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Xiaoqi wiped the sweat from her forehead and breathed a long sigh of relief: "Finally, we've dealt with this queen bee. It wasn't easy at all."

Lei Sha drew his silver spear and looked at the bee queen's corpse, saying, "Although this bee queen wasn't the strongest, she was indeed very troublesome. Fortunately, we succeeded."

At this moment, Yu Jiaoying slowly dispelled the blizzard, and the surrounding temperature began to rise, gradually melting the ice shards. The group emerged from the blizzard, looking at the scattered ice crystal bees, their hearts filled with relief at surviving such a catastrophe.

Yun Feifei ran out of the vacuum field and said happily, "Great! Now we can continue. Hopefully, there won't be anything so dangerous next."

Su Qingluan nodded: "Everyone has worked hard, but we can't let our guard down yet. We don't know what dangers await us ahead."

"Yes, we need to be careful. This far north is truly fraught with danger!" Yun Feifei said, still shaken by the ordeal. She glanced around with lingering fear at the snow-covered land and the scattered remains of ice crystal bees, all reminders of the life-or-death crisis they had just experienced.

"The vacuum domain isn't completely shattered yet. Everyone can come in and recover some of your spiritual energy. After that, we can try to repair it. That way, if we encounter similar attacks again, we can hold out for a while!" Su Qingluan instructed everyone. Her gaze swept over the crowd, her eyes conveying a sense of calm and leadership that reassured everyone.

Everyone nodded. They all left the outside and entered the vacuum realm. As soon as they entered, they felt a sense of tranquility and safety. It was like a secluded paradise, keeping out the cold and dangers of the outside world.

Yu Jiaoying, Lei Sha, Xiao Qi, Lin Tianchou, Su Qingluan, and the others all sat cross-legged and began to recover their true energy. They closed their eyes, placed their hands in hand seals on their knees, and each circulated their own cultivation techniques.

A faint blue halo gradually appeared around Yu Jiaoying, a symbol of her ice-type spiritual power. Her breathing was steady and rhythmic; with each inhale, the surrounding spiritual power flowed into her body like a gentle stream of water, nourishing the spiritual power she had just consumed.

Lightning flashed intermittently across Lei Sha's body, his spiritual energy surging through his body like a torrent of electricity. He frowned, concentrating on guiding his spiritual energy along his meridians, repairing the damaged meridians and replenishing his depleted spiritual energy.

A faint red light emanated from Xiao Qi's body; it was the power of the Qilin True Fire surging within him.

His small face showed a hint of seriousness. Although he was the youngest (in terms of age among wild beasts), he recovered very quickly. He carefully replenished his lost true energy little by little according to his own cultivation method.

Lin Tianchou was surrounded by a vibrant scene of wood-elemental spiritual energy, with green light wrapping around him like vines.

His spiritual energy recovers relatively quickly, after all, he has a high level of cultivation and rich experience.

As he recovered, he continued to think about how to repair the vacuum field, with various combinations of spells and runes flashing through his mind.

Su Qingluan emanated a mysterious power of wild beasts, a power that shimmered with a faint golden light. She was the most unique among them, for she was destined to command all the wild beasts of the world; therefore, her spiritual power contained the aura of wild beasts. While recovering her true energy, she also communicated with the power of the wild beasts within her, hoping to use it to accelerate her recovery and enhance her strength.

In this quiet, vacuum-like space, everyone was immersed in their recovery process. The only sounds were their even breathing and the faint whispers of spiritual energy. Time seemed to stand still as they gathered strength for the next unknown journey.

But at that moment, Su Qingluan, who had gradually recovered, opened her eyes and saw something. Suddenly, her eyes widened in surprise.

Yun Feifei immediately asked worriedly, "Qingluan, what did you see?"

Su Qingluan looked out from the transparent vacuum field and said, "It seems that some of the bees that were knocked down by the blizzard are not completely dead yet, and they have started to fly up!"

At first, everyone thought that all the bees affected by the blizzard had died. But to their surprise, their vitality was quite tenacious. Some of the bees actually quietly woke up.

Of course.

Only a few.

Although the number has been increasing, it's only by a few individuals.

"Don't be afraid, it's just a few! And I've already confirmed that I killed the queen bee with one shot! Even if they all wake up now, they'll just be a disorganized mess!" Lei Sha snorted, seemingly unconcerned. He crossed his arms, looking confident. After all, the queen bee is the core of the swarm; without her command, these ice crystal bees are like soldiers without a general.

Xiao Qi chimed in, "Brother Lei Sha is right. They're just a few bees. Any one of us can handle them."

Lin Tianchou frowned slightly: "That's true, but we still can't let our guard down. These bees must have something special to survive in such a harsh environment."

Yu Jiaoying nodded: "Senior Lin Tianchou is right, we still need to be careful."

The few awakened bees hovered on the ice for a while, seemingly surveying their surroundings. Traces of ice and snow still clung to their bodies, and their wings flapped much more slowly than before, making them appear somewhat weak.

However, as time passed, several more bees awoke and began to slowly gather together, flying towards the vacuum. Although their flight was unstable, their determined direction suggested they had some purpose.

Yun Feifei said nervously, "They seem to be flying towards us. What are they going to do?"

