Chaos Ant Lake!
There were far too many legends about it.
Some said that one of the Ten Fiends had fallen here and lay buried at the bottom of the lake. A few mosquitoes had absorbed its blood essence and, over long ages, attained the Great Dao.
There were also rumors that an immortal from the Previous Era had shed blood here, forming a black lake that nurtured a swarm of peculiar mosquitoes.
Others said that this lake had existed since heaven and earth were first split apart, harboring foul darkness within, and thus breeding an Ominous Force.
From ancient times to the present, every living being that entered the lake, whether a deity or a mighty figure, had never returned, dying within it.
Thus, people classified Chaos Ant Lake as a forbidden land. Almost no one dared approach it, let alone jump into its waters.
"S-so... cold..." The instant Qingyi entered the lake, her whole body shivered, accompanied by excruciating pain. It was sheer torment.
The lake water was bitterly cold, piercing to the bone. Even someone who had cultivated two strands of immortal qi and reached the perfection of the Divine Fire Realm would feel their flesh being sliced by knives, an unbearable sensation.
This was because an invisible baleful force cut through tendons and bones and battered the internal organs, yet it was also ideal for tempering the body.
Boom!
At that moment, the bottom of the lake seethed. Mosquito after mosquito rose, each over a foot long, forming a dense black swarm that charged toward Qingyi.
"So many mosquitoes!" Qingyi's expression changed, and she involuntarily retreated.
These were no ordinary mosquitoes. All had become demonic, losing their minds and retaining only instinct. They attacked any living being they saw.
Moreover, most possessed Divine Fire cultivation. Such