When the thunder sounded, everything was silent, and only this sound was left in the world.
The power of nature is undoubtedly revealed at this moment. No matter how powerful the creature is, it is trembling at this moment, avoiding the attack of thunder and lightning.
The roaring bears and howling wolves in the canyon have completely disappeared.
"Devil's Valley!"
Jing Shizhen looked at the scene in the distance, with a hint of fear on her face unconsciously.
Back then, Jing Shizhen didn't dare to step into Devil's Valley just because he saw such power, which made him always have a grudge in his heart.
But at this moment, Jing Shizhen felt that if he had a choice, he still didn't want to go in and try to use his body to resist the natural power of heaven and earth.
"Master, can the inner armor armband you made isolate lightning?"
Su Xiaofan couldn't help but said: "I heard that some high-tech materials also have this effect. Is that one more reliable?"
Su Xiaofan had previously felt that personal evolution was stronger than technological development, but now he began to doubt his own thoughts. At some point, science was still very useful.
"OK!"
Jing Shizhen didn't even think about it and said directly: "Then let's go out tomorrow and come in when it's ready!"
"Ahem, let's go in and take a look first."
Su Xiaofan chuckled, "We, the master and the apprentice, can be regarded as the top combat power now. If we don't even dare to go in and take a look, we will definitely be laughed at if word gets out."
"It's good that you know. Now that you've made the decision, don't regret it!"
Jing Shizhen regretted it once back then, but she was not strong enough at that time and had nothing to say. But now if she retreats without a fight, Jing Shizhen will not be able to overcome this hurdle in her heart.
The thunder and lightning outside came strangely, but went away quickly.
In ten minutes at most, the thunder disappeared, the dark clouds covering the Grand Canyon dispersed, and you could still see the stars in the sky.
In modern industrial society, it is difficult to see such a pure night sky. Only in such inaccessible places can such beautiful stars be seen.
"Get some rest and go to the valley tomorrow."
After taking a look at Batur, who was holding a gun and guarding the door, Jing Shizhen sat up cross-legged and meditated, and began to recharge his batteries.
Su Xiaofan drove for several days and simply lay on the ground and fell asleep. It was not until early in the morning that he got up to sort out his true energy and meditate and adjust his breath.
Perhaps due to the intersection of hot and cold in the Grand Canyon, the fog in the valley was very heavy in the morning, and it didn't gradually dissipate until after nine o'clock.
The sun was shining directly into the valley, and Su Xiaofan felt that the temperature here was almost fifteen or sixteen degrees. Compared with the ice and snow outside, it was like two worlds in different dimensions.
"Go forward, there is a fork in the road, on the left, leading to Devil's Valley..."
Batur was pointing the way to Su Xiaofan and Jing Shizhen. He originally wanted to send them there in person, but Su Xiaofan refused. Taking Batur with him, it would take two hours to walk these few kilometers.
"Check your equipment."
Jing Shizhen said: "You don't need to bring food or water. Let's try to come back and spend the night..."
Su Xiaofan understood what his master said and immediately touched the cuffs of his hands. There was a flying sword and a tiger claw ring hidden there.
Su Xiaofan originally had two tiger claws, but the flying sword was undoubtedly more powerful, so he gave the other tiger claw to his master.
Both arms have been put on python skin arm guards, the body is wearing inner armor, and there is even a hat made of python skin on the head.
"gone!"
Su Xiaofan called out to Duobao and walked out of the courtyard of Batur's house. Jing Shizhen followed him as soon as he swayed.
Seeing the two people disappear in front of him in a few breaths, Batur knew that neither Su Xiaofan nor Uncle Jing were ordinary people.
Su Xiaofan and Jing Shizhen did not use their movements. They needed to observe the surrounding terrain, but even so, the speed was very fast.
There is no snow in the valley, and the gravel is on the ground, and there are a lot of it. There are meteorites in it, and there are also ten pieces that have slipped from the mountain over millions of years.
Information like a waterfall kept flashing through Su Xiaofan's mind, but as long as he didn't see words that could be absorbed, Su Xiaofan would not stop.
"Yes, there are indeed rare meteorites!"
Su Xiaofan suddenly lowered his body and picked up a rare meteorite only the size of a thumb from the ground. At the same time, he also grabbed an ordinary meteorite the size of a fist.
[Lapis lazuli meteorite can be absorbed. Is it absorbed? 】
"absorb."
