Eternal Life by Dual Cultivation-Chapter 195 - 155: Dragon Soul Valley 3

Four Heavy-Armored Daoist Soldier Puppets continued forward, striding into the lake without hesitation. As expected, the splashing water drew attacks from even more creatures.

Bizarre insects and various fish emerged one after another. They didn't seem to possess any particularly powerful Divine Techniques, instead just furiously ramming their bodies against the Daoist Soldier Puppets.

However, given the Daoist Soldier Puppets' formidable defenses, attacks of this level posed no fatal threat.

On the shore, with a mere thought from Ling Changqing, whirlpools several feet in diameter formed in the water, ensnaring the strange little creatures and lifting them into the air.

Immediately, bolts of lightning descended from the sky, striking the creatures with pinpoint accuracy. They were electrocuted until they were charred on the outside and tender on the inside, leaving them half-dead.

In just a few moments, Ling Changqing had killed over a hundred of the native creatures one after another with his exquisite Divine Techniques.

Such was the immense lethality of the Divine Techniques from a High-rank Cultivation Technique. He could kill these small creatures in a single blow, and it hardly consumed any Magical Power.

Had Ling Changqing been using the Profound Truth Black Water Scripture he previously practiced, it might have taken five or six attacks just to deal with a single creature.

In the lake, the four Daoist Soldier Puppets had already reached the bottom. The number of native creatures swarming them had grown, and they were being knocked every which way.

When a few bright silver fish, several feet long and exuding a dangerous aura, appeared, Ling Changqing no longer dared to be careless. A golden rainbow of sword light shot from his hand like a bolt of silk.

The lake parted. The nimble rainbow of sword light arrived in an instant, slicing the large fish in half and shredding them to pieces along with the many native creatures nearby.

However, the resistance he felt from his Flying Sword told Ling Changqing that the creatures' defenses were not weak. 'If it weren't for all the treasures I have, dealing with them would have been far from easy.'

With the Top Grade Spiritual Artifact-level Flying Sword clearing the way, the four Daoist Soldier Puppets' progress became much smoother, and they began to search the lakebed.

As for the large silver fish he had slain, Ling Changqing naturally wouldn't let them go to waste. He used an Object Control Technique to retrieve them, froze them, and put them away in his Storage Pouch.

The information in the Jade Scroll mentioned this creature. It was a second-rank being called a Silver Dawn Fish. Thanks to the abundant Spiritual Qi Environment in Dragon Soul Valley, its meat was exceptionally delicious and perfect as a dish to pair with wine.

Before long, the Daoist Soldier Puppets at the bottom of the lake made a discovery.

After digging through about a foot of silt and killing several arm-thick, eel-like creatures covered in dark green patterns, a fist-sized, glittering, deep purple stone was finally revealed.

It was a Purple Tide Crystal, a Third Grade auxiliary material used in Artifact Refining. It had a wide range of applications and was always in high demand.

Due to the distance, Ling Changqing, still on the shore, directed his Flying Sword to lift the Purple Tide Crystal from the water and fly it back to him.

After probing it with his Divine Thought and confirming that there were no issues, Ling Changqing finally stored it in his Storage Pouch.

After a moment of thought, Ling Changqing released another four Daoist Soldier Puppets to stand guard by his side. He then sent the original four into the water to excavate the lakebed.

After a few more moments of work, another, slightly larger Purple Tide Crystal was discovered. Ling Changqing inspected it and put it away.

Of course, he didn't forget to remain vigilant for any sign of trouble. 'In an unfamiliar environment like this, danger is everywhere.'

After a moment of deliberation, Ling Changqing took a washbasin-sized, dragonfly-like puppet from his Storage Pouch and activated its Array Restriction. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Immediately, intricate and dense Array Patterns lit up on the Mechanical Puppet's surface. It slowly rose into the sky, stopping at a height of over two thousand feet.