Yuan Ming glanced at the body of the leopard beast and continued to move forward without doing anything else.
Now, he has returned to his old place, but things have changed.
As a registered disciple of Biluo Cave, he naturally no longer needs to collect blood food. The shackles are gone, and the experience that frightened him every step of the way seems to be a thing of the past.
But he knew very well in his heart that although Biluo Cave allowed him to step onto the path of immortality by mistake, it was not his true destination. One day, he would find a way to return to the Central Plains to find his true self, and at the same time, he would also find a way to return to the Central Plains.
Find the culprit who caused all this to happen to you.
Of course, before that, I must become stronger.
Because only the strong can avoid being looked down upon and bullied, survive in a cruel environment, and have the capital for revenge.
This is what Shiwandashan and Biluo Cave taught him.
Half an hour later, the field of vision gradually broadened, and as a breath of fresh air hit my nostrils, a huge lake appeared in front of me, with no edge visible.
The lake is azure in color, and lush reeds grow here, stretching to the end of the field of vision, painting a rich green color in the world.
As the wind blows across the lake, thousands of reeds make a rustling sound and gather together, giving the feeling of a flood and waves sweeping across the world.
"So this is Qianlu Lake. It's really quite big!" Yuan Ming looked at the scene in front of him and his mind was wide open.
Qianlu Lake is a lake in Shiwanda Mountain. It is vast in area and is hundreds of miles in size. It is named because of the countless reeds growing in it.
Yuan Ming brought Huo Gan'er to Shiwandashan. In addition to finding a suitable place for him to play and relax, he also had other purposes.
Contribution points are needed everywhere in the sect. Since he wanted to go out for a trip, he took a relatively simple collection task from the execution hall and went to Qianlu Lake to look for the blue water stone that is a specialty of this place.
This is one of the many long-term tasks in the execution hall. There is no time limit. As long as you collect the blue water stones, you can return to the sect at any time to exchange for contribution points.
Huo Chan'er, who was originally lying on Yuan Ming's shoulder and was sleepy, suddenly became energetic when he saw the vast lake in front of him. He jumped from Yuan Ming's shoulder to the lake with a look of novelty on his face, staring intently.
He looked at the lake water, eager to try, as if he wanted to jump into the lake and play.
Yuan Ming was quite surprised when he saw this. Huo Chan'er is a fire-attributed spirit beast. He thought it would be very resistant to water, but he didn't expect it to be like this.
"I'll take you for a walk on the water later, okay?" He squatted down, stretched out his hand to scratch behind the fire ferret's ears, and said with a smile.
Huo Chan'er didn't know if he understood. He turned around and glanced at Yuan Ming, then immediately turned his head away and focused his attention on the vast lake.
Seeing this, Yuan Ming ignored it and took out his herring sword, cutting off several nearby big trees and cutting off the branches and trunks, leaving only the main trunk.
He then used the ropes brought from the sect to tie several trunks of big trees side by side, and a simple wooden raft two to three feet long was completed.
"Walk."
Yuan Ming grabbed the fire glutinous rice and put it on his shoulder, jumped on the wooden raft, used a slender and straight tree trunk as a pole, and rowed towards the center of the lake.
Many Bi Luo Cave disciples have taken over the task of Bi Shui Stone. All the ores in the lakeside area have been mined and they have to go deeper to find them.
Greedy was jumping around in front and back of the raft, occasionally tapping the surface of the lake with his paws, and immediately retreating, having a great time.
Yuan Ming looked at it and understood something. Although Huo Chan'er was not afraid of water, as a fire attribute spirit beast, he was still quite afraid of water.
That's good, so you don't have to worry about Huo Greedy'er jumping into the water and escaping when he's looking for the Bishui Stone.
The raft quickly reached the deeper part of the lake. After Yuan Ming looked around, he jumped into the lake and dived to the bottom of the water.
With his current level of cultivation, even if he doesn't use the toad transformation, he can still stay underwater for a long time.
Half a quarter of an hour later, he emerged from the bottom of the water, but his hands were empty.
Yuan Ming turned to look at the raft and saw that Huo Gan'er was still on it. His face relaxed. After a short rest, he dived into the water again. After searching for a long time, he still couldn't find a clear water stone.
"This Lao Shizi mission doesn't seem to be very simple!"
He muttered something, turned over and jumped onto the raft, and continued paddling towards the center of the lake. This time he advanced several miles before stopping. He continued to dive into the water to search, but still found nothing.
Although Yuan Ming was a little depressed, he was not too disappointed. Qianlu Lake had been searched for many years, and there were not many clear water stones left at the bottom of the lake. He felt strange that it was too easy to find them.
He continued walking towards the depths of the lake, changing places three times in a row, and finally found the first blue water stone.
The blue water stone is shaped like emerald, with slight air currents looming inside, giving people a cold and refreshing feeling when touched.
Yuan Ming looked through it several times and put it in his storage bag.
As a water-attributed ore, this stone can be regarded as a regular spiritual material that is in high demand within the sect. However, its value is slightly lower than that of fire jade, and only ten yuan can be exchanged for a little contribution value.