At the same time as the meteorite came into contact, Su Xiaofan gave the order to absorb it. This trip was not for the restricted area, but to find more rare meteorites.
[Repair value: 118 points! 】
Seeing the words that appeared in his mind, Su Xiaofan couldn't help but look happy. The lapis lazuli meteorite he absorbed for the first time actually provided him with twenty repair points, which was a bit beyond Su Xiaofan's expectation.
"Xiaofan, what are you doing?"
Seeing Su Xiaofan slow down, Jing Shizhen couldn't help but frown. Facing the Devil's Valley, his disciple actually dared to be distracted.
"Master, pick up a meteorite."
Su Xiaofan handed the larger meteorite to Jing Shizhen and said, "This iron meteorite is worth several thousand yuan, I have to take it back."
"When was this? Are you still thinking about looking for meteorites?"
Jing Shizhen was stunned for a moment, then became furious, "Are you short of money? Do you think you can afford a few thousand dollars?"
Jing Shizhen knew that Su Xiaofan had made a profit of 70 to 80 million in the auction in Xiangjiang, and with the money in this kid's personal account, he was a billionaire, but he still acted like he had no knowledge.
"Master, collection has nothing to do with money."
When it came to the bottom line of his trip, Su Xiaofan naturally would not give in. "Don't tell me, after collecting a few meteorites from Master, I am actually quite interested in this stuff."
"You are here to practice this time, don't waste time on these external things."
Jing Shizhen was a little speechless. It seemed that his disciple was afraid of poverty and would not let go of even thousands of dollars.
"Master, our two jobs are to open antique shops. This is also a kind of experience..."
Su Xiaofan laughed and said: "It won't take long. Let's search first and find all the meteorites here. I want to open a meteorite museum later."
"You... do whatever you want."
Jing Shizhen smiled bitterly and shook his head, but Su Xiaofan was right. Cultivation is not just about practicing Qi, but also about cultivating the mind. In the realm of the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, one has already touched the level of cultivating the mind.
However, cultivating the mind is even more mysterious than cultivating the spirit. Spiritual consciousness can be cultivated to create yin, gods and yang gods, but cultivating the mind is elusive and cannot be explained in words, making people feel mysterious and abnormal.
"Master, how many animals must have died in this place?"
Because he was looking for meteorites, Su Xiaofan slowed down and suddenly discovered that in this canyon, apart from gravel, the most numerous white bones could be seen everywhere.
The bulky ones were yak bones, and the slender ones were blue sheep and wild donkeys. Among them was a bear corpse that had not yet completely decomposed, with countless bugs crawling in and out of its bones.
Su Xiaofan took a general look and didn't dare to say that there were bones all over the place, but there were at least hundreds of them, both carnivores and herbivores, and he didn't know how they died.
"The land here is fertile and the climate is warm. There are many animals from the Kunlun Mountains here. It's not surprising that some of them died."
Jing Shizhen said disapprovingly: "Be careful, no extraordinary creatures will come out of Devil's Valley."
The closer we get to Devil's Valley, the more nervous Jing Shizhen becomes. It is true that extraordinary creatures are born in restricted areas, but it does not mean that extraordinary creatures cannot go out of restricted areas.
"Yes, Master!"
After hearing Jing Shizhen's words, Su Xiaofan also increased his vigilance and spread his spiritual consciousness. Su Xiaofan could control every move within a radius of more than ten meters around him through his spiritual consciousness.
But within the scope covered by Su Xiaofan's consciousness, the information about the gravel was flashing crazily and rapidly in his mind.
Kunlun Mountain was originally a place where meteorites fell frequently, and it was inaccessible. Herder families like Batur would not be interested in stones.
Therefore, the number of meteorites here is really beyond Su Xiaofan's imagination.
However, the reason why rare meteorites are so called is that they are extremely rare in number. Along the way, Su Xiaofan only found seven meteorites that could be absorbed.
These seven rare meteorites were absorbed by Su Xiaofan immediately, and the repair value in his mind also increased to 320 points.
Su Xiaofan's heart was filled with joy. Since his master was beside him, Su Xiaofan could not expand the scope of his search. These seven rare meteorites were only found on the way forward.
The width of this canyon is one or two kilometers.
Su Xiaofan did not search even one-tenth of the area, but the repair value of the store increased by more than 200. If he searched carefully, Su Xiaofan believed that the harvest would definitely satisfy him.
At this moment, Su Xiaofan already regretted bringing Master with him.
