Emperor Wu Shihuang's handwriting, do not go out of the Milky Way border

Seeing this, Ying Zheng was filled with doubt, but he still followed Binghan Juezun.

"What exactly happened?" Ying Zheng couldn't help but ask.

“You’ll understand when you get there,” Ice Cold Supreme replied.

Led by the Ice Cold Supreme, Ying Zheng and she went out from the back of the village and walked for about two miles to the foot of the mountain.

A small river has formed here due to rainwater flowing down from the mountain.

The river is about three meters wide, not deep, but crystal clear.

Through the river water, you can also see fish and shrimp swimming in it.

These fish and shrimp are also formed from the energy dissipated between heaven and earth, and are not reproduced naturally.

At this moment, Immortal Venerable Hongluo and Immortal Venerable Tianyu were carefully lying on the riverbank, hiding behind rocks and weeds.

"You've arrived, be careful," Crimson Immortal Venerable whispered to Ying Zheng and Ice Cold Venerable.

Binghan Juezun nodded, then said to Ying Zheng, "Let's climb over there."

"What's wrong?" Ying Zheng asked, looking bewildered.

"Look over there," said the Ice Cold Supreme, pointing to the opposite bank of the river.

On the opposite bank of this section of the river is a pile of boulders, among which grow some wild bamboo. These wild bamboos are not tall, about the thickness of a finger, with the tallest reaching a person's height and the shortest only half a person's height.

Among these wild bamboos, several short figures were moving back and forth.

At this moment, Ying Zheng could see clearly that they were clearly several wild dogs.

Upon seeing this, a thought struck him.

Ying Zheng and Binghan Juezun carefully climbed over to Hongluo Xianzun and the others.

Hiding behind rocks and weeds, the Crimson Immortal said in a very low voice, "We found this when we came to fetch water just now."

"Just a few stray dogs, I'll kill them," Ying Zheng said instinctively.

However, Immortal Venerable Hongluo quickly shook his head.

“Look over there,” said the Crimson Immortal Venerable, pointing to a pile of rocks on the opposite bank of the river.

"What's wrong?" Ying Zheng looked around but didn't notice anything unusual.

"Be patient, you'll find out soon," said the Crimson Immortal Venerable mysteriously.

Filled with doubt, Ying Zheng had no choice but to hide behind the rocks and wait.

After about fifteen minutes, the voice of the Crimson Immortal Venerable rang out again: "They're here, they're here, look!"

Ying Zheng quickly looked in that direction.

At that moment, he could see clearly that the pile of rocks, which had been empty, suddenly emitted a faint light, and then a wild dog crawled out of thin air from the pile of rocks.

Upon seeing this, Ying Zheng's eyes widened.

"The birthplace of wild creatures!" Ying Zheng blurted out.

“That’s right!” Ice Cold Supreme also said with a smile.

The wild creatures in the Canglan Fantasy Realm are all formed from the energy that has dissipated between heaven and earth.

There are two scenarios when they are born. One is random, arising naturally regardless of time or place, with no discernible pattern.

Another type is born in the place of birth.

The birthplace will give birth to a fixed number of wild creatures every once in a while, just like a continuous wild creature production machine.

However, the places where they are born are generally very rare.

Once discovered, the Canglan Fantasy Realm will almost always be occupied by various powerful cosmic civilizations.

"My God, it seems we've really hit the jackpot this time!" Ying Zheng couldn't help but exclaim.

"They're alright, just some ordinary stray dogs," said Ice Cold Venerable.

These wild dogs don't look very strong; their combat strength is probably less than 100 points.

“Not bad,” Ying Zheng said. “As long as we control this place, a stable population of wild creatures can be born.”

"Moreover, high-level wild creatures usually emerge from their birthplace every once in a while. Killing them will not only grant you a lot of energy, but also give you a chance to obtain artifacts."

"Hmm." Ice Cold Supreme nodded.

"Call everyone over later, let's get rid of the stray dogs here first," Ying Zheng said. "With such a birthplace here, this area is probably full of stray dogs."

“Not many,” said Immortal Venerable Hongluo. “We’ve been watching for a long time since we came here to fetch water, and there are only about twenty or thirty of them wandering around nearby.”

"If they were born here, this area should logically be a habitat for wild dogs. Given the range of wild dogs, even villages could be attacked. Could it be that they all went to the other side of the mountain after they were born?"

“That’s possible,” said Immortal Venerable Hongluo. “Perhaps these wild dogs are afraid of water, and since the road was blocked by the river, they went to the other side of the mountain.”

"Hmm." Ying Zheng nodded.

"If that's the case, there's probably a huge pack of wild dogs on the other side of the mountain, numbering in the thousands."

