Lan Xue'er was naturally not someone who failed to understand the gravity of a situation. When she saw Qin Fengming turn solemn, she felt slightly displeased, but her expression also grew grave as she said:
"There's the Demon Howl Valley in Qishan Kingdom. I wonder if Elder Brother Qin has ever heard of it."
Qishan Kingdom fell within the sphere of influence of the Deqing Empire. Opposite Changle Kingdom of the Yuanfeng Empire, it was separated from the Great Liang Kingdom by Haoyu Kingdom, lying more than ten million li away. Qin Fengming had never been there, so he opened his mouth in confusion:
"I've heard that the Demon Howl Valley is a perilous place in Qishan Kingdom. The demonic fog inside never disperses, and the sounds of ghosts wailing and wolves howling never cease. Once cultivators enter, it's as though they're trapped within those sound waves. They find it difficult to emerge, eventually becoming people devoid of reason and wandering through that demonic valley for the rest of their lives.
"Could there be something inside the Demon Howl Valley worth risking your life to investigate?"
"Mm, what Elder Brother Qin said is correct. I have to start from what happened before. After dealing with the mundane affairs, Xue'er went to a secluded place and refined her natal magic treasure. I then wanted to go to Qin Family Village to say goodbye to Big Brother before returning to the Yuanfeng Empire.
"Unexpectedly, while spending the night in a mountain cave, I encountered three cultivators. I secretly overheard them saying that they had discovered a mysterious place in the Demon Howl Valley, where quite a few powerful magic treasures and extremely precious pills existed.
"They said it seemed to be a battlefield from the time of the Three Realms War. White