In fact, it was very difficult to find a place with dense divine energy in this vast forest. Thus, cultivators who had reached the Heavenly God stage would very decisively leave this place.
The Black Water Lake was the same. The four of them sensed it carefully. Not only was the God Spirit power not dense here, but it was also thinner than the other places in the barren mountains and forests.
In such an environment, what was it that made their recovery speed so much faster?
After the four of them stopped cultivating, they all looked around suspiciously, trying to find the reason.
All kinds of strange things told the four of them that there should not only be danger here, but also great fortune. Otherwise, why would those poisonous creatures gather here in large numbers?
However, even if there was fortune here, the four of them did not dare to have extravagant hopes. Just one type of poisonous scorpion was enough to make them suffer heavy injuries. If four types of poisonous creatures attacked them together, even if the Heavenly God stage poisonous creatures did not attack them, they would be swallowed by the endless number of great Heavenly God stage poisonous creatures.
They had to break out of the encirclement first. No matter how good their fortune was, they had to protect their lives first.
Since it was not easy to break out of the encirclement, the four of them would naturally break out in the direction they originally wanted to go. Thus, they arrived in front of the group of poisonous toads. After taking a deep breath, they brandished their weapons and charged forward.
The distance of a thousand feet was naturally crossed in an instant. The four of them quickly rushed into the group of poisonous toads.
They still stood in the same prismatic formation as before. Qi Hongxuan was in the front, the two maids were in the middle, and Xiao Lingyu was behind.
In her imagination, breaking out of the encirclement at the beginning was the most difficult. The further they went, the easier it would be. Thus, Xiao Lingyu took out the Yin Yang Mirror again and created four illusory monsters to help defend against the Heavenly God stage experts among the poisonous toads.
The four illusory monsters were not very strong. This also made Qi Hongxuan and the others think that Xiao Lingyu's Yin Yang Mirror was not a very powerful magic artifact. This was because powerful magic artifacts would naturally release powerful auras. The three of them did not know that the strength of the four illusory monsters could continuously increase along with Xiao Lingyu's strength.
The four of them had just charged out for less than an hour when the world suddenly shook. A black light shot into the sky. At the same time, a powerful aura swept out in all directions with the Black Water Lake as the center.
The world continued to shake. The poisonous toads no longer attacked Xiao Lingyu and the others. It was unknown whether it was because their hearts were palpitating or because they could not stabilize their bodies.
Xiao Lingyu and the other three turned around to take a look. They saw that the island in the middle of the lake that looked like a boulder was slowly rising and continuously shooting out black light. They were all extremely shocked, but then they very tacitly continued forward.
The poisonous toads did not attack them. It was the best time for them to escape.
However, what surprised them was that after some adjustment, the poisonous toads around them actually charged towards the small lake in a frenzy.
It was not just the poisonous toads. Even the poisonous snakes, centipedes, and scorpions surged towards the Black Water Lake like moths to a flame.
Previously, they had been advancing in a bitter battle. Although it took them an hour, Xiao Lingyu and the others were not far from the Black Water Lake. At this moment, they could clearly see that all the poisonous creatures that leaped into the Black Water Lake turned into a cloud of poisonous mist after coming into contact with the lake water. Then, they dissipated along with the waves of aura.
Even so, those poisonous creatures that obviously had some intelligence continued to charge towards the Black Water Lake. It was as if being turned into a cloud of poisonous mist was the best ending for them.
"What's going on?" Qi Hongxuan asked in shock.
Qi Hongxuan did not know. Xiao Lingyu, a cultivator who had just arrived in the Realm of the Gods, was naturally even more confused.
These poisonous creatures were like heroes who were going to die. They no longer attacked Xiao Lingyu and the others. They also completely ignored the four of them. This made them feel slightly relieved. However, they were not in a hurry to leave. Instead, they frowned and looked in the direction of the Black Water Lake.
At this moment, the small island was already a hundred feet above the surface of the lake. Moreover, it had already begun to rotate continuously. It also caused the lake water of the Black Water Lake to rotate and form a whirlpool.
