From Swamp Dog to Crocodile Ancestor

The dim but gradually strengthening light of dawn shone on the black scales on Li Yi's back, reflecting a misty haze.

Li Yi's body crawled out of the tree hole inch by inch, and a hazy yellow mist had appeared in his brown-yellow eyes.

It crawled slowly, then burrowed into the mud and quickly left the area of ​​the big willow tree.

The moment Li Yi left the shelter of the big willow tree, he sensed the faint poisonous barrier around him, as if it were an extension of his perception.

His senses extended outwards along the hazy, slowly flowing heavy mist, quickly exceeding Li Yi's original range of perception above the mud.

It extends to three times its original area before reaching a vague boundary; beyond that lies the true unknown.

Ever since Li Yi conceived the idea of ​​splitting the swamp's energy and achieved initial success, it has felt a boost in its own power.

At that time, he had just finished his cultivation and was still comprehending when the demon tree locked onto his location, followed by a series of deadly attacks.

It was completely unable to utilize its newly acquired and powerful sensory abilities.

Now is the time for it to truly shine.

In the black sludge, a spine was faintly visible, sliding silently through the mud. As Li Yi moved, the poisonous barrier above also underwent subtle changes, almost imperceptible to anyone but Li Yi.

In the swamp, poisonous obstacles are everywhere, so Li Yi's perception range will be enhanced at all times.

Moreover, as Li Yi continues to cultivate this path, its upper limit continues to rise.

Before long, Li Yi completely left the area of ​​the big willow tree and found no trace of the demon tree in the surroundings.

It has temporarily left this place.

After some time, Li Yi quietly arrived at a flowing slope, but suddenly stopped.

A pair of brownish-yellow eyes suddenly opened, and Li Yi emerged from the mud, carefully sniffing the faint scent around him with the tip of his long snout.

The smell of a red-faced monkey.

After carefully confirming that the scent was concentrated at the entrance of the hidden cave on the slope, Li Yi finally decided to kill and slowly moved over.

The Spirit Spring must not be lost. Although neither it nor the white python has used it recently, this spiritual object is extremely important. It can heal wounds and is of great benefit to the white python.

Inside the cavity.

The clear blue spring water gurgled and released a refreshing fragrance. The water was crystal clear and had an ocean-like blue hue.

With no toxic pollution and incredibly pure air, this place is a unique sanctuary.

The blue light it emitted illuminated the dark interior walls and the faces of several red-faced monkeys.

A red-faced monkey, its stomach rumbling, slowly approached the spring, scooped up a handful of azure water with both hands, and took a sip.

Then, it took out a large leaf, scooped up some spiritual water, and fed it to the few red-faced monkeys that were barely surviving there.

There are only seven or eight red-faced monkeys left here, all old, weak, sick and disabled. The strongest one among them has no arms and sits in the corner with a gloomy look in his eyes.

After finishing its task, the red-faced monkey holding the leaves sighed and then looked hopefully into the dark cave entrance.

But as it looked around, its animal instincts kicked in and it sensed a heavy and terrifying chill.

Something terrible seems to be approaching.

Just like the maddening oppressive feeling before a downpour, the atmosphere inside the cavity unconsciously froze.

Before long, all the red-faced monkeys were watching this scene, and they stood up warily, baring their teeth as they stared at the dark cave entrance.

Li Yi's head was slowly illuminated by the blue light, revealing a jet-black head, ruthless brown-yellow eyes, and a massive body.

In that instant, all the red-faced monkeys inside trembled as they stared at the terrifying predator, their faces filled with despair.

A tremendous sense of oppression descended.

The opponent's massive body blocked the only exit.

Li Yi's brownish-yellow eyes slowly swept across the entire cavity, passing over each of the red-faced monkeys, and finally landing on the red-faced monkey that had lost both arms.

There was only one person with cultivation, but he was crippled.

These monkeys are really lucky; they've found another sanctuary.

Where is the Monkey King?

After a moment's thought, Li Yi exerted force with his long tail and thick limbs at the same time, and his entire body suddenly burst out with extreme speed, transforming into a black shadow as he rushed into the fray.

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The white python crawled out of the hole in the big willow tree, its beautiful pupils trembling slightly as it looked around at the marshland gradually illuminated by the dim morning light.

Since Li Yi did not return, it most likely means that the demon tree is not lurking nearby.

Even so, it remained extremely cautious, observing for a long time before finally arriving at the large willow tree.

As the morning light gradually brightened, a touch of purple fell upon the white python's fine white scales, and the python tilted its head back to swallow a drop of willow tree sap.

A surge of life force exploded within its body. The white python coiled its body, its flesh crackling and popping softly, while its head was raised high.

Its physical body is far less powerful than Li Yi's; it can only consume a drop of willow tree sap every half month at the very least, otherwise it will be unable to withstand it.

The first ray of rosy dawn pierced the white python's pupils, and its body quickly calmed down, absorbing this hard-won sunrise.

From sunrise to sunset, three different kinds of rosy clouds are created.

The sunrise, tinged with purple, is the rarest and most penetrating, requiring the highest level of timing and inspiration.

If you miss even a moment, you lose a whole day's opportunity.

The midday glow is the most brilliant and intense, revealing a scorching fire-like quality, but it is also absorbed the most by the ubiquitous swampy poisonous barrier.

Although it has the largest quantity and is the easiest to absorb and expel, few creatures in the swamp can actually master it.

Compared to the other two types, the twilight glow is moderate, neither rare nor vast, and its obstruction by the swamp's poison barrier is manageable. Overall, it is slightly easier than the dawn glow.

However, the existence of such a strange and spiritual object as citrine suddenly reduced the difficulty of cultivating the Twilight Glow technique considerably.

The monkey troop and baboon troop all benefited greatly, becoming a gradually growing cultivation race.

The white python was so engrossed in the momentary spiritual energy that it didn't notice a short, dark shadow gradually approaching from outside the large willow tree.

Whoosh!

A whooshing sound rang out as an arrow-shaped orange-yellow beam shot out, heading straight for the white python's head.

In the blink of an eye, the white python suddenly opened its eyes, first with a sense of horror, and subconsciously wielded the yellow crystal sword to meet the attack.

Two beams of orange light clashed in front of the white python, bursting into a dazzling firework.

A charred piece of wooden spear flew out and landed in the swamp.

The white python stared suspiciously at the short, dark figure that had missed its target and immediately fled, but did not give chase.

The area around here is currently very dangerous.