The valley was unnaturally quiet, with only the rustling sound of wind stirring the leaves.
The wind within the valley should have carried a trace of warmth as it brushed past the green leaves, yet for some reason, it left everyone feeling chilled to the bone.
Nie Yun furrowed his brows. His Heavenly Eye kept operating as he advanced, observing the surrounding circumstances every step of the way.
His Heavenly Eye was also suppressed in the Universal Divine Realm. Although it retained abilities such as seeing through things, it was far less powerful than it had been in the Chaos Ocean. It could only see things within several hundred meters clearly; anything farther away was beyond its reach.
"Footprints. Has the Qiu Long Beast not left yet?"
After walking for some time, they indeed saw several enormous claw prints on the ground. Fei Tong frowned tightly, somewhat astonished.
Though they had already inferred it before, he still found it somewhat unbelievable.
Ten years had already passed. By all logic, the Qiu Long Beast should have left long ago. Why was it still here? Could it truly be as they had guessed—that there was something here preventing it from leaving?
Though puzzled, the three of them did not stop. Following the direction of the footprints, they slowly moved forward. Before long, just as Diao Yong and the others had said, they saw a medicinal garden made up of heavenly treasures.
"Exquisite Grass, Beardless Flower, Qianmoyang Root... There are actually so many medicinal herbs here..."
Neither Nie Yun nor Nie Tong recognized a single one of these herbs. They could only sense the surging spiritual energy contained within them. Fei Tong, however, called out their names at a glance.
"Are these herbs precious?" Nie Tong asked.
"They are quite precious. If refined