From waterfowl, it began to transform into the Great Sun Golden Crow.

This place is a hidden gem of Dongting Lake, Changsha Island, one of the nine major islands.

Each island possesses its own unique spiritual objects and herbs.

Characteristics of Changsha

Composed of volcanic rock and volcanic ash.

[They are mostly spiritual herbs and trees that grow in rock crevices. Resources are relatively scarce due to the terrain.]

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Resource scarcity is also true. The environment here is harsh, and there is little vegetation. Apart from ants, I haven't seen anything else alive so far.

Gu Heting thought for a moment, then turned his gaze to Feng Xianshu.

[The probability of a magical treasure appearing in this area.]

[One: The probability of encountering the Flaming Lingzhi is 12%. Note: Its surface is covered with fiery cracks, and silver powder is scattered above it. The silver powder on itself ignites easily. It can awaken fire-related skills.]

[Second: Fire-Bound Land Merchant Fruit, 24% chance of appearance. Note: It looks very similar to the herbaceous plant Land Merchant. It carries a potent fire poison. It is often used by cultivators as a medicinal ingredient to fight poison with poison. It can awaken the Fire Fury Technique.]

No, in such a harsh environment, why would there be such a high probability?

That shouldn't be the case.

Does this kind of thing only survive in harsh environments?

Gu Heting didn't understand.

Even Shenzhou Island didn't have this probability. Moreover, Shenzhou Island is more habitable. How can the appearance of rare and precious natural treasures be so rare?

Just as Gu Heting was wondering what was going on, a sharp pain shot through his foot.

The ants he kicked away multiplied rapidly. They swarmed, layer upon layer, their bodies encased in silver armor.

Those sharp red eyes.

It glowed red in the darkness. The red light layered upon layer, and the eyes of countless fire ants flickered.

Gu Heting was utterly astonished. He quickly leaped up and landed on the highest rock. However, the shovel ants seemed unwilling to give up on them.

"Holy crap, that's way too much."

Gu Heting then noticed that there were many wild animal bones around him. The dry bones were already cracked and covered by the scorching waves.

"Wait, why are my feet sinking into the ground?"

What he was standing on wasn't a stone, but a solid ant nest. The ant nest was sandy and loose, so naturally, every step he took caused him to sink into the ground.

With a bang.

A piece of sand collapsed. Countless red imported fire ants swarmed out. The armored red imported fire ants, like starving beasts, burrowed into Gu Heting's skin, tearing at the waterbird's abdomen and chest.

"ah.....!"

A piercing pain followed. Gu Heting forcibly resumed his breathing exercises. His physical body hardened instantly. This was, for now, his only means of resistance.

In the blink of an eye.

His entire body was covered in blood. Enduring the excruciating pain, Gu Heting kept running. His sense of pain began to go numb. Until finally, he plunged headfirst into the water.

He, who was originally a water bird, experienced a brief respite, and the pain in his body had become less numbing.

The fire ants that had burrowed into the body then floated on the water's surface.

In the blink of an eye, on a single screen.

Gu Heting raised his head and emerged from the water. The fire ants' attack ceased at that moment. In just a split second, he had almost become one of the countless skeletons on Changsha Island.

"No wonder this godforsaken place is littered with corpses and ant nests."

"Why didn't you tell me, you old fish?"

He almost died right there in the starting village; this thing was even more ferocious than the Fire Salamander. A social creature, killing one could spawn thousands more.

Thanks to the terrain, there are countless red imported fire ants.

How do I get there?

Is there no other way?

This area is completely surrounded by lava. The only shallow waters suitable for landing are all covered with these corrugated iron ant nests. He can't exactly carry that rolling lava ashore, can he?

With a "nothing to lose" mentality, Gu Heting opened the Phoenix-carried Book.

At this moment, the Phoenix-Holding Book updated another page. This page recorded something slightly different, adding a symbiotic relationship between the flowers.

[Three: The thousand-year-old honey ant flower and fruit takes root and thrives within the ant nest. It parasitizes the complex tunnels of the ant colony. Its roots secrete a sap.]

[97% chance of appearance. Note: Can awaken wind attribute skills.]

The pheromones in this fluid are the same as those of the *Chinchilla Red Fire Ant*.

The ant that bit me was called a red imported fire ant.

[Special Note: Ants living in lava-rich terrain. They have hard exoskeletons. They feed on human flesh and blood, accepting any prey. They have a complex food chain and are omnivorous.]

Seeing symbiotic relationships now doesn't surprise Gu Heting anymore. Bamboo can grow on the back of an old salamander. It's not unusual for a blade of grass to grow in an anthill.

In other words.

This ant nest definitely has this magical treasure, and I also want to use it to infiltrate the ant colony.

Pheromones are key to their ability to distinguish friend from foe.

"Activate your spiritual vision."

On the distant mountain range, hundreds of ant nests stand at the foot of the mountain, with the tallest one in the center. A red and white snow lotus is deeply rooted in front of the ant nest.

The snow lotus was half red and half white.

A blend of allure and the eerie.

"This is it."

Gu Heting glanced around leisurely. He leaned forward, accelerating to his maximum speed, and with a sudden sway, he caught the fire ants on the ground completely off guard.

Gu Heting's slender figure swayed in the air.

The sprint took less than 4 seconds.

In a daze, he tore off the stem of the alluring flower. Bitter sap slid down his body and onto his wings.

Just now, a red imported fire ant emerged from the soil, trying to extend its large pincers to do something.

In just a moment, their target vanished.

The bewildered red imported fire ants, not knowing what to do, started circling on the ground. Finding no prey, they burrowed into the hot sand and gravel.

"No wonder this magical creature grows in the nest of red imported fire ants."

"This means they're being treated like one of their own."

"Speaking of which, is this flower a magical treasure?"

【Millennial Ant Honey Flower: This flower blooms every 4000 years, and its blossoms are not particularly valuable. Its growth pattern differs from that of herbaceous plants.】

Its fruit grows within its rootstock.

Only ant honey and fruit from thousand-year-old ants are extremely precious.

"Is it possible to sneak in?"

Gu Heting, his face smeared with the sap of roots and leaves, suddenly had a thought. What would happen if he disguised himself as a red imported fire ant and entered its nest? Would he be able to find the thousand-year-old honey ant flower and fruit?

"Never mind, let's discuss it later."

The probability of a phoenix carrying a book is 98%.

This means there must be a magical treasure underground. But now is not the time to think about that; harvesting the fruit of the sand lily tree is the most important thing.