From Swamp Dog to Crocodile Ancestor

While cultivating and tending to the spirit insects, the white python also rested, thoroughly enjoying this peaceful time.

Before we knew it, dusk was approaching.

Orange light spilled onto the dark swamp, casting a golden veil over it. The white python adjusted itself, raised its head, and absorbed the twilight glow.

The wisps of orange-yellow light were swallowed directly into the white python's mouth. It had become so skilled at this process that it hardly needed the aid of the citrine anymore.

After completing its cultivation, the white python sensed the two unbalanced forces within its body and suddenly felt a surge of sleepiness, so it drifted off to sleep.

It condensed three kinds of rosy light and combined them with its own fire bloodline to form solar flames, instantly bringing the power of this half of the bloodline to its extreme, which had already overwhelmed the other half of the water bloodline.

Although it had already tried to refine the moonlight into the water, the progress was very slow, and the solar flames were overwhelmed as soon as they took shape.

As a result, a state of imbalance similar to that of Li Yi also appeared inside the white python's body.

This has prevented it from sensing the threshold of Foundation Establishment, and it is still hovering at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

As the white python slept, it suddenly felt a familiar gaze upon it. It opened its eyes in surprise and turned its head to look.

Li Yi emerged from seclusion at some point and appeared beside it like a ghost. His aura was extremely strange and undetectable, and he was looking at it.

Hiss~

The white python instantly coiled around Li Yi, affectionately circling him and flicking its tongue to sense his presence, immediately feeling at ease.

After a brief spiritual exchange, Li Yi carefully comforted it, and then slowly approached the insect nest.

Sensing Li Yi's arrival, the swarm of spirit insects emerged from their nest, transforming into a shimmering mist that buzzed and danced around Li Yi.

Many spirit insects landed on Li Yi's scales, adding a layer of silver and yellow skin to his body.

Li Yi closed his brownish-yellow eyes, subtly sensing the state of the group of spirit insects, and felt secretly satisfied.

Without their own nurturing, these spirit insects have still multiplied to this extent on their own, and it looks like they will be completely stable in a few more years, which is naturally gratifying.

Although they are still relatively weak, and hundreds or thousands of them gathered together are only roughly equivalent to the third level of Qi Refining, in Li Yi's view, this group of spirit insects has unlimited potential.

With a thought, Li Yi caused a dense poisonous aura to gather around him. Within a few breaths, the area was completely obscured by the thick poisonous aura, and nothing could be seen anymore.

Within the poisonous barrier, all the spirit insects danced excitedly, joyfully devouring this omnipresent power, gathering together and emitting waves of joy.

After everything was over, Li Yi looked at the sky as night was about to fall and headed towards the red-leafed banyan tree.

Six months later, it finally had the chance to see what that troublesome ancient monster had become.

Before arriving there, Li Yi had already made some preparations in his mind.

If it were to establish its foundation like this, I would have no choice but to retreat far away, then try to dig through the roots of the big willow tree, causing the mother crocodile in the process of establishing its foundation to sink into the swampy mud, and then leave this place with the white python.

After some time, Li Yi caught a glimpse of the red-leaf banyan tree in the distance.

However, it can no longer be called a red-leaf banyan tree; the once vibrant, fiery red leaves have now turned completely yellowish-green.

The shape of the leaves also became twisted and messy, as if they had been gnawed by many insects, revealing a strange feeling.

Its shadow stood there, slightly distorted, amidst the hazy poisonous barrier, naturally carrying a faint aura of fear.

Li Yi quickly accepted this huge change.

After all, it had witnessed firsthand how this ancient and strange insect could not be completely killed time and time again, and then completely changed its form. In Li Yi's eyes, each change was equivalent to the birth of a brand new creature.

Now, it's not surprising that it has somehow parasitized or merged with the banyan tree, resulting in this horrific change.

A vast expanse of yellow mist enveloped the tree-like ancient creature from all directions, surrounding it.

The poisonous barrier surged forward, extremely dense, and flowed more than ten times faster than before. In just a dozen breaths, it enveloped the ancient monster and insects, completely turning the surroundings into a labyrinth.

If you look closely, you can see that within these poisonous barriers manipulated by Li Yi, there are ubiquitous, mixed green winds stirring within them, making the spread of the poisonous barriers extremely rapid.

The poisonous barrier belongs to the soil element of the swamp, and the green wind belongs to the wood element of the swamp. Both are part of the swamp's energy. When they combine now, it's like wind fueling a fire, causing them to grow rapidly.

A chilling silence enveloped the surroundings.

However, the tree-like ancient monster remained unchanged.

Soon after, a rustling sound was heard.

A female antelope with cloudy pupils fell from the dense canopy in a strange posture, chewing on yellowish-green leaves.

Bang bang bang!

Several small antelopes were killed in the same way, and then three more shadows fell from the treetops.

The three blue-eyed toads' huge blue eyes were completely cloudy, and they stood up unsteadily as if they had lost their self-awareness.

These two completely different creatures stood up from the ground and turned their heads in unison to look at Li Yi, who was in the thick poisonous barrier.

Bang bang bang!

More shadows continued to fall from the treetops, like ripe fruit dropping to the ground; various creatures were present: poisonous insects, monkeys, wild dogs, honey badgers...

They all stood up in unison, looking at Li Yi in the thick fog with eyes of all sizes, and a terrifying and absurd feeling rushed over them.

Li Yi was startled, never expecting that he had been exposed so easily.

Before it could react, the bodies of these unknown creatures burst open, and various limbs, tentacles, spider legs, or things resembling entire centipedes extended from within, using them to move quickly toward Li Yi.

Seeing a blue-eyed golden toad crawling backwards towards him with seven limbs protruding from its back, Li Yi opened his mouth and spat out a series of poison bullets.

Bang bang bang!

The poison bomb exploded above the group of creatures, corroding their flesh and exposing their deformed bones. They swayed and slowed down considerably.

Only the three blue-eyed golden toads, whose cultivation was not weak, seemed to instinctively lose their magical abilities and silently rushed towards Li Yi.

Li Yi immediately turned his head, a faint green wind rose around him, swirling with thick fog, and he fled at an extremely fast speed in an unknown direction.

Before long, all the creatures were frozen in place, as if there was a wall in front of them that they could not cross.

Their murky eyes pierced through the poisonous barrier, staring intently at Li Yi's retreating figure, but unable to move forward, they turned and headed towards the dense trees.

Soon after, Li Yi looked in that direction with apprehension, and fear began to grow in his heart.

If this continues, how many swamp creatures will those ancient monsters transform? Won't that lead to a terrible disaster?!