From Swamp Dog to Crocodile Ancestor

The sap of the great willow tree actually has this effect.

Clearly, by regularly consuming the spiritual liquid, one can gradually gain the ability to absorb and exhale the light of dawn and dusk, which is also a kind of pure energy, similar to the light of dusk and dusk.

However, this elixir is far more potent than the yellow crystal in the hands of the red-faced monkeys.

Big Willow Tree is definitely a great spot; we must claim it!

As Li Yi traveled, he pondered aloud, when suddenly a rustling sound came from ahead, intermittent and accompanied by a barely perceptible whistling wind.

Instinctively, Li Yi sensed the movement rapidly approaching him, so he suddenly burst out of the swamp and bit down on a yellow shadow that was about to leap over his head.

With a snap of his jaws, Li Yi heard a cracking sound, and his prey fell silent, only twitching slightly.

The fresh blood flowed down his teeth into his stomach, bringing a surge of spiritual energy. Only then did Li Yi realize that he had killed an antelope.

This creature rarely appears in swamps; in Li Yi's many years of hunting experience, he has only encountered it a handful of times.

This prey certainly tastes better than the fox and its green-scaled crocodile companions.

After swallowing it in a few bites, Li Yi continued to move forward silently and soon arrived at the red-leaf banyan tree.

The red-faced monkeys suffered a devastating blow.

Under the banyan tree, most of the monkeys had thinned cheeks and looked out listlessly, with fear flashing in their eyes from time to time.

Only some young monkeys continued to make restless, shrill cries as usual, waving their arms and legs around and throwing stones outwards.

Li Yi's surprise attack resulted in the direct consumption of two monkeys in the troop, second only to the monkey king, as well as some of the strongest members of the troop.

This naturally caused a huge blow.

The monkeys seemed to have gone without food for a long time. Looking at the marshland beyond the banyan tree, they truly felt the pervasive fear.

It is an obvious fact that Li Yi has discovered their important food source and may be lying in wait along the path at any time, waiting for them to line up and feed him to his mouth.

Even the Monkey King, whose cultivation was not weak, was somewhat frightened. The higher the cultivation and the stronger the intelligence, the greater the fear it felt.

Li Yi was in no hurry at all, and simply waited nearby, having plenty of time.

One day passed, two days passed...

The monkey troop had begun to descend into chaos, with some monkeys fighting amongst themselves. Some were so fierce that they were practically going berserk, their eyes red and their teeth bared, all in an effort to grab the last bit of food.

Even the monkeys with cultivation could only watch from the trees; they had no other options.

You can stop it for a while, but you can't stop it forever.

These past few days, the citrine has run out, and the Monkey King and his monkeys can only hold onto fragments that still retain some spirituality, hoping to gain something from the twilight.

But they were destined to be disappointed.

The fragments weren't large enough to gather the twilight glow; they could only refract some orange light, shining on the monkeys' increasingly desperate red faces.

Food gradually ran out, and with no hope of cultivation remaining, the pace slowed down several times over.

Seven days later, even the monkeys with cultivation could not withstand it any longer.

Besides the Monkey King, who was the most powerful, he was also full of energy, standing on the treetop with red eyes, scanning the pitch-black swamp outside.

boom!

A baby monkey starved to death and fell from a tree, but before it could even hit the ground, it was caught, torn apart, and devoured by several hungry monkeys.

Up in the tree, the mother monkey looked helpless, even swallowing hard, before finally turning her head away.

Finally, one morning, the Monkey King could no longer contain himself and personally led a group of the strongest monkeys to pick fruit.

Li Yi followed behind coldly, making no move whatsoever, only occasionally letting his indifferent eyes sweep over the line of monkeys.

At this time, the monkey king walking at the front would feel a chill down his back. He would turn around sharply, but would find nothing.

This is too much torture for the monkey.

Especially for a being with such profound cultivation and strong perception, it was practically an unknown form of torture, constantly tormenting its spirit.

However, to everyone's surprise, the process of the monkey king leading the team to pick the fruit went incredibly smoothly, with no mishaps from picking the fruit to returning it to the red-leaf banyan tree.

Despite constantly looking around, the evil, dark monster that had been anticipated never appeared.

This is the best news.

Except for one idiot who choked to death while stealing fruit to eat while picking fruit, everything is going in a good direction.

And this fool, abandoned by the fruit tree, his body still warm, fell into Li Yi's mouth.

"Oh, oh, oh!"

When the monkeys saw their king and his entourage returning laden with their spoils, they all became excited. They raised their arms and jumped around on the edge of the red banyan tree, making a series of chaotic and shrill noises.

The red-faced monkey king also breathed a sigh of relief, a human-like expression of relaxation appearing on his face as he ate fruit and looked around.

This food crisis has been temporarily resolved.

As dusk approached, the Monkey King and several other monkeys looked at the broken yellow crystal in their hands with disappointment, and with a whoosh, threw it away.

A shard of citrine arced through the air and landed right in front of Li Yi, then slowly sank.

Li Yi opened his mouth and bit it, then chewed it a few times, only feeling the tasteless, sharp fragments crunching away.

can not eat.

After spitting out the yellow crystal, Li Yi continued to stare at the red-leaf banyan tree, full of anticipation.

Sure enough, the next morning, the Monkey King and some strong monkeys were vaguely visible gathering in the treetops, huddled together, seemingly discussing something.

After a long while, the strongest group of monkeys in the entire troop solemnly gathered red leaves, put one in their mouths, and left with their wooden spears.

at last……

Li Yi followed silently, and the source of the yellow crystal was finally about to be revealed to it!

Led by the red-faced monkey king, the monkeys cautiously followed each other's footprints through the swamp, navigating through the poisonous thicket.

The red leaves they carry are likely time-limited, which keeps them moving at all times. Even hiding the red leaves in their fur only delays the time it takes for them to lose their effectiveness.

In other words, the monkeys' activity range in the swamp is limited, and the center of this circle is the banyan tree.

The radius is the distance traveled before the red leaves completely lose their effect.

About an hour later, the monkeys left the border of Li Yi's territory and headed in a direction that even Li Yi had never been before.

Li Yi followed along, glancing around as he went.

Even though the swamp appears completely black and covered with tangled vegetation, it still holds a wealth of information for the creature to discover.

Besides, if even these monkeys can go there, there's no reason why I can't.