Midnight Dreams Return

"As everyone knows, although the Rebirth Valley is extremely dangerous, it is rich in spirit medicine, including some extremely rare heavenly materials and earthly treasures."

"My junior sister and I went there this time for the 'Earth Dragon Ganoderma'. According to the information we obtained, the Earth Dragon Ganoderma grows in the seabed fissure in the core area of Rebirth Valley, guarded by Nethersea Ghost Hound and Deepsea Demon Vine, and there is more than one Nethersea Ghost Hound."

"Junior Sister Zhu Yin and I alone are no match for the Nethersea Ghost Hound and the Abyssal Demon Vine. Therefore, we would like to ask for your assistance."

"By refining the third-tier Demon-Luring Incense with Extreme Yin, and having Si Xi set up a trapping and killing formation to lure the Nethersea Ghost Hound out of the Rift Valley and kill it, it will be much easier for us to enter the Rift Valley again and search for the Earth Dragon Ganoderma."

"As a reward, we will pay each of you twenty Superior Spirit Stones. Furthermore, the corpses of the Demon Beast slain and all the spirit medicine found within the Rebirth Valley, except for the Earth Dragon Ganoderma, will be divided equally between the two of you. If either of you takes a fancy to a particular spirit medicine within the Rebirth Valley, you can mention it, and Junior Sister Zhu Yin and I can help you obtain it."

The conditions offered by Yuan Qing were truly sincere.

A single, complete corpse of Nethersea Ghost Hound is worth over ten thousand Spirit Stone.

The fangs in the ghost dog's mouth and the scales on its body are both valuable materials for refining magical artifacts. The former are materials for refining offensive Law Treasure, and the latter are materials for refining defensive Law Treasure.

Of course, all of this is based on the premise that the corpse of the Nethersea Ghost Hound is intact.

After pondering for a long time, Si Xi spoke up, "I can accompany you on this trip, but I don't want any reward. Someone has seen the Cold Marrow Wood in the Rebirth Valley, and you must help me retrieve one."

Yuan Qing and Zhu Yin exchanged a glance, and then Yuan Qing said, "Okay."

The three reached an agreement and then turned their attention to Song Wen.

Song Wen hesitated before saying, "Since Si Xi doesn't want any reward, does that mean that everything harvested in the Rebirth Valley, except for the Earth Dragon Ganoderma and the Cold Marrow Wood, will belong to me?"

Yuan Qing said, "Junior Sister Zhu Yin and I have no objection to this."

Si Xi said, "I have no objection either."

Song Wen seemed unable to resist the temptation of Spirit Stone and resolutely said...

"Okay! Then I agree to go."

The Five-Colored Gold is hidden in the cracked rocks of the core area of Rebirth Valley, in the same location as the Earth Dragon Ganoderma.

In this way, Song Wen would not need to reveal his true purpose.

Yuan Qing and Zhu Yin smiled faintly, "Thank you for your help, fellow Daoist."

A glint flashed in Si Xi's eyes.

In his view, Song Wen was somewhat greedy and foolish.

If the four of them didn't obtain any other rare items besides the Earth Dragon Ganoderma and the Cold Marrow Wood in the Rebirth Valley, that would be fine. But if they did make a purchase, Yuan Qing and Zhu Yin would never hand it over to Song Wen.

At that point, Song Wen would have no choice but to compromise; if Song Wen insisted on demanding it, he would be courting death.

When do we set off?

Song Wen asked, sounding quite impatient.

Yuan Qing said, "According to the intelligence I've received, the miasma within the Rebirth Valley has shown signs of weakening, but it may take about another year for it to weaken to a level where Golden Core cultivators like us can enter. I will keep a close eye on the changes in the miasma, and I will notify you as soon as it weakens enough for us to enter."

After bidding farewell to Yuan Qing and the others, Song Wen went to the market to buy some antidote pills.

Although he had cultivated the "Myriad Poisons Primordial Body," the Rebirth Valley was filled with toxins, so it was better to have extra antidotes on hand than nothing.

As for healing pills, pills to restore Law Power, and pills to restore Divine Sense, Song Wen never lacked them, so there was no need to prepare them specially.

