There is a raised mound in the middle of the lake.
There is an extremely rare elixir growing on this mound.
However, this lake happens to be within the territory of a group of ghost bats. Anyone who wants to pick the elixir will be besieged by a group of ghost bats.
Due to the large number of ghost bats, many people who wanted to collect elixirs became the food of these ghost bats.
Bai Qing saw Gu Yuan's ability to kill the ghost-faced mantis, and then revealed the news about this elixir to Gu Yuan.
If you are a disciple who is not strong enough, even if you know the location of this elixir, you will only come to die.
In the secret realm, the growth rate of elixirs is several times that of the outside world.
What we often encounter is that this time you entered the secret realm and collected this elixir.
The next time you enter the secret realm, this elixir will grow nearby again!
Over and over again, endless cycle.
Therefore, it is really important to have a good master. Some elders are very knowledgeable about the elixir branches in the secret realm.
There are very few disciples like Gu Yuan who have dark eyes and rely purely on luck to find elixirs.
When most disciples enter the secret realm, they will bring a detailed map with them, which indicates the approximate growth range of the elixir.
Although Li Yunqi's map is not very detailed, you can still refer to it. Although her map is not very advanced, it will also indicate the growing places of some common elixirs.
Only the novices among the newly promoted inner sect disciples would not have a map, such as Yun Duoduo, who simply did not know that they needed to ask an elder for a map to enter the secret realm.
With the map in Li Yunqi's hand for comparison, Gu Yuan and the others quickly found the lake Bai Qing mentioned based on the route provided by Bai Qing.
Although the three of them are still some distance away from the lake.
But that lake covers an extremely large area, and its waves sparkle under the sunlight, making it extremely dazzling and can be seen from a long distance away.
People passing nearby can easily spot its existence.
The three of them walked a short distance towards the lake.
Just when they were still more than a hundred steps away from the lake, Gu Yuan suddenly stopped again.
"Stop for a moment, don't go there yet.
What are you looking at?"
"Brother Gu Yuan, I didn't see anything."
"Gu Yuan, what did you see?
I didn’t see anything wrong.”
"Look at that cave. Bai Qing said that the ghost bats live there."
Gu Yuan pointed to the mountain wall directly opposite them, which was about thirty meters high from the lake.
There, there was a huge cave blocked by sparse vines.
The dark cave is like a giant mouth.
According to Bai Qing, everything near the lake belongs to the territory of the ghost bat.
This giant cave located above the lake should be the nest of the ghost bat.
Facing an unknown number of ghost bats, Gu Yuan did not dare to be careless.
He turned sideways, rubbed Yun Duoduo's little head, and warned.
"You and Li Yunqi stay here. Don't run around here. I'll come back as soon as I go."
Then, Gu Yuan raised his head and glanced at Li Yunqi.
Li Yunqi was very wise and immediately said: "I will protect Duoduo, you can go without worries."
Gu Yuan said with satisfaction: "Okay, Duoduo will be left to you. If you need anything, call me right away."
After that, Gu Yuan stood up from the bushes, took a deep breath, kicked off his feet, and ran out like a wild horse.
If you don't want to alert the ghost bat, you have to be fast. It's best to strike before the ghost bat can react.
The closer you are to the lake, the clearer the environment around the lake is.
When Gu Yuan ran nearly half the distance, the small mound in the middle of the lake came into Gu Yuan's eyes.
A lavender elixir stood gracefully on the mound, blooming with the slender light unique to the elixir.
Gu Yuan made a visual inspection and found that the lake shore was at least forty or fifty steps away from the elixir plant. This distance was not difficult for Gu Yuan.
The lake is so wide that he can easily cross it with his ability to fly across the water.
The only thing you need to worry about is the ghost bats in the cave.
It is said that these ghost bats are numerous and extremely difficult to deal with.
Gu Yuan thought to himself that it was broad daylight now and those ghost bats were all sleeping. As long as he was careful, he should not disturb them.
Gu Yuan tried his best to slow down his steps and walked cautiously towards the lake.
"Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!"
Suddenly, a scream sounded.
Whatever you worry about will come to you.
Just two steps before he was about to step into the water and enter the lake, Gu Yuan suddenly heard a chaotic cry.
Gu Yuan secretly thought, "Oh no, this ghost bat is probably a sentry."
His heart tightened and he looked up towards the cave on the lake.
Sure enough, I saw a half-human-sized ghost bat looking down at the entrance of the cave.
At first glance, it looks like he was woken up in his sleep.
The moment he looked up, another sharp bird call sounded.
Then, the densely packed ghost bats that covered the sky and the sun jumped out of the cave on the mountain wall, spread their huge wings, and fluttered towards Gu Yuan.
How could Gu Yuan dare to risk wading into the water at this time?
He had to stop temporarily and stare at the ghost bats rushing towards him.
The noisy screams of the ghost bats are very much like the screams of the ghosts in the abyss.
Before the ghost bat flew to Gu Yuan, the sound had already made Gu Yuan dizzy, his ears ringing, and he was upset and angry.
Gu Yuan was surprised. These things can also attack mentally?
In a daze, Gu Yuan suddenly bit the tip of his tongue.
The sharp pain on his tongue suddenly made Gu Yuan's mind clear.
He realized that this strange cry should also be one of the attack methods of the ghost bat, and its purpose was to disturb the mind of the besieged.
He quickly held his breath and concentrated, eliminated all distracting thoughts, and relied on his will to expel the screams of the ghost bats from his mind.
Then, he suddenly stepped on the ground, and his whole body suddenly flew upwards.
The time was just right, and he met the first ghost bat that rushed towards him.
As soon as he got close, his nose was filled with an unpleasant fishy stench, which made Gu Yuan almost want to vomit.
Gu Yuan held his breath for a moment, grabbed one of the paws under the ghost bat's body with one hand, and his body sank suddenly.
"boom!"
Relying on the force of falling caused by Qi sinking in his dantian, Gu Yuan fell to the ground and dropped the ghost bat to the ground.
The ghost bat was knocked to the ground unprepared by Gu Yuan, and its dark body suddenly made a shallow pit on the ground near the lake.
Gu Yuan took a step forward and stepped on the triangular head of the ghost bat.
Just listen to a "crunch" sound.
The ghost bat, which was already badly beaten, was crushed to pieces by Gu Yuan's kick.