Sixty years of blacksmithing, a single hammer blow forging a celestial being.

Beside him, Tian Buwei nodded in deep agreement.

"That would be best."

Tang Jiannan looked at the middle position with some worry.

He was determined to obtain the Mysterious Snow Lotus; only by acquiring it could he claim the top prize.

Meanwhile, Li Ping'an, who could only hide in the middle of the lake, also heard the conversation of the people on the shore.

Then it dawned on me.

That's it!

It turns out that it takes at least thirty cultivators working together to reach the center of this central pool.

Relying on his immunity to all poisons, he walked to the center without any hesitation.

But going back is impossible.

Suddenly, an idea came to Li Ping'an's mind.

He took the Xuan Tian Snow Lotus from his bosom and quietly placed it in the center of the pile of lotus leaves.

A gentle breeze blew by, and the lotus leaves swayed.

The Xuan Tian Snow Lotus was revealed beneath the lotus leaves.

"Look! Isn't that the Mysterious Snow Lotus? It really is there! It was just hidden by the lotus leaves just now!"

Seeing this, Tian Buwei on the shore was extremely excited.

"Yes! That's the Mysterious Snow Lotus!"

Seeing this, Tang Jiannan was completely relieved.

He quickly said,

"Hurry! There's no time to lose, let's start picking the snow lotus! Otherwise, when the Crimson Fire Sect and other sects arrive, another fierce battle is inevitable!"

"good!"

All the disciples agreed in unison.

Tang Jiannan turned to a burly man behind him and said.

"Mo Songyuan, this time it all depends on you!"

The man named Mo Songyuan seemed both excited and somewhat admiring towards Tang Jiannan.

He said in a trembling voice,

"It is my honor to serve Senior Brother Tang! Leave this matter to me!"

"OK!"

Tang Jiannan patted Mo Songyuan on the shoulder and said,

"After this matter is over, I will introduce you to the inner sect."

"Thank you very much, Senior Brother Tang!"

Upon hearing this, Mo Songyuan was immediately thrilled.

Then he took off his coat and strode to the shore.

At the same time, all the disciples of the Tongtian Sword Sect stood behind him.

They each held a jade-green talisman in their hands.

Mo Songyuan, who was standing on the shore, took out a set of heavy armor from his bosom and put it on with difficulty.

Then he took out a poison-avoiding talisman and gently crushed it.

In an instant, a faint green light appeared on its surface.

This is a poison-avoidance talisman, a second-tier talisman, which can temporarily dispel poisonous gas.

He relied on this talisman and the heavy armor he was wearing.

Mo Songyuan then took a deep breath and stepped into the black mud.

As soon as he stepped into the muddy swamp, the deadly poison instantly began to seep into Mo Songyuan's body.

Although there were poison-avoiding talismans and heavy armor.

However, the corrosive poison still seeped into the armor, burning Mo Songyuan's skin.

Mo Songyuan's expression turned extremely ugly as he forcibly endured the excruciating pain.

I walked completely into the mud and felt as if thousands of steel needles were pricking my whole body, causing excruciating pain.

However, he had already mentally prepared himself to retrieve the Mysterious Snow Lotus for his senior brother Tang.

He gritted his teeth and strode toward the Xuan Tian Snow Lotus in the center.

He hadn't taken more than a few steps when the pale green light that had been maintaining its surface began to dim.

Faced with the deadly poison in the central pool, the poison-avoiding talisman wouldn't last long at all.

However, it was in this very moment that the light was about to dim.

A disciple on the shore who was holding a poison-avoiding talisman immediately crushed the talisman.

The poison-repelling effect was extended to Mo Songyuan.

And so, every time Mo Songyuan took a few steps, the effect of the poison-avoiding talisman would wear off.

The disciples on the shore will then cast another poison-avoiding talisman.

Through this relay cycle.

Mo Songyuan then encouraged himself to persevere in the quagmire.

Step by step, they walked toward the Mysterious Snow Lotus in the center of the mud.

As he got closer, he was able to see the entire Xuan Tian Snow Lotus.

The thought of soon being able to obtain the Xuan Tian Snow Lotus filled Mo Songyuan with excitement.

If I retrieve this Mysterious Snow Lotus for Senior Brother Tang, he will be able to enter the inner sect, and his cultivation resources will double.

And he did such a big thing for Senior Brother Tang.

From now on, he'll belong to Senior Brother Tang.

Senior Brother Tang is definitely going to reach the Foundation Establishment stage; his future is limitless.

He'll have someone to rely on from now on.

Thinking of this, Mo Songyuan quickened his pace.

In the blink of an eye, they arrived beside the Xuan Tian Snow Lotus.

Watching the snow lotus swaying in the wind, Mo Songyuan took a deep breath and reached out to pick it.

Just then, it felt as if my head had been struck by something heavy.

Then everything went black and I couldn't see anything anymore.

What happened?

Tang Jiannan was watching Mo Songyuan's every move intently from the shore.

Mo Songyuan suddenly disappeared from the mud.

He couldn't help but frown.

"What happened? What went wrong? We absolutely cannot afford any mistakes now!"

He stared intently at the center of the mud pit.

Then, not long after, Mo Songyuan's figure reappeared in the center.

Because of the distance, only an outline could be seen.

But when he saw Mo Songyuan appear, he actually breathed a sigh of relief.

Maybe my foot slipped.

Then he saw Mo Songyuan excitedly waving his hands, holding the Xuan Tian Snow Lotus in his hands.

Seeing this, Tang Jiannan couldn't help but shout loudly.

"Snow lotus is delicate, don't swing it around like that! Quickly put it away!"

Upon hearing this, Mo Songyuan quickly and carefully put the snow lotus away.

"Alright, bring him back quickly! Use the tether!"

"Okay, Senior Brother Tang!"

The disciples on the shore nodded in agreement.

He then took out another type of talisman from his bosom, a guiding talisman.

One of the disciples crushed the guiding talisman, and a golden light shot out from the disciple's palm.

They crossed half the lake and directly grabbed Li Ping'an's arm in the middle of the lake.

That's right, it was Li Ping'an.

Just now, he hid under the lotus leaves and, while Mo Songyuan went to pick the Xuan Tian Snow Lotus, sent him to his death with a single blow. Then, he changed into Mo Songyuan's clothes in the mud.

They pulled a switcheroo.

There's no other way; only those on the shore can get ashore on their own, otherwise they'll be trapped in this quagmire forever.

Li Ping'an felt a force slowly pulling him towards the shore.

This force is extremely strong, even capable of resisting the silt that is slowly moving towards the center of the pool.

His body was moved several meters away.

However, the duration of this traction spell is indeed very short.

After moving a few meters away, the golden ray of light ran out of power and disappeared.

Before Li Ping'an could retreat, another beam of light shot over.

He grabbed Li Ping'an's arm again and continued to pull him outwards.

It turned out to be the dozens of disciples on the shore, each holding a guiding talisman in their hand.

It's another relay cycle; once one card is used up, the next person takes over.

And so, Li Ping'an was gradually pulled back to the shore by countless traction talismans.

"I see!"

Li Ping'an looked at the group of people on the shore who were operating with practiced skills, and then he suddenly realized what was going on.

It turns out that the Xuan Tian Snow Lotus requires dozens of people to work together to harvest it.