Having visited several medicine shops and collected all the necessary antidotes, Song Wen had just stepped out of one shop when he saw a familiar figure on the street.

The man had disguised and concealed his figure and aura, but Song Wen still recognized him at a glance, simply because he had been in close contact with him before.

Shan Yue!

She wore a black cloak, which concealed her alluring figure and stunningly beautiful face.

She was also carrying something to conceal her aura, which made her presence completely different.

"Why did this woman travel all the way from Fangzhu Island to Limitless Island? Could it be because of Xing Gaohan's death?"

Song Wen secretly speculated in his heart.

"Meeting an old friend in a foreign land! I never expected to run into Madam Xing on Limitless Island," Song Wen said Divine Sense.

Shan Yue's expression immediately changed drastically, and she appeared somewhat panicked, as if she was very afraid of being recognized.

She raised her head and looked around at the passing crowd.

"Madam Xing, no need to look anymore, I'm to your west."

Shan Yue turned and looked west. She saw a slender corpse cultivator standing in front of the pill shop a hundred feet away, staring at her with a smile.

After trying to recall, she realized she didn't know the other person.

"Who are you?" Shan Yue transmitted her voice.

"Madam Xing doesn't recognize me at all. Every time I wake up in the middle of the night, I have to look at the Image-Recording Stone with her image."

"You are Wei Ding."

Shan Yue's body trembled slightly, and the panic on her face gradually faded, replaced by a strange sense of relief.

She strode towards Song Wen, "Wei Ding, I didn't expect to run into you on Limitless Island."

As she spoke, a smile appeared on her face, as if Song Wen were an 'old friend' of hers.

Song Wen said, "I never expected to run into Madam Xing here."

Shan Yue's expression turned somewhat forlorn. "I am no longer Madam Xing. Now I am nothing more than a stray dog being hunted down. Years ago, Xing Gaohan was..."

Before she could finish speaking, Song Wen suddenly interrupted her.

"If you don't want to be targeted by these corpse cultivators around you, you'd better shut up."

Shan Yue glanced at the cultivators coming and going on the street, looking sullen, and said nothing more.

Song Wen raised his hand and summoned a small spaceship. "Madam Xing, please. Let's find a quiet place and catch up."

Without the slightest hesitation, Shan Yue followed Song Wen and boarded the spaceship.

The spaceship quickly traveled over a thousand miles and arrived at a secluded sea area.

Song Wen raised his hand and waved it, setting up a soundproof barrier.

"Madam Xing, you can speak now. Why did you come to Fangzhu Island from Limitless Island?"

Looking out at the vast sea, Shan Yue's expression was somewhat desolate.

"You don't need to call me 'Madam Xing' anymore. Xing Gaohan has been dead for several years. Now the Xing Family is completely under Xing Wenyao's control. He wants to eliminate all those closely related to Xing Gaohan. I had no choice but to flee to Limitless Island."

How did Xing Gaohan die?

"Xing Wenyao colluded with the Jing Family to launch a sneak attack on Xing Gaohan, who was in seclusion during his cultivation."

"Why would Xing Wenyao do this?" Song Wen asked with a curious expression.

"I'm not entirely sure either, but I suspect it's related to some kind of elixir. I once heard Xing Gaohan mention during my time serving him that he took a elixir from Xing Wenyao and was going into seclusion to try and break through to the peak of the Nascent Soul. It was during this seclusion that Xing Gaohan was ambushed," Shan Yue explained.

"Then how did you manage to evade the Xing Family's pursuit and escape to Limitless Island?"

"When Xing Gaohan was still alive, he bestowed upon me many treasures, including some for escaping. When Xing Gaohan died, the Xing Family was in complete chaos. Xing Wenyao was busy appeasing the members of the Xing Family while also hunting down Golden Core cultivators who were close to Xing Gaohan. That's how I managed to escape."

At this point, Shan Yue suddenly changed the subject, her expression turning somewhat ferocious.

"But... the eldest son couldn't escape; he died at the hands of the Xing Family's pursuers."