Su Qingluan stood up and said, "No matter what they're going to do, let's prepare first."

Upon hearing Su Qingluan's words, everyone stood up and began to circulate their spiritual energy, watching warily as the ice crystal bees drew closer.

However, everyone's worries were clearly unnecessary.

There are already more than a dozen bees that have slowly awakened, and they are flying towards the vacuum area.

But it seems they are looking for the corpse of the queen bee.

After circling the fist-sized queen bee corpse for a while, the little bees flew away in the opposite direction.

Their flight was slow, as if carrying a sorrowful mood, and the frequency of their wing flapping was somewhat heavy. Seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, as long as they don't attack them, Su Qingluan and the others won't harm any living beings. Everyone holds an attitude of reverence for life; in this dangerous far north, every living being has its own reason for existence.

However, Yun Feifei suddenly had a bright idea and said, "Wait, there are so many of these bees, and they're quite powerful. Why don't we follow them and check out their nest? Maybe we'll find something unexpected?"

Her eyes sparkled with curiosity, and she was always full of the desire to explore the unknown.

Su Qingluan nodded, "Feifei is right!"

Su Qingluan also felt that this was a good opportunity. Perhaps there were secrets about this far north in the Ice Crystal Bee's nest, or something that could help in finding the Source Water.

Xiao Qi jumped up excitedly: "Great! It'll be so much fun following them, and who knows, we might even find some treasure!" His face was beaming with an innocent smile, always full of enthusiasm for such adventures.

Lei Sha stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and said, "That's a good idea, but we also need to be careful. Who knows if there are other dangers in their lair?"

Lin Tianchou agreed: "Lei Sha is right, we should proceed with caution. However, this is indeed a rare opportunity and worth trying."

Yu Jiaoying watched the ice crystal bees fly away and said, "Let's set off now, we can't lose them."

So the group quietly followed behind the ice crystal bees. They carefully maintained a distance to avoid being spotted by the bees. The dozen or so ice crystal bees flew slowly across the ice field, occasionally stopping to search for something on the ice, perhaps something to replenish their energy.

As they continued flying, the surrounding environment became colder and more desolate. The icicles on the ice field grew taller and taller, and their shapes became more and more peculiar. Some looked like giant swords piercing the sky, while others resembled twisted monsters coiled on the ground.

The group followed closely behind the ice crystal bees, their hearts filled with anticipation and a touch of nervousness as they approached the bee's nest.

Although Su Qingluan was not a biologist, she knew that after the queen bee died...

In fact, bee colonies face enormous challenges.

First, the bee colony will fly around erratically: After losing the queen bee, the bees will experience a period of confusion and instability, and may exhibit some abnormal behaviors, such as increasing patrols.

Worker bees begin raising new queen bees: They select suitable eggs and build queen cells to nurture them into queen bees. Because worker bees feed on royal jelly for the first three days of the larval stage and then switch to honey, without a queen bee, they urgently modify suitable larvae and feed them royal jelly to encourage them to eventually develop into queen bees.

Worker bees begin laying eggs: If there are no larvae or suitable fertilized eggs in the colony that can be modified by worker bees, then over time, without the inhibitory effect of the queen bee's pheromones, the reproductive organs of some worker bees will continue to develop, eventually leading to the abnormal phenomenon of worker bees laying eggs.

Bee colonies may face the risk of population loss and decreased productivity: If a bee colony cannot find and establish a new queen bee in a short period of time, it may face the risk of population loss and decreased productivity.

The colony's resistance to disease may decrease: The loss of the queen bee may also lead to a decrease in the colony's resistance to disease, because the queen bee's pheromones help regulate the internal environment of the colony and enhance immunity.

"They don't seem to care about us, or rather, they don't have much of a brain!" Yun Feifei observed for a while. They were clearly following these dozens of bees, but what she didn't expect was that these bees didn't even realize they were being followed?
“Perhaps. Even if they know they are being followed, without the queen bee, they have no power to resist. When the queen bee is present, they have a backbone and can handle more problems!” Su Qingluan said.

"Don't worry about that for now, just follow them!" Yun Feifei said.

Xiao Qi and Lei Sha nodded.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the dozen or so bees.

"Wait a minute, I've been thinking about something. If we keep following this swarm of bees, what if their home isn't the source of water we're looking for, or Mount Kunlun? What should we do then?" Xiaoqi thought of an important question and couldn't help but share it with everyone.

Lei Sha nodded. "Yes, what if we go in the wrong direction? Wouldn't we be going in the opposite direction?"

Yun Feifei nodded and looked at Su Qingluan.

It seems that everyone's backbone now rests on Su Qingluan.

Along the way, everyone gradually realized that Su Qingluan was intelligent and had also grown up.

She knows how to think about problems independently.

Unlike before, when she was overly protected, she is now simple, warm-hearted, and kind.

Now that she knows her identity, she is gradually feeling a sense of responsibility.

When you encounter any situation, you need to think things through carefully before acting.

Su Qingluan was still thinking.

Xiaoqi then complained, "We're currently in a vacuum, so we don't know how cold it is outside. Everyone said that the closer we get to Kunlun Mountain, the colder it might be, but if we can't sense it, it's like we don't have a map! What are we going to do?"

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