Deep in the wilderness, there lies a magnificent temple, the very birthplace of the Demonic Cult.
Secondly, there is the 'Death Swamp', located in the southwest of Shenzhou.
The climate here is the complete opposite of that of the wild northwest; it rains seven or eight out of ten days a year.
It is precisely because of the humid climate here that there are so many strange plants that they grow in abundance.
Moreover, highly venomous beasts and insects also prefer this environment and congregate here.
This place also contains a unique, highly toxic swamp gas that rises from the rotting mud in the swamp whenever it rains. If a person inhales this gas and does not have a proper antidote, they will die from the poison within half an hour.
In addition, the animal carcasses, trees, and flowers that have rotted from being soaked in rainwater over thousands of years have turned this place into a place fraught with danger. If you are not careful and take the wrong step, you will be sucked into the bottomless swamp and never see the light of day again, dying a tragic death.
But Li Yao found himself alone in this deadly zone.
He rode his spear, flying above the Death Swamp.
The sky was overcast, and a chilly wind blew intermittently, its source unknown, making one feel cold as it brushed against their body.
Li Yao cultivates the "Great Dao True Scripture," and his body is already immune to all poisons.
Therefore, the highly toxic marsh gas here had no effect on him.
However, the marsh gas, mixed with various putrid smells, still made him frown and feel nauseous.
In the original story, the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury will automatically open after ten years.
However, Li Yao couldn't wait that long.
He has been in the world of Jade Dynasty for five years, which is long enough.
He wanted to collect all five volumes of the "Heavenly Book" as soon as possible, then obtain the several peerless magical treasures he coveted, and finally leave this world.
However, the Death Swamp was simply too vast. Even though Li Yao possessed powerful divine sense that allowed him to survey an area spanning hundreds of miles, it was still quite difficult for him to find an undiscovered Heavenly Emperor's Treasury in such a vast place.
He had been in the swamp for several days, but still had no clue whatsoever.
Moreover, he encountered many strange animals and plants along the way.
Sure enough, as he was flying through the air today, a ferocious giant bird suddenly darted out of the forest and attacked him.
This giant bird resembled a duck, standing over two zhang tall. Its body was blue, with light red eyes, a red tail, fangs in its mouth, and wings on its back.
The giant bird attacked fiercely and was upon them in the blink of an eye.
"You're courting death!"
Li Yao smiled gently.
He showed no mercy to the monster that had provoked him, and struck it directly with a palm.
With a loud 'bang,' the giant bird bared its fangs and claws, flapping its two enormous wings, but its body, having suffered a heavy blow, plummeted rapidly downwards.
Immediately, the giant bird landed on a huge flower.
This flower is enormous, with a diameter of several meters. If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would be hard to believe that there is such a large flower in the world.
The giant bird roared, its voice filled with terror.
Clearly, it was terrified of the giant flower.
Then, as if coming to life, all the petals of the giant flower quickly surrounded the giant bird, like dumplings being wrapped, enveloping it completely.
There seemed to be a strong sticky substance on the flower's stamen that held the giant bird firmly in place.
No matter how much the giant bird struggled, it could not break free.
Soon, the giant bird, which was two zhang tall, was enveloped by the giant flower. The bird's roar grew lower and lower until it disappeared completely.
Chapter 371 A Vast Treasure Trove
Despite the extreme dangers of the Death Swamp, with its various ferocious beasts and poisonous insects, and the many strange and unusual poisonous flowers and plants, the Death Swamp is a place of great peril.
However, before Li Yao even found the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury, he unexpectedly acquired many precious 'treasures'.
These treasures are various plant and animal resources, as well as mineral resources, that are not found in the outside world.
These animals, plants, and minerals are all extremely rare and of very high value.
Those rare flowers and herbs can be used to refine elixirs, or even consumed directly to enhance cultivation, heal injuries, or save lives.
Those jade, rare woods, metals and other minerals are all rare materials for refining magical artifacts.
Those rare birds and animals are also invaluable resources.
It can be said that the Death Swamp is a vast treasure trove of natural resources.
Having experienced many worlds, Li Yao possesses rich experience in medicine, poisons, weapon crafting, and more.
Therefore, while searching for the Heavenly Emperor's treasure trove, he also collected various rare birds and beasts, exotic flowers and herbs, jade and rare woods in this area, and then put them all into his space.
To improve efficiency, he also brought out Little Fire, Little Gray, Six-Tailed Fox, and Three-Tailed Fox from his space to help him collect these precious materials.
Xiao Huo's loyalty to Li Yao goes without saying.
