Oh no, I accidentally cultivated three spiritual roots and became an empress!

Right there in the swamp, two pairs of crocodile eyes were fixed on Xiao Yizi. He had been directing everyone's actions all along the way.

The group moved with remarkable organization and precision. Whenever someone was picking medicinal herbs, two or three people would stand guard. Sometimes, they would deliberately push high-quality, top-grade medicinal herbs into difficult-to-reach areas, moving the entire group to maintain their formation, all so that one person could pick them.

No one is competing, no one is grabbing, and there are even people on guard.

They never found an opportunity to make a move.

If they didn't act soon, these junior cultivators would be leaving the Misty Swamp.

They waited a hundred years for this one chance to collect tolls and have a treat, and now they're about to miss it.

Fortunately, the cultivators lacked experience and relaxed at the last moment.

They can't wait any longer; they must harvest what they need and eat what they need.

At the command of the Ice Crocodile King, the Ice Crocodiles moved.

They spotted the two relaxed junior cultivators, stirred up the mud beneath them, and opened their mouths wide.

Unfortunately, the leading cultivator was too astute and actually spoke up to warn them.

And there's that young male cultivator walking in front.

Don't think they don't know; with his Qi Refining Perfection cultivation, he shouldn't be walking in front at all.

Having dealt with cultivators for thousands of years, the Xuanbing Crocodile King could easily see that the young cultivator possessed a special talent capable of dealing with them.

Now, the fact that the young male cultivator could spot their hiding place at a glance further proves that their senses were correct.

After several days of practice, Zhong Lingxin's sword net has become very fast. In just three breaths, it covered an area of ​​a hundred feet in radius, trapping several Xuanbing crocodiles that had swum nearby.

In just a short while, the ice crocodiles became drowsy and their movements slowed down.

Seeing that the Xuanbing Crocodile was moving slowly, the eight Foundation Establishment cultivators standing next to Zhong Lingxin all attacked it. They worked in pairs, with one person attracting the crocodile's attention while the other quickly struck the crocodile's eye with a magic weapon.

The intense pain caused the blinded crocodiles to roll around violently, which also cleared their dazed little heads.

But it was too late. The cultivators coordinated their attacks again. The Qi Refining Grand Perfection cultivators in the second circle quickly stepped in to replace the Foundation Establishment Grand Perfection cultivators, slowly finishing them off and exhausting their last bit of spiritual power.

So Xiao Yizi kept holding the eighth-grade trapping formation and searched the swamp for the Xuanbing Crocodile King.

Zhong Lingxin kept weaving the sword net, trapping one Xuanbing Crocodile after another into the Illusionary Heaven Realm.

Then, Foundation Establishment cultivators blinded the slow-moving Xuanbing Crocodile.

Next, it will be up to the cultivators at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining to kill or severely injure the blind Xuanbing Crocodile.

Finally, it is handed over to the cultivators at the tenth and eleventh levels of Qi Refining in the inner circle.

The collaboration proceeded smoothly and seamlessly, without a single interruption.

The Ice Crocodile King immediately noticed that there was something wrong with the sword Zhong Lingxin swung.

But it dared not move, because it saw the leading cultivator holding up an array plate.

It recognized it as an eighth-grade array plate, which must have been prepared specifically for it.

In previous years, some cultivators had used eighth-grade array plates to deal with it, but it was not afraid. Taking advantage of its thick skin and tough flesh, it could often wrap the cultivator's array plate in the mud and eventually make it its possession.

But this time was different. The short male cultivator was acting strangely. Several of his small Xuanbing crocodiles suddenly became sluggish in front of her. The crocodile mouths, which should have been swiftly tearing and biting, became wide open as if waiting for the cultivator to feed them.

Then the cultivators blinded them, threw explosive talismans into their mouths, and turned them into dead crocodiles. In front of them, the cultivators disemboweled them and plucked out their inner cores.

The dark mud was stained bright red, and the pungent smell of blood traveled further and further through the misty swamp.

The Ice Crocodile King's eyes turned red with anger.

It quietly slipped into the swamp and silently approached the cultivators.

It wanted to bite the short male cultivator to death first.

It realized that everything was the work of that short male cultivator; his swordsmanship was flawed.

Behind the Ice Crocodile King, a slender female Ice Crocodile also silently followed.

Zhong Lingxin kept her eyes fixed on the excessively quiet swamp, sensing that the Ice Crocodile King had its eye on her as well.

As the Ice Crocodile King emerged from the muddy bottom, she sensed the intense killing intent drawing ever closer.

She called out urgently to Xiao Yizi, pointing the tip of her sword at a certain spot to the left front.

Xiao Yizi nodded. It was Junior Brother Wu who had discovered the Mystic Ice Crocodile King.

He hurriedly tried to swing the array plate.

Zhong Lingxin stopped him, moving the tip of her sword to indicate that the Xuanbing Crocodile King was swimming over.

Xiao Yizi held up the array plate and asked Zhong Lingxin with his eyes where to throw it.

Zhong Lingxin kept her eyes fixed on the swamp. As soon as the Xuanbing Crocodile King entered the range of her sword net, she pointed her sword and shouted, "Release!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yizi threw out the array plate in his hand, which landed steadily in front of Zhong Lingxin's left.

The Ice Crocodile King, which was lurking in the shadows, hissed softly. Despite its caution, it had still been trapped in the array.

It was eager to use its signature move—the death roll.

Even though it used the strength to devour a monk, its rolling was still slow and gentle, just like when it sometimes lazily sunbathes.

It knew that it had fallen into the sword technique of that short male cultivator.

But it didn't panic. As long as it could roll, it only needed to roll two or three times to roll the eighth-grade array plate into the depths of the swamp, rendering it useless.

Zhong Lingxin was well aware of this, so she stopped dealing with the several ice crocodiles around her, took a step forward, and walked away.

Because they had practiced beforehand, everyone knew that the Xuanbing Crocodile King had appeared as soon as Zhong Lingxin moved her leg first.

All the cultivators followed Zhong Lingxin's movements to ensure the integrity of the Hunyuan Formation.

Zhong Lingxin quickened her pace, and everyone else followed suit. In just two breaths, they arrived not far from the Xuanbing Crocodile King.

Everyone saw a huge, thick, and long ice crocodile rolling around.

On it, the eighth-rank trap formation swayed and shook as it rolled around.

Eight Foundation Establishment cultivators simultaneously leaped into the air, forming a small Chaos Array, and unleashed their magic weapons at the eyes of the Xuanbing Crocodile King.

A flash of bright light appeared, and two streams of black liquid gushed out of the swamp.

The Ice Crocodile King rolled around even more violently, but without any pattern.

The swaying formation gradually stabilized as the amplitude decreased.

Zhong Lingxin activated the formation and arrived not far from the Xuanbing Crocodile King. She swiftly swung the Soul-Slaying Sword, and the denser sword net slowly tightened, firmly trapping the Xuanbing Crocodile King inside.

The Ice Crocodile King was in pain and felt aggrieved. It had become accustomed to eating cultivators for thousands of years and did not stop even when it knew there was danger, which led to it being ambushed.

Now, it is not only moving slowly, but it also feels as if it is being bound by a series of restraints.