He previously thought that meteorites could only be found in Devil's Valley, but he didn't realize that he didn't need to enter the valley at all. Just looking for them outside would have already yielded a lot.
Su Xiaofan and the others came out of Batur's house at around nine o'clock. Because they were looking for meteorites, Su Xiaofan kept grinding until almost eleven o'clock before arriving at the entrance of Devil's Valley.
At this moment, Su Xiaofan could no longer hide the smile on his face. Three more rare meteorites were found later, pushing his repair value to 350 points.
This is the most repair value Su Xiaofan has on hand since the Arjin Mountains.
But this is just the beginning, Su Xiaofan believes that this time he will be able to collect the repair value needed to cultivate the realm of Yin God.
"It's fun for you, isn't it?"
Jing Shizhen glanced at Su Xiaofan angrily and said, "Pour all your meteorites here and empty the bag. Maybe we will encounter something good when we go in."
Jing Shizhen looked at it and found that most of the meteorites found by Su Xiaofan were ordinary goods. The total value of more than ten meteorites was only eighty or ninety thousand yuan. Carrying them on the back was not enough to consume enough energy.
It was okay when nothing happened, but now that they were about to enter Devil's Valley, he and Su Xiaofan had to improve their condition to the best to cope with possible dangers.
Two or three hours later, the two of them stood still and arrived at the entrance of Devil's Valley.
Judging from the topography, there was no difference between the entrance and the place they were in. It was so empty that it didn't look like a portal at all.
But in the area five meters away from the bodies of Su Xiaofan and Jing Shizhen, the rocks were in a pitch-black state.
Not only the rocks, but also the soil inside are black, and together with the dense white bones on the ground, it gives people an extremely weird feeling.
The colors in the valley are not only black and white, but there are also green plants. In the huge valley, plants can be seen everywhere, and they seem to grow more lushly than outside.
There are actually big trees in Devil's Valley that are not found in the canyon outside, but they are not very tall, only about ten meters tall.
Su Xiaofan was a little confused. The Devil's Valley was ravaged by lightning all day long, but why could these plants survive?
When using the technique of observing Qi, a layer of Qi machine invisible to the naked eye appeared in Su Xiaofan's eyes five meters away from the two of them.
Different from the qi machine seen in Shuangmen Village, the qi machine here seems to be more pure.
This kind of qi machine seeping out from the space cracks is like a sky curtain, directly separating Devil's Valley from ordinary canyons.
"Let's go in!" Jing Shizhen looked at the scene in the canyon for a while, then stepped directly in.
In fact, according to Su Xiaofan's current thinking, to explore Devil's Valley properly, just look for meteorites outside.
It's a pity that the reason he came here this time was to go to Devil's Valley to experience, and he boasted of his awesomeness, and he had to accomplish whatever he said.
Following the footsteps of his master, Su Xiaofan also stepped into the valley.
As soon as his body entered the qi machine, Su Xiaofan felt his whole body tighten, and his whole body's true energy seemed to be restrained by some invisible force, and its operation became a little jerky.
At the same time, Su Xiaofan seemed to be stimulated by the energy, and he could clearly feel that the dragon-shaped jade pendant around his neck was emitting an aura that completely enveloped him.
[Human bones; irreparable! 】
[Lightning Stone: Normal, irreparable! 】
[Lightning struck wood: ordinary, cannot be repaired! 】
[Thunder Cloud Flower: It can be used as medicine, but it cannot be repaired! 】
[Human bones: irreparable! 】
[Clouded leopard bones: irreparable! 】
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Observation with the repair system is far more realistic than with his own eyes, so as soon as he entered the Devil's Valley, Su Xiaofan used the repair system to see.
Lines of information, like digital codes on a coder's computer, flashed through Su Xiaofan's mind quickly.
"Huh?"
As if something strange had mixed in, Su Xiaofan's eyes turned to a small white flower more than ten meters away.
"Xiaofan, what are you doing?"
Jing Shizhen, who was on full alert and ready to walk in, suddenly saw Su Xiaofan move more than ten meters away and was startled.
You know, the outside world has not yet figured out what extraordinary creatures there are in Devil's Valley.
But there has been some research on the lightning phenomenon in Devil's Valley.
The most reliable theory is that there are animals in the valley that stir up the aura inside, causing the clouds above Devil's Valley to collide, causing thunder and lightning to fall.
