Dual cultivation makes you stronger, everyone else is a prodigy, and I'm the only one slacking

All around was quiet as everyone was meditating and resting.

Liu Wei suddenly opened his eyes and, unable to contain himself, made a suggestion to Su Man'er.

"Senior Sister Su, this is just the outer edge of the forest, and there are some low-level demonic beasts around here. I'm thinking, why don't we take advantage of this time and capture one alive to tame it? That way we can complete the sect trial ahead of schedule and make the trip worthwhile. What do you think, Senior Sister?"

Their current location is about three hours away from the Bone-Eroding Swamp, and it will take them about three hours to navigate the flying boat.

To avoid arriving at the swamp in the dead of night and being possessed by demons, they had to set off no later than noon, so that they would arrive at the outer edge of the Bone-Eating Swamp just as the first rays of sunlight shone on the earth the next day.

This gives you ample time to traverse the entire Bone-Corroding Swamp area throughout the day.

Su Man'er glanced at him and warned, "Go if you want. But remember, you have to be back before you leave! If you delay things, you'll be in big trouble!"

"Don't worry, senior sister, I'll be right back."

Less than an hour later, a scream echoed through the silent forest.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Wei scrambled back, looking disheveled and exhausted.

"Senior Sister Su, help me!"

When Su Man'er saw the silver-white cub that Liu Wei was holding tightly in his arms, her face immediately turned pale with shock.

His fiery temper nearly exploded. "You idiot! That's a cub of the Frost Wolf. This beast has a fearsome reputation in the cultivation world, and its pack is very united."

Moreover, they are extremely vengeful by nature. If you try to abduct their cubs, it's like stirring up a hornet's nest. The entire wolf pack will hunt you down relentlessly.

Sure enough, before Su Man'er could do anything, the surrounding dense forest lit up with eerie green beast eyes.

A large horde of wolf demons swept over like a tidal wave, their howls rising and falling in waves.

Because of Liu Wei's stupidity, the battle was extremely fierce.

The wolf demons were not strong enough, but their numbers were too great. By the time Su Man'er, Shi Shangxu, and the others had finally dealt with the group of wolf demons that were attacking them, dawn had already broken, and the time had been delayed until the next day.

After being delayed for two days, Su Man'er was speechless, her pretty face extremely unpleasant.

She looked at the wolf carcasses scattered on the ground and glared fiercely at Liu Wei.

The sect only gave them fifteen days to complete the mission. If they couldn't return to the main peak within fifteen days, they would be automatically forfeiting from the upcoming sect secret realm competition, no matter how strong they were.

Seeing this, Jiang Yuxing slowly said:

"Senior Sister Su, if we set off now and speed up the flying boat, we might be able to force our way across that bone-corroding swamp before sunset when the yang energy is at its peak."

"Now that things have come to this, there's no other way," Su Man'er gritted her teeth and ordered everyone to continue on their way.

Perhaps due to the chaotic demonic energy caused by the repeated land battles with the wolf pack yesterday, the core spiritual hub at the bottom of the flying boat was somehow damaged, resulting in a decrease in the flow of spiritual energy and a significant reduction in speed.

No matter how much Su Man'er activated her true energy, the flying boat continued to move slowly through the sea of ​​clouds.

Jiang Yuxing stood with his hands behind his back, watching the sky gradually darken, a smile he couldn't suppress creeping onto his lips.

After a long and arduous journey, the airship finally entered the heart of the Bone-Eating Swamp, just as the last rays of sunlight began to fall.

Night began to take over the entire swamp, the mud below churned, and countless miasma and chilling roars rose into the sky.

Su Man'er's expression hardened, and she loudly reminded everyone to prepare for battle.

"Something from the swamp is coming."

Upon hearing the commotion, Yu Luoning and Shi Shangxu exchanged a glance and stepped forward in unison, one on the left and one on the right, firmly protecting Qin Ranqiu, who had no cultivation. Wang Hebo was protected by Liu Wei and Hu Qing.

Yu Luoning's wary gaze swept over the thick fog surging around them.

Just then, something strange happened. The entire airship seemed to lose the support of spiritual power, the protective shield at the bottom shattered, and it plummeted straight down into the swampy mudflats below.

In a dizzying moment, a strange poisonous mist tore through space, and a mesmerizing array swept in from all directions.

Amidst the deafening roar of weightlessness, the surrounding thick fog transformed into intense light.

No matter how Shi Shangxu pulled, the violent suction force still forcibly tore the three apart.

The next moment, when Yu Luoning opened her eyes, she found herself standing on a sticky, muddy swamp.

All around was silent; she and Su Man's childhood friends were completely separated.

Yu Luoning was all alone.

She glanced around; visibility was extremely low.

She couldn't help but think to herself that if she wandered around recklessly, she would surely end up in a deadly place. It would be better to steady herself and leave a mark here.

Yu Luoning channeled her spiritual power to protect herself, and then carved her own unique little fish code onto the ancient tree and the boulder beside her.

Just then, she suddenly noticed something wriggling in the swampy weeds behind her.

That was the hissing sound of limbs brushing against silky grass leaves.

Yu Luoning assumed a defensive stance, warily scanning her surroundings.

He activated a wisp of divine thought and summoned the mice in the space.

With its exceptional senses, the little mouse shrieked, "Master, there's a mud pit ahead! Be careful!"

Yu Luoning immediately stopped and, without any hesitation, used the Moon Slash Technique on the spot that Shushu had indicated.

The moment the sword energy was drawn from its sheath.

Suddenly, a mud wave ten feet high surged up from the mud pit ahead.

The sword energy collided with the mud waves, and with a whoosh, mud droplets flew everywhere.

Yu Luoning raised her hand to cover herself, but the black mud still splashed all over her.

Before they could catch their breath, a ferocious creature as thick as a bucket and covered in green venomous scales burst out of the ground.

A giant, bone-corroding python with strength equivalent to the late Foundation Establishment stage. It is also a well-known native of this bone-corroding swamp.

The green python opened its mouth wide, spewing poisonous mist, and wherever it passed, the vegetation withered rapidly.

Yu Luoning lightly touched the ground with her toes, quickly widening the distance by more than ten meters.

Her eyes turned completely cold; it seemed another tough battle was about to begin.

Cui Xiu's large black sword was no longer there.

Her own strength has been greatly reduced, making her inevitably more restrained in combat. However, this is a good opportunity to test her underlings.

Yu Luoning's expression was indifferent as he raised his right hand, a thought forming in his mind.

A burst of golden light erupted from the jade bracelet on his wrist, and the Myriad Ant Soul Control Crystal within his body circulated wildly, transforming the ripples of beast control into an invisible storm.

"Dinner's ready, guys!"

The next moment, tens of thousands of black flying ants in the space, like a pitch-black whirlwind, buzzed and swirled toward the giant snake.

Crunch, crunch—it was the sound of flesh being devoured.

This green python, which dominated the swamp, was devoured alive by the terrifying mandibles of the black flying ants.

In just a short while, only a huge skeleton remained on the ground.

Yu Luoning was connected to the flying ants by their consciousness, and at this moment she seemed to feel that the flying ants' strength had increased.

However, due to the python's limited size, the flying ants on the periphery who didn't manage to get a single bite of meat looked rather pathetic.

Their size is very different from that of a well-fed flying ant.

Sighing, Yu Luoning rested her chin on her hand, lost in thought.

Should we focus on improving the overall strength of the flying ant army, or on training a few elite flying ants?

It seems we have to take both steps.

Yu Luoning's gaze swept across the ant swarm, locking onto a few particularly robust black flying ants with prominent bodies, and a smile curled at the corner of his lips.