I Practice Farming While the Rest Cultivates - Chapter 326:
Chapter 326: Chapter 324 Ice Illusion Toad l
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Just as they flew out about one hundred feet, suddenly, countless blue-black ice arrows shot out from the deep dark surface of the water.
The range of the ice arrows was extremely broad, and the Foundation Establishment Loose Cultivators could not dodge in time. In haste, they resorted to raising a pitch-black shield, dodging while guarding themselves below.
The power of the ice arrows was beyond everyone’s imagination. Amid the crackling sounds, the surface of the Third-Grade defense magical artifact, the shield, revealed some blue-black marks.
“The ice arrows are infused with extreme poison.”
Lu Xuan said slowly.
His vision was among the best of the Foundation Establishment Cultivators present, and he could clearly see wisps of fine black smoke rising from the shield.
Above the deep dark water region, the Foundation Establishment Loose Cultivator sensed the abnormality, increased the circulation of his spiritual power to its maximum, and disregarding the heavily damaged shield, swiftly returned to join the group.
“What kind of demonic beast is hidden in this water?”
Looking at the dark water below, the cultivators, although with the Secret Land just ahead, did not want to take the risk and be at the forefront.
A small cultivator stepped out from the crowd and sprinkled countless silver dust towards the water region.
After a few breaths, they saw thousands of toad traces appearing in the water below.
Dense and plenty, they surfaced occasionally.
The frogs were deep blue, extremely large, with several black bumps on their backs. The previous blue-black ice arrows were shot from there.
“Let’s give it a try.”
Three people stepped forward, each of them producing a large amount of spiritual power, forming a thick spiritual protective shield around them. They then flew ata high speed above the deep dark water region, attempting to quickly cross it and reach the barren island.
In the water region, waves surged, and a shower of ice arrows, like rain, shot out from the toads’ backs.
A faint black mist filled the air, carrying a foul smell.
The spiritual light on the protective shield formed by the three people was changing rapidly. If any part of it was about to break, spiritual power would immediately replenish it.
However, there were just too many ice arrows, and the black smoke had a strong corrosivity. The spiritual protective shield became precarious under one wave of ice arrows after another.
The three people were too far from the barren island, lacking the confidence that they could arrive unscathed under such an onslaught, so they also retreated.
“There are mainly Tier-2 Demonic Beasts, mixed with quite a few third-rank Demonic Beasts.”
“But the number is just too many. It is quite difficult to reach the island safely.”
After two experiments, everyone got a rough understanding of the strength of the many toads in the deep dark water region.
If they were not to count the losses, most of the Foundation Establishment Cultivators present could cross this water region. The problem was, it was impossible to do this without losses.
The Secret Land was right in sight. If they were to lose a lot of spiritual power due to these toads and lose important magical artifacts, their strength would be greatly diminished, and they might miss the treasures and opportunities inside.
For this reason, everyone was hoping that someone would take the lead in attacking the demon toads and keep their own losses to a minimum.
The water region was extremely wide, and many cultivators were walking around the periphery, trying to find a suitable route.
Lu Xuan and Shi Zhong bypassed the other Cultivators and went to a relatively remote place together.
“I wonder what kind of background these toads have. The number is so great… Could it be that they have been living in the Secret Land, without cultivators clearing them out, leading to their proliferation to this extent?”
Shi Zhong guessed.
Lu Xuan remained silent. During an attempt to break through the line of deep blue toads, he quietly sprinkled many powders of demonic beasts.
As it was mixed with continuous Sword Intent, Shi Zhong did not detect Lu Xuan’s move.
Among the numerous toads distributed in the water, even if they were wary of what Lu Xuan scattered, there were always some that swallowed it by mistake. After completing the feeding process, Lu Xuan learned details about it.
“Ice Illusion Toad, a group-dwelling demonic beast, primarily second-grade, with a few leaders being third-grade demonic beasts, possess low to mid-level ice-series techniques, develop extremely poisonous ice arrows inside their bodies, and have strong concealment abilities in water.”
