Chapter 1408

"Fellow Daoists, be careful. There is a kind of unknown strange bird in the fog. Fortunately, their strength is not high. As long as you are careful of the acid they spray, there will be no major problems. As for this bit of water fog, leave it to my wife and me; we will naturally drive it away," the young man surnamed Zhu, who was flying at the very front, suddenly said loudly.

Then, under the surprised gazes of the others, they saw the silver-haired young man open his mouth and suddenly spit out a misty white long-necked jade bottle. As it spun, the bottle mouth aimed at the white fog in front.

The young man pinched magic arts with both hands, muttered an incantation, and the jade bottle emitted a brilliant spiritual light.

With a muffled sound of "Puchi," a gust of green wind sprayed out from the bottle.

When this wind first blew out, it was only a faint green light, but after blowing several feet away, it roared into a violent gale, transforming into an exceptionally fierce hurricane and blowing forward in the blink of an eye.

The fog on the lake surface rolled violently and retreated one after another.

A clear channel emerged, appearing and disappearing in the fog.

"Let's go!"

The young man surnamed Zhu gave an order, and he and his companion flew into the channel first, while the jade bottle hovered above his head, spraying the gale incessantly.

Seeing this, the others felt relieved and no longer hesitated, following closely behind.

Sure enough, just as the young man surnamed Zhu said, after flying only ten miles into the lake, some white strange birds several feet in size began to fly out from the surrounding fog, each with a flat beak and long wings, and a pair of emerald-green sharp claws on their abdomens.

These birds were clearly targeting the cultivators. As soon as they rushed out of the fog, they opened their mouths, and one after another, pitch-black water arrows shot straight at the group.

Amidst a few low shouts, the group of cultivators released their own magic treasures one after another, either transforming their flying swords into a ball of spiritual light the size of a cart wheel, or manifesting several ancient shields in front of them...

Those black water arrows shot onto them and immediately turned into wisps of black smoke and disappeared, while dense, shallow pits appeared on the flying swords and other treasures where they were sprayed.

The faces of the owners of these magic treasures changed drastically, and someone immediately shouted loudly:

"Quickly kill these things; their acid can corrode our treasures."

Hearing this, the others were also greatly alarmed, all unleashing their divine abilities, and streaks of startling rainbows and patches of light mist covered the strange birds head-on.

Wherever the rainbows and light mist passed, the strange birds turned into pools of blood and fell, and in the blink of an eye, they were wiped out completely.

Seeing this situation, those who were originally somewhat wary felt relieved.

These strange birds were indeed extremely weak.

But in the very next moment, a few strange cries came from the fog, and suddenly, swarms of identical white strange birds flew out, and another wave of black water arrows attacked from the sky.

The group of cultivators was startled, and in a flurry, they hurriedly released the treasures they had just put away, blocking them, and then used their divine abilities to kill them all.

But the same situation appeared again; when the last strange bird turned into blood, dense bird shadows emerged from the fog again.

The crowd was in a stir, and many people showed signs of unease.

Han Li frowned and scanned the fog with his divine sense, only to discover that the fog was filled with these strange birds, covering the sky and the earth, and he didn't know how many tens of thousands there were.

Even though Han Li had seen many great storms, he couldn't help but gasp.

"Everyone, don't be afraid! This kind of strange bird is only testing us with attacks for now. Once the first dozen or so waves of attacks are ineffective, they will naturally retreat," the young man surnamed Zhu's exceptionally calm voice sounded from the front again.

Hearing this, the others realized, and immediately urged their various treasures to kill all the attacking white strange birds without leaving a single one.

After thirteen or fourteen waves of such attacks, sure enough, a long, sharp cry suddenly came from the bird swarm gathered in the fog, and all the white birds scattered in a flurry, flying away in all directions in the fog.

They actually retreated without a fight.

Seeing this, everyone finally felt relieved. They immediately seized the time to fly forward.

Half a day later, the fog around the group dissipated, and their eyes suddenly brightened. In front of them appeared a giant mountain in the lake, ten thousand feet high, with its base inserted directly into the bottom of the lake.

The exposed part of the mountain was all black-green rock, and except for some moss-like plants, it was bare everywhere.

"This is the place! Hehe, it really is hard for you, Fairy Ying, to have found this place." After the group stopped their escape lights, the young man surnamed Zhu looked at the giant mountain and made a clicking sound with his tongue.

"This was discovered when we were chasing a strange beast some time ago. This can be considered our good fortune," the veiled woman said with a smile.

"Indeed, if it weren't for a coincidence, it wouldn't be easy to discover such a hidden place. But it is precisely because of this that we can be left with such a group of True Toad beasts. If it were outside, I'm afraid others would have found them long ago. How could we wait for us to make a move," the silver-haired young man laughed, excitement faintly appearing in his eyes.

Other cultivators also nodded in agreement with smiles on their faces.

