Mist Valley

This time, Lin Feng didn't waste any time in the areas inhabited by low-level magical beasts. He went straight for the territory where sixth- and seventh-level magical beasts gathered.

"Hey, boss, there seems to be a valley up ahead." Beibei, perched on Lin Feng's shoulder, suddenly spoke to him through Soul Transmission.

Lin Feng had been wandering this area for more than three months. At Beibei's sudden remark, his eyes immediately lit up. He hurriedly looked up toward the distance.

A narrow valley entrance appeared before him. Though it was narrow, the light in Lin Feng's eyes grew brighter and brighter. He clearly remembered how Misty Valley was described in Coiling Dragon: narrow at both ends and wide in the middle.

Lin Feng darted forward, and before long he reached the edge of the valley.

Seeing the valley's unusual shape and the thick white mist within, Lin Feng finally confirmed that this was the "Mist Valley" he had been searching for so long without success.

"Haha, sometimes you search everywhere and find nothing, then stumble upon what you're looking for by chance." Thinking of how he had spent more than three months wandering this area without finding the valley, Lin Feng couldn't help feeling frustrated.

White mist curled below. From the top of the cliff, he couldn't see what lay beneath.

Holding his Flat Blade, Lin Feng stood beside Mist Valley and peered downward. He had paid three thousand gold coins to have the blade made, and it was much sharper and sturdier than his old Black Short Blade. After all, the Flat Blade suited him better.

Dense Earth Element gathered around Lin Feng as he recited his spell, eventually forming an armor that looked plain and ancient. On closer inspection, its material resembled jade, though it carried the aura of the Earth Element.

The Earth Element's ninth-level spell, Earth Guardian Sacred Armor.

The seventh- and ninth-level versions of Earth Guardian Sacred Armor were both made of jade, but their toughness was on entirely different levels.

Having made all the necessary preparations, Lin Feng used Flight Technique and flew into Mist Valley.

"Boss, be careful. I have a bad feeling about this valley," Beibei warned him through Soul Transmission from his shoulder.

"Don't worry, Beibei. This valley may be dangerous, but I'm strong enough to handle it."

The farther down he flew, the wider the cliffs spread apart. The bottom of the valley was clearly astonishingly broad. Lin Feng flew cautiously through the white mist, carefully watching in every direction. Beibei was just as vigilant. They were both looking for Blue Heart Grass.

"Boss, is there really Blue Heart Grass in this place?" Beibei's eyes darted about as he searched for the herb, alert to any lurking danger.

"Of course. I never do anything unless I'm sure of it." Lin Feng kept up his Soul Transmission with Beibei without letting his guard down. He knew from the original novel that Mist Valley was dangerous. The original Lin Feng had barely made it out alive. Although Lin Feng was now many times stronger than he had been when he first entered the valley, he still didn't dare let his guard down. He didn't want to get caught off guard.

Lin Feng moved carefully along the cliff face.

"Boss, I see Blue Heart Grass. It's up ahead." Beibei had excellent eyesight. Lin Feng looked closely, and his eyes lit up.

The leaves were emerald green, with a faint blue glow flowing through them.

"I hope there isn't a Green-Striped Giant Python nearby." Lin Feng didn't dare be careless. He wasn't afraid of a Green-Striped Giant Python, but fighting one could easily attract other magical beasts. He wasn't confident he could handle an entire horde.

Green-Striped Giant Pythons were green, and among the green vines covering the cliff face, it would be easy to overlook one. So Lin Feng forced himself to be a hundred times more careful.

After looking closely for a while and making sure there wasn't a Green-Striped Giant Python among the vines, Lin Feng flew over cautiously.

He picked the Blue Heart Grass. It was cool to the touch, and a faint smile appeared on Lin Feng's face. The chill was indeed one of the herb's distinctive features. He carefully placed the Blue Heart Grass in his Space Ring, then continued exploring.

"Roar!"

"Gaa!"

The roars of all kinds of magical beasts came from below. The chaotic cries made Lin Feng's heart shudder. Even with the nerves of a Level 9 Great Mage, he couldn't help feeling afraid at the grating sounds. The roars came from every direction below; just from the sounds alone, he could tell there were a great many magical beasts down there!

