Golden Toad Swallowing Heaven Initiated

The night deepened.

Chu Qing stared at the lake without moving.

The red-clad stranger stared at the moon without moving.

Late at night:

There was still no trace of the Three-legged Golden Toad.

But Chu Qing was neither anxious nor impatient.

He waited quietly.

One minute...

Half an hour...

An hour...

Suddenly, a faint ripple appeared on the still lake.

The ripple was exceedingly small.

Like the ripple left by a dragonfly lightly touching the water.

The ripple spread.

Chu Qing's pupils contracted as he instantly locked onto that spot.

One minute...

Five minutes...

He saw a pair of eyes emerge above the water.

Then came the mouth of a golden toad.

The golden toad opened its mouth, its tongue roaming through the air as though it were sweeping up moonlight, rolling it away like a meal and swallowing it.

A golden toad!

Was this the Three-legged Golden Toad Madam Jin had mentioned?

Was this the Three-legged Golden Toad the Princess Consort had mentioned?

Was this the Three-legged Golden Toad Redclad had mentioned?

Was this the golden toad that could let the Golden Toad Swallowing Heaven Method become Initiated directly?

At this moment:

Chu Qing actually trembled faintly with excitement.

Even though he could control his blood and qi, and his realm was already quite high.

Yet at this moment, his breathing grew heavy and his heartbeat accelerated.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

His heartbeat was like war drums.

Redclad frowned.

The next second, the golden toad sweeping up moonlight seemed to sense something.

Gurgle!

Ripples spread, and the golden toad sank.

Damn it!

The golden toad was running!

Without caring whether he would offend the red-clad stranger, Chu Qing charged toward the lake at nearly three times the speed of sound.

Water exploded upward.

Chu Qing vanished.

Only a bundle of