"If that's the case, wouldn't it be very difficult for us to eliminate them? After all, wild dogs are pack animals," said Celestial Venerable Tianyu.

"That's simple. If they're really afraid of water, we can kill them one by one after crossing the river, retreating when we disturb them. We can repeat this process until we've wiped them all out," Ying Zheng said.

"Let's go back and complete our mission first, then we'll come back and kill the wild dogs together," Ying Zheng said.

"Then what about our task of fetching water?" asked the Crimson Immortal Venerable.

Ying Zheng looked out over the river; it was quite long.

After flowing down the mountain, it meanders along the foothills, with no end in sight.

"Let's put this task aside for now and deal with the stray dogs first," Ying Zheng said.

This stream is too long. If we send Immortal Venerable Hongluo and the others to fetch water downstream, they might take a long detour and encounter danger along the way, which would be disastrous.

"The people of Dashi Town really had it tough before, migrating to such a place. No wonder they lack food and clothing. The water source is right next to the birthplace of wild dogs, making it difficult to even fetch water," Ying Zheng couldn't help but sigh.

People from the same town are naturally not afraid of stray dogs.

After the epidemic raged, most of the people in Dashi Town did not survive, leaving only a handful of people, and even fetching water became a problem.

This world is full of hidden dangers; without sufficient strength, it's practically impossible to move an inch.

The task of fetching water will have to be put on hold for now. Fortunately, the trading post has already been set up.

Making a loom is not complicated. As long as you have wood and stone, you can easily build a simple loom.

As for the issue of storing food for the village, Ying Zheng and his men distributed the rabbit meat and frog meat they had brought to the villagers, allowing them to have a hearty meal.

Judging from the villagers' appearance, if Ying Zheng and his men hadn't arrived in time, they probably would have been truly desperate.

Ying Zheng and his men brought stone clubs, stone spears and other weapons and returned to the riverbank.

The river wasn't deep, and they waded across. As soon as they crossed, the wild dogs on the other side of the pile of rocks seemed to sense the commotion and rushed to the riverbank, barking incessantly at Ying Zheng and his companions in the water!
However, just as they had expected, the wild dogs did not dare to cross the river.

"Take care of them first, then retreat and see if the stray dogs from other areas will be attracted here," Ying Zheng said.

"Alright." All the venerable ones nodded in agreement, each one eager to get started.

Just as Immortal Crimson Luo had said, there were about thirty wild dogs at the rocky pile. These wild dogs quickly gathered at the riverbank.

They stared intently at Ying Zheng and his companions, their eyes filled with hostility, their angry barks rising and falling as if they wished they could pounce on them and bite their throats off immediately.

The battle began as soon as Ying Zheng and his men landed.

Holding a stone spear, Ying Zheng exerted force with both hands and easily pierced the throat of a wild dog.

With a forceful jerk, the carcass of the wild dog pierced by the stone spear was flung away, crashing heavily into another wild dog and sending it flying two or three meters away.

"Kill!" Emperor Wuxuan roared, wielding a stone club, charging up the pile of rocks and smashing it down on a wild dog.

With that blow, the stray dog's jaw was knocked crooked, and teeth mixed with blood and saliva splattered everywhere!

"Die, you bastard!" Emperor Wuxuan smashed the dog's head several more times, shattering it.

"Drink! Slash!" Xuan Jian, the Divine Lord, held a stone axe, making a sword gesture with one hand while swinging the axe fiercely with the other.

"Hey, Brother Xuanjian, you're wielding an axe and still posing with sword techniques?" Huo Rong Supreme grinned from the side.

"Hehe, maybe it will actually allow me to create some invincible move!" Xuanjian God Venerable chuckled.

"Zha! Silver Dragon Emerges from the Sea!" Binghan Juezun shouted, flicking his stone spear to lift up a wild dog that pounced on him, and then piercing it through with a single thrust.

"Why are you making so many comments when you're killing wild dogs?" Celestial Venerable Tianyu said with a smile.

The Venerable Ones of today are not the same as when they first entered the Canglan Illusionary Realm. They have successfully broken through to the first level of the Universe level and are gradually adapting to the physical condition of mortals.

The thirty or so stray dogs were quickly wiped out.

Apart from the first one that Ying Zheng killed himself, the rest were injured by him and then handed over to others to deal with.

As Ying Zheng had predicted, these wild dogs were mostly not at the first level of the cosmic realm. The energy he gained from killing them was negligible, almost insignificant.

After eliminating the wild dogs, Ying Zheng said, "Let's leave the dog carcasses for now and retreat to the other side of the river to check the situation."

At Ying Zheng's signal, the assembled dignitaries retreated to the opposite bank of the river and waited patiently.

However, they waited for a long time, but no other stray dogs appeared.

