South Dream Water Kingdom

Qin Yang was very clear in his heart that his and Zhang Zhengyi's identities were questionable, and anyone with a brain would suspect them.

It's just that everyone here is a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and no one thinks that two Qi Nurturing cultivators can make any waves. Plus, no one here wants to cause trouble, and Bai Yutang admitted to having an old acquaintance with them, so everyone pretended to be confused.

In the end, it's just that they look down on these two cheap fellow disciples.

Qin Yang himself was very clear that he couldn't leave alone now. Steward Qiu, that old bastard, had hidden killing intent. Others thought he was just wary of the dangers that might appear around them, but Qin Yang himself could clearly sense it, like a thorn in his back, constantly stimulating his mind to jump wildly.

This old bastard really wants to kill me, even with just a trace of suspicion, he holds the thought of rather killing by mistake than letting go.

But, now that he's already entered here, why is he still dwelling on the previous matter? Qin Yang stood behind Bai Yutang with a sullen face, pondering what to do next.

Before long, the people from Ten Thousand Eternity Commerce returned, but there were obviously two fewer people. Steward Qiu casually replied that the two had tried to walk around to see if they could bypass the swamp.

It doesn't matter whether others believe it or not, as long as he believes it himself.

Coming to the edge of the swamp again, Qin Yang quietly took out two Wind Travel Talismans from his inventory and casually stuffed them into his boots. True essence surged, following the Daoist Talisman Scripts on the Wind Travel Talismans, slowly activating them.

Activating the talisman core can directly activate the entire Talisman Scripts in one go, which is faster, but the duration is shorter. This method of activation doesn't cause the Talisman Scripts itself to dissipate instantly, so the duration is longer, but the speed is reduced.

Like the Autumn Cicada Talisman, the advantage of this activation method is that once the activation starts, there is almost no spiritual power fluctuation afterward.

Unfortunately, apart from talisman masters who have a deep understanding of the Talisman Scripts themselves, few people understand this method, because the activation method is more complicated, involving true essence control, and the operation of true essence on the talisman path is even more difficult than directly making talismans...

After activating the Talisman Scripts, Qin Yang continued to silently circulate the Conceal Void Art, concealing all the spiritual power fluctuations in his body.

"Everyone be careful." With a low shout, everyone entered the swamp one after another.

As soon as he entered, Bai Yutang couldn't help but recall what Qin Yang had told him before. Although he was puzzled, the speed under his feet soared. The mud traps in the swamp had almost no effect on this speed.

Bai Yutang accelerated, and the others from Boundless Dao Academy also accelerated. Qin Yang remained silent, mixing in with the crowd.

Perhaps it was because there were many experts here, but after entering the swamp and running wildly for half an hour, the previous strangeness did not appear. There was only the inherent silence here, without any other danger.

Qin Yang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, perhaps the strangeness did feel invincible and took the initiative to hide.

"Plop."

After running wildly for a while, a sound of falling into the water suddenly came from behind.

"Liu Fei is gone!" A Ten Thousand Eternity Commerce expert lowered his voice and exclaimed.

"Go, don't stop, everyone be careful!" Steward Qiu's face was gloomy, his eyes like an eagle's, sharply sweeping around, and he shouted in a deep voice.

In an instant, the speed of the group increased by another three points, and many people began to circulate their true essence to speed up.

As the spiritual power fluctuations spread, Qin Yang, who was running wildly with the crowd in front, changed his expression slightly, and his pace couldn't help but speed up by another three points.

"Plop!"

Another sound of falling into the water, and everyone looked vigilantly, but only saw a small puddle, splashing a lot of water, and no one was seen.

"Wang Hu is also gone..." The low exclamation made everyone's faces very ugly.

Two Foundation Establishment cultivators, although not very strong, also had magic weapons to protect themselves and true essence to protect their bodies. What could make two Foundation Establishment cultivators disappear in an instant without even having time to warn them?

"Damn it, what the hell is this, get out of here!" A strong man, with red eyes, strode towards the small puddle, holding a long spear full of spiritual light, and bursting out with murderous aura.

When he walked to the small puddle and took a look, the strong man's eyes widened, and he exclaimed.

"Wang Hu!"

In the small puddle, sparse aquatic plants slowly dispersed, revealing a corpse with a missing skull, floating quietly within.

The corpse's clothes were intact, with no other visible injuries. Its eyes were open, seemingly fixed on the front, and a smile that was not a smile hung on its pale face, making it even more eerie.

As if sensing the approaching strong man, the corpse's gaze solidified on him, its mouth slightly open, and its arms seemed to struggle to reach out of the water.

Upon seeing this scene, the strong man didn't think much; the one below was his friend. Almost subconsciously, he reached out to grab the corpse's hand.

As he pulled Wang Hu's corpse halfway out of the water, an angry roar filled with shock and rage came from behind.

"Let go!"

Unfortunately, it was already too late.

A sudden change occurred.

Behind the corpse, a monster with a mouth but no eyes, nose, or ears, with a blood basin-like mouth, rushed out from behind.

This monster was entirely black, resembling a water crocodile in shape, but without scales on its body. Its skin was smooth, yet without any luster. After rushing out, it ignored the strong man's spear and swayed in the air, its blood basin-like mouth instantly appearing beside the strong man, biting his head off and dragging him into the puddle, disappearing without a trace...

Everyone finally saw this scene clearly, but they only felt a chill run down their spines, their hair standing on end.

This monster's speed was terrifyingly fast, its aura concealed, and the Foundation Establishment cultivator's true essence protection was like paper under its sharp teeth, offering no resistance whatsoever.

Another one died...

The group had no time to delay. Returning the way they came would lead to unknown consequences. For now, they could only continue forward.

Qin Yang continued to run wildly, a thought inexplicably arising in his mind: this monster wasn't afraid of them, but rather afraid of them escaping the swamp, which was why it only attacked when they had entered the middle.

Does this thing really have such strong intelligence? "Senior Brother Bai, do you know what this monster is?" Qin Yang approached Bai Yutang and asked in a low voice.

"Not sure, but I have a guess." Bai Yutang said with a solemn face, pondering for a moment before slowly opening his mouth.

"Rumor has it that south of Tongqu Prefecture, there is the South Dream Water Kingdom, where waterways are everywhere, and many people drown. There are many water ghosts, and in rare cases, water ghosts will seize the bodies of water spirits, turning them into undead monsters that love to eat human brains, especially those of young children. When hunting, they will use corpses to lure children by the water, often using the children's relatives as bait. Some can even use illusion techniques to make the other party see the close people they want to see..."

"Especially sensitive to spiritual energy fluctuations?"

Bai Yutang gave Qin Yang a serious look and nodded.

Qin Yang nodded silently and ran with his head down.

But after a moment, two splashes of water sounded almost simultaneously not far from his side and behind him...

Qin Yang's face stiffened, and he turned his head with difficulty to stare at Bai Yutang.

"Extremely rare cases?"

"..."

Thanks to the reward from Li Fengjian kevining, thank you, thank you, someone finally came to reward, you have good eyes, hahaha