Dual Cultivation: A Carefree Journey Through Another World, the Empress Falls into My Hands

As soon as the entrance to the cave was revealed, the treasure-hunting rat darted inside.

Seeing this, the girl and her group also crawled into the cave.

However, once they went inside, they found themselves in a dead end.

However, the treasure-hunting mouse stood still, squeaking, and refused to leave.

Seeing this, the old man beside the girl struck out with his palm again, and with a loud bang, the area in front of him exploded.

The entrance to the valley was naturally revealed.

Upon seeing the cave entrance, the girl's face lit up with a happy smile, and she ran into the valley. The old man followed her, and the others followed in turn.

Meanwhile, because the valley was very quiet, Chu Yunfan, who was picking medicinal herbs in the valley, naturally heard the loud bang that had just exploded at the entrance.

"Oh no, someone's in!"

Chu Yunfan turned his head to look in the direction of the valley entrance, a solemn expression on his face.

However, in an instant, Chu Yunfan turned back and continued picking the medicinal herbs.

He discovered that the medicinal herbs growing in the valley were not guarded by any demonic beasts.

Although he didn't know the reason, Chu Yunfan would naturally not let go of such a golden opportunity.

However, it seemed as if fate was helping Chu Yunfan, because the route the girl and her companions chose after entering the valley was completely opposite to Chu Yunfan's.

Chu Yunfan picked medicinal herbs along the left side of the valley.

The girl and her group, however, were moving along the right side of the valley.

As soon as the girl entered the valley, she was immediately captivated by the beautiful scenery and couldn't help but dance on the spot, like a joyful butterfly.

At this moment, however, the old man's attention was on the treasure-hunting rat.

The treasure-hunting mouse ran to a corner and suddenly stopped.

At this moment, the old man's face lit up with excitement, and he immediately shouted:

"Miss, look! The treasure-hunting mouse has stopped! There must be treasure over there!"

Upon hearing this, the woman came to her senses and walked towards where the treasure-hunting rat was.

A moment later, the girl's voice came with surprise:

"Grandpa Ming, this looks like Iron Bone Grass! There's such a huge patch of it!"

Upon hearing this, the old man beside the girl did not answer, but immediately pulled the girl behind him.

Because he recognized it as Iron Bone Grass the moment he saw it.

With his extensive experience, he naturally knew that there were usually gray snakes guarding the Ironbone Grass.

Therefore, he immediately pulled the girl behind him to prevent her from getting hurt.

Then, he gently swung out a palm.

Instantly, a powerful palm wind swept towards the location of the Iron Bone Grass.

The old man's palm strike was perfectly timed.

All the Ironbone Grasses were blown to the ground by the palm wind, but they were not harmed at all.

Immediately afterwards, the old man uttered a sound of doubt.

"What? There's no Gray Thread Serpent guarding it?"

The gray snake the old man mentioned was the same small gray snake Chu Yunfan had encountered when he was picking Iron Bone Grass.

Seeing that there were no gray-lined snakes among the Ironbone Grass, the old man remained cautious, protecting the girl behind him while the others went to pick the Ironbone Grass.

While these people were picking Ironbone Grass, the old man kept a close eye on the surroundings to prevent any sudden attacks from monsters.

But even after everyone had finished picking the Ironbone Grass, there was still no sign of any monsters.

"Strange, why wouldn't a spiritual herb be guarded by a demonic beast?"

The old man looked puzzled.

The girl beside him, upon hearing his words, replied with an air of matter-of-fact indifference:

"Grandpa Ming, how could there be monsters in such a beautiful place? You're being too paranoid!"

Upon hearing this, the old man turned around and looked at the girl behind him, his cloudy eyes filled with doting affection.

He watched the girl grow up, and he loved her innocence and naivety, but at the same time, he was also very worried about her.

In this dog-eat-dog world, naivety will only harm you.

"I hope the young lady grows up soon!"

The old man sighed softly, then joined the girl and followed the treasure-hunting rat to continue their treasure hunt in the valley.

Before long, the treasure-hunting rat led them to a small black iron mine.

Black iron stone is a top-tier material for crafting ordinary weapons, and even a small piece of black iron ore is extremely valuable.

Immediately, the girl and her companions were filled with immense joy.

However, the black iron stone is extremely hard and mining it is not easy, so everyone could only sigh at the sight of the stone.

Finally, the old man offered an idea.

"Miss, it seems there are quite a few treasures in this valley."

"Why don't we explore other areas first? Once we've explored the entire valley, we can return to report to the patriarch and have him send people to mine this batch of black iron ore."

Hearing this, the girl nodded in agreement, though reluctant.

So the group continued onward.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Chu Yunfan had already harvested quite a few spiritual herbs.

Among these elixirs are the Blood Qi Grass, which can replenish blood, and the Mighty Fruit, which can increase strength by 100 jin per fruit.

Of course, there's also the last material Chu Yunfan needs for this mission: Panax notoginseng.

Panax notoginseng can both stop bleeding and remove blood stasis, making it the best medicine for treating external injuries among first-tier spiritual herbs.

Of course, in addition to these.

Most importantly, Chu Yunfan discovered an extremely rare first-tier spiritual herb: the Beauty Flower.

Although the Beauty Flower is only a first-tier spiritual herb, its effects are quite unique. It can be used to remove scars from the human body, allowing the skin at the wound site to fully recover to its original state.

Moreover, the Beauty Flower can also be used to refine a special elixir, the Beauty Pill.

The effects of the beauty pill are even more powerful, making people's skin more hydrated and smooth.

For many people, especially women, this is practically a miracle drug.

Therefore, although the Beauty Flower is only a first-tier spiritual herb, its value even exceeds that of many second-tier spiritual herbs.

However, beauty flowers are extremely rare, and Chu Yunfan never expected that he would encounter one here. He couldn't help but marvel at his good luck.

However, when it came to luck, he remembered the explosion he had heard earlier.

"I shouldn't be mistaken, the sound I heard earlier definitely came from the entrance of the valley."

In other words, someone entered the valley, but why haven't I encountered them?

Thinking of this, Chu Yunfan cautiously looked around, but it was completely quiet.

There weren't even any monsters, let alone people.

Seeing this, Chu Yunfan continued to advance deeper into the valley.

However, what Chu Yunfan didn't expect was...

At that very moment, another group of people discovered the entrance to the valley.

And this group of people was none other than Eagle Nine Claws and his gang.

They had followed Chu Yunfan's trail all the way here.

Looking at the tiny hole in front of him, only a meter in diameter, one of Eagle Nine Claws' men couldn't help but laugh:

"Boss, is the guy we're chasing a rat? He dug such a tiny hole and hid himself, hahaha!"

Upon hearing this person's voice, the others under Eagle Nine Claws couldn't help but burst out laughing.

However, Eagle Nine Claws did not laugh at all, but instead gave a serious order:

"Send someone to scout out the situation inside, and be careful of a sneak attack!"

Upon hearing this, a person immediately grabbed a shield and crawled into the hole.

Not long after, the man climbed out again and excitedly shouted at Eagle Nine Claws:

"Boss, there's a huge valley inside."

Moreover, the spiritual energy inside is much denser than outside; even the air feels sweet. There must be something good inside!

Upon hearing this, Eagle Nine Claws immediately smiled and then shouted:

"Brothers, get inside! Let's get to work!"

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