"The nest of those True Toads is in a natural underground cave at the bottom of this mountain. Let us follow the original plan and lure those Black-Blood Ants out to annihilate them. Everyone, be careful; although these Black-Blood Ants only have the strength of Rank 8 demonic beasts, they are born with the ability to break through the various protective spiritual lights and shields of our cultivators, and the black blood in their bodies is extremely poisonous. If we are bitten by our strength, we must take the antidote immediately, otherwise, there will be a threat to our lives. Alright, everyone, get ready; I will light the Sandal-Crane Incense!" The young man surnamed Zhu exhorted them twice more before flipping his hand, suddenly holding an incense burner the size of a palm, with a half-foot-long emerald-green sandalwood incense stick inserted inside.

He tossed the incense burner into the air, and it hovered high, spinning slowly.

The young man raised his hand again, gently pointing a finger at the incense candle, and a red light brushed past. The green incense candle was lit, and a wisp of green smoke rose into the sky.

Han Li stared at the incense burner, a strange look flashing across his face.

This is the "Sandal-Crane Incense"; it looks unremarkable and has no scent at all. Is it really useful against Black-Blood Ants?

Han Li muttered to himself.

At this time, without anyone needing to give orders, everyone scattered, and then one after another, they cast concealment arts in all directions.

Han Li also transformed into a green rainbow and headed straight for the high sky. He stopped his escape light at a hundred feet and was just about to pinch magic arts to cast a spell when a white rainbow flashed nearby, and another slender figure also appeared nearby.

Han Li was stunned for a moment. Looking over, he discovered that it was a delicate and pretty young woman, who was none other than that "Fairy Xiao."

This woman seemed somewhat surprised that Han Li would appear here, but immediately returned a smile and said politely:

"Brother Han, I have a Hundred-Obstacle Bewildering Light Banner in my hand, which is quite effective in concealment. Why don't I cast a spell to conceal our figures together?"

"Hehe, since that is the case, then I will have to trouble you, Fairy," Han Li said politely, not objecting.

"A mere trifle, Brother Han, why be so polite!" The woman surnamed Xiao had a smile on her face and raised one hand. A snow-white small banner flew out, circled once, and arrived above their heads.

Immediately, the woman urged her magic arts, and the small banner shook, emitting a milky white light. The light was blinding, and in the blink of an eye, it shrouded both their figures underneath.

The next moment, the white light dissipated into thin air, but the spot remained empty, and Han Li and the woman surnamed Xiao were nowhere to be seen.

Han Li stood still, but raised his hand to look at his own invisible palm. A blue light flashed in his eyes, but he still couldn't see anything.

A trace of surprise flashed across his face, and he opened his mouth to praise:

"Your treasure is truly miraculous; it seems much more powerful than ordinary concealment treasures."

"Brother Han is joking. Although the Hundred-Obstacle Bewildering Light Banner is very powerful in concealment, as long as someone with intent scans with their divine sense, it cannot hide anything. It can only be used to deal with these insects and beasts that are not born with strong divine sense," the woman surnamed Xiao smiled indifferently.

Han Li was stunned, and immediately scanned the woman's side with his divine sense. Sure enough, he immediately detected her figure. Feeling relieved, he also felt it was a pity.

The other party's treasure couldn't even be seen through by his Bright-Clear Spirit Eyes; if it could also conceal divine sense, it would definitely be extraordinary.

At this time, the others also hid their figures and restrained their aura.

For a time, except for the small incense burner floating in mid-air, there was nothing else in this place.

The Sandal-Crane Incense was indeed effective. Everyone didn't wait long. After the time it takes to eat a meal, a buzzing sound suddenly came from the giant mountain in front, and immediately, a group of giant flying ants with wings on their backs flew out from an inconspicuous cave entrance on the mountainside.

These flying ants were each a foot long, with fangs exposed, and coupled with a pair of emerald-green wings on their backs, they looked just like birds, which was truly astonishing.

Clearly, the target of these giant ants was the incense burner. After flying out of the giant mountain, they didn't stop at all and flew straight toward the buzzing sound. Their speed was not slow at all, and in a short while, they flew into the encirclement of the crowd.

"Attack!" Suddenly, space fluctuated near the incense burner, and the silver-haired young man and the beautiful woman flashed out from the void at the same time, their mouths suddenly issuing cold commands.

Immediately, spiritual light of various colors flickered in all directions, and then dozens of treasures were sacrificed together, transforming into patches of light mist, rolling toward the ant swarm with great momentum, mixed with fireballs, electric arcs, and other large-scale magic arts.

It seemed that everyone had unleashed their divine abilities, wanting to solve these Black-Blood Ants in one blow.

A series of loud bangs of "Hong Long Long" came one after another, and the entire ant swarm was completely submerged by the multicolored explosions. Immediately, gusts of cold and hot alternating storms scattered from the center of the explosions, and the huge wind pressure made even the cultivators a hundred feet away change their expressions and retreat several steps.

After the light and gale dissipated, the place where the Black-Blood Ants were was already empty, and not even a trace of ash was left.

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