Although the value is slightly lower, Qianlu Lake is not as dangerous as Tali Volcano, so there are not many sect disciples who have taken on this task in the past.
Yuan Ming continued to head towards the depths of Qianlu Lake, going into the water from time to time to search for things along the way, but never staying too long each time.
Although using the fur technique to transform into a toad form, he can submerge in the water for a longer period of time, but that will speed up the backlash of the fur technique, and the gain outweighs the gain.
Half a day passed in the blink of an eye.
Yuan Ming moved forward on the wooden raft, looking around and frowning.
After a busy morning, he only found seven or eight blue water stones.
This didn't matter, it was just a casual thing, but while searching for a while, he had already entered the depths of Qianlu Lake.
The area of the lake was astonishingly large, and mist appeared from time to time in the depths of the lake. In addition, there was no sun today, so he could not tell the direction at the moment.
"Huo Tan'er, they say that spiritual beasts have a much sharper sense of direction than humans. Can you tell the direction?" Yuan Ming looked at Huo Tan.
Huo Chan'er was no longer as lively as he was at the beginning. He lay on his shoulder and called out feebly. His mental state was very depressed.
"Could it be that this little guy can't stay in this watery place for a long time?" Yuan Ming tried to communicate again, but received no response.
He took out a piece of fire jade and fed it to Huo Greedy'er. He took one look at it and then looked away.
"Isn't this an illness?" Yuan Ming felt a little nervous.
If something went wrong with Huo Gan'er, he wouldn't be able to explain it to the third cave master.
He pondered for a moment and put Huo Greedy'er into the spirit beast bag.
In the past, Huo Gan'er would yell when he was put into the spirit beast bag, but this time he didn't react at all. He lay quietly in the bag and made no other movements for a long time.
Yuan Ming hurriedly pushed up the raft, chose a direction to move forward quickly, and tried to leave here.
The surrounding water and reeds receded rapidly, and half an hour passed in the blink of an eye, but there was still no sign of it moving to the side. Instead, the mist on the lake became thicker and thicker, and only seven or eight feet away could be seen.
"It looks like we went in the wrong direction." Yuan Ming stopped the raft and was about to turn around and go back.
"Squeaks ..." The fire in the Ling Beast bag suddenly screamed, bouncing inside, a look that came out, sweeping the previous sluggishness.
When Yuan Ming saw this scene, he was surprised and happy. He patted the spirit beast bag and released Huo Greedy'er.
Huo Greedy'er ran to the front of the wooden raft in two or two steps, stood half-upright and looked ahead, squeaking and screaming.
"Do you want to go to the front?" Yuan Ming was startled and asked with some uncertainty.
Huo Greedy'er turned around and nodded at him.
Yuan Ming looked forward, feeling a little hesitant in his heart.
Going forward should be considered as entering the central area of Qianlu Lake. The water vapor will only become heavier. It will be harmful to Huo Greedy'er if he goes there, but it is so uncharacteristically strong that it wants to pass. Is there something special about it?
Yuan Ming silently recalled the records about the habits of spiritual beasts that he had read in Guizang Pavilion. After thinking for a while, he decided to trust Huo Chan'er's judgment and continued to row the raft forward.
As a psychic beast with quite pure blood, Huo Chan'er would not joke with his own life.
Even if there is any danger, he can put this little thing in the spirit beast bag, use the fur technique to turn into a toad and abandon the raft to escape.
As the raft continued to move forward, the fog surrounding it became thicker and thicker, and the sight could only be seen four to five feet away.
Suddenly, the water surface rippled and hit the raft continuously, making a "swishing" sound.
When Yuan Ming saw this, he immediately stopped the raft. There must be a reason why there was no wind and waves.
At this moment, the water surface under the raft suddenly surged violently, forming a whirlpool several feet in size, emitting a powerful tearing force.
The raft was sucked in immediately, spinning around, and the rope tied to it snapped, and the raft, which was not very strong in the first place, immediately disintegrated.
Yuan Ming's face darkened, he grabbed Huo Chan'er and put it on his shoulder, then jumped up.
A green light flashed on his arm, and the mysterious incense burner appeared and floated in the air.
Yuan Ming grabbed the incense burner with one hand and held the pole with the other hand, and his whole body was suspended in mid-air.
The incense burner is very sensitive to the object-repelling technique, and can levitate with a slight push. When he was practicing before, he suddenly had a whim and used this object to fly into the air.
In the past half month, Yuan Ming has practiced many times and has become proficient in this skill. However, his magic power is not deep enough, and the incense burner is not a serious flying magic weapon, so it cannot stay in the air for too long.
At this moment, there was a "squeak" sound from the water below, and a thick black thing appeared, like a tentacle, with streaks of blue arcs flashing on it, hitting the already falling apart raft.
The originally relatively strong trees broke apart and flew in all directions.
Yuan Ming felt a chill in his heart when he saw this, and then he chased a broken piece of wood that flew out, landed lightly on it, stood firm, and quickly pushed the pole forward.
With only a piece of wood, he propped himself up and ran quickly, quickly getting away from the huge whirlpool.
This chapter has been completed!