Through the white mist, Lin Feng could already make out a vast expanse of lush grassland.

"Boss, be careful. I can sense a very powerful magical beast below," Beibei warned him.

"I know." Lin Feng's vigilance was at its peak. He carefully scanned his surroundings, especially the vines clinging to the cliffs. He was worried a Green-Striped Giant Python might be hiding among them. If one magical beast spotted him, it would be as good as the whole pack finding him.

"It's a Winged Bird Dragon." Lin Feng spotted the hazy shape of a large flying magical beast gliding in the distance and quickly veered away.

The Winged Bird Dragon was only a sixth-level magical beast and posed no threat to Lin Feng now, but he didn't want to get tangled up with it. If he killed it, the disturbance would surely draw the attention of other beasts in the valley. If they all attacked him at once, he'd have no choice but to flee for his life.

"Gaa! Gaa!" A series of strange cries rang out, and the Winged Bird Dragons began heading straight toward Lin Feng.

"Oh no." Lin Feng's expression changed.

He looked toward the source of the sound and saw the hazy shapes of roughly twenty or thirty enormous Winged Bird Dragons flying this way.

The Winged Bird Dragons were enormous. With twenty or thirty of them flying together, they blotted out the sky.

With so many Winged Bird Dragons, Lin Feng had almost nowhere to hide.

Lin Feng had three choices. He could fight them, fly straight up and escape, or dive rapidly into the valley below.

Whoosh!

Without hesitation, Lin Feng flew straight downward. White mist rushed toward him, and after a few breaths he plunged like an arrow into a patch of thick weeds. Then he lay perfectly still among the grass.

Lin Feng cautiously crept to the edge of the grass and peered through the gaps to survey the valley.

The valley was extremely broad. A river ran through it, and lush weeds covered the ground, making it look like a hidden paradise. Yet this paradise was home to groups of enormous reptiles.

They stood as tall as two-story buildings and measured a full thirty meters in length. Their scales looked like rock, each one half the size of a person.

Information surfaced in Lin Feng's mind: "Earth-Walking Dragon, sixth-level magical beast, fire type."

"If there were only one Earth-Walking Dragon, it wouldn't be so frightening. But..." Lin Feng swept his gaze across the area. "There are well over a hundred of them. If that many charged at me, I wouldn't stand a chance."

"What kind of ridiculous valley is this? It feels like a gathering place for dragons. There are sixth-level Winged Bird Dragons and Earth-Walking Dragons, seventh- and eighth-level Velociraptors, and even ninth-level Wyverns and Spined Iron-Armored Dragons."

Lin Feng grumbled to himself, but he didn't dare relax his guard. Forget a little Level 9 Great Mage like him—even a Saint Realm expert could die here if they weren't careful.

"But they're not fast enough to pose much of a threat to me." Lin Feng looked at the other magical beasts.

"Why are there so many carnivores in this valley? Herds of Earth-Walking Dragons, great numbers of Velociraptors, Winged Bird Dragons flashing through the air, and huge pythons slithering through the grass. According to what we know about nature, so many carnivores couldn't possibly live together in such a small valley. I used to think the great author Tomato hadn't thought it through, but now it looks like this really is how things are. Damn, I guess this other world really can't be judged by ordinary rules."

Lin Feng looked around and found that, just as expected, a river ran from east to west through the valley, its waters flowing in from the east.

As he crept along, Lin Feng carefully searched for Blue Heart Grass. According to the original Coiling Dragon novel, there was a whole field of Blue Heart Grass in the valley.

"The natural elements here really are dense. It seems the magic formation in the cave inside the valley—the one sealing the Gebada Plane—is responsible."

Lin Feng carefully crept eastward. The Earth-Walking Dragons, Velociraptors, Green-Striped Giant Pythons, and Winged Bird Dragons in the valley were all enormous. As he crept through weeds more than a meter tall, Lin Feng was practically invisible.

"This valley is long!"

Lin Feng traveled about twenty li east, yet still saw no end to the valley. He also spotted a new group of magical beasts.

Sixth-level Two-Winged Pegasi and seventh-level Thunder-Winged Pegasi.

All sorts of winged pegasi flew overhead or wandered through the valley, lowering their heads to eat the weeds.