From Swamp Dog to Crocodile Ancestor

Through the diffused yellow mist and the flowing green haze, Li Yi's perception penetrated deeper and deeper, layer by layer.

At that moment, Li Yi suddenly felt a daze around him, but he immediately came to his senses and looked around at the dark willow tree hollow.

Click.

A slight cracking sound rang out, and the brown crystal in his mouth shattered again, turning into a gray crystal that peeled off.

It turns out I had reached my limit.

After thinking about it, Li Yi realized that he couldn't maintain that strange state indefinitely. This time, he had unknowingly reached his limit during his cultivation.

However, we now have a direction for the future.

Li Yi only needs to continue cultivating with the help of this brown crystal, gradually analyzing the water-related portion of the swamp's energy, and then continue forward.

As for the pure energy, it is still the pure moonlight, which is enough to support everything.

Slowly rising from the yellow wax stone, Li Yi's massive body moved slowly toward the outside of the large willow tree's hollow.

The white python, very alert, woke up and followed behind Li Yi, hissing as it watched Li Yi's figure disappear into the swamp under the big willow tree.

As dawn approached, Li Yi, who had unknowingly cultivated all night, was still full of energy and in top condition.

Apart from a slight burning pain in my back, there were no other unusual symptoms.

Everything was ready, and Li Yi planned to return to the location of the red banyan tree to see what the red-haired fox was up to.

The faint dawn light ripped through the night sky, the heavens were still a blur, and it was the brief transition between day and night. Soon, the sun would rise.

Li Yi silently returned to the location of the red-leaf banyan tree, surveyed the surroundings, and then found a secluded spot where he could safely watch everything before sinking into the mud.

At this moment, baboons were sleeping everywhere under the red banyan tree, whether they were old, young, or in their prime.

Even the baboons with cultivation levels in the trees remained still, their thick arms hanging down from the trees, swaying weakly and slightly.

According to the baboons' daily routine, this shouldn't be the case; the entire troop is in a vulnerable state, which is extremely dangerous for survival in the swamp.

rustling~

A section of the red-leaf banyan tree's canopy suddenly began to shake, as if something was struggling, and some fiery red leaves fell like snowflakes.

boom!

A brownish-red figure fell from the tree canopy and landed with a thud on the ground beneath the banyan tree.

After a while, the one-armed old baboon trembled, its remaining arm flailing wildly, but it still couldn't get up.

Li Yi observed from nearby, his heart filled with shock. Even an old baboon at the ninth level of Qi Refining couldn't avoid this strange, bewitching smoke.

It seems I underestimated it.

Suddenly, the old baboon struggled to roll over, opened its mouth and spat out a beam of orange light, which pierced its own waist with a hiss.

Suddenly, a deep cut appeared, and a series of blood splattered out.

The excruciating pain caused the old baboon's pupils to widen sharply, dispelling most of the confusion in its mind. It jolted to its feet.

Ignoring its own injuries, the old baboon ran around, checking on its kin and trying to wake them up.

Unfortunately, its attempts were futile. Neither the orange light nor the damage seemed to help it. Once it was completely unconscious, there was no chance of it ever waking up again.

Seeing that all attempts were in vain, the old baboon squatted in place for a moment, then nimbly climbed up the banyan tree, picked a handful of red leaves, and fled from the banyan tree's range without looking back.

But Li Yi discovered that it hadn't run far; instead, it was watching from somewhere in the distance, just like him.

As day and night completely alternated, the dim dawn gradually brightened, and the sun rose in the east, its rays shining brightly and becoming increasingly dazzling.

A red figure appeared in the distance, hopping and leaping with remarkable agility.

The red fox moved with a gust of wind, its feet barely touching the ground, cautiously and nimbly approaching the area around the banyan tree. Only after seeing the unconscious baboons on the ground did it slowly continue its approach.

With a few more leaps, the red fox leaped into the shelter of the banyan tree, where a comatose baboon lay at its feet.

It circled the banyan tree several times, looking up at its dense canopy, ready to face any attack from the tree at any moment, while also observing what was on the tree.

After a while, the red fox darted up the banyan tree. After a slight rustling sound, it jumped down again and made a strange, sharp sound in one direction.

Soon, several more red foxes darted out from that direction and quickly approached the area, with the one with the brightest fur arriving first.

The old fox stood up, hands behind its back, looking around at the baboons. A look of satisfaction appeared on its face, but its eyes were full of solemnity.

It waved its hand, and the remaining nine red-haired foxes with cultivation immediately scattered like the wind, gathering all the unconscious baboons together.

Not long after, the old fox stared at the piled-up baboons, carefully examined them, and then a slight look of disappointment appeared on his face.

The old baboon was not among them. It possessed profound cultivation and was probably not completely affected, so it seized the opportunity to escape.

However, this does not affect the overall situation.

Li Yi's brownish-yellow pupils gleamed with light; the actions of this Flame Breath Fox Clan piqued its curiosity about what they were trying to do.

They don't seem to want to eliminate this rival and take over the place; they have other plans.

Sure enough, the foxes then arranged the unconscious baboons into a strange circular formation, with the baboons possessing cultivation standing head to head in the center.

The stronger baboons, lacking cultivation, were in the second circle, their heads facing outwards, while the weaker baboons were all in the outermost circle, facing the same direction.

Then, the nine red foxes dispersed, leaving only the old fox standing in the center of the formation.

The old fox muttered incantations, its white whiskers twitching across its face. Then it opened its mouth and spat out a purple fragment that appeared in mid-air, emitting a bright purple flame.

In an instant, Li Yi considered retreating. A burning pain erupted from the old wound on his back, as if it were gradually burning.

However, the old fox didn't seem to notice its presence this time, perhaps because Li Yi's wound on his back had healed and the fragment was completely embedded in it.

Or perhaps Li Yi's cultivation level has improved, and his physical body has become even stronger, allowing him to conceal the fluctuations of the fragments.

In short, the old fox seemed unaware, reaching out its furry paws to grab the fragments, and then carving some kind of pattern on the ground amidst the baboons.

Tiny specks of purple fire flickered through the rough, charred surface before quickly going out.

Soon after, a strange array consisting of unconscious baboons and black carbon traces appeared under the red banyan tree.