I established the Eternal Immortal Clan by taming beasts.

The icy pool before him was Lin Che's destination.

According to the Green-Faced Fox King, a hidden water-based spiritual vein lies beneath this Misty Swamp.

The perpetual fog, the inexhaustible water vapor, and even the unique humid climate within a hundred miles all originate from this vein.

And these cold pools deep within the Hidden Mist Marsh are the very springs of that water vein.

Therefore, compared to the reed marshes on the outskirts, the temperature here is noticeably lower, and the moisture is much denser, making each breath refreshing.

The cold pool in front of us has crystal-clear water.

You can even clearly see the spring at the bottom of the pool bubbling and bubbling, with several kinds of fish swimming leisurely among the rocks, their scales shimmering with a faint silver light in the water.

Although the temperature is low here, the vegetation is actually more lush than in the surrounding area.

Clumps of willows droop along the bank, their long branches reaching into the water and swaying gently with the waves.

Large patches of ice-blue lotus flowers grow in the pool, their petals as thin as cicada wings, appearing and disappearing in the mist.

Before Lin Che could even search for his destination, a huge object made him frown slightly.

At the bottom of the pool, there lay a huge obsidian stone.

The exposed part in the mud is six meters high, with sharp edges and a smooth, mirror-like surface, standing out from the surrounding rocks.

And beneath the silt, another part of it is clearly buried.

"There's an Obsidian Golem here too?"

Lin Che felt increasingly uneasy.

He hadn't expected that the giant war puppet deep within Crimson Flame Slope was not an isolated case.

The eye of the storm breaks, activate.

The perspective suddenly changed.

The rocks on the shore, the ripples in the water, and the undercurrents beneath the silt all became transparent in his eyes.

The traces of those once-existing, now dilapidated formations slowly emerged from the bottom of the pool, the shore, and even the silt, like a faded ink painting, appearing and disappearing.

Based on the remnants of formations found in the lava cave, Lin Che quickly made a deduction.

This is a concealment formation, and its grade is not low.

The effect is that these puppets blend into their surroundings.

Even though the formation has been removed, the remaining power can still make them "disguise" as ordinary spirit ores, deceiving the cultivators' divine sense and naked eyes.

At this moment, these puppets showed no signs of spiritual energy, resembling lifeless objects.

If it weren't for the system's detection, even a Golden Core expert passing by would only regard it as an ordinary obsidian stone.

Lin Che's gaze darkened slightly.

The appearance of these puppets here is no coincidence.

There is one on Crimson Flame Slope, and another on Misty Hidden Swamp...

What about other places?

What exactly is hidden behind this?

He was preparing to enter the secret realm to see if the group of Crimson Scaled Fire Carp had woken up.

Those little guys are the natives of this place, so they might know something.

His steps suddenly stopped.

A massive figure slowly emerged from the mist.

It was entirely golden, with skin as smooth as satin, and shimmered with a faint metallic luster in the mist.

It was enormous, twice the size of an ordinary water buffalo, and the ground trembled slightly with every step it took.

The most striking feature was his eyes.

Its emerald green color and vertical pupils exude an innate greed and arrogance.

Green-eyed toad.

Lin Che recognized them at a glance.

The overlords of this Hidden Mist Marsh are the Azure-Eyed Golden Toad clan.

The golden toad slowly walked to the edge of the pool, glanced down at the water, and a hint of impatience flashed in its emerald green eyes.

It spoke, its voice low and hoarse:

"What, you've gotten too big for your britches? You need me to come in person?"

It squinted, its gaze fixed on the bottom of the pool: "What time is it? Hasn't today's share of Cold Spirit Dew arrived yet?"

Several figures swam quickly out of the cave below the icy pool.

Those were several giant toads, entirely emerald green, a size smaller than the Green-eyed Golden Toad, but still quite impressive.

Their backs have natural patterns resembling the outline of an ancient bell, with clear lines and distinct layers, as if they were carved on.

Each one exuded the aura of the Foundation Establishment stage, with the one at the very front having an especially profound aura.

The green reeds sing with the toad.

Lin Che's eyes lit up.

This was precisely the goal of his trip.

A wood-type spirit beast with the bloodline of the dragon son, Pulao.

The ancient bell-shaped patterns on its back are the most prominent bloodline feature of Pulao.

The foremost Green Puming Toad was more robust than its kind, with a broad head and two slender, fleshy dragon whiskers on either side of its mouth, which were bluish-gold in color and swayed slightly in the mist.

Her large, amber eyes held a calm and collected gaze, yet beneath that composure lay a barely suppressed rage.

Before it could even speak, several green toads behind it began to hurl insults.

"We already delivered all the Cold Spirit Dew for this round yesterday! According to the previously agreed rules, the remaining produce belongs to our clan! What do you mean by this?"

Its voice was sharp and filled with obvious anger.

The other green toad, with a tone full of indignation, directly stated the reason:

"Hmph! You just take advantage of being the leader's relative to embezzle most of it, and you expect us to bear the consequences? You're dreaming!"

"Exactly! I'm going to take this to the chief, and we'll see what you do then!"

The voice of the green-eyed toad was unhurried, even somewhat lazy.

"When did you Qingpu Mingchan learn to talk back?"

It looked down at the angry giant toads, its eyes full of contempt.

"Rules? What rules? In this Misty Swamp, the words of us Azure-Eyed Golden Toads are the rules."

It paused, its gaze sweeping over the few green cattail toads, finally settling on the giant toad with the blue-gold dragon whiskers that was in the lead.

"Today's quota is doubled. You know the consequences if you miss even a drop."

Lin Che listened quietly.

His gaze slowly fell upon the blue lotus flowers in the cold pool.

The lotus flowers were entirely ice-blue, their petals as thin as cicada wings, trembling slightly in the mist.

At the heart of the lotus, a crystal-clear dewdrop gathers, radiating a faint, cool light.

Mysterious Ice Cold Pool Lotus, a mid-grade second-tier spiritual item.

The dew that condenses at the heart of the lotus is called "Cold Spirit Dew," which contains pure water essence.

For water-attribute spirit beasts, long-term consumption can gently improve their cultivation level, and long-term use can slightly purify their bloodline.

This is an extremely pure water-attribute spiritual object, quite rare in the outside world.

He glanced at the system's description of the spirit creature and recalled the details of the Misty Swamp that the Green-Faced Fox King had told him. He then formed a rough guess about what was happening before his eyes.

This Misty Swamp originally had no leader; each group of frogs lived in their own cold pools, and although there were minor conflicts, they lived in peace.

It was not until the arrival of the Jade-Eyed Golden Toad clan that Wuyinze was unified.

On the surface, it's about leading all the tribes to grow stronger together, but in reality, it's about exploiting the value of each frog tribe.

Lin Che still remembered the Green-Faced Fox King's evaluation of the Jade-Eyed Golden Toad clan.

One word: greed.

The green-eyed toad in front of them was clearly taking advantage of being a relative of the leader to embezzle most of the Cold Spirit Dew, while making the Green Puming Toad cover the shortfall.

They had already paid their share for this round yesterday, but this golden toad came again today, clearly greedy and wanting to squeeze out even more.

Lin Che's lips curled up slightly.

The opportunity has arrived!