This valley lay in a hidden region of the Ghost Dream Mountain Range. Surrounded by mountains and covered in vast forests, it teemed with mystical beasts. There were even several kings among the mystical beasts gathered nearby.
Thus, this valley had become forbidden ground for humans, almost completely cut off from the world. The towering mountains were blanketed in gleaming snow.
When the snow melted, it became icy runoff that gathered into streams and flowed into the mountain ravines, passing through the valley and watering the soil below. Red, white, and purple flowers bloomed throughout the valley.
Ning Xiaochuan sat cross-legged beside the pool. After cultivating for an entire night, his injuries had nearly healed, and his essence, energy, and spirit had all returned to their peak.
"What cultivation technique are you practicing?" The mysterious woman had appeared beside Ning Xiaochuan at some unknown time.
The mysterious woman was always as elusive as a ghost. She had vanished last night and only reappeared before Ning Xiaochuan now. Ning Xiaochuan withdrew his cultivation technique and said, "Heaven and Earth Profound Qi."
He had thought the mysterious woman would criticize him a little. After all, Heaven and Earth Profound Qi was a cultivation technique found everywhere.
Yet, contrary to his expectations, the mysterious woman did not criticize him. Instead, she asked, "What level have you cultivated it to?"
"The fifth level!"
The mysterious woman nodded lightly. "Not bad. Do you know that Heaven and Earth Profound Qi is one of the greatest cultivation techniques in the world?"
"Hm?" This was the first time Ning Xiaochuan had heard such a claim.
The mysterious woman said, "A remarkable person once appeared in the Yulan Empire and cultivated Heaven and Earth Profound Qi to the eleventh level. Their speed of absorbing profound qi reached one