"Next, let's talk about the most mysterious of them all—Soul Valley! As for why it's mysterious, that's because Soul Valley has always appeared and vanished like a ghost. No one knows its exact base. All they know is that it's somewhere in a valley deep within the Ten Thousand Mountains."
"The Ten Thousand Mountains are the largest mountain range in our Great Qian. Legend has it that there are one hundred thousand mountains in it! That's why it's called the Ten Thousand Mountains!" Lin Hai explained.
Jiang Liu nodded in understanding and continued looking at Lin Hai.
"Soul Valley's base is mysterious, and even its cultivation method is shrouded in mystery. It's said that they cultivate a soul art. I've never seen anyone use it, so I don't know its exact effects. I've only heard vague rumors that it has something to do with the soul. The only cultivation methods I know of that involve the soul are used to break through from the Subordinate Ninth Rank to grandmaster!" Lin Hai spoke with a look of yearning.
"Is cultivating the soul related to breaking through to grandmaster? Does that mean everyone in Soul Valley is a grandmaster?" Jiang Liu asked, his face full of curiosity.
"How could that be? If everyone in Soul Valley were a grandmaster, wouldn't they turn the world upside down? According to rumor, Soul Valley's strongest fighter is only a Grandmaster! As for how many grandmasters they have, no one knows. It definitely can't be many, or they wouldn't be able to keep such a low profile."
"Their cultivation method is merely unusual. It's not the same as advancing to grandmaster and cultivating the soul to strengthen the body. They should simply be using their soul art to cultivate the soul first on purpose," Lin Hai said.
"Come! Let's keep drinking!" After saying that, Lin Hai raised his cup toward the other two, then tipped his head back and drained it in one gulp.
Jiang Liu and Uncle Hai also raised their cups and drank with him. Jiang Liu hurriedly filled his cup again.
"When it comes to Exotic Beast Valley, you can guess from the name that it has something to do with exotic beasts. The beast meat we usually eat to nourish ourselves is Exotic Beast Meat."
"An exotic beast is an animal that differs from ordinary beasts. Exotic beasts are treasures from head to toe. Their hides can be made into armor; their horns, teeth, sinews, and hair can be made into weapons; their meat can be used for nourishment; their blood can be used to soak in and nourish the body; and their beast cores can be used for cultivation!"
"To us humans, exotic beasts are treasures from head to toe. But to exotic beasts, humans are treasures too, because exotic beasts can devour humans to evolve."
"Brother Jiang, don't look so shocked! The strong prey on the weak! This rule of survival must be followed everywhere!" Seeing that Jiang Liu's expression was off, Lin Hai comforted him.
Jiang Liu said nothing and merely nodded.
Lin Hai continued, "Exotic Beast Valley is famous for taming, raising, and controlling beasts. They cultivate the Beast Taming Art, which allows them to command exotic beasts in battle, for cultivation, and even for everyday chores. It's quite miraculous. However, there have also been cases of exotic beasts turning on their masters, though they are rare. So there is still a certain degree of danger."
"Corpse Valley—just mentioning it makes both gods and men furious. That's because Corpse Valley refines corpses into tools of war. The old Corpse Valley went too far. They dug up ancestral graves everywhere, excavated people's buried ancestors, refined them into Corpse Puppets and Corpse Golems, and then used them to fight those same people."
"Who could tolerate something like that? Everyone dies eventually, after all, and no one wants to be treated that way after death. So it finally roused the people's fury, and the three great super Sects sent people to wipe out Corpse Valley."
"That was why Corpse Valley vanished without a trace for more than a hundred years. Only recently have occasional reports surfaced again, but they've restrained themselves a great deal. I haven't heard of them digging up people's ancestral graves everywhere anymore."
"The last of the Eight Valleys, Exotic Poison Valley, is the one you must never provoke. Otherwise, you'll die without even knowing how. Exotic Poison Valley's methods of poisoning are completely invisible. Before you notice anything, you may already have been poisoned. Exotic Poison Valley is a beautiful valley filled with strange flowers and exotic plants."
Jiang Liu gazed at Lin Hai, whose expression clearly said he wanted to visit Exotic Poison Valley, and felt speechless. Doesn't he know that the more beautiful something is, the more poisonous it is?
"Everyone in Exotic Poison Valley cultivates poison arts. They use poisonous flowers, poisonous herbs, venomous insects, and toxic creatures to cultivate. There are all sorts of methods, and I don't know the details either. After all, anyone who knew them too well is probably already dead. Exotic Poison Valley would never allow its secrets to leak out," Lin Hai said with a sigh.
"All right, Lin boy, you've talked long enough! Let's keep drinking! Why sigh over so much? Today we have wine, so let us get drunk today! Tomorrow brings its own sorrows!" Uncle Hai shouted as he raised his cup.
"All right! Drink! Brother Jiang, take a look—is there enough wine left? If not, I'll go get a few more bottles," Lin Hai said.
Jiang Liu turned to look and said, "There are still several bottles. We'll talk about it after we've finished them!"
"All right! Let's keep drinking!"
The three of them raised their cups and drained them together.
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