After these muddy lakes naturally burst, releasing astonishing streams of water, there were then large amounts of dried branches, weeds, and sludge that blocked it up.

As water surged through this place, floating ice-like mud mounds also moved.

The jet-black furred three-tailed little beast sensed these movements, just that it didn’t know where the earth mound made of rotten wood, dried branches and sludge was drifting towards. It didn’t know whether what it awaited was good or bad.

It saw sunrise above the Great Desolate Swamp for the first time, saw the thick black clouds that were like lead shine.

While waiting in bewilderment, it then saw the sun set over Great Desolate Swamp, bringing forth a deep dark night.

An endless dark night passed. It saw the sky brighten again, now learning something. However, it also began to feel hunger and weakness.

…

After Lin Xi squeezed out drops of liquid from the medicinal herbs he gathered into Chi Xiaoye’s mouth again, he continued to move eastward through the giant riverbed.

The upper reaches really were quite far.

He already followed this riverbed for a day and a night, but this riverbed didn’t show any signs...