At dusk, the setting sun sank below the horizon.
Gu An stood atop a cliff, overlooking the Medicine Valley ahead, satisfaction written across his face.
Before him stood a series of not particularly tall mountains. Between them lay a vast valley, more than ten miles long and roughly two or three miles wide. Rows of trees lined the edge of the Medicine Valley like a natural barrier, sheltering it from wind and rain.
Gu Yu stood beside him and said, "There are Inner Sect disciples' Cave Mansions nearby, and more than one of them. As long as you don't leave the area within a hundred li, you won't encounter any Demon Beasts."
Gu An nodded, his eyes full of anticipation.
What he saw was not a Medicine Valley, but an endless stream of lifespan numbers.
Gu Yu patted Gu An on the shoulder before riding his sword away. Gu An, meanwhile, leaped into the air and bounded toward the Medicine Valley. Visible gusts of wind coiled around his limbs—it was the Wind Control Technique.
Gu Yu, standing atop his Flying Sword, glanced back and raised an eyebrow slightly. A trace of surprise flickered in his eyes, but he did not turn back.
After landing, Gu An first walked to the entrance of the valley. A Stone Stele stood there, bare and without a single inscription.
Using his finger as a sword, he carved four words with Sword Qi.
Third Medicine Valley!
The name was so simple because he would have even more Medicine Valleys in the future.
Looking at his own handwriting, Gu An felt quite pleased. He had practiced calligraphy plenty in his daily writing, and his strokes had long since gained an edge, carrying a sharp, spirited air.
After admiring his writing for a while, Gu An began