One by one, the poisonous creatures rushed to the side of the lake and leaped up. It seemed as if they wanted to land on the rotating island. However, they all fell down halfway and exploded into clouds of poisonous mist.
As for those Heavenly God poisonous creatures, they were still relatively calm. They waited at a place a hundred feet away from the Black Water Lake. At the same time, they also commanded those Great God poisonous creatures to charge towards the Black Water Lake.
Xiao Lingyu guessed that those Heavenly God poisonous creatures should know something. At this moment, they did not rush to their deaths. It seemed as if they were waiting for the best time to act.
After a period of observation, Xiao Lingyu discovered something else. After the bodies of the Great Divinity Stage poisonous creatures exploded into a cloud of poisonous mist, although they would dissipate immediately, they would be drawn into the floating island by an invisible wave, and the island would become more and more crystal clear.
"There should be something strange that is automatically being nurtured." Qi Hongxuan narrowed his eyes and said.
This lasted for nearly four hours. There were no more great divinity level poisonous creatures around the Black Water Lake, and the island stopped rotating.
At this moment, the island was constantly moving and making "dong dong" sounds. It was like a beating heart.
The whirlpool of the Black Water Lake gradually calmed down.
The island was still pure black, but the color was round and clear. It actually gave people a strange feeling that it was transparent.
Not long after, the island suddenly split open and strangely turned into a black lotus. Then, it fell to the surface of the Black Water Lake.
"It's the Poison Heart Lotus!" Qi Hongxuan could not help but exclaim.
When Qi Hongxuan exclaimed, those Heavenly God poisonous creatures who had been waiting for a long time could no longer hold back. They rushed towards the Black Water Lake almost at the same time. As soon as they reached the edge of the lake, they suddenly rushed towards the center of the Black Water Lake.
To Xiao Lingyu's surprise, the situation on the other side was very complicated. Dozens of Heavenly God Stage poisonous creatures were rushing towards the center of the Blackwater Lake, and Qi Hongxuan was also rushing towards the Blackwater Lake without saying anything.
Obviously, the Poison Heart Lotus was a good thing. Otherwise, Qi Hongxuan would not have rushed over without hesitation in such a situation.
The two maids were responsible for protecting Qi Hongxuan, so they naturally followed Qi Hongxuan.
Xiao Lingyu hesitated for a moment and only approached the Black Water Lake. However, she did not approach the Black Water Lake. Instead, she stopped a few hundred feet away from the Black Water Lake.
Xiao Lingyu's countless experiences in fighting for treasures told her that in many situations, it was not the fastest who would have a better chance of obtaining treasures. It depended on luck and opportunity. It also depended on who was calmer.
However, to Xiao Lingyu's surprise, one of the poisonous scorpions was the first to land on the huge Poison Heart Lotus. It easily dug out a lotus seed from it. Then, it leaped to the shore without hesitation and continued to run away.
That scorpion was clearly lucky. However, the poisonous creatures that came after it did not fight for the treasures so easily. They landed in the Poison Heart Lotus at almost the same time and began to fight over it. They began to attack each other. None of them could easily take away a single lotus seed.
There were a total of nine lotus seeds. Now, there were only eight left.
Qi Hongxuan and the two maidservants also fell into the Poison Heart Lotus. The three of them huddled together, and the two maidservants used all their strength to resist. Qi Hongxuan also dug out a lotus seed.
However, human cultivators were always much greedier than beasts. Qi Hongxuan and the two of them did not leave decisively after obtaining a lotus seed. Instead, they set their sights on another lotus seed.
This time, the poisonous creatures did not give Qi Hongxuan and the two of them much of an opportunity. As soon as the three of them charged towards the lotus seed, several dozen black poisonous arrows shot towards them.
Even though the three of them were defending with all their might, one of the maidservants was still shot by three poisonous arrows because she was diverting some of her energy to help Qi Hongxuan defend. In an instant, her body was poisoned into a pool of black liquid and she died.
The death of a maid did not stop Qi Hongxuan from continuing to fight for the lotus seed. However, he was still relatively calm as he led the remaining maid with their backs against a petal. That way, they only needed to defend against the attacks in front of them.
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