Therefore, people who entered Devil's Valley before were cautious, fearing that their movements would be too big and cause thunder and lightning. There would be people like Su Xiaofan who would dare to use their physical skills.
"Master, this may be a magical elixir!"
Su Xiaofan flipped his wrist, and a dagger appeared in his hand. He didn't know how to collect medicine, so he simply dug out the flower, stem and soil.
"Huh? It's true, haha, we are lucky, we got something right when we came in."
Jing Shizhen came to Su Xiaofan, and after a moment of sensing, she discovered the energy fluctuations on the flower, which was definitely the elixir.
"Not even the officials come in to Devil's Valley. The products produced here are more expensive than other restricted areas."
Jing Shizhen said happily: "Let's go out later and show it to others. Maybe we can exchange it for some useful elixirs..."
"Master, don't you recognize me?"
Su Xiaofan was a little disappointed. The repair system only gave the name Thunder Cloud Flower, but did not mention its efficacy at all. Su Xiaofan thought the master would recognize it.
"Your master is an appraiser of antiques."
Jing Shizhen said angrily: "I'm not one who appraises elixirs. There are official appraisers of elixirs. I have to show them to them..."
"Grandma, I'm going to get stabbed by them again. I'll have to find a way to get a secret book for identifying elixirs later."
Jing Shizhen was swearing, obviously she had suffered a lot in the past.
"Master, are you cooperating with the authorities?" Su Xiaofan had never heard Master say this before.
"Of course. In China, the officialdom is the largest sect, so we don't have to deal with it even if we don't want to."
Jing Shizhen nodded and said: "Xiaofan, remember, it's okay to ignore the officials. They won't cause trouble for you, but don't offend those departments, otherwise we will have to go abroad to do casual cultivation. "
According to Jing Shizhen, from ancient times to the present, and even in the legendary era, the official family has always been the boss. In the legend, the Jade Emperor is in charge of many immortals.
The same is true in all dynasties. Tianshi Dao is so powerful that it cannot be regarded as orthodox by official canonization.
Therefore, unless those secluded sects want to live like primitive people and stay in the mountains, they must be subject to some restrictions.
Of course, people like Jing Shizhen, who have always maintained good relations with relevant departments and helped out in the early years, still have quite a bit of face in the official circles and are subject to very few restrictions.
Moreover, Jing Shizhen has another advantage, that is, he can conduct some transactions with relevant departments. For example, Jing Shizhen has the authority to exchange for items such as the old ginseng that Mo Zixuan brought out before.
"Master, what's the difference between us and joining relevant departments to work for them?" Hearing this, Su Xiaofan was a little confused.
"Of course it's different. We don't listen to the instructions or the announcements. We don't have to hand in the master's skills. We just have to abide by some monks' rules."
Jing Shizhen said: "You don't need to ask more about these things. You will know when you get to Dachuan Province later, so that I don't have to waste my words."
Su Xiaofan nodded. He also knew that this was not a good place to ask questions, so he immediately put the Thunder Cloud Flower into his backpack.
With a casual cut, Su Xiaofan chopped a branch that was more than half a meter long and as thick as an arm, and put it into his backpack.
"Huh? Is this lightning strike wood?"
Seeing Su Xiaofan's movements, Jing Shizhen recognized it after a quick look, and his eyes couldn't help but reveal joy.
"They say there are a lot of lightning-struck trees in Devil's Valley, and they are indeed well-deserved. Grandma, there are treasures everywhere here!"
Lightning strike wood can be used to make thunder magic weapons, which can attract thunder from the sky and break evil obstacles when casting spells.
However, due to the harsh conditions for the formation of lightning strike wood, some can only be found occasionally in deep mountains and old forests, so it has always been a very precious material.
As soon as they entered Devil's Valley, they found such a large lightning strike tree, which made Jing Shizhen a little overjoyed.
"Take them away, take them all away!"
Jing Shizhen stepped forward and hugged the lightning log, which was as thick as his waist. He wished he could turn around and leave. Getting such a lightning log was already a worthwhile trip.
"Hey, Master, don't touch it!"
Su Xiaofan, who was standing nearby, could see it clearly. Just when Jing Shizhen picked up the whole charred tree trunk, a wave of ripples suddenly erupted from the ground that was being pulled, which gave Su Xiaofan a bad feeling in his heart.
"boom!"
A thunderous sound exploded in their ears.
A blue electric light visible to the naked eye struck the ground a few meters behind Su Xiaofan from the clouds above his head.
