Chapter 1412: Tan Hexiang and Black Blood Ants

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"Fellow Daoists, please be cautious. There are unknown strange birds in the mist. Fortunately, their strength is not high; as long as you watch out for their acidic spray, there will be no major trouble. As for this mist, my wife and I will take care of it and dispel it." The young man surnamed Zhu, flying at the very front, suddenly announced loudly.

Then, as the others looked on in surprise, the silver-haired young man opened his mouth and suddenly expelled a long-lasting, pure white jade bottle. It spun once, and its opening pointed towards the white mist ahead.

The young man formed hand seals and chanted incantations, causing the jade bottle to emit a brilliant spiritual glow.

With a muffled "whoosh," a strong current of green wind burst from the bottle. When the wind first emerged, it was only a faint green light, but after blowing several meters, it transformed into a raging gale with a "whoosh" and quickly became an unusually violent hurricane, blowing forward.

The mist on the lake immediately churned violently and receded. An unusually clear passage, faintly visible, emerged within the mist. "Let's go!"

At the young man surnamed Zhu's command, he and his companion flew into the passage first. The jade bottle continuously hovered above his head, ceaselessly expelling strong winds. Seeing this, the others felt relieved, no longer hesitated, and swiftly followed.

Indeed, just as the young man surnamed Zhu had said, after flying about ten miles into the lake, several white flying creatures, a few feet in size, began to emerge from the surrounding mist. Each had a flat, elongated body and a pair of emerald green sharp claws on its belly.

These flying creatures were clearly targeting the cultivators. As soon as they burst from the mist, they immediately opened their mouths, shooting dark water arrows one after another directly at the group.

Amidst several low shouts, the cultivators unleashed their magic treasures, some transforming their flying swords into wheel-sized spheres of spiritual light, others causing ancient shields to appear before them.

As soon as the black water arrows struck them, they immediately vanished into plumes of black smoke. However, regardless of whether it was a flying sword or other treasure, where it was sprayed, numerous shallow pits appeared.

The faces of the magic treasure owners changed dramatically, and someone immediately shouted loudly, "Quickly destroy these things! Their acidic liquid can corrode our treasures."

Upon hearing this, the others were also greatly alarmed and unleashed all their divine abilities. Streaks of dazzling light and shimmering auroras simultaneously surged towards the strange birds. Wherever the dazzling light and auroras passed, the strange birds disintegrated into showers of blood, and in an instant, they were completely wiped out.

Seeing this, those who had initially been somewhat wary felt a sense of relief. These strange birds were indeed extremely weak.

But almost immediately, several strange cries echoed from the mist, and suddenly, more flocks of identical white strange birds flew out, again sending waves of black water arrows raining down from the sky. Startled, the cultivators scrambled to quickly re-release the treasures they had just put away. After resisting for a while, they used their divine abilities to exterminate all of them.

But the same situation reappeared. Just as the last strange bird turned into a shower of blood, countless bird shadows emerged from the mist again. A commotion arose among the group, and many showed signs of unease.

Han Li frowned, sweeping his divine sense through the mist, and was astonished to find that the mist was teeming with these strange birds, covering everything, tens of thousands of them, perhaps more. Even Han Li, who had experienced many great dangers, gasped.

"Everyone, there's no need to fear! These strange birds are only making probing attacks. Once the first dozen or so waves of attacks prove ineffective, they will retreat on their own, realizing the difficulty." The calm voice of the young man surnamed Zhu echoed from the front once more.

Hearing this, the others felt a sense of realization. They immediately activated various treasures, annihilating every single one of the attacking white strange birds.

After thirteen or fourteen waves of continuous attacks, a long, sharp cry suddenly emanated from the bird flock gathered in the mist. Immediately, all the white bird-beasts dispersed in disarray, scattering and flying away within the mist. They had indeed retreated without a fight.

Seeing this, everyone truly relaxed. They immediately seized the opportunity to fly forward.

Half a day later, the mist around the group dissipated, and their eyes suddenly lit up. Before them appeared a colossal mountain in the middle of the lake, tens of thousands of feet high, its base seemingly plunging directly to the lakebed. The exposed parts of this mountain were entirely composed of black-green rocks. Apart from some moss-like plants, it was bare everywhere.

"This is it! Hehe, it's truly remarkable that Fairy Ying and the rest of you were able to find this place." As the group stopped their escape light, the young man surnamed Zhu gazed at the colossal mountain, uttering sounds of admiration.

"A few of us juniors stumbled upon this place by accident while pursuing a strange beast in the past. This can also be considered a considerable stroke of luck for us juniors," the veiled woman said with a smile.

"Indeed, without a fortunate coincidence, a hidden place like this would be hard to discover. But precisely because of its concealment, it has preserved this group of True Toad Beasts for us. If they were out in the open, they would likely have been discovered by others long ago. How could they have waited for us to act?" The silver-haired young man laughed heartily upon hearing this, excitement flickering in his eyes. Other cultivators also nodded in agreement, smiling.

