Chapter 1423: Chapter 1424: Inside Meteor Valley

Seeing Xiao Hei sitting in front of the Spiritual Medicine staring at him, Yang Hongzhi squatted down with a smile and began digging up the Spiritual Medicine. Originally unfamiliar with the collection of Spiritual Medicine, the practice he got at Wilt Bay was enough. Now collecting these Spiritual Medicines is no longer difficult for him.

Even so, he was very gentle and careful; after all, the Spiritual Medicines here were relatively precious. If he caused any damage due to his negligence, he would feel very uncomfortable.

Xiao Ji looked around curiously. Because Feng Yuan hadn’t mentioned any Spiritual Medicine usable for it, it wasn’t particularly interested in those precious medicines. Long Boduo, after saying something to Little Ice Cream, took it into the forest, unknown to do what.

Along the way, the group collected a lot of valuable Spiritual Medicines. However, those were useful to them. As for the ones they couldn’t use?

They didn’t collect them. Qi Chen and the others wouldn’t do such a thing, and Feng Yuan wasn’t interested. After all, Kong Qing’s space was already crammed full. If he gathered more Spiritual Medicine, there likely wouldn’t be any place to put it.

As they walked and collected along the way, Feng Yuan and the others also encountered many patrolling soldiers, but after seeing their collection permits, the soldiers ignored them. Besides the soldiers, there weren’t many tourists in Meteor Valley, which Feng Yuan and the others found understandable.

This place is difficult to traverse. Although the environment is unique, being dense with forests, it isn’t particularly charming, lacking attraction for most people.

“This place is quite ordinary, but the Spiritual Medicine is quite nice~”

Scanning the surroundings, Feng Yuan said. Although he didn’t expect much at the start, he was still somewhat disappointed with the outcome. Najia, sitting on Xiao Hei’s head, pointed in a direction and said,

“Not necessarily. We can explore over there. The meteorite is probably in that direction.”

“I almost forgot about that meteorite. Speaking of which, it’s well hidden here.”

Scratching his head, Feng Yuan said as he glanced at a meteorite block standing beside him. The thing was hidden in the lush vegetation, and if his Divine Sense hadn’t swept over, he wouldn’t have noticed its existence at all.

“These meteorites have been here for so many years, concealed by the environment—it’s not surprising. But, during this time, will anything unusual happen to the meteorite?”

Agunas swished his tail and said. In the forest, many Spirit Beasts were running around; most were Wild Spirit Beasts native to the area. When passing by Feng Yuan and the others, their eyes would usually glance at their wrists, quickly shifting elsewhere after seeing the wristbands attached to their permits.

Soretcher City had reached an agreement with these Wild Spirit Beasts. They could use the local Spiritual Medicine freely, but in return, they had to watch out for illegal collecting activities. If anyone collected Spiritual Medicine without a permit and was spotted by them, it wouldn’t be any different than being seen by patrolling soldiers.

As they dashed about, a giant White Wolf appeared. Noticing the unwelcome guest, the Wild Spirit Beasts emitted sharp cries, starting to gather their companions. Observing the accumulating Wild Spirit Beasts, the big White Wolf’s eyes showed disdain. It howled, and a piercing cold wind swept over the group of Spirit Beasts that were at most Rare Level.

Advancing down a gradually sloping incline, Feng Yuan looked at the trickling water streams curiously and said,

“There’s water here?”

“There’s a river behind the mountain. This water is coming from underground streams. As for the meteorite, there’s another underground stream beneath it, so it won’t get flooded.”

Looking at the book in his hand, Agunas said. Perhaps because Meteor Valley was famous mainly for its Spiritual Medicines, Soretcher City didn’t prioritize advertising its scenery, as most visitors were coming for the Spiritual Medicines.

As everyone continued forward, the water streams became more abundant, with tiny water channels covering the sloping hillside. As the surrounding trees thinned, everyone could see the massive meteorite at the bowl-shaped valley bottom.

