From Swamp Dog to Crocodile Ancestor

A thick cloud of poison silently merged into the sky above the swamp, briefly blotting out the sun and casting a large shadow, blocking a bewildered toad that was sunbathing.

The toad rolled its eyes and looked up, but the thick fog had already disappeared.

This swamp was very peaceful, surrounded by poisonous clouds in the sky, covered with silt on the ground, and teeming with life, vegetation, and spiritual energy.

The side hall flew past and finally stopped at a piece of land adjacent to scorched earth, which was chosen by Li Yi.

Below, a large group of crocodiles were leisurely sunbathing in the swamp. Their skin and scales were a deep olive color, suggesting that they were hybrids, no longer either yellow-scaled or green-scaled crocodiles.

The moment the shadow fell, more than a dozen crocodiles with Qi Refining stage cultivation among the crocodile herd below immediately raised their heads, looking up at the sky in confusion.

Mu'e appeared here, overlooking this land, and quickly fell from the thick fog.

boom!

A section of the silt exploded, revealing a huge shadow emerging from the bottom of the silt.

It was a crocodile demon in the early stage of Foundation Establishment. Its transformation was incomplete. It resembled a burly man, but had a huge crocodile head.

It turned its yellow eyes and saw Mu'e, who had transformed into a tall and perfect human, and immediately showed interest.

"Haha, what a great opportunity has fallen from the sky! Young lady, I happen to be looking for a wife, and I think you are just right."

As he spoke, the crocodile demon pounced on Mu'e.

Mu'e revealed a cold smile, his body surrounded by a green whirlwind, his speed increased several times, and a sturdy, long leg covered in green scales fell like a battle axe.

boom!

The crocodile demon was kicked in the head in an instant, slamming heavily onto the swamp, creating a huge wave of mud that sent many crocodiles that were sunbathing flying.

They began to flee in panic.

The crocodile demon, stuck in the mud, shook its head, swaying unsteadily, feeling dizzy and suddenly felt a surge of anger.

"What a ferocious and savage crocodile! Watch me..."

It was interrupted halfway through its sentence by an overwhelming green wind that eroded its vitality as the swampy wood eroded its life force.

Fortunately, this crocodile demon was also in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, and was no ordinary person. With his feet on the swamp, a powerful and turbid aura swirled around him.

Its feet seemed to be rooted to the ground, standing firmly on the swamp, its body surrounded by a thick and mixed swampy aura that formed a defense.

But Mu'e just watched with a cold smile.

Before long, it could no longer hold on and was blown away by the green wind, spinning in mid-air, letting out a pig-like wail.

Mu'e came flying through the air and kicked the crocodile demon away again, sending it crashing through a large patch of low trees.

The crocodile demon's voice finally changed.

"Stop...stop hitting me, I give up..."

Looking at the crocodile demon with its bruised and swollen face, Mu'e looked down at it arrogantly. After a long while, the crocodile demon finally submitted.

"Why don't you run away? You finally reached the Foundation Establishment stage, and you're just going to submit like this?" Mu'e asked, looking at the burly man in front of him who didn't seem to have much intelligence.

"I...I have nowhere to go. Everyone around me is someone else's territory. If I go there, I'll die."

"Oh? Whose territory is this?"

The thick fog above descended, and Shi Yan leaped down, landing heavily on the swampy ground, asking curiously.

Seeing yet another Foundation Establishment stage female crocodile arrive, the crocodile demon completely lost its spirit and replied dejectedly, "There's a group of giant pythons on the east side of this area, and a group of wild boar demons on the other side. They're both very powerful. As for the south..."

To the south was the direction Li Yi came from. After passing through a transitional area, there was an endless expanse of scorched earth.

Mu'e and Shi Yan exchanged a glance and then nodded to each other.

"Alright," Mu'e said. "From today onwards, I am your godmother, and this is also your godmother. This territory belongs to us."

"Yes, godmother."

The crocodile demon reluctantly admitted that he had gained two godmothers. These two ferocious female crocodiles were both difficult to deal with, so this was the only way.

"Um."

Shi Yan nodded in satisfaction.

Then the dense poisonous haze in the sky gradually dissipated, and an ancient white jade palace descended from the sky and landed on the swamp.

"This...this..."

The crocodile demon was dumbfounded, pointing at the grand hall, somewhat at a loss.

After the White Jade Palace landed in the swamp, it continued to sink deeper, eventually leaving only a white jade top to absorb moonlight and sunlight.

"What are you looking at? Your godfather lives inside. He's in seclusion year-round. Go and pay him a visit."

Mu'e said calmly.

"Is there anyone in the world capable of taming these two ferocious female crocodiles? Godfather?"

The crocodile demon muttered something to himself, then came to the White Jade Palace and bowed, "Godfather, I... I have no name, I pay my respects to Godfather."

Unexpectedly, a sinister and majestic voice came from inside the white jade palace, startling the crocodile demon so much that it felt as if it had fallen into an ice cave.

"From today onwards, your name will be Li Da. Your bloodline is impure and your immortal foundation is ordinary, so you will revert to your original form and cultivate in this vicinity."

Li Yi could tell at a glance that Li Da had only recently broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage, and that his bloodline was mixed and his immortal foundation was weak. Since Li Da had recognized him as his godfather, Li Yi decided to give him a hand.

"Yes, yes, godfather."

Li Da was somewhat at a loss. The next moment, he transformed into his original form, a giant crocodile four zhang long with small eyes, and sank into the swamp.

The two women gathered the nearby crocodiles and found that more than a dozen of them had reached the Qi Refining stage, relying on their instinct to devour and kill to inhale and exhale the swamp's energy, which was not bad.

However, all the crocodiles here are this color, with mixed bloodlines; I haven't seen any with pure bloodlines.

Late at night, Li Da circled the White Jade Palace, sensing the faint swampy energy emanating from it. He found it incredibly powerful and immediately widened his eyes to begin his cultivation.

Inside the Jade Palace, Mu'e and Shi Yan were each on either side of Li Yi, enjoying their intimacy. Afterwards, Mu'e stood up and said:

"Your Majesty, according to my godson, there are two other forces nearby that have firmly controlled this place, leaving us with no way out. This is not a good thing."

Li Yi nodded calmly, reached out and stroked Mu'e's smooth back, feeling the fine green scales beneath the skin, and after thinking for a moment, said:

"Don't rush, I have some things to take care of and don't have time to deal with them. But if they invade rashly, we can just kill them."

The main hall was still buried deep in the scorched earth. Li Yi was currently pondering how to collect all nine cubes and open the contents inside.

Furthermore, his road construction has not been very smooth, and he still needs to figure out the way forward.

Therefore, he planned to cultivate for a period of time first, and nurture spirit insects, bloodworm grass, etc., without rushing to occupy more territory.

The area that even Li Da dared not enter probably contained more than one Foundation Establishment stage demon beast, and perhaps even a mid-Foundation Establishment stage being.