We were about to enter the valley when I suddenly froze in place.
Mao Jing and Zhang Yuchen both looked at me in confusion.
Zhang Yuchen even lowered his voice and asked:
"Brother Jiang, what's wrong?"
I instinctively raised my left hand and touched the Phoenix-Pattern Jade Pendant on my chest.
Waves of faint warmth spread through it.
The jade pendant had reacted...
There were crystal stones nearby.
I looked at the jade pendant in surprise, then said:
"The jade pendant reacted. Crystal stones—there are crystal stones in this valley."
Both of them were startled by my words.
Zhang Yuchen immediately revealed a delighted expression:
"Ou Doudou, an unexpected gain!
Great! Let's go in and take the crystal stones."
Zhang Yuchen spoke excitedly, rubbing his hands together, eager to try.
Everyone understood the importance of crystal stones. They were the formation energy stones used to suppress the Great Fiend in the Nine Corpse Tower.
But my expression darkened instead.
I motioned for Zhang Yuchen to calm down and not move forward:
"Don't get excited. Crystal stones appearing here might not be a good thing for the three of us."
Zhang Yuchen froze.
"Brother Jiang, how could crystal stones not be a good thing?
Are you worried that the ghost with the crystal stones will be hard to deal with?
The three of us, plus your new weapon.
My Divine Fire Talismans, your Thunder Method, Brother Mao's Azure Sky Talisman Art and swordsmanship.
As long as we work together, killing a crystal stone ghost definitely won't be a problem.
After all, it's not like we've only dealt with one or two crystal stone ghosts.
At worst, if we can't beat it, we'll run..."
Zhang Yuchen was brimming with confidence.
But his thinking was still a little shallow.
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