In the end, they glanced in the direction of the colorful clouds and left only a Great Mage with a dozen intermediate mages to continue patrolling the surface of the lake. The rest flew towards the location of the colorful clouds.
On the other hand, Zhou Chun quickly noticed that the number of mages from the Multi-Winged Clan had significantly decreased.
However, he had no plans to kill and escape.
Ever since he heard about the matters concerning the Vengeful Blood Eagle, he told himself that unless absolutely necessary, it was best not to kill these Multi-Winged mages on the Doran Prairie, to avoid attracting the pursuit of a strong enemy at the level of a Great Mage.
He would rather hide and bide his time with the Multi-Winged mages than be targeted by a Great Mage.
"Now that the anomaly has appeared, there must be countless strong members from alien races around Muli Lake. Since I've already lost the best chance to leave, why not hide here and cultivate for a few years? It wouldn't be too late to return to the Great Zhou Kingdom after this storm blows over," he reasoned with himself.
At the bottom of the lake, Zhou Chun's gaze flickered. After some contemplation, he came up with a new plan.
With the Purification Stone Pot in hand, he could meditate and cultivate even in the wilderness.
Not to mention, he had previously exchanged with Luo Qingni for many elixirs that could greatly increase mana and cultivation level.
Now that he had a plan in mind, Zhou Chun had Thunder Flood Dragon Baibai start to move across the lakebed, searching for a suitable cultivation spot for himself.
Even though he could cultivate in the wilderness, to maximize the effectiveness of his cultivation, it was imperative to find a place where spiritual energy converged and was abundant due to the presence of a Spirit Vein.
Given the vastness of Muli Lake, there was certainly no shortage of Spirit Veins on the lakebed.
Flood dragons naturally had an affinity for sensing and even a special innate talent for finding treasures and the location of Spirit Veins easier in water.
Hiding alone at the bottom of the lake, Zhou Chun let Baibai move freely. Within a few days, Baibai had found a place rich in spiritual energy and came to pick him up.
"Is this the Spirit Vein land that you found, Baibai?"
In the deep, dark depths of the lake, Zhou Chun stood on the back of the dragon, looking ahead into the darkness, his gaze seemingly able to penetrate the gloom and clearly see what lay within.
Indeed, that was the case.
Under the investigation of Zhou Chun's Divine Sense, the lakebed in front of them turned out to be an expanse of vast ruins. The style of certain dilapidated buildings and the shapes of shattered construction materials all indicated that they were the creations of Human Cultivators.
But why would there be such a field of architectural ruins at the depths of Muli Lake?
It should be known that this place was nearly three thousand fathoms under the water. If it weren't for the protection provided by Thunder Flood Dragon Baibai, Zhou Chun would have found it difficult to linger here long with his own Water Repelling Magical Artifact.
At this moment, Zhou Chun couldn't help but think of the Secret Realm Island visited by Luo Qingni and Yan Qiyang.
"Could it be that long ago, Muli Lake was also a domain of my Human Cultivators?"
His conjecture wasn't without basis.
Though the territory of the current Human Clan is, overall, definitely broader than in the distant past, it's not to say that all regions where Humans used to roam have been encompassed by countries of the present Human Clan.
Today's lands of various Alien Races, or dangerous places like Black Mist Marsh, sometimes reveal relics and caves left by Human Cultivators.
However, judging by the current state of this underwater ruin, it was evident that if there were any treasures, they would have already been destroyed by the ravages of time.
In any case, after riding Thunder Flood Dragon Baibai around the area for a while, apart from picking up some ores that contained Spiritual Power, Zhou Chun did not find any significant treasures.
According to Baibai, this place was originally the territory of a Third Order fish demon, which it had scared away.
After checking the area and detecting no lurking dangers, Zhou Chun cleared a spot within the ruins and made it his practice site.
During this trip, he had considered various situations and had in his possession a set of Array Plates made of Water Repelling Beads, combined with Array Dao.
To create these Array Plates, he had almost completely traded away the Water Repelling Beads in possession of the Scale Frog Alien Clan.
Fortunately, to the Scale Frog Clan, these beads weren't of much use, and they were more than willing to exchange them for other useful items.
Now, by placing the four Array Plates in the four corners of the practice site and activating the power of the entire Array Dao, he finally managed to create a waterless area of three to four acres at the bottom of the lake.
Zhou Chun then released several Spirit Pets from his Spirit Beast Pouch, allowing them to breathe in and cultivate with spiritual energy, while he himself took out an Origin Increase Pill, swallowed it, and began to meditate and cultivate with a focused mind.
The spiritual energy of this abandoned area was extremely rich, even better than the Cultivation Caves within the Su Family Mountain Gate in Jiangzhou.
While Zhou Chun secluded himself at the bottom of Muli Lake for bitter cultivation, at the location where the colorful clouds were, a series of great battles erupted.
First, there was a battle between the mages of the Multi-Winged Clan and Human Clan Cultivators, followed by battles between mages of different tribes.
Latter on, teams of Golden Core Stage Cultivators who hurried from the Great Zhou Kingdom even clashed fiercely with the Great Mages.
The reason for this was that the fleeing Yuan-surnamed Golden Core Stage Cultivator had directly spread the news about the location beneath the colorful clouds in Tianyuan Immortal City.
According to him, that place was the site of a relic from an Ancient Cultivator's mountain gate, not only imbued with many Spiritual Medicines and Immortal Fruits rarely seen in the Cultivation World nowadays, but also with powerful Dharma Treasures and secret techniques, and possibly even treasures that could assist with Nascent Soul Formation!