Crossing to Douqi Continent and walking sideways

Xiao Muchen returned to the alliance headquarters with a serious expression, looking a little tired. Before he could stand firmly on his feet, Lin Wan'er rushed over like a gust of wind, her beautiful eyes full of anxiety and concern.

"Mu Chen, what's the situation? Has the mysterious black shadow revealed any flaws?" Lin Wan'er's voice trembled slightly, and her words were full of worry about the unknown.

Xiao Muchen took a deep breath and said slowly: "The black shadow's strength is unfathomable. He is a strong man in the early stage of the three-star Dou Sheng. I fought him fiercely, but we were evenly matched. However, I found something unusual where he disappeared."

After that, Xiao Muchen took out a cloth bag from his arms and gently opened it. Inside were some herbal residues that exuded a strange smell. These residues were colorful and in various shapes, exuding a mysterious atmosphere.

Everyone gathered around curiously and carefully observed the herbal residues. But after looking at them for a long time, they all shook their heads, saying that they had never seen such herbs before.

"Immediately call together the pharmacists in the alliance and ask them to come for identification." Xiao Muchen frowned and gave the order decisively.

Soon, several highly respected and experienced pharmacists in the alliance came in a hurry. They first saluted respectfully to Xiao Muchen, and then cast their eyes on the herbal residues.

The leading pharmacist put on special gloves, gently picked up a little residue, put it to the tip of his nose and sniffed it, his face instantly became solemn. He carefully observed the texture and color of the residue, whispered a few words to the other pharmacists, and finally turned to Xiao Muchen.

"Master, after careful identification by several of us, we found that these herbs are extremely rare, and most of them come from a mysterious valley in the southern part of the continent called Medicine Valley." There was a hint of awe in the pharmacist's voice.

Xiao Muchen's eyes fixed, and he asked, "Medicine Valley? What's so special about this valley?"

The pharmacist took a deep breath and said slowly, "The Medicine Valley is covered by a powerful barrier. The climate in the valley is changeable and the environment is complex. It is said that there are countless rare and exotic herbs growing there, but it is also full of unknown dangers and mysterious powers. Many herbalists who are confident of their strength have rashly gone there, but most of them have never returned. Moreover, there are rumors that the valley also hides a unique alchemy secret recipe and an ancient mysterious alchemy furnace."

Xiao Muchen and Lin Wan'er looked at each other, and a hint of determination flashed in each other's eyes.

"Get ready, gather the elite members of the alliance, and we will set off to the Medicine Valley immediately. We must find out the secret. Perhaps we can find more clues about the black shadow." Xiao Muchen's voice was firm and powerful, and there was no room for doubt.

After receiving the order, everyone took action quickly. Some went to prepare dry food and water, some went to check weapons and magic weapons, and some went to notify the masters in the alliance to gather.

Not long after, an elite team led by Xiao Muchen, Lin Wan'er and many alliance masters gathered in the square of the alliance headquarters.

Xiao Muchen glanced at everyone and said loudly: "This journey may be full of difficulties and obstacles, but for the safety of the alliance and to uncover the true identity of the mysterious shadow, we have no choice but to go! Let's go!"

Following his command, everyone displayed their fighting spirit, transformed into streams of light, and rushed towards the Medicine Valley in the southern part of the continent.

Along the way, they encountered various ferocious monsters. The strength of these monsters should not be underestimated. Some monsters can manipulate soil and rocks, and some can release powerful magic, which caused great obstacles to their progress. But with Xiao Muchen's powerful strength and the close cooperation of everyone, they escaped danger again and again and continued to move towards their destination.

Finally, after several days of travel, they arrived at the entrance of the Medicine Valley.

The scene in front of me was like a gloomy painting. Thick fog filled the entrance of the valley, like a thick white curtain, hiding everything in the valley in mystery. From time to time, strange sounds came from the fog, like a woman's low cry, and like the roar of a beast, which was creepy.

Xiao Muchen did not hesitate, and took the lead, stepping in. Everyone followed closely behind him, their expressions nervous but determined.

As soon as they entered the Medicine Valley, many poisonous insects rushed towards them. Xiao Muchen made a quick decision and used the Netherworld Poison Fire. The dark blue flame burned instantly, and the poisonous insects retreated under the scorching flame.

They moved forward cautiously in the valley, being vigilant with every step.

Deep in the valley, they found an abandoned medicine house. It looked like it had once been glorious, but now it was in ruins. The doors and windows were decaying, and the walls were covered with moss and vines, as if it had been forgotten by time.

Everyone walked into the medicine room, which was filled with an old smell. There were some broken medicine jars and yellowed books scattered on the ground. In the center of the room, there were several huge medicine cauldrons, which were engraved with strange symbols and patterns.

Xiao Muchen picked up a yellowed prescription and examined it carefully. He found that the medicines and refining methods in these prescriptions were extremely unique, and very different from the conventional alchemy methods he was familiar with. Moreover, the way of using the fighting spirit contained in the prescription seemed to have some similarities with the skills performed by the black shadow.

Just as they were about to explore further, a sharp and piercing bird song suddenly came from the valley. The sound seemed to penetrate the human soul and give people a splitting headache.

Everyone looked up and saw a huge two-headed bird swooping towards them. The two-headed bird was huge, with wings that were several feet wide. Each head was spewing blazing flames, and the scorching heat instantly ignited the surrounding air.

Xiao Muchen shouted: "Everyone be careful!"

He flashed and rushed towards the two-headed bird like a flash of lightning. He waved the Star Sword in his hand, and the sword energy crisscrossed, and started a fierce battle with the two-headed bird.

Lin Wan'er and other alliance masters did not flinch either, and used their own unique skills to help Xiao Muchen fight against the two-headed bird. For a moment, the fighting spirit and the flames intertwined, illuminating the entire valley.

After a tough fight, the two-headed bird was finally repelled, but everyone had also consumed a lot of fighting spirit, and had some wounds on their bodies.

Just as they were about to take a short break, Xiao Muchen found a tattered fragment of a picture in a corner. The edges of the fragment had been worn, and the patterns and words on it were blurred. But Xiao Muchen keenly felt that this fragment of the picture was unusual.

He gently opened the remaining map, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"This seems to be the last incomplete map of the Purple Lan You Lian Huo! Together with the previous three, we can finally combine into a complete map." Xiao Muchen's voice was filled with irrepressible excitement.

When everyone heard this, they were all cheered up.

After leaving the Medicine Valley, Xiao Muchen took out the four incomplete maps, only to see that the incomplete maps automatically emitted a strange light. The light intertwined and merged, and a complete and mysterious map slowly emerged.

Everyone looked at the map with anticipation in their eyes, ready to embark on the journey to find the Zi Lan You Lian Fire.