Chapter 108: Deeply Seeking Votes

  In the thick fog, Xia Yan's body continued to sink deeper into the valley. The white mist that seeped into every pore surrounded her body, forming water droplets on her hair and even dampening her green shirt.

  Xia Yan moved to the edge of the cliff, cautiously observing the surroundings while gazing up at the grey cliff wall. Xia Yan had just thought that the most likely place for the pipa grass to grow would be on the steep cliff walls.

  "In such dense fog, ordinary cultivators would indeed find it difficult to move forward. Nothing can be seen in front, and the surroundings are silent, with only occasional sounds of insects and snakes moving. If there were a large number of cultivators here, I'm afraid even their ears would be useless, as more people would inevitably lead to noise. No wonder no cultivators are willing to come to this Misty Valley anymore, and many have probably died here." Xia Yan thought to himself.

  "Huh?" Xia Yan's eyes suddenly changed.

  He vaguely saw in front of the cliff, a green plant growing on it, looking like a medicinal material, with a color and size similar to that of Plectranthus scutellarioides.

  She quickly took two steps forward and arrived at the plant. She observed it carefully, then let out a helpless sigh after a moment.

  "This is a Blue Star Grass, an intermediate medicinal herb. Although it's quite precious too, unfortunately, it's not Pipa Grass!" Xia Yan shook his head, somewhat disappointed, but still carefully plucked the Blue Star Grass and put it into the package on his back.

  This Blue Star Grass is worth about 200 gold coins and isn't very hard to get, because it grows in many places, not just the Misty Valley.

  Continue to move forward slowly, the valley is not wide, but it's also five or six meters wide. Xia Yan can only take care of this cliff. The deeper he goes, the more Xia Yan feels a terrifying atmosphere pressing in from all sides. The cliff gets higher and higher, with some protruding rocks covered in green plants.

  "Hehe~"

  Just then, Xia Yan's ears moved slightly, and he heard something unusual above him.

  Xia Yan hastily circulated his internal energy, and with a swift motion, he drew out the long sword in his hand. His body rapidly retreated two steps back before looking upwards. With Xia Yan's eyesight, it was much stronger than that of an average person.

  At this sight, Xia Yan's eyes suddenly widened, and his heart began to beat violently. On the cliff above, a giant snake with flower patterns was coiled on top of a huge boulder. The snake was as thick as Xia Yan's thigh, and its red eyes were staring down at him menacingly.

  Xia Yan's face turned slightly pale, but his body remained motionless, staring at the giant snake. His breathing was restrained, and all his muscles were tense. Every muscle was filled with explosive power.

  The long sword in hand emits a chill!

  "Hiss~"

  One person and one snake stared at each other for a whole cup of tea's time.

  Finally, the big snake began to move, its thick body swiftly slid down from the rock, and a dozen centimeters of snake letter spewed out of its mouth. Although in the dense fog, Xia Yan could see clearly that when the snake letter was spewed out, it brought with it a thread of black substance!

  "It's highly toxic!" Xia Yan's mind raced, his brow furrowed, and he swiftly pulled out the antidote he had prepared earlier, shaking it vigorously in mid-air.

  Medicine is sprayed into the air, and the irritating smell spreads out.

  "Hiss hiss hiss hiss~"

  It seems that the antidote has taken effect, and the giant snake's massive body is violently twisting on the rock wall, but it still rushes towards Xia Yan with incredible speed!

  Xia Yan's long sword in his hand pointed to a point in the air, with a 'pa' sound, a flash of starlight, and the sword tip stabbed towards the snake's head.

  Hit the snake at seven inches!

  Xia Yan's swordsmanship was incredibly precise, and this one strike directly pierced the giant snake's seventh inch.

  At the same time, Xia Yan's body quickly flipped over, and his feet vigorously kicked out on the ground. His internal force burst forth, causing the rocks on the ground to crack open all at once.

  The giant snake, just as Xia Yan's sword tip was about to pierce it, suddenly contracted its massive body and narrowly dodged Xia Yan's attack. The sharp sword energy scraped against the snake's body, producing a low, muffled sound.

  "Hmph!" Xia Yan let out a cold hum, one sword strike missed its target, and immediately another sword thrust out, this one faster than the previous one.

  "Wow!"

  The giant's head shrunk, its massive body rolled on the ground in a circle, and rocks around it fell down. Then, the snake-like tail swiftly swung towards Xia Yan.

  Xia Yan's sword flashed, and his eyes gleamed with a fierce light. He thrust the long sword towards the snake's tail. The snake's body, which was constantly writhing, was almost stuck to Xia Yan, and its stench assaulted his nostrils.

  "Hmph!"

  The long sword directly stabbed into the snake's body, entering more than ten centimeters.

  The giant snake was in agony, its massive body thrashing violently on the ground, spewing out black substances from its mouth and letting out mournful wails. In the midst of the snake's struggles, Xia Yan's body was flung out uncontrollably, retreating several meters before coming to a stop, his head spinning dizzily. Xia Yan hastily held his breath, focusing his attention on the snake once more, by which time a fine layer of sweat had appeared on his forehead.

  "Hehe~"

  "Huh?" Xia Yan's heart skipped a beat.

  The snake suddenly slithered away quickly, and Xia Yan only let out the breath he had been holding in his chest after making sure the big snake was gone. He then took several deep breaths in a row, and his internal energy surged through his body in a cycle.

  Walking back to the rock where the big snake was coiled earlier, Xia Yan was delighted to see that on top of the rock, there was also a plant growing, but this one had red flowers and was clearly not pipa grass.

  "Could it be that the snake has been guarding this plant all along? In that case, this plant is definitely not an ordinary medicinal herb." Xia Yan's eyes flashed with excitement as he quickly jumped up and landed on the rock.

  After a moment's observation, Xia Yan recognized the plant.

  "This is a Node Flower, although it's only a mid-grade medicinal material, it's extremely rare and highly valuable." Xia Yan's face broke into a smile, though he didn't know the exact price of this Node Flower, but for him, such rare medicinal materials were far beyond what gold coins could measure.

  Some rare medicinal materials can't even be bought with money.

  Carefully picking the jasmine flowers and putting them into a package, Xia Yan's spirit was lifted, her eyes fixed firmly on the front, continuing to move forward.

  If pipa grass is not found, Xia Yan will not leave here easily.

  By nightfall, the temperature dropped sharply. The terrain under Xia Yan's feet continued to extend downward.

  There is no light, in this thick fog, can't see the surrounding scenery even more.

  Xia Yan sat cross-legged on a large stone, circulating the Ling Luo Heart Method to cultivate his skills, merging with the "Tian Gan Lei Palm", and would continue deeper into the forest when dawn broke the next day.

  Silence!

  The sounds of birds and insects in the dense forest outside the valley can no longer be heard here. All around, there is not a single sound, not even the wind seems to be able to reach this place.

  Xia Yan closed his eyes, and with his keen senses, he felt everything around him. Even in meditation, Xia Yan could still sense any movement within a ten-meter radius. If danger approached, Xia Yan would immediately wake up.

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