Chapter 418: Chapter 416: Another Mysterious Valley Medicine Garden, White Mist Floods the Valley! Mysterious Presence Within the Mist

Hearing Xiao Qingyin’s account, Lu Ye... suddenly felt a strange sensation.

It was as if he had been to this place before!

After contemplating for a moment, Lu Ye asked, "The valley you mentioned, outside its entrance... is there also thick white mist lingering?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qingyin seemed a bit surprised, "Hey, how do you know?"

Lu Ye fell into thought.

Now, it could be confirmed that the place of opportunity Xiao Qingyin spoke of was quite similar to the valley herbal garden he had gone to with Nangong Xihua.

However, whether it was truly identical could only be determined upon entering.

Following Xiao Qingyin, they arrived at a secluded location, and before them appeared an old teleportation array that had already leaked traces of Array Dao.

"This is it."

Xiao Qingyin flipped her wrist, revealing a Purple Wood Longsword in her hand.

"This is the key for getting out later."

Lu Ye took a closer look, and his guess was further solidified.

The shape of that Purple Wood Longsword was exactly identical to the Starfall Spirit Sword he held.

However, this sword was special in material only and was not truly a Tier One Magical Artifact.

Therefore, Lu Ye speculated it was likely made in imitation of the Starfall Spirit Sword.

The two entered the teleportation array, the scene before them rapidly changed.

A moment later...

Looking at a smaller valley than the previous one, with two herbal gardens within, Lu Ye’s heart tensed.

It was indeed the same!

Even the floating white mist at the valley entrance, striving to pour in, was identical.

Lu Ye glanced at the stone platform nearby and discovered the array groove on it, confirming they could also leave via the stone platform.

Moreover, there was an air restriction present throughout the valley.

"There are still two herbal gardens left here; shall we each take one?" Xiao Qingyin asked.

Upon hearing this, Lu Ye nodded.

"Opening the herbal garden’s shield is quite challenging, and each time it’s opened for a while, it slowly repairs itself," Xiao Qingyin explained as she rushed to a herbal garden.

Lu Ye nodded again.

The quality of these two herbal gardens wasn’t as good as the previous valley. At this moment, Lu Ye’s strength was vastly superior to before.

With just a little time spent, he opened the shield, releasing a rich medicinal fragrance and Source Qi.

Most of the spirit medicines inside were Tier Four, with a few Tier Five, unfortunately not Tier Six. No wonder Xiao Qingyin initially thought he might not care for them.

He quickly stored these spirit medicines in his Storage Ring, noticing Xiao Qingyin still attacking the shield.

After contemplating for a moment, Lu Ye rushed over and said, "Let me help you open it."

The feeling this valley gave him was even more eerie than the previous one, as if... something was about to break out!

So quickly collecting the spirit medicines and leaving was the Righteous Dao.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qingyin gratefully said, "Thank you then."

Approaching Xiao Qingyin’s side, Lu Ye extended his hand, and amidst the spray of Source Qi, a small crack was instantly torn in the barrier, which was extremely solid for Xiao Qingyin.

"Alright, you can collect them. I just feel the situation here isn’t right. Once you’re done, let’s leave immediately," Lu Ye said in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qingyin was startled, nodded quickly, and swiftly began collecting the spirit medicines from the herbal garden.

At that moment, outside the valley, there seemed to be some movement...

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...

Lu Ye, with sharp senses, immediately turned his head to look at the entrance and exit of the valley.

Upon seeing this, Lu Ye frowned.

Because...

The white mist, which had been lingering around the valley entrance, suddenly and silently began flowing inward!

That white mist was something Lu Ye had faintly noticed was suspicious.

For this reason, he had even allowed an old man to escape to test the matter.

Moreover, as the white mist poured in, the sense of vigilance in Lu Ye’s heart strengthened significantly.

The feeling of being spied upon, which had not appeared in that larger valley, now emerged as well.

"Let’s go, something’s not right here."

With this thought, Lu Ye immediately said.

Xiao Qingyin no longer cared for the deepest Tier Four spirit medicine in the herbal garden, promptly took out her Purple Wood Sword, and rushed to the stone platform.

"Lu Ye, come quickly."

Xiao Qingyin’s intuition wasn’t as sharp as Lu Ye’s.

But the change in the valley’s white mist was indeed unprecedented.

Lu Ye followed closely behind, arriving near the stone platform.

At this moment, the mysterious force binding the white mist at the valley entrance seemed to vanish, and the white mist, as if coming alive, slowly poured into the valley.

"Let’s go!" Xiao Qingyin shouted as she placed the Purple Wood Sword into the groove on the stone platform.

Immediately, a faint teleportation glow appeared on the stone platform.

In an instant, Xiao Qingyin didn’t forget to take the Purple Wood Sword back.

The next second, their figures disappeared from this small valley.

About half an incense stick’s worth of time after Lu Ye and Xiao Qingyin left...

The white mist that had spread from outside the valley finally reached the first herbal garden.

Moments later, something seemed to reach the vicinity of the herbal garden through the area enveloped in white mist.

Discovering the herbal garden was already empty, a faint, deep sizzling sound emanated from within the thick white mist, seemingly of resentment.

...

The scene before them became clear again, and Lu Ye found that their luck was good; the place they teleported back to was not far from where they entered the teleportation array.

"Phew, finally back."

Looking at the familiar scene before her, Xiao Qingyin exhaled.

"Shall we go?" she asked, glancing at Lu Ye.

After contemplating for a moment, Lu Ye shook his head, "Wait a minute..."

As his voice fell, Lu Ye’s figure flashed, landing again at the teleportation array that had been exposed.

Thinking for a moment, Lu Ye directly inserted a few array flags.

In an instant, the array gap, which ordinary cultivators could detect, was immediately patched.

"You... know Array Dao?!"

Following behind, Xiao Qingyin was astonished.

This person seems like a treasure trove who can do anything.

"I know a little," Lu Ye replied.

Watching Lu Ye’s fluid techniques in setting up and repairing arrays, she felt it was more than just knowing a little.

"What are you doing?" Curious, Xiao Qingyin asked.

Having finally repaired the concealed array pattern of the teleportation array, although it couldn’t achieve its original concealment effect, without sufficient Array Dao skills, one wouldn’t notice the anomaly here.

"I have a premonition that abnormalities might have occurred in that valley."

Lu Ye turned to explain, "At this point, if this teleportation array were left here, attracting others to enter, there’s a high chance they might perish inside."