"Logically speaking, the corpses of these wild dogs reek of blood, and the battle just now was quite loud. Why didn't the wild dogs on the other side of the mountain come over?" Ying Zheng pondered.

“Let’s go take a look at the other side of the mountain,” Ying Zheng suggested.

After crossing the river again, the group climbed up the pile of rocks, walked around the ridge for about two or three miles, and arrived at the other side of the mountain.

The view on the other side of the mountain was completely different from what they had imagined.

They originally thought the other side of the mountain was also rolling hills, but after crossing the ridge, they found a barrier lake.

This lake, nestled among hills, resembles a deep canyon, formed by rainwater. Its waters are as black as ink, and the surrounding area is littered with withered branches, decaying leaves, silt, and countless skeletons!
These bones belonged to wild dogs; they lay scattered on the ground, a vast expanse of white, mixed with the mud.

When Ying Zheng and his men stepped on them, the white bones made a cracking sound.

Looking around, the lakeside was covered with bones; countless wild dogs had died here.

Upon seeing this scene, Ying Zheng and his companions couldn't help but gasp, a chill running from their feet straight to their heads.

Clearly, there must be something extremely terrifying in this lake that killed these wild dogs.

"Let's go! This place is no place to stay!" Ying Zheng said in a deep voice.

“That’s right!” Emperor Wuxuan shuddered and quickly replied.

The lords hurriedly retreated along the original route, but at that moment, the dark and deep lake surface suddenly began to surge.

The once calm water surface rippled and quickly expanded into a whirlpool!

Within the vortex, a column of water suddenly shot into the sky!

Water splashed everywhere, and it seemed as if a huge figure emerged from the lake from the water column.

At that moment, the terrifying figure, accompanied by a column of water, had already exceeded ten meters in length above the water!
A terrifying aura permeated the air, and a violent energy raged, making everyone tremble with fear.

At this point, no further words were needed; Ying Zheng and his men fled in a frenzy! They didn't even dare to look back!
They finally breathed a sigh of relief after crossing the mountain ridge and rushing across the river in one breath.

Even so, they were still shaken.

"My God! How could such a terrifying monster exist in this godforsaken place!" Emperor Wuxuan exclaimed in disbelief.

He didn't dare turn around, but he caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye—it was a python that was larger than anyone could imagine!
"Just how many wild dogs did this thing slaughter? One hundred thousand? Or a million?!" The face of the Crimson Immortal Venerable was terribly gloomy.

"I don't know." Ying Zheng smiled wryly and shook his head helplessly.

"Can this monster reach the fifth level of the universe level?" Xuan Jian, the Divine Venerable, couldn't help but ask.

"I still don't know." Ying Zheng shook his head again; he truly couldn't make a judgment.

“But one thing is certain: this monster is far stronger than me,” Ying Zheng said firmly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the assembled dignitaries exchanged glances, their eyes revealing bitterness.

"So what should we do now?" Immortal Venerable Hongluo looked at Ying Zheng. "Should we stay here, or find another place?"

With such a terrifying monster lurking there, this area has undoubtedly become a living hell. No one can predict when this monster will rush into the village and slaughter everyone. After all, it's only five miles from the lake to the village.

At this monster's speed, five miles is no problem at all.

“There’s no need for that,” Ying Zheng said at this moment.

"No need?" Immortal Venerable Hongluo looked puzzled.

“That monster shouldn’t leave the lake.” Ying Zheng hesitated for a moment before speaking slowly.

"Why?" Immortal Venerable Hongluo immediately pressed for an answer.

Not only her, but others also cast questioning glances at her.

“You should have noticed it just now; the area around the lake is full of silt. If that monster really came out, it would have left a footprint. But look, the silt is completely intact, without a trace. And the bones of those wild dogs are mostly whole.”

"Therefore, I guess that the monster probably only lives in lakes and ponds and doesn't come out easily."

"Then how does it find food? And what about those wild dogs?" Even the Supreme Lord Hongdu couldn't help but ask.

"If I'm not mistaken, those stray dogs delivered themselves to our doorstep," Ying Zheng said in a deep voice.

"What?" All the venerable ones were incredulous.

"This is the deterrent effect of those in power," Ying Zheng explained.

"It's like a weasel stealing a chicken. The chicken usually acts arrogantly, but when it encounters a weasel, even if the latter is much smaller, the chicken only dares to tuck its head into its wings and let itself be slaughtered."

"And then there are the sheep and the wolves. The sheep are numerous; if they all swarmed, they could easily trample the wolves into mincemeat. But the sheep don't do that; sometimes they are even driven away by the wolves. Just one or two wolves can herd a large flock of sheep into their den, where they can feast on them." (End of Chapter)