” [It is extremely sensitive to high-speed objects. When stimulated by fire attribute spiritual power, it will become extremely frenzied.]”
“It looks to be an ice attribute demon beast. Considering the theory of mutual generational and overcoming interactions among the five elements, why not use fire system techniques to launch a strong attack? Perhaps it could yield surprising results.”
Just as Lu Xuan was absorbing the information in his brain, Zhou Bing Yu suggestively spoke.
“Absolutely not!”
He quickly urged to stop them.
Shi Zhong and the others looked at him questioningly.
“I just remembered where this toad demon beast came from. I recall reading about it once in the Scripture Treasury Pavilion of the Sect. The demon beast is called Ice Illusion Toad, it is extremely poisonous, and fire system techniques would only achieve the opposite effect.”
“So, what should we do?” Hearing that Lu Xuan was familiar with the demon beast’s background, anticipation appeared on Shi Zhong’s face.
“Strongly attacking is definitely not the right solution, but there’s a targeted method that could help us reach the other side safely while reducing our spiritual power consumption.”
Lu Xuan softly uttered a sentence, his lips displaying a slight motion, and whispered to the two people through psychic transmission.
“Friend Lu, are you sure this method is effective?”
Zhou Bing Yu frowned, her expression doubtful.
Lu Xuan’s suggestion sounded rather startling. Facing so many Ice Illusion Toads, he actually planned to traverse the Deep Dark Water Region at a slow pace.
“We could give it a try, it might just work. We can stick to the largest group and let them bear the brunt of the Ice Illusion Toads’ attacks. This way, even if our method is unsuccessful, we could still retreat safely.”
The three of them glanced at each other and then returned among the others.
After deliberating for a while, the rest of the Foundation Establishment cultivators finally decided to forcefully break through the encirclement of the toad demon beasts.
Shi Zhong suggested that the three of them cover the rear. The others couldn’t wait to reach the deserted island as soon as possible, so naturally they had no objections.
A group of people flew en masse to the sky above the Deep Dark Water Region. Some were urging their strongest defense talisman, while others were controlling their flying artifacts, dashing through the air at top speed.
In an instant, shrill cries resounded, and countless dark blue ice arrows attacked the people with lightning speed.
Lu Xuan and the others took out defense talisman, flying around their bodies at a steady pace following behind the crowd.
The number of ice arrows attacking the trio was noticeably fewer compared to the others.
The rest of the Foundation Establishment cultivators sensed this situation through their spiritual awareness, but didn’t think much of it, just attributing it to the trio’s slower pace.
While the barrage of ice arrows attacking Lu Xuan and his party had reduced by more than half, their power was not to be underestimated.
Among the three, Shi Zhong and Zhou Bing Yu were responsible for blocking the ice arrows while Lu Xuan was tasked with detoxifying. The divisions of labor were clear.
The toxic air containing strange spiritual power forced Lu Xuan to bring out a Third-Grade Purifying Spirit Talisman and directly use it for purification.
The frontline Foundation Establishment cultivators were continuously attacking and sporadically halting, whereas the trio maintained a steady pace, hence causing the ice arrow attacks to remain stable.
When they reached the deserted island, their speed wasn’t far behind the majority of the other Foundation Establishment cultivators, but the level of spiritual power they managed to save was substantial.
And this savings had an evident effect on their subsequent activities.
Both Shi Zhong and Zhou Bing Yu had a clear understanding of this in their hearts and expressed their gratitude to Lu Xuan.
“I never thought that Friend Lu, who often works with spirits and spirit beasts, could play a key role in this situation. Mastering various skills indeed has their specific uses.”
“I just had a chance to read a few things about this Ice Illusion Toad and lucky enough it could help you both. I consider it my honor.”
Lu Xuan said with a smile.
The two had supported him with their words before he entered the secret land, and naturally, he had to return the favor in some way.
