Chapter 107: Misty Valley

  "Whoosh!"

  In the midst of the forest, a figure flashed by like lightning, his agile body resembling a cheetah as he traversed from one mountain peak to another in the blink of an eye. The green robe on his body fluttered in the wind, making a rustling sound, and the nearby birds and beasts fled in all directions.

  This man, it was Xia Yan! He suddenly stopped in his tracks under a huge tree that two people couldn't wrap their arms around. His eyes sparkled with a sharp light, and then he pulled out a map from inside his collar.

  At this time, Xia Yan and Bai Hua had been separated for three days. Because the young master of the Lu family was about to end his training and return to White Qing City, Bai Hua and others were mercenaries hired by the Lu family, so they naturally had to complete this task. Although Bai Rui wanted to help Xia Yan find herbs with all her heart, in the end she reluctantly followed Bai Hua away.

  If they had known about Xia Yan's strength beforehand, Bai Hua and the others would have definitely advised Xia Yan not to venture deeper into the forest. But after knowing about Xia Yan's strength, Bai Hua and the others didn't say much anymore. Xia Yan's strength was far superior to theirs.

  Before entering the Forest of Evil, Xia Yan had heard a lot about the Forest of Evil from Bai Hua and several others. Now, although he couldn't say that he fully understood the Forest of Evil, he had a general understanding of it.

  Now, with the map to the Misty Valley in hand, Xia Yan rushed all the way and covered a distance of over 200 miles in just three days. An average cultivator would probably need at least a week to walk this far in the dense forest.

  "Here, it should be not far from the Misty Valley." Xia Yan's eyes flashed, carefully comparing the map in his hand with the surroundings.

  "Wow!"

  Xia Yan kicked off the ground and leaped onto a large tree beside him, like an ape, quickly reaching the top of the tree.

  Below, the view is blocked by dense thickets of undergrowth, but from the top of a tall tree it is possible to see all around.

  "Heh heh, I know now. Twenty miles ahead is the Misty Valley I've been searching for!" Xia Yan's face lit up with joy, a smile spreading across his face as he studied the map for a while before finally confirming his location.

  This map actually only detailed the route to the Misty Valley, and did not depict other areas of the Sinister Forest.

  "Remember, be careful and never be careless at any time!"

  The old emperor also emerged from the ring, looking at Xia Yan again in a low voice. His white beard fluttered constantly, and his face flashed with red light.

  These days, the old emperor often appears and keeps explaining some things to Xia Yan that need attention during battles. For example, the enemy's eyesight, the enemy's limbs movements, etc. In fact, Xia Yan also gained a lot of insight when he was fighting with the Golden Horned Wolf King. These days, Xia Yan is on his way while pondering these newly acquired insights.

  In a battle, strength is crucial but not the only key. For example, in a fight between two people with equal strength, the final victory belongs to who has more experience and who has a calmer mind.

  "Hmm, heh heh, I knew it." Xia Yan glanced at the old Emperor Sheng and smiled.

  This is already the eighth time that the old emperor has warned him in the Forest of Sin!

  Obviously, the Holy Emperor also felt that the Sin Forest was extremely dangerous. According to the Holy Emperor, 4,000 years ago, the Sin Forest was actually a vast battlefield. The Dragon Continent and the Dark Night Continent were at war. On this battlefield, countless cultivators' corpses were buried.

  Even now, the Sinister Forest is still a place where cultivators from two continents slaughter each other, it's just that large-scale slaughters have become rare.

  After going deep into the forest for over 200 miles, Xia Yan had rarely seen any cultivators. The Sinister Forest was originally very vast, and ordinary cultivators hardly ventured more than a hundred miles in, so in the past two days, Xia Yan had almost never seen any cultivators lurking around nearby.

  Of course, on this road, Xia Yan encountered many wild beasts, and some powerful wild beasts were not uncommon. However, relying on his unparalleled five senses, Xia Yan skillfully avoided these powerful wild beasts. Some of the wild beasts even made Xia Yan feel that they were much stronger than the Iron Claw Wolf.

  What's most important now is finding the pipa grass, so Xia Yan didn't want to waste any more time.

  At noon, Xia Yan saw a huge valley. Outside the valley were giant rocks that looked like protruding fangs. There were no trees around to block the view. Inside the valley, the terrain extended downward slowly. From the outside, it was impossible to see very far away.

  "Ah, I've arrived!" Xia Yan stood outside the valley, a layer of radiance spreading across his face as he let out a deep breath.

  Under the blue shirt, Xia Yan's back was straight as a pen. The delicate long sword in his hand was tightly attached to his tense body.

  This long sword was given to Xia Yan by Bai Rui, because Xia Yan's own long sword broke when he killed the Golden Horned Wolf King. So Bai Rui gave her treasured sword to Xia Yan. Although this sword is not a top-grade sword that can cut through iron like mud, it is much stronger than the ordinary sword Xia Yan used before.

  "I don't know, where the pipa will grow, this valley looks quite large." Xia Yan took a deep breath and thought again, his eyebrows slightly furrowed.

  "Listening to Mo Ke, the Misty Valley is extremely dangerous. Now, very few cultivators enter the Misty Valley to collect pipa grass, and I don't know if any fierce beasts will appear. I must be on guard at all times." Xia Yan brought the package in front of him, taking out the wound medicine and antidote that were originally inside.

  Thinking of Jin Jiao Lang's ferocity, Xia Yan couldn't help but shudder.

  "This terrain is really steep!"

  After entering the Misty Valley, Xia Yan walked all the way down, and the distant passage was winding and curved, and couldn't see the end at all.

  About half an hour later, Xia Yan saw that hundreds of meters ahead, a white mist seemed to appear!

  "Could it be..." Xia Yan's whole body shook as he involuntarily thought of the name "Misty Valley".

  Misty Valley, this valley is called Misty Valley because of the mist, isn't it?

  If the fog is too thick, it will inevitably affect visibility, and then it will really be ten or a hundred times more dangerous than now.

  Xia Yan's heart was shaken, but his feet continued to move forward, his face growing increasingly solemn.

  Suddenly, Xia Yan's eyes narrowed and his body came to a halt.

  "What thick fog!" Xia Yan exclaimed in surprise.

  At this moment, there was no fog behind Xia Yan, but in front of him, nothing could be seen three meters away. It was as if the area in front of and behind Xia Yan were two completely different worlds.

  "It's indeed the Misty Valley!" Xia Yan curled her lips and let out a helpless sigh.

  Even if she couldn't see her fingers when she stretched out her hand, Xia Yan still had to enter. Plectranthus, Xia Yan must find it.

  With one step out, Xia Yan completely entered another world.

  Anything three meters away is invisible. Even his own fingers are very blurry. White fog surrounds Xia Yan's body.

  Xia Yan pricked up her ears and lightened her footsteps. Now she could only rely on her keen sense of hearing to judge whether there was any danger.

  After entering the fog area, Xia Yan's speed suddenly slowed down, and now his speed is ten times slower than before.

  "Hiss..."

  Xia Yan heard that on his left side, there seemed to be a snake slithering and spitting snake letters.

  But this snake is slowly moving away.

  "In such an environment, even if there is a pipa grass, I won't be able to see it!" Xia Yan's gaze shifted, and he furrowed his brow in contemplation.

  No wonder cultivators are unwilling to take the risk of coming to find pipa grass, the fog here is so thick that nothing can be seen clearly. Even if the pipa grass is only three meters away, it cannot be seen.