Yan Qinghuai flew over the swamp and circled it once. Finding no problems, he landed back on the ground. He looked at the demons and said sternly, "Who will go first? We don't know if there are other dangers on the other side, so the first one to go must be prepared to defend themselves alone!"
"I'll go first! My defense is quite strong!" Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) volunteered, raising her hand.
"Alright! Bai Bai, you should turn into your true form first!" Yan Qinghuai looked at Bai Qiushui, and his expression softened unconsciously.
"Wow, I suddenly realized I haven't seen Sister Qiushui's true form in a long time!" Mao Peilan's eyes lit up. "It must be super cute!"
"A little rabbit's true form is definitely cuter than you smelly cat's, that's undeniable." Jin Mao, while very interested, didn't forget to mock his rival.
Mao Peilan gave him a murderous glare, "No one will think you're mute if you don't speak. My sister Qiushui and I are cute in different species, okay?"
Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) was speechless at these two rivals who could argue at any moment. She smiled and shook her head, then turned into a fluffy little white rabbit and instantly leaped onto Yan Qinghuai's shoulder.
Yan Qinghuai reached out and picked her up, looking at Bai Bai's pink, fluffy ears, and couldn't help but pinch them. When the other party's ruby-like eyes looked at him with displeasure, he pretended to be serious and said, "Alright, I'll take Bai Bai over first!"
As he spoke, he spread his huge wings and flew towards the opposite bank of the swamp. This flight took the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
Upon reaching the other side, Yan Qinghuai carefully found a clean, large rock and gently placed the little white rabbit in his hands down.
As soon as Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) landed, she transformed back into human form and said to Yan Qinghuai, "Thank you, Qinghuai! Do you need to rest before picking up the others?"
This swamp area was actually much larger than it appeared from the opposite bank. If Yan Qinghuai hadn't carried her in the air, Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) would have truly felt that the swamp was small. She couldn't help but feel fortunate that she hadn't adopted Bai Ruzhen's method, as her true form wouldn't have been able to reach the other side at all.
Yan Qinghuai shook his head, indicating he didn't need rest yet, and said gently to Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang), "Bai Bai, protect yourself well! I'll be back soon. Who do you think we should bring next?"
"How about Sister Peilan? That way, she and Brother Jin won't argue anymore!" Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) suggested.
"Okay, I'll go now!" Yan Qinghuai spread his wings again and flew into the air.
Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) then stayed put and fully reinforced herself with defensive demonic energy, and then began to cultivate.
There was a lot of miasma here. Ordinary cultivators needed to separate spiritual energy from the miasma before absorbing it, so almost no one cultivated here. However, this was not an issue for Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang), as spiritual energy would automatically separate and enter her body when she cultivated.
It was just a bit strange today. Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) found that after cultivating for a while, spiritual energy did indeed separate and flow towards her, but it didn't enter her body. Looking down, she realized that all this spiritual energy had been absorbed by the so-called divine beast egg in her small bag.
"Egg Egg, you're quite something! You didn't leave any of the spiritual energy I cultivated for me!" Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) stroked the egg and muttered to herself.
Unexpectedly, with the physical contact, she heard the divine beast's childish voice from inside the eggshell for the first time: "Mama, Egg Egg is hungry!"
Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) widened her eyes in surprise. Did this divine beast egg have consciousness? She had held and touched it several times after Yan Qinghuai gave it to her, but she had never heard a sound before! So she quickly asked, "Egg Egg? Is your name really Egg Egg?"
"Egg Egg is called Egg Egg, Mama gave me the name." The little childish voice sounded again.
"Uh... Who is your mother?" Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) had a strange premonition.
"You are Egg Egg's mama! Mama, Egg Egg is sleepy... needs spiritual energy... hungry and..." The little baby's voice disappeared, and Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) could only hear faint snores.
Fine! She fell asleep while talking? She remembered Egg Egg saying it needed spiritual energy, so the consciousness inside was still very weak. She quickly continued to absorb spiritual energy and send it to Egg Egg.
Just then, a shadow passed overhead. It was Yan Qinghuai returning. From a distance, he was alone, with no sign of Mao Peilan or the other two demons with him.
"Bai Bai, I just flew back to the swamp's opposite bank and found that they were all gone!" Yan Qinghuai brought the bad news as soon as he landed.
"What! Did they all meet with misfortune?" Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) stood up worriedly.
"Probably not. I didn't see any bloodstains, but there were footprints. They might have encountered some demonic creatures and fled. I was also worried about your safety here, so I left a message on that rock over there and came back to find you!" Yan Qinghuai comforted her and continued, "Let's go forward together then!"
"Okay! Where exactly is that weak seal point? Why haven't we found it yet?" Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) asked, annoyed.
"It should be just ahead. Let's keep moving forward!" Yan Qinghuai retracted his wings and led the way.
They walked forward for another fifteen minutes when Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) suddenly stopped.
Yan Qinghuai turned his head and asked with a gentle smile, "Bai Bai, why aren't you walking?"
Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) leaned against a tree that looked like a pagoda tree and was different from the vast earth, with her arms crossed, looking into Yan Qinghuai's eyes ahead. "Where are you taking me?"
Yan Qinghuai was stunned for a moment and still spoke in a gentle tone, "Bai Bai, aren't we going to the weak seal point? It's just ahead! Let's hurry!"
The large pagoda tree behind Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) was still communicating with her mentally: "This is already chaotic land. Little rabbit, you have long passed the seal."
"Qinghuai, you're still lying to me!" Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) showed signs of emotional hurt.
Yan Qinghuai finally dropped his perpetually gentle expression and looked at Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) seriously, "Bai Bai, actually, I really wanted to take you..."