Under the tutelage of Li Yao and Xiao Huo, Xiao Hui has completely accepted Li Yao and Xiao Huo.
As for the six-tailed and three-tailed creatures, one reason is their gratitude to Li Yao for saving their lives.
Secondly, through their interactions with Li Yao and their life in the space, they have gradually come to understand Li Yao and have gradually become accustomed to their new life in the space.
Moreover, they also know what kind of world they currently live in.
This world is completely isolated from the world they have always lived in, and only with Li Yao's help can they return to their original world.
Therefore, they didn't need to worry at all that the people of Burning Incense Valley could find them.
In the past, they were afraid that the people of Incense Valley would find them, so they had to hide and move from place to place. They would not stay in one place for long before moving to another place to live.
They had long been tired of this nomadic life.
The space they now live in is completely devoid of other humans besides Li Yao, which makes them feel very safe.
Moreover, Li Yao harbored no ill will towards them.
Therefore, they had long planned to stay in this space for the rest of their lives, living a peaceful life free from worldly strife.
Since they have already made this space their home, they will naturally take good care of it.
Therefore, under the joint management of Li Yao, Xiao Huo, Xiao Hui, Liu Wei, and San Wei, this ring space has undergone earth-shattering changes.
Li Yao used most of the luck points they had acquired in recent days, as well as those accumulated in the past, to upgrade their space.
Now, his spatial diameter has reached two hundred miles, and the height of the sky has reached one hundred miles.
Li Yao is the master of space and can completely control it.
He divided the space into several regions by reconstructing the topography of the space.
The center is a residential area, the east is a plain area, the south is a forest area, the west is a mountain area, and the north is a grassland area.
The residential area is square in shape, with a length and width of one hundred li.
Little Fire, Little Gray, Six-Tailed Fox, and Three-Tailed Fox live in the central area of this region.
Moreover, a medicinal garden planted with various exotic flowers and herbs is also located in this area.
Of course, this area is very large, and only a small part of it has been developed.
The plains area is not yet fully developed. Li Yao scattered the seeds of various exotic flowers and herbs he collected from the world of Jade Dynasty in this area, letting them grow freely to see what changes would occur after a period of time.
The forest area is also in a primitive state. He released the various rare birds and beasts that he had collected from the world of Jade Dynasty, which were suitable for forest life, into the forest and let them live freely.
The mountain and river area is also in a primitive state. He put the rare birds and animals that are suitable for living in the mountains and rivers into this area. The Kui Niu that he had captured in Liubo Mountain was placed in this area.
The same applies to the grassland area; he placed rare birds and animals suitable for grassland life in this area.
Because there are some fierce birds and beasts in the forest area, mountain area and grassland area.
To prevent these birds and beasts from entering the residential and plain areas and damaging the various exotic plants and flowers in these areas, he set up barriers in both areas, so that those ferocious birds and beasts could not enter the residential and plain areas.
In this way, Li Yao transformed the space into a treasure trove that belonged to him.
This treasure trove can continuously provide him with all sorts of rare and precious materials.
Of course, this space is too large. Although he can completely dominate this space, he doesn't have much time to manage it.
Therefore, Little Fire, Little Gray, Six-Tailed Fox, and Three-Tailed Fox became his most capable assistants, helping him manage the space.
These four spirit beasts, though not human, are far more reliable than some humans.
They have been diligently cultivating this peaceful and secluded paradise.
"Sir, what is your background, and why do you possess such a magical space?"
The six-tailed fox finally couldn't help but ask the question that had been buried in its heart for a long time.
Moreover, both it and the three-tailed fox changed their way of addressing Li Yao, respectfully calling him "Mr."
"This is a spatial magic weapon that I created by comprehending a method of weapon crafting from an ancient scroll."
Li Yao casually made up a story.
Of course he wouldn't tell the truth.
"I never imagined that there were such miraculous methods of weapon crafting in this world."
Both the six-tailed and three-tailed creatures were amazed.
Sanwei asked curiously, "Sir, does that divine tree you mentioned really exist? We've been searching here for many days, but we haven't found it yet!"
Li Yao said, "That divine tree definitely exists. There's no need to rush. We'll search slowly and eventually find it."
Just then, Little Fire suddenly spoke up: "It's getting foggy!"
Sure enough, a thin mist appeared in the woods not far away.
Moreover, Li Yao also discovered that the trees here were very sparse, various flowers and plants were also very rare, and various animals were rarely seen.
"This is miasma. You should quickly take the poison-avoiding pills."
Li Yao offered a reminder.
He knew there was a lot of highly poisonous miasma here, so he had prepared a lot of antidote pills in advance to prevent poisoning.