She Was Herself

As the insects retreated into the pool, everything returned to calm.

The pool water was no longer pure black either, but had turned a pale black.

Seeing this change, how could Xu Chunniang still not understand? The shadows lurking in the pool were clearly those black insects!

Though these insects were numerous, they possessed only Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation. How had they evaded her divine sense and spiritual power detection?

Xu Chunniang raised her eyes toward the Earth Core Lotus above the pool. Its ninth petal had already bloomed.

Whenever a spiritual treasure of heaven and earth appeared, there was often some fierce creature occupying and guarding it.

Could it be that these swarms of insects were the vicious creatures guarding the Earth Core Lotus?

Xu Chunniang released her divine sense into the pool. She could clearly see dark shadows constantly shifting beneath the water, yet her divine sense could not detect the black insects at all.

These black insects seemed to have fused into one with the pool water and the Earth Core Lotus within it.

Unless they left the water of their own accord, there was simply no way to pluck them out individually.

Logically speaking, insects with only Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation could never have mastered such astonishing concealment arts.

Could there be some other strange thing hidden in this pool?

Xu Chunniang swept her divine sense back and forth through the pool seven or eight times. Apart from those swaying shadows, she discovered nothing else.

It seemed she could only force the insect swarm to reveal itself.

Xu Chunniang unleashed several wind blades, slashing once more at the Earth Core Lotus, which had already bloomed eleven petals.

Sure enough, the insect swarm was alarmed. Great masses of insects rushed from the water, willing to die if