Shu Lan led Qin An toward their destination. Shu Lan's first goal was to obtain the alchemist's inheritance. Therefore, he led Qin An toward the Valley of Ten Thousand Herbs, as described in the original text.

Shu Lan followed the correct route recorded in the original book, avoiding most dangers and acquiring many treasures along the way.

"We've arrived." After a series of twists and turns, Shu Lan finally brought Qin An to their destination.

The destination was located in a hilly area, covered with countless flowers, trees, and shrubs, with small hills rising and falling, creating a very beautiful landscape.

"Master, is there anything special about this place?" Qin An looked left and right, but couldn't see anything special about it. He just felt that this place was very ordinary and didn't understand why his master had brought him here.

Shu Lan smiled mysteriously and said, "Come with me." With that, she turned and walked in one direction.

Qin An quickly followed, reaching out to grab his master's hand as if afraid of being left behind.

Shu Lan then took Qin An's hand and led him to a pine tree.

The pine tree stood out conspicuously among the surrounding large-leaved trees, giving it a striking, crane-like appearance. It looked to be several hundred years old, its trunk covered in old bark, some parts even showing signs of insect damage.

"Xiao An, did you notice anything?" Shu Lan asked Qin An if he had made any discoveries.

Qin An pondered for a moment, then said thoughtfully, "This pine tree is very strange. There isn't a single pine tree like it around here, so it..."

“There must be a hidden meaning!” Shu Lan and Qin An said at the same time.

They smiled at each other. "It seems Xiao An guessed something too! My Xiao An is truly telepathic." Shu Lan was very happy that Qin An could spot the inconsistency and did not hold back her praise.

"Watch me now!" Shu Lan pulled Qin An, circled the pine tree three times clockwise, and then kicked the base of the pine trunk.

Something amazing happened.

With a "crackling" sound, a large crack suddenly appeared in the ground in front of the pine tree, and the aroma of herbs wafted up from the crack.

Shu Lan, carrying the still dumbfounded Qin An, jumped down into the crevice in one go.

The original text recounts that the protagonist stumbled upon this place and saw the strange pine tree. Curious, he circled it three times, and finally, feeling bored, kicked the trunk. Unexpectedly, he found the entrance to the Valley of Ten Thousand Herbs, which is the large crack that Shu Lan has now opened.

Shu Lan and Qin An plummeted straight down. Shu Lan snapped her fingers, and countless vines surged up from the valley floor, weaving a large green net that caught the master and his disciple.

Because Shulan's wood-attribute spiritual energy was too pure, many colorful flowers bloomed on the net woven by the vines, turning the entire net into a flower net.

Qin An landed in the flower net, feeling as if in a dream. The flowers on the net emitted a sweet fragrance, mingling with the cool magnolia scent emanating from his master, which greatly intoxicated Qin An.

Qin An had always seen his master use ice-attribute spiritual energy, and this was the first time he had seen his master use wood-attribute spiritual energy.

"Master, do you have a wood elemental root?" Qin An reluctantly let go of his master's arms. Just now, when he jumped down, his master had protected him in his arms, and he had also hugged his master's waist.

Qin An secretly rubbed his fingers together, savoring the feeling of hugging his master's waist just now. His master's waist was so slender and supple, and it felt amazing to touch.

"I can't think about it anymore," Qin An shook his head gently, quietly putting aside the thoughts that were making his cheeks burn.

"Yes, I do have a wood elemental root, but I don't use it often." Shu Lan nodded, unaware of Qin An's unusual behavior.

Shu Lan looked around and saw that the area was covered with countless spiritual herbs and plants, many of which were rare species from outside. It truly lived up to its name as the Valley of Ten Thousand Herbs.

Qin An also saw these spiritual herbs and plants, and he was very surprised. "Master brother, I never thought there was such a hidden world down there, with such a large spiritual herb garden!" As he spoke, he wanted to pick some spiritual herbs and plants to take back.

"Okay." Shu Lan started walking deeper into the Valley of Ten Thousand Herbs. "You can pick some of the spiritual herbs we need, but you don't need to pick them all. After all, the good stuff is all inside."

"Oh, okay." Upon hearing this, Qin An only picked some rare and needed spiritual herbs. Then, he followed his master brother into the depths of the Valley of Ten Thousand Herbs.

As they walked, their path was suddenly blocked by a stone tablet.

Shu Lan stepped forward and saw that there were several questions engraved on the stone tablet, all of which were about pharmacology.

Because Shu Lan had studied a precious alchemist's manual in the Star River Sect, dealing with this level of pharmacological knowledge was a piece of cake.

He formed a sword shape with his fingers, gathered spiritual power at his fingertips, and began to write on the stone tablet with a "swish, swish, swish" sound.

Before long, Shulan had finished writing all the titles on the stone tablet.

As Shu Lan uttered his last word, the entire stone tablet suddenly trembled, and then began to move to the side, clearing a path for him.

Shu Lan was not surprised at all, and took Qin An's hand as they stepped onto that road.

The herbs on this layer were even more precious, so Shu Lan had Qin An pick more. And here, there was even a precious pool of spiritual essence. Shu Lan took out a small bottle given to him by the Book God from his storage ring, then aimed the bottle at the pool of spiritual essence and began absorbing its spiritual essence.

Don't underestimate this little bottle; it's an invaluable spatial treasure. The bottle has an infinitely large interior space, with many compartments to neatly organize different items.

After the bottle had finished absorbing the spiritual essence, Shu Lan and Qin An continued to venture deeper into the cave.

As expected, they encountered another stone tablet on their journey. This time, the questions on the tablet were more difficult than the previous one, but they still posed no challenge to Shu Lan.

After Shu Lan finished writing her answer, the stone tablet cleared a path. The two of them then continued along this path, continuing their search for treasures within the Valley of Ten Thousand Herbs.

After passing countless stone tablets, three caves appeared before Shu Lan and Qin An.

Shu Lan knew that there were good things in all three caves, so she randomly picked one and went in, with Qin An following closely behind.

The moment they pushed open the cave door, Shu Lan and Qin An simultaneously smelled a sweet fragrance.

"Oh no! Hold your breath!" Unfortunately, Shu Lan's warning came too late; Qin An had already inhaled a large amount of sweet fragrance.

Qin An entered a space filled with magnolia blossoms, the air thick with their sweet fragrance. In front of this sea of ​​magnolias, a pool of water appeared faintly.

The sound of gurgling water reached Qin An's ears, and a figure vaguely appeared in the pool, indicating that someone was bathing!