The overall style of Tombstone Secret Realm is rather gloomy and dark, like a scene from a horror movie.
Therefore, the names that later generations gave to the treasure-filled places inside were also rather eerie.
Things like Bone Mound, Skull Valley, and Vampire Cave.
Skull Valley was the second stop planned by Xin Sui, and this place existed in the secret realm from the beginning, named for its resemblance to a giant skull.
So this time it shouldn't be a disaster.
At the valley entrance, Xin Sui explained to the team members again: "There is a kind of skeleton grass here, which is the main ingredient for making body tempering potions."
At this point, she suddenly remembered that body tempering potions had not yet been invented.
As expected, Fangfang asked, "What is a body-tempering potion?"
Xin Sui: "Didn't I tell you before that if you cultivate with crystal cores for a long time, a lot of violent energy will accumulate in your body, and body tempering potions are specifically designed to target violent energy?"
"After taking it, it can remove and neutralize some of the violent energy, thus accelerating the cultivation speed again."
"After all, the production of Xuanjing is very limited, and not everyone can afford it. Most people still use crystal cores for cultivation."
Xuanwei, Qiaolu, Ruan Peipei, and Fangfang suddenly understood.
Yang Qian and the others were completely baffled.
A violent aura? Mystic crystals? Body-tempering potion?
Why does it feel like we're from a completely different world from Kai's little group?
The Skull Grass actually has nothing to do with skulls. It's just that it comes from Skull Valley, and later people simply named it Skull Grass for convenience.
This herb looks a lot like a dandelion, with a large, fuzzy cluster that grows in large patches.
But it was black, which looked a bit eerie.
When people see dandelions, they want to pick them and blow on them.
But when I see skull grass, I want to stay far away from its fuzz, as I always feel that it brings bad luck.
And that is indeed the case.
The skull grass has a companion animal—the skull butterfly, which is about the size of a palm and has black and white wings with patterns that look exactly like skulls.
When it flaps, it's like a skeleton flying towards you.
The Skull Butterfly has a strong possessiveness towards the fluff (seeds) of the Skull Grass and will not allow them to land on other creatures.
If any other creature becomes infected, the skeleton butterflies will swarm and attack it.
The Skull Butterfly attacks by spreading hallucinogenic butterfly powder. Once inhaled, the creatures that intrude will fall into hallucinations and either commit suicide or kill each other.
After death, the corpse will become nourishment for the skull grass.
The skull grass also nourishes the skull butterflies.
This has created a perfect ecosystem.
So Xin Sui had already prepared a mask before coming.
This mask can perfectly filter out dust in the air.
After everyone put on masks, Xin Sui and his group went inside.
Large swaths of black skull flowers came into view.
Large, fluffy clusters of fur swayed in the breeze.
Tempting to pick.
Duan Feng still had some doubts about the guess about "Lou Kai" and couldn't help but want to verify it.
So, out of sheer impulsiveness, I picked a skull flower and shook it to release its seeds, which then scattered everywhere.
Some of it landed on him.
Xin Sui noticed Duan Feng's reckless behavior, but did not stop him, because she also wanted to further verify her guess.
So Xuanwei and the others also got some fluffy things to wear.
In an instant, the skeleton butterflies, which had been lying dormant, were startled by the presence of the group of people and flew over.
However, these skeleton butterflies seemed blind, directly bypassing Xin Sui and the others, heading straight for Duan Feng.
Duan Feng: "..."
This discrimination is too obvious!
Ruan Peipei: "Look, those butterflies only target Duan Feng and completely ignore us. Kai Shao's guess is true!"
Although wearing a mask would prevent him from inhaling the skull butterfly powder, Duan Feng was still at a loss when he saw the huge swarm of skull butterflies flying towards him.
"Are you all still standing there laughing at me? Come and help me!"
Xin Sui suppressed a laugh: "Qiao Lu, you stay with Duan Feng for now, don't let him get swarmed by the Skeleton Butterflies."
Qiao Lu walked over and opened the protective shield to protect Duan Feng.
The shield's energy is limited, but once it's used up, it can be embedded with a crystal core for continued use.
Moreover, it can protect people in all aspects.
It can be said to be a very cost-effective defensive artifact.
Inside the protective shield, Duan Feng felt safe and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Turning his head, he met Qiao Lu's smiling expression and immediately felt a little embarrassed.
He gave a dry laugh and said, "Thanks."
Qiao Lu replied calmly, "You're welcome."
Squat down to pick skull flowers.
Duan Feng touched his nose and started picking as well.
Outside the hemispherical transparent dome, skeleton butterflies densely covered the surface, their feathers fluttering as they fell in a flurry of pollen.
But they were all blocked by the cover.
From a distance, this scene has a kind of eerie beauty.
While Xin Sui and his companions were busy picking skull grass, a green-headed eagle circled over the valley, watching their every move.
After confirming that the group would not leave the valley anytime soon, the green-headed eagle flew off in a certain direction.
On the other side of the secret realm, the Caiyun Base team, led by Bai Jun, was carefully navigating through a swamp.
The green-headed eagle flew straight toward the group of people.
The squad immediately went on high alert, ready to launch an attack at any moment.
Bai Jun raised a hand. "Don't panic, this is our ally."
The next second, the green eagle transformed into a living person and landed on the ground.
This person was none other than the one in Lou Junyu's team who secretly swore to take revenge on "Lou Kai".
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