"The True Toad Beast lairs are in the natural underground caves at the base of this mountain. According to our original plan, let's first lure out those Black Blood Ants and eliminate them. Everyone, be careful. Although these Black Blood Ants are only at the strength of an eighth-level demonic beast, they are naturally able to break through our cultivators' various protective spiritual lights and shields. Moreover, the black blood in their bodies is incredibly poisonous. With our current strength, if we are bitten, we must immediately take an antidote pill, or there will be a threat to our lives. Alright, everyone, prepare yourselves. I'll light the Sandalwood Crane Incense first!" The young man surnamed Zhu reminded them again, then with a flip of his hand, a palm-sized incense burner suddenly appeared, containing a half-foot long emerald green stick of sandalwood incense.

He tossed the incense burner into the air, where it immediately suspended itself high up, slowly rotating. The young man then raised a hand, and with a light touch of a finger towards the incense stick, a red light flashed past. The green incense stick immediately lit up, and a wisp of green smoke curled upwards.

Han Li gazed at the incense burner, a strange expression flickering across his face. This was the "Sandalwood Crane Incense." It looked unremarkable and had no scent at all. Could it really be effective against the Black Blood Ants? Han Li muttered to himself.

At this point, without anyone needing to give instructions, everyone scattered and flew away, then began to cast concealment spells in all directions. Han Li also transformed into a streak of green light and shot towards the sky, stopping his escape light about a hundred meters up. Just as he was forming hand seals to cast a spell, a flash of white light appeared beside him, and another slender figure materialized nearby.

Han Li paused, looking over to see a delicate, small woman with refined features—it was none other than "Fairy Xiao." The woman seemed a little surprised that Han Li was there, but she immediately responded with a polite smile, saying, "Brother Han, I possess a Hundred Obstruction Anti-Light Banner. It's quite effective for concealment. Perhaps I could cast a spell to conceal your figure along with mine?"

"Haha, in that case, I appreciate your assistance, Fairy," Han Li replied courteously. He did not object.

"It's no trouble at all, Brother Han, no need for such formality!" The woman surnamed Xiao said with a slight smile. With a single hand, she raised it, and a pure white small banner flew out. After a single rotation, it came to rest above their heads. Immediately, the woman activated her spell. The small banner shook, then suddenly emitted milky white radiance. The dazzling light instantly enveloped both their figures.

The next moment, the white light dissipated into thin air, leaving the spot empty. Han Li and the woman surnamed Xiao were nowhere to be seen. Han Li stood motionless, but raised his hand to look at his now invisible palm. A blue light flickered in his eyes, but he still couldn't see anything. A trace of surprise flashed across his face, and he praised, "Your treasure is truly marvelous, much more powerful than ordinary concealment artifacts."

"Brother Han, you jest. While this Hundred Array Blinding Light Banner is indeed formidable for invisibility, it cannot deceive anyone who sweeps their divine sense over it intentionally. It can only be used against insect-beasts that are naturally weak in divine sense." The woman surnamed Xiao replied with a faint smile upon hearing this.

Han Li was momentarily stunned. He then swept his divine sense towards the woman and indeed immediately detected her figure. He felt relieved, but also secretly a little regretful. Her treasure could not even be seen through by his Bright Sight Spiritual Eyes. If it could also conceal from divine sense, it would be truly extraordinary.

By this time, the others had also hidden their forms and suppressed their auras. For a moment, apart from the small incense burner floating in mid-air, there was nothing else at this location.

The Sandalwood Crane Incense was indeed effective. The group didn't wait long; after about the time it takes to eat a meal, a buzzing sound suddenly emanated from the giant mountain ahead. Immediately, a swarm of huge flying ants with wings on their backs flew out from an inconspicuous cave entrance on the mountainside.

Each of these flying ants was about a foot long, with exposed fangs. Coupled with their pair of emerald green wings on their backs, they looked astonishingly like birds. Clearly, the target of these giant ants was the incense burner. As soon as they flew out of the mountain, they flew directly towards its buzzing sound without stopping. Their speed was surprisingly fast, and in a short while, they had flown into the cultivators' encirclement.

"Act!" Suddenly, spatial fluctuations arose near the incense burner, and the silver-haired young man and the beautiful woman almost simultaneously flashed out from thin air, issuing a cold command.

Immediately, spiritual lights of various colors flickered in all directions. Dozens of treasures were simultaneously unleashed, transforming into shimmering auroras, fiercely sweeping towards the ant swarm. Among them were also wide-area spells like fireballs and electric arcs. It seemed everyone had unleashed all their divine abilities, aiming to eliminate these Black Blood Ants with a single strike.

A continuous series of "rumbling" explosions echoed. The entire ant swarm was completely engulfed by multicolored explosions. Immediately, alternating blasts of cold and heat erupted from the center of the explosions. The immense wind pressure caused the cultivators, even those hundreds of meters away, to involuntarily retreat several steps, their expressions changing. When the light and violent winds dissipated, the area where the Black Blood Ants had been was already empty, not even a trace of ash remaining.