The lake water here was already churning with sizable waves. If one extended their divine sense into the water below, they would discover that it was vastly different from the water by the shore.
The depths of the lake had already turned a greenish black, like greenish-black ink.
When divine sense sank into it, one would sense an intensely corrosive force filling the water. It allowed divine sense to enter only twenty or thirty yards before immediately losing its energy support and being unable to advance another inch.
It was obvious that this lake water could devour soul energy. As for how powerful its ability to swallow soul energy was, that could not be determined without entering it.
Regardless, it was certain that they could not enter the lake water here.
"Recover your soul energy quickly. We need to speed up and leave this stretch of lake." Ancestor Gu Peng's expression was gloomy. He withdrew his gaze from the lake, looked at everyone, and spoke decisively.
Everyone's hearts sank, but naturally, no one objected. Each of them began refining Soul Stones with all their might.
Qin Fengming glanced at Ancestor Gu Peng, who was sitting cross-legged at the bow of the boat. His heart tightened, and a strange glint flashed across his eyes before vanishing.
After roughly half an hour, everyone opened their eyes one after another, and the wooden boat once again sped forward.
At this moment, everyone's vigilance grew even stronger. Every person watched the surrounding lake with rapt attention, not daring to relax in the slightest.
The wooden boat sped onward. After traveling more than ten miles without encountering any danger, everyone did not feel relieved. Instead, they grew even more alert.
All of them had experienced countless dangers and knew that under such circumstances, they were