The meteorite was full of dents, emitting a dazzling emerald glow. Below it, a sheen of a deep pool shimmered faintly. The decorative pattern-like water channels converged at the valley’s base, where emerald Crystal Pillars stood on the sloping hillside. A group of Wild Spirit Beasts was frolicking by the lake shore. Observing the scene, Feng Yuan exclaimed,

“Unexpectedly, the scenery here is quite nice~”

“Indeed, but why is it not crowded?”

Dou Yanlan agreed, while curiously surveying the surroundings. This place was so beautiful, yet why weren’t there any tourists here? Could it be that everyone was merely here for the Spiritual Medicines?

Agunas swished his tail and said,

“Perhaps people aren’t interested in the scenery here. Meteor Valley is famous for its Spiritual Medicine production, while other aspects, maybe no one has heard of them.”

“That’s true. At least, our impression of this place is that there are plenty of Spiritual Medicines waiting to be collected. As for the scenery, it really hasn’t been mentioned much.”

Shaking his head, Feng Yuan, holding Xiao Ji, rushed downward. As the lake approached rapidly, Xiao Ji’s face changed dramatically. Just as it struggled to escape, Feng Yuan stopped by the lake. Turning around, he placed Xiao Ji steadily on the grass and said,

“Hey, I wouldn’t throw you into the water. Really, after you evolved, have I ever done such a terrible thing?”

Transforming back to its original form, Xiao Ji protested loudly. If he hadn’t bullied it before continuously, how could it possibly react like that?

Qi Chen and the others jogged down to the valley bottom, watching Feng Yuan. Qi Chen said speechlessly,

“Why were you running so fast just now? I thought you wanted to bully Xiao Ji again.”

“Am I that bad?”

Looking pitifully at Qi Chen, Feng Yuan lamented. Staring at Feng Yuan for a while, Qi Chen solemnly said,

“Yes, you always are.”

“Don’t nod!”

Seeing Xiao Ji nodding in agreement beside him, Feng Yuan couldn’t resist tapping Xiao Ji’s head again. His eyes glanced at the massive meteorite, and Feng Yuan puzzled,

“Is this thing cylindrical? Otherwise, this depth shouldn’t be possible.”

Eyebrows furrowed in doubt, Feng Yuan observed the deeply sunken lake bottom. The lake was wide, and with the naked eye, he couldn’t clearly see what was beneath the meteorite. Listening to Feng Yuan, the group gathered and inspected the lake bottom. The clear lake water didn’t obstruct their vision. A plop sounded as Xiao Hei jumped into the lake, and after a while, Xiao Hei, submerged at the bottom, seemed to have found something interesting, swimming back and forth.

“This guy…”

Yang Hongzhi watched Xiao Hei flounder underwater, covering his head helplessly. Feng Yuan glanced at Xiao Ji and said,

“Do you like playing with water? Unfortunately, we didn’t bring a change of clothes, so we can’t swim. But looking at the situation, it seems like the meteorite is floating in the water?”

Due to Xiao Hei’s antics underwater, Feng Yuan and the others noticed that there didn’t seem to be any pillars or similar structures in the lake bottom. Still, the meteorite wasn’t floating on the surface either; the lake water submerged over half of the meteorite, yet the constant ripples on the lake didn’t affect the meteorite.

This thing doesn’t seem to be in a floating state. At this moment, Xiao Hei swam beneath the meteorite; its canine face displayed a sly grin. Xiao Hei extended its paw to tap on the meteorite, but as soon as it touched it, it recoiled as if electrocuted. Seeing Xiao Hei’s wary gaze fixated on the meteorite, Feng Yuan curiously asked,

“What exactly is going on with that thing?”

“I’m not sure. It’s His craftsmanship. I don’t know what He intends. This meteorite seems connected with the space. Moving it might be impossible unless we can sever that connection.”

Agunas, looking at the book in hand, said. It was also unclear why He had placed such a meteorite here. Yang Hongzhi, nervously regarding the distant Xiao Hei, asked,

“Then, is Xiao Hei alright?”

“It should be fine. After all, this isn’t some harmful substance, and it doesn’t possess any particular attack capability.”

Flipping through the book, Agunas pondered and said. Mainly, it didn’t know what purpose this thing served either.