From Swamp Dog to Crocodile Ancestor

It was dusk again, and the golden sunlight descended from the sky, casting a yellow hue onto the tranquil marshland.

Mu'e and Shiyan came from two different directions, returned to this area, and met again.

During this time, they thoroughly explored this new territory and gathered a few scattered crocodiles.

Among them are some black-scaled crocodiles and green-scaled crocodiles.

Besides that, they had already thoroughly investigated the situation within this territory.

Although this place could only be considered a small corner in Li Da's eyes, it was, after all, a Foundation Establishment stage demon beast, and this territory was dozens of times larger than Li Yi's territory at the Qi Refining stage.

There are four spirit trees here, three of which have grown in recent decades, and the remaining one is very ancient, but not as good as the previous cedar tree.

However, the crocodiles, including Li Da, were not afraid of the swamp's poisonous barrier, so they didn't care about them at all. Instead, Mu'e made a new discovery.

She hurried towards the White Jade Palace, where she saw Li Da in his original form outside. He was cultivating and experiencing feelings he had never felt before.

Despite being separated by a white jade palace, the turbid energy formed by the combination of the four elements of the swamp and the earth that Li Yi brought during his cultivation still completely shocked it.

This power... is strong! Strong! Strong!

Li Da, with its ordinary intelligence, would not use any other adjectives; in its world, only the word "strong" could describe everything.

It couldn't imagine just how powerful its godfather, whom it had never met before, was. In its view, he was at least a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.

It could even be the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

"Greetings, Godmother!"

Suddenly, it saw Mu'e and quickly turned around to greet her, respectfully, though its movements were somewhat clumsy.

"Um."

Mu'e nodded and stepped into the White Jade Palace. Li Da could only watch her back with envy.

Inside the Jade Palace, Li Yi looked at Mu E in his arms and saw that she took out several fruits rich in spiritual energy from her chest, which looked like plums.

"Your Majesty, look what I've found!"

Li Yi picked up a plum, thought for a moment, then threw it into his mouth and chewed it up completely with a crunch.

A warm and gentle power emanated from it, without a trace of the turbidity of the swampy air. Instead, it carried a spiritual energy that could enhance the pure energy, which stirred Li Yi's heart.

"Hmm? Where did this come from? Is it some kind of spirit tree?"

"Your Majesty is right," Mu'e quickly replied. "These plums come from a plum tree within our territory. It is very old, probably several hundred years old."

This item can aid in the cultivation of pure energy, and it is suspected to have absorbed the essence of the sun and moon, making it indeed a remarkable treasure.

Although it is completely useless to creatures that cultivate the energy of the swamp, it has a great effect on oneself, the white python, and the white crocodile.

"Hmm... Let's relocate the entire clan and move the Jade Palace to the plum tree."

Li Yi made the decision immediately, and Mu'e and Shi Yan naturally dared not delay, and prepared to carry it out the next day.

A white jade door rubbed heavily and slowly against the ground, followed by the rustling sound of snake scales hitting the ground.

The white python finally emerged from its seclusion, but this time its spirits were not so good. After so many years of seclusion, it still had not made any progress and was stuck at the water and fire barrier.

It slowly swam to Li Yi's side, wrapped itself around him, and rested its head on his shoulder, looking sullen.

Li Yi fed it a plum, which it swallowed instinctively, and only realized the benefits much later.

However, this spiritual fruit that helps enhance the essence of the sun and moon no longer has much effect on it; comprehending the water and fire barrier is the most important thing.

"Don't worry, there will be other opportunities later."

Li Yi gently stroked its delicate white scales, soothing it in this way.

As dusk approached, Li Yi began cultivating the Twilight Glow, causing the second round of sun shadows within his inner world to take shape once more.

This time, he was very experienced and did not rush into things. He steadily absorbed the light of dawn and dusk without making any mistakes.

The four phases of the swamp, representing turbid energy, had long since evolved into a hazy, vast marshland, where various strange phenomena took turns unfolding. They grew stronger every moment, almost without Li Yi needing to actively cultivate.

As dusk fell and the swamp was covered by night, Li Yi noticed the white crocodile's eyes and knew that it had been longing to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage for a long time.

When you have completely stabilized the shadow of the setting sun, that time will come.

The next day, the white jade palace rose from the mud, and Li Da wandered around the palace, following it toward the plum tree in the territory.

It didn't know why it did this, but its godfather and godmother must be right.

One hour later.

As the white jade palace approached the plum tree, Li Yi looked out through the palace doors.

It wasn't very tall; it looked like a frail old man with obvious wrinkles in its bark and a twisted trunk.

But the plum tree is still lush and leafy, with some plump plums still hanging on it.

A faint fragrance of grass and trees wafted over.

Li Da didn't feel anything about it. It had passed through this place several times, but it never paid any attention to this aura that carried the brilliance of the sun and moon.

Instinct told him that this thing was useless to him.

The Jade Palace slowly approached this place, and finally, under Li Yi's magic power, it sank into the roots of the plum tree and connected with it.

The white python finally agreed to leave the hall, its body slithering along the plum tree before disappearing into its lush canopy.

A plum fell from above and landed in the swamp.

After everything was done, silence returned to the surroundings.

Not long after, Li Da emerged from the mud, his face grim as he watched several wild boar demons create a gust of wind and carry two skinned crocodiles across the area.

A faint pressure belonging to the Foundation Establishment stage spread out.

Two of the wild boar demons sensed this oppressive force, and their legs went weak, almost causing their demonic wind to dissipate.

They saw Li Da below and naturally recognized this large crocodile in the Foundation Establishment stage.

"Roar roar roar!"

"roar!"

They were just poaching some crocodiles here for a snack, but they never expected to run into the real deal. After all, Li Da is the ruler of this area, so this is really bad luck.

They were communicating with each other by shouts, and almost fell to the ground at an angle, when the leader, a nine-layered Qi-refining wild boar demon with a tuft of red hair on its head, let out a majestic shout.

That means you don't need to pay attention to it.

Seeing that Li Da was indeed staying put and not making a move, the wild boar demons were finally relieved and managed to control the demonic wind perfectly.

The next moment, a burst of yellow mist exploded, making the surroundings hazy. The thick poisonous barrier directly enveloped the wild boar demon in mid-air, causing it to spin inside.

Li Da turned his head and saw his godmother, Shi Yan, walking out with her long, powerful legs, coldly looking up at the sky.