Looking at the calm surface of the lake, MingYue smiled.
A cold aura started emanating from her body.
She took a step onto the surface, and the moment her feet were about to touch the water, it turned into ice.
She stepped forward until she reached the middle of the lake.
MingYue then closed her eyes.
One second, two seconds, three seconds passed, and then she jumped.
At the same time, a giant maw appeared where she had been standing, with a large volume of water splashing up. Looking down, MingYue smirked.
A giant snake covered in silver scales came out from the water.
Realizing its ambush had failed, the snake didn''t give up; it pounced once more, using its long body to lunge toward MingYue.
Two swords appeared in MingYue''s hands, her body moving with grace as if she were dancing in the air.
Slash, slash—each slash easily pierced through the snake''s body, but no blood came out, as it was quickly sealed by ice.
MingYue moved like a fairy, spinning around the snake''s body, each slash limiting the snake''s movements.
The frostbite also acted like poison, making the snake feel numb.
The snake roared in pain, its body thrashing around, making the water and cave walls vibrate under its weight.
But the snake was no match for MingYue; with another slash, the snake turned into an ice statue that then shattered into pieces.
However, MingYue didn''t let her guard down; she glided back as another snake, the same size, emerged from the water, lunging at her.
One snake, two snakes, and dozens more came out.
But MingYue remained calm through it all.
As she dodged all their attacks, she finally smiled when she reached the middle of the swarm.
MingYue checked the map, counting the life forces, "Hmm, only three more snakes remain underwater.
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MingYue already knew the lake was infested with monsters, so she had purposefully stood above the lake, using herself as bait to lure them out of the water.
A fight in the water would have been more dangerous for her.
It was better for her to fight on land.
After one of the snakes died, the rest of the herd, enraged, attacked MingYue just as she had planned.
She could have used Fengxue Qi to make the snakes avoid her, but this was not ideal for MingYue since she wanted to move the secret realm to the spirit crystal mine.
If the snakes survived and started ambushing her people, it would give her more headaches later.
She couldn''t use her secret skill without worrying about the many miners around.
Now, in the middle of the snakes, her swords began to emanate frost Qi.
Her body spun as she used the secret technique from the artifact combined with her own secret art, enhancing the damage to a new level.
The two swords slashed in the air, creating a sharp ice shockwave that exploded outward.
The secret skill allowed MingYue to unleash ice attacks on all surrounding enemies; it was called Ice Lotus Flower - Absolute Zero.
BOOM!
The shockwave exploded, turning the clear water and all the snakes into ice.
MingYue landed gracefully on the ground.
All the frozen snakes then shattered into ice shards, dropping onto the frozen lake surface, but the ice couldn''t bear their weight; it cracked, making many splashing sounds as the shards fell deep into the water.
All the bodies then turned into green particles, which were absorbed into MingYue''s body.
Without hesitation, she then jumped into the lake.
She used her Qi to coat her clothes, ensuring they didn''t get wet, and before jumping, she put on an oxygen mask for diving from Alex.
This allowed her to swim underwater without worry.
Splash!
MingYue swam, diving deeper into the water.
She saw the surviving snakes fleeing from her.
Based on their speed, she knew she couldn''t catch up.
''Forget it. I will make MingHao hunt them later,'' she thought.
They will be useful for not only MingHao, but also new cultivator as target practice.
MingYue continued her journey until she reached the lake bed.
Based on Vesa''s detection, the Qi crystals should be even deeper.
MingYue started looking for an entrance to find a way in.
Not finding any, she sighed and returned the swords to her storage ring.
She could have used her sword to blast the ground, creating a tunnel, but that would have wasted too much of her Qi.
She took out a gun, set it to maximum, and pointed downward, firing it at the ground with great force.
BANG!
The ground exploded, creating a hole in another area beneath it.
This caused the air pressure to explode at once, creating a current that pushed the water upward.
MingYue quickly moved into the tunnel.
After the air had exploded, the water in the lake began rushing downward, creating an undercurrent that accelerated MingYue''s descent.
Passing through the hole she had made.
MingYue was surprised to find a larger space, surrounded by Qi crystals everywhere—on the walls, the ceiling, even the ground—and in the middle of it, a creature seemed to be asleep.
MingYue didn''t waste time. She set the gun to maximum again and threw a few grenades toward the creature''s face.
Based on its appearance alone, MingYue knew she couldn''t underestimate it.
The creature was similar to the snakes above, but this one had four claws, like a dragon, its size smaller, covered in azure scales.
BOOM! BOOM!
The grenades exploded, but not on the creature''s face; they detonated mid-air.
Just before the grenades could reach the creature, it opened its eyes.
The reptilian eyes locked onto the projectiles, and it swatted them away with its tail.
The creature then growled at MingYue.
"Hmm, a spirit beast," she mumbled.
Just like humans, beasts also had their own cultivation stages.
They had fewer stages, but each one took a longer time.
MingYue knew this one was a spirit beast since it had intelligence but hadn''t infused any element into its attacks yet.